List of Famous people born in Štip Municipality, North Macedonia

Dragoslav Šekularac was a Serbian professional footballer and coach. Nicknamed Šeki, he was quick and crafty with the ball, displaying creative skills which turned many heads. Possessing supreme self-confidence along with impeccable technical ability, he was one of the biggest showmen and crowd draws in the history of Yugoslav football. His enormous popularity throughout FPR Yugoslavia during the early 1960s transcended sports as he easily became one of the most recognizable individuals in the country. As a coach, he led several clubs in Canada, Colombia, Australia, Serbia, Mexico, and Spain, as well as the Guatemala national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Lyubomir Miletich was a leading Bulgarian linguist, ethnographer, dialectologist and historian, as well as the chairman of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1926 to his death.

Kiro Gligorov was the first President of the Republic of Macedonia, serving from 1991 to 1999. He held various high positions in the political establishment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, including as Secretary of State for Finance in the Federal Executive Council, a member of the Yugoslav Presidency, as well as President of the Assembly of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia from May 15, 1974 to May 15, 1978.

Todor Dimitrov Pavlov was a Bulgarian Marxist philosopher, politician, journalist and leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party. He was one of the three regents for the underage Simeon II from 1944 to 1946. From 1947 to 1962 he was the president of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Ljupčo Jordanovski was a Macedonian seismologist and politician.

Ljubčo Georgievski or Lyubcho Georgievski born 17 January 1966) is a politician from North Macedonia who served as the 3rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia and is considered one of the pioneers of the country's independence. He founded the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization - Democratic Party for Macedonian National Unity and was the first party president from 1990 to 2003. Nevertheless, following accusations of being pro-Bulgarian, Georgievski broke off with the party he founded and established the VMRO-NP, and later acquired Bulgarian citizenship.