List of Famous people born in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ivan Ljubičić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010 as well as 3 other finals, 2 of them coming in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the Miami Masters in 2006.

Vahida Maglajlić was a Yugoslav Partisan recognized as a People's Hero of Yugoslavia for her part in the struggle against the Axis powers during World War II. She was the only Bosnian Muslim woman to receive the order.

Ognjen Vranješ is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Belgian First Division A club Sporting Charleroi on loan from Anderlecht.

Mustafa Nadarević was a Yugoslav, and later Bosnian and Croatian film, theatre and television actor. He starred in over 70 films; some of those films are: The Smell of Quinces (1982), When Father Was Away on Business (1985), Reflections (1987), The Glembays (1988), Kuduz (1989), Silent Gunpowder (1990), The Perfect Circle (1997), Days and Hours (2004), Mirage (2004), and Halima's Path (2012).

Franjo Komarica is a Bosnian prelate of the Catholic Church, the Bishop of Banja Luka and president of the Bishops' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Marija Šestić is a Bosnian singer and musician. She is most known for representing Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Performing the song "Rijeka bez imena", Šestić collected a total of 106 points, placing eleventh out of twenty-four entries.

Aleksandar Vuković is a former Bosnian-naturalized Polish football midfielder and the football manager.

Dušan Šestić is a Bosnian musician and composer; he composed the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Adem Čejvan was a Bosnian actor.