1930 in Norway

Popular culture

Notable births

9 January – Tone Groven Holmboe, composer and teacher (died 2020)
12 January
- Per Andersen, neuroscientist (died 2020)
- Viking Mestad, banker and politician (died 2013)
28 January – Camilla Carlson, writer (died 1990).^[3]
6 February – Rikard Olsvik, politician (died 2017)
7 February – Odd Selmer, journalist and writer (died 2024).^[4]
30 March – Petter Fauchald, footballer (died 2013)
8 April – Kåre Lunden, historian (died 2013)
28 April – Paul Hilmar Jenson, philatelist (died 2004)
6 May – Kjell Bækkelund, pianist (died 2004)
10 May – Jens Bugge, judge (died 2014)
11 May – Elisabeth Granneman, actress, singer and songwriter (died 1992).^[5]
29 May – Liv Stubberud, politician (died 1997)
21 June
- Arnor Njøs, soil researcher (died 2019)
- Trygve Reenskaug, computer scientist
23 June – Annasif Døhlen, sculptor (died 2021).^[6]

4 July – Thea Knutzen, politician (died 2016)
9 July
- Elsa Lystad, actress.^[7]
- Håkon Randal, politician (died 2012)
13 July – Roar Høyland, industrial designer (died 2022).^[8]
7 August – Gunnar Ellefsen, politician (died 1997)
10 August – Axel Buch, politician (died 1998)
11 August – Arne Vinje Gunnerud, sculptor (died 2007).^[9]
23 August – Rut Tellefsen, actress.^[10]
27 August – Aase Foss Abrahamsen, children's writer (died 2023).^[11]
7 September – Olav Sigurd Carlsen, politician (died 2013)
12 September – Gunder Gundersen, Nordic combined skier and sports official (died 2005)
16 October – Hans Andreas Ihlebæk, journalist (died 1993)
19 October – Vesla Vetlesen, politician and minister (died 2024).^[12]
24 October – Johan Galtung, sociologist
30 October – Sjur Hopperstad, politician (died 2015)
20 November – Kjell Storvik, economist and former Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
24 November – Tor Halvorsen, trade unionist, politician and minister (died 1987)
18 December – Tor Hagfors, scientist, radio astronomer and radar expert (died 2007)
19 December – Knut Helle, historian and professor (died 2015).^[13]
19 December – Hans Stenberg-Nilsen, jurist and Supreme Court attorney (died 2025).^[14]
20 December – Jan Elgarøy, organist and composer (died 2018)
22 December – Per Bredesen, international soccer player (died 2022)
30 December – Sigfrid Mohn, politician (died 2015)

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Notable deaths

7 January – Jacob Breda Bull, author (born 1853)
10 February – Mons Monssen, sailor in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor (born 1867)
12 February – Oddmund Vik, politician (born 1858)
24 February – Christian Theodor Holtfodt, politician (born 1863)
2 March – Marta Sandal, singer (born 1878)^[15]
14 April – Sigurd Ibsen, author and politician (born 1859)
13 May – Fridtjof Nansen, explorer, scientist and diplomat, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1922 (born 1861)
5 October – Haaken L. Mathiesen, landowner and businessperson (born 1858)
14 October – Wilhelm Christian Magelssen, politician and Minister (born 1867)
26 November – Otto Sverdrup, Arctic scientist and explorer (born 1854)
9 December – Lauritz Christiansen, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (born 1867)
29 December – Oscar Borg, composer (born 1851)

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Incumbents