Editing Sandnes (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Julie Ege (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Julie Ege, On her Majesty's Secret Service, 1968]]
[[File:Ivar Braut (33259444622).jpg|140px|thumb|Ivar Braut, 2017]]
[[File:Bjarne Berntsen.jpg|140px|thumb|Bjarne Berntsen, 2007]]
[[File:Stine Borgli - 2018 UEC European Road Cycling Championships (Women's road race).jpg|140px|thumb|Stine Borgli, 2018]]
* [[Karen Grude Koht]] (1871 in Høyland – 1960) educationalist, essayist and feminist pioneer
* [[Theodor Thjøtta]] (1885 in Sandnes – 1955) physician, dealt with [[bacteriology]] and [[serology]]
* [[Elise Ottesen-Jensen]] (1886 in Hoyland − 1973) sex educator, journalist and anarchist
* [[Aaslaug Aasland]] (1890 in Sandnes – 1962) politician, [[Minister of Labour and Social Inclusion|Minister of Social Affairs]], 1948 to 1953
* [[Toralv Øksnevad]] (1891 in Høyland – 1975) politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality - the ''"voice from London"'' during WWII
* [[Sigrid Stray]] (1893 in Sandnes – 1978) barrister and proponent of women's rights
* [[Soffi Schønning]] (1895–1994) operatic soprano, lived in Sandnes in later life
* [[Kasper Idland]] [[Military Medal|MM]], (1918 in Figgjo – 1968) [[Norwegian heavy water sabotage|Norwegian heavy water saboteur]] in 1943
* [[Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa]] (1918 in Sandnes – 1991) ceramic designer, early user of [[stoneware]]
* [[Tormod Førland]] (1920 in Høyland – 1995) chemist, worked on inorganic and [[physical chemistry]]
* [[Arne Sandnes (Rogaland)|Arne Sandnes]] (1925-2006) politician, mayor of Sandnes in the 1970s
* [[Roald G. Bergsaker]] (born 1942) sports official and politician, mayor of Sandnes, 1986 to 1990 and Rogaland county mayor, 1999 to 2007
* [[Julie Ege]] (1943 in Sandnes – 2008) actress and model <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0250774/   IMDb Database] retrieved 02 April 2021</ref>
* [[Ivar Braut]] (born 1956 in Sandnes) a theologian and priest, the [[Diocese of Stavanger|Bishop of Stavanger]], 2017-2019
* Roger Rasmussen (born ca.1965 in Sandnes) stage name ''[[Nattefrost]],'' vocalist and founder of [[Carpathian Forest]], a black metal band
* [[Mette Grøtteland]] (born 1969 in Sandnes) first female fighter pilot, [[Royal Norwegian Air Force]]
* [[Kjartan Salvesen]] (born 1976 in Sandnes) winner of Norwegian [[Idol (Norwegian TV series)|Idol TV series]] in 2004
* [[Thomas Dybdahl]] (born 1979 in Sandnes) singer-songwriter
* [[Anh Vu]] (born 1986 in Sandnes) singer and actress <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1632940/   IMDb Database] retrieved 02 April 2021</ref>
* [[Annette Obrestad]] (born 1988) professional poker player; won the [[2007 World Series of Poker Europe]] aged 18; lives in Sandnes

=== Sport ===
* [[Bjarne Berntsen]] (born 1956 in Sandnes) a former football player with 33 caps with [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and coach with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]] (2005–2009), [[Viking FK]], and [[Sandnes Ulf]]
* [[Anne Brit Skjæveland]] (born 1962) retired heptathlete, lives in Sandnes
* [[Linda Medalen]] (born 1965 in Sandnes) former footballer, 152 caps with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]]
* [[Gjert Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1966) sports coach, father and coach of sons [[Henrik Ingebrigtsen|Henrik]], [[Filip Ingebrigtsen|Filip]] and [[Jakob Ingebrigtsen|Jakob]]; lives in Sandnes
* [[Rolf Bae]] (1975 in Sandnes – 2008) Arctic adventurer and mountaineer
* [[Arild Haugen]] (born 1985) former strongman, currently a professional boxer; lives in Sandnes
* [[Stine Borgli]] (born 1990 in Sandnes) racing cyclist
* 1500-metre runner brothers:
**[[Henrik Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1991 in Sandnes), competed at the [[2012 Summer Olympics|2012]] and [[2016 Summer Olympics]]
**[[Filip Ingebrigtsen]] (born 1993 in Sandnes), competed at the [[European Athletics Championships|European]] and [[World Athletics Championships]]
**[[Jakob Ingebrigtsen]] (born 2000 in Sandnes), two gold medals at the [[2018 European Athletics Championships]], Olympic champion over 1500 meters in Tokyo 2020.
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