Editing Drammen (section)

==Notable residents==
{{main category|People from Drammen}}

=== Public service & business ===
[[File:33512 Betzy Kjelsberg.jpg|140px|thumb|Betzy Kjelsberg, 1935]]
[[File:Thorbjørn Jagland (30366602783) (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Thorbjørn Jagland, 2016]]
* [[Niels Treschow]] (1751 in Strømsø – 1833) a philosopher, educator and politician
* [[Jørgen Herman Vogt]] (1784 in Bragernes – 1862) First Minister of Norway, 1856 to 1858
* [[Christen Smith]] (1785 in Skoger – 1816 at Congo River) physician, economist and botanist
* [[Erik Børresen]] (1785 in Bragernes – 1860) owned the first Norwegian ships to sail to China
* [[Bent Salvesen]] (1787–1820) a ship's captain and [[privateer]]; sailed from Drammen
* [[Bernhard Pauss]] (born 1839 at Tangen – 1907) theologian, educator, author and humanitarian
* [[Henriette Wulfsberg]] (born 1843 in Drammen – 1906), school owner and writer<ref>{{cite book|last1=Borgen|first1=Per Otto|title=De skriveføre drammensere : drammensdiktere gjennom 220 år|date=1996|publisher=Forl. for by- og bygdehistorie|location=Drammen|isbn=8291649022|page=82|url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2014061608252?page=83|language=no}}</ref>
* [[Gustav Jensen]] (1845 in Drammen – 1922) priest, hymnwriter, seminary instructor and liturgist
* [[Anthon B. Nilsen]] (1855 in Svelvik – 1936) businessman, politician and author
* [[Urban Jacob Rasmus Børresen]] (1857 in Drammen – 1943) a rear admiral and industrialist
* [[Betzy Kjelsberg]] (1866 in Svelvik – 1950) politician, women's rights activist and suffragist
* [[Johan Aschehoug Kiær]] (1869 in Drammen – 1931) a paleontologist and geologist
* [[Johan Berger Mathiesen]] (born 1872 in Drammen – 1923) surgeon, worked in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin|Eau Claire, WI]] 
* [[Arnold Maria Hansson]] (born 1889 in Drammen – 1981) New Zealand forestry administrator and consultant
* [[Konrad Knudsen]] (1890 in Drammen – 1959) painter and journalist, host to [[Leon Trotsky]] 1935/6
* [[Henning Bødtker]] (1891 in Svelvik – 1975) lawyer, [[Attorney General of Norway]], 1945 to 1962
* [[Odd Dahl]] (1898 in Drammen – 1994) engineer, nuclear physics researcher and explorer
* [[Arnfinn Vik]] (1901 in Drammen – 1990) politician. Mayor of Oslo, 1945 to 1947
* [[Henry Wilhelm Kristiansen]] (1902 in Drammen – 1942) politician, chairman of the [[Communist Party of Norway]] 1931–1934
* [[Asbjørn Bryhn]] (1906 in Drammen – 1990) head of the [[Norwegian Police Security Service]]
* [[Thorstein Treholt]] (1911 in Skoger – 1993) politician and father of convicted spy [[Arne Treholt]]
* [[Lars Korvald]] (1916 in Mjøndalen – 2006) politician, Prime Minister of Norway 1972 to 1973
* [[Astrid Bjellebø Bayegan]] (born 1943) first female [[Dean (Christianity)|dean]] in Norway, at Drammen since 1989
* [[Svein Rennemo]] (born 1947 in Drammen) a businessperson and chair of [[Equinor|Statoil]]
* [[Thorbjørn Jagland]] (born 1950 in Drammen) [[Prime Minister of Norway]], 1996 to 1997
* [[Per-Erik Burud]] (1962 in Drammen – 2011) Norwegian billionaire, head of grocery chain [[Kiwi (store)|Kiwi]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Arbopeternicolai.jpg|140px|thumb|Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1874]]
[[File:Katharina Nuttall video'-shoot.JPG|140px|thumb|Katharina Nuttall, 2010]]
* [[Hanna Winsnes]] (1789 in Bragernes – 1872) a poet, novelist and cookbook writer
* [[Martinus Rørbye]] (1803 in Drammen – 1848) a [[Danish Golden Age]] painter, worked in [[Skagen]]
* [[Peter Nicolai Arbo]] (1831 in Drammen – 1892) painter of history motifs and Norse mythology
* [[Christian Cappelen]] (1845 in Drammen – 1916) a Norwegian organist and composer
* [[Hans Heyerdahl]] (1857–1913) [[Realism (arts)|realist]] painter, portraits and landscapes; grew up in Drammen
* [[Johan Halvorsen]] (1864 in Drammen – 1935) a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist
* [[Barbra Ring]] (1870 in Drammen – 1955) novelist, short story writer and theatre critic
* [[Herman Wildenvey]] (1885 at Mjøndalen – 1959) a distinguished Norwegian poet 
* [[Lalla Carlsen]] (1889 in Svelvik – 1967) a Norwegian singer and actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0137842/   IMDb Database] retrieved 18 March 2021</ref>
* [[Kai Fjell]] (1907 in Skoger – 1989) painter, printmaker and scenographer<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://nkl.snl.no/Kai_Fjell|title= Kai Fjell|publisher=    Norsk kunstnerleksikon|author=  Oscar Thue|date= 20 February 2017|accessdate= October 1, 2017}}</ref>
* [[Jens Gunderssen]] (1912 in Drammen – 1969) singer, songwriter, actor and theatre director<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0348061/   IMDb Database] retrieved 22 March 2021</ref>
* [[Eivind Lund]] (1914 in Drammen – 1984) a Norwegian painter
* [[Solveig Christov]] (1918 in Drammen – 1984) writer of short stories, novels and plays
* [[Sverre Holm]] (1931 in Drammen – 2005) a Norwegian stage and film actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0391576/   IMDb Database] retrieved 22 March 2021</ref>
* [[Triztán Vindtorn]] (1942 in Drammen – 2009) a poet and [[performance art]]ist
* [[Lars Klevstrand]] (born 1949 in Drammen) a singer, guitarist, composer and actor<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7565005/   IMDb Database] retrieved 17 March 2021</ref>
* [[Herodes Falsk]] (born 1954 in Drammen) comedian, actor, author, and songwriter<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0266521/   IMDb Database] retrieved 21 March 2021</ref>
* [[Katharina Nuttall]] (born 1972 in Drammen) an artist, film composer and music producer<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3151817/   IMDb Database] retrieved 17 March 2021</ref>
* [[Todd Terje]] (born 1981 in Mjøndalen) a Norwegian DJ, songwriter, and record producer

