Editing Fredrikstad (section)

==Notable residents==
=== Public service ===
[[File:Henrik Bjelke.jpg|140px|thumb|Henrik Bjelke, ca.1650]]
[[File:Nlc amundsen.jpg|140px|thumb|Roald Amundsen, ca.1908]]
* [[Albert Andriessen Bradt]] (ca.1607 in Fredrikstad – 1686) a Norwegian settler in [[New Netherland]]
* [[Henrik Bjelke]] (1615 on Onsøy – 1683) a Norwegian-Danish Admiral of the Realm 1662 to 1679
* [[Jørgen Bjelke]] (1621 on Onsøy – 1696) an officer and nobleman from [[Elingaard|Elingaard Manor]] 
* [[Johan Caspar von Cicignon]] (ca.1625-1696) general and engineer, lived in Fredrikstad
* [[Hans Jacob Stabel]] (1769 in Onsøy – 1836) priest and rep. at [[Norwegian Constituent Assembly]]
* [[Hans Nielsen Hauge]] (1771 in Rolvsøy – 1824) revivalist preacher for the [[Hauge Synod]]<ref>{{cite EB1911|wstitle= Hauge, Hans Nielsen | volume= 13 | page = 65&ndash;66 |short= x}}</ref>
* [[Johannes Wilhelm Christian Dietrichson]] (1815 in Fredrikstad – 1883) a Lutheran Minister
* [[Ole Jacob Broch]] (1818 in Fredrikstad – 1889) physicist, economist and Govt. minister
* [[Ole Peter Petersen]] (1822 in Fredrikstad – 1901) founder of [[Methodism]] in Norway and co-founder of Norwegian and Danish Methodism in the United States
* [[Katti Anker Møller]] (1868–1945) feminist and advocate for reproductive rights
* [[Hieronymus Heyerdahl (1867–1959)|Hieronymus Heyerdahl]] (1867 in Fredrikstad – 1959) lawyer and Mayor of Oslo, 1911 to 1914
* [[Waldemar Ager]] (1869 in Fredrikstad – 1941) newspaperman in [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
* [[Johan Oscar Smith]] (1871 in Fredrikstad – 1943) founder of the [[Brunstad Christian Church]]
* [[Roald Amundsen]] (1872 in Borge – 1928) a Norwegian explorer of polar regions
* [[Charles Anderson (mayor)|Charles Anderson]] (1875 in Fredrikstad – 1949) Mayor of [[Murray, Utah]] 1920–1923
* [[Nils F. Ambursen]] (1876 in Fredrikstad – 1953) civil engineer and inventor, designed dams
* [[Peder Kolstad]] (1878 in Borge – 1932) [[Prime Minister of Norway]], 1931 to 1932
* [[Johannes Brun (officer)|Johannes Brun]] (1891 in Fredrikstad – 1977) military officer and bridge champion
* [[Tove Mohr]] (1891 in Thorsø – 1981) a physician, socialist and proponent for women's rights
* [[Jens Gram Jr.]] (1897 in Fredrikstad – 1982) barrister and politician
* [[Ragnvald Marensius Gundersen]] (1907 in Glemmen – 1985) Mayor of Fredrikstad 1945–1965
* [[Rolf Jørgen Fuglesang]] (1909 in Fredrikstad – 1988) Govt. minister in WWII for [[Vidkun Quisling]]
* [[Bernt Karsten Øksendal]] (born 1945 in Fredrikstad) a Norwegian mathematician
* [[Svein Aaser]] (born 1946 in Fredrikstad) former CEO of ''[[DnB NOR]]'', the large financial group
* [[Tore Eriksen]] (born 1947 in Fredrikstad) economist, diplomat and civil servant; ''"Norway's most powerful bureaucrat"''
* [[Louise Kathrine Dedichen]] (born 1964 in Fredrikstad) Vice-admiral, rep. on the [[NATO Military Committee]]

