Kvam

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The municipality (originally the parish) was first named Vikør after the old Vikøy farm ({{langx|non|Víkeyjar}}) since the first Vikøy Church was built there. The first element is {{wikt-lang|non|vík}} which means "small bay", "cove", or "inlet". The last element is the genitive case of {{wikt-lang|non|ey}} which means "island". This is likely referring to the small island in the little cove just east of the farm.{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=492–493 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

On 1 December 1911, a royal resolution changed the name of the municipality to Kvam, bringing back an old name for the area ({{langx|non|Hvammr}}).{{Cite journal |year=1911 |title=Norsk Lovtidende. 2den Afdeling. 1911. Samling af Love, Resolutioner m.m |url=https://www.nb.no/items/URN:NBN:no-nb_digitidsskrift_2015102381017_001 |journal=Norsk Lovtidend |language=no |location=Oslo, Norway |publisher=Grøndahl og Søns Boktrykkeri |page=590}} The name is identical to the word {{wikt-lang|non|hvammr}} which means "small valley" or "grassy hollow", possibly referring the Steinsdalen valley west of Norheimsund.{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Kvam – kommune i Hordaland |url=http://snl.no/Kvam%2Fkommune_i_Hordaland |access-date=2014-07-04 |language=no}}{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ud5LAQAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Søndre Bergenhus amt |date=1910 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=11 |location=Kristiania, Norge |pages=501 and 506 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}

The coat of arms was granted on 27 November 1981. The official blazon is "Azure, a pale pattee argent" ({{langx|no|I blått ein innsvinga sølv stolpe}}). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the ordinary is a pale that curves inwards on each side. The ordinary has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The arms were designed to look like the Fyksesund, a narrow fjord in the municipality. The shape of the fjord is that it is narrower in the middle and this is symbolized in the design. The arms were designed by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.{{Cite web |date=7 April 2023 |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Kvam |access-date=2023-05-20 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}{{Cite web |title=Kvam, Hordaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-12-38.html |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Flags of the World}}{{Cite web |date=1982-01-23 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1981-11-27-3731 |access-date=2023-05-20 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}

The Church of Norway has four parishes ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Kvam. It is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

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Kvam municipality borders the municipality of Voss to the north and east; Vaksdal, Samnanger, and Bjørnafjorden to the west; and the Hardangerfjorden to the south. The Fyksesund fjord branches off the main fjord and heads north into the municipality. The Fyksesund Landscape Park surrounds the inner part of the Fyksesund, north of the Fyksesund Bridge. The largest lakes are Bjølsegrøvvatnet and Holmavatnet. In addition a portion of Hamlagrøvatnet is located in Kvam. The Kvamskogen plateau lies west of Norheimsund and is home to hundreds of holiday cabins. The Steinsdalsfossen waterfall, located in Steine is one of the most visited tourist attractions in Norway.

The old parish of Vikør was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). According to the 1835 census, the parish had a population of 2,321.{{Cite web |last=Registreringssentral for historiske data |title=Hjemmehørende folkemengde Hordaland 1801-1960 |url=http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos12.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610040606/http://www.rhd.uit.no/dok/nos12.html |archive-date=10 June 2007 |access-date=26 October 2006 |publisher=University of Tromsø |language=no}} On 1 January 1882, a small area of Ullensvang municipality (population: 22) was transferred to Vikør. In 1912, the municipality changed its name from "Vikør" to "Kvam".{{Cite web |last=Kvam municipality |title=Arkivkatalogar |url=http://kvam.arkivplan.no/content/view/full/34270 |language=no}}{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the Åsgrenda area on the Folgefonna peninsula (population: 61) was moved from Kvam to the neighboring Ullensvang Municipality. On the same date, Kvam also gained a considerable amount of territory, making it a much larger municipality. The following places were merged, giving the new Kvam municipality a population of 9,119.

• Most of Kvam municipality (population: 6,759) except for Åsegrenda which was moved to Ullensvang
• The part of Jondal municipality that was located on the northwest side of the Hardangerfjord, around the village of Tørvikbygd (population: 515)
• Most of Strandebarm municipality (population: 1,545), except for the Kysnesstranda area which went to Jondal
• The Mundheim area of Varaldsøy (population: 300).

