List of Famous people born in Najaf Governorate, Iraq

Abolhassan Najafi was an Iranian writer and translator.

Abdul-Hussein Abdul Redha Abtaan is an Iraqi politician and former Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports. He served as deputy governor of Najaf (2005–2009), deputy in the Iraqi parliament from Najaf (2010–2014), and Minister of Youth and Sports in the Iraqi government from 2014 to 2018.

Mohammad Reza Naqdi is a senior officer in the Revolutionary Guards.

Mohammad-Javad Ardeshir Larijani is an Iranian conservative politician, mathematical logician, and former diplomat. He is currently a top adviser to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in foreign affairs and secretary of High Council for Human rights, Judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Amani Alaa is an Iraqi actress and comedy artist.

Sayyid Muhammad Sa'id Al-Habboubi was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family.

Hisham ibn al-Kalbi, also known as Ibn al-Kalbi was an Arab historian. His full name Abu al-Mundhir Hisham bin Muhammed bin al-Sa'ib bin Bishr al-Kalbi. Born in Kufa, he spent much of his life in Baghdad. Like his father, he collected information about the genealogies and history of the ancient Arabs. According to the Fihrist, he wrote 140 works. His account of the genealogies of the Arabs is continually quoted in the Kitab al-Aghani.

Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei was a Shia cleric and, the son of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.