Editing Ringsaker (section)

==Notable people==
=== Public service ===
[[File:Ordfører Jens Rynning Snåsa.jpg|140px|thumb|Jens Rynning]]
[[File:Thor Lillehovde - Arbeiderpartiet.jpg|140px|thumb|Thor Lillehovde, 2012]]
* [[Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm]] (1769 in Furnes – 1837), a Norwegian military officer and representative at the [[Norwegian Constitutional Assembly]] in 1814
* [[Jens Rynning]] (1778–1857), a priest and public education advocate, worked in Ringsaker
* [[Hovel Helseth]] (1779 in Nes – 1865), an industrial pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hovel Helseth |url=https://snl.no/Hovel_Helseth |access-date=2016-07-10 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>
* [[Gustav Heiberg]] (1856 in Nes – 1935), a barrister, politician, and pre-WWI mayor of Hamar
* [[Adolph M. Christianson]] (1877 in Brumunddal – 1954), a justice of the [[North Dakota Supreme Court]]
* [[Johannes Bøe (archaeologist)|Johannes Bøe]] (1891 in Ringsaker – 1971), an archaeologist
* [[Sven Sømme]] (1904 in Ringsaker – 1961), a zoologist and ichthyologist and WWII [[XU]] activist
* [[Helge Skappel]] (1907 in Ringsaker – 2001), an aviator, photographer, and cartographer
* [[Peter A. Munch]] (1908 in Nes – 1984), a sociologist, academic, author, and US emigrant who twice worked on [[Tristan da Cunha]]
* [[Imre Hercz]] (1929–2011), a Jewish Hungarian-Norwegian physician and public debater who worked in Brumunddal
* [[Thor Lillehovde]] (born 1948 in Ringsaker), a politician and mayor of Ringsaker from 1991 to 2007

=== The arts ===
[[File:Sigrid Undset 1928.jpg|140px|thumb|Sigrid Undset, 1928]]
* [[Lars Pinnerud]] (1700 in Furnes – 1762), a farmer and woodcarver
* [[Peder Balke]] (1804–1887), a painter of romantic and dramatic landscapes who was brought up in Ringsaker
* [[Ole Rynning]] (1809 in Ringsaker – 1838), an emigrant pioneer and author<ref name="NBL">{{Cite web |title=Ole Rynning |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Ole_Rynning |access-date=December 12, 2018 |website=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>
* [[Gudmund Stenersen]] (1863 in Ringsaker – 1934), a painter, illustrator, and dentist
* [[Tryggve Andersen]] (1866 in Ringsaker – 1920), a novelist, poet, and storywriter<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tryggve Andersen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/Tryggve_Andersen |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Beyer |first=Edvard |author-link=Edvard Beyer |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no}}</ref><ref name="nbl">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Tryggve Andersen |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location=Oslo |url=http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Tryggve_Andersen/utdypning |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Dahl |first=Willy |author-link=Willy Dahl |editor-last=Helle, Knut |editor-link=Knut Helle |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Sigrid Undset]] (1882–1949), an author who was awarded the 1928 [[Nobel Prize for Literature]] and was buried at [[Mesnali]]<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Ringsaker |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ringsaker |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Svendsen |first=Trond Olav |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Nils Johan Rud]] (1908 in Ringsaker – 1993), a novelist, writer of short stories, and magazine editor
* [[Alf Prøysen]] (1914 in Ringsaker – 1970), an author, poet, playwright, songwriter, and musician<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia |title=Alf Prøysen |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Alf_Pr%C3%B8ysen |access-date=25 September 2014 |last=Hagen |first=Erik Bjerck |editor-last=Godal |editor-first=Anne Marit |editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Jon Balke]] (born 1955 in Furnes), a jazz pianist who leads the [[Magnetic North Orchestra]]
* [[Helge Lien]] (born 1975 in Moelv), a jazz pianist, composer, band leader, and photographer
* [[Julia Schacht]] (born 1982 on Helgøya), an actress<ref>{{IMDb name|1863949|name=Julia Schacht}}. Retrieved 04 October 2020.</ref>
* [[Gaute Ormåsen]] (born 1983 in Brumunddal), a singer

=== Sport ===
* [[Olivius Skymoen]] (1857 in Grefsheim – 1909), a sports shooter who competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Kolbjørn Kvam]] (1865 in Nes – 1933), a sports shooter who competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ansten Samuelstuen]] (1929 in Brøttum – 2012), a Norwegian-American ski jumper who competed in the [[1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] and [[1964 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Ole Ellefsæter]] (born 1939 in Furnes), a retired cross-country skier who won two gold medals at the [[1968 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Mia Svele]] (born 2001 in Ringsaker), a handball player