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==Notable telemarkinger/teledølar== * [[Myllarguten]] (1801–1872), legendary fiddler born in [[Sauherad]] * [[Aasmund Olavsson Vinje]] (1818–1870), author born in [[Vinje]] * [[Sondre Norheim]] (1825–1897), father of [[Telemark skiing|skiing]] born in [[Morgedal]], [[Kviteseid]] * [[August Cappelen]] (1827–1852), national romantic painter born in [[Skien]] * [[Snowshoe Thompson]] (Jon Torsteinson-Rue) (1827–1876),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://snowshoethompson.org/history/|title=History – Snowshoe Thompson|website=snowshoethompson.org|date=21 September 2011 }}</ref> [[American pioneer]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/current/networking-a-nation/john-snowshoe-thompson.html |title=John "Snowshoe" Thompson |website=postalmuseum.si.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009134332/http://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibits/current/networking-a-nation/john-snowshoe-thompson.html |archive-date=2014-10-09}} </ref> and father of [[California]] [[skiing]] * [[Henrik Ibsen]] (1828–1906), author born in [[Skien]] * [[John Anders Johnson]] (1832–1901), American politician * [[Thorbjorn N. Mohn]] (1844–1899), American Lutheran church leader and first president of [[St. Olaf College]] * [[Brynild Anundsen (publisher)|Brynild Anundsen]] (1844–1913), founder of ''[[Decorah Posten]]'' * [[Marcus Olaus Bockman]] (1849–1942), Norwegian-American Lutheran theologian * [[Herbjørn Gausta]] (1854–1924), American artist. Born in Vestfjørddalen *[[Theodor Kittelsen]] (1857–1914), artist born in [[Kragerø]] *[[George Awsumb]] (1880–1959), architect born in [[Skien]] * [[Vidkun Quisling]] (1887–1945), politician, collaborationist leader during [[World War II]]. Executed as a traitor, born in [[Fyresdal]] * [[Aslaug Vaa]] (1889–1965), author born in [[Rauland]] * [[Tarjei Vesaas]] (1897–1970), author born in [[Vinje]] * [[Anne Grimdalen]] (1899–1961), sculptor born in Skafså, [[Tokke]] * [[Eivind Groven]] (1901–1977), composer born in [[Lårdal]], [[Tokke]] * [[Dyre Vaa]] (1903–1980), sculptor born in [[Vinje]] * [[Klaus Egge]] (1906–1979), composer born in [[Gransherad]], [[Notodden]] * [[Gunnar Sønsteby]], (1918–2012), war hero born in [[Rjukan]], [[Tinn]] * [[Hans Herbjørnsrud]] (1938–), author born in [[Heddal]], [[Notodden]] * [[Tor Åge Bringsværd]] (1939–), author born in [[Skien]] * [[Agnes Buen Garnås]] (1946–), musician born in [[Jondal]] * [[Kåre Nordstoga]] (1954–), musician born in [[Notodden]] * [[Bugge Wesseltoft]] (1964-), musician born in [[Porsgrunn]] * [[Gisle Kverndokk]] (1967–), composer born in [[Skien]] * [[Jørn Lande]] (1968–), hard rock / heavy metal singer born in [[Rjukan]] *[[Bård Tufte Johansen]] (1969–), comedian born in [[Skien]] * [[Odd Nordstoga]] (1972–), musician born in [[Vinje]] * [[Frode Johnsen]] (1974–), footballer born in [[Skien]] * [[Terje Haakonsen]] (1974–), snowboarder born in [[Vinje]] * [[Ihsahn]] (Vegard Sverre Tveitan) (1975–), black/extreme metal musician born in [[Notodden]] * [[Julie Bergan]] (1994-) Norwegian singer and songwriter born in [[Skien]]
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