1951 in Norway

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Incumbents

Monarch - Haakon VII
Prime Minister - Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party) until 9 November, Oscar Torp (Labour Party)

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.^[1]

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.^[2]
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
25 July – Hans O. Felix, trade unionist
21 August – Cecilie Løveid, writer.^[3]
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

14 January – Tor Jonsson, author and journalist (born 1916)
21 January – Erik Ramstad, one of the founders of Minot, North Dakota (born 1860)
23 March – Johan Henrik Wiers-Jenssen, newspaper columnist and theatre director (born 1897)
24 March – Anton Djupvik, politician (born 1881)
6 April – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879)
9 April – Vilhelm Bjerknes, physicist and meteorologist (born 1862)
4 June – Lauritz Wigand-Larsen, gymnast and Olympic silver medallist (born 1895)
19 June – Ivar Kirkeby-Garstad, politician and Minister (born 1877)
4 July – Anton Berge, agronomist and politician (born 1892)
17 September – Jon Skeie, jurist (born 1871).^[4]
6 October – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor (born 1867)
14 October – Anton Johnson Brandt, veterinarian (born 1893)
18 December – Arthur Olsen, boxer (died 1900)
28 December – Nils Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882).^[5]

↑ "Ola Viker". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
↑ Goksøyr, Matti. "Oddvar Brå". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
↑ Øverland, Janneken. "Cecilie Løveid". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
↑ Fliflet, Arne. "Jon Skeie". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
↑ "Nils Opdahl". SR/Olympic Sports. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 12 November 2012.

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