This is a list of notable Norwegian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
The list is ordered by category of human endeavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Norwegian American or must have references showing they are Norwegian American and are notable.
Reidar Fauske Sognnaes – (1911–1984) Dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, founding Dean of the UCLA School of Dentistry and world-renowned scholar in the field of oral pathology
Historians and sociologists
Kenneth O. Bjork – (1909–1991) American professor, historian and author
Carl Blegen – (1887–1971) American archaeologist famous for his work on the site of Pylos in modern-day Greece and Troy in modern-day Turkey.
Elise M. Boulding – (1920–2010) Quaker sociologist Norwegian, and author credited as a major contributor to creating the academic discipline of Peace and Conflict Studies
Odd S. Lovoll – American author, historian and educator
Peter A. Munch – (1908–1984) Norwegian-American sociologist, educator and author
Carlton C. Qualey – (1904–1988) American professor, author and historian
Lorenzo Lamas – American actor and reality television participant, mother of Norwegian descent
Carole Landis – (1919–1948) American film and stage actress
Gypsy Rose Lee – (1914–1970) American burlesque entertainer, famous for her striptease act
Lucille Lund – (1913–2002) American film actress of the 1930s.
Dawn Lyn – American actress best known for her role in three seasons of the comedy My Three Sons
Kristanna Loken – American actress known for her work in both film and television, and as a fashion model, is of half Norwegian and half German descent
John Lund – (1911–1992) American film actor who is probably best remembered for his role in the film A Foreign Affair
Jenny Maxwell – (1941–1981) American film and television actress, probably best remembered for her role in the 1961 Elvis Presley film Blue Hawaii
Robert Mitchum – (1917–1997) American film actor, author, composer and singer, of half Norwegian descent
Christopher Mitchum – American actor. He is the second son of film star Robert Mitchum and younger brother of actor James Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descent
James Mitchum – American actor and son of Robert Mitchum, father was of half Norwegian descent
Marilyn Monroe – (1926–1962) American actress, singer and model, of part Norwegian descent
Iggy Pop – American singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actor
Gregg Rolie – American keyboardist, organist, and singer, who is one of the founding members of the bands Santana, The Storm, Abraxas Pool and Journey, for whom he was the original lead singer.
Eddie Vedder – best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Pearl Jam; Vedder was born Edward Louis Severson III
Paul Waaktaar-Savoy – lyricist, singer, and guitar player from the band a-ha and Savoy. He was born in Oslo and moved to New York after meeting his girlfriend (now wife), Lauren Savoy.
Tom Waits – American singer-songwriter, composer, and actor
Camilla Wicks – American violinist and one of the first female violinists to establish a major international career
Okay Kaya – American singer-songwriter, model, and actor. Most known as OKAY KAYA, her stage name
Vera Zorina – (1917–2003) Norwegian ballerina, musical theatre actress and choreographer
Snowshoe Thompson (1827–1876) – considered the father of California skiing
Arthur E. Tokle (1922–2005) – Norwegian-born American ski jumper
Torger Tokle (1919–1945) – Norwegian-born ski jumper; the Torger Tokle Memorial Trophy was created in his honor after he was killed while serving as a ski trooper in World War II
William Copeland (brewer), Copeland was born Johan Martinius Thoresen in Arendal in Norway before he moved to USA. He set up a brewery in Japan which today is known as Kirin Beer.
Ralph Evinrude – (1907–1986) American business magnate best known for being the Chairman of Outboard Marine Corporation
H. P. Faye – (1859–1928) Norwegian-born businessman who developed sugar cane plantations on west Kauai
Matt Groening – American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strip Life in Hell as well as two successful television series, The Simpsons and Futurama.
Waldemar Ager – (1869–1941) Norwegian-born American newspaperman and author
Brynild Anundsen – (1844–1913) Norwegian-born American newspaper editor and publisher
Ole Amundsen Buslett – (1855–1924) Norwegian-born American author, newspaperman, and politician
William T. Evjue – (1882–1970) American newspaper editor and radio broadcast executive.
Hans Andersen Foss – (1851–1929) American author, newspaper editor and temperance leader
Tavi Gevinson – American fashion journalist and blogger
Gulbrand Hagen – (1864–1919) American newspaper editor, writer, photographe
Johan Hambro – (1915–1993) Norwegian journalist, translator and biographer
Vernon Arnold Haugland – (1908–1984) Reporter and writer for Associated Press. As a war correspondent, he documented World War II events as they occurred. He was the first civilian to receive the Silver Star medal.
Carl Hiaasen – American journalist, columnist and novelist
Reidar Rye Haugan – (1893–1972) American newspaper editor and publisher
Egil Krogh – (1939–2020) American lawyer who became famous as an official of the Richard Nixon
Arthur Larson – (1910–1993) American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information Agency from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958.
Peter C. Assersen – (1839–1906) Norwegian-born, American civil engineer and Rear Admiral in the United States Navy
Quentin Aanenson – (1921–2008) Captain of the 391st Fighter Squadron featured in Ken Burn's 2007 documentary The War
Bernt Balchen – (1899–1973), winner of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Norwegian native and later U.S. citizen, known as a pioneer polar aviator, navigator, aircraft mechanical engineer and military leader
Bowe Bergdahl – United States Army soldier of Norwegian and Swedish descent. Captured by the Taliban.
Margarethe Cammermeyer – former colonel in the Washington National Guard and a gay rights activist
Fred J. Christensen – (1921–2006) fighter pilot and ace with the United States Army Air Forces during World War II
Richard Daley - Annapolis graduate and retired USMC Lieutenant Colonel. Recipient of two Silver Stars, Korea and Vietnam.
