List of Macedonians (ethnic group)

This is a list of notable Macedonians or people of Macedonian descent sorted by occupation and year of birth, regardless of any political, territorial or other divisions, historical or modern.

Scientists

 * Blaga Aleksova (1922–2007), archaeologist
 * Ana Čolović Lešoska (born 1979), biologist
 * Georgi Efremov (1932–2011), biologist
 * Leonid Grčev (born 1951), electrical engineer
 * Ratko Janev (1939–2019), atomic physicist
 * Nataša Jonoska (born 1961), mathematician
 * Ljupčo Kocarev (born 1955), physicist and engineer
 * Pasko Kuzman (born 1947), archaeologist
 * Petar Popovski (born 1973), electrical engineer
 * Zoran T. Popovski (born 1962), biologist
 * Paskal Sotirovski (1927–2003), astrophysicist
 * Aneta Stefanovska, biophysicist
 * Boris P. Stoicheff (1924–2010), physicist

Social academics

 * Svetlana Antonovska (1952–2016), statistician
 * Dimitrija Čupovski (1878–1940), Macedonian national activist
 * Nace Dimov (1876–1916), Macedonian national activist
 * Slavko Milosavlevski (1928–2012), sociologist
 * Mihail Petruševski (1911–1990), founder of the College of Philosophy at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
 * Temko Popov (1855–1929)
 * Gjorgji Pulevski (1817–1893), first known author to publicly express in 1875 the idea of a separate Macedonian nation and language
 * Andrew Rossos (born 1941), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Toronto
 * Traian Stoianovich (1921–2005), professor of history at Rutgers University

Composers

 * Atanas Badev (1860–1908)
 * Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
 * Kiril Makedonski (1925–1984)
 * Toma Prošev (1931–1996)
 * Todor Skalovski (1909–2004), composer of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
 * Stojan Stojkov (born 1941)
 * Aleksandar Džambazov (1936–2022)

Conductors

 * Borjan Canev (born 1973)

Instrumentalists
Pianists


 * Simon Trpčeski (born 1979)

Opera singers

 * Igor Durlovski (born 1977)
 * Blagoj Nacoski (born 1979)
 * Boris Trajanov (born 1959)

Composers

 * Darko Dimitrov (born 1973)
 * Slave Dimitrov (born 1946)
 * Jovan Jovanov (born 1981)
 * Ilija Pejovski (born 1947), composer and pianist
 * Trajko Prokopiev (1909–1979), infamous composer, who composed the soundtrack for the first Macedonian film Frosina

Musicians

 * Bodan Arsovski (born 1956)
 * Goran Trajkoski (born 1963)
 * Kiril Džajkovski (born 1965)
 * Chris Joannou (born 1979), bass guitarist
 * Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)
 * Vlatko Stefanovski (born 1957)
 * Stevo Teodosievski (1924–1997)
 * Aleksandra Popovska (born 1975)

Singers and Bands

 * Lambe Alabakovski (born 1987)
 * Anastasia
 * Arhangel
 * Kristina Arnaudova (born 1979)
 * Kaliopi Bukle (born 1966)
 * Vladimir Četkar, jazz guitarist
 * Curse ov Dialect, alternative hip-hop group
 * Dani Dimitrovska (born 1979)
 * Karolina Gočeva (born 1980)
 * Vaska Ilieva (1923–2001)
 * Andrijana Janevska (born 1981)
 * Vlado Janevski (born 1960)
 * Jovan Jovanov (born 1985)
 * Leb i sol
 * Aleksandar Makedonski
 * Elvir Mekikj (born 1981)
 * Mizar
 * Jasmina Mukaetova (born 1981)
 * Eva Nedinkovska (born 1983)
 * Goce Nikolovski (1947–2006)
 * Blagica Pavlovska (born 1958)
 * Elena Petreska (born 1980)
 * Toše Proeski (1981–2007)
 * Elena Risteska (born 1986)
 * Aleksandar Sarievski (1922–2002)
 * Superhiks
 * Dan Talevski (born 1992)
 * Tamara Todevska (born 1985)
 * Tijana Todevska-Dapčević (born 1976)
 * Zoran Vanev (born 1973)
 * Elena Velevska (born 1980)
 * Rade Vrčakovski (born 1980)
 * Martin Vučić (born 1982)
 * Dragan Dautovski Quartet

