List of Famous people born in Tartu County, Estonia

Kalle Kriit is an Estonian professional racing cyclist who last rode for UCI Professional Continental Team Cofidis. His nickname is Estonian Emperor.

Leopold von Schroeder was a German Indologist.

Kurt Heinrich Meyer or Kurt Otto Hans Meyer was a German chemist of Baltic origin.

Karl Ernst Claus was a German-Russian chemist and naturalist of Baltic German origin. Claus was a professor at Kazan State University and a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He was primarily known as a chemist and discoverer of the chemical element ruthenium, which he named after his homeland of Russia, but also as one of the first scientists who applied quantitative methods in botany.

Sale-Liis Teesalu is an Estonian female badminton player.

Kristin Kuuba is an Estonian badminton player. She was a bronze medalist at the 2015 European Junior Championships in the girls' doubles event with her partner Helina Rüütel. Kuuba competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, also at the 2015 Baku and 2019 Minsk European Games.

Helina Rüütel is an Estonian badminton player.