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==Notable people== === Public Service === [[File:Margit Sandemo.2010.jpg|140px|thumb|Margit Sandemo, 2010]] [[File:Eldar Vågan.jpg|140px|thumb|Eldar Vågan, 2010]] [[File:Arne Senstad 20191026.jpg|140px|thumb|Arne Senstad, 2019]] * [[Ole Hannibal Sommerfelt]] (1753 at Sukkestad – 1821), a jurist, civil servant, and [[topographer]] * [[Lauritz Weidemann]] (1775 in Sukkestad – 1856), a Norwegian judge, civil servant, and politician * [[Niels Fredriksen Dyhren]] (1778 in Østre Toten – 1866) & [[Peder Paulsen Balke]] (1779 in Østre Toten –1840), farmers, non-commissioner military officers and representatives at the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]] * [[Eduard Bøckmann]] (1849 in Østre Toten – 1927), a Norwegian-American ophthalmologist and physician * [[E. W. Everson]] (1857 in Hveem - 1931), a pioneer homesteader in [[Dakota Territory]] * [[Kristian Ørud]] (1878 at Skjefstad – 1946), a farmer and Mayor of Østre Toten in the 1920s * twins [[Adolf Bredo Stabell (diplomat)|Adolf Bredo Stabell]] (1908 in Kolbu – 1996), a Norwegian diplomat & [[Peter Platou Stabell]] (1908 in Kolbu – 1992), a Norwegian barrister. * [[Atle Ørbeck Sørheim]] (born 1933 in Østre Toten), a Norwegian veterinarian and civil servant<ref>{{Cite book |title=Norges veterinærer 1998 |publisher=Weiert Velle |year=1998 |isbn=82-991687-2-4 |editor-last=Velle, Weiert |editor-link=Weiert Velle |location=Bærum |page=343 |language=Norwegian}}</ref> === The Arts === * [[Peder Balke]] (1804–1887), a painter of romantic and dramatic landscapes, lived in Toten * [[Marie Wexelsen]] (1832 in Østre Toten – 1911), an educator, poet, children's writer, and novelist * [[Leif Solberg]] (1914 in Lena – 2016), a Norwegian classical composer and organist * [[Margit Sandemo]] (1924 in Lena – 2018), a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author * [[Svein Erik Brodal]] (born 1939 in Østre Toten), an actor, theatre director, novelist and politician<ref>{{IMDb name|0110769|name=Svein Erik Brodal}}. Retrieved 10 February 2021.</ref> * [[Einar Steen-Nøkleberg]] (1944 in Østre Toten), a classical pianist and musical pedagogue * [[Inger Lise Rypdal]] (born 1949 in Lena), a Norwegian singer and actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0753425|name=Inger Lise Rypdal}}. Retrieved 06 February 2021.</ref> * [[Maj Britt Andersen]] (born 1956 in Østre Toten), a Norwegian singer * [[Eldar Vågan]] (born 1960 in Kapp), a songwriter and guitarist in [[Vazelina Bilopphøggers]] * [[Knut Anders Sørum]] (born 1976 in Østre Toten), a singer at the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]] === Sport === * [[Alv Gjestvang]] (1937 in Østre Toten − 2016), a speed skater, bronze and silver medallist at the [[1956 Winter Olympics|1956]] & [[1964 Winter Olympics]] * [[Arne Senstad]] (born 1969 in Kapp), a professional Norwegian handball coach * [[Ruben Gabrielsen]] (born 1992 in Lena), a professional footballer with over 200 club caps
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