Editing Notodden (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Helga Flatland (cropped).jpg|120px|thumb|Helga Flatland, 2016]]
*[[Kåre Nordstoga]], an [[organist]] 
*[[Hans Herbjørnsrud]], an internationally known author who was born in [[Heddal]]
*[[Olav Gunnarsson Helland]] (1875&ndash;1939), a [[Hardingfele|Hardanger fiddlemaker]] who many consider the finest of the twentieth century
*[[Klaus Egge]] (born 1906 in Gransherad), a composer
*[[Ådne Søndrål]], an Olympic gold medalist
*[[Seasick Steve]], an American [[blues]] musician who is achieving fame in the United Kingdom, currently resides in Notodden
*[[Margit Bakken]], a blues musician and songwriter
*[[Tor-Arne Moen]], a painter and author 
*[[Olav Andresen]] (1877 in Heddal&ndash;1950), a politician who was Mayor of Notodden in the 1920s and 1930s
*[[Ambros Sollid]] (1880 in Heddal&ndash;1973), an agronomist and politician who was Mayor of Skien from 1935–1937
*[[Carl Bugge]] (1881 in Heddal&ndash;1968), a geologist and academic
*[[Helga Stene]] (1904 in Notodden&ndash;1983), an educator, feminist, and resistance member
*[[Aage Eriksen]] (1917 in Notodden&ndash;1998 in Notodden), a wrestler and silver medallist at the [[Wrestling at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Egil Bergsland]] (1924 in Notodden&ndash;2007), a politician who was Mayor of Notodden from 1971 to 1975
*[[Sissel Sellæg]] (1928 in Notodden&ndash;2014), an actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0783452|Sissel Sellæg}}. Retrieved 30 January 2021.</ref>
*[[Hilde Mæhlum]] (born 1945 in Notodden), a sculptor
*[[Magne Orre]] (born 1950 in Notodden), a cyclist, competed at the [[1972 Summer Olympics|1972]] & [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
*[[Helga Flatland]] (born 1984 in Notodden), a novelist and children's writer

One of the most influential [[Norwegian black metal]] bands, [[Emperor (Norwegian band)|Emperor]], came from Notodden, as does [[Mortiis]], [[Peccatum]], [[Star of Ash]], [[Leprous]], and [[Zyklon]]. Emperor's singer, [[Ihsahn]], still resides in Notodden.