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Includes those of partial Norwegian ancestry but does not include people of Faroese, Icelandic, Orcadian or Shetland ancestry. b. ^ There are millions of Britons of Scandinavian ancestry and ethnicity, though mixed with others. c. ^ 2,700 were born in Norway; 23,000 claim Norwegian ancestry or partial Norwegian ancestry.
Peter Wessel Tordenskjold (1691–1720), naval hero of the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy; Arne Treholt, civil servant, alleged spy for the KGB, convicted of treason; Unni Turrettini, author, lawyer, international speaker and human connection expert; Linn Ullmann, journalist and author; Vicky Vette, adult actress & most followed Norwegian on Twitter
Many people wear bunad (traditional costumes) and most participate in or watch the Norwegian Constitution Day parade, consisting mostly of children, through the cities and towns. The national romanticist author Henrik Wergeland was the founder of 17 May parade.
Eli Rygg, 2009. Eli Rygg (born 22 September 1955) is a Norwegian television personality and children's writer.. She grew up in Veblungsnes and moved to Levanger at the age of 12.
Jon Henrik "Jonna" Støme (born 11 October 1978 in the United States) is a Norwegian comedian, actor and television personality. He earned national recognition as a standup comedian from 2000 and has also been a producer, screenwriter and presenter of several television programs, including children's programs on the national broadcaster NRK.
Modern Scandinavian languages have a common word for Norsemen: the word nordbo (Swedish: nordborna, Danish: nordboerne, Norwegian: nordboerne, or nordbuane in the definite plural) is used for both ancient and modern people living in the Nordic countries and speaking one of the North Germanic languages. [citation needed]
Leif Einar Lothe (born 30 September 1969), better known by his stage name, Lothepus, is a Norwegian television personality, entrepreneur and musician, best known for his starring role in the documentary series Fjorden Cowboys.
This is a list of famous people from ... Ulrik Vilhelm Koren (1826–1910) Norwegian-American ... (1990–) Rubén Gundersen, YouTube personality, the 49th most ...