Ole Olsen Evenstad (born 1766)

He was the son of a farm owner and local sheriff, Ole Olsen Evenstad (1739–1806) and Gertrude Helgesdatter Søstu Stai (1745–1820).

Together with his fellow delegates from Hedmark, Claus Bendeke and Andreas Aagaard Kiønig, he supported the position of the independence party (Selvstendighetspartiet).

In 1821 he was awarded the Medal for Outstanding Civic Service (Borgerdådsmedaljen) second class in silver.

Since 1989 the former farm and forestry school has served as the Evenstad Campus of Hedmark University College.

The school offers degrees in forestry and wildlife management, together with advanced courses of study in applied ecology.