Øystein

Øystein is a Norwegian given name of Old Norse origins. Notable people with the name include:

  • Øystein Aarseth (1968–1993), Norwegian guitarist (pseudonym Euronymous), co-founder of the black metal band Mayhem
  • Øystein Alme (born 1960), Norwegian author
  • Øystein Andersen or Wig Wam, Norwegian hard rock and glam rock band
  • Øystein Baadsvik (born 1966), Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician
  • Øystein Bache (born 1960), Norwegian comedian and actor
  • Øystein B. Blix (born 1966), Norwegian jazz musician (trombone) and sound designer
  • Øystein Bonvik (born 1971), Norwegian communication consultant, writer and lecturer
  • Øystein Bråten (born 1995), Norwegian freestyle skier
  • Øystein Brun (born 1975), the guitarist and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Borknagar
  • Øystein Carlsen (born 1973), Norwegian speed skater
  • Øystein Dahle (born 1938), Norwegian businessperson and organizational leader
  • Øystein Djupedal (born 1960), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
  • Øystein Dolmen (born 1947), known as Knutsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, one half of the duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen
  • Øystein Drillestad (born 1970), retired Norwegian football midfielder
  • Øystein Elgarøy (1929–1998), Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy
  • Øystein Erlendsson (died 1188), Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death
  • Øystein Fevang (born 1963), Norwegian singer and choir conductor
  • Øystein Fischer (born 1942), Norwegian physicist and specialist in the field of superconductivity
  • Øystein Gåre (1954–2010), Norwegian football coach
  • Øystein Greni (born 1974), the singer and lead guitar player of the Norwegian rock and roll band BigBang
  • Øystein Grødum (born 1977), Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of Arendal SK
  • Øystein Halvorsen, Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1970s
  • Øystein Haraldsson (c. 1125 – 1157), king of Norway from 1142 to 1157
  • Øystein Hauge (born 1956), Norwegian writer
  • Øystein Havang (born 1964), Norwegian handball player
  • Øystein Hedstrøm (born 1946), Norwegian politician
  • Øystein Gullvåg Holter (born 1952), Norwegian sociologist and expert on men's studies
  • Øystein I (1088–1123), King of Norway (as Eystein I) from 1103 to 1123 with his brothers Sigurd the Crusader and Olaf Magnusson
  • Øystein III, elected a rival King of Norway during the Norwegian Civil War period
  • Øystein Jarlsbo (born 1961), former Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Øystein Jevanord (born 1959), Norwegian drummer
  • Øystein Josefsen (born 1944), Norwegian businessman and former politician for the Conservative Party
  • Øystein Kristiansen, Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion
  • Øystein Ingar Larsen (born 1941), Bishop of the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland from 1992 to 2006
  • Øystein Linnebo, Norwegian philosopher of mathematics at Birkbeck College, University of London
  • Øystein Lønn (born 1936), Norwegian writer
  • Øystein Mæland (born 1960), Norwegian psychiatrist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party
  • Øystein Mellerud (1938–1989), Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Øystein Moen (born 1980), Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, plays in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma
  • Øystein Neerland (born 1964), former Norwegian football forward, best known for his time in Molde
  • Øystein Norvoll (born 1954), Norwegian jazz musician (guitar), winner of the «Gjett på Jazz» (1973)
  • Øystein Olsen (economist) (born 1952), Norwegian public servant, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
  • Øystein Olsen (ice hockey) (born 1969), former Norwegian ice hockey player
  • Øystein Ore (1899–1968), Norwegian mathematician
  • Øystein Kvaal Østerbø (born 1981), Norwegian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor
  • Øystein Øvretveit (born 1994), Norwegian footballer
  • Øystein Øystå, born as Øystein Anderssen (born 1934), Norwegian writer
  • Øystein Paasche (born 1963), Norwegian musician and drummer in deLillos
  • Øystein Pettersen (born 1983), Norwegian cross country skier
  • Øystein Olsen Ravner (1893–1975), Norwegian appointed councilor of state (1940–1941), and minister (1941–1942)
  • Øystein Rian (born 1945), Norwegian historian
  • Øystein Rottem (1946–2004), Norwegian philologist, literary historian and literary critic
  • Øystein Runde (born 1979), Norwegian comics writer and comics artist
  • Øystein Sevåg (born 1957), Norwegian classical and world music composer and musician
  • Øystein Slettemark (born 1967), Greenlandic biathlete
  • Øystein Sørensen (born 1954), Norwegian historian
  • Per Øystein Sørensen, Norwegian singer and songwriter, vocalist of the new wave/synthpop band Fra Lippo Lippi
  • Øystein Sunde (born 1947), Norwegian folk singer and guitarist
  • Øystein Thommessen (1890–1986), Norwegian lawyer
  • Øystein Wiik (born 1956), Norwegian actor, singer, songwriter and novelist
  • Øystein Wingaard Wolf (born 1958), Norwegian poet, living and working in Oslo
  • Øystein Wormdal, retired Norwegian footballer

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