This time in Streets and Squares we go to Oslo, the capital of Norway. Founded in the year 1040 as Ánslo, and called Christiania between 1624 and 1925.
As always, clicking at the address will lead you to Google Maps, and clicking at the name to the person’s Wikipedia page.
BISKOP GUNNERUS GATE - Johan Ernst Gunnerus (1718-1773) bishop/ botanist - Christiania, Norway
DRONNING EUFEMIAS GATE - Euphemia of Rügen* (c.1280-1312) Queen Consort of Norway as the spouse of Håkon V - Rügen, Denmark
HENRIK IBSENS GATE - Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) playwright, poet and theater director born in Skien, Telemark, Norway.
KARL JOHANS GATE - Charles XIV John of Sweden (b Jean Bernadotte) (1763-1844) King of Sweden and Norway, and the first in the line of Bernadottes. Born in Pau, Bearn, Kingdom of France.
KJELD STUBS GATE - Kjeld Stub (1607-1663) Dano-Norwegian priest involved in the Thirty Years' War in various roles. Born in Varberg, Denmark.
KRISTIAN IV GATE - Christian IV of Denmark (1577-1648) king of Denmark and Norway for 59 years from 1588 to 1648. Born at Frederiksborg Palace, Denmark.
OTTO SVERDRUPS GATE - Otto Sverdrup (1854-1930) was a sailor and Arctic explorer born in Bindal, Helgeland, Norway
ROSENKRANTZ' GATE - Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz (1762-1838) politician and Member of Parliament who was born in Vigvoll, Tveit, Norway.
SONJA HENIES PLASS - Sonja Henie (1912-1969) Olympic figure skater and Hollywood actress born in Christiania, Norway.
TORDENSKIOLDS GATE - Peter Wessel Tordenskjold (1690-1720) nobleman who served as a flag officer in the Royal Dano-Norwegian Navy. Born in Trondheim, Norway.
A to Z FROM OSLO
i.e. a list of people born in Oslo. Just another fun way to know something more about the city. We pick a couple of people for each alphabet, if possible. The numbers you see at the end of each line indicate the year of birth. This list is updated from time to time. And last but not least: the coat of arms of Oslo!
B - Anders Behring Breivik* mass murderer (1979)
F - Magne Furuholmen* musician/ visual artist (A-Ha) (1962)
G - Johan Ernst Gunnerus* bishop/botanist (1718)
H - Sonja Henie* figure skater/Hollywood actress (1912) - Aksel Hennie* actor/ director/screenwriter (1975)
J - Angelina Jordan* singer (2006)
K - Annichen Kringstad* Swedish orienteer/ WC (1960)
L - Trygve Lie* Norwegian politician/ UN Secretary-General (1896)
P - Princess Märtha Louise of Norway* (1971)
R - Jarl Magnus Riiber* Nordic combined skier/WC (1997)
S - Jens Stoltenberg* politician/PM/Nato leader (1959)
U - Linn Ullmann* journalist/author (1966)
W - Grete Waitz* marathon runner (1953) - Paul Waaktaar-Savoy* musician/ songwriter (A-Ha) (1961)
Updated 31.8.2022