Johan Nygaardsvold was a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party who served as the 21st prime minister of Norway from 1935 to 1945. From June 1940 until May 1945, he oversaw the Norwegian Government-in-exile from London as head of the Nygaardsvold cabinet during the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany.
Lars Christensen was a Norwegian shipowner and whaling magnate. He was also a philanthropist with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.
William Nygaard is the retired head of the Norwegian publishing company Aschehoug. He was also chairman of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. He has two children.
Einar Thorsrud was a Norwegian psychologist, researcher and professor at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim and University of Oslo, who is known for his work in the field of organizational development (OD), particularly in the development of theory around participative work design structures. Much of his work was done in collaboration with Eric Trist and/or Fred Emery. Thorsrud has been Research Director of the Norwegian Work Research Institute in Oslo, Norway.
Olav Hytta is a Norwegian businessperson.
Albert Cammermeyer was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher. He was a pioneer in Norwegian publishing and founder of Alb. Cammermeyers bokhandel og forlag.
Olaf Olsen Norli was a Norwegian bookseller and publisher.
Siri Beate Hatlen is a Norwegian businessperson. A "Sivilingeniør" by education with several years in the petroleum industry, since 1996 she has been an independent consultant. After succeeding in turning operations in various companies in the late 1990s, she has become best known as a health executive. She was the chair of the Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority during its entire existence from 2001 to 2006, later chief executive officer of Oslo University Hospital from 2009 to 2011.
Ole Hartvig Nissen was a Norwegian philologist and educator. He founded Nissen's Girls' School in Christiania in 1849. In 1865 he became director-general in the Ministry of Education, while remaining one of three joint headmasters of Nissen's Girls' School until 1872. In 1873 he was appointed to the prestigious position as rector of Oslo Cathedral School.
Carl Frithjof Tidemand-Johannessen was a Norwegian designer, illustrator, writer, author, and craftsman. He is best known today for his woodcut prints and for the decorative works on the Torshov Church in Oslo.
Tanums store rettskrivningsordbok is a Norwegian Bokmål dictionary. It was first published by the publishing house Johan Grundt Tanums forlag in 1940 as Norsk Rettskrivningsordbok. The 10th and latest edition was published in 2015.
Johan Olaus Søhr MVO was a Norwegian jurist and police officer. Commonly known as Joh. Søhr.
Gunn Wærsted is a Norwegian businessperson, with prominent positions in finance and banking.
Borger Arildssøn Lenth was a Norwegian civil servant, banker and lawyer.
Jonas Brunvoll was a Norwegian opera singer and actor.
Alf Bonnevie Bryn was a Norwegian patent engineer, mountaineer, golf player, novelist and non-fiction writer.
Dag Klaveness was a Norwegian ship-owner.
Thorstein Aschehoug Lambrechts was a Norwegian bookseller.
Bernhard Dunker was a Norwegian jurist, barrister and Attorney General of Norway.
Siv Juvik Tveitnes is a Norwegian media executive. From 2019 to 2024 she was chief executive officer of Schibsted News Media. After a restructuring of Schibsted in 2024 she is CEO of Schibsted Media.
