This is a list ofnotableNorwegian Americans , 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.
Historians and sociologists [ edit ] Kenneth O. Bjork – (1909–1991) American professor, historian and authorCarl Blegen – (1887–1971) American archaeologist famous for his work on the site ofPylos in modern-day Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey.Theodore C. Blegen – (1891–1969) American historian and authorElise M. Boulding – (1920–2010) Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict StudiesOdd S. Lovoll – American author, historian and educatorPeter A. Munch – (1908–1984) Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and authorCarlton C. Qualey – (1904–1988) American professor, author and historianRick Steves – American author, historianMartin Ulvestad – (1865–1942) American historian and author whose writings focused on Norwegian-American immigrationThorstein Veblen – (1857–1929) American economist and sociologistActors and actresses [ edit ] Peter Graves Melanie Griffith Lance Henriksen Priscilla Presley John Aasen – (1890–1938) American silent film actor, one of the tallest actors in historyJean Arthur – (1900–1991) American actress and a major film star of the 1930s and 1940s[ 2] Nina Arvesen – American actress of Norwegian extraction, best known for her performances on American soap operasRichard Dean Anderson – American television and film actor, producer and composerJames Arness – (1923–2011) American actor, best known for portrayingMarshal Matt Dillon in the television seriesGunsmoke Peter Graves Dorothy Arnold – (1917–1997) American film actressRoger Awsumb – (1928–2002) American television host "Casey Jones" for theLunch with Casey children's show. Earl W. Bascom – (1906–1995) cowboy actor, worked with Roy Rogers, grandmother was NorwegianRowan Blanchard – American actress[ 3] Alisha Boe – Norwegian-born actress, Norwegian mother and Somalian father. She is known for playing Jessica Davis in theNetflix drama series13 Reasons Why Stan Boreson – "King of Scandinavian Humor"James Cagney – (1899–1986) American actor, first on stage, then in film, grandfather was of Norwegian descentDana Carvey – American comedian, actor and producer, 7/16ths NorwegianJennifer Connelly – American film actress, father is of Irish and Norwegian, mother was of Ashkenazi Jewish descentErika Christensen – American actress, father is of part Norwegian descentLauren Cohan – American actressArlene Dahl – American actress and formerMGM contract star, mother of actorLorenzo Lamas Laura Dern – American actress[ 4] Tom Drake – (1918–1982) American actorJosh Duhamel – American actor and former fashion model, of part Norwegian descent[ 5] Linda Eder – American singer and actressDana Elcar – (1927–2005) American television and movie character actorLinda Evans – American actressJimmy Fallon – American television host, comedian, actor, singer, writer, and producer (Norwegian maternal great-grandfather)[ 6] Bob Fosse – (1927–1987) American actor, dancer, musical theater choreographer, director, screenwriter, film editor and film directorKristine Froseth – American actress and model of full Norwegian descentPeter Graves (actor) – (1926–2010) American film and television actor, of part Norwegian descentSigrid Gurie – (1911–1969) Norwegian-born motion picture actress from the late 1930s to early 1940sCarmine Giovinazzo – American actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Danny Messer inCSI: NY . He is of Norwegian and Italian descentMelanie Griffith – American actress, mother is of part Norwegian descentJosh Hartnett – American actorJune Havoc – (1912–2010) Canadian-born American actress, dancer, writer, and theater directorTricia Helfer – Canadian American actressLance Henriksen – American actor and artist, Norwegian fatherCeleste Holm – (1917–2012) American stage, film, and television actressJon-Erik Hexum – (1957–1984) American model and actorDakota Johnson - American actress of Norwegian descentJean Kasem – actress and widow ofCasey Kasem Joey King – American actressMarta Kristen – American actressLorenzo Lamas – American actor and reality television participant, mother of Norwegian descentCarole Landis – (1919–1948) American film and stage actressGypsy Rose Lee – (1914–1970) American burlesque entertainer, famous for her striptease actLucille Lund – (1913–2002) American film actress of the 1930s.Dawn Lyn – American actress best known for her role in three seasons of the comedyMy Three Sons Kristanna Loken – American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model, is of half Norwegian and half German descentJohn Lund – (1911–1992) American film actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the filmA Foreign Affair Jena Malone – actress, of part Norwegian descentKimberly Matula – actress best known for her role asHope Logan onCBS ’sThe Bold and the Beautiful Peter MacNicol – American actor (Ally McBeal Jenny Maxwell – (1941–1981) American film and television actress, probably best remembered for her role in the 1961 Elvis Presley film Blue HawaiiRobert Mitchum – (1917–1997) American film actor, author, composer and singer, of half Norwegian descentChristopher Mitchum – American actor. He is the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and younger brother of actorJames Mitchum , father was of half Norwegian descentJames Mitchum – American actor and son of Robert Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descentMarilyn Monroe – (1926–1962) American actress, singer and model, of part Norwegian descentHarry Morgan – (1915–2011) American actorPatricia Morison – American stage and motion picture actress and mezzo-soprano singerKari Michaelsen – American actress. She is most known by her role as Katie Kanisky on the television sitcomGimme a Break! Mildred Natwick – (1905–1994) American stage and film actressBarry Nelson – (1917–2007) American actor (James Bond )Nathan Fillion – actorGreta Nissen – (1906–1988) Norwegian-born American film and stage actress.Dagmar Oakland – (1893–1989) American actressEric Christian Olsen – American actor known for his role inNCIS: Los Angeles , 100% NorwegianAshley