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Name of the Year
Name of the Year
is a prize
awarded
by one of
Norway's
biggest
newspapers
,
Verdens Gang
. Instituted in 1974, the prize has been awarded to several
persons
, including
King Olav V
in 1975.
Winners
1974:
Jens Evensen
1975:
King Olav
1976:
Kjell
Thorsen –
captain
of the ship «Sørlandet»
1977:
Thor Heyerdahl
1978:
Olav Hodne
1979: Ingolf Stangeland
1980: Svein Inge Jacobsen
1981: Svanhild Rolfsen
1982:
Berit Aunli
1983:
Grete Waitz
1984: Steinar Øvervold
1985:
A-ha
1986:
Norway women's national handball team
1987: Edvin Rindal
1988: Kai Zahl
1989:
Frelsesarmeen
1990:
Per Hovda
1991: Odd
Kåre
Rabben
1992: Ola
Thune
1993: Janikke Hundvedbakken
1994:
Johann Olav Koss
1995:
Anne
Kristine Herje
1996:
Anne Grosvold
1997:
Nils Arne Eggen
1998:
Egil «Drillo» Olsen
1999:
Einar
Eikeland
2000:
Kadra Yusuf
2001:
Arne Rinnan
2002:
Robert Stoltenberg
2003:
Petter Solberg
2004:
Stein
Magne Lian
2005: Heia Tufte
2006:
Jan Egeland
2007:
Tor Arne Lau-Henriksen
2008:
Marit Breivik
2009:
Magnus Carlsen
2010:
Thor Hushovd
2011: The volunteers at
Utøya
2012:
Geir Lippestad
2013: Magnus Carlsen
2014:
Mads Gilbert
2015:
Robin Schaefer
2016: The
heroes
of the Mediterranean - The Norwegian contribution to the relief effort during the
European migrant crisis
2017:
King Harald
2018:
Else Kåss Furuseth
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