This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works.

16th century

• Absalon Pedersson Beyer (1528–1575)
• Peder Claussøn Friis (1545–1614)

17th century

• Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713)
• Petter Dass (1647–1707)

Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (born January 16, 1634 in Bergen, died February 19, 1713 in Bergen), was daughter of Engelbret Jørgenssøn and Anna Wrangel. ... Petter Dass memorial in Sandnessjøen Petter Dass (born in 1647, died September 18, 1707) was the foremost poet and hymn writer of his generation. ...

18th century

• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)
• Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–65)
• Johan Herman Wessel (1742–85)
• Thomas Rosing de Stockfleth (1742–1808)
• Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816)
• Claus Rosing (1746–91)
• Claus Frimann (1746–1829)
• Johan Vibe (1746–82)
• Edvard Storm (1749–94)
• Jonas Rein (1760–1842)
• Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821)

This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Johan Herman Wessel Johan Herman Wessel (October 6, 1742 - December 29, 1785) was a major name in Norwegian and Danish literature. ... Johan Nordahl Brun (March 21, 1745 in Trondheim—July 26, 1816) was the poet, dramatist, bishop in Bergen (1804-1816), and politician who contributed significantly to the growth of National Romanticism in Norway, contributing to the growing national consciousness. ... Edvard Storm (August 21,1749–September 29,1794), was a poet from Vågå, Oppland. ... Memorial for Jonas Rein on the Nykirkens wall Jonas Rein (born 1760, died 1821) was pastor in Bergen, Norway and a member of the Norwegian Assembly at Eidsvoll that wrote the Constitution of Norway on May 17th, 1814. ... Jens Zetlitz (January 26, 1761—January 14, 1821), was a Norwegian poet from Stavanger, who at the close of the 18th century traveled to Copenhagen to study theology. ...

19th century

• Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792–1842)
• Conrad Nicolai Schwach (1793–1860)
• Maurits Hansen (1794–1842)
• Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–73)
• Henrik Wergeland (1808–45)
• Andreas Munch (1811–84)
• Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–85)
• Bernhard Herre (1812–49)
• Jørgen Moe (1813–82)
• Camilla Collett (1813–95)
• Ivar Aasen (1813–96)
• Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–70)
• Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)
• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910)
• Jonas Lie (1833–1908)
• Kristian Elster d.e. (1841–81)
• Amalie Skram (1846–1905)
• Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928)
• Alexander Kielland (1849–1906)
• Jonas Dahl (1849–1919)
• Arne Garborg (1851–1924)
• Christian Krohg (1852–1925)
• Jacob Breda Bull (1853–1930)
• Hans Jæger (1854–1910)
• Per Sivle (1857–1904)
• Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929)
• Jens Tvedt (1857–1935)
• Knut Hamsun (1859–1952)
• Anders Hovden (1860–1943)
• Rasmus Løland (1861–1907)
• Rudolf Muus (1862–1935)
• Hans Aanrud (1863–1953)
• Nils Collett Vogt (1864–1937)
• Hans E. Kinck (1865–1926)
• Gabriel Finne (1866–99)
• Sigbjørn Obstfelder (1866–1900)
• Tryggve Andersen (1866–1920)
• Regine Normann (1867–1939)
• Thomas Krag (1868–1913)
• Bernt Lie (1868–1916)
• Hjalmar Christensen (1869–1925)
• Peter Egge (1869–1959)

