List of Transylvanians

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