List of Macedonians (ethnic group)
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This is a list of notable Macedonians or people of Macedonian descent sorted by occupation and year of birth, regardless of any political, territorial or other divisions, historical or modern.
Academia
Scientists
- Blaga Aleksova (1922–2007), archaeologist
- Svetlana Antonovska (born 1952–2016), statistician
- Ana Čolović Lešoska (born 1979), biologist
- Georgi Efremov (1932–2011), biologist
- Leonid Grčev (born 1951), electrical engineer
- Martin Guleski (born 1945), architect
- Ratko Janev (1939–2019), atomic physicist
- Nataša Jonoska (born 1961), mathematician
- Saško Kedev (born 1962), physician specialist cardiologist[1]
- Ljupčo Kocarev (born 1955), physicist and engineer
- Pasko Kuzman (born 1947), archaeologist
- Petar Popovski (born 1973), electrical engineer
- Zoran T. Popovski (born 1962), biologist
- Paskal Sotirovski (1927–2003), astrophysicist
- Aneta Stefanovska, biophysicist
- Boris P. Stoicheff (1924–2010), physicist
Social academics
- Svetlana Antonovska (1952–2016), statistician
- Despot Badžović (1850-1932), teacher and activist
- Dimitrija Čupovski (1878–1940), Macedonian national activist
- Nace Dimov (1876–1916), Macedonian national activist
- Stojan Kočov (1930–2023), historian, partisan, scientist and publisher[2]
- Slavko Milosavlevski (1928–2012), sociologist
- Mihail Petruševski (1911–1990), founder of the College of Philosophy at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
- Temko Popov (1855–1929)
- Gjorgji Pulevski (1817–1893), first-known author to publicly express in 1875 the idea of a separate Macedonian nation and language
- Andrew Rossos (born 1941), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Toronto
Arts
Music
Classical music
Composers
- Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
- Tanja Carovska (born 1980)[3]
- Aleksandar Džambazov (1936–2022)[4]
- Petar Georgiev-Kalica (born 1951)
- Jonče Hristovski (1931–2000)[5]
- Kiril Makedonski (1925–1984)
- Zoran Madzirov (1968–2017)
- Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)[6]
- Ilija Pejovski (born 1947)[7]
- Toma Prošev (1931–1996)
- Todor Skalovski (1909–2004), composer of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
- Stojan Stojkov (born 1941)
Conductors
- Borjan Canev (born 1973)
Instrumentalists
- Duke Bojadziev (born 1972)
- Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
- Simon Kiselicki (born 1974)
- Simon Trpčeski (born 1979)
Opera singers
- Igor Durlovski (born 1977)
- Blagoj Nacoski (born 1979)
- Boris Trajanov (born 1959)
Popular and folk music
Composers
- Darko Dimitrov (born 1973)
- Slave Dimitrov (born 1946)
- Jovan Jovanov (born 1981)
- Ilija Pejovski (born 1947), composer and pianist
- Trajko Prokopiev (1909–1979), infamous composer, who composed the soundtrack for the first Macedonian film Frosina
- Tomislav Zografski (1934–2000)[8]
Musicians
- Bodan Arsovski (born 1956)
- Goran Trajkoski (born 1963)
- Kiril Džajkovski (born 1965)
- Chris Joannou (born 1979), bass guitarist
- Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)
- Lars-Göran Petrov (1972–2021)[9]
- Vlatko Stefanovski (born 1957)
- Stevo Teodosievski (1924–1997)
- Branko Trajkov (born 1966)[10]
- Aleksandra Popovska (born 1975)
Singers
- Lambe Alabakovski (born 1987)
- Bobi Andonov (born 1994)
- Kristina Arnaudova (born 1979)
- Kaliopi Bukle (born 1966)
- Vladimir Četkar, jazz guitarist
- Dani Dimitrovska (born 1979)
- Karolina Gočeva (born 1980)
- Vaska Ilieva (1923–2001)
- Andrijana Janevska (born 1981)
- Vlado Janevski (born 1960)
- Jovan Jovanov (born 1985)
- Aleksandar Makedonski
- Maika Makovski (born 1983)[11]
- Jasmina Mukaetova (born 1981)
- Eva Nedinkovska (born 1983)
- Ljiljana Nikolovska (born 1964)[12]
- Goce Nikolovski (1947–2006)
- Blagica Pavlovska (born 1958)
- Elena Petreska (born 1980)
- Toše Proeski (1981–2007)
- Elena Risteska (born 1986)
- Risto Samardžiev (born 1964)
