List of Norwegian Americans
Encyclopedia
This is a list of notable Norwegian American
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Norwegian American or must have references showing they are Norwegian American and are notable.
Norwegian American
Norwegian Americans are Americans of Norwegian descent. Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the later half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans according to the most recent U.S. census, and...
s, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Norwegian American or must have references showing they are Norwegian American and are notable.
Academics
- Burton HatlenBurton HatlenBurton Norval Hatlen was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of Maine. Hatlen worked closely with Carroll F...
- (1936–2008) was an American literary scholar and professor at the University of MaineUniversity of MaineThe University of Maine is a public research university located in Orono, Maine, United States. The university was established in 1865 as a land grant college and is referred to as the flagship university of the University of Maine System... - C. R. HagenC. R. HagenCarl Richard Hagen is a professor of particle physics at the University of Rochester. He is most noted for his contributions to the Standard Model and Symmetry breaking as well as the co-discovery of the Higgs mechanism and Higgs boson with Gerald Guralnik and Tom Kibble...
- professor of particle physics at the University of RochesterUniversity of RochesterThe University of Rochester is a private, nonsectarian, research university in Rochester, New York, United States. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees. The university has six schools and various interdisciplinary programs.The...
. - Hans-Jørgen HolmanHans-Jørgen HolmanHans-Jørgen Holman was a Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist. Holman spent the larger part of his life teaching and researching at Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan—specializing in Medieval and Renaissance music...
- (1925–1986) was a Norwegian-American musicologist and educationalist - Robert HaugenRobert HaugenRobert Arthur Haugen is a renowned professor of theoretical finance. He is currently retired from academics and is the president of Haugen Custom Financial Systems....
- renowned professor of theoretical finance - Lloyd HustvedtLloyd HustvedtLloyd Hustvedt was an American professor and scholar of Norwegian-American history.-Background:Lloyd Hustvedt was born and raised in the Sogn Valley in Goodhue County, Minnesota. Hustvedt finished his B.A. degree at St. Olaf College with a major in Norwegian. Hustvedt received his M.A. degree...
- (1922–2004) was an Norwegian born and American professor and scholar of history. - Jakob LarsenJakob LarsenJakob Aall Ottesen Larsen , an American classical scholar.Jakob Larsen received BA from Luther College in 1908 and MA from Yale in 1911. He studied at Oxford University in 1914–1920. In 1928, Larsen received his Ph.D. from Harvard. The University of Vermont awarded him the LL.D...
- (1888–1974), an American classical scholar. - David T. LykkenDavid T. LykkenDavid Thoreson Lykken was a behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota...
– (1928–2006) was a behavioral geneticist and Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of MinnesotaUniversity of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557...
) - Paul NystromPaul NystromPaul Henry Nystrom was a professor of marketing at Columbia University.Paul Henry Nystrom retired from Columbia in 1950...
- (1878–1969) was a professor of marketing at Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityColumbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. - Carleton OpgaardCarleton OpgaardCarleton Opgaard is a noted American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University.-Biography:...
- American college and university administrator and founding president of Vancouver Island University - Reidar Fauske SognnaesReidar Fauske SognnaesReidar Sognnaes was Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology.-Biography:...
- (1911–1984) was Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology.
Historians and sociologist
- Kenneth O. BjorkKenneth O. BjorkKenneth O. Bjork was an American professor, historian and author. He served as managing editor for publications at the Norwegian-American Historical Association over a twenty year period.-Background:...
- (1909–1991) was an American professor, historian and author. - Carl BlegenCarl BlegenCarl William Blegen was an American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern day Greece and Troy in modern day Turkey...
- (1887–1971) was an American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of PylosPylosPylos , historically known under its Italian name Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It was the capital of the former...
in modern day Greece and Troy in modern day Turkey. - Theodore C. BlegenTheodore C. BlegenTheodore Christian Blegen was an American historian and author. Theodore Blegen was the author of numerous historic reference books, papers and articles written over a five decade period...
- (1891–1969) was an American historian and author. - Elise M. BouldingElise M. BouldingElise M. Boulding was a Quaker sociologist, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies. Her holistic, multidimensional approach to peace research sets her apart as an important scholar and activist in multiple fields...
- (1920–2010) was a Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies. - Odd S. LovollOdd S. Lovoll-Background:Odd Sverre Lovoll was born in Sande, in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. He immigrated to the United States in 1946 and is a naturalized United States citizen. Lovoll received his education both in Norway and in the United States, passing university exams at the University of Bergen in 1961 and...
- American author, historian and educator - Peter A. MunchPeter A. MunchPeter Andreas Munch was a Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author.-Biography:Peter Andreas Munch was born in Nes, in Hedmark county, Norway....
- (1908–1984) was a Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author - Carlton C. QualeyCarlton C. QualeyCarlton C. Qualey was an American professor, author and historian. His research specialized principally in Norwegian-American immigration. An imminent historian, his publications including books, articles and reviews produced over a 60 year career...
- (1904–1988) was an American professor, author and historian - Rick StevesRick StevesRichard "Rick" Steves is an American author and television personality focusing on European travel. He is the host of the American Public Television series Rick Steves' Europe, has a public radio travel show, Travel with Rick Steves, and has authored various location-specific travel...
- American author, historian - Martin UlvestadMartin UlvestadMartin Ulvestad was an American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration. Ulvestad was a pioneer in documenting the early history of the first Norwegian settlers in America.-Biography:...
- (1865–1942) was an American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigration - Thorstein VeblenThorstein VeblenThorstein Bunde Veblen, born Torsten Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, and a leader of the so-called institutional economics movement...
- (1857–1929) was an American economist and sociologist
Architect
- Gene AmdahlGene AmdahlGene Myron Amdahl is a Norwegian-American computer architect and high-tech entrepreneur, chiefly known for his work on mainframe computers at IBM and later his own companies, especially Amdahl Corporation...
– Norwegian born computer architect and hi-tech entrepreneur - George BergstromGeorge BergstromGeorge Edwin Bergstrom was an American architect most noted for his design work on the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia.-Background:...
- American architect most noted for his design work on the Pentagon in Arlington County, VirginiaArlington County, VirginiaArlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of...
. - Frederick William CappelenFrederick William CappelenFrederick William Cappelen was a Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer.Frederick William Cappelen was born in Drammen, Norway...
– (1857–1921) was a Norwegian-born architect and civil engineer who held the office of Minneapolis City Engineer - George DahlGeorge DahlGeorge Leighton Dahl was a prominent American architect based in Dallas, Texas during the 20th century. His most notable contributions include the Art Deco structures of Fair Park while he oversaw planning and construction of the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition.-Background:George Dahl was born in...
- (1894–1987) was a prominent American architect of 20th century. - Jon JerdeJon JerdeJon Jerde is an American architect based in Venice, California, Founder & Chairman of , a design architecture and urban planning firm that pioneered the concept of placemaking and "experience architecture;" and has created multiple award-winning commercial developments around the globe...
- American architect - Peter JohnsenPeter Johnsen Rooming HouseThe Peter Johnsen Rooming House is an historic building near downtown Sycamore, Illinois. The red brick structure stands in the 100 block of South Main Street and is considered a contributing structure to the overall historic integrity of the Sycamore Historic District...
- Henry OrthHenry Orth-Background:Harold William Orth was born on a ship en route to the United States from Christiana , Norway, on April 14, 1866. His exact date of arrival to the United States is unknown. He was educated at a business college . He married Esther Susan Trigalet and settled in St. Paul,...
- (1866–1946) was an American architect
Actors and actress
- John AasenJohn AasenJohn Aasen was an American silent film actor who was one of the tallest actors in history.-Early life:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Aasen's mother, Kristi from Rollag in Numedal, was an extremely tall Norwegian woman of around 2.20 m in height John Aasen (March 5, 1890 – August 1, 1938) was an...
- (1890–1938) was an American silent film actor who was one of the tallest actors in history. - Jean ArthurJean ArthurJean Arthur was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s. She remains arguably the epitome of the female screwball comedy actress. As James Harvey wrote in his recounting of the era, "No one was more closely identified with the screwball comedy than Jean Arthur...
- (1900–1991) was an American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s - Nina ArvesenNina ArvesenNina Arvesen is an American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operas. Arvesen speaks fluent Norwegian....
- American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operas. - James CagneyJames CagneyJames Francis Cagney, Jr. was an American actor, first on stage, then in film, where he had his greatest impact. Although he won acclaim and major awards for a wide variety of performances, he is best remembered for playing "tough guys." In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him eighth...
- (1899–1986) was an American actor, first on stage, then in film - Richard Dean AndersonRichard Dean AndersonRichard Dean Anderson is an American television and film actor, producer and composer. He began his television career in 1976 as Dr. Jeff Webber in the American soap opera series General Hospital, then rose to prominence as the lead actor in the television series MacGyver...
- American television and film actor, producer and composer. - James ArnessJames ArnessJames King Arness was an American actor, best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon in the television series Gunsmoke for 20 years...
– ( 1923;– 2011) was an AmericanPeople of the United StatesThe people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, best known for portraying Marshal Matt DillonMarshal Matt DillonMarshal Matt Dillon is a fictional character featured on both the radio and television versions of Gunsmoke. He serves as the U.S. Marshal of Dodge City, Kansas who works to preserve law and order in the western frontier of the 1870s. The character was created by writer John Meston, who...
in the television series GunsmokeGunsmokeGunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston. The stories take place in and around Dodge City, Kansas, during the settlement of the American West.... - Dorothy Arnold - (1917–1997) was an American film actress .
- Humphrey BogartHumphrey BogartHumphrey DeForest Bogart was an American actor. He is widely regarded as a cultural icon.The American Film Institute ranked Bogart as the greatest male star in the history of American cinema....
- (1899–1957) was an American actor and icon. - Jennifer ConnellyJennifer ConnellyJennifer Lynn Connelly is an American film actress, who began her career as a child model. She appeared in magazine, newspaper and television advertising, before making her motion picture debut in the 1984 crime film Once Upon a Time in America...
- American film actress - Erika ChristensenErika ChristensenErika Jane Christensen is an American actress whose film appearances include Traffic , Swimfan , How to Rob a Bank , and The Perfect Score , among others. She also co-starred in the short-lived drama Six Degrees on ABC...
- American actress - Arlene DahlArlene DahlArlene Carol Dahl is an American actress and former MGM contract star, who achieved notability during the 1950s. She is the mother of actor Lorenzo Lamas.-Early years:...
- American actress and former MGM contract star. She is the mother of actor Lorenzo LamasLorenzo LamasLorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
. - Kristin DarnellKristin DarnellKristin Clotilde Darnell is an American actress and model.Born in Oslo, Norway, Holby grew up in Larchmont, New York and attended Murray Avenue School and Mamaroneck High School...
- American actress and model - Tom DrakeTom DrakeTom Drake , born Alfred Sinclair Alderdice in Brooklyn, New York, was an American actor. Drake made films starting in 1940 and continuing until the mid-1970s, and also made TV acting appearances....
- (1918–1982), American actor. - Josh DuhamelJosh DuhamelJoshua David "Josh" Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model. He first achieved acting success in 1999 as Leo du Pres on ABC's All My Children and later as the chief of security, Danny McCoy, on NBC's Las Vegas...
- American actor and former fashion model - Linda EderLinda EderLinda Eder is an American singer and actress. She made her Broadway debut in the musical Jekyll & Hyde, for which she received 1997 Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Nominations, as well as the Theatre World Award for Best Actress in a Musical...
- American singer and actress - Dana ElcarDana ElcarDana Elcar was an American television and movie character actor. Although he appeared in about 40 films, his most memorable role was on the 1980s and 1990s television series MacGyver as Peter Thornton, an administrator working for the Phoenix Foundation...
- (1927–2005) was an American television and movie character actor. - Linda EvansLinda EvansLinda Evans is an American actress. She is known primarily for her roles on television, and rose to fame playing Audra Barkley in the 1960s Western TV series, The Big Valley...
– American actress - Bob FosseBob FosseRobert Louis “Bob” Fosse was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. He won an unprecedented eight Tony Awards for choreography, as well as one for direction...
