Namesakes
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Arvid Carlsson 2000 
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Arvid Adolf Etholén 1799-1876
Olympic Medalists:
2 bronze, 1 gold
(bronze) Arvid Spångberg 1908 diving - platform
(gold) Arvid Wallman 1920 diving - plain high
(bronze) Folke Alnevik (a.k.a. Arvid) 1948 4x400 m relay
Swedish Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Arvid Posse 1880-1883
Arvid Lindman 1906-1911; 1928-1930