List of Famous people born in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway

Eskil Pedersen is a Norwegian politician and former leader of the Workers' Youth League (AUF) from 2010 to 2014, the youth organisation associated with Norway's leading Labour Party.

Joachim Rønning is a Norwegian film director who previously worked in a partnership with Espen Sandberg. Both are natives of Sandefjord, Norway. As a directing team, they went under the name of Roenberg. They co-own one of Scandinavia's largest production companies for commercials called Motion Blur. Rønning now develops and directs film and television as a solo director.

Kjell Torbjørn Holler was a Norwegian economist and politician with the Norwegian Labour Party.

Anders Anundsen is a Norwegian politician for the Progress Party who served as Minister of Justice from 2013 to 2016. He was also a member of the Norwegian parliament, representing Vestfold from 2005 to 2017.

Iver Hesselberg was a Norwegian businessman who served as a representative at the Norwegian Constitutional Assembly.

Tom Erik Oxholm is a former speed skater from Norway. He had his best period in the early 1980s.

Steffen Kjærgaard is a Norwegian former professional cyclist. Kjærgaard cycled for US Postal Service (2000–2003). He competed in the individual pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He twice participated in the Tour de France, taking 89th place in 2000 and 101st place in 2001; in both years team captain Lance Armstrong initially won overall but was later disqualified due to doping. Known as a strong time-trial cyclist, Kjærgaard won the overall World Cup in track cycling in 1993. He won the Norwegian National Road Race Championship in 1994.

Ella Gjømle Berg is a cross-country skier from Stathelle, Bamble, Norway. She competes for Lyn Ski Club, Oslo.

Nicolai Johan Lohmann Krog was First Minister of Norway (1836-1855). He also held several other ministerial posts in the period 1821-1855 including Chief of the Ministry of the Army and Navy.

Axel Thue, was a Norwegian mathematician, known for his original work in diophantine approximation and combinatorics.