Actors

 * Kole Angelovski (born 1943)
 * Igor Džambazov (born 1963), actor, singer, comedian
 * Ljupka Džundeva (1934–2018)
 * Jelena Jovanova (born 1984)
 * Aco Jovanovski (1930–2016)
 * Meto Jovanovski (born 1946)
 * Vlado Jovanovski (born 1967)
 * Zafir Hadžimanov (1943–2021), actor, singer, composer
 * Gjorgji Kolozov (1948–2003)
 * Toni Mihajlovski (born 1967)
 * Labina Mitevska (born 1975)
 * Natasha Negovanlis (born 1990)
 * Petre Prličko (1907–1995)
 * Nikola Ristanovski (born 1969)
 * Petar Stojkoviḱ (born 1985)
 * Robert Veljanovski (born 1968)

Dancers

 * Nick Vanoff (1929–1991), dancer and producer

Filmmakers

 * Vladimir Blaževski (born 1955)
 * Kiril Cenevski (1943–2019)
 * Petar Gligorovski (1938–1995), animated film director and surrealist artist
 * Igor Ivanov (born 1973)
 * Tamara Kotevska (born 1993)
 * Milčo Mančevski (born 1959), Golden Lion-winning director
 * Kole Manev (born 1941)
 * Darko Mitrevski (born 1971), film director and screenwriter
 * Dimitrie Osmanli (1927–2006)
 * Stole Popov (born 1950)
 * Svetozar Ristovski (born 1972)
 * Ljubomir Stefanov (born 1975)
 * Sofija Trenčovska (born 1975)
 * Goran Trenčovski (born 1970)
 * Apostol Trpeski (born 1948)
 * Kiro Urdin (born 1945)

Theatre production

 * Bill Neskovski (1964–1989), playwright and actor
 * Naum Panovski (born 1950), theatre director

Architecture

 * Slavko Brezoski (1922–2017)
 * Elpida Hadži-Vasileva (born 1971)
 * Janko Konstantinov (1926–2010)
 * Georgi Konstantinovski (1930–2020)
 * Mimoza Nestorova-Tomić (born 1929)
 * Živko Popovski (1934–2007)

Fashion design

 * Risto Bimbiloski (born 1975)
 * Nikola Eftimov (born 1968)
 * Mila Hermanovski (born 1969), costume and fashion designer
 * Toni Matičevski (born 1976)
 * Marjan Pejoski (born 1968)

Graphic design

 * Vlado Goreski (born 1958)
 * Miroslav Grčev (born 1955), designer of the Macedonian flag

Models

 * Katarina Ivanovska (born 1988)

Multimedia

 * Iskra Dimitrova (born 1965)

Painting

 * Gavril Atanasov (1863–1951)
 * Dimitar Avramovski-Pandilov (1898–1963)
 * Rahim Blak (born 1983)
 * Angel Gavrovski (born 1942)
 * Vladimir Georgievski (1942–2017)
 * Maja Hill (born 1976)
 * Mice Jankulovski (born 1954), painter and cartoonist
 * Dimitar Kondovski (1927–1993)
 * Vangel Kodžoman (1904–1994)
 * Rubens Korubin (born 1949)
 * Lazar Ličenoski (1901–1964)
 * Petar Mazev (1927–1993)
 * Isaija Mažovski (1852–1926), painter and activist
 * Ordan Petlevski (1930–1997)
 * Nadja Petrovikj (born 1991)
 * Zivko Prendzov (born 1957)
 * Bobby Stojanov Varga (born 1972)
 * Dimo Todorovski (1910–1983)
 * Borislav Traikovski (1917–1996)
 * Keraca Visulčeva (1911–2004)
 * Tomo Vladimirski (1904–1971)

Product design

 * Stefan Janoski (born 1979), skateboarder and artist
 * Apostol Tnokovski (born 1982)

Sculpting

 * Žarko Bašeski (born 1957)
 * Petar Hadži Boškov (1928–2015)
 * Tome Serafimovski (1935–2016)
 * Gligor Stefanov (born 1956)

