Editing Asker (section)

== Notable residents ==
[[File:Crown Prince Haakon of Norway 2012-03-26 001.jpg|140px|thumb|Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, 2012]]
=== Royalty ===
* [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway]] (born 1973) the family lives in [[Skaugum]]
* [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway]] (born 1973) 
* [[Princess Ingrid Alexandra of Norway]] (born 2004) 
* [[Prince Sverre Magnus of Norway]] (born 2005)
=== Public service ===
[[File:Berit Ås.jpg|140px|thumb|Berit Ås, 2004]]
* [[Einar Gerhardsen]] (1897 in Asker – 1987) [[Prime Minister of Norway]] 1940s to 1960s
* [[Dagny Berger]] (1903 in Asker – 1950) Norway's first woman aviator
* [[Anders Lange]] (1904 in Nordstrand – 1974), politician, founded the [[Progress Party (Norway)]]
* [[Arne Skaare]] (1907-1981) politician, Mayor of Asker municipality from 1956 to 1967
* [[Jens Evensen]] (1917–2004 in Asker), Norwegian lawyer, judge, politician, member of the [[International Law Commission]] and judge at the [[International Court of Justice]] in [[The Hague]]
* [[Hans Christen Mamen]] (1919 in Asker – 2009) a [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance member]], local historian and priest
* [[Sverre Bergh]] (1920 in Asker – 2006) an engineer and spy in Nazi Germany during WWII
* [[Erik Gjems-Onstad]], [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (1922–2011) [[Norwegian resistance movement|resistance member]] and lawyer; lived in Hvalstad
* [[Jon Fossum]] (1923 in Hvalstad – 2007) orienteer and Mayor of Asker municipality 1968/80
* [[Berit Ås]] (born 1928) former Asker councilor, psychologist, and feminist
* [[Jan Martin Larsen]] (born 1938) cartographer, orienteer and Asker councilor 1995 to 2007
* [[Eyvind W. Wang]] (born 1942) politician, Mayor of Asker 1980 to 1995, and car mechanic
* [[Morten Strand]] (born 1947) politician, Mayor of Asker 1995 to 2007, and footballer
* [[Valgerd Svarstad Haugland]] (born 1956) politician, county Governor of Oslo and Akershus 2011/18
* [[Beate Gangås]] (born 1963 in Asker) LGBT Oslo Chief of Police

=== Art ===
[[File:Portrett av Nini Roll Anker OB.00598.jpg|140px|thumb|Nini Roll Anker, 1892]]
[[File:Vikingane- To-språklig humorsuksess - NMD 2018 (41173304804) (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Kåre Conradi, 2018]]
* [[Axel Ender]] (1853 in Asker - 1920) a Norwegian [[Genre art|genre]] painter and sculptor 
* [[Hulda Garborg]] (1862–1934) playwright, poet and folk dancer; lived in Hvalstad from 1897
* [[Nini Roll Anker]] (1873–1942 in Asker) writer, lived in Lillehaugen
* [[Christian Hartmann (composer)|Christian Hartmann]] (1910 in Asker – 1985) a Norwegian composer
* [[Alf Prøysen]] (1914–1970), singer, songwriter, and writer; lived in [[Semsvannet]] in his youth
* [[Grete Nordrå]] (1924 in Asker – 2012) a Norwegian screen actress <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0635195/  IMDb Database] retrieved 27 February 2021 </ref>
* [[Erik Bye]] (1926–2004), journalist, singer, TV personality; lived in Hvalstad
* [[Tom Tellefsen]] (1931 in Asker – 2012) a Norwegian actor <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0854409/  IMDb Database] retrieved 27 February 2021 </ref>
* [[Arild Nyquist]] (1938–2004), poet, painter, and singer/songwriter; grew up on Røa
* [[Wenche Myhre]] (born 1947 in Kjelsås) singer <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0616927/  IMDb Database] retrieved 25 February 2021 </ref>
* [[Espen Rud]] (born 1948 in Asker) a jazz drummer, composer, and music arranger
* [[Brit Elisabeth Haagensli]] (born 1953) an actress and singer, grew up in Asker <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0351785/  IMDb Database] retrieved 26 February 2021 </ref>
* [[Jan Knudsen]] (born 1957) crime writer, who grew up in Asker
* [[Morten Harket]] (born 1959) singer in [[a-ha]], grew up in Asker
* [[Vigdis Hjorth]] (born 1959) author, lives in Asker
* [[Kåre Conradi]] (born 1972 in Asker) a Norwegian actor <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0175758/  IMDb Database] retrieved 26 February 2021 </ref>
* [[Svein Magnus Furu]] (born 1983 in Asker) jazz saxophonist, composer and music journalist
* [[Nina Fjalestad]] (born 1993 in Asker) a model, dancer, and [[Miss Globe]] International 2011
* [[Vilde Marie Zeiner]] (born 1999 in Asker) a Norwegian actress <ref> [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4935995/  IMDb Database] retrieved 27 February 2021 </ref>

=== Sport ===
[[File:Halvard Hanevold.JPG|140px|thumb|Halvard Hanevold, 2009]]
* [[Harald Østberg Amundsen]] & [[Hedda Østberg Amundsen]] (born 1998 in Asker) cross-country skiers
* [[Jan Frode Andersen]] (born 1972 in Asker) a Norwegian former tennis player
* [[Sander Berge]] (born 1998 in Asker) footballer
* [[Pål Arne Fagernes]] (1974 in Asker – 2003), [[Javelin]] thrower and boxer
* [[Johan Ferner]] (1927 in Asker – 2015) sailor, team silver medallist [[1952 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Tone Gunn Frustøl]] (born 1975 in Asker) former footballer, with 32 caps for [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]] and Olympic medalist.
* [[Halvard Hanevold]] (1969 in Asker – 2019) [[Biathlon|biathlete]], multiple [[Olympic medal|Olympic Gold]] medallist
* [[Tom Hilde]] (born 1987 in Asker) [[ski jumper]], bronze medallist at the [[2010 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Erik Follestad Johansen]] (born 1989 in Asker) former [[ice hockey]] player
* [[Bjørne Jorgensen]], Olympic artistic gymnast
* [[Linda Medalen]] (born 1965) former footballer with 152 caps with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]], police officer and local councilor
* [[Harald Stenvaag]] (born 1953) rifle shooter, with two Olympic medals, runs a shop in Asker