Olsen – actress, producer, fashion designer and businesswoman. Is the twin sister ofMary-Kate Olsen and elder sister ofElizabeth Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen – actress, producer, fashion designer and businesswoman. Is the twin sister ofAshley Olsen and elder sister ofElizabeth Olsen Elizabeth Olsen – actress, younger sister of twinsMary-Kate and Ashley Olsen Barbara Payton – American fashion model and actress, parents of Norwegian descentPiper Perabo – American stage, film and television actress, mother is of Norwegian descentChris Pratt – American Actor of English, German, Swiss-German, French-Canadian and Norwegian descentPriscilla Presley – American actress and businesswoman and ex-wife of musicianElvis Presley , of part Norwegian descentJohn Qualen – (1899–1987) Canadian-American character actor of Norwegian heritage who specialized in Scandinavian rolesEvan Ross – American actor and musician, father was NorwegianPeter MacNicol - American Actor, part of Norwegian descentKathryn Leigh Scott – American television and film actressKevin Sorbo – American actor (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Ann Reinking – American actress, dancer, and choreographerSonia Satra – American actressDavid Soul –American-British actor and singer, best known for his role as Detective Kenneth "Hutch" Hutchinson in the television programmeStarsky and Hutch Sally Struthers – American actress and spokeswoman (Gloria Stivic onAll in the Family Gilmore Girls Harry Tenbrook – Norwegian-American actorMax Thieriot – American actorSophie Thatcher – American actressJustin Torkildsen – American actor, best known for his role onThe Bold and the Beautiful Aaron Tveit – theatre, television, and film actorKirsten Vangsness – American actress (Criminal Minds Shantel VanSanten – American actressVicky Vette – pornographic actress and modelRobert Wagner – American actor best known for theHart to Hart TV seriesKristen Wiig – American film and television actress, paternal grandfather was of Norwegian descentMichelle Williams – American film and television actress, of part Norwegian descentRainn Wilson – American actorRenée Zellweger – American actress and producer, mother is Norwegian-born, and of part Norwegian descent[ edit ] Singers and musicians [ edit ] Beck Peggy Lee Liz Anderson – American country music singerLynn Andersen – American country music singer and equestrianThe Andrews Sisters Peter Askim – American composer of modern classical musicSophie Auster – American singer and actressChet Baker – (1929–1988) American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist and singer.[ 7] Beck – American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalistStan Boreson – the "King of Scandinavian Humor"Jackson Browne – American rock singer-songwriter and musicianStorm Bull – (1913–2007) American musician, composer and educatorJerry Cantrell – American musician, lead guitarist ofAlice in Chains F. Melius Christiansen – (1871–1955) Norwegian-born violinist and choral conductor in the Lutheran choral traditionPaul J. Christiansen – (1914–1997) American choral conductor and composerDavid Ellefson – bassist and founding member of the American bandMegadeth Bradley Ellingboe – American choral composer and conductorMyron Floren – (1919–2005) American musician best known as the accordionist onThe Lawrence Welk Show Leif Garrett – American singer and actorJosh Groban – American singer-songwriter (great-grandmother of Norwegian descent)[ 8] Marty Haugen – American composer of liturgical musicSkitch Henderson – (1918–2005) pianist, conductor, and composerBibbe Hansen – artist, musician, and former actress best known as the mother of musician BeckAdolph Herseth – principal trumpet in theChicago Symphony Orchestra from 1948 until 2001Nick Hexum – American musician, currently the vocalist and guitarist for the311 bandJosh Homme – American rock musician and record producerDavid Johansen – American rock, protopunk, blues, and pop singer, well as a songwriter and actorArdis Krainik – (1929–1997) American mezzo-soprano opera singerAdam Lambert – American singerPeggy Lee – (1920–2002) American jazz and popular music singer-songwriter, composer, and actressDJ Muggs –Cypress Hill 's DJ and producerBrent Mydland – (1952–1990) fourth keyboardist to play for the American rock band theGrateful Dead Joni Mitchell – Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter that resident in New YorkSpencer Nilsen – video game music composerRenee Olstead – American actress and singerMalia Ann Kawailanamalie Petersen – Hula Halau 'O Kamuela dancerRobin Pecknold – songwriter, lead singer of Americanindie folk bandFleet Foxes Lisa Marie Presley – singer-songwriter and daughter of Elvis PresleyIggy Pop – American singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actorGregg Rolie – American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bandsSantana ,The Storm ,Abraxas Pool andJourney , for whom he was the original lead singer.Alia Shawkat – American actress (Arrested Development )Grace Slick – American singer-ongwriter, one of the lead singers of the rock groupsThe Great Society ,Jefferson Airplane ,Jefferson Starship , andStarship Matt Sorum – American rock drummer and percussionist. He works withGuns N' Roses andVelvet Revolver Gwen Stefani – American singer-songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress. (maternal second great-grandmother parents)[ 9] Harry Stewart – (1908–1956) American comedian and singerAxel Stordahl – (1913–1963) arranger active from the late 1930s through the 1950sCarl Frederick Tandberg – (1910–1988) bass fiddle musician (Glen Campbell )Robin Thicke – singer, mother is of partial Norwegian ancestry[ 10] Tinashe – singerPeter Tork – American musician and actor, best known as a member ofThe Monkees Eddie Vedder – best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Pearl Jam; Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson IIIPaul Waaktaar-Savoy – lyricist, singer, and guitar player from the banda-ha andSavoy . He was born in Oslo and moved to New York after meeting his girlfriend (now