Below is a list of notable people born in Tetovo, North Macedonia or its surroundings:

Contents

• Historical figures
• Sports figures
• Footballers
• Other Sports
• Politicians
• Arts

Historical figures

• Mehmet Akif Pasha, statesman and governor of the Ottoman Empire
• Hafëz Jusuf Azemi, Balli Kombetar and Albanian rights activist in exile
• Mara Buneva, revolutionary, member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
• Dervish Cara, revolutionary leader known for his role in the Uprising of Dervish Cara
• Gajur Deralla, military captain of Balli Kombetar
• Mehmet Pashë Deralla, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence; Minister of War in the Provisional Government of Albania
• Hayrullah Fişek, General in the Ottoman army, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of National Defence
• Mehmet Gega, teacher and Albanian rights activist
• Nevzat Halili, teacher and Albanian rights activist
• Rexhep Jusufi, military captain of Balli Kombetar
• Sabri Kalkandelen, poet
• Todor Skalovski, composer of the Macedonian national anthem
• Xhafer Sylejmani, doctor and mayor of Tetovo
• Tajar Tetova, military commander and activist of the Albanian national awakening
• Jefrem Janković Tetovac, Orthodox bishop

Sports figures

Politicians

• Abdylaqim Ademi, Minister of Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia
• Teuta Arifi, mayor of Tetovo
• Fatmir Besimi, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Integration of North Macedonia
• Ljube Boškoski, former Interior Minister of Macedonia
• Alajdin Demiri, former mayor; Albanian rights activist
• Antonio Milošoski, foreign minister of North Macedonia
• Agim Nuhiu, interior Minister of North Macedonia
• Menduh Thaçi, former leader of Democratic Party of Albanians
• Arben Xhaferi, politician, advocated for the rights of ethnic Albanians in North Macedonia

Arts

• Shpat Kasapi, singer
• Goran Stolevski, cinematographer
• Apostol Trpeski, cinematographer