Namesakes
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Vern Mikkelsen 1995 
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Verner von Heidenstam 1916
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball
(basketball) Vern Mikkelsen 1928-2013
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Verner von Heidenstam 1859-1940
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze
(bronze) Verner Järvinen 1908 discus throw - ancient style