List of Famous people born in Žilina region, Slovakia

Milan Hodža was a Slovak politician and journalist, serving from 1935 to 1938 as the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia. As a proponent of regional integration, he was known for his attempts to establish a democratic federation of Central European states.

Marek Mintál is a Slovak retired footballer. He is the current manager of 1. FC Nürnberg II and assistant coach of the Slovakia national football team.

John Daniel Hertz, Sr. was an American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner and breeder, and philanthropist.

Adolf Neubauer was sublibrarian at the Bodleian Library and reader in Rabbinic Hebrew at Oxford University.

Janko Matúška was a Slovak poet, activist, occasional playwright, and clerk of the court. He is best known as the author of the Slovak national anthem, Nad Tatrou sa blýska based on melody of Slovak folk song Kopala studienku.