The following is a list of notable people born in Värnamo and nearby villages.

A

• Agnes Alexiusson, boxer
• Ellen Allgurin, tennis player
• Johan Andersson, footballer
• Anna Anvegård, footballer

B

• Alice Bah Kuhnke, Member of the European Parliament

Alice Bah Kuhnke in 2014

• Ulla Billquist, schlager singer

C

• Pär Cederqvist, footballer
• Martin Claesson, footballer
• Viktor Claesson, footballer

E

• Josef Elvby, footballer
• Tobias Englund, footballer

G

• Lars Gustafsson, wrestler

H

• Signe Hebbe, operatic soprano and instructor
• Carl-Axel Heiknert, actor
• Niklas Hult, footballer

I

• Stefan Ingvarsson, racewalker

J

• Ville Jansson, tennis player
• Alexander Johansson, ice hockey player
• Hans-Göran Johansson, mayor of Värnamo Municipality and father of Annie Lööf
• Per Johansson, footballer
• Sven Johansson, sport shooter

L

• Allan Larsson, politician
• Björn Lekman, speed skater
• John Ljunggren, Olympic gold medalist in racewalking
• Alexander Lundh, motorcycle racer
• Annie Lööf, leader of the Centre Party

Annie Lööf during the Almedalen Week in 2018

M

• Bruno Mathsson, furniture designer

Bruno Mathsson in one of his self-designed armchairs

N

• Jesper Nelin, biathlete and Olympic gold medalist
• Torsten Nothin, former Minister for Justice and Governor of Stockholm
• Patrik Näslund, ice hockey player

O

• Mats Odell, politician
• Sven Ohlsson, wrestler
• Hanna Ouchterlony, creator of the Swedish Salvation Army

R

• Elbasan Rashani, footballer
• Felix Rosenqvist, racing driver

Felix Rosenqvist during the Macau Grand Prix in 2015

• Elize Ryd, singer-songwriter and member of the band Amaranthe

Elize Ryd during Wacken Open Air in 2018

S

• Loret Sadiku, footballer
• Stig Sjölin, Olympic boxer
• Allan Svensson, actor
• Eva-Britt Svensson, former Member of the European Parliament
• Michael Svensson, footballer
• Freddy Söderberg, footballer

T

• Mattias Tedenby, ice hockey player
• Anna Tenje, minister for social security
• Jonas Thern, football manager and former professional player
• Simon Thern, footballer
• Theresa Traore Dahlberg, film director and screenwriter

Ö

• Bernt Östh, former Swedish Armed Forces officer

See also

• Category:People from Värnamo Municipality