List of Famous people born in Valmiera, Latvia

Māris Kučinskis is a Latvian politician and former Prime Minister of Latvia.

Oskars Melbārdis is Latvian bobsledder who has competed since 2006. He is the most successful bobsledder in the history of his country, who won one gold and two bronze Olympic medals. He also earned the first ever gold medal for Latvia at World Championships in Igls, preceded by one silver and two bronze medals in 2009-2015.

Jāzeps Vītols was a Latvian composer, pedagogue and music critic. He is considered one of the fathers of Latvian classical music.

Māris Štrombergs is a former Latvian professional BMX racer. In the 2008 Summer Olympics he became the first Olympic champion in BMX cycling. Earlier that year he won the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships. In 2012 he prolonged his Olympic title by winning the gold medal in the London Olympics.

Andris Piebalgs is a Latvian politician and diplomat who served as European Commissioner for Development at the European Commission from 2010 until 2014. Between 2004 and 2009 he served as Commissioner for Energy. Between 4 June 2016 and 19 August 2017, he served as the leader of the Unity party.