Editing Verdal Municipality (section)

== Notable people ==
[[File:Sig Haugdahl rc10424.jpg|140px|thumb|Sig Haugdahl, 1922]]
[[File:Bjoern Iversen (3292884384).jpg|140px|thumb|Bjoern Iversen, 2007]]
[[File:Ingrid Storholmen @ Oslo bokfestival 2011.jpg|140px|thumb|Ingrid Storholmen, 2011]]
* [[Johannes Brun]] (1832 in Verdal – 1890), a Norwegian stage actor
* [[Oluf Rygh]] (1833 in Verdal – 1899), a noted archaeologist, philologist and historian
* [[Olav Braarud]] (1885 in Verdal – 1969), an operational engineer of [[Holmenkolbanen]]
* [[Sig Haugdahl]] (1891 in Verdal – 1970), an [[International Motor Contest Association|IMCA]] "Big Car" champion 1927–1932 who promoted stock car racing in the USA
* [[Trygve Braarud]] (1903 in Verdal – 1985), a Norwegian botanist and academic
* [[Knut Getz Wold]] (1915 in Verdal – 1987), an economist, civil servant and governor of the [[Norges Bank|Central Bank of Norway]] 1970–1985.
* [[Arnold Haukeland]] (1920 in Verdal – 1983), a Norwegian sculptor
* [[Asmund Bjørken]] (1933 in Verdal – 2018), a Norwegian musician who played the jazz and folk accordion and saxophone
* [[Vigdis Ystad]] (1942 in Verdal – 2019), a Norwegian literary historian and academic
* [[Nils Nordberg]] (born 1942 in Verdal), a crime writer, anthology editor and audio play director
* [[Hans Rotmo]] (born 1948), a musician who published the first album sung in a Norwegian dialect<ref>{{Cite news |last=Haugstad |first=Børre |date=2020-11-02 |title=''Du'' kunne nominert Rotmo! |url=https://klassekampen.no/utgave/2020-11-02/debatt-du-kunne-nominert-rotmo |work=[[Klassekampen]] |page=20 |language=no}}</ref>
* [[Bjørn Iversen]] (born 1953), a Norwegian politician, Mayor of Verdal since 2005
* [[Rune Rebellion]] (born 1965 in Verdal), stage name of ''Rune Grønn'', a guitarist 
* [[Ingrid Storholmen]] (born 1976 in Verdal), a Norwegian poet, novelist, and literary critic
* [[Gjermund Larsen]] (born 1981 in Verdal), a traditional folk musician (violin) and composer

=== Sport ===
* [[Pål Benum]] (born 1935 in Verdal), an [[Orthopedic surgery|orthopediatrician]] and former long-distance runner, competed at [[1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Olympic Games]]
* [[Trond Viggo Toresen]] (born 1978 in Verdal), a footballer with over 250 club caps
* [[Even Barli]] (born 1991 in Verdal), a Norwegian goalkeeper for [[Ranheim Fotball|Ranheim]] with 234 caps.
* [[Jonas Svensson (footballer)|Jonas Svensson]] (born 1993 in Verdal), a footballer with over 270 club caps and 23 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]