Sandefjord is best known in football circles as the birthplace of Ronny Johnsen, but the city has produced 16 documented association football players in total. Other notable players include Thorbjørn Svenssen, Nora Holstad Berge, Morten Fevang and Ragnar Hvidsten. Among them are 15 male and 1 female players. Birth years range from 1924 to 1998.