List of Famous people born in Plzeň Region, Czech Republic

Antonín Kraft was a Czech cellist and composer. He was a close friend of Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

David Hirsch, known as Wolfgang Heinz, was an Austrian and East German actor and theater director. He served as President of the Academy of the Arts in Berlin between 1968 and 1974.

Josef Beran was a Czech Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Archbishop of Prague from 1946 until his death and was elevated into the cardinalate in 1965.

Ladislav Brožek is a Slovak astronomer. At the Bohemian Kleť Observatory, he discovered a total of 23 minor planets between 1979 and 1982, as credited by the Minor Planet Center.

Jakub Šimon Jan Ryba was a Czech teacher and composer of classical music. His most famous work is Czech Christmas Mass "Hey, Master!".

Daniel Šmejkal is a Czech former football midfielder and current manager of FC Sellier & Bellot Vlašim. He played for the Czech Republic national football team, for whom he played a total of 10 matches and scored 3 goals.

Ondřej Cink is a Czech cross-country mountain biker and road racing cyclist. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 14th place. He finished in the same position at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Vítězslav Lavička is a Czech football manager and former player. He is the manager of Polish club Śląsk Wrocław.