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Ketil_Børde

Ketil Børde (3 February 1935 – 27 February 2022) was a Norwegian civil servant and diplomat.
He was born in Oslo, is a political scientist by education and was hired in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1959. He became deputy under-secretary of state there in 1981 before serving as Norway's ambassador to Switzerland from 1985 to 1989. Following a period as special adviser in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1991 to 1994, he was Norway's ambassador to Sweden from 1994 to 2000.

Henning_Kramer_Dahl

Henning Kramer Dahl (29 April 1962 – 7 March 2017) was a Norwegian poet, essayist and translator.
Dahl was born in Oslo. He made his literary debut in 1983 with the poetry collection Barfrost, with poems rich in spiritual metaphors. His next collections, Dansestykker for legeme og stillhet (1984) and Et annet rom et annet hjerte (1987), contain love poems and poems about nature. In 1989 he published the satirical collection Hvite lam. Later collections are Solsikkemuskel (1991), Værhårmusikk (1995), Hundehymner, benhuspoesi (2000) and Månen er borte (2003). His essay collection Tiden leger alle sår was published in 1996. He has translated poetry into Norwegian language, including works of Leonard Cohen, Sylvia Plath, Fernando Pessoa and Derek Walcott.He resided at Stabekk. He died from heart failure in March 2017.

Harald_Hennum

Harald Ove Hennum (29 May 1928 – 14 October 1993) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a forward for Frigg and Skeid. He was one of Norway's greatest football profiles in the 1950s.

Harald_Hagen

Harald Hagen Jr. (15 March 1902 – 24 May 1970) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Bera in the 8 metre class event.

Frank_Vestreng

Frank Rune Vestreng (born August 19, 1961) is a former Norwegian ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway, and played for the club Vålerengens IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics.

Carl_Ringvold_Jr.

Carl August Ringvold Jr. (16 December 1902 – 27 August 1961) was a Norwegian sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Norwegian boat Bera in the 8 metre class event. He is the son of Carl Ringvold.

Bjarne_Arentz

Bjarne Arentz (2 December 1928 – 19 February 2017) was a Norwegian alpine skier. He was born in Oslo on 2 December 1928. Arentz participated at the 1948 Winter Olympics in Saint Moritz, where he competed in downhill, slalom and alpine combined. He became Norwegian champion in alpine combined in 1946. Arentz died in Oslo on 19 February 2017, at the age of 88.

Arve_Lønnum_Jr.

Arve Lønnum (born 21 October 1961) is a Norwegian lawyer and politician for the Progress Party.
He was born in Oslo as a son of Arve Lønnum Sr. and editor Mimi Rustad Wold. His father was a politician and professor in neurology at the University of Oslo.He graduated from the University of Oslo with the cand.jur. degree in 1995, and thereafter spent his career in the lawyer's firm Ræder, Wisløff, Aasland & Co. He was a junior solicitor from 1995, then lawyer from 1997, then partner from 2001.In politics, he was a member of Oslo city council from 1987 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007. He was leader of his party group from 1990 to 1991, and leader of the city chapter of his party from 2001 to 2002. From 1987 both he and his father were members of the city council, but his father died in 1988. Arve Lønnum Jr. was also a deputy representative to the Parliament of Norway during the term 1993–1997, and met during 110 days of parliamentary session. He was a board member of the Oslo Port Authority from 1996 to 1999.

Ann-Magrit_Austenå

Ann-Magrit Austenå (born 28 June 1961) is a Norwegian journalist and organizational leader. As of 2018 she is secretary-general of NOAS, the Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers.She was born in Oslo. She graduated as cand.mag. in sociology, social science and mass communication from the University of Oslo in 1985, and has been journalist for the newspapers Vårt Land and Dagbladet. She chaired the Norwegian Union of Journalists from 2003 to 2007. From 2007 to 2009 she was assistant secretary-general of the Norwegian Red Cross, and since 2010 she has been secretary-general of the Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers.