List of Famous people born in West Bačka District, Serbia

Nikola Jokić is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also represents the Serbian national team. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he plays in the center position.

Filip Krajinović is a Serbian professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 on 23 April 2018. He made his ATP World Tour debut at the 2009 Serbia Open, losing in the first round. His best individual result has been a Masters 1000 final. He played a Davis Cup semifinal with the Serbian national team. He holds ATP main-draw victories over former or current top-10 players such as Novak Djokovic, Dominic Thiem, Stan Wawrinka, Daniil Medvedev, Tomáš Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Gilles Simon, Fernando Verdasco, David Goffin (twice), Marcos Baghdatis, John Isner, Fabio Fognini (twice) and Pablo Carreño Busta and has a victory in a Masters qualifying round over former top-5 player Gastón Gaudio.

Ratko Svilar is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Nikola Poplašen is a former Bosnian Serb politician and Chetnik Vojvoda. He was the president of Republika Srpska from late 1998 to 1999. He was removed by the High Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Carlos Westendorp, on 5 March 1999. The removal was enforced on 2 September 1999.

Radivoj Korać was a Serbian and Yugoslav professional basketball player. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Korać is well-known for holding the EuroLeague's all-time single-game scoring record, at 99 points scored, in a game versus Alviks, during the 1964–65 season, and for once making 100 out of 100 free throws on a live television show in Belgium.

Joseph Kish was an American set decorator. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for four more in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 130 films between 1942 and 1966.

László Német is a Societas Verbi Divini monk and the Roman Catholic bishop of Zrenjanin.