Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Gobernación de Nayaf

Abolhassan Najafi was an Iranian writer and translator.

Abdul-Hussein Abdul Redha Abtaan is an Iraqi politician and former Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports. He served as deputy governor of Najaf (2005–2009), deputy in the Iraqi parliament from Najaf (2010–2014), and Minister of Youth and Sports in the Iraqi government from 2014 to 2018.

Mohammad Reza Naqdi is a senior officer in the Revolutionary Guards.

Mohammad-Javad Ardeshir Larijani is an Iranian conservative politician, mathematical logician, and former diplomat. He is currently a top adviser to the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in foreign affairs and secretary of High Council for Human rights, Judiciary of Islamic Republic of Iran.

Amani Alaa is an Iraqi actress and comedy artist.

Sayyid Muhammad Sa'id Al-Habboubi was an Iraqi Poet, Faqīh, and a merchant, born in Najaf to a wealthy family.

Hisham Ibn al-Kalbi, también conocido como Ibn al-Kalbi fue un historiador árabe, originario de Irak. Su nombre completo era Abu al-Mundhir Hisham bin Muhammed bin al-Sa'ib bin Bishr al-Kalbi. Nacido en la ciudad de Kufa, pasó la mayor parte de su vida en Bagdad. Como su padre, recogió información sobre la historia y genealogías de los antiguos árabes. Según Fihrist, escribió más de 140 obras. Sus referencias de las genealogías árabes aparecen profusamente citadas en el Kitab al-aghani, cancionero de poesía árabe, escrito entre 1216 y 1220.

Sayyid Abd al-Majid al-Musawi al-Khoei was a Shia cleric and, the son of grand Ayatollah Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei.