List of Famous people born in Centre Macedonia Region, Greece

Nâzım Hikmet Ran, commonly known as Nâzım Hikmet, was a Turkish poet, playwright, novelist, screenwriter, director and memoirist. He was acclaimed for the "lyrical flow of his statements". Described as a "romantic communist" and "romantic revolutionary", he was repeatedly arrested for his political beliefs and spent much of his adult life in prison or in exile. His poetry has been translated into more than fifty languages.

Georgios Athanasiadis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League club AEK Athens.

Anastasia Zampounidis, is a Greek-German TV host.

Konstantinos "Kostas" Tsimikas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Premier League club Liverpool and the Greece national team.

Jean Tatlian is a Soviet singer of Armenian ancestry. In the late 1960s he enjoyed great popularity in the USSR. He emigrated to France in 1971. Jean Tatlian considers himself the first chansonnier of the Soviet Union.

Katerina Sakellaropoulou is the President of Greece. She was elected to succeed former President of Greece, Prokopis Pavlopoulos, by the Hellenic Parliament on 22 January 2020. Prior to her election as President of Greece, she served as President of the Council of State, the highest administrative court of Greece.

Auguste Corteau is the pen name of the Greek author Petros Hadjopoulos. He was born in Thessaloniki, in 1979.

Dimitrios Pelkas is a Greek professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for English Championship club Hull City on loan from Fenerbahçe and the Greece national team.

Christos Tzolis is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Norwich City and the Greece national football team.

Apostolos Vellios is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a striker for Italian Serie B club Ascoli.