Norwegian of the Century (
Norwegian: Århundrets nordmann) was a poll carried out by the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 2005, the 100-year anniversary of
Norwegian independence. The poll was
SMS-based and over 400,000 Norwegians voted over the course of the year.[1] To qualify as "Norwegian of the Century", the nominee must have lived between 1905 and 2005. All Norwegians were eligible for nomination, and there were initially 600 people on the list. A "Great Norwegian Committee" (Store Norske komiteen) consisting of
Nils Arne Eggen,
Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg,
Guri Hjeltnes,
Harald Norvik, Erling Sandmo and Cathrine Sandnes narrowed the list down to 50.[2] Another poll was conducted, again SMS-based, with the results presented live on
NRK1 on 17 December 2005. The winner, with 41% of the vote, was
King Olav V. Former Prime Minister
Einar Gerhardsen was second with 24%, followed by
Erik Bye with 15%.[3][4] The results for the top 50 spots were as follows:
King Olav VMari BoineFridtjof NansenGustav Vigeland
Norwegian of the Century (
Norwegian: Århundrets nordmann) was a poll carried out by the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation in 2005, the 100-year anniversary of
Norwegian independence. The poll was
SMS-based and over 400,000 Norwegians voted over the course of the year.[1] To qualify as "Norwegian of the Century", the nominee must have lived between 1905 and 2005. All Norwegians were eligible for nomination, and there were initially 600 people on the list. A "Great Norwegian Committee" (Store Norske komiteen) consisting of
Nils Arne Eggen,
Astrid Nøklebye Heiberg,
Guri Hjeltnes,
Harald Norvik, Erling Sandmo and Cathrine Sandnes narrowed the list down to 50.[2] Another poll was conducted, again SMS-based, with the results presented live on
NRK1 on 17 December 2005. The winner, with 41% of the vote, was
King Olav V. Former Prime Minister
Einar Gerhardsen was second with 24%, followed by
Erik Bye with 15%.[3][4] The results for the top 50 spots were as follows:
King Olav VMari BoineFridtjof NansenGustav Vigeland