Business

 * George Atanasoski (born 1952), founder of Microflex Inc. and MAK AM International Corporation
 * John Bitove (born 1960), founder of the Toronto Raptors
 * John Bitove, Sr. (1928–2015), restaurateur and philanthropist
 * Jordan Bitove, owner of Torstar, founder of Mobilicity, partial owner of SiriusXM Canada
 * Marjan Bojadžiev (born 1967), CEO of the National Bank of North Macedonia, board member of Skopje Chamber of Commerce
 * Lorne Bozinoff, founder and CEO of Forum Research
 * Vasil Eshcoff (1882–1961), pioneer of the Coney Island hot dog
 * Valentin Ilievski (born 1968), senior vice president of southeast Europe for Messer Group, president of assembly of FK Sarajevo
 * Christopher Ilitch (born 1965), president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.
 * Marian Ilitch (born 1933), wife of Mike Ilitch and owner of Detroit's MotorCity Casino
 * Mike Ilitch (1929–2017), founder of Little Caesars and owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers
 * Kiradjieff brothers, creators of Cincinnati chili
 * Minčo Jordanov (born 1944), owner of multiple companies
 * Petar Kajevski (born 1974), founder of Najdi!
 * Jordan Kamčev (born 1970), owner of multiple companies, richest man in Macedonia as of 2015
 * Nada Laskovski, co-founder of UrbanToronto and Chart Attack
 * Lou Naumovski (born 1957), vice president and commercial/general director of Russia for Kinross Gold
 * Susan Niczowski (born 1966), CEO and founder of Summer Fresh Salads Inc.
 * Chris Pavlovski, CEO and founder of Rumble
 * Andy Peykoff (born 1976), owner of Niagara Bottling
 * Steve Stavro (1926–2006), founder of Knob Hill Farms, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, director of Liquor Control Board of Ontario
 * Mike Zafirovski (born 1953), president and CEO of Nortel Networks and Board of Directors at Boeing

Journalism

 * Stefan Dedov (1869–1914)
 * Vasko Eftov (born 1967)
 * Branko Geroski
 * Tomislav Kezarovski (born 1965)
 * Dijamandija Mišajkov (1872–1953)
 * Nikola Mladenov (1964–2013)
 * Mihail Solunov (1877–1956)
 * Vlado Taneski (1952–2008)
 * Mirka Velinovska (born 1952)

Literature

 * Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963)
 * Petre M. Andreevski (1934–2006)
 * Stojan Hristov (1898–1995)
 * Živko Čingo (1935–1987)
 * Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher and professor
 * Dimitar Dimitrov (born 1937), philosopher and diplomat
 * Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971), poet
 * Elena Filipovska, philologist
 * Bogomil Gjuzel (1939–2021)
 * Jordan Hadži Konstantinov-Džinot (1818–1882)
 * Vasil Iljoski (1902–1995)
 * Slavko Janevski (1920–2000), poet, writer, and author of the first Macedonian-language novel The village behind the seven ash trees
 * Mišo Juzmeski (1966–2021)
 * Blaže Koneski (1921–1993)
 * Risto Krle (1900–1975)
 * Katica Kulavkova (born 1951)
 * Vlado Maleski (1919–1984), author of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
 * Stefan Markovski (born 1990), screenwriter, poet, philosopher
 * Mateja Matevski (1929–2018)
 * Krste Misirkov (1874–1926)
 * Kole Nedelkovski (1912–1941)
 * Olivera Nikolova (born 1936)
 * Risto Ognjanovikj-Lonoski (1870–1941)
 * Anton Panov (1906–1967)
 * Sibila Petlevski (born 1964)
 * Vidoe Podgorec (1934–1997)
 * Aleksandar Prokopiev (born 1953)
 * Kočo Racin (1908–1943), poet, communist, and author of the poetry collection White Dawns
 * Atanas Razdolov (1872–1931), writer and revolutionary
 * Goce Smilevski (born 1975)
 * Milan Stoilov (1881–1903), writer and revolutionary
 * Aco Šopov (1923–1982), poet
 * Zvonko Taneski (born 1980), poet
 * Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976)
 * Gane Todorovski (1929–2010)

Religion

 * Dositej II, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia (1906–1981)
 * Mihail Gogov (1912–1999), fourth Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
 * Kiro Stojanov (born 1959), Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje
 * Stefan, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia (born 1955)
 * Theodosius of Skopje (1846–1926), attempted to restore the Archbishopric of Ohrid as a separate Macedonian church
 * Jovan Vraniškovski (born 1966), head of Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric

