The following is a list of notable people born in Värnamo and nearby villages.
A
edit- Agnes Alexiusson, boxer
- Ellen Allgurin, tennis player
- Johan Andersson, footballer
- Anna Anvegård, footballer
B
edit- Alice Bah Kuhnke, Member of the European Parliament
- Ulla Billquist, schlager singer
C
edit- Pär Cederqvist, footballer
- Martin Claesson, footballer
- Viktor Claesson, footballer
E
edit- Josef Elvby, footballer
- Tobias Englund, footballer
G
editH
edit- Signe Hebbe, operatic soprano and instructor
- Carl-Axel Heiknert, actor
- Niklas Hult, footballer
I
editJ
edit- 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
edit- 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
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M
edit- Bruno Mathsson, furniture designer
N
edit- Jesper Nelin, biathlete and Olympic gold medalist
- Torsten Nothin, former Minister for Justice and Governor of Stockholm
- Patrik Näslund, ice hockey player
O
edit- Mats Odell, politician
- Sven Ohlsson, wrestler
- Hanna Ouchterlony, creator of the Swedish Salvation Army
R
edit- Elbasan Rashani, footballer
- Felix Rosenqvist, racing driver
S
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Bernt Östh, former Swedish Armed Forces officer