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.

17th century

 * Dorothe Engelbretsdotter (1634–1713)
 * Petter Dass (1647–1707)

18th century
• Povel Juel (1673–1723)

• Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754)

• Christian Braunmann Tullin (1728–1765)

• Johan Herman Wessel (1742–1785)

• Johan Nordahl Brun (1745–1816)

• Johan Vibe (1746–1782)

• Edvard Storm (1749–1794)

• Jonas Rein (1760–1842)

• Jens Zetlitz (1761–1821)

19th century
• Henrik Anker Bjerregaard (1792–1842)

• Maurits Hansen (1794–1842)

• Johan Sebastian Welhaven (1807–1873)

• Henrik Wergeland (1808–1845)

• Andreas Munch (1811–1884)

• Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–1885)

• Jørgen Moe (1813–1882)

• Camilla Collett (1813–1895)

• Ivar Aasen (1813–1896)

• Aasmund Olavsson Vinje (1818–1870)

• Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906)

• Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910)

• Jonas Lie (1833–1908)

• Kristian Elster d.e. (1841–1881)

• Amalie Skram (1846–1905)

• Nordahl Rolfsen (1848–1928)

• Alexander Kielland (1849–1906)

• 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)

• 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
• Andreas Jynge (1870–1955)

• 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)

• Astrid Tollefsen (1897–1973)

• Ola Viker (1897–1972)

• Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970)

• Emil Boyson (1897–1979)

• Ernst Orvil (1898–1985)

• Odd Hølaas (1898–1968)

• Aksel Sandemose (1899–1965)

• Gunnar Larsen (1900–1958)

• Einar Skjæraasen (1900–1966)

• Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979)

• Rudolf Nilsen (1901–1929)

• Lars Berg (1901–1969)

• Nordahl Grieg (1902–1943)

• Johan Borgen (1902–1979)

• Egil Rasmussen (1903–1964)

• Ragnvald Skrede (1904–1983)

• Inger Hagerup (1905–1985)

• Torborg Nedreaas (1906–1987)

• Kåre Fasting (1907–1983)

• Rolf Jacobsen (1907–1994)

• Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995)

• Odd Bang-Hansen (1908–1984)

• Elisabeth Dored (1908–1972)

• Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994)

• Nils Johan Rud (1908–1993)

• Kristian Kristiansen (1909–1980)

• Claes Gill (1910–1973)

• Torolf Elster (1911–2006)

• Sigurd Evensmo (1912–1978)

• Thorbjørn Egner (1912–1990)

• Magli Elster (1912–1993)

• Odd Eidem (1913–1988)

• Alf Prøysen (1914–1970)

• Astrid Hjertenæs Andersen (1915–1985)

• Agnar Mykle (1915–1994)

• Carl Fredrik Engelstad (1915–1996)

• Tor Jonsson (1916–1951)

• Kåre Holt (1916–1997)

• Ebba Haslund (1917–2009)

• André Bjerke (1918–1985)

• Hans Børli (1918–1989)

• Johannes Heggland (1919–2008)

• Richard Herrmann (1919–2010)

• Anne-Catharina Vestly (1920–2008)

• Jens Bjørneboe (1920–1976)

• Kjell Aukrust (1920–2002)

• Ragnhild Magerøy (1920–2010)

• Gunvor Hofmo (1921–1995)

• Terje Stigen (1922–2010)

• Paal Brekke (1923–1993)

• Arnljot Eggen (1923–2009)

• Odd Abrahamsen (1924–2001)

• Finn Carling (1925–2004)

• Bergljot Hobæk Haff (1925–2016)

• Anker Rogstad (1925–1994)

• Marie Takvam (1926–2008)

• Vera Henriksen (1927–2016)

• Erling Christie (1928–1996)

• Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–1993)

• Kjell Askildsen (1929–2021)

• Gerd Grønvold Saue (1930-2022)

• Torfinn Haukås (1931–1993)

• Georg Johannesen (1931–2005)

• Finn Alnæs (1932–1991)

• Arvid Hanssen (1932–1998)

• Axel Jensen (1932–2003)

• Kolbein Falkeid (1933–2021)

• Johan Fredrik Grøgaard (born 1934)

• Stein Mehren (1935–2017)

• Bjørg Vik (1935–2018)

• Øystein Lønn (1936–2022)

• Fredrik Skagen (1936–2017)

• Arild Nyquist (1937–2004)

• Karsten Alnæs (born 1938)