- Aleksandar Sarievski (1922–2002)
- Dan Talevski (born 1992)
- Tamara Todevska (born 1985)
- Tijana Todevska-Dapčević (born 1976)
- Zoran Vanev (born 1973)
- Elena Velevska (born 1980)
- Alexander Veljanov (born 1964-1965)[13]
- Rade Vrčakovski (born 1980)
Performing arts
Actors
- Kole Angelovski (born 1943)
- Igor Džambazov (born 1963), actor, singer, comedian
- Ljupka Džundeva (1934–2018)
- Jelena Jovanova (born 1984)
- Aco Jovanovski (1930–2016)
- Meto Jovanovski (1946–2023)
- Vlado Jovanovski (born 1967)
- Zafir Hadžimanov (1943–2021), actor, singer, composer
- Gjorgji Kolozov (1948–2003)
- Toni Mihajlovski (born 1967)
- Labina Mitevska (born 1975)
- Natasha Negovanlis (born 1990)
- Chris Petrovski (born 1991)
- Petre Prličko (1907–1995)
- Nikola Ristanovski (born 1969)
- Robert Veljanovski (born 1968)
Filmmakers
- Vladimir Blaževski (born 1955)
- Kiril Cenevski (1943–2019)
- Petar Gligorovski (1938–1995), animated film director and surrealist artist
- Igor Ivanov (born 1973)
- Tamara Kotevska (born 1993)
- Milčo Mančevski (born 1959), Golden Lion-winning director
- Kole Manev (born 1941)
- Darko Mitrevski (born 1971), film director and screenwriter
- Stole Popov (born 1950)
- Svetozar Ristovski (born 1972)
- Ljubomir Stefanov (born 1975)
- Apostol Trpeski (born 1948)
- Kiro Urdin (born 1945)
Theatre production
- Bill Neskovski (1964–1989), playwright and actor
- Naum Panovski (born 1950), theatre director
Visual arts
Architecture
- Slavko Brezoski (1922–2017)
- Elpida Hadži-Vasileva (born 1971)
- Janko Konstantinov (1926–2010)
- Georgi Konstantinovski (1930–2020)
- Mimoza Nestorova-Tomić (1929–2024)
- Živko Popovski (1934–2007)
Fashion design
- Risto Bimbiloski (born 1975)
- Nikola Eftimov (born 1968)
- Mila Hermanovski (born 1969), costume and fashion designer
- Toni Matičevski (born 1976)
- Marjan Pejoski (born 1968)
Graphic design
- Vlado Goreski (born 1958)
- Miroslav Grčev (born 1955), designer of the Macedonian flag
Models
- Katarina Ivanovska (born 1988)
Multimedia
- Iskra Dimitrova (born 1965)
Painting
- Dimitar Avramovski-Pandilov (1898–1963)
- Rahim Blak (born 1983)
- Angel Gavrovski (born 1942)
- Vladimir Georgievski (1942–2017)
- Maja Hill (born 1976)
- Mice Jankulovski (born 1954), painter and cartoonist
- Dimitar Kondovski (1927–1993)
- Vangel Kodžoman (1904–1994)
- Rubens Korubin (born 1949)
- Lazar Ličenoski (1901–1964)
- Petar Mazev (1927–1993)
- Isaija Mažovski (1852–1926), painter and activist
- Ordan Petlevski (1930–1997)
- Zivko Prendzov (born 1957)
- Bobby Stojanov Varga (born 1972)
- Dimo Todorovski (1910–1983)
- Borislav Traikovski (1917–1996)
- Keraca Visulčeva (1911–2004)
- Tomo Vladimirski (1904–1971)
Product design
- Stefan Janoski (born 1979), skateboarder and artist
- Apostol Tnokovski (born 1982)
Sculpting
- Žarko Bašeski (born 1957)
- Petar Hadži Boškov (1928–2015)
- Tome Serafimovski (1935–2016)
- Gligor Stefanov (born 1956)
Business
- George Atanasoski (born 1952), founder of Microflex Inc. and MAK AM International Corporation
- John Bitove (born 1960), founder of the Toronto Raptors
- John Bitove, Sr. (1928–2015), restaurateur and philanthropist
- Jordan Bitove, owner of Torstar, founder of Mobilicity, partial owner of SiriusXM Canada
- Marjan Bojadžiev (born 1967), CEO of the National Bank of North Macedonia, board member of Skopje Chamber of Commerce
- Lorne Bozinoff, founder and CEO of Forum Research
- Valentin Ilievski (born 1968), senior vice president of southeast Europe for Messer Group, president of assembly of FK Sarajevo
- Christopher Ilitch (born 1965), president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.[14]
- Marian Ilitch (born 1933), wife of Mike Ilitch and owner of Detroit's MotorCity Casino
- Mike Ilitch (1929–2017), founder of Little Caesars and owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers
- Minčo Jordanov (born 1944), owner of multiple companies
- Petar Kajevski (born 1974), founder of Najdi!