{{Historical populations

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|footnote = Note: The municipal borders were changed in 1965, causing a significant change in the population.

|source = Statistics Norway{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/06913/ |language=Norwegian}}{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |title=Folketellingen 1960 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/folketellinger/kommunehefter/1960/kh_1960_1238.pdf |language=Norwegian}} and Norwegian Historical Data Centre{{Cite web |last=Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet |author-link=University of Tromsø |title=Censuses in the Norwegian Historical Data Archive (NHDC) |url=https://rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/reg_komm_e.html}}

|1845|2444

|1855|2619

|1865|2853

|1875|2988

|1891|3205

|1900|3539

|1910|3613

|1920|3993

|1930|4288

|1946|5232

|1951|5530

|1960|6525

|1970|9017

|1980|8733

|1990|8773

|2000|8592

|2010|8360

|2020|8457

|2023|8531

}}

Kvam Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, welfare and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council.{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=Norwegian |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene |accessdate=2022-10-14}} The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Hordaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

In 2007, Kvam participated in a trial where the mayor was directly elected. The sitting mayor, Astrid Selsvold, won the election with 26.7% of the votes.

The municipal council ({{lang|nn|Heradsstyre}}) of Kvam is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political party.

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{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 2023

|end = 2027

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2023 - Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2023/ko/vestland/kvam#seats |access-date=2024-01-21 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed =

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 6

|Grønne = 1

|Høyre = 4

|INP = 1

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Rødt = 1

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 2019

|end = 2023

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2019 – Vestland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2019/ko/vestland/kvam#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 4

|Grønne = 2

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Rødt = 1

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 2015

|end = 2019

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M) |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04813/ |publisher=Statistics Norway |language=no}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 9

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 1

|Grønne = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 2011

|end = 2015

|reference = {{Cite web |title=Kommunestyrevalg 2011 – Hordaland |url=https://valgresultat.no/valg/2011/ko/hordaland/kvam#seats |access-date=2020-02-02 |publisher=Valgdirektoratet}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 4

|Fremskrittspartiet = 3

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 2

|otherparty = Kvam Cross-Party List

|otherparty_no = Kvam Tverrpolitiske liste

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 2007

|end = 2011

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 6

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 3

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 3

|otherparty = The Independents

|otherparty_no = Dei uavhengige

|otherparty_number = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 2003

|end = 2007

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 27

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 4

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1999

|end = 2003

|reference =

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 33

|Arbeiderpartiet = 7

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|otherparty = Cross-party local list

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk grendaliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|otherparty1 = Green local list

|otherparty_no1 = Grøn bygdeliste

|otherparty_number1 = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1995

|end = 1999

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1996 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1995 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c342.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 7

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|otherparty = Cross-party local list

|otherparty_no = Tverrpolitisk Grendeliste

|otherparty_number = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1991

|end = 1995

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1993 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1991 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_c057.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Fremskrittspartiet = 2

|Høyre = 7

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 12

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 4

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1987

|end = 1991

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1988 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1987 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b765.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Høyre = 9

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1983

|end = 1987

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1984 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1983 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b450.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo-Kongsvinger}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 11

|Høyre = 10

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9

|Senterpartiet = 7

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 2

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1979

|end = 1983

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1979 |title=Kommunestyrevalget 1979 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_b093.pdf |access-date=2020-02-20 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|DLF = 1

|Høyre = 10

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 1

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1975

|end = 1979

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1977 |title=Kommunevalgene 1975 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a769.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 10

|DLF = 3

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 10

|Senterpartiet = 10

|Sosialistisk_Venstreparti = 2

|Venstre = 1

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1971

|end = 1975

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1973 |title=Kommunevalgene 1972 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a457.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 12

|Høyre = 4

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 9

|Senterpartiet = 11

|Venstre = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1967

|end = 1971

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1967 |title=Kommunevalgene 1967 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_a214.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo |volume=I}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 41

|Arbeiderpartiet = 13

|Høyre = 5

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 8

|Senterpartiet = 8

|Venstre = 7

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1963

|end = 1967

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Senterpartiet = 4

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1959

|end = 1963

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 9

|Høyre = 2

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Senterpartiet = 5

|Venstre = 3

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1955

|end = 1959

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 25

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Høyre = 1

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 6

|Venstre = 4

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1951

|end = 1955

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 24

|Arbeiderpartiet = 8

|Senterpartiet = 6

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 5

|Venstre = 5

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1947

|end = 1951

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 24

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|AFS = 1

|Senterpartiet = 3

|Kristelig_Folkeparti = 2

|Venstre = 5

|Local_Lists = 8

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1945

|end = 1947

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 24

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|AFS = 1

|Venstre = 4

|Local_Lists = 14

|}}

{{Kommunestyre table

|name = Kvam

|herad = yes

|start = 1937

|end = 1941*

|reference = {{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-05-10 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}