=== Arts ===
[[File:Karsten Andersen 1964.jpg|140px|thumb|Karsten Andersen, 1964]]
* [[Eyvind Alnæs]] (1872 in Fredrikstad – 1932) composer, pianist, organist and choir director
* [[Harald Heide]] (1876 in Fredrikstad – 1956) violinist, conductor and composer
* [[Hans Jacob Nilsen]] (1897 in Fredrikstad – 1957) actor, theatre director and film director<ref>{{cite web |author=Kari Gaarder Losnedahl |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Hans_Jacob_Nilsen |title=Hans Jacob Nilsen |website=Norsk biografisk leksikon |via=Store norske leksikon |date=16 December 2010 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Tore Segelcke]] (1901 in Fredrikstad – 1979) actress<ref>{{cite web |author=Lillian Bikset |url=https://snl.no/Tore_Segelcke |title=Tore Segelcke |website=Store norske leksikon |date=20 November 2020 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Herbert Herding]], stage name Herberth (1904 in Fredrikstad – 1958) revue writer, revue artist, and theater director
* [[Georg Løkkeberg]] (1909 in Fredrikstad – 1986) actor and theatre director<ref>{{cite web |author1=Oskar Henriksen |author2=Anne Eilertsen |display-authors=etal |url=https://snl.no/Georg_L%C3%B8kkeberg |title=Georg Løkkeberg |website=Store norske leksikon |date=16 December 2020 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Herman Hebler]] (1911-2007) a [[Printmaking|printmaker]] and graphic artist, lived in Fredrikstad
* [[Karsten Andersen]] (1920 in Fredrikstad – 1997) conductor
* [[Arne Dørumsgaard]] (1921 in Fredrikstad – 2006) composer, poet and music collector
* [[Bjørn Johansen (musician)|Bjørn Johansen]] (1940 in Fredrikstad – 2002) an influential Norwegian jazz musician
* [[Gerd Brantenberg]] (born 1941) author, teacher and feminist writer, grew up in Fredrikstad
* [[Jon Mostad]] (born 1942 in Fredrikstad) composer
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* [[Terje Formoe]] (born 1949 in Fredrikstad) singer/songwriter, actor, playwright and author<ref>{{cite web |author1=Anne Marit Godal |author2=Ida Scott |display-authors=etal |url=https://snl.no/Terje_Formoe |title=Terje Formoe |website=Store norske leksikon |date=6 June 2019 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Jørn Christensen]] (born 1959) artist, actor and record producer
* [[Dennis Storhøi]] (born 1960 in Fredrikstad) actor<ref>{{cite news |author=Rainer Prang |url=https://www.nrk.no/osloogviken/dennis-til-morgenstudio-1.6628980 |title=Dennis til morgenstudio |publisher=NRK |date=28 May 2009 |access-date=28 March 2021 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Petronella Barker (actress, born 1965)|Petronella Barker]] (born 1965) British-born Norwegian actress, grew up in Fredrikstad<ref>{{cite news |author=Elisabeth Skovly |url=https://www.f-b.no/kjendisen-fra-krakeroy/x/5-59-1049167 |title=Kjendisen Fra Kråkerøy |newspaper=Fredrikstad Blad |type=interview |date=12 March 2018 |access-date=28 March 2021 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Harald Zwart]] (born 1965) Dutch-Norwegian film director, grew up in Fredrikstad<ref>{{cite web |author=Gunnar Iversen |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Harald_Zwart |title=Harald Zwart |website=Norsk biografisk leksikon |via=Store norske leksikon |date=13 February 2009 |language=no }}</ref>
* [[Andy LaPlegua]] (born 1975 in Fredrikstad) singer / songwriter, founded [[Combichrist]], [[Icon of Coil]] and [[Panzer AG]]

=== Sport ===
[[File:SVA00 - Jørn Andersen 6422a.jpg|140px|thumb|Jørn Andersen, 2015]]
* [[Charles Hoff]] (1902 in Fredrikstad – 1985) athlete, coach, and sports journalist
* [[Arne Pedersen]] (1931 in Fredrikstad – 2013) footballer with [[Fredrikstad FK]], with 231 club caps and 40 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Roar Johansen (footballer)|Roar Johansen]] (1935 in Fredrikstad – 2015) footballer and manager with [[Fredrikstad FK]], with 190 club caps and 61 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Egil Olsen|Egil "Drillo" Olsen]] (born 1942 in Fredrikstad) manager of [[Norway national football team]]<ref name=Olsen/>
* [[Per Egil Ahlsen]] (born 1958 in Fredrikstad) footballer with 350 club caps and 54 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Harald Huysman]] (born 1959 in Frederikstad), racing driver
* [[Jørn Andersen]] (born 1963 in Fredrikstad) football manager with 454 club caps, 27 for [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Erik Lund (rugby union)|Erik Lund]] (born 1979 in Fredrikstad) former rugby union footballer
* [[Kari Mette Johansen]] (born 1979 in Fredrikstad) team handballer, twice Olympic team champion
* [[Stian Paulsen]] (born 1987 in Frederikstad), racing driver
* [[Isabell Herlovsen]] (born 1988) footballer with 133 caps with [[Norway women's national football team|Norway women]]; lives in Fredrikstad
* [[Tarik Elyounoussi]] (born 1988) footballer, played for [[Fredrikstad FK]], 60 caps with [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
* [[Vegard Stake Laengen]] (born 1989) professional cyclist for [[UAE Team Emirates]], lives in Fredrikstad
* [[Oliver Solberg]] (born 2001 in Frederikstad) Swedish-Norwegian rally driver

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|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Fredrikstad by country of origin in 2021'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true|access-date=6 August 2021|publisher=ssb.no}}</ref>
 
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! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||2,348
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||1,626
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||1,500
|-
| {{flag|Kosovo}}||893
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||813
|-
| {{flag|Sweden}}||715
|-
| {{flag|Bosnia-Herzegovina}}||667
|-
| {{flag|Iran}}||548
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||417
|-
| {{flag|Afghanistan}}||382
|-
| {{flag|Denmark}}||314
|-
| {{flag|Russia}}||307
|-
| {{flag|Thailand}}||291
|-
| {{flag|Germany}}||277
|-
| {{flag|Philippines}}||261
|-
| {{flag|Eritrea}}||254
|-
| {{flag|Vietnam}}||215
|}