List of Famous people born in Skopje, North Macedonia

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. After living in Skopje for eighteen years, she moved to Ireland and then to India, where she lived for most of her life.

Esma Redžepova-Teodosievska was a Macedonian Romani vocalist, songwriter and humanitarian. Because of her prolific repertoire, which included hundreds of songs, and because of her contribution to Roma culture and its promotion, she was nicknamed Queen of the Gypsies.

Vlatko Ilievski was a Macedonian pop rock singer and actor. He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song Rusinka in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was previously a member of the rock band "Moral". He was a student of acting at the faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje, where he graduated in 2010 with the drama "Anger" from Stephen King.

Tamara Todevska, also known mononymously as Tamara, is a Macedonian singer, songwriter and recording artist.

Ljubiša Samardžić, nicknamed Smoki, was a Serbian actor and director, best known as Šurda in the Vruć vetar TV series, and Inspector Boško Simić in the comedy crime series Policajac sa Petlovog brda and film of the same name.

Dragomir Felba was a Serbian actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1948 to 2000.

Savo Klimovski is a Macedonian lawyer and politician. He served as interim President of Macedonia from 19 November to 15 December 1999.

Tijana Dapčević also known as simply Tijana, is a Macedonian-Serbian singer who has achieved popularity in Balkan countries, mainly in Serbia.

Pero Antić is a Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia.

Aleksandar Vasoski is a Macedonian professional football manager and former player. He was recently managed the FK Vardar.