Revolutionaries

 * Petar Pop Arsov (1868–1941)
 * Goce Delčev (1872–1903)
 * Dame Gruev (1871–1906)
 * Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953)
 * Alekso Martulkov (1878–1962)
 * Rizo Rizov (1872–1950)
 * Jane Sandanski (1872–1915)
 * Boris Sarafov (1872–1907), revolutionary
 * Hristo Tatarchev (1869–1952), revolutionary and founder of IMRO
 * Smile Vojdanov (1872–1958), revolutionary and founder of the Macedonian People's League
 * Iljo Maleševski (1805–1898)
 * Ivan Hadži Nikolov (1861–1934), founder of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
 * Nikola Karev (1877–1905), revolutionary and President of the Kruševo republic

Athletics

 * Kristijan Efremov (born 1990), sprinter
 * Dario Ivanovski (born 1997), long distance runner
 * Daniela Kuleska (born 1981), middle distance runner
 * Ismail Mačev (1960–2019), sprinter
 * Riste Pandev (born 1994), sprinter
 * Elizabeta Pavlovska (born 1972), hurdler
 * Hristina Risteska (born 1991), sprinter
 * Ivana Rožman (born 1989), track and field
 * Vančo Stojanov (born 1977), middle distance runner
 * Mile Stojkoski (born 1965), long distance marathon paralympian
 * Jovan Stojoski (born 1997), sprinter
 * Aleksandra Vojnevska (born 1981), sprinter

American football

 * Vlade Janakievski (born 1957), college football placekicker
 * Paul Naumoff (1945–2018), NFL linebacker
 * Pandel Savic (1925–2018), college football quarterback
 * Pete Stoyanovich (born 1967), NFL placekicker

Association football

 * Vlatko Andonovski (born 1976), US women's national team manager
 * Zoran Baldovaliev (born 1983)
 * Milko Djurovski (born 1963), Olympic bronze medalist
 * Boško Gjurovski (born 1961)
 * Mario Gjurovski (born 1985)
 * Gjorgji Hristov (born 1976)
 * Čedomir Janevski (born 1961)
 * Marek Jankulovski (born 1977), Champions League winner
 * Jovan Kirovski (born 1976), first American to win Champions League
 * Dejan Kulusevski (born 2000)
 * Nemanja Matić (born 1988)
 * Uroš Matić (born 1990)
 * Goran Maznov (born 1981)
 * Igor Mitreski (born 1979)
 * George Nanchoff (born 1954)
 * Louis Nanchoff (born 1956)
 * Zlatko Nastevski (born 1957)
 * Chris Naumoff (born 1995)
 * Ilčo Naumoski (born 1983)
 * Ilija Nestorovski (born 1990)
 * Oka Nikolov (born 1974)
 * Jane Nikolovski (born 1973)
 * Darko Pančev (born 1965), Golden Boot and European Cup winner
 * Goran Pandev (born 1983), Champions League winner
 * Saško Pаndev (born 1987)
 * Robert Petrov (born 1978)
 * Goran Popov (born 1984)
 * Robert Popov (born 1982)
 * Stevica Ristić (born 1982)
 * Goce Sedloski (Гоце Седлоски)
 * Dragi Setinov (born 1961)
 * Goran Slavkovski (born 1989)
 * Mile Sterjovski (born 1979)
 * Veliče Šumulikoski (born 1981)
 * Goce Toleski (born 1977)
 * Vančo Trajanov (born 1978)
 * Jovica Trajčev (born 1981)
 * Ivan Tričkovski (born 1987)
 * Aleksandar Vasoski (born 1979)

Australian rules football

 * Josh Daicos (born 1998), forward
 * Peter Daicos (born 1961), Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
 * Nick Malceski (born 1984), 2014 All-Australian team member
 * Mark Nicoski (born 1983), utility

Baseball

 * Kevin Kouzmanoff (born 1981), MLB third baseman

Basketball

 * Jelena Antić (born 1991)
 * Pero Antić (born 1982), NBA player
 * Gjorgji Čekovski (born 1979)
 * Slavica Dimovska (born 1985)
 * Todor Gečevski (born 1977)
 * Blagoja Georgievski (1950–2020), Olympic silver medalist
 * Vlado Ilievski (born 1980)
 * Andrej Jakimovski (born 2001), NCAA player
 * Petar Naumoski (born 1968), two-time EuroLeague champion
 * Kiril Nikolovski (born 1988)
 * Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986)
 * Darko Sokolov (born 1986)
 * Vrbica Stefanov (born 1973)
 * Damjan Stojanovski (born 1987)
 * Vojdan Stojanovski (born 1987)
 * Stojna Vangelovska (born 1964), Olympic silver medalist

