Editing Oslo (section)

==Notable residents==
{{Maincat|People from Oslo}}

===Public figures===
*[[Niels Juel]] (1629–1697), Danish-Norwegian admiral and Danish naval hero<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Juel, Niels | volume= 15 |last= Bain |first= Robert Nisbet |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain| page = 544 |short= 1 }}</ref>
*[[Fridtjof Nansen]] (1861–1930), polar explorer, scientist, diplomat, [[List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates|Nobel peace prize laureate]]
*[[Vilhelm Bjerknes]] (1862–1951), physicist and meteorologist, founded weather forecasting
*[[Einar Woxen]] (1878–1937), barrister and journalist 
*[[Margrethe Parm]] (1882–1966), Christian leader and scout leader
*[[Margit Haslund]] (1885–1963), women's advocate, local politician and first female city Mayor
*[[Ragnar Frisch]] (1895–1973), economist, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize laureate]] in 1969
*[[Trygve Lie]] (1896–1968), politician, first [[Secretary-General of the United Nations]]
*[[Lars Onsager]] (1903–1976), physical chemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize laureate]] in 1968
*[[Johan Galtung]] (born 1930), sociologist, founder of [[peace and conflict studies]]
*[[Gro Harlem Brundtland]] (born 1939), former [[Prime Minister of Norway]] and Director-General of [[World Health Organization|WHO]] 1998–2003
*[[Mette Kongshem]] (born 1941), diplomat and politician
*[[Eva Joly]] (born 1943), magistrate, politician and [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]] 
*[[John Fredriksen]] (born 1944), shipping magnate
*[[Frank Murud]] (born 1955), former Oslo chief of real estate
*[[Fabian Stang]] (born 1955), lawyer and politician, Mayor of Oslo 2007–2015
*[[Jens Stoltenberg]] (born 1959), former [[Prime Minister of Norway]], Secretary General of [[NATO]]
*[[Børge Ousland]] (born 1962), polar explorer, writer; first person to cross the Antarctic solo 
*[[Erling Kagge]] (born 1963) polar explorer, author, lawyer, art collector, entrepreneur and politician
*[[Nediyavan]] (born 1976), Tamil militant and the current [[de jure]] leader of the International wing of the [[Tamil Tigers]]
*[[Souhaila Andrawes]], former terrorist and Lebanese member of the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]

