Famous Persons from Paeroa, , New Zealand
- Denise Lee - Born on December 4, 1970 - Politician
- Ruth Aitken - Born on July 31, 1956 - Netballer, and Head coach - Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
- Allen Collier - Born on March 23, 1951 - Cricketer
- Owen Stephens - Born on January 9, 1947 - Rugby union player, and Rugby league player
- Dick Hubbard - Born on November 18, 1946 - Businessperson - Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Food Science and Technology
- Roland Calland - Born on October 11, 1946 - Cricketer
- Jack East - Born on October 25, 1944 - Composer
- Bill Rackham - Born on April 28, 1941 - Firefighter - Queen's Service Medal (died: January 22, 2023)
- Margaret Bazley - Born on January 23, 1938 - Civil servant, and Nurse - New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 | Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Order of New Zealand (died: January 22, 2023)
- Terence Shaw - Born on May 4, 1937 - Cricketer (died: January 22, 2023)
- Charles Phillip Littlejohn - Born on January 11, 1923 - Military personnel - Commander of the Order of the British Empire (died: September 14, 2014)
- Robert William Lowry - Born on November 17, 1912 - Typographer, and Teacher (died: December 7, 1963)
- Leonard G. Usher - Born on May 29, 1907 - Typographer, and Teacher (died: January 1, 2003)