List of Famous people born in Central Department, Paraguay

Iván Rodrigo Piris Leguizamón is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a full-back for Club Libertad.

Osvaldo David Martínez Arce is a Paraguayan professional footballer for Sol de América. He is also a naturalized Mexican citizen.

Bruno Amílcar Valdez Rojas is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Liga MX club América and the Paraguay national team.

Luis Antonio Amarilla Lencina is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a Striker for LDU Quito on loan from Vélez Sarsfield.

Nelson David Cabrera Báez is a football defender who plays for Club Always Ready. Born in Paraguay, he represented the Paraguay national football team once in a friendly before naturalizating as a Bolivian and switching to represent Bolivia internationally.

Juan Rodrigo Rojas Avelar is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Club Olimpia.

Miguel Ángel Ramón Samudio is a Paraguayan footballer.

José Leonardo Cáceres Ovelar is a Paraguayan international footballer as a Centre back.

Raúl Vicente Amarilla is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played as a striker. Born in Paraguay, he represented Spain internationally with the under-21 team.

Lourdes Verónica Arévalos Elias is a Paraguayan model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss Universe 2006 held in Los Angeles, California, USA on July 23, 2006. She was third runner-up. In the same, year she represented Paraguay in the Reina Sudamericana 2006 beauty pageant and was second runner-up.