wife),Lauren Savoy .Tom Waits – American singer-songwriter, composer, and actorCamilla Wicks – American violinist and one of the first female violinists to establish a major international careerOkay Kaya – American singer-songwriter, model, and actor. Most known as OKAY KAYA, her stage nameVera Zorina – (1917–2003) Norwegian ballerina, musical theatre actress and choreographerBoomer Esiason Lance Armstrong – American former professionalroad racing cyclist [ 11] Gil Andersen (1879–1930) – American auto racer active during the formative years ofmotorsport Craig Anderson – American NHL goaltenderJohn Anderson (1873–1949) –Major League Baseball outfielder andfirst baseman Lisa Aukland (born 1957) – professional bodybuilder and powerlifterEspen Baardsen – formerfootballer Jim Bakken – formerAmerican football punter andplacekicker Jill Bakken – American Olympicbobsledder Ole Bardahl Earl W. Bascom (1906–1995) – hall of fame rodeo champion, "Father of Modern Rodeo"Tom Brady – American NFL quarterback for theNew England Patriots andTampa Bay Buccaneers Walter Burkemo – Americanprofessional golfer Dustin Byfuglien – American NHL defensemanGeorge Dahlgren (1887–1940) – player in theNational Football League Mix Diskerud – Norwegian-born American soccer player currently playing forMLS clubNew York City FC Grete Eliassen – American freestyle skier; Norwegian fatherAudun Endestad – Norwegian-born Americancross-country skier , author, and field guideAlf Engen (1909–1997) – Norwegian-born skier and skiing school owner/teacher; set severalski jumping world records in the 1930sCorey Engen (1916–2006) – captain of the U.S. Nordic ski team at the1948 Winter Olympics inSt. Moritz , SwitzerlandSverre Engen (1911–2001) – Norwegian-born skier, ski coach, ski area manager, and filmmakerHal Erickson (1898–1963) – player in theNational Football League Stein Eriksen – former alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalistGretchen Fraser (1919–1994) – Alpine ski racer, the first American to win an Olympic gold medal for skiingSig Haugdahl (1891–1970) –IMCA champion 1927–1932 and an early promoter of stock car racing in the United StatesAnders Haugen (1888–1984) – American ski jumperGreg Haugen – retired American boxerMichael Haugen Jr. – professional ten-pin bowlerArt Hauger (1893–1944) – Major League Baseball playerSonja Henie (1912–1969) – Norwegian figure skater and film starHjalmar Hvam (1902–1996) – competitive Norwegian-American Nordic skier and inventor of the first safety ski bindingBurt Ingwersen (1898–1969) – American football, basketball, and baseball playerKenneth Di Vita Jensen – Norwegian-born American soccer playerSi Johnson (1906–1994) – pitcher for the Cincinnati RedsLolo Jones – American track and field athlete who specialized in the 60 and 100-meter hurdlesArndt Jorgens (1905–1980) – catcher in Major League BaseballSonny Jurgensen – former American football quarterback in the National Football LeagueBrandon Inge – American professional baseball infielderJay Kleven (1949–2009) – Major League Baseball player in 1976 for the New York MetsDon Larsen (1929–2020) – American Major League Baseball pitcher who threw a perfect game in the 1956 World SeriesNewt Loken – former artistic gymnast and coach of gymnastics, trampolining, and cheerleadingHarold "Hal" W. Moe (1910–2001) – American college football player and assistant coachTommy Moe – former alpine ski racerDoug Moe – American professional basketball coachSondre Norheim (1825–1897) – Norwegian skier and pioneer of modern skiingWerner Nilsen (1904–1992) – Norwegian-American soccer forwardCasper Oimoen (1906–1995) – American ski jumping championJohn Olerud – American former first baseman in Major League BaseballOle Olsen (1894–1980) – Major League Baseball pitcherGreg Olson – American football coachLute Olson – retired American men's basketball coachPeter Oppegard – American retired pair skater and coachDanica Patrick – American auto racing driver, model, and advertising spokeswoman[ 12] Sarah Reinertsen – American athleteEarl Sande (1898–1968) – American Hall of Fame jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer[ 13] Eddie August Schneider (1911–1940) – set three transcontinental airspeed records for pilots under the age of twenty-one in 1930Knute Rockne (1888–1931) – American football coachEd Saugestad – former college men's ice hockey coachBjørn Selander – American racing cyclistJack Skille – American professional ice hockey player for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League[ 14] Karsten Solheim (1911–2000) – Norwegian-born American golf club designer and businessmanCarl Tellefsen (1854–1908) – Norwegian-born skiing champion and the first leader of theU.S. Ski and Snowboard Association Jimmy "Big Jim" Wiggs (1876–1963) – pitcher in Major League BaseballJan Stenerud – former professional football player for theAmerican Football League 's Kansas City ChiefsSnowshoe Thompson (1827–1876) – considered the father of California skiingArthur E. Tokle (1922–2005) – Norwegian-born American ski jumperTorger Tokle (1919–1945) – Norwegian-born ski jumper; the Torger Tokle Memorial Trophy was created in his honor after he was killed while serving as a ski trooper in World War IICory Undlin - American football coachPaige VanZant – American mixed martial artistLindsey Vonn – American alpine skierJohnny Weir – American figure skaterBabe Didrikson Zaharias (1911–1956) – American athlete who achieved outstanding success in golf, basketball, and track and fieldBrede Hangeland Bjørn Maars Johnsen Linda Avey – founder of 23andMe, the consumer genetics companySimon Benson – (1852–1942) noted businessman and philanthropistAlden W. Clausen – former President of theWorld Bank William Copeland (brewer) , Copeland was born Johan Martinius Thoresen in Arendal in Norway before he moved to USA. He set up a brewery in Japan which today is known asKirin Beer .Ralph Evinrude – (1907–1986) American business magnate best known for being the Chairman of Outboard Marine CorporationH. P. Faye – (1859–1928) Norwegian-born businessman who developed sugar cane plantations on west KauaʻiGary Haugen – President