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===Arts and entertainment===
===Arts and entertainment===
====Actors====
====Actors====
*[[Melanie Griffith]]
*[[Priscilla Presley]]
*[[Richard Dean Anderson]]
*[[James Arness]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/arness.htm James Arness - Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[James Arness]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/arness.htm James Arness - Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[James Cagney]] *[[Jennifer Connelly]]
*[[Arlene Dahl]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/dahl.htm Arlene Dahl: Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Linda Evans]]
*[[Peter Graves (actor)|Peter Graves]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/graves.htm Peter Graves - Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Peter Graves (actor)|Peter Graves]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/graves.htm Peter Graves - Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Sigrid Gurie]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/gurie.htm Sigrid Gurie: Norwegian American Actress<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Sigrid Gurie]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/gurie.htm Sigrid Gurie: Norwegian American Actress<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Lance Henriksen]] <ref>[http://search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi?nndb=1&omenu=living&query=Lance+Henriksen NNDB Search - Lance Henriksen<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Jon-Erik Hexum]] <ref>[http://andrejkoymasky.com/liv/fam/bioh3/hexu1.html][http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/1744/Paulsen.html]</ref>
*[[David Soul]] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0815800/]
*[[Celeste Holm]] <ref>[http://www.norway.org/News/archive/1998/199808ellis.htm Ellis Island exhibit to mark 175th anniversary (Norway - the official site in the United States)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Lorenzo Lamas]] <ref>[http://www.lorenzolamas.info/eng/chat.php] "I'm half Norwegian and half Argentine"</ref>
*[[Carole Landis]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/landis.htm Carole Landis, Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Carole Landis]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/landis.htm Carole Landis, Norwegian American<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Kristanna Loken]] <ref>(1979 - ) film/television actress (''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'')'''Loken''' - [http://www.superiorpics.com/kristanna_loken/] "Norwegian model-turned-actress Kristanna Loken"</ref>
*[[Kristanna Loken]] <ref>(1979 - ) film/television actress (''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'')'''Loken''' - [http://www.superiorpics.com/kristanna_loken/] "Norwegian model-turned-actress Kristanna Loken"</ref>
*[[E. G. Marshall]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/marshall.htm] "Norwegian American Actor" [http://www.obituariestoday.com/Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=28607&section=pin] "E. G. Marshall was born Everett Gunnar Marshall, on June 18, 1910, to Norwegian American parents"</ref>
*[[E. G. Marshall]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/marshall.htm] "Norwegian American Actor" [http://www.obituariestoday.com/Obituaries/ObitShow.cfm?Obituary_ID=28607&section=pin] "E. G. Marshall was born Everett Gunnar Marshall, on June 18, 1910, to Norwegian American parents"</ref>
*[[Robert Mitchum]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/links.htm Half Norwegian (on the Mothers Side) American Bar Assn. Homepage - Links<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Marilyn Monroe]] <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000054/bio Marilyn Monroe - Biography<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Harry Morgan]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/morgan.htm] "His father was Norwegian... Through the years, Morgan appeared opposite many hundreds, probably thousands, of actors, including, of course, fellow Norwegian Americans"</ref>
*[[Piper Perabo]] <ref>[http://www.panstudio.com/celebritystop/celebshow.php?title=Piper_spPerabo] "Ethnic : Portuguese and Norwegian"</ref>
*[[Evan Ross]]
*[[Kevin Sorbo]] <ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/sorbo.htm Kevin Sorbo Linkpage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Renée Zellweger]] (Norwegian-Sami mother)
*[[John Qualen]]
*[[Dominic Purcell]]


====Dancers and choreographers====
===Musicians===
*[[Bob Fosse]]
*[[Ann Reinking]]

====Humorists====
*[[Matt Groening]] - "The Simpsons" cartoonist/creator<ref>[http://www.snpp.com/other/interviews/groening91.html] "My background is Norwegian and German, two of the unfunniest ethnic groups in the history of the world."</ref>
*[[Pat Paulsen]] (Comedian, Emmy winner)

