Among the guests who later became famous cultural personalities were Knut Hamsun, Henrik Ibsen, Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Hans Jæger, Arne Garborg and Christian Skredsvig.
There are plans to build a new library as well as the national Garborgsenteret, a building in memory of the famous Norwegian writers Arne Garborg and Hulda Garborg.
Arne Carlson | Arne Duncan | Arne Domnérus | Arne Næss | Thomas Arne | Arne Hjeltnes | Arne Naess | Arne Jacobsen | Arne Garborg | Arne Brimi | Hulda Garborg | Arne Fjellbu | Peter Arne | Hans Arne Jensen | Arne Melchior | Arne Domnerus | Per Arne Godejord | Bust of '''Arne Skarpsno''', placed in Oslo | Arne Treholt | Arne Taraldsen | Arne Strömberg | Arne Strand | Arne Solli | Arne Skouen | Arne Scheie | Arne Ronold | Arne Risa | Arne Rinnan | Arne Quinze | Arne Paasche Aasen |
It was also Ivar who helped Hulda and Arne Garborg locate & rent a small cabin on the small farm "Kolbotnen", near the lake Savalen in Alvdal in 1887.