Rolf Kristian Eckersberg Stenersen (13 February 1899 – 15 October 1978) was a Norwegian businessman, non-fiction writer, essayist, novelist, playwright and biographer.

He wrote essays on artists such as Edvard Munch, Erik Harry Johannessen, Jakob Weidemann and Paul Klee.

His début as a fiction writer was the short story collection Godnatt da du from 1931.

His biography of Edvard Munch from 1944, translated into several languages, was Stenersen's greatest writing success.

[9] Stenersen was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1953, and as a Commander in 1974.

Prime Minister Odvar Nordli lived in the house and the building has later been used for cultural purposes.