1951 in Norway
Events in the year 1951 in Norway.Incumbents
Sports
Music
Film
Literature
- Gunvor Hofmo, writer and poet, is awarded the Gyldendal's Endowment literature prize for the first time.
- Ola Viker makes his literary debut with the novel Gullskoen.
Notable births
- 23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality
- 1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister
- 1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician
- 16 March – Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier, world champion.
- 19 March – Vegard Bye, politician
- 22 March – Stein Kåre Kristiansen, journalist
- 29 March
- *Elisabeth Røbekk Nørve, politician
- *Hans-Wilhelm Steinfeld, journalist
- 13 April – Kaci Kullmann Five, politician and Minister
- 26 April – Tor Bomann-Larsen, writer and illustrator
- 13 May – Wenche Lyngholm, politician
- 5 June – Sigrun Eng, politician
- 9 June – Geir Bøhren, composer
- 17 June – Sissel Buchholdt, handball player.
- 25 July – Hans O. Felix, trade unionist
- 21 August – Cecilie Løveid, writer.
- 13 August – Barry Gjerde, translator and voice actor
- 7 September – Kari Lise Holmberg, politician
- 11 September – Odd Reitan, merchant
- 2 November – John Olav Egeland, journalist and editor
- 8 December – Jan Eggum, singer-songwriter
- 8 November – Heidi Larssen, politician
- 2 December – Anne Berit Andersen, politician
- 12 December – Erik Hillestad, record producer
- 15 December – Bente Angell-Hansen, diplomat
- 17 December – Sylvi Graham, politician
- 30 December – Trond Fevolden, civil servant
Notable deaths
- 14 January – Tor Jonsson, author and journalist
- 21 January – Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota
- 23 March – Johan Henrik Wiers-Jenssen, newspaper columnist and theatre director
- 24 March – Anton Djupvik, politician
- 6 April – Halfdan Cleve, composer
- 9 April – Vilhelm Bjerknes, physicist and meteorologist
- 4 June – Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist
- 10 June – Håkon Evjenth, jurist and children's writer.
- 19 June – Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad, politician and Minister
- 4 July – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician
- 17 September – Jon Skeie, jurist.
- 6 October – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor
- 14 October – Anton Johnson Brandt, veterinarian
- 18 December – Arthur Olsen, boxer
- 28 December – Nils Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist.
Full date unknown
- Lars Olai Meling, politician and Minister
- Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist
