100 Notable alumni of
Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology is 886th in the world, 314th in Europe, and 3rd in Norway by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 100 notable alumni from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. 2 individuals affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology won Nobel Prizes in Physiology or Medicine.
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Tiril Eckhoff
- Occupations
- biathletecross-country skier
- Biography
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Tiril Kampenhaug Eckhoff is a Norwegian former biathlete.
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Ediz Hun
- Occupations
- film actoractorpolitician
- Biography
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Ediz Hun is a Turkish film actor, academician and politician.
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Halvard Hanevold
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Studied engineering
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
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Halvard Hanevold was a Norwegian biathlete.
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May-Britt Moser
- Occupations
- researcherneuroscientistpsychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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May-Britt Moser FRS is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who is a Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She and her former husband, Edvard Moser, shared half of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded for work concerning the grid cells in the entorhinal cortex, as well as several additional space-representing cell types in the same circuit that make up the positioning system in the brain.
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Trond Giske
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with cand.mag.
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Trond Giske is a Norwegian politician who served as deputy leader of the Labour Party from 2015 until his resignation in 2018 after accusations of widespread sexual harassment and sexual assault against multiple women. After renewed allegations in 2020 he announced his complete and permanent withdrawal from politics. In 2024 he returned to politics, becoming the deputy leader of the Trondheim Labour Party. In 2025, he was once more elected to the Storting.
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Edvard Moser
- Occupations
- researcherneuroscientistpsychologistuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Edvard Ingjald Moser is a Norwegian psychologist and neuroscientist, who as of May 2024 is a professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.
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Guri Melby
- Occupations
- politicianlector
- Biography
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Guri Melby is a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. She has served as the party leader since 2020 and Minister of Education from 2020 to 2021. She is also a member of parliament for Oslo since 2021, having previously been a deputy member for the same constituency between 2013 and 2021. Locally, she has also served as Oslo's City Commissioner for Transport and the Environment between 2013 and 2015.
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Andrew Musgrave
- Occupations
- cross-country skier
- Biography
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Andrew "Andy" Musgrave is a British cross-country skier. He has competed in the World Cup since 2008 and represented Great Britain at the 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025 Nordic World Ski Championships and the 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Andreas Wahl
- Occupations
- television presenterphysicistnon-fiction writerprogram makercivil engineer
- Biography
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Andreas Wahl is a Norwegian physicist and professional communicator of science.
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Nils Petter Molvær
- Occupations
- record producerjazz trumpetercomposer
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Nils Petter Molvær, also known as NPM (born 18 September 1960), is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter, composer, and record producer. He is considered a pioneer of future jazz, a genre that fuses jazz and electronic music, best showcased on his most commercially successful album, Khmer.
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Ola Borten Moe
- Occupations
- farmerbusinesspersonpolitician
- Biography
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Ola Borten Moe is a Norwegian politician for the Centre Party. He was an MP for Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013 and again from 2021 to 2025. From 2021 to 2023, he served as Minister of Research and Higher Education. He also served as Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2011 to 2013.
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Tord Gustavsen
- Occupations
- composerjazz pianist
- Biography
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Tord Gustavsen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. He tours extensively worldwide, and he has been a bandleader for a trio, ensemble and quartet at various times, all bearing his name.
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Linda Hofstad Helleland
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Linda Cathrine Hofstad Helleland is a Norwegian career politician for the Conservative Party. She held several ministerial positions in Erna Solberg's government between 2015 and 2021, with a break between 2019 and 2021. She also served as Vice President of the World Anti-Doping Association from 2016 to 2019. In parliament, she has represented Sør-Trøndelag since 2009, and been a deputy representative between 2001 and 2009. Her husband is politician Tronn Helleland.
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Maria Amelie
- Occupations
- journalistauthor
- Biography
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Madina Salamova, better known by the pseudonym Maria Amelie, is a Russian-born writer, blogger and entrepreneur who lived as an illegal immigrant in Norway between 2002 and 2011. She was deported from Norway to Russia on 24 January 2011.
