Editing Fredrikstad (section)

=== 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]]