Øystein is a Norwegian given name of

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origins. One of its variants is

Östen Eysteinn (Swedish: Östen; died ca 600) was a semi-legendary king of Sweden, the son of Eadgils. He was the father of Ingvar. The Eysteinn tumulus ''(Östens hög)'' in Västerås near Östanbro has been linked to King Eysteinn by some popula ...

which is mostly used in

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

. Notable people with the name include: *

Øystein Aarseth Øystein Aarseth (22 March 1968 – 10 August 1993), better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of the No ...

(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 Øystein Baadsvik (born 14 August 1966) is a Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician. Born in Trondheim, Norway, he began playing the tuba at the age of fifteen at his school in Trondheim, Norway, and won first prize at eighteen in a Norwe ...

(born 1966), Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician *

Øystein Bache Øystein Bache (born 23 September 1960 in Oslo) is a Norwegian comedian and actor.Øystein Bache
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(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 Øystein Garnes Brun (born 14 April 1975) is a Norwegian guitarist who is a member of the progressive metal band Borknagar. He is the only permanent member of the group and wrote the majority of their songs. Brun is noted for having many albums ...

(born 1975), the guitarist and founder of the Norwegian black metal band ''Borknagar'' *

Øystein Carlsen Øystein Carlsen (born 30 April 1973) is a Norwegian speed skater. He was born in Bærum, a grandson of Armand Carlsen, and represented the club Oslo SK. He competed in short track speed skating at the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter ...

(born 1973), Norwegian speed skater * Øystein Dahle (born 1938), Norwegian businessperson and organizational leader *

Øystein Djupedal Øystein Kåre Djupedal (born 5 May 1960) is a Norwegian politician. Djupedal was born in Oslo, Norway, and is the son of the linguist Reidar Djupedal. He is a Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV), and was a member of Stortin ...

(born 1960), Norwegian politician for the Socialist Left Party *

Øystein Dolmen Øystein Dolmen (born 19 February 1947), also known as Knutsen, is a Norwegian singer-songwriter best known for being one half of the duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen, alongside Gustav Lorentzen ("Ludvigsen"). Knutsen & Ludvigsen was a humorous duo whose ...

(born 1947), known as Knutsen, Norwegian singer-songwriter, one half of the duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen *

Øystein Elgarøy Øystein Elgarøy (13 June 1929 – 8 September 1998) was a Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy. He was appointed as a lecturer of astrophysics at the University of Oslo, located in Oslo, Norway, in 1968, and was ...

(1929–1998), Norwegian astronomer, with a specialty in solar radio astronomy *

Øystein Erlendsson Eysteinn Erlendsson (, ; died 26 January 1188) was Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death in 1188. Background His family came from Trøndelag, and he was related to most of the local nobility. His birth date and place of birth is not recorde ...

(died 1188), Archbishop of Nidaros from 1161 to his death * Øystein Fevang (born 1963), Norwegian singer and choir conductor *

Øystein Fischer Øystein Fischer (born 9 March 1942 in Bergen, died 19 September 2013) was a Norwegian physicist and specialist in the field of superconductivity. He was a professor of the Faculty of Science of the University of Geneva. He was also the founder a ...

(1942–2013), Norwegian physicist and specialist in the field of superconductivity *

Øystein Gåre Øystein Gåre (30 June 1954 – 18 September 2010) was a Norwegian football coach. He is best known to have led FK Bodø/Glimt to silver medals in both the Norwegian Premier League and the Norwegian Football Cup in 2003; for this Gåre receive ...

(1954–2010), Norwegian football coach *

Øystein Greni Øystein Greni (born 15 June 1974 in Oslo) is the frontman and chief songwriter of the Norwegian rock band Bigbang. Greni founded the band in 1992 and has been the only constant member since its formation. He has released eleven studio albums w ...

(born 1974), the singer and lead guitar player of the Norwegian rock and roll band ''BigBang'' *

Øystein Grødum Øystein Grødum (born 15 February 1977) is a Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of Arendal SK. Grødum competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics for Norway, with fourth place on 10,000 metres as his best place, and won the World Cup on long dist ...

(born 1977), Norwegian speedskater, who is a member of Arendal SK *

Øystein Halvorsen Øystein Halvorsen is a Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1970s. Biography Halvorsen won bronze medals at the Norwegian Championships in orienteering in 1973 and in 1976, and a silver medal in 1977. He won a silver medal ...

, Norwegian orienteering competitor who competed in the 1970s *

Øystein Haraldsson Eystein Haraldsson (; ); – 21 August 1157), also called Eystein II, was King of Norway from 1142 to 1157. He ruled alongside his half-brothers, Inge Haraldsson and Sigurd Munn. He was killed in the power-struggle against his brother Ing ...