Johan Sebastian Cammermeyer Welhaven, (December 22, 1807- October 21, 1873), Norwegian poet and critic, was born at Bergen, the son of a pastor, in 1807. ... Henrik Wergeland Henrik Wergeland (June 17, 1808–July 12, 1845) was a Norwegian poet and prose writer, born in Kristiansand. ... Peter Christian Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) was a Norwegian writer who together with Jørgen Moe compiled and edited an authoritative collection of Norwegian folk tales. ... Jørgen Moe (1813-1882) was, through his collaboration with Peter Christian Asbjørnsen, responsible for collecting and editing Norwegian folk tales, Norske Folkeeventyr. ... Camilla Collett (Jacobine) Camilla Collett , née Wergeland (January 23, 1813 - March 6, Norwegian writer, commonly referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. ... Ivar Andreas Aasen (August 5, 1813 - September 23, 1896) was a Norwegian philologist and lexicographer. ... Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818-1879) was a famous Norwegian poet and journalist who is remembered for poetry, travel writing, and his pioneering use of nynorsk. ... Ibsen redirects here. ... Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinus Bjørnson (December 8, 1832–April 26, 1910). ... Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (November 6, 1833 – July 5, 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, considered to be one of the Four Greats of 19th century Norwegian literature. ... Statue of Amalie Skram in Bergen Amalie Skram (born August 22, 1846 in Bergen, Norway; died March 15, 1905 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Norwegian author and feminist who gave voice to a womans point of view with her naturalist writing. ... Alexander Kielland when he was mayor of Stavanger. ... Sculpture in stone of Arne Garborg, located at his home in Knudaheio Arne Garborg (1851-1924) was a Norwegian writer. ... Christian Krohg (August 13, 1852 - October 16, 1925), was a Norwegian naturalist painter, author and journalist. ... Hans Jæger (September 2, 1854 in Drammen, Norway - February 8, 1910 in Oslo) was a Norwegian writer, philosopher and political activist who was part of the Oslo (then Kristiania) based bohemian group Kristianiabohêmen. ... Gunnar Heiberg by Erik Werenskiold Gunnar Edvard Rode Heiberg (November 18, 1857 - February 22, 1929), was a Norwegian playwright from the city of Oslo. ... Knut Hamsun (31 years old) in 1890 Knut Hamsun (August 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952) was a leading Norwegian author and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1920. ... Anders Hovden (1860-1943), priest, author and popular speaker, born in Ørsta, Norway. ... Rudolf Muus (February 19, 1862 – November 9, 1935) was a Norwegian author, among the best selling and most read authors of popular literature of his time. ... Hans Aanrud (3 September 1863-11 January 1953) was a Norwegian author, who wrote plays, poetry, and stories depicting rural life in his home town Gudbrandsdal, Norway. ... Hans E. Kinck (1865-1926) was Norwegian author who wrote novels, short stories, dramas and essays. ... Sigbjørn Obstfelder. ... Hjalmar Christensen (1869 – 1925) was a Norwegain writer. ...