Canoeing

 * Atanas Nikolovski (born 1980), slalom canoer
 * Lazar Popovski (born 1975), whitewater kayaker
 * Nenad Trpovski (born 1978), slalom canoer
 * Ana Ugrinovska (born 1980), slalom canoer

Chess

 * Vlatko Bogdanovski (born 1964)
 * Aleksandar Colovic (born 1976)
 * Kiril Georgiev (born 1965)
 * Vladimir Georgiev (born 1975)
 * Zvonko Stanojoski (born 1964)

Cricket

 * Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer

Cycling

 * Andrej Petrovski (born 1996)
 * Stefan Petrovski (born 1991)
 * Gorgi Popstefanov (born 1987)

Golf

 * Sandra Spuzich (1937–2015), LPGA Tour player

Handball

 * Stevče Aluševski (born 1972)
 * Tanja Andrejeva (born 1978)
 * Lasko Andonovski (born 1991)
 * Petar Angelov (born 1977)
 * Branislav Angelovski (born 1977)
 * Filip Arsenovski (born 1998)
 * Stefan Atanasovski (born 1999)
 * Mirjeta Bajramoska (born 1984)
 * Andrea Beleska (born 1994)
 * Danilo Brestovac (born 1975)
 * Biljana Crvenkoska (born 1983)
 * Jane Cvetkovski (born 1987)
 * Filip Čurlevski (born 1992)
 * Viktor Damceski (born 1996)
 * Nikola Danilovski (1997–2021)
 * Zlatko Daskalovski (born 1984)
 * Zorica Despodovska (born 1991)
 * Darko Dimitrievski (born 1993)
 * Dimitar Dimitrioski (born 1998)
 * Oliver Dimitrioski (born 1972)
 * Ivan Dimitrovski (born 1998)
 * Vasko Dimitrovski (born 1982)
 * Vancho Dimovski (born 1979)
 * Ivan Djonov (born 1997)
 * Stefan Drogrishki (born 1994)
 * Daniel Dupjačanec (born 1983)
 * David Gashoski (born 1996)
 * Goce Georgievski (born 1987)
 * Elena Gjeorgjievska (born 1990)
 * Daniel Gjorgjeski (born 1993)
 * Dushica Gjorgjievska (born 1987)
 * Simona Grozdanovska (born 1988)
 * Tomislav Jagurinovski (born 1998)
 * Lenche Ilkova (born 1984)
 * Stefan Kimevski (born 1990)
 * Marko Kizikj (born 2001)
 * Alen Kjosevski (born 2001)
 * Dario Kofiloski (born 2000)
 * Marjan Kolev (born 1977)
 * Nikola Kosteski (born 1992)
 * Goran Krstevski (born 1996)
 * Ilija Krstevski (born 1993)
 * Milorad Kukoski (born 1987)
 * Goran Kuzmanoski (born 1982)
 * Filip Kuzmanovski (born 1996)
 * Milan Lazarevski (born 1997)
 * Filip Lazarov (born 1985)
 * Kiril Lazarov (born 1980), all time Champions League top scorer
 * Milan Levov (born 1987)
 * Elena Livrinikj (born 1994)
 * Bojan Ljubevski (born 1996)
 * Bojan Madzovski (born 1994)
 * Borjan Madzovski (born 1994)
 * Dejan Manaskov (born 1992)
 * Martin Manaskov (born 1994)
 * Pepi Manaskov (born 1964)
 * Nikola Markoski (born 1990)
 * Andrej Markudov (born 1996)
 * Robertina Mečevska (born 1984)
 * Filip Mirkulovski (born 1983)
 * Marko Miševski (born 1999)
 * Petar Misovski (born 1976)
 * Andrej Mitikj (born 2000)
 * Vlatko Mitkov (born 1981)
 * Nikola Mitrevski (born 1985)
 * Dragica Mitrova (born 1987)
 * Mihajlo Mladenovikj (born 2000)
 * Nataša Mladenovska (born 1986)
 * Zlatko Mojsoski (born 1981)
 * Naumče Mojsovski (born 1980)
 * Dijana Naumoska (born 1985)
 * Vlado Nedanovski (born 1985)
 * Marko Neloski (born 1996)
 * Marko Ognjanovski (born 1997)
 * Goce Ojleski (born 1989)
 * Toše Ončev (born 1996)
 * Davor Palevski (born 1997)
 * Marija Papudjieva (born 1977)
 * Igor Pavlovski (born 1982)
 * Dragana Pecevska (born 1983)
 * Antonio Peševski (born 1990)
 * Žarko Peševski (born 1991)
 * Dragana Petkovska (born 1996)
 * Kostadin Petrov (born 1992)
 * Martin Popovski (born 1994)
 * Nemanja Pribak (born 1984)
 * Sara Ristovska (born 1996)
 * Borko Ristovski (born 1982)
 * Ljubomir Savevski (born 1957)
 * Jovana Sazdovska (born 1993)
 * Martin Serafimov (born 2000)
 * Mice Shilegov (born 1998)
 * Marija Shteriova (born 1991)
 * Sara Stevanoska (born 1993)
 * Mitko Stoilov (born 1983)
 * Stojanče Stoilov (born 1987)
 * Nikola Stojčevski (born 1984)
 * Zvonko Šundovski (born 1967)
 * Filip Taleski (born 1996)
 * Jovan Talevski (born 1994)
 * Mario Tankoski (born 1998)
 * Vladimir Temelkov (born 1980)
 * Teodor Todeski (born 2002)
 * Martin Tomovski (born 1997)
 * Blagojče Trajkovski (born 1986)
 * Martin Velkovski (born 1997)

