List of notable Karen people:
- Cynthia Maung, doctor, winner of the Ramon Magsaysay Award
- General Bo Mya, (1927–2006), Commander of the Karen National Union and former Chairman of the National Council of the Union of Burma
- Johnny and Luther Htoo, boy soldiers
- Naw Zipporrah Sein, Karen political activist
- Tin Soe, political prisoner
- Naw Phaw Eh Htar, Karen actress