- (1927–1987) was an American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film director. - Peter Graves (actor)Peter Graves (actor)Peter Aurness , known professionally as Peter Graves, was an American film and television actor. He was best known for his starring role in the CBS television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973...
- (1926–2010) American film and television actor. - Sigrid GurieSigrid GurieSigrid Gurie was a Norwegian American motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s.- Early life :...
- (1911–1969) was a Norwegian born motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940s - Carmine GiovinazzoCarmine GiovinazzoCarmine Dominick Giovinazzo is an American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NY.-Early life:Giovinazzo was born and raised on Staten Island, the son of Nancy and Dominick, who was a police officer. He comes from a family of policemen and has Italian,...
- American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer in CSI: NYCSI: NYCSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
. He is of Norwegian and Italian descent - Melanie GriffithMelanie GriffithMelanie Richards Griffith is an American actress. She is an Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner for her performance in the 1988 film Working Girl...
– American actress. - June HavocJune HavocJune Havoc was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director. Havoc was a child Vaudeville performer under the tutelage of her mother. She later acted on Broadway and in Hollywood and stage directed . She last appeared on television in 1990 on General Hospital...
- (1912–2010) was a Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director - Lance HenriksenLance HenriksenLance James Henriksen is an American actor and artist best known to film and television audiences for his roles in science fiction, action, and horror films such as the Alien film franchise, and on television shows such as Millennium....
- American actor and artist - Celeste HolmCeleste HolmCeleste Holm is an American stage, film, and television actress, known for her Academy Award-winning performance in Gentleman's Agreement , as well as for her Oscar-nominated performances in Come to the Stable and All About Eve...
- American stage, film, and television actress - Jon-Erik HexumJon-Erik HexumJon-Erik Hexum was an American model and actor. He died as a result of a firearms accident on the set of the CBS television series Cover Up in which he played the male lead.-Early life and career:...
- (1957–1984) was an American model and actor. - Marta KristenMarta KristenMarta Kristen is an American actress.The naturally blonde-haired Kristen is best-known for her role as Guy Williams's and June Lockhart's beautiful daughter, Judy Robinson, in the television series Lost in Space...
– American actress - Kira KenerKira KenerKira Nicole Kener is a retired American pornographic actress. She is Eurasian, as her father is of Norwegian ancestry and her mother is of Vietnamese ancestry...
- retired American pornographic actress. - Lorenzo LamasLorenzo LamasLorenzo Lamas y de Santos is an American actor. Lamas is known for playing Lance Cumson on the popular 1980s soap opera Falcon Crest, Reno Raines on the 1990s crime drama Renegade, and Hector Ramirez on the daytime soap opera The Bold and The Beautiful...
- American actor and reality television participant - Carole LandisCarole LandisCarole Landis was an American film and stage actress whose break-through role was as the female lead in the 1940 film One Million B.C.. Landis has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, at 1765 Vine Street....
- (1919–1948) was an American film and stage actress - Gypsy Rose LeeGypsy Rose LeeGypsy Rose Lee was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. She was also an actress, author, and playwright whose 1957 memoir was made into the stage musical and film Gypsy.-Early life:...
- (1914–1970) was an American burlesque entertainer famous for her striptease act. - Lucille LundLucille LundLucille Lund was an American film actress of the 1930s.-Background:Lucille Lund was born in Buckley, Washington to Oluf and Laura Lund, and was of Norwegian descent. She began her theatrical career as a child doing play extracts and readings...
- (1913–2002) was an American film actress of the 1930s. - Dawn LynDawn LynDawn Lyn is an American actress best known for her role as Dodie Douglas during the last three seasons of the long-running CBS family comedy My Three Sons.-Career:...
- American actress best known for her role in three seasons of the comedy My Three SonsMy Three SonsMy Three Sons is an American situation comedy. The series ran from 1960 to 1965 on ABC, and moved to CBS until its end on August 24, 1972. My Three Sons chronicles the life of a widower and aeronautical engineer named Steven Douglas , raising his three sons.The series was a cornerstone of the CBS...
. - Kristanna LokenKristanna LokenKristanna Sommer Loken is an American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model.-Early life:Loken was born in Ghent, New York, the daughter of Rande , a model, and Merlin "Chris" Loken, a writer and apple farmer. All four of her grandparents were born in Norway...
- American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model. - John LundJohn LundJohn Lund was an American film actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign Affair , directed by Billy Wilder.-Background:...
- (1911 - 1992) was an American film actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign AffairA Foreign AffairA Foreign Affair is a 1948 American romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder. The screenplay by Wilder, Charles Brackett, and Richard L. Breen is based on a story by David Shaw adapted by Robert Harari... - Peter MacNicolPeter MacNicolPeter MacNicol is an American actor. He may be best known in films for his roles of Janosz Poha in Ghostbusters II, Stingo in Sophie's Choice, Thomas Renfield in Dracula: Dead and Loving It and David Langley in Bean...
– American actor (American]] [[actor]] ([[James Bond]]). - [[Greta Nissen]] - (1906–1988) was a Norwegian-born American film and stage actress.
- [[Dagmar Oakland]] - (1893–1989) was an American actress
- [[Piper Perabo]] - American stage, film and television actress
- [[Priscilla Presley]] American actress and businesswoman and ex-wife of musician [[Elvis Presley]]
- [[Gregg Palmer]] - American actor, known primarily for his prolific work in television westerns
- [[John Qualen]] - (1899–1987) was a Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian roles.
- [[Evan Ross]] - American actor and musician.
- [[Julia Rose]] - American actress ([[Star Trek: Enterprise]], [[Code Monkeys]], and [[CSI: NY]])
- [[Kathryn Leigh Scott]] - American television and film actress
- [[Kevin Sorbo]] - American actor ([[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]])
- [[Ann Reinking]] - American actress, dancer, and choreographer
- [[Sonia Satra]] – American actress
- [[David Soul]] - [[American-British]] [[actor]] and [[singingchain.
- H. G. HauganH. G. Haugan-Background:Hauman G. Haugan was born in Oslo, Norway, the elder son of Helge A. and Anna B. Haugan. Together with his brother Helge Alexander Haugan, he immigrated to Canada and moved to Montreal in 1859.-Career:...
- Norwegian-born, American railroad´s executive - Turi JosefsenTuri JosefsenTuri Josefsen is a Norwegian-American businesswoman. She was Vice-President of United States Surgical Corporation , and CEO of the European division, Auto Suture Europe. In the early 1990s she was the highest-paid woman in corporate America and at one time reportedly the world's highest paid...
- Norwegian-born, American businesswoman - Fred KavliFred KavliFred Kavli is a Norwegian and naturalized American physicist, business leader, inventor, and philanthropist. He was born in the village of Eresfjord, Nesset municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Today Kavli lives in the city of Santa Barbara, California. He established The Kavli...
- Norwegian and naturalized American physicist, business leader, inventor, and philanthropist. - N. O. NelsonN. O. NelsonN. O. Nelson was the founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company.-Background:...
- (1844–1922) was the founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing Company - Kjell QvaleKjell QvaleKjell Qvale is a Norwegian-American business executive. Qvale is one of the key figures in the creation of the Jensen-Healey. Qvale became the first distributor for Jaguar on the Pacific West Coast. Qvale is one of the founders of the San Francisco Auto Show.-Early life:Kjell Qvale was born in...
- Norwegian- born business executive - Tova TraesnaesTova TraesnaesTova Traesnaes Borgnine, , is a Norwegian-American business-woman, the founder of the Beauty By Tova cosmetics featured on QVC shopping network since 1990, and wife of actor Ernest Borgnine....
– Norwegian born, American business-woman. She is the founder of the Beauty By Tova cosmetics featured on QVCQVCQVC is a multinational corporation specializing in televised home shopping. Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Goshen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts in five countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan and – QVC Italy to 200 million households... - James TraneJames TraneJames Alex Trane was the co-founder of Trane.James Alex Trane was born in Tromsø, Norway. He was an immigrant to the United States who settled in La Crosse, Wisconsin in 1864, finding work as a steamfitter and plumber. In 1885, he opened his own plumbing shop.Besides being a steamfitter and a...
- (1857–1936) was the co-founder of TraneTraneTrane Inc. is a subsidiary of Ingersoll Rand and is the successor company to the American Standard Companies. It is a global provider of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems and building management systems and controls under the Trane and American Standard brand names... - Reuben TraneReuben TraneReuben Nicholas Trane founded Trane, the heating and air conditioning company, with his father James Trane....
- (1886–1954) founded Trane, the heating and air conditioning company, with his father James Trane.
Cartoonists
- Carl Thomas AndersonCarl Thomas AndersonCarl Thomas Anderson was an American cartoonist best remembered for his comic strip Henry. Readers followed the pantomime adventures of the mute, bald-headed Henry in strips which he signed with his familiar signature displaying an enlarged "S": Carl AnderSon.-Background:Carl Thomas Anderson was...
- (1865–1948) was an American cartoonist best remembered for his comic stripComic stripA comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....
HenryHenry (comic)Henry is a comic strip created in 1932 by Carl Anderson. The title character is a young bald boy who is mute...
. - Matt GroeningMatt GroeningMatthew Abram "Matt" Groening is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama....
- American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in HellLife in HellLife in Hell is a weekly comic strip by Matt Groening. The strip features anthropomorphic rabbits and a pair of gay lovers. Groening uses these characters to explore a wide range of topics about love, sex, work, and death...
as well as two successful television series, The SimpsonsThe SimpsonsThe Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
and FuturamaFuturamaFuturama is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening and David X. Cohen for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of a late 20th-century New York City pizza delivery boy, Philip J...
. - Grim NatwickGrim NatwickMyron "Grim" Natwick was an American artist, animator and film director. Natwick is best known for drawing the Fleischer Studio's most popular character, Betty Boop.-Background:...
– (1890–1990) was an American artist, animator and film director (Betty BoopBetty BoopBetty Boop is an animated cartoon character created by Max Fleischer, with help from animators including Grim Natwick. She originally appeared in the Talkartoon and Betty Boop film series, which were produced by Fleischer Studios and released by Paramount Pictures. She has also been featured in...
) - Charles M. SchulzCharles M. SchulzCharles Monroe "Sparky" Schulz was an American cartoonist, whose comic strip Peanuts proved one of the most popular and influential in the history of the medium, and is still widely reprinted on a daily basis.-Early life and education:Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Schulz grew up in Saint Paul...
- (1922–2000) was an American cartoonist, creator of comic strip PeanutsPeanutsPeanuts is a syndicated daily and Sunday American comic strip written and illustrated by Charles M. Schulz, which ran from October 2, 1950, to February 13, 2000, continuing in reruns afterward...
Explorer and founder of city
- Carl Ben Eielson - (1897–1929) was an aviator, bush pilot and explorer
- Jafet LindebergJafet LindebergJafet Lindeberg was a gold prospector and co-founder of the city of Nome, Alaska.-Background:Jafet Lindeberg was born in Kvænangen, Troms county, in Norway. In his youth, he tried prospecting for gold in northern Norway. Lindeberg's father, Isak, was a farmer and fisherman...
- (1873–1962) was a gold prospector and co-founder of the city of Nome, AlaskaNome, AlaskaNome is a city in the Nome Census Area in the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea. According to the 2010 Census, the city population was 3,598. Nome was incorporated on April 9, 1901, and was once the... - Finn RonneFinn RonneFinn Ronne was a U.S. Antarctic explorer.-Background:Finn Ronne was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. His father, Martin Rønne , was a polar explorer and served in Roald Amundsen's successful expedition to the South Pole...
- (1899–1980) was a U.S. AntarcticAntarcticThe Antarctic is the region around the Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica and the ice shelves, waters and island territories in the Southern Ocean situated south of the Antarctic Convergence...
explorer. - Erik RamstadErik RamstadErik Ramstad was one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota.-Biography:Erik Ramstad and his brother Peter were natives of Sigdal, Buskerud County, Norway. They were early settlers in the Souris River Valley of North Dakota arriving in May 1883. They staked a claim to property on both the north and...
