List of Famous people born in Troms og Finnmark fylke, Norway

Vegard Ulvang is a Norwegian cross-country skier who won three Olympic gold medals, two silver, and one bronze. He has retired from international and Olympic competition. At the opening ceremony of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games, he took the ceremonial Olympic Oath on part of all the athletes. In addition to his Olympic achievements, he received the Holmenkollen medal in 1991, and won the World Cup in 1990. He has also won nine gold, six silver, and two bronze medals in the Norwegian Championships. He earned nine World Cup race victories. Ulvang also won the 50 km at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1989, 1991 and 1992.

Sissel Marie Rønbeck is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party.

Lars Roar Bohinen is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1986 until 2005 notably in the English Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Derby County. He is currently the manager of Eliteserien club Aalesund. Bohinen is of Kven descent.

Jarle Pedersen is a retired Norwegian speed skater and the current coach of the Norwegian speed skating team. He is from Kåfjord in Alta, Finnmark, but resides in Os outside Bergen.

Fred Børre Lundberg is a former Nordic combined skier from Bardu, Norway. He dominated the sport in the 1990s, winning both at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and at the Winter Olympics.

Kirsti Sparboe is a Norwegian musical performer and an actress. Most of her musical career has been built on participation in the widely popular Eurovision Song Contest in which she competed three times and scored a grand total of four points.

Bjørn Tore Wirkola is a former Norwegian ski jumper.

Nils Gaup is a Sámi film director from Norway.

Frank Bakke-Jensen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He became the Norwegian Defence Minister on 20 October 2017. He was minister of EEC- and EU affairs from 2016 to 2017. He was mayor of Båtsfjord from 2007 until his election to the Stortinget from Finnmark in 2009. Bakke-Jensen formerly worked as a ship's electrician between Hammerfest and Tromsø, and has also worked as a teacher and self-employed pilot at Båtsfjord Airport. He has also performed military service in the UN Lebanon conflict.

Maria Haukaas Mittet also known as simply Maria is a Norwegian recording artist. She gained national recognition in 2004 for her participation in the Idol reality television series, and international recognition in 2008 as Norway's representative in the 53rd Eurovision Song Contest.