====Musicians====
*[[Andrews Sisters]] - singers<ref>[http://movies.aol.com/celebrity/the-andrews-sisters/1698/biography] "Called upon to help support their Greek-Norwegian family when their father's business was wiped out by the Depression"</ref>
*[[Blossom Dearie]] - singer<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/hall-of-fame.html Norwegian American Hall of Fame<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Blossom Dearie]] - singer<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/hall-of-fame.html Norwegian American Hall of Fame<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Linda Eder]] - singer<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/eder.htm Linda Eder, Norwegian American - a Linkpage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Linda Eder]] - singer<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/eder.htm Linda Eder, Norwegian American - a Linkpage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Leif Garrett]] - Musician/actor
*[[David Ellefson]] Legendary heavy metal bass guitarist most notably in [[Megadeth]]
*[[Josh Homme]] - singer, guitarist
*[[Peggy Lee]] - singer, composer, arranger (born Norma Eggstrom)
*[[Trine Rein]] - Singer, Songwriter
*[[Matt Sorum]] - drummer. Also of English descent.
*[[Peter Tork]] - (Actor/Musician, "The Monkees". Born Peter Halsten Thorkelson. Father of Norwegian Descent.)
*[[Tom Waits]] - (Actor/Musician, His father Frank was of Scottish-Irish descent and his mother of Norwegian descent.)
*[[Renee Olstead]] - Singer
*[[Josh Groban]] - Singer

====Models====
*[[Leeann Tweeden]]

====Playboy Playmates====
* [[Surrey Marshe]]
* [[Sharon Johansen]]
* [[Brooke Berry]]
* [[Nikki Ziering]]
* [[Jo Collins]]
* [[Audra Lynn]]

====Adult movie performers====
* [[Vicky Vette]]
* [[Kira Kener]]

===Business and commerce===
*[[Arthur Andersen]], founder of Arthur Andersen LLP
*[[Conrad Hilton]], Founder of the Hilton Hotel chain and great grandfather of [[Paris Hilton]] & [[Nicky Hilton]]
*[[Richard Hilton]], Businessman and father of [[Paris Hilton]] & [[Nicky Hilton]]
*[[Sig Hansen]], Captain of commercial fishing vessel ''F/V Northwestern'' featured in Discovery Channel's [[Deadliest catch]].
*[[Barron Hilton]],
*[[Capt. Phil Harris]], Captian of commercial fishing vessel ''F/V Cornelia Marie'' featured on Discovery Channel's [[Deadliest Catch]]


===Literature, journalism===
===Literature, journalism===
*[[Rasmus B. Anderson]] - witer/historian/professor<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=205] "A prominent Norwegian-American remembers his life in Wisconsin"</ref>
*[[Rasmus B. Anderson]] - witer/historian/professor<ref>[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=205] "A prominent Norwegian-American remembers his life in Wisconsin"</ref>
*[[Robert Bly]] - poet/author<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/bly.htm Short Biography of Robert Bly<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Carl Hiaasen]] - author<ref>[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?z=y&cid=883021] "He's this clean-cut Norwegian guy, and he couldn't be nicer, more courteous or more gracious"</ref>
*[[Carl Hiaasen]] - author<ref>[http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?z=y&cid=883021] "He's this clean-cut Norwegian guy, and he couldn't be nicer, more courteous or more gracious"</ref>
*[[Siri Hustvedt]] - author
*[[Eric Sevareid]] - newspaper reporter/TV news commentator<ref>[http://www.mnc.net/norway/nationality.htm] "It could be said that just as Eric Sevareid was a Norwegian-American"</ref>, one of [[Murrow's Boys|The Murrow boys]].
*[[Eric Sevareid]] - newspaper reporter/TV news commentator<ref>[http://www.mnc.net/norway/nationality.htm] "It could be said that just as Eric Sevareid was a Norwegian-American"</ref>, one of [[Murrow's Boys|The Murrow boys]].


