Kristian Hauge was born on June 9, 1932, in Norway, the son of Tandrup and Klara M. Ourebo Hauge. He was survived by his widow, Charlotte Hillbrant Hauge. He died of atherosclerotic heart disease in Falmouth Hospital, where he had been taken after suffering a heart attack at sea.
Kristian Hauge suffered a heart attack on March 16, 1990, while fishing on the Blue Dove. He died in Falmouth Hospital the same day.