List of Famous people born in Trenčín Region, First Czechoslovak Republic

Dušan Samo Jurkovič was a Slovak architect, furniture designer, artist and ethnographer. One of the best-known promoters of Slovak art in 20th century Czechoslovakia, he is remembered mostly due to his projects of numerous World War I cemeteries in Galicia and thanks to his wooden works of spa complex in Luhačovice and mountain cottage hotel Maměnka and canteen Libušín Pustevny na Radhošti. Thanks to his artistic work with wood, he is referred to as "the poet of timber". His architectonic style was a unique fusion of folk architecture and then-popular architectonic styles, mostly associated with Art Nouveau. Jurkovič repeatedly stressed: "The work of art is rooted in the time. I also have always cautiously listened to its voice."

Ján Zachara is a former Czechoslovak boxer who won the gold medal in the featherweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Zachara also competed in 1956, losing in a quarterfinal to Pentti Hämäläinen of Finland on points. He was born in Kubrá, a borough of Trenčín, present-day Slovakia.

Peter Dvorský is a Slovak operatic tenor. Possessing a lyrical voice with a soft, elastic tone, and warm and melodious timbre, Dvorský's repertoire concentrates on roles from the Italian and Slavic repertories.

Ján Valach is a Slovak retired professional road cyclist. He represented his nation Slovakia in two editions of the Olympic Games, and later competed as a member of Dukla Trenčín–Merida professional cycling team before his official retirement in 2010. He now works as a directeur sportif for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe.

Mons. Róbert Bezák, C.SS.R. is a Slovak Roman Catholic prelate. He was consecrated as Archbishop of Trnava on June 6, 2009 by Cardinal Jozef Tomko.

Ján Chryzostom Korec, SJ was a Slovak Jesuit priest and a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was ordained as a priest in 1950 and consecrated as a bishop in 1951.

Eva Sládeková is a Slovak badminton player. She is a two-time national badminton champion in the women's singles, and also, a member of the badminton team for M-Šport Trenčín Club, under her personal coach and former partner Michal Matejka.

Jozef Chovanec is a Czechoslovak former professional football player and manager.