Thomas Daley Major, USAF (1934 - 2021). Recipient of two Distinguished Flying Crosses, Vietnam.
Gail Halvorsen – retired career officer and command pilot in the United States Air Force (The Candy Bomber)
Knut Haukelid – (1911–1994) Norwegian resistance movement soldier during World War II
Hans Christian Heg – (1829–1863) Norwegian-born abolitionist, journalist, anti-slavery activist, politician and soldier, led Scandinavian 15th Wisconsin Volunteer Regiment on Union side in American Civil War. Died of the wounds received at Battle of Chickamauga.
Olaf M. Hustvedt – (1886–1978) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II battleship commander and twice recipient of the Legion of Merit
Ole C. Johnson – (1838–1886) Norwegian-American soldier in the American Civil War
Lauris Norstad – (1907–1988) American General in the United States Army Air Forces and United States Air Force
Ralph Ofstie – (1897–1956) United States Navy vice admiral, World War II aircraft carrier commander and post war commander of the United States Sixth Fleet
Ludwig Andreas Olsen – (1845–1886) also known as Louis Williams, United States Navy sailor
George William Rud – (1883–1916) United States Navy Chief Machinist's Mate
Thorvald A. Solberg – (1894–1964) United States Navy rear admiral, twice recipient of the Legion of Merit, and head of the Office of Naval Research.
Andrew V. Stoltenberg – (1865–1921) United States Navy sailor and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Philippine–American War.
Leif J. Sverdrup – (1898–1976) Norwegian-born American civil engineer and general with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the first half of the 20th century.
Jacob Thorkelson – (1876–1945) American elected official, Naval officer and medical doctor
Leo K. Thorsness – (1932-2017) fighter pilot and a recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Karl Westa – (1875–1949) United States Navy sailor
Politicians
Fred G. Aandahl – (1897–1966) Republican politician that served as the 23rd Governor of North Dakota and as a U.S. Representative
Gary Kildall – (1942–1994) American computer scientist and microcomputer entrepreneur who created the CP/M operating system and founded Digital Research, Inc.
C. Walton Lillehei – (1918–1999) American surgeon who pioneered open-heart surgery
Alfred M. Moen – (1916–2001) American inventor and founder of Moen, Inc.
Olaus Murie – (1889–1963) called the "father of modern elk management", was a naturalist, author, and wildlife biologist
Nathan Myhrvold – formerly Chief Technology Officer at Microsoft, is co-founder of Intellectual Ventures, and referred to by many as a patent troll.
Ted Nelson – American sociologist, philosopher, and pioneer of information technology
Peter Norman Nissen – (1871–1930) Canadian-American resident in United States. A mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916
Karen Nyberg – mechanical engineer and retired NASA astronaut. Nyberg became the 50th woman in space on her first mission in 2008. First person to ever sew in space.
Ken Olsen – (1926–2011) American engineer who co-founded Digital Equipment Corporation
Tinius Olsen – (1845–1932) Norwegian-born American engineer and inventor
Charles J. Pedersen – (1904–1989) American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers
Lars Onsager – (1903–1976) Norwegian-born American physical chemist and theoretical physicist
Sally Ride – (1951–2012) American physicist and former NASA astronaut
Ole Singstad – (1882–1969) Norwegian-American civil engineer who innovated the ventilation system for the Holland Tunnel
Theodore Theodorsen – (1897–1978) Norwegian-American theoretical aerodynamicist noted for his work at NACA (the forerunner of NASA) and for his contributions to the study of turbulence
Harry Lundeberg – (1901–1957) merchant seaman and an American labor leader.
G. Unger Vetlesen – (1889–1959) Norwegian shipbuilder and naturalized American philanthropist
Settlers
Carl Martin Bergh – (1849–1906) Norwegian immigrant of United States who is most associated with the resettlement of fellow Scandinavian families to the area of James City County and York County surrounding the community of Norge, Virginia.
Rolf G. Fjelde – (1926–2002) American playwright, educator and poet
Kathryn Forbes – (1908–1966) American writer and memoirist
George T. Flom – (1871–1960) American professor of linguistics and author of numerous reference books
Greta Gaard – ecofeminist writer, scholar, activist, and documentary filmmaker
Rudolph Hjalmar Gjelsness – (1894–1968) prominent American librarian and literary translator who served as Dean of the University of Michigan's Library Science Department
Ingebrikt Grose – (1862–1939) author, college professor and founding president of Concordia College
Haldor Johan Hanson – (1856–1929) American hymn writer, publisher and author
Gregory T. Haugan – American author and expert in the field of work breakdown structure
Gunvald Aus – Norwegian-American engineer, most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City together with fellow Norwegian Kort Berle
Merle Hansen – (1919–2009) founding president of the North American Farm Alliance and a spokesman for the plight of family farmers.
Thom Hartmann – (born 1951) Progressive/liberal talk radio host and author. Founded the theory of the Hunter vs. farmer hypothesis in regard to Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Founded The Hunter School in Rumney, New Hampshire – which he co-founded with his wife Louise.
Clarence Iverson – popular radio personalities in the Midwest during the 1930s and 1940s
Gunnar Kaasen – (1882–1960) Norwegian-born musher who delivered a cylinder containing 300,000 units of diphtheria antitoxin to Nome, Alaska, in 1925, as the last leg of a dog sled relay that saved the U.S. city from an epidemic
Eliot Ness – (1903–1957) American Prohibition agent, famous for his efforts to enforce Prohibition in Chicago, Illinois, also the leader of team The Untouchables
Pat Paulsen – (1927–1997) American comedian and satirist notable for his roles on several of the Smothers Brothers TV shows, and for his campaigns for President of the United States
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