List of Transylvanians

The following is a list of Transylvanian personalities.

• Endre Ady, Hungarian poet
• János Apáczai Csere, Hungarian writer and educator
• János Arany, Hungarian poet
• Arthur Arz von Straussenburg, Saxon soldier, last military leader of the Austro-Hungarian Army
• Victor Babeş, Romanian biologist
• Bálint Bakfark, Hungarian composer and lutenist of the Renaissance
• George Bariţ, Romanian historian and publicist
• Miklós Bánffy, Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist.
• Albert-László Barabási, Hungarian physicist
• Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer
• Elek Benedek, Hungarian journalist and writer
• Bábor Bethlen, prince of Transylvania
• István Bethlen, was a Hungarian aristocrat, statesman, Prime Minister from 1921 to 1931.
• István Bocskai, Hungarian noble from Transylvania, prince of Transylvania
• Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian philosopher and politician
• István Báthory, Hungarian governor
• Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher
• Oana Ban, Romanian Olympic gold medal gymnast
• Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician
• János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician
• Alexandru Borza, Romanian botanist
• László Bölöni, Romanian ethnic Hungarian football manager
• Sándor Bölöni Farkas, Hungarian writer
• Stephen Bocskay, Hungarian governor
• Sámuel Brassai, Hungarian teacher, musician and artist
• Miklós Bródy, Hungarian chess master
• Samuel von Brukenthal, Saxon administrator
• Johannes Caioni, Franciscan monk, the first ethnic Romanian composer
• Badea Cârţan, Romanian explorer
• Emil Cioran, Romanian essayist and philosopher
• Victor Ciorbea, Romanian jurist, ex Prime Minister of Romania
• Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king
• Andrei Codrescu, Romanian-American writer
• Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician
• George Coşbuc, Romanian poet
• Ferenc Dávid, Nontrinitarian and Unitarian preacher, the founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania
• Nicolae Densuşianu, Romanian historian and ethnologist
• György Dózsa, Székely revolutionary
• Dumitru Fărcaş, Romanian tárogató (taragot) player
• Carl Filtsch, German pianist
• Gheorghe Funar, Romanian politician
• Áron Gábor, Hungarian revolutionary
• Octavian Goga, Romanian poet
• Petru Groza, Romanian politician
• Johannes Honter, Renaissance humanist and Reformer
• Iuliu Hossu, Romanian bishop, cardinal
• John Hunyadi, voivode of Transylvania and Regent of Hungary
• Avram Iancu, Romanian revolutionary
• Ștefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet
• Gabriela Irimia, Romanian pop singer, popular in Britain, see Cheeky Girls
• Monica Irimia, Romanian pop singer, popular in Britain, see Cheeky Girls
• Sándor Kányádi, poet and translator
• Béla and Marta Károlyi, Romanian-American gymnastics coaches
• Zsigmond Kemény, Hungarian author
• Elek Köblös, Romanian ethnic Hungarian politician
• Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hungarian explorer and researcher
• Béla Kun, Hungarian Communist politician
• György Kurtág, Hungarian composer
• Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, writer and politician
• Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet and author of the Hungarian national anthem
• Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian teacher
• György Ligeti, Hungarian composer
• Vasile Luca, Romanian ethnic Hungarian politician
• Béla Lugosi, Hungarian actor
• George Lusztig, American mathematician
• Iuliu Maniu, Romanian politician and Prime minister of Romania
• Béla Markó, Romanian ethnic Hungarian politician
• Áron Márton, Roman Catholic bishop, anticommunist dissident
• Kelemen Mikes, Hungarian writer
• Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea, twins sisters comprising the duo Indiggo
• Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
• Andrei Mureşanu, Romanian poet and revolutionary
• Franz Nopcsa, Austrian-Hungarian paleontologist
• József Nyírő, Hungarian writer
• Hermann Oberth, Saxon inventor and physicist
• Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian ethnic writer, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Hungary
• Balázs Orbán, Hungarian writer, historian and politician
• Octavian Paler, Romanian essayist
• Gabriel Pascal, Hungarian film producer
• Péter Pázmány, Hungarian theologian and writer
• Florin Piersic, Romanian actor
• Gheorghe Pop de Băseşti, Romanian politician
• Aurel Popovici, Romanian federalist
• Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut
• László Rajk, Hungarian politician
• Ion Raţiu, Romanian politician
• Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian novelist
• Stephan Ludwig Roth, Saxon pedagogue and Lutheran pastor
• Ioan Slavici, Romanian writer
• András Sütő, Hungarian writer
• Gheorghe Şincai, Romanian historian and pedagogue
• Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu, Romanian bishop
• Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu, 1848 Romanian revolutionary
• Ioan Suciu, Romanian bishop
• Vasile Suciu, Romanian bishop
• Gabriela Szabo, Romanian athlete
• István Szamosközy, Hungarian humanist and historian
• Áron Tamási, Hungarian writer
• Sámuel Teleki, Hungarian Chancellor of Transylvania, founder of the Teleki Library
• Sámuel Teleki, Austrian-Hungarian explorer
• Alexandru Todea, Romanian bishop, cardinal
• László Tőkés, Hungarian bishop
• Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Romanian politician
• Francisc Vaştag, first Romanian to win the supreme belt in his category
• Sándor Veress, Hungarian composer
• Vlad III Dracula, Transylvanian-born Wallachian (Romanian) prince
• Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian aviation pioneer
• Traian Vuia, Romanian inventor and aviation pioneer
• Albert Wass, Hungarian writer
• Johnny Weissmuller, Swabian actor
• István Werbőczy, jurist and statesman
• Miklós Wesselényi, Hungarian politician and writer
• Elie Wiesel, Jewish author and Holocaust survivor