20th century

• Nils Kjær (1870–1924)
• Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933)
• Sven Moren (1871–1938)
• Johan Bojer (1872–1959)
• Andreas Haukland (1873–1933)
• Nini Roll Anker (1873–1942)
• Gabriel Scott (1874–1958)
• Ragnhild Jølsen (1875–1908)
• Olav Duun (1876–1939)
• Kristofer Uppdal (1878–1961)
• Johan Falkberget (1879–1967)
• Cora Sandel (1880–1974)
• Oskar Braaten (1881–1929)
• Kristian Elster d.y. (1881–1947)
• Marie Hamsun (1881–1969)
• Sigrid Undset (1882–1949)
• Olav Aukrust (1883–1929)
• Olaf Benneche (1883–1931)
• Olaf Bull (1883–1933)
• Olav Nygård (1884–1924)
• Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
• Olav Gullvåg (1885–1961)
• Alf Larsen (1885–1967)
• Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984)
• Theodor Dahl (1886–1946)
• Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959)
• Olav Sletto (1886–1963)
• Tore Ørjasæter (1886–1968)
• Arthur Omre (1887–1967)
• Helge Krog (1889–1962)
• Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965)
• Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
• Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960)
• Sigurd Christensen (1891–1947)
• Andreas Markusson (1893–1952)
• Inge Krokann (1893–1962)
• Trygve Gulbranssen (1894–1962)
• Mikkjel Fønhus (1894–1973)
• Ronald Fangen (1895–1946)
• Ingeborg Refling Hagen (1895–1989)
• Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964)
• Ola Viker (1897–1972)
• Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970)
• Emil Boyson (1897–1979)
• Johannes Thrap-Meyer (1898–1929)
• Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)
• Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
• Gunnar Larsen (1900–58)
• Einar Skjæraasen (1900–66)
• Rudolf Nilsen (1901–29)
• Lars Berg (1901–69)
• Nordahl Grieg (1902–43)
• Johan Borgen (1902–79)
• Egil Rasmussen (1903–64)
• Ragnvald Skrede (1904–83)
• Åse Holth (1904–99)
• Louis Kvalstad (1905–52)
• Inger Hagerup (1905–85)
• Jacob Sande (1906–67)
• Torborg Nedreaas (1906–87)
• Kåre Fasting (1907–83)
• Rolf Jacobsen (1907–94)
• Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–95)
• Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–84)
• Elisabeth Dored (1908–72)
• Olav H. Hauge (1908–94)
• Nils Johan Rud (1908–93)
• Kristian Kristiansen (1909–80)
• Claes Gill (1910–73)
• Waldemar Brøgger (1911–91)
• Torolf Elster (1911–2006)
• Sigurd Evensmo (1912–78)
• Thorbjørn Egner (1912–90)
• Magli Elster (1912–93)
• Odd Eidem (1913–88)
• Alf Prøysen (1914–70)
• Jan Magnus Bruheim (1914–88)
• Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–85)
• Agnar Mykle (1915–94)
• Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–96)
• Tor Jonsson (1916–51)
• Kåre Holt (1916–97)
• Ebba Haslund (1917–)
• André Bjerke (1918–85)
• Hans Børli (1918–89)
• Johannes Heggland (1919–)
• Richard Herrmann (1919–)
• Jens Bjørneboe (1920–76)
• Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002)
• Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–)
• Gunvor Hofmo (1921–95)
• Terje Stigen (1922–)
• Paal Brekke (1923–93)
• Arnljot Eggen (1923–)
• Odd Abrahamsen (1924–2001)
• Finn Carling (1925–2004)
• Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–)
• Anker Rogstad (1925–)
• Marie Takvam (1926–)
• Vera Henriksen (1927–)
• Erling Christie (1928–96)
• Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–)
• Kjell Askildsen (1929–)
• Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)
• Peter Røwde Holm (1931–)
• Finn Alnæs (1932–91)
• Arvid Hanssen (1932–98)
• Axel Jensen (1932–2003)
• Kolbein Falkeid (1933–)
• Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (1934–)
• Stein Mehren (1935–)
• Bjørg Vik (1935–)
• Øystein Lønn (1936–)
• Fredrik Skagen (1936–)
• Arild Nyquist (1937–2004)
• Karsten Alnæs (1938–)
• Anne Karin Elstad (1938–)
• Hans Herbjørnsrud (1938–)
• Tor Obrestad (1938–)
• Tor Åge Bringsværd (1939–)
• Jan Erik Vold (1939–)
• Einar Økland (1940–)
• Gerd Brantenberg (1941–)
• Knut Faldbakken (1941–)
• Dag Solstad (1941–)
• Karl-Halvor Teigen (1941–)
• Tove Lie (1942–)
• Herbjørg Wassmo (1942–)
• Tor Edvin Dahl (1943–)
• Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–)
• Jon Bing (1944–)
• Kjartan Fløgstad (1944–)
• Ingar Knudtsen (1944–)
• Jon Michelet (1944–)
• Espen Haavardsholm (1945–)
• Paal-Helge Haugen (1945–)
• Liv Køltzow (1945–)
• Britt Karin Larsen (1945–)
• Øyvind Myhre (1945–)
• Klaus Hagerup (1946–)
• Stig Holmås (1946–)
• Gunnar Staalesen (1947–)
• Toril Brekke (1949–)
• Edvard Hoem (1949–)
• Kaj Skagen (1949–)
• Karin Sveen (1949–)
• Alf R. Jacobsen (1950–)
• Steinar Løding (1950–)
• Per Knutsen (1951–)
• Ingar Sletten Kolloen (1951–)
• Steinar Lem (1951–)
• Cecilie Løveid (1951–)
• Mari Osmundsen (1951–)
• Torild Wardenær (1951–)
• Ketil Bjørnstad (1952–)
• Jostein Gaarder (1952–)
• Jo Eggen (1952–)
• Ragnar Hovland (1952–)
• Tove Nilsen (1952–)
• Lars Amund Vaage (1952–)
• Per Petterson (1952–)
• Lars Saabye Christensen (1953–)
• Jan Kjærstad (1953–)
• Arild Dahl (1954–)
• Karin Fossum (1954–)
• Roy Jacobsen (1954–)
• Torgeir Schjerven (1954–)
• Thorvald Steen (1954–)
• Ingvar Ambjørnsen (1956–)
• Rune Belsvik (1956–)
• Unni Lindell (1957–)
• Anne B. Ragde (1957–)
• Erlend Aas (1957–)
• Finn Øglænd (1957–)
• Torgrim Eggen (1958–)
• Anne Holt (1958–)
• Tom Egeland (1959–)
• Jon Fosse (1959–)
• Vigdis Hjorth (1959–)
• Annette Mattsson (1959–)
• Ove Røsbak (1959–)
• Oystein Alme (1960–)
• Frode Grytten (1960–)
• Jo Nesbø (1960–)
• Knut Nærum (1961–)
• Gro Dahle (1962–)
• Elin Brodin (1963–)
• Beate Grimsrud (1963–)
• Liv Heløe (1963–)
• Terje Holtet Larsen (1963–)
• Levi Henriksen (1964–)
• Nikolaj Frobenius (1965–)
• Erik Fosnes Hansen (1965–)
• Linn Ullmann (1966–)
• Trude Brænne Larssen (1967–)
• Sverre Henmo (1968–)
• Karl Ove Knausgård (1968–)
• Arnfinn Kolerud (1968–)
• Hilde K Kvalvaag (1968–)
• Erlend Loe (1969–)
• Hanne Ørstavik (1969–)

