Name of the Year

Name of the Year (Norwegian: Årets navn) is a prize awarded by one of Norway's biggest newspapers, Verdens Gang (VG). Instituted in 1974,^[1] the prize has been awarded to several persons, including King Olav V in 1975.

• 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

• Årets navn