- (1860–1951) was one of the founders of Minot, North DakotaMinot, North DakotaMinot is a city located in north central North Dakota in the United States. It is most widely known for the Air Force base located approximately 15 miles north of the city. With a population of 40,888 at the 2010 census, Minot is the fourth largest city in the state...
Journalist
- Waldemar AgerWaldemar AgerWaldemar Ager , was a Norwegian-American newspaperman and author.-Early life:...
- (1869—1941), was a Norwegian born, American newspaperman and author. - Brynild AnundsenBrynild Anundsen (Publisher)Brynild Anundsen was a Norwegian-American newspaper editor and publisher. He was the founder of Decorah Posten, a Norwegian language newspaper.-Background:...
- (1844–1913) was a Norwegian born, American newspaper editor and publisher. - Ole Amundsen BuslettOle Amundsen BuslettOle Amundsen Buslett was a Norwegian born, American author, newspaperman, and politician.-Background:Ole Amundsen Buslett was born in Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. Buslett was the oldest of eight children born to Amund Halvorsen Buslett and Netta Ringsrud...
- (1855–1924) was a Norwegian born, American author, newspaperman, and politician - Hans Andersen FossHans Andersen FossHans Andersen Foss was an American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader. Born the son of a small tenant farmer in 1851 in Modum, Buskerud county, Norway, Foss immigrated to the United States in 1887.-Biography:...
- (1851–1929) was an American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader. - Gulbrand HagenGulbrand HagenGudbrand Torsteinson Hagen was an American newspaper editor, writer, photographer in Minnesota and North Dakota at the end of 19th Century and beginning of the 20th.-Biography:...
- (1864 to 1919) was an American newspaper editor, writer, photographe - Johan HambroJohan HambroJohan Randulf Bull Hambro was a Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer. He was the fourth son of Norwegian politician C. J. Hambro, whose biography he wrote in 1984. He lived in the United States from 1939 to 1982, where he studied and worked as a foreign-affairs journalist, press attaché...
- (1915–1993) was a Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer - Carl HiaasenCarl HiaasenCarl Hiaasen is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.- Early years :Born in 1953 and raised in Plantation, Florida, of Norwegian heritage, Hiaasen was the first of four children and the son of a lawyer, Kermit Odel, and teacher, Patricia...
- American journalist, columnist and novelist - Reidar Rye HauganReidar Rye HauganReidar Rye Haugan was an American newspaper editor and publisher.-Background:Reidar Rye Haugan was born the youngest of eight children born in Trondheim, Norway. Together with his mother and sister, Haugan immigrated to the United States at 21 years of age, arriving in New York City on April 3,...
- (1893–1972) was an American newspaper editor and publisher. - Judy Lee KlemesrudJudy Lee KlemesrudJudy Lee Klemesrud was a writer for The New York Times from 1966 until her death in 1985.-Biography:Judy Lee Klemesrud was born in Thompson, Iowa to Glee and Theo S. Klemesrud . She had a sister, Candace K. Klemesrud and a brother, Tom Theo Klemesrud...
- (1939–1985) was a writer for The New York TimesThe New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
from 1966 until her death in 1985 - Elias MoleeElias MoleeElias Molee was an American journalist, philologist and linguist.-Background:Elias Molee was born in Muskego, Wisconsin, the son of John Evenson Molie and Anne Jacobson Einong. The original spelling of the family name was Molie...
- (1845–1928) was an American journalist, philologist and linguist. - Jane PauleyJane PauleyMargaret Jane Pauley is an American television journalist, and has been involved in news reporting since 1975...
- American television journalist - James DeNoon ReymertJames DeNoon ReymertJames DeNoon Reymert was an American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician. He was a pioneer settler in Wisconsin Territory, early elected official in the state of Wisconsin and founded the first Norwegian language newspaper to be published in the United States.-Background:Reymert...
- (1821–1896) was an American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politician - Jerry RosholtJerry RosholtKarlton Jerome Rosholt was an American journalist and author.-Background:Rosholt was born during 1923 in Glasgow, Montana. His parents were Carl Lauritz Rosholt and Ida Emilia Solem . He has one younger brother, Norman Tegnear Rosholt.Rosholt attended Luther College, but was interrupted by World...
- (1923–2008) was an American journalist and author. - Andreas Nilsen RyggAndreas Nilsen RyggAndreas Nilsen Rygg was Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author. He is most associated with his 1941 study, Norwegians in New York 1825-1925-Background:...
- (1868–1951) was Norwegian-American newspaper editor and author. - Eric SevareidEric SevareidArnold Eric Sevareid was a CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He was one of a group of elite war correspondents—dubbed "Murrow's Boys"—because they were hired by pioneering CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow....
- (1912–1992) was a CBSCBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
news journalist from 1939 to 1977. - Carl SøylandCarl SøylandCarl Søyland was a Norwegian American author, reporter, editor and community leader.-Background:Carl Søyland was born in Bergen, Norway. He immigrated to the United States during 1919 at 25 years of age. Søyland was the editor-in-chief of Nordisk Tidende from 1940 until his retirement in 1963...
– (1894–1978) was a Norwegian born author, reporter, editor - Marcus ThraneMarcus ThraneMarcus Møller Thrane was a Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first Norwegian labor movement, later known as the Thrane movement .-Early life:...
- (1817–1890) was a Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first Norwegian labor movement - Johannes B. WistJohannes B. WistJohannes B. Wist was an Norwegian American newspaper editor, journalist and author.-Biography:Born Johannes Racinus Benjaminsen, he was the son of Benjamin Johannessen Wist and Magdalene Arnoldusdatter Wist. He was born on the Sund farm in Inderøy parish in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He...
- (1864–1923) was a Norwegian born newspaper editor, journalist and author
Lawyers
- Adolph M. ChristiansonAdolph M. ChristiansonAdolph M. Christianson was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court.-Background:Christianson was born in Brumunddal in Ringsaker, Hedmark County, Norway. He came to the United States with his parents in 1882. He spent his childhood in Polk County, Minnesota, and received his early education in...
- (1877–1954) was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme CourtNorth Dakota Supreme CourtThe North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts....
. - Harvey B. KnudsonHarvey B. KnudsonHarvey B. Knudson was a Justice on the North Dakota Supreme Court from 1965 to 1975.Justice Knudson was born in Finley, North Dakota. He attended elementary and high school in Finley. He received his law degree from the University of North Dakota School of Law in 1931 and started a practice in...
- (1903–1978) was a JusticeJusticeJustice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
on the North Dakota Supreme Court - Egil KroghEgil KroghEgil “Bud” Krogh, Jr. is an American lawyer who became famous as an official of the Richard Nixon administration, and who was imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal.-Education:...
- American lawyer who became famous as an official of the Richard NixonRichard NixonRichard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under... - Arthur LarsonArthur LarsonLewis Arthur Larson was an American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information Agency from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958.Lewis Arthur Larson was born in Sioux...
- (1910 —1993) was an American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information AgencyUnited States Information AgencyThe United States Information Agency , which existed from 1953 to 1999, was a United States agency devoted to "public diplomacy". In 1999, USIA's broadcasting functions were moved to the newly created Broadcasting Board of Governors, and its exchange and non-broadcasting information functions were...
from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958. - Mary PawlentyMary PawlentyMary Elizabeth Anderson Pawlenty is a former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District from 1994 to 2007. The wife of Governor Tim Pawlenty, she was First Lady of Minnesota from 2003 to 2011...
- former American state court judge who served on Minnesota's First Judicial District - Aad J. VinjeAad J. VinjeAad John Vinje was a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He served as a Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1922 to 1929.-Background:...
- (1857–1929) was a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsin Supreme CourtThe Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.-Location:... - Earl WarrenEarl WarrenEarl Warren was the 14th Chief Justice of the United States.He is known for the sweeping decisions of the Warren Court, which ended school segregation and transformed many areas of American law, especially regarding the rights of the accused, ending public-school-sponsored prayer, and requiring...
- (1891–1974) 14th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court and one of only two people to be elected Governor of CaliforniaGovernor of CaliforniaThe Governor of California is the chief executive of the California state government, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced...
three times
Meteorologist
- Jacob BjerknesJacob BjerknesJacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes was a Norwegian-American meteorologist. -Background:Jacob Aall Bonnevie Bjerknes was born in Stockholm, Sweden. His father was the Norwegian meteorologist Vilhelm Bjerknes, one of the pioneers of modern weather forecasting. His paternal grandfather was noted...
- (1897–1975) was a Norwegian born meteorologist. - Jørgen HolmboeJørgen HolmboeJørgen Holmboe was a Norwegian-American meteorologist.-Biography:Jørgen Holmboe was born near Hammerfest, Norway, on an island a short distance from the northernmost point in Norway. He was the son of priest Leonhard Christian Borchgrevink Holmboe, Jr. and his wife Thea Louise Schetelig. He had...
– (1902–1979) was a Norwegian-American meteorologist.
Military
- Peter C. AssersenPeter C. AssersenPeter C. Assersen was Norwegian-born civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.-Background:Assersen was born during 1839, the youngest of twelve children, on the Midtbrøt farm in Egersund parish, today located in the municipality of Eigersund, in Rogaland county, Norway...
- (1839–1906) was Norwegian-born, American civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy. - Bernt BalchenBernt BalchenBernt Balchen, , a winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross was a Norwegian native, and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader. His service in the U.S...
- (1899–1973), a winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross was a Norwegian native, and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader - Margarethe CammermeyerMargarethe CammermeyerMargarethe "Grethe" Cammermeyer is a former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist. Born in Oslo, Norway, she became a United States citizen in 1960. In 1961 she joined the Army Student Nurse Program. She received a B.S. in Nursing in 1963 from the University of...
- former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist - Fred J. ChristensenFred J. ChristensenFred Joseph Christensen Jr. was a fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. A member of the 56th Fighter Group in England, Christensen scored 21.5 aerial victories...
- (1921–2006) was a fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. - Harold DrotningHarold DrotningHarold Drotning served in the United States Army during World War I. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.-Background:Drotning was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin, the youngest son of Edwin Drotning...
- (1898–1982) American Military that served in the United States Army during World War I. - Gail HalvorsenGail HalvorsenColonel Gail Halvorsen is a retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force known as the original Candy Bomber or the "Rosinenbomber" in Germany. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah...
- retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force - Louis J. Hauge, Jr.Louis J. Hauge, Jr.-External links:...
– (1924–1945) was a United States Marin - Orin D. HaugenOrin D. HaugenOrin D. Haugen was a Colonel in the United States Army and Commanding Officer the 511th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Orin D. Haugen was killed during World War II during the Battle of Manila.-Other sources:...
- (1907–1945) was a Colonel in the United States Army - Knut HaukelidKnut HaukelidKnut Haukelid was a Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War II, most notable for participating in the Norwegian heavy water sabotage...
- (1911–1994) was a Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War II - Ole C. JohnsonOle C. JohnsonOle Johnson was a Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War who served with the Scandinavian Regiment.-Background:...
- (1838–1886) was a Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War - Lauris NorstadLauris NorstadLauris Norstad was an American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force.-Early life and military career:...
- (1907–1988) was an American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force. - Ludwig Andreas OlsenLudwig Andreas OlsenLudwig Andreas Olsen , also known as Louis Williams, was a United States Navy sailor and one of only 19 people to ever be awarded two Medals of Honor. Both awards were for peace-time actions rescuing fellow seamen.-Biography:Olsen was born in Oslo, Norway, in 1845. He joined the Navy in California...
- (1845–1886), also known as Louis Williams, was a United States Navy sailor - George William RudGeorge William RudGeorge William Rud was a United States Navy Chief Machinist's Mate received the Medal of Honor during the destruction of the USS Memphis formerly during a tsunami. Lieutenant Claud Ashton Jones and Machinist Charles H...
– ( 1883–1916) was a United States Navy Chief Machinist's Mate - Andrew V. StoltenbergAndrew V. StoltenbergAndrew Vincent Stoltenberg was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine-American War.-Biography:...
