Sauðárkrókur as a birthplace has produced a number of famous personalities of various fields (e.g. Icelandic basketball player (1976-), Icelandic politician, Icelandic footballer): Birna Valgarðsdóttir, Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Hólmar Örn Eyjólfsson and some more.
Celebrities from Sauðárkrókur