List of Famous people born in Šibenik-Knin County, Croatia

Neven Spahija is a Croatian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.

Duje Ćaleta-Car is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Marseille and the Croatia national team. He was a member of the Croatian squad which ended as runners-up to France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Dario Šarić is a Croatian professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the 12th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He also represents the senior Croatia national team.

Gordon Schildenfeld is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Šibenik. He played several years for Croatia national team.

Goran Višnjić is a Croatian-American actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known in the United States for his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač on ER and Garcia Flynn on Timeless, both NBC television series. For ER, he and his cast were nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the son-in-law of Croatian film director and former head of Croatian Radiotelevision (1991–95), Antun Vrdoljak. He moved to the United States in the late 1990s.

Milivoj Petković is a Bosnian Croat army officer who is among six defendants convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in relation to the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War. He was sentenced to 20 years in jail but only served four.

Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach of the Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Serie A.

Milan Martić is a Croatian Serb politician who served as the president of the unrecognized Republic of Serbian Krajina between 1994 and 1995, during the Croatian War of Independence.

Antonija Sandrić is a Croatian professional basketball player for CCC Polkowice of the Basket Liga Kobiet and the Croatia national team.

Goran Tomić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He most recently managed Croatian First Football League club NK Lokomotiva.