Editing Alta Municipality (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Henny Moan, 1958 (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Henny Moan, 1958]]
[[File:Laila Davidsen (2017-03-11 bilde01).jpg|140px|thumb|Laila Davidsen, 2017]]
[[File:Testspiel RB Salzburg Rosenborg Trondheim (5. Februar 2017) 45.jpg|140px|thumb|Tore Reginiussen, 2017]]
* [[Henry Woodfall Crowe]] (1832 in Kåfjord–1865), a British-Norwegian interpreter, translator, and author
* [[Karl Akre]] (1840 in Alta – 1912), an educator and politician
* [[Gustav Lund]] (1862 in Talvik – 1912), a Sámi travelling preacher known as the ''sled preacher''
* [[Egil Rasmussen]] (1903 in Bossekop – 1964), an author, literature critic, and pianist
* [[Kirsten Osen]] (born 1928 in Alta), an [[anatomist]], [[otologist]], and academic
* [[Johan Kjelsberg]] (1931 in Alta – 2012), a stage actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0458057|Johan Kjelsberg}}. Retrieved 17 August 2020.</ref>
* [[Henny Moan]] (born 1936 in Talvik), a stage and cinema actress<ref>{{IMDb name|0594934|Henny Moan}}. Retrieved 17 August 2020.</ref>
* [[Einar M. Bull]] (born 1942 in Alta), a diplomat
* [[Tove Bull]] (born 1945 in Alta), a linguist and academic
* [[Mikkel Gaup]] (born 1968 in Alta), a Sámi-Norwegian film and stage actor<ref>{{IMDb name|0310167|Mikkel Gaup}}. Retrieved 17 August 2020.</ref>
* [[Laila Davidsen]] (born 1974 in Alta), a politician and mayor of Alta from 2011 to 2015
* [[Inger Elin Utsi]] (born 1975), a Norwegian-Sami politician and actor who lives in Alta
* [[Tommy Wirkola]] (born 1979 in Alta), a Norwegian film director, producer, and screenwriter of Finnish heritage<ref>{{IMDb name|2482088|Tommy Wirkola}}. Retrieved 17 August 2020.</ref>

=== Sport ===
* [[Bjørn Wirkola]] (born 1943 in Alta), a former ski jumper
* [[Ove Wisløff]] (born 1954 in Alta), a former breaststroke swimmer who competed at the [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Jarle Pedersen]] (born 1955 in Kåfjord), a retired speed skater and current coach of the Norwegian speed skating team
* [[Morten Giæver]] (born 1982 in Alta), a football midfielder with over 350 club caps
* [[Trond Fredrik Ludvigsen]] (born 1982 in Alta), a footballer with nearly 200 club caps
* [[Tore Reginiussen]] (born 1986 in Alta), a footballer with over 350 club caps
* [[Mads Reginiussen]] (born 1988 in Alta), a footballer with over 300 club caps
* [[Finn Hågen Krogh]] (born 1990 in Alta), a [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]]
* [[Anna Odine Strøm]] (born 1998 in Alta), a ski jumper