(c. 1125 – 1157), king of Norway from 1142 to 1157 *

Øystein Hauge Øystein Hauge (born 10 December 1956 in Vegårshei, Aust-Agder) is a Norwegian writer. He hails from Vegårshei. He debuted in 1989 with the poetry collection ''Messe og maskespel'' . Outside of literature, he has worked as a civil servant in t ...

(born 1956), Norwegian writer *

Øystein Havang Øystein Havang (born 3 September 1964) is a Norwegian handball player. He won national titles with Sandefjord TIF, and played for the national team over a period of ten years. Biography Havang was born on 3 September 1964. He played 187 mat ...

(born 1964), Norwegian handball player *

Øystein Hedstrøm Øystein Hedstrøm (born 7 August 1946) is a Norwegian politician. He was a Member of Parliament from Østfold for the Progress Party from 1989 to 2005, after which he declined renomination. Early and personal life Hedstrøm was born in Moss, N ...

(born 1946), Norwegian politician *

Øystein Gullvåg Holter Øystein Gullvåg Holter (born 7 February 1952) is a Norwegian sociologist and expert on men's studies. Son of Harriet Holter. He is Professor of men's studies at the University of Oslo, the first to be appointed to such a chair in Norway. He work ...

(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 (1936–2022), Norwegian writer *

Øystein Mæland Øystein Mæland (born 26 March 1960) is a Norwegian psychiatrist, civil servant and politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party. In 2011, Mæland was appointed director of the National Police Directorate, a position he retained until ...

(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) Øystein Olsen (born 8 January 1952) is a Norwegian public servant who served as Governor of the Central Bank of Norway from 2011 to 2022. Career Olsen is cand.oecon. from the University of Oslo in 1977 Olsen came to the Central Bank governor ...

(born 1952), Norwegian public servant, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway *

Øystein Olsen (ice hockey) Øystein Olsen (born 11 January 1969) is a Norwegian former ice hockey player. He was born in Oslo, Norway and played for the club Vålerengens IF. He played for the Norwegian national ice hockey team at the 1992 Winter Olympics The 1992 ...

(born 1969), former Norwegian ice hockey player *

Øystein Ore Øystein Ore (7 October 1899 – 13 August 1968) was a Norwegian mathematician known for his work in ring theory, Galois connections, graph theory, and the history of mathematics. Life Ore graduated from the University of Oslo in 1922, with a ...

(1899–1968), Norwegian mathematician * Øystein Kvaal Østerbø (born 1981), Norwegian orienteering and ski-orienteering competitor * Øystein Øvretveit (born 1994), Norwegian footballer *

Øystein Øystå Øystein Øystå, né Anderssen (25 October 1934 – 12 April 2014) was a Norway, Norwegian writer. He was the information director of the Norwegian Brewers and Soft Drinks Producers from 1970 to 1992, then a freelance writer. He has written many ...

, born as Øystein Anderssen (1934–2014), 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 Øystein Rian (born 23 February 1945, in Lillehammer) is a Norwegian historian who specializes in the history of Denmark-Norway from 1536 to 1814, particularly its political, social and religious history. He was appointed associate professor at ...

(born 1945), Norwegian historian * Øystein Rottem (1946–2004), Norwegian philologist, literary historian and literary critic *

Øystein Runde Øystein Runde (born December 14, 1979, in Ulsteinvik) is a Norway, Norwegian comics writer and comics artist. Runde, Kristopher Schau and Frode Hanssen published the weekly science/humor podcast 80% from 2019 to 2020, after its end in october 20 ...

(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 Per Øystein Sørensen (born December 13, 1961) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, best known as the vocalist of the New wave music, new wave band Fra Lippo Lippi (band), Fra Lippo Lippi. Biography Sørensen joined Fra Lippo Lippi in 1982 ...

, Norwegian singer and songwriter, vocalist of the new wave/synthpop band ''Fra Lippo Lippi'' *

Øystein Sunde Øystein Olaf Sunde (born 24 January 1947) is a Norwegian folk singer and guitarist. He is known for his high-speed guitar and banjo style and his satirical lyrics. Although often regarded as a comedian, Sunde is a versatile guitarist who has p ...

(born 1947), Norwegian folk singer and guitarist *

Øystein Thommessen Øystein Thommessen (31 October 1890 – 1986) was a Norwegian lawyer. He was born in Kristiania as a son of Jakob Peter Thommessen and Maja Johannessen. He was a nephew of Ola Thommessen and a first cousin of Rolf Thommessen. In April 1924 in K ...

(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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