List of Famous people born in Bistrița-Năsăud County, Romania

Gabriela Szabo is a retired Romanian runner. She competed in the 1500 m and 5000 m events at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal. Szabo was born to a Romanian mother and a Hungarian father.

Cristian George Ganea is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek club Aris.

Viorel Dinu Moldovan is a Romanian former professional football forward and currently the manager of Petrolul Ploiești. He was an important player for the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He was recently the manager of AJ Auxerre in the French Ligue 2.

Cristian Dorin Tudor was a Romanian football striker.

Adrian Crișan is a Romanian professional table tennis player who currently plays with SV Werder Bremen. He competed in the Summer Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016. He ranked as high as #10 in the World Rankings in January 2006, and is ranked #52 as of October 2016.

Arnold Graffi was a pioneering German doctor in the area of experimental cancer research.

Paul Viorel Anton is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I side Dinamo București.

Lajos Márk, also known as Louis Marc was a Hungarian painter, illustrator and poster artist.