List of Transylvanians

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

  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 century

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

20–21st 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