Famous Persons from Rjukan, Telemark, Norway
- Åsne Ø. Høgetveit - Born on December 17, 1985 - Politician
- Jørn Lande - Born on May 31, 1968 - Singer - Rockprisen
- Øystein Mæland - Born on March 26, 1960 - Hospital chief executive officer, Psychiatrist, and Politician
- Bernt Ivar Eidsvig - Born on September 12, 1953 - Theologian, Catholic bishop, and Catholic priest
- Jon Terje Øverland - Born on December 14, 1944 - Alpine skier
- Bernt Eggen - Born on February 10, 1944 - Journalist, Editing staff, and Writer (died: November 23, 2023)
- Kjell Holler - Born on June 29, 1925 - Economist, and Politician (died: November 1, 2000)
- Anton Blom - Born on August 15, 1924 - Journalist (died: January 13, 2012)
- Rigmor Iversen - Born on September 21, 1922 - Graphic artist, and Painter (died: April 12, 1997)
- Paul Sæthrang - Born on July 19, 1918 - Association football player (died: August 5, 1994)
- Finn Bergan - Born on July 9, 1918 - Cinematographer, and Photographer (died: March 25, 1986)
- Harriet Scheie - Born on April 22, 1918 - Cinematographer, and Photographer - Defence Medal 1940–1945 | King Haakon VII Freedom Medal | War Medal 1939–1945 (died: April 7, 2012)
- Gunnar Sønsteby - Born on January 11, 1918 - SOE agent, Lecturer, Resistance fighter, Businessperson, and Writer - War Cross (died: May 10, 2012)
- Rolf Solem - Born on November 8, 1917 - Police master, and Jurist (died: February 13, 2011)
- Olav Skogen - Born on October 21, 1917 - Resistance fighter, and Writer (died: October 18, 2003)
- Knut Haugland - Born on September 23, 1917 - Explorer, and Resistance fighter - Knight 1st class of the Order of Vasa | Knights of the Order of the Falcon | Commander of the Order of Leopold | Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav | Defence Service Medal | Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany | Knight of the Legion of Honour | Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal | Defence Medal 1940–1945 | Military Cross | Medal of Freedom | Distinguished Service Order | War Cross | Jubilee Medal "Forty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | Order of the Dannebrog (died: December 25, 2009)
- John Henrik Enersen - Born on September 23, 1916 - Author (died: December 20, 1970)
- Thorger Stahl - Born on November 30, 1914 - Manufacturing worker, and Resistance fighter (died: May 9, 2002)
- Arne Kjelstrup - Born on October 30, 1913 - Resistance fighter - Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal | Defence Medal 1940–1945 | Croix de guerre 1939–1945 | 1939–45 Star | Military Medal | Legion of Honour (died: May 5, 1995)
- Else Poulsson - Born on March 24, 1909 - Textile artist, and Weaver (died: February 10, 2002)