1962 in Norway

• Monarch – Olav V.^[1]
• Prime Minister – Einar Gerhardsen (Labour Party)

• Phillips Petroleum apply for exploration rights in the Norwegian North Sea, offering a high fee. The Norwegian authorities decide to involve multiple companies in exploration.^[2]
• 7 June – The Nordland Line between Trondheim and Bodø was opened.
• 21 October – Hurtigruten passenger ship MS Sanct Svithun running between Bergen and Kirkenes goes in the northbound Hurtigruten, sank during a stormy night after running aground off her normal course, resulting in the deaths of 41 while 48 survived the event.
• 5 November – 21 workers were killed in a mine accident in the Kongsfjorden in Svalbard.
• 21 December – Rondane National Park is established as Norway's first national park.

• 13 January – Tor Heiestad, sport shooter.^[3]
• 19 January – Erling Landsværk, sailor.^[4]
• 23 January
  • Egil Nyhus, illustrator and editorial cartoonist.^[5]
  • Svein Nyhus, illustrator and children's writer.^[6]
• 25 January – Kari Kjønaas Kjos, politician.^[7]
• 28 January – Brit Bildøen, writer.^[8]

• 4 February – Håvard Syvertsen, writer.^[9][10]
• 6 February – Thomas Hylland Eriksen, social anthropologist (died 2024).^[11]
• 12 February – Stig-Arne Gunnestad, curler.^[12]
• 20 February – Marius Voigt, ice hockey player.^[13]
• 25 February – Elin Ørjasæter, organizational leader, children's writer, columnist, and non-fiction writer.^[14]
• 26 February – Bent Svele, handball player, coach and sports reporter.^[15][16]

• 2 March – Tom Nordlie, football coach.^[17]
• 5 March – Håvard Tveite, orienteering competitor (died 2021).^[18]
• 11 March – Kjell Berg, curler.^[19]
• 14 March – Vetle Vinje, competition rower.^[20]
• 19 March – Jenny Ellaug Følling, politician.^[21]
• 27 March – Espen Thorsen, rower.^[22]
• 30 March – Marianne S. Bjorøy, politician.^[23]

• 5 April –
  • Bente Engesland, magazine editor
  • Arild Monsen, cross-country skier.^[24]
• 19 April
  • Pål Trulsen, curler.^[25]
  • Trine Trulsen Vågberg, curler.^[26]
• 22 April – Anne Aasheim, editor (died 2016).^[27]
• 25 April – Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpeter.^[28]
• 27 April – Edvard Moser, professor of psychology and neuroscience.^[29]
• 29 April – Henning Kramer Dahl, poet, essayist and translator (died 2017).^[30]

• 4 May
  • Eli Arnstad, politician.^[31]
  • Marit Arnstad, lawyer and politician
• 10 May – Arne Lyngstad, politician (died 2019).^[32]
• 15 May – Gro Dahle, poet and writer
• 18 May – Alf van der Hagen, journalist and newspaper editor.^[33]
• 21 May – Hege Storhaug, journalist and writer.^[34]
• 31 May – Børge Ousland, adventurer.^[35]

• 1 June – Marie Simonsen, journalist and editor.^[36]
• 6 June – Tor Arne Bell Ljunggren, politician.^[37]
• 12 June – Petter Skarheim, civil servant.^[38]
• 17 June – Øystein Stray Spetalen, businessman and investor.^[39]
• 24 June – Kristian Seip, mathematician.^[40]
• 26 June – Morten Skogstad, glam metal singer
• 27 June – Alf Bakken, politician.^[41]
• 30 June – Lars Lillo-Stenberg, singer, songwriter and guitarist.^[42]

• 1 July – Aase Simonsen, politician.^[43]
• 2 July – Christl Kvam, trade unionist.^[44]
• 3 July – Heidi Greni, politician.^[45]
• 7 July – Ellen Sofie Olsvik, orienteering competitor.^[46]
• 10 July – Trond Helleland, politician.^[47]
• 16 July – Gøran Sørloth, footballer.^[48]
• 24 July
  • Frank Evensen, judoka.^[49]
  • Anne Brit Skjæveland, heptathlete.^[50]
• 25 July – Nils Ove Hellvik, footballer.^[51]

• 14 August – Per Elvestuen, illustrator.^[52]
• 18 August – Vidar Benjaminsen, ski orienteering competitor.^[53]
• 23 August – Tore Hattrem, diplomat and politician.^[54]
• 29 August – Idar Kreutzer, businessperson.^[55]

• 2 September – Knut Leo Abrahamsen, Nordic combined skier.^[56]
• 4 September – Margunn Ebbesen, politician.^[57]
• 24 September – Ørjan Løvdal, ice hockey player and coach.^[58]
• 29 September – Odd Harald Hovland, politician.^[59]
• 30 September – Christian Syse, diplomat and civil servant.^[60]

• 5 October – Eli Telhaug, civil servant.^[61]
• 8 October – Mona Høvring, writer.^[62]
• 12 October – Jonny Halberg, author and dramatist
• 13 October – Hans Petter Blad, writer.^[63]
• 15 October – Morten Abel, singer and songwriter.^[64]
• 16 October
  • Elisabeth Aspaker, politician
  • Helge Lund, businessperson
• 28 October – Erik Thorstvedt, footballer.^[65]
• 30 October – Heidi Sundal, handball player.^[66]

• 1 November
  • Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist and artist
  • Bjarne Håkon Hanssen, politician.^[67]
  • Lars Helle, journalist and newspaper editor.^[68]
• 3 November – Yngve Slyngstad, former CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).^[69]
• 5 November – Turid Birkeland, politician and cultural executive (died 2015).^[70]
• 9 November – Mette Bergmann, discus thrower.^[71]
• 22 November – Ragnhild Bergheim, politician
• 26 November – Gisken Armand, actress.^[72]
• 28 November – Jon Rønningen, wrestler.^[73]
• 29 November – Petter Stordalen, businessperson.^[74]

• 8 December – Olaf Kamfjord, jazz musician.^[75]
• 11 December – Ulrich Møller, footballer.^[76]
• 18 December – Dorthe Skappel, television personality and former model

• Ola Braanaas, fish farmer. ^[77]
• Liv Holmefjord, civil servant
• Ørnulf Seippel, sociologist

• 24 February – Per Skou, international soccer player (b.1891)
• 11 April – Axel Revold, painter (born 1887).^[78]
• 22 April – Anders Johanneson Bøyum, politician (b.1890)
• 8 May – Alfred Madsen, editor, trade unionist and politician (b.1888)
• 5 June – Hans Eidnes, politician (b.1887)
• 11 June – Sveinung O. Flaaten, politician (b.1898)
• 30 July – Johannes Gerckens Bassøe, jurist and civil servant (b.1878)
• 1 August – Olaf Sørensen, politician (b.1892)
• 12 August – Vibeke Lunde, sailor (b.1921).^[79]
• 10 October – Trygve Gulbranssen, novelist (b.1894)
• 29 October – Einar Gundersen, footballer (b.1896)
• 23 November – Jacob Prytz, goldsmith and designer (born 1886).^[80]
• 7 December – Kirsten Flagstad, opera singer (b.1895)
• 17 December – Jens Schive, journalist and diplomat (b.1900)
• 21 December – Asbjørn Bodahl, gymnast (b.1896)
• 30 December – Olav Bruvik, politician (b.1912)