- Jordan Kamčev (born 1970), owner of multiple companies, richest man in Macedonia as of 2015
- Nada Laskovski, co-founder of UrbanToronto and Chart Attack
- Lou Naumovski (born 1957), vice president and commercial/general director of Russia for Kinross Gold
- Susan Niczowski (born 1966), CEO and founder of Summer Fresh Salads Inc.
- Chris Pavlovski, CEO and founder of Rumble[15]
- Andy Peykoff (born 1976), owner of Niagara Bottling
- Steve Stavro (1926–2006), founder of Knob Hill Farms, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, director of Liquor Control Board of Ontario
- Mike Zafirovski (born 1953), president and CEO of Nortel Networks and Board of Directors at Boeing
Journalism
- Stefan Dedov (1869–1914)
- Vasko Eftov (born 1967)
- Branko Geroski
- Tomislav Kezarovski (born 1965)
- Dijamandija Mišajkov (1872–1953)
- Nikola Mladenov (1964–2013)
- Mihail Solunov (1877–1956)
- Vlado Taneski (1952–2008)
- Mirka Velinovska (born 1952)
Literature
- Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963)
- Petre M. Andreevski (1934–2006)
- Stojan Hristov (1898–1995)
- Živko Čingo (1935–1987)
- Dimitar Dimitrov (born 1937), philosopher and diplomat
- Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971), poet
- Elena Filipovska, philologist
- Vasil Iljoski (1902–1995)
- Slavko Janevski (1920–2000), poet, writer, and author of the first Macedonian-language novel The village behind the seven ash trees
- Mišo Juzmeski (1966–2021)
- Blaže Koneski (1921–1993)
- Risto Krle (1900–1975)
- Katica Kulavkova (born 1951)
- Vlado Maleski (1919–1984), author of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
- Stefan Markovski (born 1990), screenwriter, poet, philosopher
- Mateja Matevski (1929–2018)
- Krste Misirkov (1874–1926)
- Kole Nedelkovski (1912–1941)
- Olivera Nikolova (1936–2024)
- Risto Ognjanovikj-Lonoski (1870–1941)
- Anton Panov (1906–1967)
- Sibila Petlevski (born 1964)
- Vidoe Podgorec (1934–1997)
- Aleksandar Prokopiev (born 1953)
- Kočo Racin (1908–1943), poet, communist, and author of the poetry collection White Dawns
- Atanas Razdolov (1872–1931), writer and revolutionary
- Sterjo Spasse (1914–1989), writer and novelist[16]
- Goce Smilevski (born 1975)
- Milan Stoilov (1881–1903), writer and revolutionary
- Aco Šopov (1923–1982), poet
- Zvonko Taneski (born 1980), poet
- Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976)
- Gane Todorovski (1929–2010)
Religion
- Mihail Gogov (1912–1999), fourth Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
- Kiro Stojanov (born 1959), Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje
- Stefan, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia (born 1955)
- Joseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo, first and current Metropolitan bishop of the Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo[17]
- Theodosius of Skopje (1846–1926), attempted to restore the Archbishopric of Ohrid as a separate Macedonian church
- Nikodim Tsarknias (born 1942), Macedonian Orthodox Christian monk
Revolutionaries
- Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953)
- Alekso Martulkov (1878–1962)
- Rizo Rizov (1872–1950)
- Boris Sarafov (1872–1907), revolutionary
- Pavel Shatev (1882–1951),[18] socalist revolutionary
- Smile Vojdanov (1872–1958), revolutionary and founder of the Macedonian People's League
Sport
Athletics
- Kristijan Efremov (born 1990), sprinter
- Dario Ivanovski (born 1997), long distance runner
- Daniela Kuleska (born 1981), middle distance runner
- Ismail Mačev (1960–2019), sprinter
- Chris Mitrevski (born 1996), long jumper and sprinter[19]
- Riste Pandev (born 1994), sprinter
- Elizabeta Pavlovska (born 1972), hurdler
- Hristina Risteska (born 1991), sprinter
- Ivana Rožman (born 1989), track and field
- Vančo Stojanov (born 1977), middle distance runner
