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- Born on 9 February 1978 in Voss, Norway, Gro Marit Istad Kristiansen is a retired biathlete. Her first year in biathlon was 1987 and she made her first World Cup appearance in 1996. Kristiansen won her first gold medal for the sprint at the 1998 Junior World Championships. The 1998-1999 was very successful. She managed a 3rd place again in the sprint, 4th in the following pursuit and 4th in the mass start in Ruhpolding. After the World Cup went to Antholz-Anterselva once again Kristiansen proved that the sprint is her favorite discipline by landing a 5th place. At the 1999 World Championships in Holmenkollen she placed 13th in the Individual and 17th in the mass start. Kristiansen finished 12th in the overall. During the 1999-2000 season she achieved her first career World Cup victory in the sprint in Brezno-Osrblie. At the 2000 World Championships in Holmenkollen, placed 22nd in the Individual, 15th in the sprint, 39th in the pursuit, 25th in the mass start and 5th in the relay. The season concluded at 24th place in the overall. The 2000-2001 season marked her victory in the sprint in Pokljuka and later a 5th place in the pursuit in Ruhpolding. Once more finished the season at number 24 in the overall. At the 2001 World Championships in Pokljuka, Kristiansen positioned 16th in the sprint, 46th in the pursuit and 4th in the relay. The Olympic Games in Salt Lake City in 2002 arrived and she didn't make any impression. Her results were 53rd in the sprint and 40th in the pursuit. During the 2003-2004 season, Kristiansen had one podium for her 2nd place in the sprint in Hochfilzen and then a 5th place in the mass start. At the 2003 World Championships in Khanty-Mansyisk, finished 46th in the Individual, 33rd in the sprint, 49th in the pursuit and 8th in the relay. Her place in the overall was 27th. One year later at the 2004 World Championships in Oberhof she won a gold medal with the relay team. In the other events placed 23rd in the Individual, 16th in the sprint, 7th in the pursuit and 5th in the mass start. The 2004-2005 season was a good one. Kristiansen won the gold medal for the mass start at the World Championships in Hochfilzen. Placed 26th in the Individual, 25th in the sprint, 10th in the pursuit and 5th with the relay. After that she had a good World Cup results by finishing 3rd in the sprint and 6th in the mass start in Pokljuka. Finished at number 13 in the overall. The 2006 Olympics in Turin were her last. Kristiansen took part only in two events - the sprint and pursuit, where positioned 40th in both races. On 3 May 2007, she announced her retirement.
- Knute Rockne is a Norwegian-American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame.
Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history. His biography at the College Football Hall of Fame identifies him as "without question, American football's most-renowned coach". Rockne helped to popularize the forward pass and made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a major factor in college football. - Hallvard Lydvo was born on 16 January 1946 in Voss, Norway. He is an actor, known for Vestavind (1994), Hotel Cæsar (1998) and Kronprinsen (1979).
- Actress
Ingvild Bryn was born on 18 March 1961 in Voss, Hordaland, Norway. She is an actress, known for Troll (2022), Dagsrevyen (1958) and NRK Nyheter (2007).- Kari Traa was born on 28 January 1974 in Voss, Norway.
- Distinguished Norwegian actor with a formidable presence, a mainstay at The Norwegian Theater in Oslo from 1913 until retirement in 1958.
Often seen as a dominant or evil character, such as his portrayal of the Captain in: Dødsdansen/The Dance of Death by Strindberg, and as Didrik Dale in: Medmenneske, by Olav Duun. But he also played many great roles in comedy and in the classical drama: Jeppe in: Jeppe paa Bjerget,(Holberg) Teiresias in: Antigone, and as Oedipus (both by Sophocles).
In films he played mostly small parts, but he is well remembered for his appearance as Sebaldus in a very popular film: Fant, directed by Tancred Ibsen.
During his long career he acted in several Radio plays, and in 1965 he played a leading role in the famous play about King Olav II, shown at an outdoor stage at Stiklestad every summer since 1954. - Martin Vikesland was born on 9 November 1993 in Voss, Norway. He is an actor, known for De underjordiske (2017) and Leif: New Beat (2018).
- Egil Gjelland was born on 12 November 1973 in Voss, Norway. He is a former biathlete and an Olympic champion with the relay team in 2002 in Salt Lake City, alongside his teammates Frode Andresen, Halvard Hanevold and Ole Einar Bjørndalen. Throughout his entire career, it was well known that Gjelland's specialty was the shooting, one of the two factors for successful results in biathlon. A carpenter by trade, Gjelland's first year in the sport was 1988. At the time he was 15 years old. His World Cup debut he made on 7 December 1995. During the 1997 World Championships, Gjelland won the silver medal with the relay. And one year later he took part in his first ever Winter Olympics Games in Nagano, from which he won his first Olympic medal - a silver with the relay. In the other disciplines, Gjelland appeared only in the 10 km sprint where placed 13th. After the Games, the same year he won a gold medal again with the relay in Pokljuka's World Championships. A gap of almost 2 years between such victory, Gjelland added to his collection another medal - the silver in the relay event at the World Championships in 2000 in Holmenkollen. He finished 28th in the sprint, 22nd in the pursuit and 21st in the mass start. The next year he won a bronze in the relay at the World Championships in Pokljuka. His best personal result from World Championships during his entire career was 6th place in the Individual in 2003 in Khanty-Mansyisk. During the World Championships in Oberhof in 2004, Gjelland won a silver medal once more with the efforts of the Norwegian relay team. Finally on 17 December 2004 to the amazement of all, Egil Gjelland won his first individual and only career victory. He won the 12.5 km pursuit in Östersund. After that during the World Championships in Hochfilzen, Gjelland won a gold medal in the relay. He finished 17th in the Individual, 12th in the sprint, 22nd in the pursuit and 28th in the mass start. In conclusion Egil Gjelland's record shows 2 Olympic medals, 6 medals from World Championships, 7 individual of a total of 47 podiums and he finished 14 times in the Top 5 during his career. His best overall finish is 7th in 2000-2001. He announced his retirement before the 2006 Olympics in Turin. Since then he has been a coach of the Norwegian team. And since 2014-2015 season Gjelland was appointed the head coach of the men's National team. Egil Gjelland is married to Ann-Elen Skjelbreid since 2002. She is the sister of Liv Grete Skjelbreid. Gjelland and his wife have one child, a daughter named Kristi who was born in 2004. The couple lives in Fusa, western Norway on Ann-Elen Skjelbreid's farm.
- Lars Bystøl was born on 4 December 1978 in Voss, Norway.
- Cinematographer
- Producer
Olaf K. Bjerke was born on 6 October 1863 in Voss, Norway. Olaf K. was a cinematographer and producer, known for Anny - en gatepiges roman (1912). Olaf K. died on 25 November 1931 in Norway.