Public figure, Media
Jo Nesbø Gold
Norwegian novelist, musician and economist
Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian novelist, musician and economist. Born 1960 in Oslo.
- Function
- Media
Common questions
- Who is Jo Nesbø?
- Jo Nesbø is a Norwegian novelist, musician and economist. Born 1960 in Oslo.
- What does Jo Nesbø do?
- Jo Nesbø is known as novelist, journalist, children's writer.
- Where did Jo Nesbø study?
- Jo Nesbø studied at Norwegian School of Economics.
- What are Jo Nesbø's skills?
- literary activity.
- When was Jo Nesbø born?
- Jo Nesbø was born on 1960-03-29 in Oslo.
- What awards has Jo Nesbø received?
- Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, Norwegian Booksellers' Prize, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment, Riverton Prize, Oslo City Culture Award, and 9 more.
Career and education
SilverEducation
- Norwegian School of Economics
Public life
Gold- Born
- 1960-03-29, Oslo
- Citizenship
- Norway
- Occupations
- novelist, journalist, children's writer, association football player, singer, screenwriter, economist, philanthropist, executive producer, writer, crime fiction writer, rock musician
- Affiliations
- Di Derre, Rivertonklubben
Achievements
SilverAwards
- Norwegian Booksellers' Prize 2000
- Norwegian Booksellers' Prize 2007
- Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment 2002
- Riverton Prize 1997
- Oslo City Culture Award 2013
- Solprisen 2009
- Peer Gynt Literary Award 2013
- The Norwegian reader price 2007
- Glass Key award 1998
- Riverton Prize 2019
- Palle Rosenkrantz Prize 2010
- Trophées 813 2016
- Pepe Carvalho Award 2024
- The Norwegian reader price 2008
Network
SilverFamily (public figures)
- Knut NesbøSibling
Profile
- Languages
- Norwegian
- Expertise
- literary activity
What we have, and what we might have wrong
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- Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
- Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence
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