List of Famous people born in Gävleborg County, Sweden

Peppe Femling is a Swedish biathlete. He has competed in the Biathlon World Cup, and represented Sweden at the Biathlon World Championships 2016.

Rolf Steffenburg was a sailor from the Sweden, who represented his native country at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. Steffenburg took the gold in the 30m² Skerry Cruiser.

Eva Melander is a Swedish actress. She has appeared in over a dozen feature films and TV-series and gained significant attention for the role of Tina in the dark fantasy drama Border.

Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Helsingborgs IF as a midfielder and a left back.

André Myhrer is a retired Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Born at Bergsjö in Gävleborg County, Myhrer competed in the technical events and specialised in slalom.

Marie Elisabet Richardson is a Swedish stage and film actress. She studied at the Teaterhögskolan i Stockholm from 1982 to 1985 and has been employed by The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm ever since. Richardson has been very active in films and television production as well as on stage for 30 years. She has two children with Jakob Eklund, also an actor.

Carl-Henrik "C.-H." Hermansson was a Swedish politician. He was born in Bollnäs. He was chairman of the Communist Party of Sweden from 1964 to 1975 and member of parliament from 1963 to 1985. He was a major force in redirecting the Left Party Communists policies away from Moscow loyalism towards Eurocommunism and Scandinavian Popular Socialism. He wrote several books regarding capitalism and the owners of the large corporations, as well as on communists and the policies of the left.

Sven William "Wille" Löfqvist was a Swedish ice hockey goaltender who played for the Swedish national team. He won a bronze medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics. He later became a professional golfer and played on the Swedish Golf Tour.

Amy Jaclyn Gumenick is a Swedish-born American actress, best known for her roles as Natalee Holloway in the television film of the same name (2009) and its sequel, as the young Mary Winchester in Supernatural (2008–10), as Carrie Cutter / Cupid in Arrow (2014–2019) and as Philomena Cheer in Turn: Washington's Spies (2014–17).

Lars Olof Jonathan Söderblom was a Swedish clergyman. He was the Church of Sweden Archbishop of Uppsala between 1914 and 1931, and recipient of the 1930 Nobel Peace Prize. He is commemorated in the Calendar of Saints of the Lutheran Church and in the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on July 12.