List of people from Värnamo

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