===Arts===
[[File:Henrik Ibsen av Eilif Peterssen 1895.jpg|140px|thumb|[[Henrik Ibsen]], 1895]]
[[File:Edvard Munch 1933.jpg|140px|thumb|[[Edvard Munch]], 1933]]
*[[Øystein Aarseth]] (1968–1993), stage name ''[[Euronymous]]'', Black Metal musician
*[[Fritz Arlberg]] (1830–1896), Swedish baritone, teacher, composer and opera singer 
*[[Peter Christen Asbjørnsen]] (1812–1885), writer and scholar<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Asbjörnsen, Peter Christen|volume=2|last=Gosse|first=Edmund William |author-link=Edmund Gosse|page=715|short=1}}</ref>
*[[Rosa Asmundsen]] (1846–1911), actress and singer<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jensson|first1=Liv |title=Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet|date=1981|publisher=Universitetsforl|isbn=8200056228 |page=18|url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013042906062?page=19|language=no}}</ref>
*[[Johanne Bruhn]] (1890–1921), actress<ref>{{cite news|title=Johanne Bruhn |url=https://www.nb.no/items/178423d72eaf2a29143594213f133f10?page=3|work=Dagsposten|date=27 December 1921|page=3}}</ref>
*[[Mette Bull]] (1876–1946), actress<ref>{{cite book|last1=Jensson|first1=Liv|title=Biografisk skuespillerleksikon : norske, danske og svenske skuespillere på norske scener særlig på 1800-tallet|date=1981|publisher=Universitetsforl |isbn=8200056228|page=35|url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2013042906062?page=35|language=no}}</ref>
*[[Lars Saabye Christensen]] (born 1953), Norwegian-Danish novelist
*[[Kjersti Døvigen]] (1943–2021), actress
*[[Sandra Drouker]] (1875–1944), Russian concert pianist, composer and music pedagogue
*[[Thorbjørn Egner]] (1912–1990), playwright of children's books, songwriter and illustrator
*[[Fanny Elsta]] (1899–1978), opera singer<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|last1=Svendsen|first1=Trond Olav|title=Fanny Elsta|encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]] |date=18 June 2024 |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Fanny_Elsta|language=no|access-date=12 August 2024}}</ref>
*[[Magne Furuholmen]] (born 1962), keyboardist, songwriter of [[A-ha]] and [[Apparatjik]]; Knight of the Order of St Olav
*[[Jacobine Gjertz]] (1819–1862), pianist, composer and writer<ref>{{cite web|title=Jacobine Gjertz|url=https://snl.no/Jacobine_Gjertz|website=Store Norske Leksikon |date=18 June 2024 |language=no}}</ref>
*[[Hans Gude]] (1825–1903), Norwegian romanticist landscape painter<ref>{{cite book |last=Haverkamp |first=Frode |author2=Gude, Hans Fredrik |title=Hans Gude |date=January 1992 |publisher=[[Aschehoug]] |location=Oslo |language=no |isbn=82-03-17072-2 |oclc=29047091 |page=59}}</ref>
*[[Lona Gyldenkrone]] (1848–1934), opera singer
*[[Morten Harket]] (born 1959), singer, songwriter and leader of [[A-ha]]; Knight of the Order of St Olav
*[[Tine Thing Helseth]] (born 1987), solo classical trumpeter
*[[Henrik Ibsen]] (1828–1906), playwright, theatre director and poet
*[[Fanny Ingvoldstad]] (1857–1935), painter<ref>{{cite web|title=Fagerborg prestekontor Kirkebøker, AV/SAO-A-10844/F/Fa/L0008: Ministerialbok nr. 8, 1917-1938 |url=https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/43549|website=Digitalarkivet|access-date=14 March 2025}}</ref>
*[[Torleif S. Knaphus]] (1881–1965), artist and monument sculptor in [[Utah]], US
*[[Christian Krohg]] (1852–1925), naturalist painter, illustrator, author and journalist
*[[Magna Lykseth-Skogman]] (1874–1949), opera singer
*[[Cliff Moustache]] (born 1952), playwright, film director, and actor from [[Seychelles]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm7870456/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217023536/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm7870456/|date=17 February 2017 }} retrieved 25 January 2021</ref>
*[[Edvard Munch]] (1863–1944), painter
*[[Jo Nesbø]] (born 1960), writer, musician, economist, and former soccer player
*[[Nico & Vinz]] (formed 2010), singers of a fusion of genres from pop to reggae to soul
*[[Gina Oselio]] (1858–1937), opera singer.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gina Oselio |encyclopedia=[[Norsk biografisk leksikon]]|first=Inger Elisabeth|last=Haavet|editor-last=Helle|editor-first=Knut|editor-link=Knut Helle|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Gina_Oselio|language=no |accessdate=2 April 2025}}</ref>
*[[Erik Poppe]] (born 1966), film director, producer and screenwright
*[[Valborg Seeberg]] (1851–1929), writer<ref>{{cite book|last1=Barth|first1=Bj. Keyser|title=Norges militære embedsmenn : 1929|date=1930|publisher=Hanche|location=Oslo |page=529 |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digibok_2006121400038?page=535|language=no}}</ref>
*[[Astrid Sommer]] (1906–1990), actress<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Astrid Sommer|encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |last=Brodal|first=Svein Erik|date=27 November 2024 |author1-link=Svein Erik Brodal|url=https://nbl.snl.no/Astrid_Sommer|access-date=5 January 2025}}</ref>
*[[Sigrid Undset]] (1882–1949), writer, awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1928
*[[Mathilde Grooss Viddal]] (born 1969), composer and jazz musician
*[[Paul Waaktaar-Savoy]] (born 1961), guitarist, songwriter of [[A-ha]] and [[Savoy (Norwegian band)|Savoy]]; Knight of the Order of St Olav

===Sport===
*[[Sonja Henie]] (1912–1969), three-time Olympic champion figure skater and actress<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377012/ IMDb Database] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126053350/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0377012/|date=26 January 2021 }} retrieved 26 January 2021</ref>
*[[Knut Johannesen]] (born 1933), twice Olympic Champion speed skater
*[[Grete Waitz]] (1953–2011), marathon runner, silver medallist at the [[1984 Summer Olympics|1984 Olympic Games]]
*[[Jørn Goldstein]] (born 1953), Olympic ice hockey goalie
*[[Espen Bredesen]] (born 1968), ski jumper, gold and silver medallist at the [[1994 Winter Olympics]]
*[[Kjetil André Aamodt]] (born 1971), alpine skier with eight Olympic medals
*[[Espen Knutsen]] (born 1972), former professional ice hockey player
*[[Suzann Pettersen]] (born 1981), retired professional golfer, played on the [[LPGA Tour]] 
*[[Mats Zuccarello]] (born 1987), professional ice hockey player in the [[National Hockey League]] 
*[[Joshua King (footballer, born 1992)|Joshua King]] (born 1992), footballer, 172 caps for [[AFC Bournemouth]] and 51 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
*[[Mie Bjørndal Ottestad]] (born 17 July 1997), Norwegian professional racing cyclist
*[[Viktor Hovland]] (born 1997), professional golfer
*[[Casper Ruud]] (born 1998), professional tennis player
*[[Dennis Hauger]] (born 2003), racing driver, [[FIA Formula 3 Championship|FIA Formula 3]] Champion and [[Formula One]] reserve driver
*[[Frida Maanum]], (born 1999), professional footballer