List of people from Värnamo
Appearance
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 crossing her arms in front of her in a studio setting](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Alice_Bah_Kuhnke_2014-12-17_001.jpg/220px-Alice_Bah_Kuhnke_2014-12-17_001.jpg)
- Ulla Billquist, schlager singer
C
- Pär Cederqvist, footballer
- Martin Claesson, footballer
- Viktor Claesson, footballer
E
- Josef Elvby, footballer
- Tobias Englund, footballer
G
H
- Signe Hebbe, operatic soprano and instructor
- Carl-Axel Heiknert, actor
- Niklas Hult, footballer
I
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 speaking in front of a podium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/20180704_Annie_Loof_Centerpartiet_Almedalsveckan_4322_%2828332166397%29.jpg/220px-20180704_Annie_Loof_Centerpartiet_Almedalsveckan_4322_%2828332166397%29.jpg)
M
- Bruno Mathsson, furniture designer
![Bruno Mathsson leaning back in an armchair](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Bruno_Mathsson%2C_1950-tal.jpg/220px-Bruno_Mathsson%2C_1950-tal.jpg)
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 in his racing uniform](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/FelixRosenqvistMacauGp2015.jpg/220px-FelixRosenqvistMacauGp2015.jpg)
![Elize Ryd in black clothes raising her left hand making the sign of the horns](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Amaranthe_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2018-2594.jpg/220px-Amaranthe_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2018-2594.jpg)
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
- 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