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Eva Kristin Hansen
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Studied in 1993-1994
- Studied in 1996
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Eva Kristin Hansen is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She briefly served as the President of the Storting from October to November 2021. She has also served as an MP for South Trøndelag since 2005. She was also leader of the Workers' Youth League from 2000 to 2002.
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Vebjørn Selbekk
- Occupations
- journalistediting staffpunditreality television participant
- Biography
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Vebjørn Selbekk is a Norwegian newspaper editor and author. Selbekk became widely known in Norway and abroad after he in 2006 reprinted a facsimile of the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons as editor of the Christian newspaper Magazinet (now Dagen), sparking a major incident and ensuing controversy. He has since been awarded by the free press organization Fritt Ord for his "firm defence of freedom of expression". Since 2015 he has been a member of the Broadcasting Council of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK.
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Rasmus Hansson
- Occupations
- biologistpolitician
- Biography
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Rasmus Johan Michael Hansson is a Norwegian biologist, civil servant, environmental activist and a former national spokesperson for the Green Party. He led the Norwegian chapter of World Wide Fund for Nature from 2000 to 2012. In 2013, he was elected to the Parliament of Norway as the first representative for the Green Party.
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Arve Henriksen
- Occupations
- composerjazz musiciansingertrumpeter
- Biography
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Arve Henriksen is a Norwegian trumpeter.
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Stian Carstensen
- Occupations
- pianistbanjoistjazz guitaristrecording artistguitarist
- Biography
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Stian Carstensen is a Norwegian multi-instrumentalist musician, entertainer and with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Nils-Olav Johansen (vocal and guitar), central member of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market.
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Mathias Eick
- Occupations
- music arrangerfilm score composercomposertrumpeterjazz guitarist
- Biography
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Mathias Eick is a Norwegian jazz musician, and the brother of the jazz musicians Johannes Eick and Trude Eick. He is mainly known from his releases on the jazz label ECM Records. His main instrument is the trumpet, but he also plays upright bass, vibraphone, piano and guitar. He has performed with several well-known music groups and musicians, e.g. Jaga Jazzist, Manu Katché, and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra together with Chick Corea and Pat Metheny. Besides this he is also known for his collaboration with Norwegian singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl, and recordings with the Norwegian bands Turboneger, DumDum Boys, Motorpsycho, D'Sound and Bigbang.
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Julie Dahle Aagård
- Occupations
- singerjazz musician
- Biography
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Julie Dahle Aagård is a Norwegian Jazz musician (vocals). She is the sister of Tora Dahle Aagård.
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Trygve Seim
- Occupations
- saxophonistcomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Trygve Seim is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer. Seim has released numerous albums since 1992, including over 20 albums for ECM Records as a composer, band-leader or co-band-leader.
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Frode Alnæs
- Occupations
- singercomposerjazz musicianjazz guitaristrecording artist
- Biography
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Frode Alnæs is a Norwegian jazz guitarist and composer, known from cooperation with international artists like Morten Harket, Magne Furuholmen, Arild Andersen, Jon Balke, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Ketil Bjørnstad, Henning Sommerro, Ray Charles, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Ian Hunter, Bjørn Alterhaug, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Gustav Lorentzen, and Jan Erik Vold, and appearances in bands like Dance with a Stranger, Masqualero, Jazzpønkensemblet, and Sidsel Endresen Quartet.
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Kim André Arnesen
- Occupations
- composerDJ producer
- Biography
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Kim André Arnesen is a Norwegian composer. He grew up in Trondheim, Norway and was educated at the Music Conservatory of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is mostly known for his choral compositions, both a cappella, accompanied by piano or organ, or large-scale works for chorus and orchestra. His first CD album "Magnificat" was nominated for Grammy Awards 2016 in the category Best Surround Sound Album. He has received wide notice with his choral works that has been performed by choirs all over the world. His "Cradle Hymn" was a part of the regional Emmy Prize winning show "Christmas in Norway". Arnesen is an elected member of the Norwegian Society of Composers.
