Below is a list of notable people born in Gostivar, North Macedonia or its surroundings:
Historical figures
Petar Novaković Čardaklija, diplomat in the First Serbian Uprising
Xhem Hasa, nationalist and member of the Balli Kombëtar
Voisava Tripalda, mother of Skanderbeg
Sports figures
Amir Bilali, football player
Argjend Beqiri, football player
Rudi Gusnić, football manager and former player
Shaban Ismaili, footballer
Shkodran Mustafi, footballer
Admir Mehmedi, football player
Nazmi Mehmeti, wrestler
Gentjana Rochi, football player
Nuri Seferi, boxer, reigning WBO European Cruiserweight Champion
Nezbedin Selimi, footballer
Academics
Ferid Murad, is a physician and pharmacologist, and a co-winner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Haralampije Polenaković, literary historian Jovan Trifunovski, Serbian geographer Semih Ali, Turkish Economist and Businessman Fadil Hoca, Turkish Literature Professor
Artist
Burhan Ahmeti, Artist
Mladen Srbinović, Serbian painter
Elyesa Kaso, Turkish Macedonian actor
Atilla Klinçe, Turkish Macedonian actor, director of Turkish Theatre in Skopje
İkay Yusuf, Turkish Macedonian Rock musician and Radio DJ
Yusuf Sabit, Turkish Macedonian writer and poet
Haris Murić, Bosniak Macedonian graphic designer. Nuri Karaca, Turkish Macedonian musician and vocalist Xhezair Rexhepi, Albanian Artist Sculptor Tamara Grujeska, Macedonian singer who represented North Macedonia at the 2023 Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Politicians
Hadi Nezir, Turkish Macedonian ex-state minister. Furkan Çako, Turkish Macedonian state minister. Arben Taravari, Albanian Macedonian doctor and mayor of Gostivar.