===Military and exploration===
===Military and exploration===
*[[Fred J. Christensen]], high-scoring [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] [[flying ace]] of World War II
*[[Gail Halvorsen]], the "Candy Bomber" of the Berlin airlift
*[[Knut Haukelid]] - Norwegian Army Officer born in the U.S.<ref>[http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~lynda_abbott/knutbio.html Knut Haukelid & THE REAL HEROES OF TELEMARK - slideshow<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Knut Haukelid]] - Norwegian Army Officer born in the U.S.<ref>[http://teachnet.edb.utexas.edu/~lynda_abbott/knutbio.html Knut Haukelid & THE REAL HEROES OF TELEMARK - slideshow<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Lauris Norstad]] - soldier, served as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/norstad.htm General Lauris Norstad, Norwegian American; a Linkpage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Lauris Norstad]] - soldier, served as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/norstad.htm General Lauris Norstad, Norwegian American; a Linkpage<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Karen L Nyberg]] - astronaut<ref>[http://www.twincities.com/ci_9391227?source=most_emailed Astronaut from Minnesota town will soon be in space]</ref>
*[[Sally Ride]] - astronaut<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/sallyride.htm Sally Ride - Norwegian American Space Pioneer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
*[[Sally Ride]] - astronaut<ref>[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/sallyride.htm Sally Ride - Norwegian American Space Pioneer<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===Politics and leadership===
*[[Gene Amondson]] (Prohibition Party's 2004 Presidential candidate)
*[[Elmer L. Andersen]] - 30th State Governor of [[Minnesota]], Norwegian immigrant father and Swedish-American mother
*[[Orville Freeman]] - 29th Governor of [[Minnesota]]
*[[Holm O. Bursum]] (Senator of New Mexico, cousin of Conrad Hilton)
*[[Joe Foss]], Governor from [[South Dakota]]
*[[John Ashcroft]], 79th Attorney General of the United States
*[[Steve Gunderson]], openly [[gay]] former Congressman
*[[Mark Hanson|Mark S. Hanson]] [http://www.elca.org/bishop/meet.html] (Presiding Bishop of the [[Evangelical Lutheran Church in America]] & President of the [[Lutheran World Federation]])
*[[Hubert Humphrey|Hubert H. Humphrey]] (Served as Vice President under President [[Lyndon Johnson]], and was the Democratic party's nominee for president in 1968)
*[[Henry M. Jackson|Henry "Scoop" Jackson]] (US senator)
*[[Coya Knutson]] (first woman elected to [[Congress of the United States|Congress]] from [[Minnesota]])
*[[Walter Mondale]] (42nd Vice President of the USA. Served as a senator for 12 years and as an ambassador to Japan. Democratic nominee for Presidency in 1984)
*[[Eliot Ness]] (Law Enforcer. Nemesis of the notorious [[Al Capone]]; see the Hollywood movie ''[[The Untouchables (1987 film)|The Untouchables]]''.)
*[[Floyd B. Olson]] (former governor of Minnesota. Leader of the [[Minnesota Farmer-Labor Party]], which later merged with Minnesota's [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]])
*[[Karl Rolvaag]] (Former Governor of Minnesota, and former US ambassador to Iceland)
*[[Karl Rove]] (1950 - ) Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush<ref>'''Rove''' - [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28988-2004Nov5.html] "Oslo, Norway: In "Plan of Attack", Bob Woodward describes Karl Rove's attitude toward Swedes: "Rove saw that the president was "wired up" about Blix. The president knew Rove's attitude toward the Swedes. As the highest-ranking Norwegian-American in the White House -- and perhaps the only one -- Rove was convinced of the historical duplicity of the Swedes, who had invaded Norway in 1814 and ruled the country until 1905. There was a long-standing grudge and it was a running joke between the president and Rove.""</ref>
*[[Martin Sabo]] [http://sabo.house.gov/]([[United States House of Representatives|Congressman]] [[United States Democratic Party|(D)]] from [[Minnesota]] 1979 &ndash; 2007)
*[[William Skylstad]] (Bishop Catholic Diocese of Spokane, WA)
*[[John Thune]] (Senator of South Dakota)
*[[Andrew Volstead]] (Politician. Author of the [[Volstead Act]], which provided for the enforcement of Prohibition)
*[[Earl Warren]] (Supreme Court Justice, Governor of California, & the 1948 Republican Party nominee for Vice President. Norwegian father, Swedish mother)
*[[Jon Wefald]] (President of [[Kansas State University]], Minnesota Secretary of Agriculture)

===Science and engineering===
*[[Gene Amdahl]] (Computer Pioneer & High-Tech Entrepreneur; Architect of IBM's [[System/360]])
*[[Christian Anfinsen]] (Chemist & Nobel Prize Laureate)
*[[Norman Borlaug]] ([[Agronomist]] & [[Nobel Prize]] Laureate. Responsible for helping hundreds of millions of people in [[Third world|third-world countries]] survive by improving methods of food production. The "Father of the Green Revolution")
*[[Robert A. Dahl]] ([[Poltical Science|political scientist]])
*[[Douglas Engelbart]] (Computer pioneer; inventor of the [[Computer mouse]]; co-inventor of [[hypertext]])
*[[Ole Evinrude]] (Inventor of the [[outboard motor]])
*[[Ernest O. Lawrence]] (Inventor & Nobel Prize Laureate)
*[[Robert C. Michelson]] (Progenitor of the field of "Aerial Robotics")
*[[Ted Nelson]] (Co-inventor of [[hypertext]])
*[[Ken Olsen]] (founder of [[Digital Equipment Corporation]]. Norwegian father, Swedish mother.)
*[[Oswald Veblen]] ([[Mathematician]])
*[[Thorstein Veblen]] (Economist, Professor, & Social Commentator. Coined the term "Conspicuous Consumption")
*[[Edward Tufte]] Professor and pioneer of informational graphics.

