Editing Larvik (section)

==Notable people==
[[File:Thor_Heyerdahl.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Thor Heyerdahl sailed {{convert|8000|km}} across the Pacific Ocean during the [[Kon-Tiki expedition]].]]
{{main category|People from Larvik}}

===Honorary citizens===
* [[Thor Heyerdahl]] (1914–2002), an adventurer and ethnographer
* [[Carl Nesjar]] (1920–2015), a painter, sculptor, and graphic artist who worked with Pablo Picasso
* [[Antonio Bibalo]] (1922–2008), an Italian-Norwegian pianist who composed classical operas
* [[Arne Nordheim]] (1931–2010), a composer
* [[Ingvar Ambjørnsen]] (born 1956), a writer<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nordheim |first=Lasse |date=2014-04-19 |title=Tar gjerne turen til Larvik oftere |url=https://www.op.no/nyheter/tar-gjerne-turen-til-larvik-oftere/s/1-85-7324216 |access-date=2017-04-18 |work=[[Østlands-Posten]] |language=no}}</ref>

=== Explorers ===
* [[Johan Bryde]] (1858–1925), a ship-owner and whaler
* [[Carl Anton Larsen]] (1860–1924), an Antarctic explorer who discovered fossils
* [[Oscar Wisting]] (1871–1936), a Norwegian Naval officer and [[List of polar explorers|polar explorer]]
* [[Erik Hesselberg]] (1914-1972), a [[Kon-Tiki]] crew member, author, painter, and sculptor
* [[Jarle Andhøy]] (born 1977), a controversial adventurer and sailing [[Skipper (boating)|skipper]]
[[File:Portrett av Jens Schou Fabricius - Oslo Museum - OB.00074.jpg|140px|thumb|Jens Schou Fabricius]]
[[File:LarsGule.jpg|140px|thumb|Lars Gule, 2006]]

=== Public Service & public thinking ===
* [[Jens Schou Fabricius]] (1758–1841), a [[Vice-admiral]] and Norwegian Minister of the Navy from 1817–1818
* [[Friderich Adolph Schleppegrell|Friderich Adolph von Schleppegrell]] (1792–1850), a Dano-Norwegian military officer
* [[Johan Sverdrup]] (1816–1892), a politician who was [[List of heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister of Norway]] from 1884-1889
* [[Thomas Archer (pastoralist)|Thomas Archer]] (1823-1905), an [[Australia]]n [[Pastoralism|pastoralist]] and [[Agent General]] for Queensland
* [[Colin Archer]] (1832–1921), a Norwegian naval architect and [[Shipbuilding|shipbuilder]]
* [[Sophus Bugge]] (1833–1907) a philologist and linguist
* [[Karl Gether Bomhoff]] (1842–1925), a pharmacist, politician, and Governor of [[Norges Bank]]
* [[Bertrand Narvesen]] (1860–1939), a businessman who founded ''[[Narvesen]]''
* [[Bernt Berntsen]] (1863–1933), a Norwegian-American Protestant Christian missionary to China
* [[Anna Hvoslef]] (1866–1954), a journalist, politician, and feminist
* [[Adolf Fonahn]] (1873–1940), a physician, medical historian, and orientalist
* [[Niels Christian Ditleff]] (1881–1956), a diplomat and architect of [[White Buses]] operation
* [[Erling Utnem]] (1920–2006), a theologian, priest, and [[Diocese of Agder og Telemark|Bishop of Agder]] from 1973-1983
* [[Herman Sachnowitz]] (1921-1978), one of the few [[History of Jews in Norway|Norwegian Jews]] who survived deportation to a concentration camp
* [[Knut Helle]] (1930–2015), a historian and academic
* [[Mille-Marie Treschow]] (born 1954–2018), a landlord and businessperson
* [[Lars Gule]] (born 1955), a philosopher and commentator on extremism and terrorism
* [[Anders Anundsen]] (born 1975), a politician who was [[Minister of Justice and Public Security|Minister of Justice]] from 2013-2016
* [[Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow]] (1990–2013), a Norwegian-Somalian [[Islamic terrorism|Islamist terrorist]]
[[File:35. Herman Wildenwey sic - no-nb digifoto 20160309 00143 blds 02079.jpg|140px|thumb|Herman Wildenwey]]
[[File:Anne Holt.jpg|140px|thumb|Anne Holt, 2009]]

=== The arts ===
* [[Cecil Aagaard]] (1916–1984), a jazz vocalist and band leader
* [[Absolute Steel]] (formed in 1999), a heavy metal band
* [[Mari Bjørgan]] (1950–2014), an actress and variety show comedian<ref>{{IMDb name|0085045|Mari Bjørgan|section=bio}}. Retrieved 30 November 2020</ref>
* [[Birgitte Einarsen]] (born in 1975), a singer and musical theatre artist from Helgeroa
* [[Terje Gewelt]] (born 1960), a jazz musician who plays the upright bass who was raised in Larvik
* [[Hans Holmen]] (1878–1958), a painter and sculptor
* [[Anne Holt]] (born 1958), a crime writer, lawyer, and former minister of justice
* [[Louis Jacoby (singer)|Louis Jacoby]] (born 1942), a singer and writer
* [[Ruth Lagesen]] (1914–2005), a pianist and conductor
* [[Bjørn Lynne]] (born 1966), a sound engineer and music composer<ref>{{IMDb name|0528842|Bjørn Lynne|section=bio}}. Retrieved 30 November 2020</ref>
* [[Carl Nesjar]] (1920–2015), a painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and fabricator for [[Pablo Picasso]]
* [[Arne Nordheim]] (1931–2010), a composer
* [[Arthur Omre]] (1887–1967), a novelist, [[Rum-running|liquor smuggler]], swindler, and thief
* [[Gunnar Reiss-Andersen]] (1896–1964), a lyric poet and author
* [[Jonas Kilmork Vemøy]] (born 1986), a jazz trumpeter and composer who was raised in Larvik
* [[Herman Wildenvey]] (1885–1959), a poet

=== Sport ===
* [[Sverre Hansen (footballer)|Sverre Hansen]] (1913–1974), a footballer who was a team bronze medallist at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Gunnar Thoresen (footballer)|Gunnar Thoresen]] (1920-2017), a famous footballer who had 261 caps for [[Larvik Turn]] and 64 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Anette Bøe]] (born 1957), a cross-country skier who was a team bronze medallist at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Hallvar Thoresen]] (born 1957), a footballer with 320 club caps and 50 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Tom Erik Oxholm]] (born 1959), a speed skater and twice bronze medallist at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Tom Sundby]] (born 1960), a footballer with 39 caps for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Bjørg Eva Jensen]] (born 1960), a speed skater and gold medallist at the [[1980 Winter Olympics]]
* [[Gunnar Halle]] (born 1965), a football manager and player with 509 club caps and 64 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Espen Hoff]] (born 1981), a retired professional footballer with 427 club caps
* [[Alexander Hvaal]] (born 1992), a professional rallycross driver