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7 January – Olaf Sæther, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1945)
9 January – Ivar Lykke, politician and Prime Minister of Norway (died 1949)
6 March – Johan Bojer, novelist and dramatist (died 1959)
7 April – Hendrik Christian Andersen, sculptor, painter and urban planner in America (died 1940)
12 April – Marie Karsten, interior designer (died 1953).^[3]
29 April – Eyvind Alnæs, composer, pianist, organist and choir director (died 1932)
7 May – Peder Østlund, speed skater (died 1939)
28 May – Otto Bahr Halvorsen, politician and twice Prime Minister of Norway (died 1923)
9 June – Olaf Bryn, politician (died 1948)
10 June – Harald Natvig, rifle shooter and Olympic gold medallist (died 1947)
5 July – Sten Abel, sailor and Olympic silver medallist (died 1942)
16 July – Roald Amundsen, polar explorer, led the first Antarctic expedition to reach the South Pole (died 1928)
3 August – Haakon VII, King of Norway (died 1957)
19 September – Ragnvald Hvoslef, politician (died 1944)
25 September – Anna Sethne, educator (died 1961).^[4]
8 October – Kristine Bonnevie, biologist and Norway's first female professor (died 1948)
14 October – Ole Østervold, sailor and Olympic gold medallist (died 1936)
17 November – Edvard Engelsaas, speed skater and world champion

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^ Langslet, Lars Roar; Mardal, Magnus A. "Karl 4.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
^ Bratberg, Terje; Mardal, Magnus A. "Oscar 2.". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^ Linder, Mats. "Marie Karsten". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
^ Grankvist, Rolf. "Anna Sethne". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 July 2016.

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