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Tore O. Sandvik
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Studied in 1988-1992
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tore Onshuus Sandvik is a Norwegian politician. Between 2003 and 2023, he served as the Chairman of the County Council of Sør-Trøndelag until 2018, and Trøndelag until 2023. Since 2025, he has served as Norway's Minister of Defence.
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Ine Hoem
- Occupations
- singerjazz singercomposer
- Biography
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Ine Kristine Hoem is a Norwegian jazz singer and the daughter of the author Edvard Hoem. She is also known as the lead singer of the genre band PELbO.
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Kenneth Kapstad
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposermusician
- Biography
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Kenneth Kapstad is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005), Motorpsycho (2007–2016), and God Seed (2012–2015), and for his collaborations with the bands Animal Alpha, Goat the Head, and Monolithic.
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Tord Lien
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Tord André Lien is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party and served as the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of Parliament from Sør-Trøndelag from 2005 to 2013. Lien is the holder of an advanced degree in history (cand. philol.), having written his thesis on aspects of Norway's defence policy in the early 20th century.
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Daniel Herskedal
- Occupations
- composertubistjazz musicianbrass player
- Biography
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Daniel Herskedal is a Norwegian jazz tubist. He is regarded as one of the most talented jazz tubists in Norway.
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Ola Kvernberg
- Occupations
- composerjazz guitaristjazz musicianfilm score composer
- Biography
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Ola Kvernberg is a Norwegian jazz musician known for his virtuosic string swing violin playing and his international performances. He is the son of traditional musicians Liv Rypdal Kvernberg and Torbjørn Kvernberg, and the brother of traditional musicians Kari Kvernberg Dajani and fiddler Jorun Marie Kvernberg, and grandson of the fiddler and traditional music composer Peter L. Rypdal. Kvernberg studied classical violin from the age of nine, and won 3rd prize in a great classical violin competition in Italy when he was fourteen.
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Berit Svendsen
- Years
- 1963-.. (age 63)
- Occupations
- engineer
- Biography
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Berit Svendsen is a Norwegian engineer and business executive. As of September 2015, she is a vice president of the Telenor Group and head of Telenor Norway. 4 September 2018 she resigned from both positions after longer internal turmoil in the Telenor Group, both positions held since 20 September 2011.
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Karianne O. Tung
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 42)
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- 2003-2008 graduated with bachelor's degree in political science and government
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Karianne Oldernes Tung is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. She is currently serving as Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance since 2023. Previously she was a member of the Storting for Sør-Trøndelag from 2013 to 2017.
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Espen Johnsen
- Occupations
- association football player
- Biography
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Espen Johnsen is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper. His brother Marius Johnsen is also a footballer, currently playing for Lillestrøm.
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Paal Nilssen-Love
- Occupations
- composerjazz drummer
- Biography
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Paal Nilssen-Love is a Norwegian drummer and composer in the jazz, free jazz and free improvisation genres.
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Kristin Asbjørnsen
- Occupations
- singercomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Kristin Asbjørnsen is a Norwegian jazz singer and composer whose focus is on improvised music. She is known for musical projects like Dadafon including with Carl Haakon Waadeland, Krøyt, Kvitretten, and Nymark Collective among others.
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Kristoffer Lo
- Years
- 1985-.. (age 41)
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Kristoffer Lo is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer.
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Håkon Kornstad
- Occupations
- composersaxophonistopera singerjazz musician
- Biography
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Håkon Games Kornstad is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone, bass saxophone, flute and live looping) and classically trained singer (tenor), known from bands such as Wibutee and Kornstad Trio, and collaborations with musicians such as Ketil Bjørnstad, Anja Garbarek, Live Maria Roggen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Sidsel Endresen, Paal Nilssen-Love, Mats Eilertsen, Knut Reiersrud, Jon Christensen, Eivind Aarset, and Pat Metheny.
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Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
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Kjersti Annesdatter Skomsvold is a Norwegian author who made her literary debut in 2009 with the novel Jo fortere jeg går, jo mindre er jeg (The Faster I Walk, the Smaller I Am). The book won the Tarjei Vesaas' Debutant Prize (judged by The Literary Council of The Norwegian Authors´ Union), and it was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award 2013. Skomsvold has dramatized the novel and the play premieres at the National Theatre (Oslo) in 2014.
