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The following is an alphabetically ordered list of famous Norwegian-Americans.


Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

B

C

D

E

  • Linda Eder (Singer)
  • Douglas Engelbart (Computer Pioneer; Inventor of the Computer mouse)
  • Leif Ericson (Viking Explorer & the first European to discover and colonize America, circa 1000 AD. Although Leif was born and raised in North-West Iceland which was not under Norwegian rule, he was the son of Norwegian explorer Eric the Red.)
  • Stein Eriksen (Olympic Alpine Skier and Ski Resort Owner)
  • Ole Evinrude (Inventor. Developed first ever successful outboard motor)

F

  • Kirsten Flagstad (Opera Singer)
  • Joe Foss (A farmer, a WWII Hero, a two-term Governor from South Dakota, the first commissioner of the American Football League, the president of the National Rifle Association, and the host of two successful Television shows)
  • Andrew Furuseth (Labor Leader)

G

H

I

  • none registered

J

K

L

M

N

  • Knute Nelson (Soldier & Politician. Fought for the Union in the Civil War, elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, elected to five terms in the U.S. Senate, and served as the two-term governor of Minnesota)
  • Eliot Ness (Law Enforcer. Nemesis of the notorious Al Capone; see the Hollywood movie The Untouchables.)
  • Greta Nissen (Actress)
  • Lauris Norstad (Soldier. Served as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe from 1956 to 1963)

O

P

Q

  • none registered

R

S

T

U

  • none registered

V

W

  • Grete Waitz (Marathon Runner)
  • Earl Warren (Supreme Court Justice, Governor of California, & the 1948 Republican Party nominee for Vice President. Norwegian father, Swedish mother)

X

  • none registered

Y

  • none registered

Z

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