Editing Halden (section)

=== The Arts ===
* [[Thomas Fearnley]] (1802 in Fredrikshald – 1842) a Norwegian romantic painter
* [[Jacob Calmeyer]] (1802 in Fredrikshald – 1883) a Norwegian painter 
* [[Annette Abigael Hamilton]] (1806 in Fredrikshald - 1879) a fairy-tale collector and author
* [[Henriette Wienecke]] (1819 in Fredrikshald -1907), a composer
* [[Alvilde Prydz]] (1846 near Fredrikshald – 1922) a Norwegian novelist
* [[Oscar Borg]] (1851 in Halden – 1930) composer of marches for wind bands and conductor
* [[Gustav Fredrik Lange]] (1861 in Halden – 1939) a violinist, violin teacher and composer
* [[Karl Ouren]] (1882 in Halden – 1943) an American artist of landscapes with winter and snow
* [[Sven Elvestad]] (1884 in Fredrikshald – 1934) a Norwegian journalist and author of crime novels
* [[Mon Schjelderup]] (1870 in Fredrikshald – 1934) a Norwegian composer and pianist
* [[Egil Hjorth-Jenssen]] (1893 in Fredrikshald – 1969) actor, theatre director and playwright<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0387127/  IMDb Database] retrieved 20 January 2021</ref>
* [[Pehr Qværnstrøm]] (1878 in Halden – 1949) an actor, film director and scriptwriter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0704587/  IMDb Database] retrieved 20 January 2021</ref>
* [[Gunnar Olram]] (1908 in Halden – 2001) a Norwegian actor and stage instructor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0647555/  IMDb Database] retrieved 20 January 2021</ref>
* [[Henning Kvitnes]] (born 1958 in Tistedalen) Singer/songwriter (Rock/roots)
* [[Knut Nærum]] (born 1961 in Halden) comedian, author, comics writer and TV-entertainer
* [[Harald Rønneberg]] (born 1973 in Halden) a Norwegian television personality