List of people from Cluj-Napoca

This is a list of people from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

Natives

 * Otto Adler (1929–2014), president of the Jewish Association of Romania
 * Alexandru Agache (1955–), operatic baritone
 * Egon Balas (1922–2019), mathematician, professor at Carnegie Mellon University
 * Edith Balas (1929-), art historian, professor at Carnegie Mellon University
 * Oana Ban (1986-), Olympic gymnast and gold medalist (2004)
 * Dezső Bánffy (1843–1911), Prime Minister of Hungary (1895-1899).
 * Miklós Bánffy (1873–1950), nobleman, novelist, Foreign Minister of Hungary (1921–1922)
 * Stephen Bocskay (1557–1606), Calvinist nobleman, Prince of Transylvania (1605–1606).
 * Ádám Bodor (1936–), author
 * János Bolyai (1802–1860), mathematician
 * Rada Mihalcea, Computer Scientist and Professor at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
 * Coralia Cartis, mathematician
 * Ruxandra Cesereanu (1963–), poet, writer and literary critic
 * Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary and Croatia (1458-1490).
 * Flaviu Cristian (1951–1999), Romanian-American computer scientist
 * Ferenc Dávid (ca. 1510–1579), preacher, founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania
 * Tissa David (1921-2012), animator
 * Péter Eckstein-Kovács (1956-), lawyer and politician
 * Agnes Esterhazy (1898-1956), film actress
 * Magda Frank (1914–2010), sculptor
 * Mihai Gavrilă (1929–), quantum physicist
 * Bela Gold (1915–2012), American academic
 * Ionel Haiduc (1937–), chemist, President of the Romanian Academy (2006-2014)
 * Michael Halász (1938–), classical conductor
 * Gabriella and Monica Irimia (1982–), singers known as The Cheeky Girls
 * Emil Isac (1886-1954), poet, playwright and critic
 * Dezső Kalinovszky (1933 in Cluj–2009), Romanian writer
 * Béla Károlyi (1942-), gymnastics coach
 * Rudolf Kastner (1906-1957), Zionist activist, journalist and lawyer
 * Irina Lăzăreanu (1982–), model and folk singer
 * János Martonyi (1944-), politician, Foreign Minister of Hungary (1998-2002; 2010–2014)
 * Elena Moldovan Popoviciu (1924-2009), mathematician
 * Ibrahim Muteferrika (1674-1745), Ottoman diplomat, printer and historian
 * Ion Negoițescu (1921–1993), literary critic and memoirist
 * Adrian Papahagi (1976–), medievalist and politician
 * Sergiu P. Pașca (1982–), neuroscientist
 * Florin Piersic (1936-), theater and film actor
 * Sándor Reményik (1890–1941), poet
 * Rudolph von Ripper (1905–1960), artist and soldier
 * Daniela L. Rus (1963–), American computer scientist
 * Lívia Rusz (1930–), graphic artist
 * Heinrich Schönfeld (born 1900), Austrian football player
 * István Szamosközy (1570-1612), historian
 * László Tőkés (1952-), Calvinist bishop, 1989 revolutionary, politician
 * Sándor Végh (1912-1997), violinist and conductor
 * Abraham Wald (1902-1950), mathematician

Inhabitants

 * Endre Ady (1877-1919), poet
 * Ion Agârbiceanu (1882-1963), novelist
 * Bartolomeu Anania (1921-2011), Orthodox bishop
 * Lucian Blaga (1895-1961), poet and philosopher
 * Nicolae Bocșan (1947-2016), historian, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (2004–2008)
 * Alexandru Borza (1887-1971), botanist, founder of the Cluj-Napoca Botanical Garden
 * Corneliu Coposu (1914-1995), founder of the Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party, anti-communist political prisoner
 * Doina Cornea (1929-2018), dissident
 * Constantin Daicoviciu (1898-1973), historian, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (1956–1968)
 * Horia Demian (1942-1989), basketball player
 * Gheorghe Funar (1949-), mayor of Cluj-Napoca (1992-2004)
 * Onisifor Ghibu (1883-1972), teacher of pedagogy and politician
 * Yekusiel Yehudah Halberstam (1905-1994), Orthodox Jewish rabbi
 * Emil Hațieganu (1878-1959), politician and jurist
 * Iuliu Hațieganu (1885-1959), doctor, tuberculosis researcher
 * Iuliu Hossu (1885-1970), Greek-Catholic bishop, political prisoner
 * Antal Kagerbauer (1814-1872), architect
 * Olga Lengyel (1908-2001), Auschwitz prisoner, memoirist
 * Scott Long (1963-), lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender activist
 * Ioan Lupaș (1880-1967), historian, politician and Orthodox priest
 * Augustin Maior (1882-1963), physicist, educator and inventor
 * Iuliu Maniu (1873-1953), politician, three times Prime Minister of Romania (1928-1933)
 * Andrei Marga (1946-), political scientist and politician, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (1993–2004, 2008–2012)
 * Dorinel Munteanu (1968-), football player and manager
 * Gheorghe Mureșan (1971-), basketball player
 * Ioan Gyuri Pascu (1961-2016), pop singer, actor and comedian
 * Emil Racoviță (1868-1947), biologist and explorer of Antarctica
 * Ion Rațiu (1917-2000), politician and exile activist
 * Raluca Ripan (1894-1972), chemist, rector of Babeș-Bolyai University (1951–1956)
 * Dumitru D. Roșca (1895-1980), philosopher and professor
 * Ioan Sabău (1968-), football player
 * Emil Simon (1936-2014), conductor and composer
 * Raoul Șorban (1912-2006), painter, writer and academic
 * Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872-1950), politician, Prime Minister of Romania (1919-1920)