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Mats Eilertsen
- Occupations
- jazz musiciancomposermusician
- Biography
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Mats Eilertsen is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer. He is known for recording with numerous bands, including the Maria Kannegaard Trio, Ola Kvernberg, Nils Økland, Eldbjørg Raknes, Anders Aarum Trio, Eirik Hegdal, Sverre Gjørvad, Nymark Collective, SKRUK, «Jazzmob», «Dingobats», Håkon Kornstad Trio, Food with Iain Ballamy, Jacob Young Band, Solveig Slettahjell's Slow Motion Orchestra, Håvard Wiik Trio, and «JazzCode».
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Thekla Brun-Lie
- Occupations
- biathletecross-country skier
- Biography
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Thekla Charlotte Knudtzon Brun-Lie is a Norwegian former biathlete.
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Stian Westerhus
- Occupations
- composerjazz guitaristjazz musician
- Biography
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Stian Westerhus is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, and Ingar Zach.
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Alexandra Beverfjord
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- 1996-2002 graduated with master's degree in social anthropology
- Occupations
- authorbusiness undergraduateediting staffdirectorjournalist
- Biography
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Alexandra Beverfjord is a Norwegian journalist, crime fiction writer, newspaper editor and media executive. She was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Dagbladet from 2018 to 2023.
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Ståle Storløkken
- Occupations
- composerpianistjazz musicianmusician
- Biography
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Ståle Storløkken is a Norwegian jazz musician (keyboards, organ and piano) and composer, known for collaborations with artists like Terje Rypdal, BigBang, Supersilent and Motorpsycho. He is married to the Norwegian singer Tone Åse.
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Filip Ivanović
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Graduated with Doctor of Philosophy
- Occupations
- hellenistByzantinistphilosopherpolitician
- Biography
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Filip Ivanović FRHistS is a Montenegrin philosopher, university professor, and politician, who served as minister of foreign affairs of Montenegro from October 2023 to July 2024. Currently he holds the position of Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs in the Government of Montenegro.
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Thomas Strønen
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Thomas Pohlitz Strønen is a Norwegian jazz drummer who has recorded more than 80 albums. He has worked with Joe Lovano, Craig Taborn, Micah Thomas, Eivind Opsvik, Iain Ballamy, Arve Henriksen, Mats Eilertsen, Eivind Aarset, Christian Fennesz, Nils Petter Molvaer, Bobo Stenson, John Taylor, Tore Brunborg, Morten Qvenild, Ingebrigt Håker Flaten, Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft, Tomasz Stanko, Koichi Makigami, Ernst Reijseger, Nils-Olav Johansen, and Stian Carstensen.
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Hanna Paulsberg
- Occupations
- composerjazz saxophonist
- Biography
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Hanna Paulsberg is a Norwegian jazz musician (tenor saxophone) and composer.
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Jan Gunnar Hoff
- Occupations
- composerpianistmusicologistjazz musician
- Biography
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Jan Gunnar Hoff is a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer, arranger and professor, living in Bodø, known from cooperations with jazz musicians like Pat Metheny, Mike Stern, Alex Acuña, Audun Kleive, Mathias Eick, John Surman, Karin Krog, Maria João, Marilyn Mazur, Anders Jormin, Arve Henriksen, Per Jørgensen, Tore Brunborg, Bjørn Kjellemyr, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Per Mathisen, Gary Novak, Arild Andersen, Tore Johansen, Nils Petter Molvær, Ståle Storløkken, Gary Husband a.o.
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Georg von Krogh
- Occupations
- university teachereconomist
- Biography
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Georg von Krogh is a Norwegian organizational theorist and Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zurich) and holds the Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation.
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Ingebrigt Håker Flaten
- Occupations
- composerjazz bassist
- Biography
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Ingebrigt Håker Flaten is a Norwegian bassist active in the jazz and free jazz genres.
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Jarle Vespestad
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Jarle Vespestad is a Norwegian jazz musician (percussion), the younger brother of jazz musician Liz Tove Vespestad, and a central member of Tord Gustavsen's projects.
