List of Famous people born in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, Hungary

Miklós Dudás OSBM was a Hungarian Greek Catholic hierarch. He was bishop of the Hungarian Greek Catholic Eparchy of Hajdúdorog from 1939 to 1972, Apostolic Administrator of the Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve from 1943 to 1946 and Apostolic Administrator of Apostolic Exarchate of Miskolc from 1946 to 1972.

Dr. Attila Tilki is a Hungarian jurist and politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) for Fehérgyarmat from 2006 to 2014, and for Vásárosnamény since 2014. He served as mayor of Fehérgyarmat between 2006 and 2014.

István Simicskó is a Hungarian politician of the governing Fidesz–KDNP coalition. He has been a Member of the National Assembly since 1998. He served as Minister of Defence from 10 September 2015 to 18 May 2018.

Count Aurél Dessewffy de Csernek et Tarkeő was a Hungarian politician, who served as Speaker of the House of Magnates between 1906 and 1910. He also functioned as board member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA). He was the last judge royal of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1917 to 1918.

László Filep was a Hungarian mathematician who specialized in history of mathematics. His Ph.D. advisors at the University of Debrecen were Barna Szénássy and Lajos Tamássy.

Victor Varconi was a Hungarian actor who initially found success in his native country, as well as in Germany and Austria, in silent films before relocating to the United States, where he continued to appear in films throughout the sound era. Varconi also appeared in British and Italian films.

Gyula Halasy was a Hungarian sport shooter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Menyhért Count Lónyay de Nagylónya et Vásárosnamény was a Hungarian politician who served as Prime Minister of Hungary from 1871 to 1872.

Ján Vályi or János Vályi was a Slovak Greek Catholic hierarch. He was the bishop of Slovak Catholic Eparchy of Prešov from 1883 to 1911.