List of Famous people born in Istria County, Croatia

Ottavio Scotti (1904–1975) was an Italian art director. Scotti was born in Umago, which was then part of Italy but is today in Croatia. He worked on more than a hundred films during his career, including Orson Welles's Black Magic which was shot at Cinecittà in Rome.

Herman of Carinthia, also Hermannus Sclavus, Hermannus Dalmata, or Secundus, was a Medieval Carinthian Slavic philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, translator and author.

Matteo Giulio Bartoli was an Italian linguist from Istria.

Erma Bossi (1875-1952) was a German Expressionist painter.

Pietro Polani was the 36th Doge of Venice. He reigned from 1130 to 1148.

Stjepan Hauser is a Croatian cellist. He is a member of 2CELLOS, along with Luka Šulić.