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

Ján Sokol is a Slovak archbishop and former Archbishop of Trnava.

Ivan Chrenko is a Slovak billionaire businessman, the chairman and majority owner of the Slovak real estate development company HB Reavis. In March 2017, with an estimate net worth of US$1.1 billion, Chrenko became the first ever Slovak billionaire, according to Forbes. Prior to Chrenko, Andrej Babiš became the first person of Slovak origin with a net worth above $1 billion, but he later became a citizen of the Czech Republic.

Norbert Hrnčár is a former Slovak football player and manager.

Jozef Makúch was the Governor of National Bank of Slovakia since January 2010 to June 2019.

Ladislav Jurkemik is a former Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played in the Czechoslovak First League for Inter Bratislava and Dukla Banská Bystrica. Jurkemik played internationally for Czechoslovakia; he played a total of 57 matches and scored 3 goals. He managed Slovakia in 2002 and 2003.

Dominik Tóth was a Slovak Roman Catholic bishop.

Jozef Barmoš is a former Slovak football coach and former player. He played in defence for Czechoslovakia, and won 52 international caps.

József Samassa was a Hungarian Roman Catholic cardinal who served as the Archbishop of Eger from 1873 until his death. He served as a professor after his ordination and later served as Bishop of Szepes (Spiš), before he was elevated to the Archbishopric of Eger. Pope Pius X named him a cardinal in 1905 as the Cardinal-Priest of San Marco; he received that title twelve months later.

Ľubor Kresák was a Slovak astronomer.

Léopold Szondi was a Hungarian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, psychopathologist and Professor of psychology. Founder of the concept of fate analysis. He is known for the psychological tool that bears his name, the Szondi test. The achievements of the scientist are: The Szondi test, Fate analysis and Fate psychology.