
Ole Olsen Amundrød was a Norwegian farmer and schoolteacher. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Ole Rasmussen Apeness was a Norwegian district sheriff, soldier, and farmer. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Barbara Elrington Douglas Arbuthnott was a Scottish woman who lived in Sunndal, Norway where she engaged in charitable work and wrote about her life.

Erik Bartnes was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.
Johannes Berg was a Norwegian farmer, civil servant and politician for the Conservative Party.

Omund Bjørnsen Birkeland was a Norwegian farmer and soldier. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.

Erling Bjørnson was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Agrarian Party and later Nasjonal Samling.

Finn Blakstad was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party.
Halvor Blinderen was a Norwegian farmer noted for his progressive cultivation of plants.
Jens Carl Peter Brandt was a Norwegian lawyer, property owner and politician with the Conservative Party.

Olaf Bryn was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party.

Halfdan Gyth Dehli was a Norwegian businessperson and aviator.

Meyer Nilssen Foshaug was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Labour and Social Democratic Labour parties. He served ten terms in the Parliament of Norway.

Bjørn Tolleivson Frøysåk was a Norwegian farmer and merchant.

Inger Wenche Alver Gløersen was a Norwegian smallholder and writer.

Trygve Emanuel Gulbranssen was a Norwegian novelist, businessman and journalist.

Ole Paulssøn Haagenstad was a Norwegian farmer and politician.

Hårek of Tjøtta was a Norwegian farmer and local chieftain. He was a son of the skald, Eyvindr skáldaspillir, who ruled from Tjøttagodset. Hårek resided at Tjøtta in Nordland, and had significant influence in the district of Hålogaland. He participated in the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030, where his peasant army defeated Olaf Haraldsson. Six years later when visiting king Magnus Olavsson I also known as Magnus the Good in Trondheim, he was killed by axe in 1036 by rival chieftain Åsmund Grankjellsson, and thus the former king's son got his revenge.

Hans Haslum was a Norwegian farmer and elected official. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Peder Hjermann was a farmer and elected official who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Bernt Holtsmark was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Conservative Party and the Liberal Left Party. He was a four-term member of the Parliament of Norway, and served as Minister of Agriculture from 1910 to 1912. He was also known for establishing the agricultural college at Sem in his native Asker.

Anders Jensen Horgen was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Labour, Social Democratic Labour and Communist parties.

Anne Hov (c.1846-c.1935) was a Norwegian farm wife from Gudbrandsdalen. She has been credited with developing the modern version of the cheese brunost.

Talleiv Olavson Huvestad was a Norwegian teacher, farmer and politician.

Søren Pedersen Jaabæk was a Norwegian politician and farmer. Jaabæk is the longest-serving member of the Norwegian Parliament in the history of Norway, and was one of the founders of the Liberal Party of Norway.

Alv Kjøs was a Norwegian army officer and politician for the Conservative Party.

Sverre Sverressøn Klingenberg was the Norwegian engineer and politician for the Conservative Party.

Christian Christensen Kollerud was a Norwegian farmer who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

David Pedersen Kvile was a Norwegian teacher, farmer and politician for the Liberal Party.

Even Torkildsen Lande was a Norwegian farmer and blacksmith. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Nils L. Landmark was a Norwegian jurist, farmer and politician.

Edvard Apolloniussen Liljedahl was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He was a member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm in 1889, and Minister of Education and Church Affairs in 1912-1913. Liljedahl died on 10 October 1924 in Vik and was buried there.

Theis Jacob Thorkildsen Lundegaard was a Norwegian farmer, shipowner and politician. He represented Lister amt at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814. He was elected to the Parliament of Norway from 1815 to 1816, from 1821 to 1822, from 1827 to 1833, and in 1845.

Per Olaf Lundteigen is a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Centre Party.

Anders Lysgaard was a Norwegian farmer and sheriff. He was a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll.

Oliver Møystad was a Norwegian engineer, farmer and forest owner. During the Norwegian Campaign in April 1940 he commanded Norwegian troops at the Battle of Midtskogen. During the German occupation of Norway, he served as leader of the collaborationist security police from 1941 to 1943, and Hirden from 1942 to 1944. After the war, Møystad was sentenced for treason to 10 years of forced labor and NOK 150,000 in fines during the legal purge in Norway after World War II. He was released in 1950.

John Gunderson Neergaard was a Norwegian farmer, bailiff, and politician.

Asgaut Olsen Regelstad was a Norwegian farmer and bailiff who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly at Eidsvoll in 1814.

Ingebrigt Haldorsen Sæter was a Norwegian politician and farmer with connection to the peasant opposition and the democracy movement. He was Member of The Norwegian Parliament for 40 years with disruption of parliamentary sessions 1859–60 and 1862–63, as he was deputy representative.

Peter Sinnerud was a Norwegian speed skater.

John Hansen Sørbrøden was a Norwegian farmer, lay preacher and politician.

Lars Sponheim is a Norwegian politician. He was leader of the Liberal Party from 1996 to 2010. He was a member of the Storting from 1993 to 2009, and a government minister from 1997 to 2000 and from 2001 to 2005. He is the current County Governor of Vestland, having served as the County Governor of Hordaland from 2010 until the office was merged with that of neighboring Sogn og Fjordane in 2019.
Steinar Sulheim (1815–1856) was a Norwegian farmer and mountain tourism pioneer. He is known for the first recorded ascent of Galdhøpiggen in 1850.

Jacob Liv Borch Sverdrup was a Norwegian educator and farmer, known for establishing the first agricultural school in Scandinavia.

Gunvald Jørg Tomstad was a major agent of the British SIS, and a Norwegian resistance member during World War II. From 1941 to 1943, he was a mole or double agent while also operating a clandestine radio transmitter in the Flekkefjord area. These were two of the most dangerous roles in that war.

Ole Knudsen Tvedten was a Norwegian farmer and district sheriff. He served as a representative at the Norwegian Constituent Assembly in 1814.

Sveinung Valle was a Norwegian farmer and politician for the Labour Party.

Gunnar Johannes Viken is a Norwegian dairy farmer and politician for the Conservative Party. Since 2007 he has been county mayor of Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality.