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List of Macedonians (ethnic group)
For lists of other people in the Macedonia region, see Lists of Macedonians. For the ancient people of Macedon, see ancient Macedonians and List of ancient Macedonians.
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
- 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
- Ljupčo Kocarev (born 1955), physicist and engineer
- Pasko Kuzman (born 1947), archaeologist
- Petar Popovski (born 1973), electrical engineer
- Svetlana Antonovska (born 1952–2016), statistician
- Zoran T. Popovski (born 1962), biologist
- Paskal Sotirovski (1927–2003), astrophysicist
- Aneta Stefanovska, biophysicist
- Boris P. Stoicheff (1924–2010), physicist
- Sofija Trenchovska (born 1975), philologist
- Dragica Vasileska (born ???), Electrical Engineer
- Nikola Nezlobinski (1885–1942), life scientist
- Elizabeta Gjorgievska (born 1972), physician
- Saško Kedev (born 1962), physician specialist cardiologist
- Beti Rabadzievska-Naumovska (born 1973), physician
- Slavko Milosavlevski (1928–2012), sociologist
- Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher
Social academics
Arts
Music
Classical music
Composers
Conductors
Instrumentalists
Pianists
Opera singers
Popular and folk music
Composers
Musicians
Singers
Performing arts
Actors
Dancers
Filmmakers
Theatre production
Visual arts
Architecture
Fashion design
Graphic design
Models
Multimedia
Painting
Product design
Sculpting
Business
- George Atanasoski (born 1952), founder of Microflex Inc. and MAK AM International Corporation
- Katrina Markoff, chocolatier
- 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
- Vasil Eshcoff (1882–1961), pioneer of the Coney Island hot dog[note 1]
- 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.[1]
- 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
- Kiradjieff brothers, creators of Cincinnati chili[note 1][2][3][4]
- 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[5]
- Andy Peykoff (born 1976), owner of Niagara Bottling
- Ivo Jankoski (born 1955)
- 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
Literature
- Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963)
- Petre M. Andreevski (1934–2006)
- Stojan Hristov (1898–1995)[note 1]
- Živko Čingo (1935–1987)
- Nikola Berovski (1923–1993)
- Venko Markovski (1915–1988), writer and poet
- Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher and professor
- 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)
- Sterjo Spasse (1914–1989), writer
- 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)[note 1]
- 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)
- Aco Šopov (1923–1982)
- 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[note 1]
- Goce Smilevski (born 1975)
- Milan Stoilov (1881–1903), writer and revolutionary[note 1]
- Aco Šopov (1923–1982), poet
- Zvonko Taneski (born 1980), poet
- Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976)
- Gane Todorovski (1929–2010)
Religion
Military
Revolutionaries
Partisans
Sport
Athletics
- Kristijan Efremov (born 1990), sprinter
- Chris Mitrevski (born 1996), long jumper and sprinter
- Dario Ivanovski (born 1997), long distance runner
- Daniela Kuleska (born 1981), middle distance runner
- Ismail Mačev (1960–2019), sprinter
- 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
Main page: Category:Macedonian footballers
Baseball
Basketball
Main page: Category:Macedonian men's basketball players
Canoeing
Chess
Cricket
- Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer
Cycling
Handball
Main page: Category:Macedonian handball players
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
- Vladimir Egorov (wrestler) (born 1995), wrestler
- Alen Amedovski (born 1988), mixed martial artist
- Pete George (1929–2021), Olympic gold medalist weightlifter[note 1]
- 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
- Sihamir Osmanov (born 1975), wrestlerH
- 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
Racing
Rugby league
Shooting
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
- Stefan Janoski (born 1979), skateboarder, artist, writer and musician
- 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
Tennis
Volleyball
State
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
- Vasile Andonovski (born 1961), a Macedonian diplomat who was a Permanent Representative of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations
- Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
- Nina Angelovska (born 1988)
- Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)
- Ljube Boškoski (born 1960)
- Liliane Tanguy (born 1967), member of the French National Assembly
- Tim Goeglein (born 1964), Deputy Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President under George W. Bush
- Vasil Glavinov (1868–1929)[note 1]
- Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962)
- Radmila Šekerinska (born 1972), deputy secretary general of NATO
- Oliver Spasovski (born 1976)
- Boris Čuškarov (1916–1982), founder of Department of National Security (OZNA)
- Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)
- Ksente Bogoev (1919–2008)
- Jezdimir Bogdanski (1930–2007)
- Edmond Temelko (born 1972), former mayor of the Pustec Municipality, and ethnic Macedonian rights activist
- Krste Crvenkovski (1921–2001)
- Emil Dimitriev (born 1979)
- Nikola Dimitrov (born 1972)
- Jimmy Dimos (born 1938), politician, former Speaker of the Louisiana House
- Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), founder of the political party VMRO-DPMNE
- Milan Pančevski (1920–2011), former diplomat from SFR Yugoslavia.
- 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[7]
- 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)
- Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), former President of Macedonia
- Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), former Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Trifun Kostovski (born 1946)
- Alekso Martulkov (1878–1962), Presidium of ASNOM, revolutionary[note 1]
- 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
- Timčo Mucunski (born 1989)
- Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), former President of North Macedonia
- Tito Petkovski (born 1945)
- Nikola Poposki (born 1977), Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Malina Popivanova (1902–1954), Macedonian Communist
- Zoran Stavreski (born 1964), Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Borko Temelkovski (1919–2001)
- Lui Temelkovski (born 1954), Member of Canadian Parliament
- Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004)
- Vasil Tupurkovski (born 1951)
- Zoran Zaev (born 1974), Prime Minister of (North) Macedonia
Others
- Ziya Tong, television producer, TV host
- Viktor Karamarkov, macedonian serial killer
- Aleksandar Stavrev, champions leauge and FIFA referee
- Strebre Delovski, FIFA referee
- Zoran Manaskov, former leader of the frankfurt mafia
- Boki 13, arrested by the warrant from the Prosecution for organized crime under suspicion of racketeering
- Romeo Zhivikj, macedonian gangster
- Ana Colovic Lesoska, activist