and CEO ofInternational Justice Mission H. G. Haugan – Norwegian-born, American railroad's executiveBarron Hilton – American socialite, hotel heir, former co-chairman of theHilton Hotels chainConrad Hilton – (1887–1979) American hotelier and founder of the Hilton Hotels chainConrad Hilton, Jr. – (1926–1969) American socialite, hotel heir, businessmanRichard Hilton – chairman and co-founder of Hilton & HylandTuri Josefsen – Norwegian-born, American businesswomanFred Kavli – Norwegian and naturalized American physicist, business leader, inventor, and philanthropistN. O. Nelson – (1844–1922) founder of the N. O. Nelson Manufacturing CompanyKjell Qvale – Norwegian-born business executiveTova Traesnaes – Norwegian-born American business-woman. She is the founder of the Beauty By Tova cosmetics featured onQVC James Trane – (1857–1936) co-founder ofTrane Reuben Trane – (1886–1954) founded Trane, the heating and air conditioning company, with his father James Trane Charles Schulz Explorers and founders [ edit ] Eric Sevareid Waldemar Ager – (1869–1941) Norwegian-born American newspaperman and authorBrynild Anundsen – (1844–1913) Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and publisherOle Amundsen Buslett – (1855–1924) Norwegian-born American author, newspaperman, and politicianDavid Cay Johnston - investigative journalist and authorWilliam T. Evjue – (1882–1970) American newspaper editor and radio broadcast executive.Hans Andersen Foss – (1851–1929) American author, newspaper editor and temperance leaderTavi Gevinson – American fashion journalist and bloggerGulbrand Hagen – (1864–1919) American newspaper editor, writer, photographeJohan Hambro – (1915–1993) Norwegian journalist, translator and biographerVernon Arnold Haugland – (1908–1984) Reporter and writer forAssociated Press . As a war correspondent, he documented World War II events as they occurred. He was the first civilian to receive the Silver Star medal.Carl Hiaasen – American journalist, columnist and novelistReidar Rye Haugan – (1893–1972) American newspaper editor and publisherJudy Lee Klemesrud – (1939–1985) writer forThe New York Times from 1966 until her death in 1985Victor Lawson – (1850–1925) American newspaper publisher who headed the Chicago Daily News from 1876 to 1925Elias Molee – (1845–1928) American journalist, philologist and linguist.Jane Pauley – American television journalistJames DeNoon Reymert – (1821–1896) American newspaper editor, mine operator, lawyer and politicianJerry Rosholt – (1923–2008) American journalist and authorAndreas Nilsen Rygg – (1868–1951) Norwegian-American newspaper editor and authorOrion Samuelson – (born 1934) Norwegian-American broadcaster, host of the U.S. Farm ReportEric Sevareid – (1912–1992)CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977Carl Søyland – (1894–1978) Norwegian-born author, reporter, editorMarcus Thrane – (1817–1890) Norwegian author, journalist, and the leader of the first Norwegianlabor movement Brenda Ueland – (1891–1985) American journalist, writers and editor. Awarded the Knight ofRoyal Norwegian Order of St. Olav by the Norwegian government for her covering of the treason trials ofVidkun Quisling .Johannes B. Wist – (1864–1923) Norwegian-born newspaper editor, journalist and authorEarl Warren Peter C. Assersen – (1839–1906) Norwegian-born, American civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States NavyQuentin Aanenson – (1921–2008) Captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron featured in Ken Burn's 2007 documentary The WarBernt Balchen – (1899–1973), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Norwegian native and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leaderBowe Bergdahl – United States Army soldier of Norwegian and Swedish descent. Captured by the Taliban.Margarethe Cammermeyer – former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activistFred J. Christensen – (1921–2006) fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War IIRichard Daley - Annapolis graduate and retired USMC Lieutenant Colonel. Recipient of two Silver Stars, Korea and Vietnam.Thomas Daley Major, USAF (1934 - 2021). Recipient of two Distinguished Flying Crosses, Vietnam.Gail Halvorsen – retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force (The Candy Bomber)Louis J. Hauge, Jr. – (1924–1945) United States MarineOrin D. Haugen – (1907–1945) Colonel in the United States Army[ 15] Knut Haukelid – (1911–1994) Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War IIHans Christian Heg – (1829–1863) Norwegian-born abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, led Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on Union side in American Civil War. Died of the wounds received at Battle of Chickamauga.Olaf M. Hustvedt – (1886–1978) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II battleship commander and twice recipient of the Legion of MeritOle C. Johnson – (1838–1886) Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil WarLauris Norstad – (1907–1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air ForceRalph Ofstie – (1897–1956) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II aircraft carrier commander and post war commander of theUnited States Sixth Fleet Ludwig Andreas Olsen – (1845–1886) also known as Louis Williams, United States Navy sailorGeorge William Rud – (1883–1916) United States Navy Chief Machinist's MateThorvald A. Solberg – (1894–1964) United States Navy rear admiral, twice recipient of the Legion of Merit, and head of the Office of Naval Research.Andrew V. Stoltenberg – (1865–1921) United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War.Leif J. Sverdrup – (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 Thorkelson – (1876–1945) American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctorLeo K. Thorsness – (1932–2017) fighter pilot and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.Karl Westa – (1875–1949) United States Navy sailorHubert H. Humphrey Henry M. Jackson Warren G. Magnuson Walter Mondale Kristi Noem Pete Hegseth Fred G. Aandahl – (1897–1966) Republican politician who