- (1865–1921) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine-American War. - Leif J. SverdrupLeif J. SverdrupLeif Johan Sverdrup was a Norwegian born, American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century...
- (1898–1976) Norwegian born, American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century. - Jacob ThorkelsonJacob ThorkelsonJacob Thorkelson was an American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctor.-Biography:Thorkelson was born in Egersund, a coastal town in the county of Rogaland, Norway. Thorkelson immigrated to the United States in 1892 and worked as a navigator...
- (1876–1945) was an American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctor. - Karl WestaKarl Westa-External links:...
(1875–1949) was a United States Navy sailor
Politician
- Fred G. AandahlFred G. AandahlFred George Aandahl was an Republican politician from North Dakota. He served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1951 and as a U.S. Representative from 1951 to 1953.-Biography:...
- (1897–1966) was an Republican politician that served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota and as a U.S. Representative. - Elmer L. AndersenElmer L. AndersenElmer Lee Andersen was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota, serving a single term from January 2, 1961, to March 25, 1963, as a Republican.- Early life and education :...
- (1909–2004) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of Minnesota - Sigurd AndersonSigurd AndersonSigurd Anderson was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. Anderson, a Republican from Webster, South Dakota, served in that office from 1951 to 1955.-Background:...
- (1904–1990) was the 19th Governor of South Dakota. - John AshcroftJohn AshcroftJohn David Ashcroft is a United States politician who served as the 79th United States Attorney General, from 2001 until 2005, appointed by President George W. Bush. Ashcroft previously served as the 50th Governor of Missouri and a U.S...
- United States politician who was the 79th United States attorney general. - Michele BachmannMichele BachmannMichele Marie Bachmann is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing , a post she has held since 2007. The district includes several of the northern suburbs of the Twin Cities, such as Woodbury, and Blaine as well as Stillwater and St. Cloud.She is currently a...
- member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 6th congressional district - Elmer Austin BensonElmer Austin BensonElmer Austin Benson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota.-Biography:Born in 1895 in Appleton, Minnesota, he studied law at William Mitchell College of Law and served for a year in the U.S. Army during World War I...
- (1895–1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota - Jan BrewerJan BrewerJanice Kay "Jan" Brewer is the 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona and a member of the Republican Party. She is the fourth woman, and third consecutive woman, to hold the office...
- 22nd and current Governor of the U.S. state of Arizona - Nils Andreas Boe - (1913–1992) was an American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of South Dakota
- Clarence Alfred Bottolfsen - (1891–1964) was a politician that served as the 17th and 19th Governor of Idaho
- Holm O. BursumHolm O. BursumHolm Olaf Bursum was a politician from the U.S. state of New Mexico, whose activities were instrumental for gaining statehood under the Taft Administration and later served as United States Senator from New Mexico....
– (1867–1953) was a politician from the U.S. state of New Mexico - Lois Grimsrud Capps - U.S. Representative for California's 23rd congressional district
- Theodore ChristiansonTheodore ChristiansonTheodore Christianson was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1925 until January 6, 1931.-Background:...
- (1883–1948) was an American politician who served as the 21st Governor of Minnesota - Math DahlMath DahlMath Dahl was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964. His long tenure in the office ended a period of instability in the department when the three previous commissioners only served one two year term...
- (1884–1976) was a North Dakota politician who was well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964 - Clarence P. DahlClarence P. DahlClarence P. Dahl was a North Dakota politician with the Republican Party who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota from 1945 to 1950, 1953 to 1956, and from 1959 to 1960. He also served in the North Dakota Senate from 1938 to 1944 and from 1950 to 1952.-Biography:Clarence Dahl was born...
- (1892–1976) was a olitician with the Republican Party who served as the Lieutenant Governor of North DakotaLieutenant Governor of North DakotaThe Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota is a political office in North Dakota. The Lieutenant Governor's duty is to preside as President of the Senate, and is responsible for legislative relations, the state budget and agri-business development. Should the Governor's office become vacant, the... - Arne Dahl - politician that served as the last North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and LaborNorth Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and LaborThe North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor was an elected official who headed the North Dakota Department of Agriculture and Labor. The office was established with the state's constitution in 1889, and was split into two separate offices—the North Dakota Commissioner of Labor and the...
- Herman DahleHerman DahleHerman Bjorn Dahle was a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin.-Background:...
- (1855–1920) was a United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from Wisconsin - James O. DavidsonJames O. DavidsonJames Ole Davidson was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin.-Background:Jens Ole Davidson was born in Årdal, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. He immigrated in 1872 to the United States when he was 18 years old...
- (1854–1922) was the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin - Roland B. DayRoland B. DayRoland B. Day was Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice from 1974-1996, and Chief Justice from 1995-1996.-Personal life:...
- (1919–2008) was Wisconsin Supreme CourtWisconsin Supreme CourtThe Wisconsin Supreme Court is the highest appellate court in the state of Wisconsin. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction over original actions, appeals from lower courts, and regulation or administration of the practice of law in Wisconsin.-Location:...
Justice from 1974–1996 - Arne DuncanArne DuncanArne Duncan is an American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of Education. Duncan previously served as CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.-Early years and personal:...
- American education administrator and currently United States Secretary of EducationUnited States Secretary of EducationThe United States Secretary of Education is the head of the Department of Education. The Secretary is a member of the President's Cabinet, and 16th in line of United States presidential line of succession...
. - Joanell DyrstadJoanell DyrstadJoanell M. Dyrstad was the 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota. She served January 7, 1991 to January 3, 1995 and was elected with Governor Arne Carlson. She ran for the U.S. Senate seat in 1994 but lost in the primary to Rod Grams...
- 43rd Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota - Herman EkernHerman EkernHerman L. Ekern was a Wisconsin politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin. He was one of the founders of Lutheran Brotherhood.-Background:...
- (1872–1954) politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin - Oscar E. EricksonOscar E. EricksonOscar E. Erickson was a North Dakota politician who served as the North Dakota Insurance Commissioner from 1937 to his death in 1945.-Biography:...
- (1884–1945) was a politician that who served as the North Dakota Insurance CommissionerNorth Dakota Insurance CommissionerThe North Dakota Insurance Commissioner regulates the insurance industry in North Dakota, licenses insurance professionals in the state, educates consumers about different types of insurance, and handles consumer complaints... - Michael O. FreemanMichael O. FreemanMichael O. "Mike" Freeman is an attorney and politician from the state of Minnesota. He is currently the county attorney for Hennepin County, the most populous county in the state, of which the county seat is Minneapolis. He is the son of Orville Freeman, who was a former Minnesota governor and...
- attorney and politician from the state of Minnesota - Orville FreemanOrville FreemanOrville Lothrop Freeman was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1955 to January 2, 1961, and as the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture from 1961 to 1969 under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson...
- (1918–2003) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of Minnesota - Nicolai A. GrevstadNicolai A. GrevstadNicolai A. Grevstad was an American diplomat, politician and newspaper editor. -Background:Nicolai Andreas Grevstad was born in Sunnmøre, the southernmost traditional district of the western Norwegian county of Møre og Romsdal. He graduated with a degree in law from the University of Christiania...
- (1851 - 20 1940) was an American diplomat, politician and newspaper - Archie M. GubbrudArchie M. GubbrudArchie M. Gubbrud was the 22nd Governor of South Dakota.-Background:Archie M. Gubbrud was born in Norway Township in Lincoln County, South Dakota. He was one of four children born to Torval Marius and Ella Gubbrud...
– (1910–1987) was the 22nd Governor of South Dakota.) - Steve Gunderson (politician) - President and CEO of the Council on Foundations
- Carl GundersonCarl GundersonCarl Gunderson was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927.-Background:...
- (1864–1933)[2] was the 11th Governor of South Dakota. Gunderson, a Republican from Mitchell, South Dakota, served from 1925 to 1927. - Harold HagenHarold HagenHarold Christian Hagen was a Minnesota politician. He was a Farmer-Laborite and then a Republican, serving the ninth district from 1943 to 1955....
- (1901–1957) was a Minnesota politician - Henry GundersonHenry GundersonHenry A. Gunderson was a Wisconsin politician who served as the Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin.Henry A. Gunderson was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin in 1878, the son of Norwegian immigrants. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1900, and in 1903 he received a law degree...
- (1878–1940) was a Wisconsin politician - Kittel HalvorsonKittel HalvorsonKittel Halvorson was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.Kittel Halvorson was born in Telemark, Norway; in 1848 immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled near Whitewater, Walworth County, Wisconsin; moved to Columbia County and then to Winnebago County; attended the public...
- ( 1846–1936) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. - Bernt B. HauganBernt B. HauganBernt B. Haugan was an American Lutheran minister, politician, and temperance leader.-Biography:Bernt Benjaminsen Haugan was born at Haugan vestre in Skogn parish in Levanger municipality in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. He and his parents and siblings left for America on April 3, 1872...
- (1862 - ??) was an American Lutheran minister, politician. - Mary Margaret HaugenMary Margaret HaugenMary Margaret Haugen is a Washington state senator and chairwoman of the Senate Transportation Committee. She has served Washington's 10th district as a state senator since 1993; her current term expires in January 2012....
- Washington state senator - Gilbert N. HaugenGilbert N. HaugenGilbert Nelson Haugen was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district, then located in northeastern Iowa. For nearly five years, he was the longest-serving member of the House...
– (1859–1933) was a seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional districtIowa's 4th congressional districtIowa's 4th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of the north-central part of the state.... - Nils Pederson Haugen - (1849–1931) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin
- Hans Christian HegHans Christian HegHans Christian Heg was a Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin.-Background:...
– (1829–1863) was a Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from Wisconsin - Ralph HersethRalph HersethRalph E. Herseth was the 21st Governor of South Dakota from January 6, 1959 to January 3, 1961.-Background:Herseth was born in Houghton, South Dakota. to Lars Herseth and Oline Afseth Herseth. He graduated from Columbia High School, in Brown County, South Dakota. He attended Northern State...
- (1909–1969) was the 21st Governor of South Dakota - Ole P. HoffO. P. HoffOle P. Hoff was a Norwegian-American Republican politician and the first commissioner of labor in the U.S. state of Oregon...
- (1853–1924) was a Norwegian-American Republican politician and the first commissioner of labor in the U.S. state of Oregon. - Martin HersrudMartin HersrudMartin Hersrud was a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1911 to 1912. It was his first and only term in the House. He represented Adams County in the 49th Legislative District.-Personal life:...
- (1880–1969) was a Republican member of the North Dakota House of Representatives - Einar HoidaleEinar HoidaleEinar Hoidale was a Norwegian-American politician. Born in Tromsø, Norway, he immigrated to the United States at the age of seven. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1898. As a lawyer and a businessman he became a prominent member of the community in Minnesota...
– (1870–1952) was a Norwegian-American politician. - Hubert HumphreyHubert HumphreyHubert Horatio Humphrey, Jr. , served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. Humphrey twice served as a United States Senator from Minnesota, and served as Democratic Majority Whip. He was a founder of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and...
- (1911–1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States. - Brynhild HauglandBrynhild HauglandBrynhild Haugland was a North Dakota Republican Party politician who was well-known for being one of the first female legislators in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly, as well as for being the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United States because of her continuous...
- (1905–1998) was a North Dakota Republican Party politician - Henry M. JacksonHenry M. JacksonHenry Martin "Scoop" Jackson was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington from 1941 until his death...
- (1912–1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of Washington - Coya KnutsonCoya KnutsonCornelia Genevive Gjesdal "Coya" Knutson was an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. She served two terms in the Minnesota House of Representatives, from 1951 to 1955, before winning election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district as a...
- (1912–1996) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota - Paul John KvalePaul John KvalePaul John Kvale was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Early life:Kvale was born in Orfordville, Wisconsin as son of Ole J. Kvale. He attended the Orfordville school and the University of Illinois. In 1917, he moved to Benson, Minnesota with his parents...
- (1896–1960) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. - Ole J. KvaleOle J. KvaleOle Juulson Kvale was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota.-Background:Ole Juulson Kvale was born near Decorah, Iowa. He attended rural schools in Winneshiek County, Iowa. He was graduated from Luther College in Decorah in 1890, from Luther Theological Seminary, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1893...