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Tore Brunborg
- Occupations
- saxophonistcomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Tore Brunborg is a Norwegian jazz musician and composer who plays saxophone. He was born in Trondheim but grew up in Voss where a jazz environment was flowering. Known from numerous appearances with international greats including Bugge Wesseltoft, Håvard Wiik, Audun Kleive, Anders Jormin, Diederik Wissels, Arild Andersen, Pat Metheny, Per Jørgensen, Geir Lysne, Misha Alperin, Bjørn Alterhaug, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Jarle Vespestad, Jon Christensen, Jon Balke, Nils Petter Molvær, Vigleik Storaas, Bo Stief, and Billy Cobham.
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Kirsti Huke
- Occupations
- singercomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Kirsti Huke is a Norwegian singer and composer. Huke was best recognized as the lead singer for Norwegian doom metal/experimental band The 3rd and the Mortal in the final line-up.
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Olav Selvaag
- Occupations
- businesspersonengineer
- Biography
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Olav Selvaag was a Norwegian engineer and residential contractor, known for his innovative approach to designing and building affordable housing during the later half of the twentieth century. He was largely responsible for the post–World War II development of the neighborhoods Veitvet and Vestli at Groruddalen and Rykkinn at Bærum in Oslo, Norway.
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Frank Jenssen
- Occupations
- communications advisercivil servantpolitician
- Biography
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Frank Josef Jenssen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway for Sør-Trøndelag in 2013 and in 2018, he became the first County Governor of the new Trøndelag county.
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Espen Berg
- Occupations
- pianistcomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Espen Berg is a Norwegian jazz musician, arranger and composer from Trondheim, known for his collaborations with musicians such as trumpeter Per Jørgensen, saxophonist Marius Neset and the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra.
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Niels Torp
- Occupations
- architect
- Biography
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Niels August Torp is a Norwegian architect.
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André Roligheten
- Occupations
- saxophonistcomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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André Roligheten is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'Angelo, Theo Bleckmann, Django Bates, John Edwards, Paul Lovens, Axel Dörner, Robin Hayward, Raymond Strid, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mathias Eick, Ola Kvernberg, Paal Nilssen-Love and Per Zanussi.
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Øystein Løseth
- Years
- 1958-.. (age 68)
- Occupations
- businesspersoneconomist
- Biography
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Øystein Løseth is a Norwegian business executive serving as the chairman of the board of Norwegian oil company Statoil and as chairman of the board of Eidsiva Energi.
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Nils-Olav Johansen
- Occupations
- singerjazz guitaristjazz musician
- Biography
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Nils-Olav Johansen is a major Norwegian entertainer and jazz musician (guitar and vocals), known from several recordings and as orchestra leader. He is with Jarle Vespestad (drums) and Stian Carstensen (many instruments), central members of the Balkan-jazz orchestra Farmers Market.
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Øystein Skar
- Occupations
- composerpianist
- Biography
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Øystein Skar is a Norwegian pianist and composer, known from bands like Cakewalk, Glow, Highasakite and Klang Kollektif.
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Per Mathisen
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Per Mathisen is a Norwegian jazz bassist and composer who has worked with Terri Lyne Carrington, Geri Allen, Gary Thomas, Bill Bruford, Alex Acuña, Gary Husband, Ralph Peterson, Nguyen Le and Terje Rypdal. He is married to pianist Olga Konkova and is the brother of Hans Mathisen, Nils Mathisen, and Ole Mathisen.
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Gard Nilssen
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Gard Nilssen is a Norwegian jazz drummer and composer. He is a member of the bands Gard Nilssen' Acoustic Unity, Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra, Bushman's Revenge, Amgala Temple, and Puma. He also plays in trio format with Bugge Wesseltoft and Arild Andersen.
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Siri Gjære
- Occupations
- singercomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Siri Gjære is a Norwegian jazz vocalist from Levanger Municipality, known for her collaborations with musicians like Tord Gustavsen, Stian Carstensen, Eirik Hegdal, Maria Kannegaard, Jarle Bernhoft, Eldbjørg Raknes, and Steinar Raknes.