=== Sport ===
[[File:Bjoerndalen cutout.JPG|140px|thumb|Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, 2007]]
* [[Thorleif Haug]] (1894 in Lier – 1934) three Nordic skiing gold medals at [[1924 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Charles Mathiesen]] (1911 in Drammen – 1994) speed skater gold medal [[1936 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Johan Haanes]] (1912 in Drammen – 2000) tennis player, ski jumper and track and field athlete
* [[Finn Helgesen]] (1919 in Drammen – 2011) speed skater, gold medalist [[1948 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Arne Bergodd]] (born 1948 in Drammen) rower, team silver medallist at [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Arne Dokken]] (born 1955 in Drammen) footballer with 190 club caps and 24 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Svend Karlsen]] (born 1967 in Drammen) former strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder
* [[Johann Olav Koss]] (born 1968 in Drammen) speed skater with four Olympic gold medals
* [[Glenn Solberg]] (born 1972 in Drammen) handball coach, former player, 122 caps for [[Norway men's national handball team|Norway]]
* [[Heidi Tjugum]] (born 1973 in Drammen) team handballer, twice Olympic team medallist
* [[Ole Einar Bjørndalen]] (born 1974 in Drammen) retired biathlete, 13 Winter Olympics medals
* [[Adnan Haidar]] (born 1989 in Drammen) footballer with over 150 club caps and 36 for [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] 
* [[Martin Ødegaard]] (born 1998) footballer with 300+ club appearances, captain of [[Norway national football team|Norway]] and the captain of [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 
*[[Kristian Krogh Johannessen]] (born 1995) Professional golfer, qualified to represent Norway at the [[2020 Summer Olympics|2021 Olympics]].
* [[Andrè Faye Solvang]] (2003 in Drammen – Present) Powerboat racer 2019 UIM GT30 World Champion, 2024 UIM F4 World Champion.