- (1869–1929) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota - E. Floyd KvammeE. Floyd KvammeEarl Floyd Kvamme is an American engineer, venture capitalist, and government advisor.-Early life:The son of Norwegian immigrant parents, Kvamme grew up in Northern California graduating from Jefferson High School of Daly City in 1955...
- American engineer, venture capitalist, and government advisor. - Warren Magnuson - (1905–1989) was a United States Senator of the Democratic Party from Washington
- Roger MoeRoger MoeRoger Moe is an American politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate. He was also the state Democratic Party's endorsed candidate for governor in 2002.-Education and early career:...
- American politician and a former member and majority leader of the Minnesota Senate - Walter MondaleWalter MondaleWalter Frederick "Fritz" Mondale is an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States , under President Jimmy Carter, and as a United States Senator for Minnesota...
- American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United States - John MosesJohn MosesJohn Moses was the 22nd Governor of North Dakota from 1939 to 1945, and served in the United States Senate in 1945 until his death that year.-Biography:...
- (1885–1945) was the 22nd Governor of North Dakota - Canute R. MatsonCanute R. MatsonCanute R. Matson was a Norwegian born politician who served as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois at the time of the 1886 Haymarket Square Riot in Chicago.-Background:...
- (1843–1903) was a Norwegian born politician who served as Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois - Knute NelsonKnute NelsonKnute Nelson was an Norwegian American politician. A Republican, he served in the Wisconsin Legislature and Minnesota Legislature, in the U.S. House of Representatives, as the 12th Governor of Minnesota, and as a U.S...
- (1843–1923) was a Norwegian born, American politician. - Ragnvald A. NestosRagnvald A. NestosRagnvald Anderson Nestos was the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of North Dakota from 1921 through 1925.-Biography:...
- (1877–1942) was the 13th Governor of the U.S. state of North Dakota - Ole H. OlsonOle H. OlsonOle H. Olson was born in Mondovi, Wisconsin. After graduating from Concordia College, in Moorhead, Minnesota, he moved to North Dakota and eventually was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives and later was elected to the North Dakota State Senate. Olson was elected the Lieutenant...
- (1872–1954) was elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives and later was elected to the North Dakota State Senate. - J. A. O. PreusJ. A. O. PreusJacob Aall Ottesen Preus was an American politician. He served as the 8th state auditor of Minnesota from January 5, 1915 to January 5, 1921, and as the 20th Governor of Minnesota from January 5, 1921 to January 6, 1925. He was a Republican.-Background:He was born in Columbia County, Wisconsin on...
- (1883–1961) was an American politician. - Floyd B. OlsonFloyd B. OlsonFloyd Bjørnstjerne Olson was an American politician. He served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota from January 6, 1931 to August 22, 1936. He died in office from stomach cancer. He was a member of the Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party, and was the first member of the Farmer-Labor Party to win the...
- (1891–1936) was an American politician. He served as the 22nd Governor of Minnesota - Allen I. OlsonAllen I. OlsonAllen Ingvar Olson is a Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North Dakota from 1981 to 1985. He defeated incumbent Arthur A. Link in the 1980 race for governor and served one term....
- Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North Dakota - Al QuieAl QuieAlbert Harold Quie is an American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota from January 4, 1979, to January 3, 1983.-State and national government service:...
- American politician who served as the 35th Governor of Minnesota - Karl RolvaagKarl RolvaagKarl Fritjof Rolvaag was a U.S. politician and the son of Norwegian-American author and professor Ole E. Rølvaag...
- was a U.S. politician - Karl RoveKarl RoveKarl Christian Rove was Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush until Rove's resignation on August 31, 2007. He has headed the Office of Political Affairs, the Office of Public Liaison, and the White House Office of Strategic Initiatives...
Senior Advisor and Deputy Chief of Staff to former President George W. Bush - Martin Olav SaboMartin Olav SaboMartin Olav Sabo is an American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and a former United States Representative for , which includes Minneapolis; the district is one of eight congressional districts in Minnesota.Sabo was born of Norwegian immigrant parents in Crosby, North...
- American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party - Stephanie Herseth Sandlin – attorney who served as the Democratic U.S. Representative for South Dakota's At-large congressional districtSouth Dakota's At-large congressional districtThe South Dakota at-large congressional district covers the entire state of South Dakota. It was created in 1982, after South Dakota lost its 2nd District. From 1889 to 1913, it existed with two representatives elected statewide at-large....
- Henrik ShipsteadHenrik ShipsteadHenrik Shipstead was an American politician. He served in the United States Senate from March 4, 1923, to January 3, 1947, from the state of Minnesota in the 68th, 69th, 70th, 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 78th, and 79th Congresses...
- (1881–1960) was an American politician. - Arlan StangelandArlan StangelandArlan Ingehart Stangeland is an American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. As a Republican, Stangeland served on the Barnesville, Minnesota school board and as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives before being elected to the U.S...
- American politician from the U.S. state of Minnesota. - Henry TeiganHenry TeiganHenry George Teigan was an American labor leader and editor who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.-Background:...
- (1881–1941) American labor leader, editor and member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. - John ThuneJohn ThuneJohn Randolph Thune is the junior U.S. Senator from South Dakota and a member of the Republican Party. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for .-Early Life, Education:...
- U.S. Senator from South Dakota. - Andrew VolsteadAndrew VolsteadAndrew John Volstead was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota,1903–1923, and a member of the Republican Party. His name is closely associated with the National Prohibition Act of 1919, usually called the Volstead Act...
- (1860–1947) was an American member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota - Knud WefaldKnud WefaldKnud Wefald , was a United States Representative in the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.-Background:...
- (1869–1936), United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.
Published
- John Anderson (Publisher)John Anderson (publisher)-Career:John Anderson was born in Voss, in Søndre Bergenhus Amt, Norway. He was brought by his parents to Chicago in 1845. John Anderson became a printer and in the 1860s he began to print books as well as job printing. Anderson worked initially for the Chicago Tribune...
- (1836–1910) was a Norwegian born publisher. - Tom Theo KlemesrudTom Theo KlemesrudTom Theo Klemesrud is an American publisher and writer.- Personal :Tom Theo Klemesrud was born in Thompson, Iowa to Glee and Theo S. Klemesrud . His siblings include, Judy Klemesrud and Candace K. Klemesrud , both whom are deceased...
- American publisher and writer.
Religious
- Marcus BorgMarcus BorgMarcus J. Borg is an American Biblical scholar and author. He is a fellow of the Jesus Seminar, holds a DPhil degree from Oxford University and is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture, an endowed chair, at Oregon State University, from which he retired in 2007...
- American Biblical scholar and author - Elling EielsenElling EielsenElling Eielsen was an American minister and Lutheran Church leader.-Background:Eielsen was born on the farm of Sunve in Voss, Norway and brought up in the religious tradition of Hans Nielsen Hauge...
– ( 1804–1883) was an American minister and Lutheran Church leader. - John O. EvjenJohn O. EvjenJohn Oluf Evjen was an American author, Lutheran church historian and professor of theology.-Biography:John Evjen was born in Ishpeming, Michigan. He was educated at Augsburg Seminary and the Theological Institute of Augsberg Seminary . He earned his doctorate in Germany at the University of...
- (1874–1942) was an American author, Lutheran church historian and professor of theology - Albert C. KnudsonAlbert C. KnudsonAlbert Cornelius Knudson was a Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition, associated with Boston University and the school of liberal theology known as Boston personalism.-Biography:...
– (1873–1953) was a Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition - U. V. KorenU. V. KorenUlrik Vilhelm Koren was a Norwegian-American author, theologian and church leader. A pioneer Lutheran minister, he played a significant role in the development of the spiritual and intellectual development of Norwegians in America...
– (1826–1910) was an American author, theologian and church leader. - Bernt Julius MuusBernt Julius MuusBernt Julius Muus was a Norwegian-American Lutheran minister and church leader. He helped found St. Olaf College.-Background:Muus was born in the parish Snaasen in Throndhjems Stift in Snåsa, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway...
- (1832 - 1900) was a Norwegian - born, Lutheran minister and church leader - Olaf M. NorlieOlaf M. NorlieOlaf Morgan Norlie , also referred to as O. M. Norlie, was a Lutheran minister, educator and scholar. He was a prolific author who is most remembered as the translator of the Simplified New Testament.-Background:...
- (1876–1962), also referred to as O. M. Norlie, was a Lutheran minister, educator and scholar - Sven OftedalSven OftedalSven Oftedal was a Norwegian American Lutheran minister who helped found the Lutheran Free Church.Oftedal was born in Stavanger, Norway and studied at the University of Oslo. He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1873 to serve as a professor of the New Testament at Augsburg Seminary, predecessor...
- (1844–1911) was a Norwegian - born, Lutheran minister who helped found the Lutheran Free Church. - Jacob Aall Ottesen Preus - American Lutheran clergy
- J. A. O. Preus IIJ. A. O. Preus IIJacob Aall Ottesen Preus II was a Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and church president. He served as the president of the Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod from 1969-1981. He was a major figure in the Seminex affair which resulted in a schism in the Missouri Synod.Preus attended Luther Seminary...
- (1920–1994) was a Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and church president - Herman Amberg PreusHerman Amberg PreusHerman Amberg Preus was an American Lutheran clergyman and church leader. He was a key figure in organizing the Norwegian Synod.-Background:Herman Amberg Preus was born in Kristiansand, Norway...
- (1825–1894) was an American Lutheran clergyman and church leader. - Canute PetersonCanute PetersonCanute Peterson was a Mormon pioneer settler of Utah Territory and was a leader in LDS Church....
- (1824–1902) was a Norwegian Mormon pioneer settler of Utah Territory - Christian Keyser PreusChristian Keyser PreusChristian Keyser Preus was an American Lutheran Minister who served as the second President of Luther College.-Background:...
- (1852–1921) was an American Lutheran Minister who served as the second President of Luther College. - Robert PreusRobert PreusRobert David Preus was an American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary president.-Biography:...
- (1924–1995) was an American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary president - August WeenaasAugust WeenaasAugust Weenaas was a Norwegian American Lutheran minister and educator. August Weenaas was the founding President of Augsburg College.-Biography:...
–( 1835–1924) was a Norwegian - born Lutheran minister and educator - William S. SkylstadWilliam S. SkylstadWilliam Stephen Skylstad is an American Roman Catholic Bishop. He is Bishop Emeritus of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane in Washington retiring June 30, 2010...
- American Roman Catholic Bishop - Peer StrommePeer StrommePeer Stromme also Per Olsen Strømme was an American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author. -Biography:...
- (1856–1921) was an American pastor, teacher, journalist, and author - Hans Gerhard StubHans Gerhard StubHans Gerhard Stub was an American Lutheran theologian and church leader. He served as Bishop of the Norwegian Lutheran Church in America.-Background:...
- (1849–1931) was an American Lutheran theologian and church leader - Georg Sverdrup (theologian) - (1848 - 1907) was a Norwegian born, Lutheran theologian and an educator.
- Nils Otto TankNils Otto TankNils Otto Tank was a Moravian Church missionary and pioneer land developer in Wisconsin.-Background:Otto Tank was born at Rød Herregård, the family estate near Halden, in Østfold county, Norway. The son of a wealthy politician and landowner, Tank was educated in various European universities...
- (1800–1864) was a Moravian Church missionary - Jacob TannerJacob TannerJacob Tanner was a Norwegian American Lutheran minister, educator and religious author. He spent most of his life in the United States and became a naturalized citizen.-Biography:...
- Norwegian - born, Lutheran minister, educator and religious author - Abraham VereideAbraham VereideAbraham Vereide was a Norwegian-born Methodist clergyman and founder of Goodwill Industries of Seattle. In 1935, Vereide founded the prayer breakfast movement in the United States. In 1942, Vereide established International Christian Leadership, incorporated as Fellowship Foundation, in Chicago...