• Willy Martinussen (born 1938)

• Anne Karin Elstad (1938–2012)

• Hans Herbjørnsrud (born 1938)

• Tor Obrestad (1938–2020)

• Tor Åge Bringsværd (born 1939)

• Jan Erik Vold (born 1939)

• Einar Økland (born 1940)

• Gerd Brantenberg (born 1941)

• Knut Faldbakken (born 1941)

• Dag Solstad (born 1941)

• Tove Lie (1942–2000)

• Herbjørg Wassmo (born 1942)

• Tor Edvin Dahl (born 1943)

• Torill Thorstad Hauger (1943–2014)

• Jon Bing (1944–2014)

• Kjartan Fløgstad (born 1944)

• Ingar Knudtsen (born 1944)

• Jon Michelet (1944–2018)

• Espen Haavardsholm (born 1945)

• Paal-Helge Haugen (born 1945)

• Liv Køltzow (born 1945)

• Britt Karin Larsen (born 1945)

• Øyvind Myhre (born 1945)

• Klaus Hagerup (1946–2018)

• Per Jan Ingebrigtsen (born 1946)

• Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947)

• Toril Brekke (born 1949)

• Edvard Hoem (born 1949)

• Kaj Skagen (born 1949)

• Thor Sørheim (born 1949)

• Karin Sveen (born 1948)

• Alf R. Jacobsen (born 1950)

• Tomm Kristiansen (born 1950)

• Steinar Løding (born 1950)

• Per Knutsen (born 1951)

• Steinar Lem (1951–2009)

• Cecilie Løveid (born 1951)

• Mari Osmundsen (born 1951)

• Torild Wardenær (born 1951)

• Ketil Bjørnstad (born 1952)

• Jostein Gaarder (born 1952)

• Jo Eggen (born 1952)

• Ragnar Hovland (born 1952)

• Tove Nilsen (born 1952)

• Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952)

• Per Petterson (born 1952)

• Lars Saabye Christensen (born 1953)

• Tore Elias Hoel (born 1953)

• Jan Kjærstad (born 1953)

• Tor Ulven (1953–1995)

• Karin Fossum (born 1954)

• Roy Jacobsen (born 1954)

• Torgeir Schjerven (born 1954)

• Thorvald Steen (born 1954)

• Terje Dragseth (born 1955)

• Ingvar Ambjørnsen (born 1956)

• Olav Rune Ekeland Bastrup (born 1956)

• Rune Belsvik (born 1956)

• Jan Knudsen (born 1957)

• Unni Lindell (born 1957)

• Anne B. Ragde (born 1957)

• Finn Øglænd (born 1957)

• Pål H. Christiansen (born 1958)

• Torgrim Eggen (born 1958)

• Anne Holt (born 1958)

• Tom Egeland (born 1959)

• Jon Fosse (born 1959)

• Vigdis Hjorth (born 1959)

• Ove Røsbak (born 1959)

• Oystein Alme (born 1960)

• Frode Grytten (born 1960)

• Jo Nesbø (born 1960)

• Tomas Espedal (born 1961)

• Knut Nærum (born 1961)

• Gro Dahle (born 1962)

• Elin Brodin (born 1963)

• Geir Gulliksen (born 1963)

• Liv Heløe (born 1963)

• Terje Holtet Larsen (born 1963)

• Merethe Lindstrøm (born 1963)

• Levi Henriksen (born 1964)

• Nikolaj Frobenius (born 1965)

• Erik Fosnes Hansen (born 1965)

• Øyvind Rimbereid (born 1966)

• Linn Ullmann (born 1966)

• Trude Brænne Larssen (born 1967)

• Karl Ove Knausgård (born 1968)

• Erlend Loe (born 1969)

• Hanne Ørstavik (born 1969)

21st century

 * Carl Frode Tiller (born 1970)
 * Ari Behn (1972–2019)
 * Bertrand Besigye (born 1972)
 * Pedro Carmona-Alvarez (born 1972)
 * Henrik H. Langeland (born 1972)
 * Tore Renberg (born 1972)
 * Matias Faldbakken (born 1973)
 * Gunnhild Øyehaug (born 1975)
 * Ingeborg Arvola (born 1975)
 * Endre Lund Eriksen (born 1977)
 * Mette Karlsvik (born 1978)
 * Johan Harstad (born 1979)
 * Helga Flatland (born 1984)
 * Karoline Brændjord (born 1990)
 * Bente Lyon