List of Famous people born in Vaslui County, Romania

Andreea Mădălina Răducan is a retired gymnast from Bârlad, Romania. She currently works as a sports announcer and journalist.

Manolache Costache Epureanu (1823–1880) was twice the Prime Minister of Romania as a representative of the Conservative Party: in 1870 and in 1876.

Valeriu Lazarov or Valerio Lazarov was a Romanian-born television producer and director of Spanish Channel, Telecinco between 1985–1994.

Dimitrie or Demetrius Cantemir, also known by other spellings, was a Moldavian soldier, statesman, and man of letters. He was twice voivode of Moldavia. During his second term, he allied his state with Russia in their war against Moldavia's Ottoman overlords; Russia's defeat forced Cantemir's family into exile and the replacement of the native voivodes by the Greeks phanariots. Cantemir was also a prolific writer, variously a philosopher, historian, composer, musicologist, linguist, ethnographer, and geographer. His son Antioch, Russia's ambassador to Great Britain and France and a friend of Montesquieu and Voltaire, would go on to be known as "the father of Russian poetry".

Alexandru Ioan Cuza was the first domnitor (Ruler) of the Romanian Principalities through his double election as prince of Moldavia on 5 January 1859 and prince of Wallachia on 24 January 1859. He was a prominent figure of the Revolution of 1848 in Moldavia. Following his double election, he initiated a series of reforms that contributed to the modernization of Romanian society and of state structures.

Bogdan III the One-Eyed or Bogdan III the Blind was Voivode of Moldavia from July 2, 1504 to 1517.

Dragoș Grigore is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad and the Romania national team.

Princess Elena Bibescu was a Romanian noblewoman and pianist, regarded as one of the greatest pianists of Europe in the nineteenth century.

Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was a Romanian communist politician and electrician. He was the first Communist leader of Romania from 1947 to 1965, serving as first secretary of the Romanian Communist Party from 1944 to 1954 and from 1955 to 1965, and as the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 to 1955.

Antioh Cantemir, better known in English by the anglicized form Antioch Cantemir, was a Moldavian noble who ruled as voivode of Moldavia.