- (1886–1969) was a Norwegian-born Methodist clergyman and founder of Goodwill Industries of Seattle - John A. WidtsoeJohn A. WidtsoeJohn Andreas Widtsoe was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1921 until his death. Widtsoe was also a noted author, scientist, and academician.-Early life:...
– (1872–1952) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Mildred Bangs WynkoopMildred Bangs WynkoopMildred Olive Bangs Wynkoop was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary and theologian, and the author of several books...
– (1905–1997) was an ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary and theologian
Scientists
- Philip AbelsonPhilip AbelsonPhilip Hauge Abelson was an American physicist, a scientific editor, and a science writer.-Life:Abelson was born in 1913 in Tacoma, Washington. He attended Washington State University where he received degrees in chemistry and physics, and the University of California, Berkeley , where he earned...
- ( 1913–2004) was an American physicist, a scientific editor, and a science writer - Christian B. AnfinsenChristian B. AnfinsenChristian Boehmer Anfinsen, Jr. was an American biochemist. He shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Stanford Moore and William Howard Stein for work on ribonuclease, especially concerning the connection between the amino acid sequence and the biologically active conformation...
- (1916–1995) was an American biochemist - Peter AgrePeter AgrePeter Agre is an American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his discovery of aquaporins. Aquaporins are water-channel proteins that move water molecules through the cell membrane...
- American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologist - Neal AmundsonNeal AmundsonNeal R. Amundson was an American chemical engineer. He was the Cullen Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Mathematics at the University of Houston...
- ( 1916–2011) was an American chemical engineer. - Gunvald AusGunvald AusGunvald Aus, also written Aas was a Norwegian-American engineer. He is most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City....
– (1851–1950) was a Norwegian-American engineer. - Earl BakkenEarl BakkenEarl E. Bakken is an American engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry...
- engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestry. - Carl Georg BarthCarl Georg BarthCarl Georg Lange Barth was a Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer who improved and popularized the industrial use of compound slide rules in scientific management.- Biography :...
- (1860–1939) was a Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineer - Magnus BjorndalMagnus BjorndalMagnus Bjorndal was a Norwegian American engineer and inventor. Magnus Bjorndal was the founder and president of Tech Laboratories, Inc.-Biography:...
- (September 13, 1899 – January 23, 1971) was a Norwegian American engineer and inventor. - Eduard Boeckmann - (1849–1927) was a Norwegian American ophthalmologist, physician and inventor.
- William A. BuggeWilliam A. BuggeWilliam Adair Bugge was a civil engineer who played a major role in the development of the transportation infrastructure of the West Coast of the United States during the latter half of the 20th century.-Background:...
- (1900–1992) was a civil engineer - Robert A. DahlRobert A. DahlRobert Alan Dahl , is the Sterling Professor emeritus of political science at Yale University, where he earned his Ph.D. in political science in 1940. He is past president of the American Political Science Association...
- Sterling Professor emeritus of political science at Yale University - Olin J. EggenOlin J. EggenOlin Jeuck Eggen was an American astronomer. Some sources incorrectly give his name as Olin Jenck Eggen.-Biography:...
- (1919 1998) was an American astronomer - Douglas EngelbartDouglas EngelbartDouglas Carl Engelbart is an American inventor, and an early computer and internet pioneer. He is best known for his work on the challenges of human-computer interaction, resulting in the invention of the computer mouse, and the development of hypertext, networked computers, and precursors to GUIs...
- American inventor and early computer pioneer and internet pioneer. - Ole EvinrudeOle EvinrudeOle Evinrude, born Ole Evenrudstuen was a Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.-Biography:...
- (1877—1934) was a Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application. - Joe FossJoe FossJoseph Jacob "Joe" Foss was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II and a 1943 recipient of the Medal of Honor, recognizing his role in the air combat during the Guadalcanal Campaign...
- (1915–2003) was the leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War II - Arthur FossArthur FossThe Arthur Foss, built in 1889, is one of the oldest wooden-hulled tugboats afloat in the United States. In 1898, in response to the Alaskan gold rush, she transported barges full of gold seeking miners and supplies up the Inside Passage. There are no other Alaskan Gold Rush vessels still...
- Mike FossumMichael E. FossumMichael Edward Fossum is an American astronaut. He flew into space on board the NASA Space Shuttle missions STS-121 and STS-124 as a mission specialist and is currently aboard the international space station as commander of Expedition 29.-Education:Michael Fossum spent his early life in McAllen,...
- American astronaut. - Frederick C. FinkleFrederick C. FinkleFrederick C. Finkle was an American consulting engineer and geologist. He was Chief Engineer or Consulting Engineer on eighteen major dams to impound water for domestic use, power and irrigation in California and other Western States.-Background:Frederick C. Finkle was born in Viroqua, Wisconsin...
– (1865–1949) was an American consulting engineer and geologist. - Ivar GiaeverIvar GiaeverIvar Giaever is a physicist who shared the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 with Leo Esaki and Brian Josephson "for their discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in solids". Giaever's share of the prize was specifically for his "experimental discoveries regarding tunnelling phenomena in ......
- physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 - Clarence GonsteadClarence GonsteadClarence Selmer Gonstead was a Doctor of Chiropractic and creator of the Gonstead Technique.-Early life:Clarence Gonstead was born in Willow Lake, South Dakota on July 23, 1898, the son of Carl and Sarah Gonstead. A few years later, his family moved to a dairy farm in Primrose, Wisconsin...
- (1898–1978) was a Doctor of Chiropractic and creator of the Gonstead Technique - Lars GrimsrudLars GrimsrudLars Grimsrud is an aerospace engineer and performance automobile enthusiast who has become a celebrity amongst owners of carbureted Chevrolet Corvettes and GM muscle cars for his skill at tuning their engines....
- aerospace engineer and performance automobile - Adolph GundersenAdolph GundersenAdolph Gundersen was a Norwegian born American medical doctor and founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.-Background:...
- (1865–1938) was a Norwegian born American medical doctor and founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Robert C. GundersonRobert C. GundersonRobert C. Gunderson was the first supervisor of the Genealogical Society of Utah's Royalty Identification Unit. He invented the term "pedigree collapse".-Career:...
- (1931–2003) was the first supervisor of the Genealogical Society of Utah's Royalty Identification Unit - Alf HjortAlf HjortAlf Hjort was a Norwegian born American electrical engineer.-Background:Alf Hjort was born in Christiania, now Oslo, Norway. He was a younger brother of Norwegian oceanographer and marine zoologist Johan Hjort. Their parents were Johan S.A. Hjort, a professor of ophthalmology, and Elisabeth Falsen...
- (1877–1944) was a Norwegian born, American electrical engineer. - Ludvig HektoenLudvig HektoenLudvig Hektoen was a noted American pathologist. Hektoen published widely and served as editor of a number of medical journals. In 1942, Hektoen received the American Medical Association's Distinguished Service Medal for his life's work.-Background:Hektoen was born into a Norwegian immigrant...
- (1863–1951) was a noted American pathologist - Iver JohnsonIver JohnsonIver Johnson was a U.S. firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer from 1871 to 1993. The company shared the same name as its founder, Norwegian-born Iver Johnson .- Iver Johnson :...
- U.S. firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturer - Robert B. IngebretsenRobert B. IngebretsenRobert B. Ingebretsen was a pioneer in the development of digital sound.As a teenager in the 1960s, Ingebretsen built robots and primitive computers that could talk....
- (1948–2003) was a pioneer in the development of digital sound. - Gary KildallGary KildallGary Arlen Kildall was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc....
- (1942–1994) was an American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/MCP/MCP/M was a mass-market operating system created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc...
operating system and founded Digital ResearchDigital ResearchDigital Research, Inc. was the company created by Dr. Gary Kildall to market and develop his CP/M operating system and related products. It was the first large software company in the microcomputer world...
, Inc. - Carl Otto LamplandCarl Otto LamplandCarl Otto Lampland was an American astronomer.Carl Otto Lampland was born near Hayfield in Dodge County, Minnesota. He was born into a family of ten children...
- (1873–1951) was an American astronomer - Ernest LawrenceErnest LawrenceErnest Orlando Lawrence was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate, known for his invention, utilization, and improvement of the cyclotron atom-smasher beginning in 1929, based on his studies of the works of Rolf Widerøe, and his later work in uranium-isotope separation for the Manhattan Project...
- (1901–1958) was an American physicist and Nobel Laureate. - John H. LawrenceJohn H. LawrenceJohn Hundale Lawrence was an American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine. -Background:John Hundale Lawrence was born in Canton, South Dakota...
- (1904–1991) was an American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicine. - C. Walton LilleheiC. Walton LilleheiClarence Walton Lillehei , was an American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery, as well as numerous techniques, equipment and prostheses for cardiothoracic surgery.-Background:...
- (1918–1999), was an American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery - Alfred M. MoenAlfred M. MoenAlfred M. Moen was an American inventor and founder of Moen, Inc. He invented the single-handed mixing faucet.-Background:Al Moen was born in Seattle, Washington...
- (1916–2001) was an American inventor and founder of Moen, Inc. - Olaus MurieOlaus MurieOlaus Murie , called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist who did groundbreaking field research on a variety of large northern mammals. He also served as president of The Wilderness Society, The Wildlife Society, and as director of the Izaak Walton...
- (1889–1963), called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist - Nathan MyhrvoldNathan MyhrvoldNathan Paul Myhrvold , formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures. Myhrvold, usually with coinventors, holds 17 U.S. patents assigned to Microsoft and has applied for more than 500 patents. In addition, Myhrvold and coinventors hold 115 U.S...
- formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, and referred to by many as a patent troll. - Ted NelsonTed NelsonTheodor Holm Nelson is an American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology. He coined the terms "hypertext" and "hypermedia" in 1963 and published it in 1965...
- American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology - Peter Norman NissenPeter Norman NissenPeter Norman Nissen , a Canadian-American mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916.-Early years:...
- (1871–1930), a Canadian-American resident in United States. He was a mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hutNissen hutA Nissen hut is a prefabricated steel structure made from a half-cylindrical skin of corrugated steel, a variant of which was used extensively during World War II.-Description:...
in 1916. - Ken OlsenKen OlsenKenneth Harry Olsen was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation in 1957 with colleague Harlan Anderson.-Background:...
- (1926 —2011) was an American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation - Tinius OlsenTinius OlsenTinius Olsen was a Norwegian born, American engineer and inventor. He was the founder of the Tinius Olsen Engineering Testing Machine Company. He was awarded the Elliott Cresson Medal of The Franklin Institute in 1891....
- (1845–1932) was a Norwegian born, American engineer and inventor. - Charles J. PedersenCharles J. PedersenCharles John Pedersen was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers. He shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1987 with Donald J. Cram and Jean-Marie Lehn...
- (1904–1989) was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers. - Lars OnsagerLars OnsagerLars Onsager was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist, winner of the 1968 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.He held the Gibbs Professorship of Theoretical Chemistry at Yale University....
- (1903–1976) was a Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist - Sally RideSally RideSally Kristen Ride is an American physicist and a former NASA astronaut. Ride joined NASA in 1978, and in 1983 became the first American woman—and then-youngest American, at 32—to enter space...
- American physicist and a former NASA astronaut - Ole SingstadOle SingstadOle Knutsen Singstad was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel and advanced the use of the "Sunk-tube" method of underwater vehicular tunnel building, a system of constructing the tunnels with prefabricated sections.By 1950...
- (1882–1969) was a Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel - Marius Nygaard Smith-PetersenMarius Nygaard Smith-PetersenMarius Nygaard Smith-Petersen was Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeon.-Background:Marius Nygaard Smith-Petersen was born of a merchant marine family in the coastal town of Grimstad, in Aust-Agder county, southwest of Oslo, Norway. He emigrated with his mother to Milwaukee in...
- (1886–1953) was Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeon. - George SchlukbierGeorge SchlukbierGeorge Schlukbier is the North American innovator who in the 1990s built Nando, one of the early websites offered by a daily newspaper , and NandO Times, an early and much-copied online newspaper...
