Editing Sandefjord (section)

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

=== Business & Public Service ===
[[File:Lars Christensen.jpg|140px|thumb|Lars Christensen, 1934]]
[[File:Bjørn Ole Gleditsch.JPG|140px|thumb|Bjørn Ole Gleditsch, 2010]]
* [[Christen Christensen (shipowner)|Christen Christensen]] (1845–1923), a Norwegian shipyard and ship-owner
* [[Johan Bryde]] (1858–1925), a ship owner and whaler, set up a whaling station in South Africa
* [[Carl Anton Larsen]] (1860–1924), an Antarctic explorer, set up the Antarctic whaling industry and the settlement at [[Grytviken]] on [[South Georgia (island)|South Georgia]]
* [[Olaf Alfred Hoffstad]] (1865–1943), a botanist, school principal and Mayor of Sandefjord, 1911/1934
* [[Christian Theodore Pedersen]] (1876–1969), a [[Norwegian American]] seaman, [[whaling]] captain, and [[fur trader]] in [[Alaska]], Canada, and the northern Pacific
* [[Lars Christensen]] (1884–1965), a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate
* [[Ole Aanderud Larsen]] (1884–1964), a ship designer and co-founder of the paint company [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]
* [[Ingrid Christensen]] (1891–1976), a polar explorer who was the first woman to set foot on [[Antarctica]]
* [[Anders Jahre]] (1891–1982), a shipping magnate 
* [[Odd Gleditsch, Sr.]] (1895–1990), a business entrepreneur and co-founder of the paint company [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]
* [[Theodore Theodorsen]] (1897–1978), a Norwegian American theoretical [[aerodynamicist]]
* [[Anton Fredrik Klaveness (1903–1981)|Anton Fredrik Klaveness]] (1903–1981), a Norwegian equestrian and ship-owner
* [[Karenanne Gussgard]] (born 1940), a retired justice of the [[Supreme Court of Norway]] 1990/2010
* [[Bjørn Ole Gleditsch]] (born 1963), an heir to paint company [[Jotun (company)|Jotun]]; Mayor of Sandefjord since 2003 
* [[Marie Benedicte Bjørnland]] (born 1965), the head of the [[Norwegian Police Security Service]] from 2012 to 2019
* [[Frederic Hauge]] (born 1965), an environmental activist who founded and runs [[Bellona Foundation]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Dag Solstad.jpg|140px|thumb|Dag Solstad, 2010]]
[[File:Ina Wroldsen (cropped).jpg|140px|thumb|Ina Wroldsen, 2016]]
* [[Ole Windingstad]] (1886–1959), a Norwegian conductor, pianist and composer
* [[Eline Nygaard Riisnæs]] (1913–2011), a pianist and musicologist at [[UiO]]
* [[Teddy Nelson]] (1939–1992), a country music singer, sang with [[Skeeter Davis]]
* [[Dag Solstad]] (born 1941), a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer and dramatist
* [[Shields and Yarnell|Lorene Yarnell]] (1944–2010), a dancer and actress, one of an American mime duo
* [[Karin Fossum]] (born 1954), a Norwegian author of crime fiction; the ''"Norwegian queen of crime"''
* [[Bent Hamer]] (born 1956, a film director, writer and producer<ref>{{IMDb name|0357584|Bent Hamer}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Nils Mathisen]] (born 1959), a musician and composer who plays keyboards, violin, guitar and bass
* [[Anita Hegerland]] (born 1961), a singer<ref>{{IMDb name|0373744|Anita Hegerland}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Finn Gjerdrum]] (born 1961), a Norwegian film producer<ref>{{IMDb name|0321521|Finn Gjerdrum}}. Retrieved 01 February 2021</ref>
* [[Ole Mathisen]] (born 1965), a saxophone and clarinet musician and composer
* [[Hans Mathisen]] (born 1967), a guitarist
* [[Petter Wettre]] (born 1967), a jazz musician (Saxophone) and composer 
* [[Per Mathisen]] (born 1969), a bassist and composer
* [[Thomas Numme]] (born 1970), a television host
* [[Henrik Hagtvedt]] (born 1971), a scholar, artist, and author
* [[Espen Sandberg]] (born 1971), a Norwegian film director and advertising producer<ref>{{IMDb name|1650283|Espen Sandberg}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Joachim Rønning]] (born 1972), a film director<ref>{{IMDb name|1461392|Joachim Rønning}}. Retrieved 31 January 2021</ref>
* [[Ina Wroldsen]] (born 1984), a Norwegian singer and songwriter
* [[Per Fredrik Åsly]] (born 1986) known as ''PelleK'', an actor, composer, singer, and YouTuber<ref>{{IMDb name|6870862|Per Fredrik Åsly}}. Retrieved 01 February 2021</ref>
* [[Apetor|Tor Eckhoff]] (1964–2021), a [[YouTuber]]
* [[Lukas Zabulionis]] (born 1992), a saxophonist and composer who lives in Sandefjord

=== Sport ===
[[File:Ronny Johnsen (2017-07-29 img05).jpg|140px|thumb|Ronny Johnsen, 2017]]
* [[Thorbjørn Svenssen]] (1924–2011), a footballer with a then record of 104 caps for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Solfrid Johansen]] (born 1956), a sport rower, came 4th & 5th at [[1976 Summer Olympics|1976]] & [[1984 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Erik Bjørkum]] (born 1965), a sailor and team silver medallist at the [[1988 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Ronny Johnsen]] (born 1969), a [[Association football|footballer]] with 384 club caps and 62 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Morten Fevang]] (born 1975), a football midfielder with 400 club caps 
* [[Geir Ludvig Fevang]] (born 1980), a retired football midfielder with 390 club caps