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Steinar Raknes
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Steinar Raknes is a Norwegian jazz bassist, composer, and the younger brother of Jazz singer and pianist Eldbjørg Raknes. He is considered to be one of the most talented double bass players of his generation in Norway, and is known from collaborations with the like of Chick Corea, Michael Brecker, Bobby McFerrin, Ola Kvernberg and Hallgeir Pedersen.
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Johan Richter
- Occupations
- businesspersonengineer
- Biography
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Johan Christopher Fredrik Carl Richter was a Norwegian-Swedish engineer, industrialist and inventor in the area of pulp and paper production. He developed the continuous processes for the digesting and bleaching of wood pulp used by his paper company Kamyr (now part of Andritz AG and Valmet).
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Emil Wingstedt
- Occupations
- orienteerscientist
- Biography
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Emil Wingstedt is a Swedish orienteering competitor. He won the 2005 and 2006 Sprint World Orienteering Championships, and finished third on the long distance in 2003. He is Relay World Champion from 2003 with the Swedish team, as well as having a silver medal from 2007, and bronze medals from 2004 and 2006. He is a four-time European Champion, winning the Sprint distance in 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. He won the classical relay race Tiomila in 2006, 2007 and 2012 with his club team Halden SK.
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Bjørn Klakegg
- Occupations
- composerjazz guitaristrecording artist
- Biography
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Bjørn Klakegg is a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer, known from a number of recordings and cooperations with the likes of Nils Petter Molvær, Sverre Gjørvad, Ernst-Wiggo Sandbakk, Frode Alnæs, Knut Værnes, Knut Reiersrud, Hanne Hukkelberg, Tove Karoline Knutsen, Terje Gewelt and Tore Brunborg.
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John Ugelstad
- Occupations
- university teacherchemistengineer
- Biography
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John Ugelstad was a Norwegian chemical engineer and inventor, known for discovering a process to manufacture monodisperse micropellets or microbeads and dynabeads. He was a professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology and consultant for DuPont.
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Tore Johansen
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Tore Johansen is a Norwegian jazz trumpeter and the younger brother of drummer Roger Johansen. He has worked with Chick Corea, Karin Krog, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Swallow, Lars Jansson, Hal Galper, Siri Gellein, and Jan Gunnar Hoff.
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Harald Johnsen
- Occupations
- jazz musician
- Biography
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Harald Gill Johnsen was a Norwegian jazz double bassist, known for his contributions in bands like Køhn/Johansen Sextet and Tord Gustavsen Trio, and a series of recordings with such as Sonny Simmons, Sigurd Køhn, Nils-Olav Johansen, Jan Erik Kongshaug, Frode Barth, Per Oddvar Johansen and Ditlef Eckhoff.
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Eyolf Dale
- Occupations
- composerpianistjazz musicianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Eyolf Dale is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer.
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Kåre Kolve
- Occupations
- saxophonistcomposerjazz musician
- Biography
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Kåre Kolve is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone), and the older brother of the vibraphonist Ivar Kolve. He is known as bandleader of his own Kåre Kolve Quartet, several album releases and the collaborations within the bands "Lava", "Mezzoforte" and "Tre Små Kinesere".
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Fredrik Wallumrød
- Occupations
- musicianjazz musician
- Biography
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Fredrik Wallumrød is a Norwegian drummer and composer, known for his collaborations with musicians like Karl Seglem, Trygve Seim, Solveig Slettahjell, Jarle Bernhoft, Lene Marlin, Maria Mena, and the band Span. He is the younger brother of the pianist Christian Wallumrød, older brother of the singer Susanna Wallumrød, and cousin to the pianist David Wallumrød.
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Anja Lauvdal
- Occupations
- composerpianistjazz musicianelectronic musician
- Biography
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Anja Lauvdal is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano and keyboards) and composer.
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Hans Petter Sjøli
- Occupations
- journalisthistorian
- Biography
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Hans Petter Sjøli is a Norwegian journalist for Dagsavisen and Klassekampen and author of the book Mao, min mao. Historien om AKPs vekst og fall, published by Cappelen forlag in 2005.
