The following is a list of people from Struga, North Macedonia or its surroundings.

• Mustafa Baruti, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
• Konda Bimbaša (Serbian Cyrillic: Конда Бимбаша, fl. March 1804–d. May/June 1807) was an Albanian mercenary in Alija Gušanac's Dahije detachment in the Sanjak of Smederevo who switched sides to the Serb rebels during the First Serbian Uprising, proclaimed a hero for his efforts in the Siege of Belgrade (1806). He was born in Struga.
• Daniel Kajmakoski, singer
• Pajtim Kasami, footballer
• Vangel Kodžoman, painter
• Risto Krle, writer
• Nijaz Lena, footballer
• Mirdi Limani, kickboxer
• Lazo Lipovski, football goalkeeper
• Venera Lumani, singer
• Vlado Malevski, author of the Denes nad Makedonija
• Hristo Matov, revolutionary
• Dimitar Miladinov, writer, poet and folklorist
• Konstantin Miladinov, writer, poet and folklorist
• Nikola Moushmov, historian and numismatist
• Artim Šakiri, international footballer
• Vasil Shanto (17 August 1913 – 1 February 1944), was one of the founders of the Albanian Communist Party. He was the leader, along with Qemal Stafa, of the Shkodër communist group. His family moved to Shkodër from Struga.
• Ardit Shaqiri, footballer
• Nuri Sojliu, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
• Myrteza Ali Struga, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
• Veliče Šumulikoski, footballer
• Flamur Tairi, footballer
• Ibrahim Temo, politician
• Veselin Vuković, handball player

• Isnik Alimi, footballer from Delogoždi
• Voydan Chernodrinski, playwright from Selci
• Cincar Marko Kostić, warrior and diplomat in the First Serbian Uprising from Dolna Belica
• Andjelko Krstić, writer and playwright from Labuništa
• Artim Položani, footballer from Bidževo
• Nikola Šećeroski, politician and candidate for the Serbian presidency from Radožda
• Ilija Šumenković, minister and ambassador from Borovec [mk]
• Krste Velkovski, footballer from Vevčani