===Sports and adventuring===
*[[Babe Zaharias]] (Olympic athlete, LPGA golfer)
*[[Eric Heiden]] (Olympic gold medal winning speed skater)
*[[Beth Heiden]] (Olympic speed skater)
*[[Jon Jansen]] (Football player)
*[[Sonny Jurgensen]] (Football player & Broadcaster)
*[[Lute Olson]] (men's basketball coach, [[The University of Arizona]])
*[[Sarah Reinertsen]] (triathlete)
*[[Knut Rockne]] (football coach, [[University of Notre Dame]])
*[[John Zimmerman]] (figure skater)

===Church leaders===
*[[Elling Eielsen]]
*[[Olaf M. Norlie]]
*[[Sven Oftedal]]
*[[Georg Sverdrup]]
*[[Jacob Tanner]]

===Other===
*[[Jon-Erik Beckjord]] (Paranormal investigator and photographer)
*[[Egil Krogh]] (Lawyer imprisoned for his role in [[Watergate]])
*[[Caridee English]] (winner of [[America's Next Top Model]] Cycle 7


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:14, 13 September 2008


This is a list of Norwegian Americans, or people born in the United States to Norwegian lineage. See also Norwegian-Americans.

The list is ordered by category of human endavour. Persons with significant contributions in two fields are listed in both of the pertinent categories, to facilitate easy lookup.

Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity or nationality

List

Arts and entertainment

Actors

Dancers and choreographers

Humorists

Musicians

Models

Playboy Playmates

Adult movie performers

Business and commerce

Literature, journalism

Military and exploration

Politics and leadership

Science and engineering

Sports and adventuring

Church leaders

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ James Arness - Norwegian American
  2. ^ Arlene Dahl: Norwegian American
  3. ^ Peter Graves - Norwegian American
  4. ^ Sigrid Gurie: Norwegian American Actress
  5. ^ NNDB Search - Lance Henriksen
  6. ^ [1][2]
  7. ^ Ellis Island exhibit to mark 175th anniversary (Norway - the official site in the United States)
  8. ^ [3] "I'm half Norwegian and half Argentine"
  9. ^ Carole Landis, Norwegian American
  10. ^ (1979 - ) film/television actress (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines)Loken - [4] "Norwegian model-turned-actress Kristanna Loken"
  11. ^ [5] "Norwegian American Actor" [6] "E. G. Marshall was born Everett Gunnar Marshall, on June 18, 1910, to Norwegian American parents"
  12. ^ Half Norwegian (on the Mothers Side) American Bar Assn. Homepage - Links
  13. ^ Marilyn Monroe - Biography
  14. ^ [7] "His father was Norwegian... Through the years, Morgan appeared opposite many hundreds, probably thousands, of actors, including, of course, fellow Norwegian Americans"
  15. ^ [8] "Ethnic : Portuguese and Norwegian"
  16. ^ Kevin Sorbo Linkpage
  17. ^ [9] "My background is Norwegian and German, two of the unfunniest ethnic groups in the history of the world."
  18. ^ [10] "Called upon to help support their Greek-Norwegian family when their father's business was wiped out by the Depression"
  19. ^ Norwegian American Hall of Fame
  20. ^ Linda Eder, Norwegian American - a Linkpage
  21. ^ [11] "A prominent Norwegian-American remembers his life in Wisconsin"
  22. ^ Short Biography of Robert Bly
  23. ^ [12] "He's this clean-cut Norwegian guy, and he couldn't be nicer, more courteous or more gracious"
  24. ^ [13] "It could be said that just as Eric Sevareid was a Norwegian-American"
  25. ^ Knut Haukelid & THE REAL HEROES OF TELEMARK - slideshow
  26. ^ General Lauris Norstad, Norwegian American; a Linkpage
  27. ^ Astronaut from Minnesota town will soon be in space
  28. ^ Sally Ride - Norwegian American Space Pioneer
  29. ^ Rove - [14] "Oslo, Norway: In "Plan of Attack", Bob Woodward describes Karl Rove's attitude toward Swedes: "Rove saw that the president was "wired up" about Blix. The president knew Rove's attitude toward the Swedes. As the highest-ranking Norwegian-American in the White House -- and perhaps the only one -- Rove was convinced of the historical duplicity of the Swedes, who had invaded Norway in 1814 and ruled the country until 1905. There was a long-standing grudge and it was a running joke between the president and Rove.""
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Norwegian_Americans&diff=238054519&oldid=238053649

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