Nowruz or Navruz is may refer to the following notable people:
- Given name
- Nawrūz (Mongol emir) (died 1297), emir of the Ilkhanid era
- Nawruz Beg (died 1361), Khan of the Blue Horde
- Nowruz Beg (died 1640), Safavid official
- Navruz Jurakobilov (born 1984), Uzbek judoka
- Nawroz Mangal (born 1984), Afghanistan cricketer
- Surname
- Alp Navruz (born 1990), Turkish actor and model
- Amu Nowruz, fictional figure in Iranian folklore