List of people from Peja

The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Peja.

List

 * Saint Sava, first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and founder of the Monastery of Peć
 * Arsenije Sremac, second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and first who resided in the Monastery of Peć
 * Joanikije II, Serbian Patriarch
 * Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta, Serbian Patriarch
 * David Albahari, Serbian author
 * Đorđe Ristić Skopljanče, Serbian chetnik
 * Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, who wrote the Turkish National Anthem
 * Fatos Bećiraj, Albanian football player, who plays for the Montenegro national team
 * Faruk Begolli, Albanian actor
 * Qerim Begolli, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
 * Vladimir Božović, Montenegrin football player
 * Đorđe Božović, Serb paramilitary leader
 * Agim Çavdarbasha, Albanian former sculptor
 * Agim Çeku, military commander of the KLA during the 1999 Kosovo War, minister of Security Force of Kosovo
 * Salih Gjuka, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
 * Bedri bej Ipeku, Albanian politician
 * Bogoljub Karić, Serbian politician and businessman
 * Gezim Kasapolli, politician
 * Xhevat Kelmendi, singer
 * Majlinda Kelmendi, Olympic, World and European judo champion
 * Distria Krasniqi, Olympic and European judo champion
 * Rustemi Kreshnik, Albanian kickboxer
 * Ljubiša Barović, Serbian actor
 * Miodrag Krivokapić, Serbian actor
 * Shkodran Metaj, Albanian footballer
 * Rahman Morina, Albanian politician
 * Fadil Muriqi, Albanian former football player, part of the "Golden Generation" of FC Prishtina
 * Xhevdet Muriqi, Albanian former football player, part of the "Golden Generation" of FC Prishtina
 * Veljko Radenović, Serbian police lieutenant colonel
 * Ranko Popović, Serbian former football player and a current coach
 * Kamer Qaka, Albanian footballer
 * Riza Sapunxhiu, Albanian politician
 * Zhuj Selmani, League of Prizren
 * Milutin Šoškić, Serbian former football player, Olympic champion
 * Dejan Stojanović, Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist
 * Pavle Strugar, retired Montenegrin general in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA)
 * Sislej Xhafa, Albanian artist
 * Haxhi Zeka, Albanian national leader