# List of Transylvanians

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

## 20–21th 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