Ice hockey

 * Mike Angelidis (born 1985), center
 * Tommy Ivan (1911–1999), three-time Stanley Cup winning coach
 * Dan Jancevski (born 1981), defenseman
 * Ed Jovanovski (born 1976), defenseman
 * Steve Staios (born 1973), winger/defenseman
 * Steven Stamkos (born 1990), two-time Stanley Cup winning, seven-time all-star center
 * Alek Stojanov (born 1973), right winger
 * Brandon Tanev (born 1991), left winger
 * Christopher Tanev (born 1989), defenseman
 * Michael Zigomanis (born 1981), center


 * Jose Theodore (born 1976 ), goalie, vezina and hart trophy winner

Martial arts

 * Alen Amedovski (born 1988), mixed martial artist
 * Pete George (1929–2021), Olympic gold medalist weightlifter
 * Dejan Georgievski (born 1999), taekwondo Olympic silver medalist
 * Puleksenija Jovanoska (born 1993), karateka
 * Katerina Nikoloska (born 1990), judoka
 * Nina Nunes (born 1985), UFC flyweight fighter
 * Beni Osmanoski (born 1988), kickboxer
 * Emil Pavlov (born 1992), karateka
 * Ace Rusevski (born 1956), Olympic bronze medalist boxer
 * Vlatko Sokolov (born 1973), wrestler
 * Daniel Stefanovski (born 1996), kickboxer
 * Alexander Volkanovski (born 1988), UFC Featherweight champion, reached #1 in pound-for-pound rankings

Mountain climbing

 * Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), first Macedonian to climb Everest
 * Saško Kedev (born 1962), politician and third Macedonian to climb Everest

Racing

 * Igor Stefanovski (born 1982), two-time European Hill Climb champion

Rugby league

 * Paul Momirovski (born 1996), centre and winger

Shooting

 * Borjan Brankovski (born 1996)
 * Nina Balaban (born 1995)
 * Olivera Nakovska-Bikova (born 1974)
 * Darko Naseski (born 1979)
 * Sašo Nestorov (born 1987)

Skiing

 * Darko Damjanovski (born 1981), biathlete and cross-country skier
 * Gjoko Dineski (born 1972), cross-country skier
 * Ivana Ivchevska (born 1988), alpine skier
 * Stavre Jada (born 1998), cross-country skier
 * Rosana Kiroska (born 1991), cross-country skier
 * Marija Kolaroska (born 1997). cross-country skier
 * Gjorgi Markovski (born 1986), alpine skier
 * Jana Nikolovska (born 1979), alpine skier
 * Dejan Panovski (born 1980), alpine skier
 * Antonio Ristevski (born 1989), alpine skier
 * Aleksandar Stojanovski (born 1979), alpine skier
 * Viktorija Todorovska (born 2000), cross-country skier

