List of Famous people born in Košice Region, First Czechoslovak Republic

Cyril Vasiľ S.J. is a Slovak Jesuit who has been a prelate of the Slovak Greek Catholic Church since Pope Francis named him Apostolic Administrator of the Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Košice on 20 January 2020. He has been professor and Rector of the Pontifical Oriental Institute, a titular archbishop since 2009, and Secretary of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches from 2009 to 2020.

Jacqueline Belenyesiová is a Slovak former competitive figure skater. She is a three-time Slovak national champion and competed at five ISU Championships, qualifying to the free skate at the 2006 European Championships in Lyon.

Sándor Prokopp was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed for Hungary at the 1908, 1912 and the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Erna Diez was an Austrian classical archaeologist who undertook significant work on Roman art and the archaeology of the provinces of Noricum and Pannonia.

Maroš Kováč is a Slovak former road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the De Nardi–Pasta Montegrappa and Dukla Banská Bystrica teams.

Marián Čalfa was the former Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia during and after the Velvet Revolution in 1989, as well as de facto acting President for 19 days, and was a key facilitator of the smooth transfer of power from Communist rule to a new democratic representation.

František Tondra was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Spiš (1989-2011), Slovakia.