List of people from Cluj-Napoca
This is a list of people from Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Natives
- Otto Adler (1929–), president of the Jewish Association of Romania
- Alexandru Agache (1955–), operatic baritone
- Egon Balas (1922–2019), mathematician, 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
- Ruxandra Cesereanu (1963–), poet, writer and literary critic
- Matthias Corvinus (1443–1490), King of Hungary and Croatia (1458-1490)
- 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
- 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-), 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)