List of Famous people born in Nitra Region, Slovakia

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

Emerich Sinelli, O.F.M. Cap. was of the Capuchin Order and Prince-Bishop of Vienna.

Ernest Vajda was a Hungarian actor, playwright, and novelist, but is more famous today for his screenplays.

Pál Kadosa was a pianist and Hungarian composer of the post-Bartók generation. His early style was influenced by Hungarian folklore while his later works were more toward Hindemith and expressively forceful idioms. He was born in Levice. He studied at the national Hungarian Royal Academy of Music under Zoltán Székely and Zoltán Kodály. He was appointed to the faculty of the Fodor School in 1927 where he taught until 1943 when he was forced out due to wartime political issues.

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.

Jan Mojto is a film producer and international distributor of TV- and theatre rights and operates several classical music channels in Europe.

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

Franz Lehár was an Austro-Hungarian composer. He is mainly known for his operettas, of which the most successful and best known is The Merry Widow.

Norbert Hrnčár is a former Slovak football player and manager.