Famous Persons from Tyrnävä, Oulu, Finland
- Emmi Särkioja - Born on January 22, 1998 -
- Ukri Suvilehto - Born on January 7, 1994 - Drummer
- Tapani Rytöhonka - Born on January 8, 1964 - Visual artist, and Cartoonist (died: January 26, 2022)
- Väinö Kirstinä - Born on January 29, 1936 - Translator, Poet, and Writer - Eino Leino Prize | Kalevi Jäntti Award | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (died: September 23, 2007)
- Veikko Matinolli - Born on February 28, 1930 - Historian (died: August 14, 2016)
- Eero Matinolli - Born on June 29, 1924 - Historian (died: January 1, 1981)
- Kyllikki Salmenhaara - Born on July 14, 1915 - Ceramicist, and Visual artist - Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland (died: July 13, 1981)