- North American innovator who in the 1990s built Nando - Elias Anton Cappelen SmithElias Anton Cappelen SmithElias Anton Cappelen Smith was a Norwegian American civil engineer and metallurgist, who pioneered copper production in the early 20th century. Among his achievements were the Peirce-Smith converter process and the Guggenheim process.-Background:Cappelen Smith was born in Trondheim in...
- (6 November 1873 – 25 June 1949) was a Norwegian American civil engineer and metallurgist. - Theodore TheodorsenTheodore TheodorsenTheodore Theodorsen was a Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA and for his contributions to the study of turbulence.-Early years:Dr...
- (1897–1978) Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulence. - Merle A. Tuve – (1901–1982) was an American scientist and geophysicist who was the founding director of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
- Oswald VeblenOswald VeblenOswald Veblen was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist, whose work found application in atomic physics and the theory of relativity. He proved the Jordan curve theorem in 1905.-Life:...
- (1880–1960) was an American mathematician, geometer and topologist
Seaman
- Erik Eriksen (explorer)Erik Eriksen (explorer)Erik Eriksen , was a Norwegian ice sea captain born in Lyngør, Norway. He later moved to Hammerfest, Norway. Eriksen was the inventor of the grenade harpoon used in modern whaling. Erik Eriksen travelled to Tønsberg with a wooden model to commercialize the harpoon with the help of Svend Foyn....
- (1820–1888), was a Norwegian ice sea captain born in Lyngør, Norway - Thea FossThea FossThea Christiansen Foss was the founder of Foss Maritime, the largest tugboat company in the western United States...
– ( 1857–1927) was the founder of Foss Maritime, the largest tugboat company in the western United States. - Andrew FurusethAndrew FurusethAndrew Furuseth of Romedal, Norway was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. Furuseth was active in the formation of two influential maritime unions: the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and the International Seamen's Union, and served as the executive of both for decades.Furuseth was...
– (1854–1938) Norwegian born, was a merchant seaman and an American labor lead - Sig HansenSig HansenSigurd Jonny "Sig" Hansen is an American Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern. Since 2006, Hansen has been featured in all seasons of the documentary television series Deadliest Catch, for which he also serves as technical advisor for the production.-Early life:Sigurd Jonny Hansen was born...
- American Captain of the fishing vessel Northwestern - Harry LundebergHarry LundebergHarrald Olaf Lundeberg was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader.-Biography:Lundeberg left his home in Oslo, Norway at age 14, joined the Seamen's Union of Australia in 1917 and transferred into the Sailors' Union of the Pacific in Seattle in 1923...
- (1901–1957) was a merchant seaman and an American labor leader. - G. Unger VetlesenG. Unger VetlesenGeorg Unger Vetlesen was a Norwegian shipbuilder and naturalized American philanthropist.-Background:Vetlesen was born in Oslo, Norway, the son of a well-known Norwegian surgeon. At age eleven, he became a crew member on a ship bound for Copenhagen...
- (1889–1959) was a Norwegian shipbuilder and naturalized American philanthropist
Settle
- Carl Martin BerghCarl Martin BerghCarl Martin Bergh was a Norwegian-American immigrant who is most associated with the resettlement of fellow Scandinavian families to the area of James City County and York County surrounding the community of Norge ,Virginia.-Background:...
- (1849–1906) was a Norwegian immigrant of United States who is most associated with the resettlement of fellow Scandinavian families to the area of James City CountyJames City County, VirginiaJames City County is a county located on the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Its population was 67,009 , and it is often associated with Williamsburg, an independent city, and Jamestown which is within the...
and York CountyYork County, VirginiaYork County is a county located on the north side of the Virginia Peninsula in the Hampton Roads metropolitan area of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Situated on the York River and many tributaries, the county seat is the unincorporated town of Yorktown...
surrounding the community of Norge, VirginiaNorge, VirginiaNorge is an unincorporated community in James City County, Virginia, United States.-Location:Norge was located on the old Richmond-Williamsburg Stage Road, which is U.S. Route 60 in modern times. Interstate 64 was built through the area in the 1970s, and passes nearby...
. - Valdemar KnudsenValdemar KnudsenValdemar Emil Knudsen was a sugar cane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii.-Background:Valdemar Emil Knudsen was born in Kristiansand, in Vest-Agder county, Norway. He was college-trained in botany and science in Copenhagen. Knudsen was successful both as a publisher in New York City and as a...
- (1819–1898) was a sugar cane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii - Cleng PeersonCleng PeersonCleng Peerson was a Norwegian-American pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrate to the United States, traveling on the Norwegian sloop Restauration.-Background:...
- (1783–1865) was a Norwegian born pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrated to the United States - James M. WahlJames M. WahlJames M. Wahl was a Norwegian American settler and the first legislator of Lincoln County, South Dakota. He named the city of Canton, South Dakota....
- (1846–1939) was a Norwegian born settler and the first legislator of Lincoln County, South DakotaLincoln County, South DakotaAs of the census of 2000, there were 24,131 people, 8,782 households, and 6,665 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile . There were 9,131 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
Visual artist
- Mikkel AalandMikkel AalandMikkel Aaland is an award-winning American photographer and is known for work in the early days of digital photography. His documentary photographs have been exhibited in major institutions around the world, including the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris and the former Lenin Museum in Prague...
- American photographer and is known for work in the early days of digital photography. - Hendrik Christian AndersenHendrik Christian AndersenHendrik Christian Andersen was a Norwegian-American sculptor, painter and urban planner.-Background:...
- (1872–1940) American sculptor, painter and urban planner. - Gene AmondsonGene AmondsonGene Amondson, was a landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist who was the 2004 US presidential candidate for one faction of the Prohibition Party and the nominee of the unified party in 2008.Amondson was known for his anti-Alcohol activism and reenactments of...
- (1943–2009) was a landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activist - Sigvald AsbjornsenSigvald AsbjornsenSigvald Asbjornsen was a Norwegian born American sculptor.-Background:Sigvald Asbjørnsen was born in Oslo, Norway. Asbjørnsen studied art with Mathias Skeibrok and Julius Middelthun and under Brynjulf Bergslien...
– (1867–1954) was a Norwegian born sculptor. - Jon-Erik BeckjordJon-Erik BeckjordJon-Erik Beckjord was a San Francisco-based paranormal investigator and photographer known for his far-reaching ideas regarding such phenomena as UFOs, crop circles, the Loch Ness Monster, and his specialty, Bigfoot, which he believed to be an extradimensional ghost-like entity that lives in...
- (1939–2008) was a paranormal investigator and photographer known for his far-reaching ideas regarding such phenomena as UFOs, crop circles, the Loch Ness Monster, and his specialty, BigfootBigfootBigfoot, also known as sasquatch, is an ape-like cryptid that purportedly inhabits forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. Bigfoot is usually described as a large, hairy, bipedal humanoid...
. - Emil BiornEmil BiornEmil Biorn was an Norwegian-born, American sculptor, painter and composer.-Background:Emil Bjørn was born in Christiania, Norway. He was trained at both the Royal Norwegian School of Drawing and at Lindeman's School of Music in Oslo...
- (1864–1935) was an Norwegian-born, American sculptor, painter and composer - Benjamin BlessumBenjamin BlessumBenjamin Blessum was an American painter, graphic artist and illustrator. He was primarily known for his Norwegian landscapes.-Background:...
- (1877–1954) was an American painter, graphic artist and illustrator. - Jacob FjeldeJacob FjeldeJacob H. Fjelde was a Norwegian born, American sculptor.-Background:Jakob Henrik Gerhard Fjelde was born in Ålesund Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. His father, a carpenter and wood carver had moved to the United States in 1872, though Fjelde did not arrive there until about 1887. After arriving in...
-- (1855–1896) was a Norwegian born, American sculptor - Pauline FjeldePauline FjeldePauline Fjelde was a Norwegian born American painter, embroiderer, and textile artist.-Background:Pauline Gerhardine Fjelde was born in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. She and her family immigrated to the United States in 1887. Pauline Fjelde is one of a lineage of family artisans...
– (1861–1923) was a Norwegian born, American painter, embroiderer, and textile artist - Paul FjeldePaul Fjelde-Background:Paul Fjelde was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota the son of Jacob Fjelde, a sculptor who emigrated from Norway. Jacob Fjelde was a well-known sculptor in Norway when he emigrated to the United States in 1887. After Jacob’s untimely death at age 36, the Fjelde family moved to North Dakota...
- (1892–1984) was a noted American sculptor and educator - Alexander GrinagerAlexander GrinagerAlexander Grinager was an American artist most noted for his murals and scenic painting.-Background:Alexander Grinager was born in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Mons and Anna Egge Grinager. His parents had immigrated from the district of Hadeland, Norway...
- (1865–1949) was an American artist most noted for his murals and scenic painting - Herbjørn GaustaHerbjørn GaustaHerbjørn Gausta also Herbjorn Gausta was an American artist who is best known for his landscapes, portraits and scenes from rural settings...
– (1854–1924) was an American artist who is best known for his landscapes, portraits and scenes from rural settings - Al HansenAl HansenAlfred Earl "Al" Hansen was an American artist considered as one of the most important Fluxus figures. He was a Norwegian American....
- (1927–1995) was an American artist considered as one of the most important FluxusFluxusFluxus—a name taken from a Latin word meaning "to flow"—is an international network of artists, composers and designers noted for blending different artistic media and disciplines in the 1960s. They have been active in Neo-Dada noise music and visual art as well as literature, urban planning,...
figures. - Lars Jonson HaukanessLars Jonson HaukanessLars Jonson Haukaness was a Norwegian born American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructor who was particularly noted for his landscapes.-Background:...
– (1863–1929) was a Norwegian born, American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructor - Per LysnePer LysnePer Lysne was an artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United States. -Biography:...
- (1880–1947) was an artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United States - Karl OurenKarl OurenKarl Ouren was an American artist best known for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes and scenes, particularly those featuring winter and snow.-Background:...
- (1882–1943) was an Norwegian born artist best known for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes and scenes - Shag - American artist
- Yngvar SonnichsenYngvar SonnichsenYngvar Sonnichsen was a Norwegian born, American artist and painter known especially for his portraits, landscapes and murals.-Background:...
- (1873–1938) was a Norwegian born, American artist and painter - Svend Rasmussen SvendsenSvend Rasmussen SvendsenSvend Rasmussen Svendsen was a Norwegian American impressionist artist. Svendsen is most known for his rural scenes, marine views, and snowy landscapes of Norway.-Background:...
- (1864–1945) was a Norwegian born, American impressionist artist. - Trygve RovelstadTrygve RovelstadTrygve A. Rovelstad was a renowned sculptor and designer of medals. He was born to Norwegian immigrant parents in Elgin, Illinois...
- (1903–1990) was a renowned sculptor and designer of medals - Dan WeggelandDan WeggelandDanquart Anthon Weggeland is considered the "Father of Utah Art" and was an artist and teacher in the early history of Utah.-Biography:Weggeland was born in the city of Christiansand , Norway...
- ( 1827–1918) is considered the "Father of Utah Art" and was an artist and teacher in the early history of Utah
Writers and Editors
- Rasmus B. AndersonRasmus B. AndersonRasmus Bjørn Anderson was an American author, professor, and diplomat. He brought to popular attention the idea that Viking explorers discovered the New World and was the originator of Leif Erikson Day.-Biography:...
- (1846–1936) was an American author, professor, and diplomat. - Christopher BakkenChristopher BakkenChristopher Bakken an American poet, translator, and professor at Allegheny College.He graduated from Columbia University with an M.F.A., and from University of Houston with a Ph.D. in literature and creative writing...
- American poet, translator, and professor at Allegheny College. - Robert BlyRobert BlyRobert Bly is an American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic Men's Movement.-Life:Bly was born in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, to Jacob and Alice Bly, who were of Norwegian ancestry. Following graduation from high school in 1944, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving...
- American poet, author, activist and leader of the Mythopoetic men's movement. - Hjalmar Hjorth BoyesenHjalmar Hjorth BoyesenHjalmar Hjorth Boyesen was a Norwegian-American author and college professor.-Biography:He was born at the Norwegian naval base Fredriksvern, near the village of Stavern in Vestfold County, Norway. Boyesen grew up in Fredriksvern, then in Kongsberg, and, from 1854, at Systrand in Sogn...
