List of Transylvanians



List of famous Transylvanian personalities by era and by birth date. The list contains people who born or lived in Transylvania.

15th century

 * John Hunyadi, (c.1406–1456), Voivode of Transylvania, Regent of Hungary
 * Orban (–1453), Hungarian iron founder and engineer
 * Vlad the Impaler (1428/31–1476/77), Prince of Wallachia
 * Ladislaus Hunyadi (1431– 1457), Hungarian nobleman
 * Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary

15th – 16th century

 * Stephen Báthory (1477–1534), Voivode of Transylvania
 * György Dózsa (1470–1514), Székely nobleman, leader of the peasants' revolt
 * Nicolaus Olahus (1493–1568), Romanian-Hungarian writer, Archbishop of Esztergom, Primate of Hungary
 * Johannes Honter (1498–1549), Saxon Renaissance humanist and Protestant Reformers

16th century

 * Bálint Bakfark (1507/26–1576), Hungarian composer and lutenist of the Renaissance
 * Ferenc Dávid (1520–1579), Hungarian theologian, founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania

16th – 17th century

 * Gábor Bethlen, prince of Transylvania
 * Stephen Bocskai, Hungarian noble from Transylvania, prince of Transylvania
 * Péter Pázmány, Hungarian theologian and writer
 * István Szamosközy, Hungarian humanist and historian

17th century

 * János Apáczai Csere, Hungarian writer and educator
 * Johannes Caioni, Franciscan friar, the first ethnic Romanian composer

17th – 18th century

 * Kelemen Mikes, Hungarian writer

18th – 19th century

 * Farkas Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician
 * Sándor Bölöni Farkas, Hungarian writer
 * Sámuel Brassai, Hungarian teacher, musician and artist
 * Samuel von Brukenthal, Saxon administrator
 * Sándor Kőrösi Csoma, Hungarian explorer and researcher
 * Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian teacher
 * Stephan Ludwig Roth, Saxon pedagogue and Lutheran pastor
 * Gheorghe Șincai, Romanian historian and pedagogue
 * Alexandru Sterca-Șuluțiu, Romanian bishop
 * Ioan Sterca-Șuluțiu, 1848 Romanian revolutionary
 * Sámuel Teleki, Hungarian Chancellor of Transylvania, founder of the Teleki Library
 * Miklós Wesselényi, Hungarian politician and writer

19th century

 * George Bariț, Romanian historian and publicist
 * Simion Bărnuțiu, Romanian philosopher and politician
 * János Bolyai, Hungarian mathematician
 * Carl Filtsch, German pianist
 * Áron Gábor, Hungarian revolutionary
 * Avram Iancu, Romanian revolutionary
 * Zsigmond Kemény, Hungarian author
 * Andrei Mureșanu, Romanian poet and revolutionary
 * Balázs Orbán, Hungarian writer, historian and politician

19th – 20th century

 * Arthur Arz von Straussenburg, Saxon soldier, last military leader of the Austro-Hungarian Army
 * Miklós Bánffy, Hungarian nobleman, politician, and novelist.
 * Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer
 * Elek Benedek, Hungarian journalist and writer
 * István Bethlen, was a Hungarian aristocrat, statesman, Prime Minister from 1921 to 1931.
 * Lucian Blaga, Romanian poet, playwright, and philosopher
 * Alexandru Borza, Romanian botanist
 * Miklós Bródy, Hungarian chess master
 * Badea Cârțan, Romanian explorer
 * Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu, Romanian writer and soldier (first in the Austro-Hungarian Army and then in the Romanian Army)
 * George Coșbuc, Romanian poet
 * Aron Cotruș, Romanian poet and politician
 * Miron Cristea, Romanian Prime Minister and Patriarch of All Romania
 * Nicolae Densuşianu, Romanian historian and ethnologist
 * Octavian Goga, Romanian poet and politician
 * Petru Groza, Romanian politician
 * Iuliu Hossu, Romanian bishop, cardinal
 * Ștefan Octavian Iosif, Romanian poet
 * Elek Köblös, Hungarian ethnic Romanian politician
 * Károly Kós, Hungarian architect, writer and politician
 * Vasile Luca, Romanian ethnic Hungarian politician
 * Áron Márton, Hungarian Catholic bishop, anticommunist dissident
 * Traian Moșoiu, Romanian general and politician
 * Franz Nopcsa, Austrian-Hungarian paleontologist
 * József Nyírő, Hungarian writer
 * Hermann Oberth, Saxon inventor and physicist
 * Aurel Popovici, Romanian federalist
 * Sextil Pușcariu, Romanian linguist and philologist
 * Emil Rebreanu, ethnic-Romanian Austro-Hungarian Army officer
 * Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian novelist
 * Ilie Șteflea, Romanian Army Corps General and Chief of the Romanian General Staff for most of Romania's involvement in World War II
 * Vasile Suciu, Romanian bishop
 * Áron Tamási, Hungarian writer
 * Sámuel Teleki, Austrian-Hungarian explorer
 * Alexandru Vaida-Voevod, Romanian politician
 * Aurel Vlaicu, Romanian aviation pioneer

20th century

 * Emil Cioran, Romanian essayist and philosopher
 * Ion Moța, Romanian politician and volunteer soldier, deputy leader of the Iron Guard killed during the Spanish Civil War
 * László Rajk, Hungarian politician
 * Ion Rațiu, Romanian politician
 * Horia Sima, leader of the Iron Guard and co-leader of the National Legionary State
 * Ioan Suciu, Romanian bishop
 * Sándor Veress, Hungarian composer
 * Albert Wass, Hungarian writer

20–21th century

 * Ilinca Băcilă, Romanian singer/yodeller. Representative of Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, alongside Alex Florea.
 * Albert-László Barabási, Hungarian physicist
 * Oana Ban, Romanian Olympic gold medal gymnast
 * László Bölöni, Romanian ethnic Hungarian football manager
 * Victor Ciorbea, Romanian jurist, Romanian Ombudsman, ex-Prime Minister of Romania
 * Andrei Codrescu, Romanian-American writer
 * Dumitru Fărcaș, Romanian tárogató (taragot) player
 * Gheorghe Funar, Romanian politician
 * Zsolt Erőss (1968–2013), Hungarian high-altitude mountaineer
 * 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
 * György Ligeti, Hungarian composer
 * Béla Markó, Romanian ethnic Hungarian politician
 * Gabriela and Mihaela Modorcea, twins sisters comprising the duo Indiggo
 * Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
 * Octavian Paler, Romanian essayist
 * Florin Piersic, Romanian actor
 * Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut
 * András Sütő, Hungarian writer
 * Gabriela Szabo, Romanian athlete
 * Alexandru Todea, Romanian bishop, cardinal
 * László Tőkés, Hungarian bishop