Radu Negru (Negru-Vodă), legendary ruler of Wallachia (1290–1300);
Gabriel Bethlen (1580–1629), Prince of Transylvania between 1613–1629;
Inocențiu Micu-Klein, (1692–1768), bishop of Alba Iulia and Făgăraș (1728–1751) and Primate of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, had his episcopal residence in Făgăras between 1732–1737;
Ioan Pușcariu, captain of Făgăraș;
Aron Pumnul (1818–1866) scholar, linguist, philologist, literary historian, teacher of Mihai Eminescu, leader of the Revolution of 1848 in Transylvania;
Nicolae Densușianu (1846–1911), historian, Associate member of the Romanian Academy;
Aron Densușianu (1837–1900), poet and literary critic, Associate Member of the Romanian Academy;
Badea Cârțan (Gheorghe Cârțan) (1848–1911), fighting for the release of Romanians in Transylvania;
Ovid Densușianu (1873–1938), Aron Densușianu's son, philologist, linguist, folklorist, poet and academician, professor at the University of Bucharest;
Ștefan Câlția, painter (born in Brașov in 1942);
Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu (1923–2006) member of the fascist paramilitary organization the Iron Guard, in the group of the Făgăraș Mountains, former student of the present Radu Negru National College, class of 1945;
Octavian Paler (1926–2007), writer and publicist, former student of the present Radu Negru National College, class of 1945;
Laurențiu (Liviu) Streza, born in 1947, Orthodox archbishop and metropolitan of Transylvania, former student of the present Radu Negru National College, class of 1965.

Horia Sima, Co-Conducător of Romania from 1940-1941 and second leader of the Iron Guard
Nicușor Dan (born in 1969), mathematician, activist, and politician.
Radu Negru (Negru-Vodă), legendary ruler of Wallachia (1290–1300);
Gabriel Bethlen (1580–1629), Prince of Transylvania between 1613–1629;
Inocențiu Micu-Klein, (1692–1768), bishop of Alba Iulia and Făgăraș (1728–1751) and Primate of the Romanian Greek-Catholic Church, had his episcopal residence in Făgăras between 1732–1737;
Ioan Pușcariu, captain of Făgăraș;
Aron Pumnul (1818–1866) scholar, linguist, philologist, literary historian, teacher of Mihai Eminescu, leader of the Revolution of 1848 in Transylvania;
Nicolae Densușianu (1846–1911), historian, Associate member of the Romanian Academy;
Aron Densușianu (1837–1900), poet and literary critic, Associate Member of the Romanian Academy;
Badea Cârțan (Gheorghe Cârțan) (1848–1911), fighting for the release of Romanians in Transylvania;
Ovid Densușianu (1873–1938), Aron Densușianu's son, philologist, linguist, folklorist, poet and academician, professor at the University of Bucharest;
Ștefan Câlția, painter (born in Brașov in 1942);
Ion Gavrilă Ogoranu (1923–2006) member of the fascist paramilitary organization the Iron Guard, in the group of the Făgăraș Mountains, former student of the present Radu Negru National College, class of 1945;
Octavian Paler (1926–2007), writer and publicist, former student of the present Radu Negru National College, class of 1945;
Laurențiu (Liviu) Streza, born in 1947, Orthodox archbishop and metropolitan of Transylvania, former student of the present Radu Negru National College, class of 1965.
Horia Sima, Co-Conducător of Romania from 1940-1941 and second leader of the Iron Guard
Nicușor Dan (born in 1969), mathematician, activist, and politician.
Făgăraș