List of Famous people born in Västerbotten County, Sweden

Gustav Torgny Lindgren was a Swedish writer.

Bert Gustav Tommy Körberg is a Swedish singer, actor, and musician. English-speaking audiences know him best for his role as Anatoly/"The Russian" in the musical Chess. He played the role on the 1984 concept album, and on stage in the 1986 world première West End production in London, as well as several times since.

Bert Olav Holmquist was a Swedish trombonist who was active in the European music scene since the 1960s. Holmquist was born in Skellefteå. A completely self-taught musician, he began his career in a Swedish armed forces band (I20). He first took up the tuba, switched to valve trombone, and then to slide trombone. Starting as a freelance musician, he managed to land a job with the Swedish Radio big band in 1963 but continued to freelance throughout the 1960s. During this period, he often worked with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, who were later members of ABBA.

Martin Lundström was a Swedish cross-country skier who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He was born in Tvärliden, Norsjö Municipality.

Emma Sofia Berglund is a Swedish footballer. She currently play as a defender for Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan and on the Swedish national team.

Margot Elisabeth Wallström is a Swedish politician of the Swedish Social Democratic Party who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Sweden and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from October 2014 to 2019. She also served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Sweden from October 2014 until she resigned on 5 September 2019.

Sara Lidman was a Swedish writer.

Bernt Assar Rönnlund was a Swedish cross-country skier. Rönnlund's biggest success was at the 1962 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Zakopane where he won two gold medals and a silver (50 km). As a result, he earned the Svenska Dagbladet Gold Medal that year for his championship successes. Rönnlund was the anchorman of the Swedish 4 × 10 km relay team at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, bringing the team from fourth place to victory. Rönnlund also won the Vasaloppet in 1967 and the 50 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival twice. For his cross-country skiing successes, Rönnlund was awarded the Holmenkollen Medal in 1968.

Barbro Holmberg is a Swedish Social Democratic politician. On 10 October 2003 she was appointed Minister for Migration and Asylum Policy in the Swedish Government. As a consequence of the change of government following the 2006 government election, she left office on 6 October 2006 and in 2008 was appointed the governor of Gävleborg County.

Stig Håkan Larsson is a Swedish writer of novels, dramas, poetry, political essays and short stories, film writer, director and actor.