List of Famous people born in Istria County, Croatia

Karl Novak was a Yugoslav Slovene military officer best known as commander of the Slovene Chetniks in the Italian-annexed Province of Ljubljana during World War II.

Antun Bogetić was a Croatian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church who was bishop emeritus of Diocese of Poreč-Pula. He was, at the time of his death in 2017, the oldest living Catholic bishop from Croatia.

Eugenio Ravignani was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop.

Susy Andersen is an Italian actress.

Anthony Cetinski, known professionally as Tony Cetinski, is a Croatian pop singer. Today, he is one of the most popular male singers in Croatia and countries of former Yugoslavia.

Matthias Flacius Illyricus or Francovich was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present day Croatia. He was notable as a theologian, sometimes dissenting strongly with his fellow Lutherans, and as a scholar for his editorial work on the Magdeburg Centuries.

Bishop Ivan Milovan is a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Diocesan Bishop of Poreč-Pula since 18 November 1997 until his resignation on 14 June 2012.

Antonio Santin, was an Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Rijeka, Bishop of Koper (Slovenia), Bishop of Trieste (Italy), and was created Archbishop ad personam.

Antonio Smareglia was an Italian opera composer.