served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota and as a U.S. RepresentativeKnud Adland – (1829–1912) Wisconsin State AssemblymanThomas Ryum Amlie – (1897–1973) U.S. Representative from WisconsinElmer L. Andersen – (1909–2004) American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th Governor of MinnesotaCanute Anderson – (1830–1893) Wisconsin State AssemblymanNels Anderson – (1889–1986) Wisconsin State AssemblymanSigurd Anderson – (1904–1990) 19th Governor of South Dakota, 17th Attorney General of South DakotaSydney Anderson – (1881–1948) U.S. Representative from MinnesotaJohn Ashcroft – United States politician, 79th United States attorney generalMichele Bachmann – member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Minnesota's 6th congressional districtElmer Austin Benson – (1895–1985) American lawyer and politician from MinnesotaJan Brewer – 22nd Governor of ArizonaNils Andreas Boe – (1913–1992) American politician who served as the 23rd Governor of South DakotaClarence Alfred Bottolfsen – (1891–1964) politician who served as the 17th and 19th Governor of IdahoHaldor Boen – (1851–1912) U.S. representative from MinnesotaEva Burch Elected 2022 Member of the Arizona Senate from the 9th district (Mother from Norway)[ 16] Holm O. Bursum – (1867–1953) politician from New MexicoOlger B. Burtness – (1884–1960) U.S. Representative from North DakotaLois Grimsrud Capps – U.S. Representative for California's 23rd congressional districtTheodore Christianson – (1883–1948) American politician who served as the 21st Governor of MinnesotaCharles A. Christopherson – (1871–1933) U.S. Representative from South DakotaJohn E. Erickson (Montana politician) – (March 14, 1863 – May 25, 1946) American politician of the Democratic Party from MontanaMath Dahl – (1884–1976) North Dakota politician well known for his tenure as the North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor from 1939 to 1964Clarence P. Dahl – (1892–1976) politician with the Republican Party who served as theLieutenant Governor of North Dakota Arne Dahl – politician who served as the lastNorth Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture and Labor Herman Dahle – (1855–1920)United States Congressman in the House of Representatives from WisconsinSteve Daines – (born 1962)U.S. Senator from Montana James O. Davidson – (1854–1922) 21st Governor of Wisconsin, 19th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, 13th Treasurer of Wisconsin, Wisconsin State AssemblymanRoland B. Day – (1919–2008)Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice from 1974 to 1996Arne Duncan – American education administrator and currentlyUnited States Secretary of Education .Joanell Dyrstad – 43rd Lieutenant Governor of MinnesotaHerman Ekern – (1872–1954) politician who served as Lieutenant Governor of WisconsinOscar E. Erickson – (1884–1945) politician who served as theNorth Dakota Insurance Commissioner Michael O. Freeman – attorney and politician from the state of MinnesotaOrville Freeman – (1918–2003) American Democratic politician who served as the 29th Governor of MinnesotaJennifer Granholm – Canadian born American politician of Norwegian and Swedish ancestryNicolai A. Grevstad – (1851–1940) American diplomat, politician and newspaperAsle Gronna – (1858–1922) U.S. Senator from North DakotaArchie M. Gubbrud – (1910–1987) the 22nd Governor of South Dakota.Steve Gunderson – President and CEO of the Council on FoundationsCarl Gunderson – (1864–1933) 11th Governor of South DakotaHenry Gunderson – (1878–1940) Wisconsin politicianDeb Haaland – (1960–) U.S. Representative from New MexicoHarold Hagen – (1901–1957) Minnesota politicianKittel Halvorson – (1846–1936) U.S. Representative from MinnesotaJohn Hamre – U.S. politicianBernt B. Haugan – (1862–1931) American Lutheran minister, politicianMary Margaret Haugen – Washington state senatorGilbert N. Haugen – (1859–1933) seventeen-term Republican U.S. Representative fromIowa's 4th congressional district Nils P. Haugen – (1849–1931) U.S. Congressman from Wisconsin, Wisconsin State AssemblymanBrynhild Haugland – (1905–1998) one of the first female legislators in theNorth Dakota Legislative Assembly and the longest serving state legislator in the history of the United StatesCurly Haugland – born Erling George Haugland, served as theRepublican National Committeeman for North Dakota since 1999Nils Pederson Haugen – (1849–1931) U.S. Representative from WisconsinHans Christian Heg – (1829–1863) Norwegian- American politician and soldier in the American Civil War from WisconsinRalph Herseth – (1909–1969) the 21st Governor of South DakotaOle P. Hoff – (1853–1924) Norwegian-American Republican politician and the first commissioner of labor in the U.S. state of Oregon.Martin Hersrud – (1880–1969) Republican member of the North Dakota House of RepresentativesEinar Hoidale – (1870–1952) U.S. Congressman from MinnesotaHubert Humphrey – (1911–1978), served under President Lyndon B. Johnson as the 38th Vice President of the United States.Henry M. Jackson – (1912–1983) U.S. Congressman and Senator from the state of WashingtonMaurice Johannessen – (born 1934) California State SenatorTim Johnson – U.S. Senator from South DakotaCoya Knutson – (1912–1996) U.S. Representative from MinnesotaHarold Knutson – (1919–1923)House Majority Whip , U.S. Congressman from MinnesotaPaul John Kvale – (1896–1960) U.S. Representative from MinnesotaOle J. Kvale – (1869–1929) U.S. Representative from MinnesotaE. Floyd Kvamme – American engineer,venture capitalist , and government advisorWarren Magnuson – (1905–1989) United States Senator of the Democratic Party from WashingtonRoger Moe – American politician and former member and majority leader of the Minnesota SenateWalter Mondale – American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 42nd Vice President of the United StatesJohn Moses – (1885–1945) Norwegian-born, United States Senator and 22nd Governor of North DakotaCanute R. Matson – (1843–1903) Norwegian-born politician who served as Sheriff of Cook County, IllinoisM. Alfred Michaelson – (1878–1949) U.S. Congressman from IllinoisJanne Myrdal – Republican