|collapsed = yes

|nynorsk = yes

|Total = 24

|Venstre = 7

|Borgerlige_Felleslister = 12

|Arbeiderpartiet = 5

|}}

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The mayors ({{langx|nn|ordførar}}) of Kvam:{{Cite web |title=Ordførarar i Kvam |url=https://www.kvam.no/politikk-og-organisasjon/politikk/ordforar/ordforarar-i-kvam/ |access-date=2023-05-21 |website=Kvam herad |language=nn}}

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• 1838–1839: Fredrich Christian Bruun
• 1840–1843: Torgeir P. Aarhus
• 1844–1857: Gjermund N. Skaar
• 1858–1859: Ola S. Aksnes
• 1860–1865: Johannes S. Neteland
• 1866–1885: Nils N. Skaar, Sr.
• 1886–1887: Lars Lofthus
• 1888–1919: Nils N. Skaar, Jr.
• 1919–1922: Hans Jakobson Vik
• 1923–1931: Jakob N. Vik
• 1932–1937: Jakob H. Vik
• 1938–1940: Lars Matre
• 1940–1945: Jakob H. Vik (NS)
• 1945–1945: Lars Matre
• 1946–1960: Olav L. Skeie
• 1960–1975: Olav M. Laupsa (KrF)
• 1976–1983: Guttorm Skeie (Sp)
• 1984–1987: Johannes Waage (KrF)
• 1988–1989: Sigvard Berge (Ap)
• 1990–1991: Guttorm Skeie (Sp)
• 1992–1993: Sigvard Berge (Ap)
• 1994–2003: Martin Vik (Sp)
• 2003–2011: Astrid Farestveit Selsvold (Ap)
• 2011–2015: Asbjørn Tolo (H)
• 2015–2019: Jostein Ljones (Sp)
• 2019–present: Torgeir Næss (Ap)

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• Johannes Skaar (1828 in Øystese – 1904), the Bishop of the Diocese of Nidaros
• Jon Flatabø (1846 in Kvam – 1930), a Norwegian writer of popular literature
• Nils Nilsson Skaar (1852 in Kvam – 1948), a Norwegian teacher, farmer, editor, and politician
• Ingebrigt Vik (1867 in Øystese – 1927), a distinguished Norwegian sculptor
• Jakob Nilsson Vik (1882 in Kvam – 1960), a Norwegian farmer, dairy manager, and politician
• Svein Rosseland (1894 in Kvam – 1985), an astrophysicist who pioneered theoretical astrophysics
• Geirr Tveitt (1908–1981), a Norwegian composer and pianist who has family in Kvam
• Gunnar Aksnes (1926 in Kvam — 2010), a Norwegian chemist and poet
• Magnus Midtbø (1942 in Ålvik – 2010), a Norwegian trade unionist and politician
• Kaj Skagen (born 1949 in Strandebarm), a Norwegian writer
• Nils Gunnar Lie (born 1950 in Øystese) a Norwegian television personality
• Torill Selsvold Nyborg (born 1952 in Kvam) a nurse, missionary, and politician
• Valgerd Svarstad Haugland (born 1956 in Kvam), a teacher, politician, and civil servant
• Geir Botnen (born 1959 in Kvam), a Norwegian pianist
• Gisle Torvik (born 1975 in Tørvikbygd), a Norwegian jazz musician who plays guitar
• Torstein Lofthus (born 1977 in Øystese), a Norwegian drummer and composer
• Frank Kjosås (born 1981 in Øystese), a Norwegian actor of theatre and film{{IMDb name|2346207|Frank Kjosås}}. Retrieved 9 December 2020.

• Knut Hjeltnes (1951—2024), a college coach, shot-putter and discus thrower
• Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970 in Øystese), a Norwegian marathon runner
• Torgeir Børven (born 1991 in Øystese), a Norwegian footballer with over 240 club caps

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• [http://ssb.no/kommunefakta/kvam Municipal fact sheet] from Statistics Norway {{in lang|no}}

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