List of Famous people born in Istria County, Croatia

Prince Rainer Maria Joseph Florian Ignatius Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in German: Rainer Maria Joseph Florian Ignatius Michael Gabriel Raphael Gonzaga, Prinz von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha. Cadet of a reigning German dynasty, Prince Rainer was the head of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry branch of the House of Wettin, heir in the female line of one of the oldest and wealthiest families of the Hungarian nobility. He is believed to have been killed in action at Budapest in 1945.

Luigi Dallapiccola was an Italian composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone compositions.

Sergio Endrigo was an Italian singer-songwriter.

Giovanni Arpino was an Italian writer and journalist.

Rita Rusić, also known as Rita Cecchi Gori, is a Croatian born Italian producer, actress and singer. Rusic's career began as an actress with a major role in the 1982 film Attila flagello di Dio. She was eventually moved into the film industry, with Il pentito in 1982. Later that year she also began filming Joan Lui - Ma un giorno nel paese arrivo io di lunedì.

Vladimir Arsenijević is a Serbian novelist, columnist, translator, editor, musician, and publisher. He lives and works in Belgrade. Arsenijević won the prestigious NIN Award for the Yugoslavian novel of the year 1994 for his novel In the Hold.

Fulvio Tomizza was an Italian writer. He was born in Giurizzani di Materada in Istria, to a middle-class family of ancient southern Dalmatian origins. Tomizza grew up in a zone where the dialect was mixed.

Eufemia "Femi" Benussi is an Italian film actress. She appeared in 82 films between 1965 and 1983.

Damir Burić is a Croatian water polo player who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and in the 2008 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Croatian team that won the Olympic tournament. He has also been World champion and European champion.

Édouard Fachleitner was a French former professional road bicycle racer. He was an Italian citizen until 23 June 1939. He was a professional between 1943 and 1952. Fachleitner's best results were overall victories in the 1948 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré and 1950 Tour de Romandie and second place overall in the 1947 Tour de France. He also won the one-day races GP d'Armagnac (1945), Ajaccio-Bastia (1946), Ronde d'Aix-en-Provence (1946) and GP de Cannes (1950).