List of Famous people born in Arad County, Romania

Robert Bobroczkyi, alternatively anglicized as Robert Bobroczky and originally Róbert Bobróczky in Hungarian, is a Romanian college basketball player of Hungarian descent. Standing 2.31 m, he has drawn attention for his exceptional height. After moving to the United States in 2016 and attending high school in Geneva, Ohio, he currently attends and plays for Rochester University in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

Marius Copil is a Romanian professional tennis player playing on the ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour and a member of the Romanian Davis Cup team. Copil is known for his extremely powerful and consistent serve.

Otmar Szafnauer is the Chief Executive Officer and Team Principal of the Aston Martin F1 Team.

Klára Hensch was a Hungarian tennis player in the World War II era. She represented Hungary in many international team matches. She reached the quarterfinal of the Wimbledon doubles event in 1939.

Valer Barna-Săbăduș, also Valer Sabadus, is a Romanian-German countertenor.

Ovidiu Alin Hațegan is a Romanian professional football referee who officiates primarily in the Liga I and for FIFA as a FIFA international referee.

Helmuth Robert Duckadam is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper and the current president of FC Steaua București.

Daniela Monteiro, née Dodean, is a Romanian professional table tennis player and European champion. She competed for Romania in the women's singles and team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the women's singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the team and individual events at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Magdolna Vilma Benedikta Purgly de Jószáshely was the wife of Admiral Miklós Horthy.

Isidor Kaufmann was an Austro-Hungarian painter of Jewish themes. Having devoted his career to genre painting, he traveled throughout Eastern Europe in search of scenes of Jewish, often Hasidic life.