Swimming

 * Marko Blaževski (born 1992)
 * Anastasia Bogdanovski (born 1993)
 * Atina Bojadži (1944–2010)
 * Mirjana Boševska (born 1981)
 * Biljana Coković (1982–2007)
 * Filip Derkoski (born 2000)
 * Mia Blazhevska Eminova (born 2005)
 * Kire Filipovski (born 1973)
 * Zoran Lazarovski (born 1980)
 * Simona Marinova (born 1994)
 * Aleksandar Malenko (born 1979)
 * Nataša Meškovska (born 1972)
 * Aleksandar Miladinovski (born 1979)
 * Eva Petrovska (born 2004)
 * Elena Popovska (born 1990)
 * Mihajlo Ristovski (born 1983)
 * Tomi Stefanovski
 * Vesna Stojanovska (born 1985)

Tennis

 * Lina Gjorcheska (born 1994), highest ranked Macedonian player to date
 * Kalin Ivanovski (born 2004)
 * Tomislav Jotovski (born 1990)
 * Aleksandar Kitinov (born 1971)
 * Marina Lazarovska (born 1978)
 * Lazar Magdinčev (born 1980)
 * Katarina Marinkovikj (born 1999)
 * Ellen Perez (born 1995)
 * Predrag Rusevski (born 1983)
 * Magdalena Stoilkovska (born 1996)

Volleyball

 * Vladimir Bogoevski (born 1953)
 * Gjorgi Gjorgiev (born 1992)
 * Nikola Gjorgiev (born 1988)

Politicians

 * Metodija Andonov - Čento (1902–1957), first president of the People's Republic of Macedonia
 * Stojan Andov (1935–2024), first president of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
 * Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
 * Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)
 * Ljube Boškoski (born 1960)
 * Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962)
 * Paul Christie (born 1952), Toronto politician
 * Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)
 * Jimmy Dimos (born 1938), politician, former Speaker of the Louisiana House
 * Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), founder of the political party VMRO-DPMNE
 * Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012), first president of the Republic of Macedonia
 * Vladimir Gligorov (1945–2022)
 * Tim Goeglein (born 1964), Deputy Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President under George W. Bush
 * Nikola Gruevski (born 1970)
 * Denise Ilitch (born 1955), businesswoman, lawyer, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
 * Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960)
 * Gordana Jankuloska (born 1975)
 * Zoran Jolevski (born 1959), Macedonian Minister of Defense, Ambassador to the United States
 * Srgjan Kerim (born 1948)
 * Nikola Kljusev (1927–2008), first Prime Minister of Macedonia
 * Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000)
 * Hari Kostov (born 1959)
 * Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), former Prime Minister of North Macedonia
 * Trifun Kostovski (born 1946)
 * Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977), VMRO-DPMNE leader and Prime Minister of North Macedonia
 * Ilinka Mitreva (1950–2022)
 * Lazar Mojsov (1920–2011)
 * Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), former President of North Macedonia
 * Tito Petkovski (born 1945)
 * Nikola Poposki (born 1977), Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
 * Zoran Stavreski (born 1964), Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia
 * Borko Temelkovski (1919–2001)
 * Lui Temelkovski (born 1954), Member of Canadian Parliament
 * Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004)
 * Vasil Tupurkovski (born 1951)
 * Zoran Zaev (born 1974), Prime Minister of (North) Macedonia

Partisans

 * Mirče Acev (1915–1943)
 * Mihajlo Apostolski (1906–1987)
 * Jordan Cekov (1921–2019)
 * Emanuel Čučkov (1901–1967)
 * Čede Filipovski Dame (1923–1945)
 * Dimče Mirčev (1913–1944)
 * Blagoj Jankov Mučeto (1911–1944)
 * Orce Nikolov (1916–1942)
 * Strašo Pindžur (1915–1943)
 * Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš (1921–1944)
 * Gjorgi Dimitrovski Vikentiev (1920–1944)
 * Petar Zdravkovski (1912–1967)
 * Kuzman Josifovski - Pitu (1915–1944)
 * Aco Karamanov (1927–1944)
 * Fana Kočovska (1927–2004)
 * Veselinka Malinska (1917–1987)
 * Јordan Nikolov (1916–1942)
 * Katerina Nurdzhieva (1922–2018)
 * Blagoj Stračkovski (1920–1943)

Television

 * Ziya Tong (born 1980), television producer, TV host