List of Famous people born in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

Arnold Ludwig Mendelssohn, was a German composer and music teacher.

Marcel Witeczek is a retired German footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.

Waldemar Sorychta is a Polish heavy metal musician, songwriter, producer and artist who has lived in Dortmund, Germany since 1982.

Michał Rokicki was a Polish swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He represented his nation Poland at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and also served as a member of the swimming team throughout his sporting career for AZS Warszawa, under the tutelage of his personal coach Paweł Slominski.

Paweł Pietryja is a Polish badminton player. He competed at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. In 2016, he won two titles at the Hellas Open in the men's doubles event partnered with Milosz Bochat and in the mixed doubles event with Aneta Wojtkowska.

Jan Urban is a Polish football manager and former player who played as a striker.