- Mile Stojkoski (born 1965), long distance marathon paralympian
- Jovan Stojoski (born 1997), sprinter
- Aleksandra Vojnevska (born 1981), sprinter
American football
- Vlade Janakievski (born 1957), college football placekicker
- Paul Naumoff (1945–2018), NFL linebacker
- Pete Stoyanovich (born 1967), NFL placekicker
Association football
- Vlatko Andonovski (born 1976), US women's national team manager
- Zoran Baldovaliev (born 1983)
- Milko Djurovski (born 1963), Olympic bronze medalist
- Boško Gjurovski (born 1961)
- Mario Gjurovski (born 1985)
- Gjorgji Hristov (born 1976)
- Čedomir Janevski (born 1961)
- Marek Jankulovski (born 1977), Champions League winner
- Jovan Kirovski (born 1976), first American to win Champions League
- Dejan Kulusevski (born 2000)
- Goran Maznov (born 1981)
- Igor Mitreski (born 1979)
- George Nanchoff (born 1954)
- Louis Nanchoff (born 1956)
- Zlatko Nastevski (born 1957)
- Chris Naumoff (born 1995)
- Ilčo Naumoski (born 1983)
- Ilija Nestorovski (born 1990)
- Oka Nikolov (born 1974)
- Jane Nikolovski (born 1973)
- Darko Pančev (born 1965), Golden Boot and European Cup winner
- Goran Pandev (born 1983), Champions League winner
- Saško Pаndev (born 1987)
- Robert Petrov (born 1978)
- Goran Popov (born 1984)
- Robert Popov (born 1982)
- Stevica Ristić (born 1982)
- Goce Sedloski (Гоце Седлоски)
- Dragi Setinov (born 1961)
- Goran Slavkovski (born 1989)
- Mile Sterjovski (born 1979)
- Veliče Šumulikoski (born 1981)
- Goce Toleski (born 1977)
- Vančo Trajanov (born 1978)
- Jovica Trajčev (born 1981)
- Ivan Tričkovski (born 1987)
- Aleksandar Vasoski (born 1979)
Australian rules football
- Josh Daicos (born 1998), forward
- Peter Daicos (born 1961), Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Nick Daicos (born 2003), midfielder[20]
- Alex Marcou (born 1955)
- Nick Malceski (born 1984), 2014 All-Australian team member
- Mark Nicoski (born 1983), utility
- Paul Peos (born 1968)[21]
- Sam Petrevski-Seton (born 1998)[22]
Baseball
- Kevin Kouzmanoff (born 1981), MLB third baseman
Basketball
- Jelena Antić (born 1991)
- Pero Antić (born 1982), NBA player
- Gjorgji Čekovski (born 1979)
- Slavica Dimovska (born 1985)
- Todor Gečevski (born 1977)
- Blagoja Georgievski (1950–2020), Olympic silver medalist
- Vlado Ilievski (born 1980)
- Andrej Jakimovski (born 2001), NCAA player
- Petar Naumoski (born 1968), two-time EuroLeague champion
- Kiril Nikolovski (born 1988)
- Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986)
- Darko Sokolov (born 1986)
- Vrbica Stefanov (born 1973)
- Damjan Stojanovski (born 1987)
- Vojdan Stojanovski (born 1987)
- Stojna Vangelovska (born 1964), Olympic silver medalist
Canoeing
- Atanas Nikolovski (born 1980), slalom canoer
- Lazar Popovski (born 1975), whitewater kayaker
- Nenad Trpovski (born 1978), slalom canoer
- Ana Ugrinovska (born 1980), slalom canoer
Chess
- Vlatko Bogdanovski (born 1964)
- Aleksandar Colovic (born 1976)
- Kiril Georgiev (born 1965)
- Vladimir Georgiev (born 1975)
- Zvonko Stanojoski (born 1964)
Cricket
- Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer
Cycling
- Andrej Petrovski (born 1996)
- Stefan Petrovski (born 1991)
- Gorgi Popstefanov (born 1987)
Handball
- Stevče Aluševski (born 1972)
- Tanja Andrejeva (born 1978)
- Lasko Andonovski (born 1991)
- Petar Angelov (born 1977)
- Branislav Angelovski (born 1977)
- Filip Arsenovski (born 1998)
- Stefan Atanasovski (born 1999)
- Mirjeta Bajramoska (born 1984)
- Andrea Beleska (born 1994)
- Danilo Brestovac (born 1975)
- Biljana Crvenkoska (born 1983)
- Jane Cvetkovski (born 1987)
- Filip Čurlevski (born 1992)
- Viktor Damceski (born 1996)
- Nikola Danilovski (1997–2021)
- Zlatko Daskalovski (born 1984)
- Zorica Despodovska (born 1991)
- Darko Dimitrievski (born 1993)
- Dimitar Dimitrioski (born 1998)
