Famous Persons from Lăpuş, , Romania
- Alin Ionut Zaharie - Born on February 2, 1994 - Basketball player
- Mihai Nicorec - Born on March 28, 1986 - Association football player
- Alex Velea - Born on May 13, 1984 - Rapper, Singer-songwriter, Singer, and Actor
- Vasile Oană - Born on July 23, 1972 - Association football player, and Association football coach
- Vlad Filat - Born on May 6, 1969 - Entrepreneur, and Politician - Order of the Republic | Order of Faithful Service | Presidential Order of Excellence
- Cristian Vasc - Born on January 8, 1969 - Association football player
- Constantin Mazilu - Born on January 30, 1966 - Politician
- Severica-Rodica Covaciu - Born on July 30, 1962 - Politician
- Ibrahim Gashi - Born on April 6, 1960 - Historian, Philosopher, University teacher, and Politician
- Árpád Márton - Born on March 25, 1955 - Politician, and Actor
- Elena Postică - Born on September 2, 1954 - Historian
- Efrayim Barak - Born on September 20, 1953 - Orientalist
- Constantin Zărnescu - Born on March 24, 1949 - Journalist
- Herman Berkovits - Born on March 14, 1947 - Physician - National Order of Merit
- László Valovits - Born on May 28, 1945 - Painter, and Graphic designer
- Aurel Dragoș Munteanu - Born on January 16, 1942 - Diplomat, and Writer (died: May 30, 2005)
- Valentin Chifor - Born on March 7, 1939 - Literary historian, Essayist, and Literary critic (died: May 30, 2005)
- Károly Gyulay - Born on December 30, 1934 - Actor (died: May 30, 2005)
- Aristina Pop (Săileanu) - Born on May 13, 1931 - Actor - Righteous Among the Nations (died: May 9, 2019)
- Tadeusz Polak - Born on December 1, 1927 - Art historian - Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Commander of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta | Medal of the 40th Anniversary of People's Poland | Cross of Merit (died: November 25, 2001)
- Annamária Ferenczy - Born on May 13, 1926 - Actor (died: August 9, 2015)
- Chiril Tricolici - Born on September 28, 1924 - Writer (died: February 8, 2006)
- Igor Block - Born on September 18, 1918 - Translator, and Poet (died: February 4, 1988)
- Zoltán Csizér - Born on February 19, 1917 - Surgeon, and Physician (died: October 23, 1996)
- Remus Ludu - Born on May 13, 1914 - Gymnast (died: January 1, 1982)
- István Barabás - Born on January 19, 1914 - Painter (died: February 12, 2007)