member of the North Dakota SenateJohn M. Nelson – (1870–1955) U.S. Representative from WisconsinKnute Nelson – (1843–1923) Norwegian-born American politicianRagnvald A. Nestos – (1877–1942) 13th Governor of North Dakota, North Dakota State RepresentativeKristi Noem – Governor of South DakotaPete Hegseth – (born 1980) Secretary of Defense and former television presenter from MinnesotaOle H. Olson – (1872–1954) elected to the North Dakota House of Representatives and later elected to the North Dakota State Senate.J. A. O. Preus – (1883–1961) American politician.Floyd B. Olson – (1891–1936) American politician, served as the 22nd Governor of MinnesotaAllen I. Olson – Republican politician and attorney who served as the 28th Governor of North DakotaSean Parnell – Governor of AlaskaAl Quie – American politician who served as the 35th Governor of MinnesotaKarl Rolvaag – U.S. politicianKarl Rove – American Republican political consultant and policy advisor[ 17] [ 18] Martin Olav Sabo – American politician and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor PartyStephanie Herseth Sandlin – Attorney who served as the Democratic U.S. Representative forSouth Dakota's At-large congressional district Conrad Selvig – (1877–1953) U.S. Representative from MinnesotaHenrik Shipstead – (1881–1960) American politicianArlan Stangeland – American politician from MinnesotaHalvor Steenerson – (1852–1926) U.S. Congressman from MinnesotaHenry Teigan – (1881–1941) American labor leader, editor and member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota.Jacob Thorkelson – (1876–1945) U.S. Congressman from MontanaJohn Thune – U.S. Senator from South DakotaEdward John Thye – (1896–1969) 26th Governor of Minnesota and U.S. SenatorAndrew Volstead – (1860–1947) American member of the United States House of Representatives from MinnesotaKnud Wefald – (1869–1936) United States House of Representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota State RepresentativeWilliam Williamson – (1875–1972) U.S. Representative from South DakotaHarold Windingstad – (1929–2006) American politician from MinnesotaMarcus Borg – American Biblical scholar and authorElling Eielsen – (1804–1883) American minister and Lutheran Church leader.John O. Evjen – (1874–1942) American author, Lutheran church historian and professor of theologyAlbert C. Knudson – (1873–1953) Christian theologian in the Methodist traditionU. V. Koren – (1826–1910) American author, theologian and church leaderBernt Julius Muus – (1832–1900) Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister and church leaderRussell M. Nelson – President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOlaf M. Norlie – (1876–1962), also referred to as O. M. Norlie, Lutheran minister, educator and scholarSven Oftedal – (1844–1911) Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister who helped found the Lutheran Free ChurchJacob Aall Ottesen Preus – American Lutheran clergyJ. A. O. Preus II – (1920–1994) Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and church presidentHerman Amberg Preus – (1825–1894) American Lutheran clergyman and church leaderCanute Peterson – (1824–1902) Norwegian Mormon pioneer settler of Utah TerritoryChristian Keyser Preus – (1852–1921) American Lutheran Minister who served as the second President of Luther CollegeRobert Preus – (1924–1995) American Lutheran pastor, professor, author, and seminary presidentAugust Weenaas – (1835–1924) Norwegian-born Lutheran minister and educatorWilliam S. Skylstad – American Roman Catholic BishopPeer Stromme – (1856–1921) American pastor, teacher, journalist, and authorHans Gerhard Stub – (1849–1931) American Lutheran theologian and church leaderGeorg Sverdrup (theologian) – (1848–1907) Norwegian-born Lutheran theologian and an educatorNils Otto Tank – (1800–1864) Moravian Church missionaryJacob Tanner – Norwegian-born, Lutheran minister, educator and religious authorAbraham Vereide – (1886–1969) Norwegian-born Methodist clergyman and founder of Goodwill Industries of SeattleJohn A. Widtsoe – (1872–1952) member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsMildred Bangs Wynkoop – (1905–1997) ordained minister in the Church of the Nazarene, who served as an educator, missionary and theologianErnest O. Lawrence Sally Ride Philip Abelson – (1913–2004) American physicist, scientific editor, and science writerChristian B. Anfinsen – (1916–1995) American biochemistPeter Agre – American medical doctor, professor, and molecular biologistNeal Amundson – (1916–2011) American chemical engineerJohn August Anderson – (1876–1959) American astronomer. The crater Anderson on the Moon is named after himErik Asphaug – American planetary scientist, winner of Urey PrizeGunvald Aus – (1851–1950) Norwegian-American engineerDaniel Baker – (1948–) American space scientistEarl Bakken – engineer, businessman and philanthropist of Dutch and Norwegian American ancestryCarl Georg Barth – (1860–1939) Norwegian-American mathematician and mechanical engineerMagnus Bjorndal – (September 13, 1899 – January 23, 1971) Norwegian American engineer and inventorEduard Boeckmann – (1849–1927) Norwegian American ophthalmologist, physician and inventorIvar Brogger – (1880–1963) electrical engineer and inventorWilliam A. Bugge – (1900–1992) civil engineerRobert A. Dahl – Sterling Professor emeritus of political science at Yale UniversityOlin J. Eggen – (1919–1998) American astronomerDouglas Engelbart – American inventor and early computer pioneer and internet pioneerOle Evinrude – (1877–1934) Norwegian-American inventor, known for the invention of the first outboard motor with practical commercial application.Joe Foss – (1915–2003) leading fighter ace of the United States Marine Corps during World War IIMike Fossum – American astronautFrederick C. Finkle – (1865–1949) American consulting engineer and geologistIvar Giaever – (1929–2025) physicist who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973Clarence Gonstead – (1898–1978) Doctor of Chiropractic and creator of the Gonstead TechniqueLars Grimsrud – aerospace engineer and performance automobileAdolph Gundersen – (1865–1938) Norwegian-born American medical doctor and founder of Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterRobert C. Gunderson – (1931–2003) first supervisor of the Genealogical Society of Utah's Royalty Identification UnitLawrence R. Hafstad – (1904–1993) American physicist and son of two Norwegian immigrants. Created first nuclear fission reaction in the United States.Alf Hjort – (1877–1944) Norwegian-born American electrical engineerIver Johnson – U.S. firearms, bicycle, and motorcycle manufacturerRobert B. Ingebretsen – (1948–2003) pioneer in the development of digital soundGary Kildall – (1942–1994) American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created theCP/M operating system and foundedDigital Research , Inc.Carl Otto Lampland – (1873–1951) American astronomerNorman Bernard Larsen (1923–1970) American industrial chemist who is sometimes credited with the invention ofWD-40 .Ernest Lawrence – (1901–1958) American physicist and Nobel LaureateJohn H. Lawrence – (1904–1991) American physicist and physician best known for pioneering the field of nuclear medicineMark C. Lee – (1952–) American astronautC. Walton Lillehei – (1918–1999) American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgeryAlfred M. Moen – (1916–2001) American inventor and founder of Moen, Inc.Olaus Murie – (1889–1963) called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologistNathan Myhrvold – formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, and referred to by many as a patent troll.Ted Nelson – American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technologyPeter Norman Nissen – (1871–1930) Canadian-American resident in United States. A mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called theNissen hut in 1916Karen Nyberg – mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. First person to ever sew in space.Ken Olsen – (1926–2011) American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment CorporationTinius Olsen – (1845–1932) Norwegian-born American engineer and inventorCharles J. Pedersen – (1904–1989) American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethersLars Onsager – (1903–1976) Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicistSally Ride – (1951–2012) American physicist and former NASA astronautOle Singstad – (1882–1969) Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland TunnelMarius Nygaard Smith-Petersen – (1886–1953) Norwegian-born American physician and orthopaedic surgeonGeorge Schlukbier – North American innovator who in the 1990s built NandoElias Anton Cappelen Smith – (1873–1949) Norwegian American civil engineer and metallurgistTheodore Theodorsen – (1897–1978) Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulenceMerle A. Tuve – (1901–1982) American scientist and geophysicist, the founding director of theJohns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Oswald Veblen – (1880–1960) American mathematician, geometer and topologistMikkel Aaland – American photographer known for work in the early days of digital photographyHendrik Christian Andersen – (1872–1940) American sculptor, painter and urban plannerGene Amondson – (1943–2009) landscape painter, woodcarver, Christian minister and prohibition activistSigvald Asbjornsen – (1867–1954) Norwegian-born sculptorEarl W. Bascom – (1906–1995) cowboy artist and sculptor, "cowboy of cowboy artists"Jon-Erik Beckjord – (1939–2008) paranormal investigator and photographer known for his far-reaching ideas regarding such phenomena asUFOs ,crop circles ,the Loch Ness Monster , and his specialty,Bigfoot Emil Biorn – (1864–1935) Norwegian-born, American sculptor, painter and composerBenjamin Blessum – (1877–1954) American painter, graphic artist and illustratorBjorn Egeli – (1900–1984) Norwegian-born portrait artistJacob Fjelde – (1855–1896) Norwegian-born American sculptorPauline Fjelde – (1861–1923) Norwegian-born American painter, embroiderer, and textile artistPaul Fjelde – (1892–1984) noted American sculptor and educatorAlexander Grinager – (1865–1949) American artist most noted for his murals and scenic paintingHerbjørn Gausta – (1854–1924) American artist best known for his landscapes, portraits and scenes from rural settingsAl Hansen – (1927–1995) American artist considered one of the most importantFluxus figuresLars Jonson Haukaness – (1863–1929) Norwegian-born American-Canadian impressionist painter and art instructorPer Lysne – (1880–1947) artist most associated with bringing the traditional Norwegian folk art of Rosemaling to the United StatesEric Norstad – noted ceramicist and architectKarl Ouren – (1882–1943) Norwegian-born artist best known for his paintings of Norwegian landscapes and scenesShag – American artistYngvar Sonnichsen – (1873–1938) Norwegian-born American artist and painterSvend Rasmussen Svendsen – (1864–1945) Norwegian-born American impressionist artist.Trygve Rovelstad – (1903–1990) renowned sculptor and designer of medalsDan Weggeland – (1827–1918) considered the "Father of Utah Art", artist and teacher in the early history of UtahWriters and editors [ edit ] Norman Borlaug Rasmus B. Anderson – (1846–1936) American author, professor, and diplomatChristopher Bakken – American poet, translator, and professor at Allegheny CollegeRobert Bly – American poet, author, activist and leader of theMythopoetic men's movement Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen – (1848–1895) Norwegian-born author and college professorDorthea Dahl – (1881–1958) Norwegian-born, American writerGeorge Helgesen Fitch – (1877–1915) American author, humorist, and journalistRolf G. Fjelde – (1926–2002) American playwright, educator and poetKathryn Forbes – (1908–1966) American writer and memoiristGeorge T. Flom – (1871–1960) American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference booksGreta Gaard – ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmakerRudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness – (1894–1968) prominent American librarian and literary translator who served as Dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science DepartmentIngebrikt Grose – (1862–1939) author, college professor and founding president of Concordia CollegeHaldor Johan Hanson – (1856–1929) American hymn writer, publisher and authorGregory T. Haugan – American author and expert in the field of work breakdown structureEva Lund Haugen – (1907–1996) American author and editorEinar Haugen – (1906–1994) American linguist, author and Professor at University of Wisconsin–Madison and Harvard UniversityMichael Hauge – script consultant, author and lecturerJohan Andreas Holvik – (1880–1960) author and professor at Concordia College in Moorhead, MinnesotaSiri Hustvedt – American writer, novelistRandolph Edgar Haugan – (1902–1985) American author, editor and publisherSimon Johnson – (1874–1970) Norwegian-born American novelistHarold Knutson – American editorArne Brun Lie – (1925–2010) Norwegian-American author and Holocaust survivorGreg Mortenson – American humanitarian, professional speaker, writer, and former mountaineerGerhard Brandt Naeseth – (1913–1994) American librarian and genealogistIngri Parin d'Aulaire – writer and illustrator of children's books in the 20th centuryOle Edvart Rølvaag – (1876–1931) American novelist and professorAagot Raaen – (1873–1957) American author and educatorPeter Straub – American author and poetElise Wærenskjold – (1815–1895) Norwegian-American writerAgnes Mathilde Wergeland – (1857–1914) Norwegian-American historian, poet and educatorEliot Ness Gunvald Aus – Norwegian-American engineer, most associated with the engineering of theWoolworth Building in New York City together with fellow Norwegian Kort BerleGunnar Berg (Scouting) – (1897–1987) national director of theBoy Scouts of America Norman Borlaug – (1914–2009) American agronomist, humanitarian, and Nobel laureate who has been called "the father of the Green Revolution"Ward Christensen - co-founder ofbulletin board system (BBS)Ophelia Dahl – American social justice and health care advocateSteve Dahl – Chicago radio personality and humoristJeffrey Dahmer — Serial killer; Mother was from Norwegian ancestryHelga Estby – (1860–1942) Norwegian-American immigrant most noted for her walk across the United States during 1896David Grose – (1944–2004) world-renowned authority on the classification of early ancient glass from the Roman periodRobert Hanssen – spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United StatesGeorge Harbo – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an ocean.Alf Gundersen Belle Gunness – (1859–c. 1908) Norwegian-born American serial killerFrances Haugen - American data engineer and scientist, product manager, and whistleblower.[ 19] Clint Hill (Secret Service) – Secret Service agent who was the one that jumped onto the back of President JFK's car during assassination.[ 20] Paris Hilton – American heiress and media personality. She is a great-granddaughter ofConrad Hilton (founder ofHilton Hotels )Oscar Hauge – (1868–1945) served on theLos Angeles County Board of Supervisors Merle Hansen – (1919–2009) founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.Thom Hartmann – (born 1951) Progressive/liberal talk radio host and author. Founded the theory of the Hunter vs. farmer hypothesis in regard to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Founded The Hunter School in Rumney, New Hampshire – which he co-founded with his wife Louise.Clarence Iverson – popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940sGunnar Kaasen – (1882–1960) 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 epidemicEliot Ness – (1903–1957) American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, also the leader of teamThe Untouchables Pat Paulsen – (1927–1997) 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 StatesGary O. Rollefson – American anthropologistFrank Samuelsen – (1870–1946) Norwegian-born American who in 1896, became the first people ever to row across an oceanTim Schafer – American computer game designerHenry Seadlund - Kidnapper and killer who received the death sentence and was put to death by electric chair inCook County Jail ,Chicago ,Illinois Nels Skumsrud Jacqueline Smith – Norwegian trade unionistThorvald Solberg – (1852–1949) first Register of Copyrights (1897–1930) in theUnited States Copyright Office Frank Stephenson - (born 1959) Automobile designerKevin Alfred Strom – former managing director ofNational Vanguard Per Ivarson Undi – (1803–1860) also known as Peter Iverson, early Norwegian-American homesteader in Wisconsin Territory^ Henry W. Orth (AIA Historical Directory of American Architects)Archived March 31, 2012, at theWayback Machine ^ maternal grandparents were immigrants from Norway ^ "Rowan Blanchard – Biography – IMDb" .IMDb . RetrievedAugust 8, 2016 .^ Archived atGhostarchive and theWayback Machine :"NORWEGIAN Hollywood Stars. Guess Who Speaks The Language ..." February 16, 2020 – viaYouTube . ^ "freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com" . Archived fromthe original on August 8, 2010. RetrievedJune 26, 2010 .^ "Jimmy Fallon skryter av oldefaren fra Fredrikstad" . March 2, 2015.^ Grandmother Randi Toseth was born inRennebu Municipality inSør-Trøndelag county,Norway ^ "10 Things You Didn't Know About Josh Groban's Family Tree" .HuffPost ^ "Internet Family Tree" .www.historyfamilytree.com . Archived fromthe original on January 25, 2013. RetrievedJune 6, 2022 .^ "Robin Thicke's Family Tree" .www.geni.com . RetrievedMarch 29, 2021 .^ wargs.com ^ freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com ^ Earl Sande (Genealogy) ^ "NHL-stjerne fant norske røtter" . November 15, 2012.^ Col. Orin D. "Hard Rock" Haugen ^ "Tok abort i Arizona: – Jeg kan bli en av de siste" . April 11, 2024.^ "Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: About notable Norwegian-Americans ... And Karl Rove" . August 14, 2011.^ "Karl Rove to be honored for Scandinavian roots" . September 29, 2009.^ "Verdenskjent Facebook-varsler avslører sine minner om Norge og nordmenn" . March 30, 2022.^ "– Hun var i sjokk og sa "Jeg har hjernen hans i hendene" . November 9, 2013.Bill gates become the richest person in worldClick here to see
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