The following are notable people who were either born, raised or have lived for a significant period of time in Peja.
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- Saint Sava, first Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and founder of the Monastery of Peć
- Arsenije Sremac, second Archbishop of the Serbian Orthodox Church and first who resided in the Monastery of Peć
- Joanikije II, Serbian Patriarch
- Arsenije IV Jovanović Šakabenta, Serbian Patriarch
- David Albahari, Serbian author
- Đorđe Ristić Skopljanče, Serbian chetnik
- Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet, who wrote the Turkish National Anthem
- Fatos Bećiraj, Albanian football player, who plays for the Montenegro national team
- Faruk Begolli, Albanian actor
- Qerim Begolli, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
- Vladimir Božović, Montenegrin football player
- Đorđe Božović, Serb paramilitary leader
- Agim Çavdarbasha, Albanian former sculptor
- Agim Çeku, military commander of the KLA during the 1999 Kosovo War, minister of Security Force of Kosovo
- Salih Gjuka, signatory of the Albanian Declaration of Independence
- Bedri bej Ipeku, Albanian politician
- Bogoljub Karić, Serbian politician and businessman
- Gezim Kasapolli, politician
- Xhevat Kelmendi, singer
- Majlinda Kelmendi, Olympic, World and European judo champion
- Distria Krasniqi, Olympic and European judo champion
- Rustemi Kreshnik, Albanian kickboxer
- Ljubiša Barović, Serbian actor
- Miodrag Krivokapić, Serbian actor
- Shkodran Metaj, Albanian footballer
- Rahman Morina, Albanian politician
- Fadil Muriqi, Albanian former football player, part of the "Golden Generation" of FC Prishtina
- Xhevdet Muriqi, Albanian former football player, part of the "Golden Generation" of FC Prishtina
- Veljko Radenović, Serbian police lieutenant colonel
- Ranko Popović, Serbian former football player and a current coach
- Kamer Qaka, Albanian footballer
- Riza Sapunxhiu, Albanian politician
- Zhuj Selmani, League of Prizren
- Milutin Šoškić, Serbian former football player, Olympic champion
- Dejan Stojanović, Serbian poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist
- Pavle Strugar, retired Montenegrin general in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA)
- Sislej Xhafa, Albanian artist
- Haxhi Zeka, Albanian national leader