List of Norwegian writers

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)

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)

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)

20th century

• Nils Kjær (1870–1924)
• Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933)
• Sven Moren (1871–1938)
• Johan Bojer (1872–1959)
• 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 Nygard (1884–1924)
• Sven Elvestad (1884–1934)
• Olav Gullvåg (1885–1961)
• Alf Larsen (1885–1967)
• Magnhild Haalke (1885–1984)
• Herman Wildenvey (1886–1959)
• Tore Ørjasæter (1886–1968)
• Arthur Omre (1887–1967)
• Helge Krog (1889–1962)
• Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965)
• Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968)
• Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960)
• 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)
• Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)
• Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)
• Gunnar Larsen (1900–58)
• Einar Skjæraasen (1900–66)
• Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900 - 1979)
• Rudolf Nilsen (1901–29)
• Lars Berg (1901–69)
• Nordahl Grieg (1902–43)
• Johan Borgen (1902–79)
• Egil Rasmussen (1903–64)
• Ragnvald Skrede (1904–83)
• Inger Hagerup (1905–85)
• 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)
• Torolf Elster (1911–2006)
• Sigurd Evensmo (1912–78)
• Thorbjørn Egner (1912–90)
• Magli Elster (1912–93)
• Odd Eidem (1913–88)
• Alf Prøysen (1914–70)
• 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 (1925–1994)
• Marie Takvam (1926–)
• Vera Henriksen (1927–)
• Erling Christie (1928–96)
• Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–)
• Kjell Askildsen (1929–)
• Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)
• 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–)
• 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–)
• Gunnar Staalesen (1947–)
• Toril Brekke (1949–)
• Edvard Hoem (1949–)
• Kaj Skagen (1949–)
• Karin Sveen (1949–)
• Alf R. Jacobsen (1950–)
• Tomm Kristiansen (1950–)
• Steinar Løding (1950–)
• Per Knutsen (1951–)
• Steinar Lem (1951–2009)
• 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–)
• Tor Ulven (1953–1995)
• 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–)
• Finn Øglænd (1957–)
• Torgrim Eggen (1958–)
• Anne Holt (1958–)
• Tom Egeland (1959–)
• Jon Fosse (1959–)
• Vigdis Hjorth (1959–)
• Ove Røsbak (1959–)
• Oystein Alme (1960–)
• Frode Grytten (1960–)
• Jo Nesbø (1960–)
• Knut Nærum (1961–)
• Gro Dahle (1962–)
• Elin Brodin (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–)
• Karl Ove Knausgård (1968–)
• Erlend Loe (1969–)
• Hanne Ørstavik (1969–)

21st century

• Ari Behn (1972–)
• Bertrand Besigye (1972–)
• Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (1972–)
• Henrik H. Langeland (1972–)
• Tore Renberg (1972–)
• Matias Faldbakken (1973–)
• Gunnhild Øyehaug (1975–)
• Ingeborg Arvola (1975–)
• Morten Vågen (1975–)
• Finn Ørjan Sæle (1975–)
• Mette Karlsvik (1978–)
• Johan Harstad (1979–)