Halvard Grude Forfang (24 December 1914 – 6 July 1987) was a Norwegian educator.
He was born in Bærum as a son of chemical engineer Einar Forfang (1881–1950) and Agnes Grude (1885–1958).
His home environment was marked by the norskdom movement; his family was a member of Noregs Mållag.
[2] He was responsible with rebuilding the school, which was closed during the German occupation of Norway.
[1] His books include a two-volumes history on the Nansen Academy, released in 1977 and 1982, and a 1945 biography about Ivar Kleiven,[3] which was originally his master's thesis.