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- 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
* Ilinca Băcilă, Romanian singer/yodeller. Representative of Romania at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, alongside Alex Florea.
* Bálint Bakfark, Hungarian composer and lutenist of the Renaissance
* George Bariț, 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
* Gábor 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 friar, the first ethnic Romanian composer
* Badea Cârțan, Romanian explorer
* Emil Cioran, Romanian essayist and philosopher
* Victor Ciorbea, Romanian jurist, Romanian Ombudsman, ex-Prime Minister of Romania
* Octavian Codru Tăslăuanu, Romanian writer and soldier (first in the Austro-Hungarian Army and then in the Romanian Army)
* Matthias Corvinus, Hungarian king
* Andrei Codrescu, Romanian-American writer
* Corneliu Coposu, Romanian politician
* George Coșbuc, Romanian poet
* Aron Cotruș, Romanian poet and politician
* Miron Cristea, Romanian Prime Minister and Patriarch of All Romania
* 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 Fărcaș, Romanian tárogató (taragot) player
* Carl Filtsch, German pianist
* Gheorghe Funar, Romanian politician
* Áron Gábor, Hungarian revolutionary
* Octavian Goga, Romanian poet and politician
* 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
* Traian Moșoiu, Romanian general and politician
* Ion Moța, Romanian politician and volunteer soldier, deputy leader of the Iron Guard killed during the Spanish Civil War
* Gheorghe Mureșan, Romanian basketball player
* Andrei Mureșanu, 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 Băsești, Romanian politician
* Aurel Popovici, Romanian federalist
* Dumitru Prunariu, Romanian cosmonaut
* Sextil Pușcariu, Romanian linguist and philologist
* László Rajk, Hungarian politician
* Ion Rațiu, Romanian politician
* Emil Rebreanu, ethnic-Romanian Austro-Hungarian Army officer
* Liviu Rebreanu, Romanian novelist
* Stephan Ludwig Roth, Saxon pedagogue and Lutheran pastor
* Ioan Slavici, Romanian writer
* András Sütő, Hungarian writer
* Horia Sima, leader of the Iron Guard and co-leader of the National Legionary State
* Gheorghe Șincai, Romanian historian and pedagogue
* Ilie Șteflea, Romanian Army Corps General and Chief of the Romanian General Staff for most of Romania's involvement in World War II
* 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 Vaștag, 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 (en)
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