Sports

Music

Film

Literature

• The Knut Hamsund novel Siste Kapitel Volume 1 & 2 (The Last Chapter), was published.
• The Olav Duun novel I stormen (The Storm) from the work Juvikfolket (The People of Juvik, 1918–23), was published.

January to March

Hjalmar Andersen

• 1 January – Kristin Kverneland Lønningdal, politician (died 2010)
• 16 January – Martin Stokken, cross country skier and Olympic silver medallist, athlete (died 1984)
• 22 January – Walter Kåre Tjønndal, politician (died 2014)
• 28 January – Erling Lorentzen, Norwegian-born businessman in Brazil (died 2021)
• 29 January – Leif Næss, rower and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1973)
• 5 February – Inger Waage, industrial ceramicist (died 1995)
• 7 February – Egil Abrahamsen, ships engineer (died 2023)
• 10 February – Hans Goksøyr, businessperson (died 2016)
• 10 February – Peder I. Ramsrud, politician (died 2014)
• 13 February – Jens P. Flå, politician (died 2002)
• 21 February – Gunnar Christie Wasberg, librarian and non-fiction writer (died 2015)
• 23 February – Jon Fossum, orienteer and politician (died 2007)
• 7 March – Johannes Vågsnes, politician (died 2012)
• 9 March – Pelle Christensen, actor and translator (died 1995)
• 12 March – Hjalmar Andersen, speed skater and triple Olympic gold medallist (died 2013)
• 12 March – Arne Asper, businessman (died 2017)
• 29 March – Eystein Bærug, politician (died 1998)

April to June

Olav Thon

• 4 April – Reidar Nyborg, cross country skier and Olympic bronze medallist (died 1990)
• 13 April – Per Kleppe, economist and politician (died 2021)
• 30 April – Einar Thorsrud, psychologist, researcher and professor (died 1985)
• 1 May – Anders John Aune, resistance member and politician (died 2011)
• 2 May – Albert Nordengen, politician (died 2004)
• 29 May – Harald Sverdrup, poet and children's writer (died 1992)
• 13 June – Mia Berner, philosopher, sociologist, and writer (died 2009).^[2]
• 14 June – Jakob Weidemann, painter (died 2001)
• 21 June – Bjørn Paulson, high jumper and Olympic silver medallist, jurist (died 2008)
• 22 June – Nils Slaatto, architect (died 2001)
• 29 June – Olav Thon, property developer

July to September

• 17 July – Wiggo Hanssen, speed skater (died 2007)
• 18 July – Odvar Omland, politician
• 26 July – Ole Frithjof Klemsdal, politician (died 2008)
• 1 August – Erling Stordahl, singer (died 1994)
• 12 August – Olle Johan Eriksen, politician (died 1999)
• 13 August – Arnljot Eggen, poet (died 2009)
• 17 August – Bjørn Erling Ytterhorn, politician (died 1987)
• 25 August – Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, art historian (died 2007)
• 30 August – Andreas Bernhard Gamst, politician (died 2015)
• 3 September – Egil Solin Ranheim, politician (died 1992)
• 9 September – Erling Rønneberg, politician (died 2008)
• 11 September – Leiv Magnus Vidvei, economist and politician (died 2016)
• 13 September – Gunnar Berg, politician (died 2007)
• 15 September – Rune Nilsen, triple jumper (died 1998)
• 23 September – Egil Oddvar Larsen, politician (died 2009)

October to December

• 13 October – Eivind Bolle, politician and Minister (died 2012)
• 23 October – Sigmund Søfteland, speed skater (died 1993)
• 26 October – Johnny Lunde, alpine skier (died 2013)
• 7 November – Reidar Haave Olsen, pilot (died 1944)
• 10 November – Alf Martin Bjørnø, politician (died 1991)
• 24 November – Johan Vestly, illustrator (died 1993)
• 12 December – Frode Nilsen, diplomat (died 2016)
• 13 December – Ivar Johansen, journalist and editor (died 2005)
• 15 December – Petter Furberg, politician (died 1999)
• 15 December – Jon Ola Norbom, economist, politician and Minister (died 2020)
• 18 December – Sossen Krohg, playwright and stage and film actress (died 2016).^[3]
• 26 December – Rolf Hellem, politician (died 2021)
• 28 December – Georg Hille, clergyman (died 2023).^[4]

• 29 December – Helge Røstad, judge (died 1994)

Full date unknown

• Finn-Egil Eckblad, mycologist and professor (died 2000)