- (1848–1895) was a Norwegian born author and college professor - Dorthea DahlDorthea DahlDorthea Dahl was a Norwegian-born American writer. She wrote numerous short stories for magazines, wrote and published collections of short stories and wrote a novel. Dahl has been recognized for her great contributions to Norwegian-American literature.-Biography:Dahl was born in Osen in...
- (1881–1958) was a Norwegian-born, American writer. - George Helgesen Fitch - (1877–1915) was an American author, humorist, and journalist perhaps
- Rolf G. FjeldeRolf G. FjeldeRolf G. Fjelde was an American playwright, educator and poet. Fjelde was the founding president of the Ibsen Society of America which is dedicated to the works of Henrik Ibsen.-Background:...
- (26 - 2002) was an American playwright, educator and poet. - Kathryn ForbesKathryn ForbesKathryn McLean née Anderson , best known by her pen name Kathryn Forbes, was an American writer and memoirist. Many of her works were based on the experiences of her family.-Life:...
- (1908–1966) was an American writer and memoirist - George T. FlomGeorge T. FlomGeorge T. Flom was an American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books.-Background:...
- (1871–1960) was an American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books - Greta GaardGreta GaardGreta Claire Gaard is an ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker. Gaard's academic work in the realms of ecocriticism and ecocomposition is widely cited by scholars in the disciplines of composition and literary criticism...
- ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker - Rudolph Hjalmar GjelsnessRudolph Hjalmar GjelsnessRudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness was a prominent American librarian and literary translator who served as Dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science Department from 1940 to 1964...
– (1894–1968) was a prominent American librarian and literary translator who served as Dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science Department - Ingebrikt GroseIngebrikt GroseIngebrikt Fredrick Grose or Ingebricks F. Grose was an author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minnesota.-Background:...
- (1862–1939) was an author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College - Haldor Johan HansonHaldor Johan HansonHaldor Johan Hanson was an American hymn writer, publisher and author.-Background:Haldor Johan Hanson was born in Fusa in the county of Hordaland near Bergen, Norway to Hans Lammenaes and Herborg . He emigrated with his family in 1865, at the age of nine, to Grand Mound, Iowa, where his parents...
- (1856 1929) was an American hymn writer, publisher and author. - Gregory T. HauganGregory T. HauganGregory T. Haugan is an American author and expert in the field of work breakdown structure. -Background:Dr. Haugan received his PhD from American University, his MBA from St...
- American author and expert in the field of work breakdown structure - Eva Lund HaugenEva Lund HaugenEva Lund Haugen was an American author and editor. Haugen was born in Kongsvinger, in Hedmark county, Norway. Haugen was twelve years old when her journalist parents emigrated in 1919. They settled in Decorah, Iowa, where both parents worked for the Norwegian-American newspaper, Decorah-Posten...
- (1907–1996) was an American author and editor - Einar HaugenEinar HaugenEinar Ingvald Haugen was an American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University.-Biography:Haugen was born in Sioux City, Iowa to Norwegians from the town of Oppdal in Norway. When he was a young child, the family moved back to Oppdal for a few years,...
– (1906–1994) was an American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard University. - Michael HaugeMichael HaugeMichael Hauge is a story and script consultant, author and lecturer who works with writers and filmmakers on their screenplays, novels, movies and television projects...
- script consultant, author and lecturer - Johan Andreas HolvikJohan Andreas HolvikJohan Andreas Holvik was an author and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota.-Background:Johan Andreas Holvik was born in Miner County, near Howard, South Dakota to immigrants Peder Holvik and Eli Jonsdatter from Nordfjord, Norway. Holvik attended Madison State Normal School in...
– (1880–1960) was an author and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota - Siri HustvedtSiri HustvedtSiri Hustvedt is an American novelist and essayist. Hustvedt is the author of a book of poetry, five novels, two books of essays, and a work of non-fiction...
– American writer, known as a novelist. - Randolph Edgar HauganRandolph Edgar HauganRandolph E. Haugan was an American author, editor and publisher.-Background:Randolph Edgar Haugan was born in Martell, Pierce County, Wisconsin to immigrant parents from Norway. He was the youngest child of Torgeir Halvorson Haugan and Hilda Dorothea Josephine Haugan. Rev...
- (1902–1985) was an American author, editor and publisher. - Simon JohnsonSimon Johnson (novelist)Simon Johnson was a Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and author. He frequently wrote about Norwegian immigrant frontier and pioneer life. He is most associated with his novel, From Fjord to Prairie or in the New Kingdom.-Biography:Simen Johannessen was born in Øyer in Oppland County,...
– (1874–1970) Norwegian born, American novelist - Harold KnutsonHarold KnutsonHarold Knutson was born in Skien, in Telemark county, Norway. At the age of 6 he and his family moved to the United States initially settling in Chicago, Illinois, but later moving to Sherburne County, Minnesota. He became the editor for the St. Cloud Daily Journal-Press and later president of the...
– American Editor - Arne Brun LieArne Brun LieArne Brun Lie was a Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor, best known for the book Night and Fog: A Survivor's Story ....
- (1925–2010) was a Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivor - Greg MortensonGreg MortensonGreg Mortenson, SPk is an American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer. He is the co-founder and executive director of the non-profit Central Asia Institute as well as the founder of the educational charity Pennies for Peace...
- American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineer - Gerhard Brandt NaesethGerhard Brandt NaesethGerhard Brandt Naeseth was an American librarian and genealogist who specialized in the field of Norwegian-American immigration.-Background and career:...
- (1913–1994) was an American librarian and genealogist - Ingri Parin d'Aulaire - writer and illustrator of children's books in the 20th century.
- Ole Edvart RølvaagOle Edvart RølvaagOle Edvart Rølvaag was an American novelist and professor who became well known for his writings regarding the Norwegian American immigrant experience...
- (1876–1931) was an American novelist and professor - Aagot RaaenAagot RaaenAagot Raaen was an American author and educator.-Background:Aagot Raaen was born in Iowa. Her parents, Thomas Raaen and Ragnhild Rodningen, were immigrants from Norway. The family moved to Dakota Territory to establish a homestead, settling near Hatton, North Dakota...
– (1873–1957) was an American author and educator. - Peter StraubPeter StraubPeter Francis Straub is an American author and poet, most famous for his work in the horror genre. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award, placing him among the most-honored horror authors in...
- American author and poet - Elise WærenskjoldElise WærenskjoldElise Wærenskjold was an Norwegian-American writer, temperance leader and early pioneer in Texas.-Background:Elise Amalie Tvede Wærenskjold was born in Dypvåg parish, in Kristiansand in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway...
- (1815–1895) was an Norwegian-American writer - Agnes Mathilde WergelandAgnes Mathilde WergelandAgnes Mathilde Wergeland was a Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator. Agnes Mathilde Wergeland was the first Norwegian woman ever to earn a doctoral degree.-Background:...
- (1857–1914) was a Norwegian-American historian, poet and educator
Others
- Gunnar Berg (Scouting)Gunnar Berg (Scouting)Gunnar H. Berg was a national director of the Boy Scouts of America.-Biography:Berg was born in Oslo and came to the United States at age 13. He was a graduate of Columbia University, and received a doctorate in education in 1946. Berg was associated with Scouting for 42 years, retiring in 1962....
- 1897-1987) was a national director of the Boy Scouts of AmericaBoy Scouts of AmericaThe Boy Scouts of America is one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with over 4.5 million youth members in its age-related divisions...
. - Norman BorlaugNorman BorlaugNorman Ernest Borlaug was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution". Borlaug was one of only six people to have won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal...
- (1914–2009) was an American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution” - Helga EstbyHelga EstbyHelga Estby was a Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896.-Biography:...
- (1860–1942) was a Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896. - David GroseDavid GroseProfessor David F. Grose was a world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman period.-Background:...
- (1944–2004) was a world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman period - George Harbo - (1870–1946) was Norwegian-born Americans who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean.
- Alf GundersenNorskedalenNorskedalen Nature and Heritage Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the coulee region's natural environment and cultural heritage...
- Belle GunnessBelle GunnessBelle Sorenson Gunness was a Norwegian-American serial killer....
– (1859, 1908?), was a Norwegian born, American serial killer. - Paris HiltonParis HiltonParis Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...
- American heiress and media personality. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad HiltonConrad HiltonConrad Nicholson Hilton was an American businessman and investor. He is well known for being the founder of the Hilton Hotels chain.-Early life:Hilton was born in San Antonio, New Mexico...
(founder of Hilton HotelsHilton HotelsHilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
) - Oscar HaugeOscar HaugeOscar L. Hauge served on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors from 1938 until 1944.-Biography:Hauge was born on a Minnesota farm on September 17, 1868. He was mayor of Long Beach, Calif., from 1927-1930...
- (1868—1945) served on the Los Angeles County Board of SupervisorsLos Angeles County Board of SupervisorsThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is the five-member nonpartisan governing board of Los Angeles County, California. Members of the board of supervisors are elected by district. They were as of December 2, 2008:*District 1: Gloria Molina... - Merle HansenMerle HansenMerle Hansen was the founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.-Background:...
- (1919–2009) was the founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers. - Clarence IversonErnest and Clarence Iverson-Norwegian-American entertainers:Ernest and Clarence Iverson were popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s. Ernest was known as Slim Jim. His brother Clarence was the Vagabond Kid...
- popular radio personal in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s - Gunnar KaasenGunnar KaasenGunnar Kaasen was a Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic....
- (1882–1960) was a Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic - Eliot NessEliot NessEliot Ness was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, and the leader of a legendary team of law enforcement agents nicknamed The Untouchables.- Early life :...
- (1903–1957) was an American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois. He was also the leader of team The Untouchables. - Pat PaulsenPat PaulsenPatrick Layton "Pat" Paulsen was an American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States in 1968, 1972, 1980, 1988, 1992, and 1996, which had primarily comedic rather than political objectives,...
- (1927–1997) was an American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States - Gary O. RollefsonGary O. RollefsonGary O. Rollefson is an American Anthropologist. He has specialized on Near Eastern prehistoric archeology and prehistoric religion.-Biography:...
- American Anthropologist - Frank Samuelsen – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean.
- Tim SchaferTim SchaferTimothy Schafer is an American computer game designer. He founded Double Fine Productions in January 2000, after having spent over a decade at LucasArts...
- American computer game designer. - Nels SkumsrudSkumsrud Heritage FarmSkumsrud Heritage Farm is a Norwegian immigrant homestead located west of Coon Valley, Wisconsin, in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.-Description:...
- Jacqueline SmithJacqueline Smith (trade unionist)Jacqueline Smith is a Norwegian trade unionist.Born in Wyoming, USA to a Vietnamese American mother and a Norwegian father, she moved to Norway, first to Stavanger at the age of 8, and later to Asker. She studied law, but left the university to become a croupier for Color Line...
– Norwegian trade unionist. - Thorvald SolbergThorvald SolbergThorvald Solberg was the first Register of Copyrights in the United States Copyright Office. He was a noted authority on copyright and played an instrumental role in shaping the Copyright Act of 1909.-Early life:...
- (1852–1949) was the first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in the United States Copyright OfficeUnited States Copyright OfficeThe United States Copyright Office, a part of the Library of Congress, is the official U.S. government body that maintains records of copyright registration in the United States. It is used by copyright title searchers who are attempting to clear a chain of title for copyrighted works.The head of...
. - Kevin Alfred StromKevin Alfred StromKevin Alfred Strom is the former Managing Director of National Vanguard. Strom resigned from National Vanguard in July 2006...
- former Managing Director of National VanguardNational VanguardNational Vanguard refers to three entities:*National Vanguard *National Vanguard *National Vanguard...
. - Per Ivarson UndiPer Ivarson UndiPer Ivarson Undi , also known as Peter Iverson, was an early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory. -Biography:Peder Ivarson was born on the Undi farm in Vik, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway...
- (1803–1860), also known as Peter Iverson, was an early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory.