List of Famous people born in San Salvador Department, El Salvador

Milena Mayorga is a Salvadoran deputy to the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador for San Salvador department, former model and beauty pageant contestant who represented El Salvador in Miss Universe 1996, where she finished in top ten. On September 24, 2020 president Nayib Bukele appointed her as ambassador to the United States.

Roque Antonio Dalton García, born Roque Antonio García, better known as Roque Dalton, was a Salvadoran poet, essayist, journalist, communist activist, and intellectual. He is considered one of Latin America's most compelling poets. He wrote emotionally strong, sometimes sarcastic, and image-loaded works dealing with life, death, love, and politics.

Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena is a Salvadoran politician who was President of El Salvador from 1 June 2009 to 1 June 2014. He won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) political party and took office on 1 June 2009. In July 2019, Funes became a naturalized citizen of Nicaragua, where he and his immediate family have been residing in exile since 2014.

Alexandra Blanca Vela Puga is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician originally from El Salvador. She is currently a dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of the Americas Ecuador.

Juan Salvador Guzmán Tapia was a Chilean judge. He was the first Chilean judge to lead investigations and prosecute Augusto Pinochet for violations of human rights during his dictatorship between 1973 and 1990. As a special prosecutor, he used novel legal strategies to hold Pinochet and members of his military regime accountable for the killings and human rights violations during this period.

Alfredo Félix Cristiani Burkard is a Salvadorean politician who was President of El Salvador from 1989 to 1994.

Colonel Arturo Armando Molina Barraza was a Salvadoran politician and military officer, who served as President of El Salvador from 1972 to 1977.

Fernando Llort Choussy was a Salvadoran artist, often dubbed "El Salvador's National Artist" by the Foundation for Self Sufficiency in Central America. He is known for teaching the citizens of the small town of La Palma, Chalatenango, how to make a living through art. His style is colorful and often childlike; it can be compared to that of Joan Miró and in some instances to that of Pablo Picasso.

Joel Antonio Aguilar Chicas is a Salvadoran Retired football referee. He has been a FIFA listed international referee since 2002.

Alexander Vidal Larín Hernández is a Salvadoran professional football player who plays as a left back.