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Hans Mathisen
- Occupations
- composerjazz guitaristjazz musician
- Biography
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Hans Mathisen is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the brother of Jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Nils Mathisen (keyboards, guitar and violin) and Ole Mathisen (saxophone and clarinet).
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Hans Hulbækmo
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
- Biography
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Hans Hulbækmo is a Norwegian musician (drums, percussion, saw, Jew's harp and vibraphone) and composer, son of the traditional folk musicians Tone Hulbækmo and Hans Fredrik Jacobsen, brother of pianist Alf Hulbækmo, and known from several Norwegian bands as Broen, Hanna Paulsberg Concept, Skadedyr, Moskus, Atomic, Kalenda Maya and his collaboration with Anders Røine.
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Håvard Fjær Grip
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Norway - Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- 2001-2006 graduated with Master of Science in engineering cybernetics
- 2006-2010 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in engineering cybernetics
- Occupations
- engineerroboticist
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Håvard Fjær Grip is a Norwegian cybernetics engineer and robotics technologist. He was the chief pilot of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Mars helicopter, Ingenuity, and led the development of its aerodynamics and flight control system. Grip successfully flew Ingenuity's first flight on Mars on April 19, 2021, which made history as the first extraterrestrial helicopter flight. As of October 2023, he is chief engineer of the Mars Sample Recovery Helicopters, part of the NASA-ESA Mars Sample Return campaign.
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Vigleik Storaas
- Occupations
- composerpianistjazz musicianmusic educator
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Vigleik Storaas is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, and the younger brother of composer and bassist Gaute Storaas. He is known from a series of album releases and collaborations with jazz musicians such as Norma Winstone, Karin Krog, Terje Rypdal, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Chet Baker, Jack DeJohnette and Warne Marsh.
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Baard Slagsvold
- Occupations
- composerpianistjazz musiciansinger
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Baard Henrik Slagsvold is a Norwegian pop and jazz musician (vocals, piano, double bass and drums), and are particularly known as the bassist and singer in the pop trio Tre Små Kinesere (1989–2005).
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Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair
- Enrolled in the Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- Studied in 2008
- Occupations
- university teacherresearcherpsychologist
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Leif Edward Ottesen Kennair is a Norwegian psychologist and Professor of Personality Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He is married to Tonje Westgaard Kennair, and they have three children together. He was director of the Department of Psychology from 2009 to 2013. His research interests include clinical psychology and evolutionary psychology, and he is widely known for participating in public debate, including the NRK TV series Hjernevask in 2010. He has conducted research on treatment of obsessive–compulsive disorder, anxiety and depression, and on jealousy, sexual behaviour, sexual harassment and hormonal influence on sexual behaviour.
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Erlend Skomsvoll
- Occupations
- pianistcomposerjazz musician
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Erlend Fredrik Skomsvoll is a Norwegian jazz musician (piano, keyboards, accordion, and tuba), band leader, composer and arranger, known from his own band Skomsork and the band Wibutee with Live Maria Roggen, Madrugada, and Kaizers Orchestra. He has also cooperated with Nils Petter Molvær, Chick Corea and Pat Metheny.
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Eirik Hegdal
- Occupations
- saxophonistcomposerjazz musician
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Eirik Hegdal is a Norwegian Jazz musician (saxophone), composer, arranger and music teacher, known from the band Dingobats (1995-2005) and as leader of Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (from 2002).
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Siri Hall Arnøy
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Siri Hall Arnøy is a former Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party.
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Eldbjørg Raknes
- Occupations
- composerpianistjazz musiciansinger
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Eldbjørg Raknes is a Norwegian jazz vocalist known for her a cappella vocal performances, innovative improvised vocals and electronic effects. She has collaborated with musicians such as Jon Balke, Anders Jormin, Bendik Hofseth, Christian Wallumrød, Arve Henriksen, Ketil Bjørnstad, and Ståle Storløkken. She is the sister of the bassist Steinar Raknes.