Vilhelm Krag (24 December 1871–10 July 1933) is a Norwegian author. ... Johan Bojer was a Norwegian author. ... Olav Duun was a Norwegian author. ... Kristofer Oliver Uppdal (1878-1961), born Opdal, was a Norwegian poet and author, born in Beitstad, Nord-Trøndelag. ... Johan Falkberget, born Johan Petter Lillebakken, (September 30, 1879 – April 5, 1967) was a Norwegian author. ... Norwegian writer, born Sara Fabricius. ... Oskar Braaten (October 25th 1881 - July 17th 1939) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright, born in Oslo (then Kristiania). ... Marie Hamsun (born Marie Andersen) (1881-1969) was a Norwegian actor and writer. ... Sigrid Undset as photographed by Carl Van Vechten in 1927. ... Olav Aukrust (January 21, 1883 – November 3, 1929) was a Norwegian poet and teacher. ... Olaf Bull Olaf Jacob Martin Luther Breda Bull or Olaf Bull was a Norwegian poet. ... Tore Ørjasæter (SkjÃ¥k, March 3, 1886 - SkjÃ¥k, February 29, 1968) is considered one of the most important poets of the modern Norwegian language. ... Arnulf Øverland (April 27, 1889 - March 25, 1968) was a Norwegian author born in Kristiansund and raised in Bergen. ... Sigurd Hoel (December 14, 1890 - October 14, 1960) was a Norwegian author and publishing consultant, born in Nord-Odal. ... Inge Krokann (born in Oppdal in 1893, died in Gausdal in 1962) was a Norwegian writer whose work was characterized by: Vivid descriptions of the relationships between man and nature in the harsh environment around his birthplace of Oppdal; Effective and innovative use of the Oppdal dialect and nynorsk in... Ingeborg Refling Hagen, born December 19. ... Tarjei Vesaas (August 20, 1897 - March 15, 1970) was a Norwegian poet and novelist. ... Aksel Sandemose (March 19, 1899 - August 5, 1965) was a Danish/ Norwegian novelist, born in Nykøbing, Mors Island, Denmark of a Danish father and Norwegian mother. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg (1902-1943) was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, and journalist. ... Johan Collett Müller Borgen (April 28, 1903, Kristiania – October 16, 1979) was a Norwegian author, journalist and critic. ... Egil Rasmussen (born April 28, 1903 in Bossekop village, Alta municipality, and died June 18 1964) was a Norwegian author, literature critic and musician. ... Ragnvald Skrede (born April 24, 1904 in VÃ¥gÃ¥, died 1983) was a Norwegian author, journalist, literature critic and translater. ... Inger Hagerup. ... Torborg Nedreaas (born November 13, 1906 in Bergen, Norway died June 30 1987) was a Norwegian author who debuted with the collection of short stories Bak skapet stÃ¥r øksen in 1945. ... Rolf Jacobsen, the modernist poet Rolf Jacobsen (1907-1994) was the firs modernistic writer in Norway. ... Halldis Moren Vesaas (born November 18, 1907 in Trysil, died September 8, 1995) was a Norwegian poet and novelist, writing in Nynorsk. ... Claes Gill (born 1910 in Odda, Norway and died 1973) was a Norwegian author, journalist, poet and actor. ... Sigurd Evensmo (born 1912 in Hamar, Norway and died 1978) was a Norwegian author and journalist. ... Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990) was a Norwegian playwright, songwriter and illustrator known for his books, plays and musicals for children. ... Alf Prøysen (23 July 1914 - 23 November 1970), was a writer and musician from Norway. ... Agnar Mykle (1915-1994) was a Norwegian author born in Trondheim to parents Ole Elias and Emma Myklebust. ... Tor Jonsson (born in 1916 in Lom, Oppland, Norway and died 1951) was a Norwegian author and journalist. ... KÃ¥re Holt (born October 10, 1916 in VÃ¥le in Vestfold, died March 15, 1997) was a Norwegian author. ... André Bjerke was a Norwegian writer and poet. ... Hans Børli (1918 - 1989) was a Norwgian poet. ... Richard Herrmann (born 20 January 1923 in Katowice, Poland; died 27 July 1962) was a German football (soccer) player. ... Jens Bjørneboe (born October 9, 1920 in Kristiansand, Norway, died May 9, 1976 in Veierland in Nøtterøy) was a Norwegian writer whose work spanned a number of literary formats. ... Kjell Aukrust (March 19, 1920 – December 24, 2002 in Alvdal) was a Norwegian author, poet and artist. ... Kjell Askildsen (born September 30, 1929 in Mandal, Norway) is a Norwegian writer. ... Georg Johannesen Photo: Gisle Hannemyr Georg Johannesen (born February 22, 1931 in Bergen, died December 24, 2005 in Egypt) was a Norwegian author and professor of rhetoric. ... Axel Jensen by the piano. ... Kolbein Falkeid (born December 19, 1933 in Haugesund, Norway) is one of the most widely read contemporary Norwegian poets. ... Fredrik Skagen (b. ... Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 2 January 1938 in Heddal) is a Norwegian author of short stories. ... Tor Ã…ge Bringsværd (born 1939) is a Norwegian author and editor. ... Gerd Brantenberg (* [Oktober 27]] 1941 in Oslo, Norway). ... Dag Solstad ( born July 16, 1941 in Sandefjord, Norway) is a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and dramatist whose work has been translated into several languages. ... Herbjørg Wassmo (born VesterÃ¥len, 1942 ) is a Norwegian author. ... Jon Bing (b. ... Kjartan Fløgstad (born June 7th, 1944 in the industrial city of Sauda in Ryfylke, Rogaland) is a Norwegian author. ... Ingar Knudtsen Photo: Adon Elmir Ingar Knudtsen is a Norwegian novelist and poet, who was born 23 December 1944, in Smøla, Norway. ... Jon Michelet (born July 14, 1944 in Moss, Norway) is a Norwegian novelist. ... Klaus Hagerup (born 5 March 1946) is a Norwegian author, translator,screenwriter, actor and director. ... Gunnar Staalesen (born October 19, 1947 i Bergen) is a Norwegian writer. ... Ketil Bjørnstad (born April 25, 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian pianist and composer. ... Jostein Gaarder (born August 8, 1952 in Oslo) is a Norwegian intellectual and author of several novels, short stories and childrens books. ... Per Petterson (born 18 July 1952, Oslo), is a prize-winning Norwegian novelist. ... Lars Saabye Christensen (born in 1953 in Denmark) is a Norwegian author. ... Jan Kjærstad (born March 6, 1953) is a Norwegian author. ... Karin Fossum (born November 6, 1954, Sandefjord) is a Norwegian author of crime fiction, often known there as the Norwegian queen of crime. She lives in Oslo. ... Roy Jacobsen (born September 21, 1954) is a norwegian author. ... Thorvald Steen (born 1954) is a Norwegian writer. ... Ingvar Even Ambjørnsen-Haefs (born May 20, 1956 in Larvik) is a Norwegian writer. ... Anne Holt (born November 16, 1958 in Larvik) is a Norwegian author and lawyer. ... Tom Egeland (born 1959) is a Norwegian author. ... Jon Fosse (born September 29, 1959 in Haugesund) is a Norwegian author and dramatist. ... Frode Grytten is a Norwegian writer. ... Jo Nesbø (born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian author and pop musician. ... Knut Nærum (born March 3, 1961), is a Norwegian comedian, author, comics writer and TV-entertainer. ... Gro Dahle (born May 15, 1962 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian poet and writer. ... Liv Heløe (born 1963) is a Norwegian actress and writer. ... Nikolaj Frobenius (born September 29, 1965) is a Norwegian writer and screen writer. ... Erik Fosnes Hansen (born June 6, 1965 in New York) is a norwegian author. ... Linn Ullmann (born in Oslo, Norway in 1966) is the daughter of actress Liv Ullmann and director Ingmar Bergman, and a respected Norwegian author and journalist. ... This article is considered orphaned, since there are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Erlend Loe (born May 24, 1969 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian novelist. ...

21st century

• Nils-Øivind Haagensen (1971–)
• Ari Behn (1972–)
• Bertrand Besigye (1972–)
• Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (1972–)
• Henrik H. Langeland (1972–)
• Tore Renberg (1972–)
• Øyvind Vågnes (1972–)
• Pål Gitmark Eriksen (1973–)
• Matias Faldbakken (1973–)
• Gunnhild Øyehaug (1975–)
• Ingeborg Arvola (1975–)
• Pål Johan Karlsen (1975–)
• Morten Vågen (1975–)
• Finn Ørjan Sæle (1975–)
• Mette Karlsvik (1978–)
• Johan Harstad (1979–)