This is a list of people from Craiova, Romania.

• Constantin Angelescu (1870–1948), interim Prime Minister (1933-1934)
• Constantin Argetoianu (1871–1955), Prime Minister (1871-1955)
• Corneliu Baba (1906–1997), painter
• Doina Badea (1940–1977), singer of popular music
• Gheorghe Bibescu (1804–1873), Prince of Wallachia (1843-1848)
• Lola Bobesco (1921–2003), violinist
• Adrian Cioroianu (1967–), historian, Foreign Minister (2007-2008)
• Constantin Coandă (1857–1932), soldier, Prime Minister (1918)
• George Constantinescu (1881–1965), inventor
• Paul Curteanu (1983–), football player
• Traian Demetrescu (1866–1896), poet
• Alexandru Dobriceanu (1894–1978), general
• Diana Dondoe (1982–), model
• Dimitrie Gerota (1867–1939), anatomist and physician
• D. Iacobescu (1893–1913), poet
• Adriana Iliescu (1938–), author, briefly the oldest birth mother on record
• Marius Ionescu (1984–), long-distance runner
• Titu Maiorescu (1840–1917), Prime Minister (1913–1914)
• Valter Mărăcineanu (1840–1877), soldier, fought in the War of Independence
• Ludovic Mrazec (1867–1944), geologist, President of the Romanian Academy
• Jean Negulesco (1900–1993), film director
• Marcel Olteanu (1872–1943), general
• Constantin Titel Petrescu (1888–1957), Social Democratic politician
• Eduard Prugovečki (1937–2003), physicist and mathematician
• Constantin Sănătescu (1885–1947), soldier, Prime Minister (1944)
• Mihail Șerban (1930–2004), biochemist
• Francisc Șirato (1877–1953), painter
• Mihai Stănișoară (1962–), Defense Minister (2008-2009)
• Barbu Dimitrie Știrbei (1799–1869), Prince of Wallachia (1848–1853; 1854–1856)
• Nicolae Titulescu (1882–1941), Foreign Minister (1927–1928), League of Nations General Assembly President (1930–1932)
• Ion Țuculescu (1910–1962), painter
• Nicolae Vasilescu-Karpen (1870–1964), engineer
• Varujan Vosganian (1958–), National Liberal politician