1897 in Norway

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2 January – Olaf Ditlev-Simonsen, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1978)
8 January – Theodore Theodorsen, Norwegian-American aerodynamicist (died 1978)
11 February – Jacob Christie Kielland, architect (died 1972)
17 February – Torgeir Andreas Berge, politician (died 1973)
11 March – Knut Toven, politician (died 1980)
16 March – Bernhard Berthelsen, politician (died 1964)
22 March – Ivar Heming Skre, Norwegian resistance member^[2]

17 April – Harald Sæverud, composer (died 1992)
21 April – Odd Lindbäck-Larsen, military officer and war historian (died 1975)
30 April
- Joronn Sitje, painter and illustrator (died 1982).^[3]
- Johan Henrik Wiers-Jenssen, newspaper columnist and theatre director (died 1951)
1 May – Lauritz Schmidt, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1970)
10 May – Harald Stenerud, hammer and discus thrower (died 1976)
15 May – Anton Olsen, rifle shooter and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1968)
17 May – Odd Hassel, physical chemist and Nobel Laureate (died 1981)
25 May – Rasmus Andreas Torset, politician (died 1965)
23 June – Trygve Knudsen, philologist, linguist and lexicographer (died 1968)

4 October – Einar Diesen, newspaper editor (died 1994).^[4]
14 October – Harald Strøm, speed skater and World Champion (died 1977)
17 October – Oskar Olsen, speed skater and Olympic silver medallist (died 1956)
29 October – Ivar Bae, politician (died 1967)
31 October – Sigurd Moen, speed skater and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1967)
6 November – Sverre Riisnæs, jurist, public prosecutor and collaborator (died 1988)
13 November – Ole Jørgensen, politician (died 1966)
14 November – Bjarne Guldager, sprinter (died 1971)
11 December – Astrid Tollefsen, poet (died 1973).^[5]
24 December – Gunnar Nygaard, broadcasting pioneer (died 1997).^[6]
26 December – Ingvald Svinsås-Lo, politician (died 1980

^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Ording, Arne; Johnson, Gudrun; Garder, Johan (1951). "Skre, Ivar Heming". Våre falne 1939-1945 (in Norwegian). Vol. 4. Oslo: The State of Norway. p. 154. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
^ Fremmelid, Anny Bo. "Joronn Sitje". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^ Solheim, John. "Einar Diesen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Astrid Tollefsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
^ Dahl, Hans Fredrik. "Gunnar Nygaard". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Hjalmar Heiberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 November 2019.

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