1951 in Norway

Events in the year 1951 in Norway.

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 19 November – Torp's Cabinet is appointed.
 * Norsk Hydro opens a PVC plant at Herøya.
 * Municipal and county elections are held throughout the country.

Literature

 * 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.

Notable births

 * 23 January – Dan Børge Akerø, television personality
 * 1 February – Ellen Horn, actress, politician and Minister
 * 24 February – Erna Osland, children's writer.
 * 1 March – Berit Oskal Eira, politician (d. 2021)
 * 10 March – Eva Harr, artist (died 2024).
 * 16 March – Oddvar Brå, cross-country skier, world champion.
 * 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
 * 14 April – Terje Tysland, singer, songwriter.
 * 26 April – Tor Bomann-Larsen, writer and illustrator.
 * 13 May – Wenche Lyngholm, politician
 * 2 June – Marianne Borgen, politician.
 * 5 June – Sigrun Eng, politician
 * 9 June – Geir Bøhren, composer
 * 17 June – Sissel Buchholdt, handball player.
 * 25 July – Hans O. Felix, trade unionist
 * 4 August – Per Knutsen, writer and playwright (died 2022).
 * 13 August – Barry Gjerde, translator and voice actor
 * 20 August – Helge Torvund, writer.
 * 21 August – Cecilie Løveid, writer.
 * 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

Notable deaths

 * 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)
 * 10 June – Håkon Evjenth, jurist and children's writer (born 1894).
 * 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).
 * 6 October – Olav Kringen, newspaper editor (born 1867).
 * 14 October – Anton Johnson Brandt, veterinarian (born 1893)
 * 18 December – Arthur Olsen, boxer (born 1900)
 * 28 December – Nils Opdahl, gymnast and Olympic gold medallist (born 1882).

Full date unknown

 * Lars Olai Meling, politician and Minister (born 1876)
 * Gustav Smedal, jurist and irredentist activist (born 1888)