Editing Skien (section)

==Notable people==
{{main category|People from Skien}}
[[File:Severin Løvenskiold (by Berglien).jpg|140px|thumb|Severin Løvenskiold, 1854]]
[[File:Gunnar Knudsen 02.jpg|140px|thumb|Gunnar Knudsen]]

=== Public service & public thinking ===
* [[Jørgen von Ansbach]] (ca.1510–ca.1590), a German-Norwegian timber merchant who was Mayor of Skien
* [[Diderik von Cappelen]] (1761–1828), a wholesaler, shipowner, estate owner, and politician
* [[Ulrich Fredrich von Cappelen]] (1770–1820), a ship owner and timber merchant
* [[Severin Løvenskiold]] (1777–1856), a landowner, Prime Minister, and Governor in Norway
* [[Peter Andreas Munch]] (1810–1863), a historian who worked on the medieval history of Norway
* [[Brynild Anundsen (publisher)|Brynild Anundsen]] (1841–1913), a Norwegian-American editor and publisher
* [[Gunnar Knudsen]] (1848–1928), the [[List of heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister of Norway]] from 1908–1910 & 1913–1920
* [[Hjalmar Johansen]] (1867–1913), a [[List of polar explorers|polar explorer]]
* [[Halvdan Koht]] (1873–1965), a Norwegian historian and politician 
* [[Carl Størmer]] (1874–1957), a Norwegian mathematician and astrophysicist
* [[George Awsumb]] (1880–1959), a Norwegian-American architect
* [[Alfhild Hovdan]] (1904–1982), a tourist manager who started the [[Trafalgar Square Christmas tree]]
* [[Herman Wold]] (1908–1992), a Swedish [[Econometrics|econometrician]] and statistician
* [[Einfrid Halvorsen]] (born 1937), a trade unionist and mayor of Skien from 1983 to 1986
* [[Bjørn Tore Godal]] (born 1945), a politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994–1997 
* [[Jon Fredrik Baksaas]] (born 1954), the [[CEO]] of [[Telenor]]
* [[Margareth Øvrum]] (born 1958), an engineer and executive VP of [[Statoil]]
* [[Eskil Pedersen]] (born 1984), the leader of the Labour Party´s Youth Organization, AUF, during terrorist attack on AUF at [[2011 Norway attacks|Utøya]] on 22 July 2011
* [[Bastian Vasquez]] (1990 – ca.mid 2015), a Norwegian [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant|ISIS]] jihadist
[[File:Henrik Ibsen av Eilif Peterssen 1895.jpg|140px|thumb|Henrik Ibsen, 1895]]
[[File:Paal Flaata (220246).jpg|140px|thumb|Pål Flåta, 2016]]

=== The arts ===
* [[August Cappelen]] (1827–1852), a Norwegian painter of melancholic, dramatic landscapes
* [[Henrik Ibsen]] (1828–1906), a Norwegian playwright and theatre director<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Ibsen, Henrik | volume= 14 |last= Gosse |first= Edmund William |author-link= Edmund William Gosse| pages = 224&ndash;226 |short = 1}}</ref>
* [[Iver Holter]] (1850–1941), a Norwegian composer and conductor
* [[Rolf Christensen]] (1894–1962), an actor in operettas, plays and farces, and film director<ref>{{IMDb name|0159891|Rolf Christensen|section= bio}}. Retrieved 24 December 2020</ref>
* [[Ella Peaters]] (1907–1991), an actress, revue artist, singer, and circus performer
* [[Aage Samuelsen]] (1915–1987), a Norwegian evangelist, singer, and [[composer]]
* [[Knut Wigert]] (1916–2006), a Norwegian actor, known for his [[Ibsen Museum (Oslo)|Ibsen]] roles<ref>{{IMDb name|0927732|Knut Wigert|section= bio}}. Retrieved 24 December 2020</ref>
* [[Kari Løvaas]] (1939–2025), a Norwegian operatic soprano
* [[Tor Åge Bringsværd]] (born 1939), an author, playwright, editor, and translator
* [[Yngvar Numme]] (born 1944), a singer, actor, revue writer, and director<ref>{{IMDb name|0637907|Yngvar Numme|section= bio}}. Retrieved 22 December 2020</ref>
* [[Torhild Staahlen]] (1947–2022), a Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano
* [[Iver Kleive]] (born 1949), a Norwegian composer and organist
* [[Audun Kleive]] (born 1961), a Norwegian jazz drummer
* [[Bugge Wesseltoft]] (born 1964), a jazz musician, pianist, composer, and producer
* [[Gisle Kverndokk]] (born 1967), a Norwegian contemporary composer
* [[Heidi Hauge]] (born 1967), a Norwegian folk and country music singer
* [[Paal Flaata]] (born 1968), a Norwegian vocalist
* [[Bård Tufte Johansen]] (born 1969), a Norwegian comedian
* [[Wetle Holte]] (born 1973), a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer
* [[Lage Lund]] (born 1978), a Norwegian jazz guitarist
* [[Atle Pettersen]] (born 1989), a Norwegian singer and songwriter
* [[Julie Bergan]] (born 1994), a Norwegian singer and songwriter

=== Sport ===
[[File:Dag Erik Pedersen.jpg|140px|thumb|Dag Erik Pedersen, 2008]]
[[File:Tommy Svindal Larsen 01.jpg|140px|thumb|Tommy Svindal Larsen, 2010]]
* [[Per Mathias Jespersen]] (1888–1964), a gymnast who was a team silver medallist at [[1908 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Werner Nilsen]] (1904–1992), an American high-scoring soccer forward
* [[Nicolai Johansen]] (1917–1999), the Secretary Gen. the [[Norwegian Football Association]] from 1955–1983
* [[Geir Karlsen (footballer)|Geir Karlsen]] (born 1948), a retired footballer with nearly 300 club caps and 32 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Dag Erik Pedersen]] (1959–2024), a road racing cyclist and anchorman with [[NRK]]
* [[Jeanette Nilsen]] (born 1972), a handball player who was a team bronze medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Tommy Svindal Larsen]] (born 1973), a retired footballer with 517 club caps and 24 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Torjus Hansén]] (born 1973), a Norwegian former footballer with 373 club caps
* [[Frode Johnsen]] (born 1974), a retired footballer with 518 club caps and 35 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Alexander Aas]] (born 1978), a retired Norwegian footballer with 350 club caps
* [[Erik Midtgarden]] (born 1987), a Norwegian footballer with 320 club caps