Editing Sarpsborg (section)

==Notable residents==
[[File:Zacharias Mellebye 2.jpg|125px|thumb|Zacharias Mellebye, 1854]]
[[File:26771 Oscar Torp.jpg|125px|thumb|Oscar Torp, 1950]]

=== Public service ===
* [[Zacharias Mellebye]] (1781 in Skjeberg – 1854) farmer, military officer and rep. at the [[Norwegian Constituent Assembly]]
* [[Roald Dahl#Childhood|Harald Dahl]] (1863–1920), father of the British writer [[Roald Dahl]] came from Sarpsborg
* [[Roald Amundsen]] (1872-1928) explorer, first person to reach the South Pole, came from [[Borge, Østfold|Borge]] 
* [[Oscar Torp]] (1893 in Skjeberg – 1958) former [[List of heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister of Norway]], 1951-1955
* [[Carl Fredrik Wisløff]] (1908–2004) theologian and Christian preacher, grew up in Sarpsborg
* [[Øistein Strømnæs]] (1914 in Sarpsborg – 1980) head of [[XU]], the WWII intelligence organization
* [[Torbjørn Sikkeland]] (1923 in Varteig – 2014) chemist, nuclear physicist and radiation biophysicist
* [[Thorvald Gressum]] (1932–2008) a politician and Mayor of Sarpsborg 1984 to 1995
* [[Kai Eide]] (born 1949 in Sarpsborg) a diplomat and writer; roles with the [[United Nations]]
* [[Erik Varden]] (born 1974), a Roman Catholic spiritual writer and [[Bishop-Prelate]] of [[Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Trondheim|Trondheim]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Nils Ole Oftebro som konge i spelet 1992.jpg|125px|thumb|Nils Ole Oftebro, as King Olaf II, 1992]]
* [[Julius Fritzner]] (1828 in Skjeberg – 1882) a restaurateur and hotelier in [[Oslo|Christiania]]
* [[Bjarne Bø]] (1907 in Skjeberg – 1998) a Norwegian actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127188/   IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200911031322/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0127188/ |date=11 September 2020 }} retrieved 12 March 2021</ref>
* [[Arne Arnardo]], (1912 in Sarpsborg – 1995) circus performer and owner, ''"Circus King of Norway"''
* [[:no:Walther Aas|Walther Aas, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1928–1990), [[Neo-romanticism|neo-romantic]] artist; lived in Sarpsborg from 1954
* [[Kjell Karlsen]] (1931 in Sarpsborg – 2020) band leader, composer, jazz pianist and organist
* [[Nils Ole Oftebro]] (born 1944 in Sarpsborg) a Norwegian actor and illustrator<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644461/   IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221006132718/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0644461/ |date=6 October 2022 }} retrieved 12 March 2021</ref>
* [[Jan Groth]] (born 1946 in Greåker) vocalist, songwriter, artist with [[Aunt Mary]] and other bands
* [[Ketil Gudim]] (born 1956 in Sarpsborg) a Norwegian dancer and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345650/   IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512081006/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0345650/ |date=12 May 2022 }} retrieved 12 March 2021</ref> 
* [[Einstein Kristiansen]] (born 1965 in Greåker) a cartoonist, designer and TV-host 
* [[Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim]] (born 1969 in Sarpsborg) record producer, musician and composer
* [[Stephan Groth]] (born 1971) musician with [[Apoptygma Berzerk]]; lived in Sarpsborg since 1986
* [[Ulrikke Brandstorp]] (born 1995 in Sarpsborg) singer, songwriter and musical actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8069551/   IMDb Database] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210316150732/https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8069551/ |date=16 March 2021 }} retrieved 12 March 2021</ref>
[[File:Thomas Myhre 04.jpg|125px|thumb|Thomas Myhre, 2009]]
[[File:2009 Women's British Open - Marianne Skarpnord (2).jpg|125px|thumb|Marianne Skarpnord, 2009]]

=== Sport ===
* [[Therese Bertheau]] (1861 in Skjeberg – 1936) a pioneering female Norwegian mountaineer
* [[John Anderson (outfielder)|John Anderson]] (1873 in Sarpsborg – 1949) [[United States|US]] [[Major League Baseball]] player for 15 seasons
* [[Bjørn Spydevold]] (1918 in Sarpsborg – 2002) a footballer with 37 caps for [[Norway national football team|Norway]] 
* [[Bent Skammelsrud]] (born 1966 in Sarpsborg) footballer, with 366 club caps, mainly for [[Rosenborg BK]] and 38 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]] 
* [[Thomas Myhre]] (born 1973 in Sarpsborg) goalkeeper with 346 club caps and 56 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]] 
* [[Raymond Kvisvik]] (born 1974 in Sarpsborg) footballer, with 425 club caps and 11 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]] 
* [[Jens Arne Svartedal]] (born 1976 in Sarpsborg), [[Cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]], team silver medallist at the [[2006 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Per-Åge Skrøder]] (born 1978 in Sarpsborg), [[ice hockey]] player with [[Norway men's national ice hockey team|men's national team]]
* [[Marianne Skarpnord]] (born 1986 in Sarpsborg) pro. golfer, plays on [[Ladies European Tour]]
* [[Jonas Holøs]] (born 1987 in Sarpsborg), [[ice hockey]] player with [[Norway men's national ice hockey team|men's national team]]
* [[Marie Solberg]] (born 1988 in Sarpsborg) a sailor, bronze medallist at the [[2012 Summer Paralympics]]
* [[Sander Skogli]] (born 1993 in Sarpsborg), ice hockey player
* [[Mohamed Elyounoussi]] (born in 1994), football player