Name of the Year () is a prize awarded by one of Norway's biggest newspapers, Verdens Gang (VG). Instituted in 1974,"Nominert til 'Årets Navn»'", oa.no, 27. November 2013. Visited 2 February 2014. (in Norwegian) the prize has been awarded to several persons, including King Olav V in 1975.
Winners 1974: Jens Evensen 1975: King Olav V 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 V 2018: Else Kåss Furuseth
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Årets navn