This list is specific to the EU. For a list of people from Europe who had significant impact outside their home country, see List of important Europeans
This is a list of well-known people from the European Union. It should only include people who did not die before their country's entry into the EU or one of its predecessors. This includes:
- French, West Germans, Italians, Dutch, Belgians, Luxemburgians after 1950
- Irish, Britons, Danes after 1973
- Greeks after 1981
- Spaniards and Portuguese after 1986
- East Germans after 1990
- Finns, Swedes and Austrians after 1995
- Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Poles, Czechs, Hungarians, Slovakians, Slovenians, Maltese and Cypriots after 2004
- Romanians and Bulgarians after 2007
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2 Architects 3 Artists 4 Composers 5 Computer Pioneers 6 Filmmakers 7 Musicians 8 Philosophers 9 Politicians 10 Royalty 11 Sportspersons 12 Writers 13 Other notables |
Actors
Architects
Artists
Composers
Computer Pioneers
Filmmakers
Musicians
Philosophers
Politicians
Royalty
Sportspersons
Writers
Other notables
See also: List of important Europeans, List of people by nationality, List of people by EU state