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Per Oddvar Johansen
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
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Per Oddvar Johansen is a Norwegian Jazz musician (drummer), most recognized for his work with Trygve Seim, Christian Wallumrød, The Source, Solveig Slettahjell and Vigleik Storaas, but has also been awarded the Spellemannprisen five times.
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Ingar Zach
- Occupations
- composerpercussionistbusinesspersonjazz musician
- Biography
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Ingar Zach is a Norwegian percussionist and businessman, known from several recordings.
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Håvard Wiik
- Occupations
- jazz pianistcomposerjazz musician
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Håvard Skarpnes Wiik is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known from a number of recordings with bands like Atomic, and performances with musicians like Petter Wettre, Ola Kvernberg and Stian Carstensen.
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Per Zanussi
- Occupations
- composerjazz musician
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Per Zanussi is an Italian–Norwegian jazz musician (upright bass) and composer, known from several bands and releases such as with Hamid Drake, Louis Moholo, Paal Nilssen-Love, Bobby Bradford, Sabir Mateen, Franklin Kiermyer, Stephen O'Malley, Axel Dörner, Petter Wettre, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Bugge Wesseltoft, Mats Gustafsson, Kjetil Møster, Kevin Norton, Ivar Grydeland, Ernesto Rodrigues, Tetuzi Akiyama, and Håvard Wiik.
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Carl Haakon Waadeland
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- university teacherjazz musician
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Carl Haakon Waadeland is a Norwegian musicologist and jazz drummer, known from several bands and releases such as with Dadafon, Dum Dum Boys, Åge & Sambandet, Halvdan Sivertsen, Warne Marsh, Kenny Wheeler, Annbjørg Lien, Henning Sommerro, Bjørn Alterhaug, John Pål Inderberg, Knutsen & Ludvigsen, Mikis Theodorakis and Arja Saijonmaa. He was one of the driving forces behind the jazz program at NTNU which he also directed.
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Tore Ulstein
- Years
- 1967-.. (age 59)
- Occupations
- mechanical engineer
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Tore Ulstein is Chair of the Board in Ulstein Group and member of the board in several of the companies in Ulstein Group, and in Ulsmo, Head of the Board at SINTEF and member of the Board at GC Rieber AS. Tore Ulstein is the son of Ulstein Group's previous CEO, Idar Ulstein (1934–2012).
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Øystein Moen
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- pianistcomposerjazz musician
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Øystein Moen is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer known for his participation in the bands Jaga Jazzist, Puma and Highasakite.
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Silvana Bucher
- Occupations
- cross-country skierresearcher
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Silvana Bucher is a Swiss cross-country skier who has competed since 2001. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, she finished 18th in the team sprint event.
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Øyvind Håbrekke
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- politician
- Biography
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Øyvind Håbrekke is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democratic Party.
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Sondre Meisfjord
- Occupations
- jazz musician
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Sondre Meisfjord is a Norwegian folk and jazz musician (double bass and cello), and composer, known for his association with bands like Come Shine, Flukt, Gjermund Larsen Trio.
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Simen Lieungh
- Years
- 1960-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- businessperson
- Biography
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Simen Lieungh is a Norwegian businessperson.
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Anna-Kristin Ljunggren
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Anna-Kristin Ljunggren is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.
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Siril Malmedal Hauge
- Occupations
- singerjazz musician
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Siril Malmedal Hauge is a Norwegian jazz singer and songwriter residing in Oslo, Norway.
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Ellinor Jåma
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Ellinor Marita Jåma is a Norwegian Sami politician, representing Åarjel-Saemiej Gielh (South Sami Voices) in the Sami Parliament of Norway. She has been elected for two consecutive periods: 2009–13 and 2013–17. She is also active in the promotion of Sami culture and language.
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Agnes Bolsø
- Years
- 1953-.. (age 73)
- Occupations
- university teachersociologist
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Agnes Bolsø is a Norwegian sociologist and expert on gender studies, particularly studies of sexuality. She is associate professor of sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and was director of its Centre for Gender Studies from 2005 to 2007. She was editor of Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning (the Norwegian Journal of Gender Studies) from 2009 to 2011.
