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
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, former 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
M Bruno Mathsson, furniture designer
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
Elize Ryd, singer-songwriter and member of the band Amaranthe
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
References