List of Famous people born in Värmland County, Sweden
Isabella Lundgren
Thomas Wassberg
Thomas Lars Wassberg is a Swedish former cross-country skier. A fast skating style – push for every leg – is still called "Wassberg" after him in several countries. Wassberg's skiing idols when growing up were Sixten Jernberg and Oddvar Brå. He has described his mental strength and physical fitness as his greatest abilities as a skier, with his main weakness being a lack of sprinting ability.
Bengt Olson
David Ekholm
David Ekholm is a Swedish biathlete. He competed in three events at the 2006 Winter Olympics.
Håkan Hagegård
Nils Olov Håkan Hagegård is a Swedish operatic baritone. He also performs lieder and has held academic positions in the United States, Norway, and Sweden.
Rolf Ekéus
Carl Rolf Ekéus is a Swedish diplomat. From 1978 to 1983, he was a representative to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, and he has worked on various other disarmament committees and commissions.
Christer Sjögren
Hans Christer Sjögren is a Swedish dansband and rock singer. Most people know him as the singer in the Swedish dansband Vikingarna.
Kenny Bräck
Kenny Bräck is a Swedish former race car driver. Until his retirement from racing, he competed in the CART, Indy Racing League and the IROC series. He is the winner of the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and the 1998 driving champion of the Indy Racing League.
Charlotte Karlinder
Charlotte Karlinder is a Swedish-born German television presenter and medical journalist.
Fredrik Lööf
Max Emil Fredrik Lööf is a Swedish professional sailor who has participated in six Summer Olympics, winning one gold and two bronze medals. He won the gold medal in Star with Max Salminen at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the bronze medals in Finn in the 2000 Summer Olympics and with Anders Ekström in Star in the 2008 Summer Olympics.