List of Famous people born in Trenčín Region, First Czechoslovak Republic

Miroslava "Mirka" Federer is a Swiss former professional tennis player.

Zdeno Chára is a Slovak professional ice hockey defenceman for the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the New York Islanders, Ottawa Senators, and Boston Bruins.

Alexander Dubček was a Slovak politician who served as the First Secretary of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ) from January 1968 to April 1969. He attempted to reform the communist government during the Prague Spring but was forced to resign following the Warsaw Pact invasion in August 1968.

Martin Škrtel is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a centre back and is currently a free agent. He is a former player and captain of the Slovakia national team.

Marián Vajda is a Slovak professional tennis coach and former player. He is the current head coach of Novak Djokovic and was his coach during almost his entire professional career, winning 77 titles together .Vajda is the most successful coach in the history of tennis in terms of Grand Slam titles, winning 17 Grand Slam trophies with Novak Djokovic.

Tomáš Tatar is a Slovak professional ice hockey left winger who currently plays for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted 60th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, with whom he spent the first part of his NHL career.

Juraj Kucka is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian top division club Parma and the Slovak national team.

Marián Gáborík is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger currently under contract with the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He began his playing career in the Slovak Extraliga with Dukla Trenčín for two seasons before being drafted third overall in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft by the Minnesota Wild, becoming the highest drafted Slovak player in NHL history. Spending eight seasons with the Wild before signing with the New York Rangers in 2009, Gáborík is the Wild's all-time leading goal scorer. He has also played for the Columbus Blue Jackets and Los Angeles Kings. On 13 June 2014, Gáborík won his first Stanley Cup while playing for the Kings.

Pavol Demitra was a Slovak professional ice hockey player. He played nineteen seasons of professional hockey, for teams in the Czechoslovak First Ice Hockey League (CSL), National Hockey League (NHL), Slovak Extraliga (SVK), and Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). A skilled offensive player, Demitra was a top-line forward throughout his career.

Stanislav Lobotka is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Napoli and the Slovak national team.