Editing Gausdal (section)

== Notable people ==
=== Public service ===
* [[Abraham Pihl]] (1756 in Gausdal – 1821), a Norwegian clergyman, astronomer, and architect
* [[Hakon Adelsteen Sommerfeldt]] (1811 in Gausdal – 1888), a Norwegian naval officer and ship designer
* [[Sigurd Fougner]] (1879 in Østre Gausdal – 1959), a [[Supreme Court of Norway|Norwegian Supreme Court]] judge
* [[:no:Reidar Engjom|Reidar Engjom, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1907 - Gausdal - 1970), a Norwegian [[politician]]

=== The Arts ===
[[File:Portrett av Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909 - no-nb digifoto 20150129 00043 bldsa BB0791 - Restoration.jpg|175px|thumb|Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1909]]
* [[Simen Fougner]] (1701 in Follebu – 1783), a Norwegian farmer, poet, and non-fiction writer
* [[Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson]] (1832–1910), a Norwegian author and [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] winner in 1903; lived in ''Aulestad'' in [[Follebu]], 1874-1910
* [[Iver Holter]] (1850 in Gausdal – 1941), a [[composer]] and [[conducting|conductor]] of the [[Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra]] from 1882-1886
* [[Ole Amundsen Buslett]] (1855 in Gausdal – 1924), a [[Norwegian-American]] author, newspaperman, and politician
* [[Clara Tschudi]] (1856–1945), a Norwegian writer who lived in Gausdal
* [[Hans Aanrud]] (1863–1953), a writer of plays, poetry, and stories of rural life in [[Gudbrandsdalen]]; raised in Auggedalen
* [[Inge Krokann]] (1893 – 1962 in Gausdal), a writer who wrote idiosyncratic [[nynorsk]] works
* [[Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen]] (1903–1984), a violinist and composer of Norwegian folk tunes; lived in Gausdal from 1947-1966
* [[Magne Elvestrand]] (1914 in Østre Gausdal – 1991), a pianist, harpsichordist, and organist
* [[:no:Else Kveine|Else Kveine, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1933 in Gausdal - 2013), a Norwegian [[poet]]

=== Sport ===
* [[:no:Christen Smed|Christen Smed, (Norwegian Wiki)]] (1797 in Gausdal - 1846), a mountaineer who climbed [[Romsdalshornet]]
* [[Mattis Stenshagen]] (born 1996 in Follebu), a Norwegian cross-country skier