This is a list of notable people from Banská Bystrica, Slovakia.

• Rudolf Baláž, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Banská Bystrica 1990 to 2011
• Matej Bel, writer, historian
• Paľo Bielik, film director, actor
• Ján Botto, poet
• Andrej Braxatoris-Sládkovič, poet
• Peter Budaj, ice hockey player
• Ján Cikker, classical composer
• Viliam Figuš-Bystrý, classical composer
• Ján Golian, general
• Marek Hamšík, football player
• Michal Handzuš, ice hockey player
• Judith Hellwig, opera singer
• László Hudec, architect
• Adam František Kollár
• Anastasiya Kuzmina, biathlete, olympic gold medalist
• Ivan Majeský, ice hockey player
• Jozef Murgaš, inventor
• Barbara Nedeljáková, actress
• Vladimír Országh, ice hockey player
• Jana Plauchová, writer
• Hana Ponická, writer, anti-communist dissident
• Haviva Reik, Jewish soldier
• Radovan Sloboda (born 1966), Slovak politician ^[1]
• Tomáš Surový, ice hockey player
• Peter Tomka, diplomat and judge
• Ladislav Záborský, painter
• Richard Zedník, ice hockey player

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