Øystein
Øystein is a Norwegian given name of Old Norse origins. Notable people with the name include:
- Øystein Aarseth, Norwegian guitarist, co-founder of the black metal band Mayhem
- Øystein Alme, Norwegian author
- Øystein Andersen or Wig Wam, Norwegian hard rock and glam rock band
- Øystein Baadsvik, Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician
- Øystein Bache, Norwegian comedian and actor
- Øystein B. Blix, Norwegian jazz musician and sound designer
- Øystein Bonvik, Norwegian communication consultant, writer and lecturer
- Øystein Bråten, Norwegian freestyle skier
- Øystein Brun, the guitarist and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Borknagar
- Øystein Carlsen, Norwegian speed skater
- Øystein Dahle, Norwegian businessperson and organizational leader
- Øystein Djupedal, Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party
- Øystein Dolmen, known as Knutsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, one half of the duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen
- Øystein Drillestad, retired Norwegian football midfielder
- Øystein Elgarøy, Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy
- Øystein Erlendsson, Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death
- Øystein Fevang, Norwegian singer and choir conductor
- Øystein Fischer, Norwegian physicist and specialist in the field of superconductivity
- Øystein Gåre, Norwegian football coach
- Øystein Greni, the singer and lead guitar player of the Norwegian rock and roll band BigBang
- Øystein Grødum, Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of Arendal SK
- Øystein Halvorsen, Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1970s
- Øystein Haraldsson, king of Norway from 1142 to 1157
- Øystein Hauge, Norwegian writer
- Øystein Havang, Norwegian handball player
- Øystein Hedstrøm, Norwegian politician
- Øystein Gullvåg Holter, Norwegian sociologist and expert on men's studies
- Øystein I, King of Norway 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, former Norwegian ice hockey player
- Øystein Jevanord, Norwegian drummer
- Øystein Josefsen, Norwegian businessman and former politician for the Conservative Party
- Øystein Kristiansen, Norwegian orienteering competitor and World champion
- Øystein Ingar Larsen, 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, Norwegian writer
- Øystein Mæland, Norwegian psychiatrist, civil servant and politician for the Labour Party
- Øystein Mellerud, Norwegian ice hockey player
- Øystein Moen, Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, plays in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma
- Øystein Neerland, former Norwegian football forward, best known for his time in Molde
- Øystein Norvoll, Norwegian jazz musician, winner of the «Gjett på Jazz»
- Øystein Olsen , Norwegian public servant, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway
- Øystein Olsen , former Norwegian ice hockey player
- Øystein Ore, Norwegian mathematician
- Øystein Kvaal Østerbø, Norwegian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor
- Øystein Øvretveit, Norwegian footballer
- Øystein Øystå, born as Øystein Anderssen, Norwegian writer
- Øystein Paasche, Norwegian musician and drummer in deLillos
- Øystein Pettersen, Norwegian cross country skier
- Øystein Olsen Ravner, Norwegian appointed councilor of state, and minister
- Øystein Rian, Norwegian historian
- Øystein Rottem, Norwegian philologist, literary historian and literary critic
- Øystein Runde, Norwegian comics writer and comics artist
- Øystein Sevåg, Norwegian classical and world music composer and musician
- Øystein Slettemark, Greenlandic biathlete
- Øystein Sørensen, Norwegian historian
- Per Øystein Sørensen, Norwegian singer and songwriter, vocalist of the new wave/synthpop band Fra Lippo Lippi
- Øystein Sunde, Norwegian folk singer and guitarist
- Øystein Thommessen, Norwegian lawyer
- Øystein Wiik, Norwegian actor, singer, songwriter and novelist
- Øystein Wingaard Wolf, Norwegian poet, living and working in Oslo
- Øystein Wormdal, retired Norwegian footballer