- Oliver Dimitrioski (born 1972)
- Ivan Dimitrovski (born 1998)
- Vasko Dimitrovski (born 1982)
- Vancho Dimovski (born 1979)
- Ivan Djonov (born 1997)
- Stefan Drogrishki (born 1994)
- Daniel Dupjačanec (born 1983)
- David Gashoski (born 1996)
- Goce Georgievski (born 1987)
- Elena Gjeorgjievska (born 1990)
- Daniel Gjorgjeski (born 1993)
- Dushica Gjorgjievska (born 1987)
- Simona Grozdanovska (born 1988)
- Tomislav Jagurinovski (born 1998)
- Lenche Ilkova (born 1984)
- Stefan Kimevski (born 1990)
- Marko Kizikj (born 2001)
- Alen Kjosevski (born 2001)
- Dario Kofiloski (born 2000)
- Marjan Kolev (born 1977)
- Nikola Kosteski (born 1992)
- Goran Krstevski (born 1996)
- Ilija Krstevski (born 1993)
- Milorad Kukoski (born 1987)
- Goran Kuzmanoski (born 1982)
- Filip Kuzmanovski (born 1996)
- Milan Lazarevski (born 1997)
- Filip Lazarov (born 1985)
- Kiril Lazarov (born 1980), all-time Champions League top scorer
- Milan Levov (born 1987)
- Elena Livrinikj (born 1994)
- Bojan Ljubevski (born 1996)
- Bojan Madzovski (born 1994)
- Borjan Madzovski (born 1994)
- Dejan Manaskov (born 1992)
- Martin Manaskov (born 1994)
- Pepi Manaskov (born 1964)
- Nikola Markoski (born 1990)
- Andrej Markudov (born 1996)
- Robertina Mečevska (born 1984)
- Filip Mirkulovski (born 1983)
- Marko Miševski (born 1999)
- Petar Misovski (born 1976)
- Andrej Mitikj (born 2000)
- Vlatko Mitkov (born 1981)
- Nikola Mitrevski (born 1985)
- Dragica Mitrova (born 1987)
- Mihajlo Mladenovikj (born 2000)
- Nataša Mladenovska (born 1986)
- Zlatko Mojsoski (born 1981)
- Naumče Mojsovski (born 1980)
- Dijana Naumoska (born 1985)
- Vlado Nedanovski (born 1985)
- Marko Neloski (born 1996)
- Marko Ognjanovski (born 1997)
- Goce Ojleski (born 1989)
- Toše Ončev (born 1996)
- Davor Palevski (born 1997)
- Marija Papudjieva (born 1977)
- Igor Pavlovski (born 1982)
- Dragana Pecevska (born 1983)
- Antonio Peševski (born 1990)
- Žarko Peševski (born 1991)
- Dragana Petkovska (born 1996)
- Kostadin Petrov (born 1992)
- Martin Popovski (born 1994)
- Nemanja Pribak (born 1984)
- Sara Ristovska (born 1996)
- Borko Ristovski (born 1982)
- Ljubomir Savevski (born 1957)
- Jovana Sazdovska (born 1993)
- Martin Serafimov (born 2000)
- Mice Shilegov (born 1998)
- Marija Shteriova (born 1991)
- Sara Stevanoska (born 1993)
- Mitko Stoilov (born 1983)
- Stojanče Stoilov (born 1987)
- Nikola Stojčevski (born 1984)
- Zvonko Šundovski (born 1967)
- Filip Taleski (born 1996)
- Jovan Talevski (born 1994)
- Mario Tankoski (born 1998)
- Vladimir Temelkov (born 1980)
- Teodor Todeski (born 2002)
- Martin Tomovski (born 1997)
- Blagojče Trajkovski (born 1986)
- Martin Velkovski (born 1997)
Ice hockey
- Mike Angelidis (born 1985), center
- Tommy Ivan (1911–1999), three-time Stanley Cup-winning coach
- Dan Jancevski (born 1981), defenseman
- Ed Jovanovski (born 1976), defenseman
- Steve Staios (born 1973), winger/defenseman
- Steven Stamkos (born 1990), two-time Stanley Cup-winning, seven-time all-star center
- Alek Stojanov (born 1973), right winger
- Brandon Tanev (born 1991), left winger
- Christopher Tanev (born 1989), defenseman
- Michael Zigomanis (born 1981), center
- Jose Theodore (born 1976 ), goalie, vezina and hart trophy winner
Martial arts
- Alen Amedovski (born 1988), mixed martial artist
- Pete George (1929-2021), weightlifter Olympic gold medalist[23]
- Dejan Georgievski (born 1999), taekwondo Olympic silver medalist
- Puleksenija Jovanoska (born 1993), karateka
- Katerina Nikoloska (born 1990), judoka
- Nina Nunes (born 1985), UFC flyweight fighter
- Beni Osmanoski (born 1988), kickboxer
- Emil Pavlov (born 1992), karateka
- Ace Rusevski (born 1956), Olympic bronze medalist boxer
- Vlatko Sokolov (born 1973), wrestler
- Daniel Stefanovski (born 1996), kickboxer
- Alexander Volkanovski (born 1988), UFC Featherweight champion, reached #1 in pound-for-pound rankings
Mountain climbing
- Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), first Macedonian to climb Everest
- Saško Kedev (born 1962), politician and third Macedonian to climb Everest
Racing
- Igor Stefanovski (born 1982), two-time European Hill Climb champion
Rugby league
- Paul Momirovski (born 1996), centre and winger
Shooting
- Nina Balaban (born 1995)
- Olivera Nakovska-Bikova (born 1974)
- Darko Naseski (born 1979)
- Sašo Nestorov (born 1987)
Skiing
- Darko Damjanovski (born 1981), biathlete and cross-country skier
- Gjoko Dineski (born 1972), cross-country skier
- Ivana Ivchevska (born 1988), alpine skier
- Stavre Jada (born 1998), cross-country skier
- Rosana Kiroska (born 1991), cross-country skier
- Marija Kolaroska (born 1997). cross-country skier
- Gjorgi Markovski (born 1986), alpine skier
- Jana Nikolovska (born 1979), alpine skier
- Dejan Panovski (born 1980), alpine skier
- Antonio Ristevski (born 1989), alpine skier
- Aleksandar Stojanovski (born 1979), alpine skier
- Viktorija Todorovska (born 2000), cross-country skier
Swimming
- Marko Blaževski (born 1992)
- Anastasia Bogdanovski (born 1993)
- Mirjana Boševska (born 1981)
- Biljana Coković (1982–2007)
- Filip Derkoski (born 2000)
- Mia Blaževska Eminova (born 2005)
- Kire Filipovski (born 1973)
- Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ (born 2007)
- Zoran Lazarovski (born 1980)
- Simona Marinova (born 1994)
- Aleksandar Malenko (born 1979)
- Nataša Meškovska (born 1972)
- Aleksandar Miladinovski (born 1979)
- Eva Petrovska (born 2004)
- Elena Popovska (born 1990)
- Mihajlo Ristovski (born 1983)
- Tomi Stefanovski
- Vesna Stojanovska (born 1985)
Tennis
- Lina Gjorcheska (born 1994), highest-ranked Macedonian player to date
- Kalin Ivanovski (born 2004)
- Tomislav Jotovski (born 1990)
- Aleksandar Kitinov (born 1971)
- Marina Lazarovska (born 1978)
- Lazar Magdinčev (born 1980)
- Katarina Marinkovikj (born 1999)
- Ellen Perez (born 1995)
- Predrag Rusevski (born 1983)
- Beti Sekulovski (born 1983)[24]
- Magdalena Stoilkovska (born 1996)
Volleyball
- Vladimir Bogoevski (born 1953)
- Gjorgi Gjorgiev (born 1992)
- Nikola Gjorgiev (born 1988)
Politicians
- Metodija Andonov - Čento (1902–1957), first president of the People's Republic of Macedonia
- Stojan Andov (1935–2024), first president of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
- Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
- Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)
- Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), founder of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party (1891)[25]
- Ljube Boškoski (born 1960)
- Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962)
- Paul Christie (born 1952), Toronto politician
- Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)
- Jimmy Dimos (born 1938), politician, former Speaker of the Louisiana House
- Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), founder of the political party VMRO-DPMNE
- Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012), first president of the Republic of Macedonia
- Vladimir Gligorov (1945–2022)
- Tim Goeglein (born 1964), Deputy Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President under George W. Bush
- Nikola Gruevski (born 1970)
- Denise Ilitch (born 1955), businesswoman, lawyer, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan[26]
- Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960)
- Gordana Jankuloska (born 1975)
- Zoran Jolevski (born 1959), Macedonian Minister of Defense, Ambassador to the United States
- Nikola Kljusev (1927–2008), first Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000)
- Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), former Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Trifun Kostovski (born 1946)
- Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977), VMRO-DPMNE leader and Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Ilinka Mitreva (1950–2022)
- Lazar Mojsov (1920–2011), 34th President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), former President of North Macedonia
- Tito Petkovski (born 1945)
- Nikola Poposki (born 1977), Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Metodi Shatorov (1897–1944), one of the founders of IMRO United and temporary leader of the Regional Committee of Communists in Macedonia[27]
- Zoran Stavreski (born 1964), Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Radmila Šekerinska (born 1972), the current Deputy Secretary General of NATO since December 2024
- Liliane Tanguy (born 1967), member of the French National Assembly[28]
- Borko Temelkovski (1919–2001)
- Lui Temelkovski (born 1954), Member of Canadian Parliament
- Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004)
- Vasil Tupurkovski (born 1951)
- Pavlos Voskopoulos (born 1964), politician and member of the Rainbow party[29]
- Zoran Zaev (born 1974), Prime Minister of (North) Macedonia
Partisans
- Mirče Acev (1915–1943), organiser of the Yugoslav communist resistance in vardar Macedonia [30]
- Vera Aceva (1919–2006), partisan and national hero of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[citation needed]
- Vangel Ajanovski-Oče (1909-1996)[31]
- Mihajlo Apostolski, commander of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia (1906–1987)
- Jordan Cekov (1921–2019), partisan and commander of the Third Macedonian Assault Brigade
- Vančo Prke (1921–1943)
- Emanuel Čučkov (1901–1967), partisan
- Čede Filipovski Dame (1923–1945), partisan and a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Nevena Georgieva (1925-1942), partisan[32]
- Mirka Ginova (1916–1946), partisan and teacher[33][34]
- Vlado Makelarski (1919-1993), partisan[35]
- Dimče Mirčev (1913–1944), partisan and awarded the Order of the people’s hero of Yugoslavia
- Paskal Mitrevski (1912–1978), partisan, leader of National Liberation Front and minister in the Provisional Democratic Government[36]
- Blagoj Jankov Mučeto (1911–1944), partisan and declared a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Orce Nikolov (1916–1942), partisan
- Strašo Pindžur (1915–1943), partisan and a national hero of SFR Yugoslavia
- Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš (1921–1944), partisan and commander of the "Jordan Nikolov" battalion
- Andreas Tsipas (1904-1956), leader of the Greek Communist Party during the Second World War
- Gjorgi Dimitrovski Vikentiev (1920–1944), partisan and commander of the 4th Macedonian brigade
- Petar Zdravkovski (1912–1967), Macedonian partisan and awarded the Legion of Honour
- Kuzman Josifovski - Pitu (1915–1944), partisan and one of the organizers of the Peoples's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia who was declared a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Risto Kirjazovski (1927–2002), partisan in the NOF [37]
- Fana Kočovska (1927–2004), partisan and was the youngest-named National Hero of Yugoslavia
- Veselinka Malinska (1917–1987), partisan and prominent member of the Women's Antifascist Front of Macedonia
- Vlado Makelarski (1919-1993), partisan[38]
- Mara Naceva (1920-2013), partisan and president of the board of the Women's Antifascist Front of Macedonia[39]
- Stefan Naumov (1920–1942), partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia[40]
- Јordan Nikolov (1916–1942), partisan
- Katerina Nurdzhieva (1922–2018), macedonian partisan and national activist
- Blagoj Stračkovski (1920–1943), partisan and a Macedonian national hero
Television
- Ziya Tong (born 1980), television producer, TV host
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