List of Croatians
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of prominent individuals who were Croatian
citizens or of Croatian
ancestry.
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
citizens or of Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
ancestry.
Architecture
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Stjepan Planic Stjepan Planić was a Croatian architect. His style can be described as a synthesis of functionalist and organic architecture.-Biography:... – architect Radovan Radovan was a sculptor and architect who lived in Dalmatia, in the 13th century. In Croatian he is commonly referred to as or "Master Radovan"... – sculptor, builder from Trogir Trogir Trogir is a historic town and harbour on the Adriatic coast in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, with a population of 12,995 and a total municipality population of 13,322 . The historic city of Trogir is situated on a small island between the Croatian mainland and the island of Čiovo... Vlado Milunic Vlado Milunić is a Czech architect of Croatian origin living in Prague. He was teaching at the Czech Technical University in Prague.... – architect Ivan Žaknic Ivan Žaknić is a contemporary Croatian-born American architect, art critic, professor, and historian of Le Corbusier. He is Professor of Architecture at Lehigh University and Visiting Fellow at Princeton University.-References:... – historian of Le Corbusier Le Corbusier Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier , was a Swiss-born French architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930... |
Sculpture
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Painting
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Dora Maar Dora Maar was a French photographer, poet and painter, best known for being a lover and muse of Pablo Picasso.-Life:... – photographer, painter, model Andrija Maurovic Andrija Maurović was a renowned comic book author, often called the father of Croatian and Yugoslav comics.-Biography:... – illustrator Edo Murtic Edo Murtić was a painter from Croatia, best known for his lyrical abstraction and abstract expressionism style. He worked in a variety of media, including oil painting, gouache, graphic design, ceramics, mosaics, murals and theatrical set design... Ivan Rabuzin Ivan Rabuzin was a Croatian naïve artist.Rabuzin's father was a miner, and Ivan was the sixth of his eleven children. Ivan worked as a carpenter for many years, and did not begin painting until 1956, when he was thirty-five years old... – naive art Mirko Racki Mirko Rački was a Croatian painter.Rački was born in Novi Marof, and graduated from the Teacher's Academy in Zagreb. He then went to the private art school of H. Strehblow in Vienna, then studied at the Academy in Prague under Vlaho Bukovac and in Vienna under W. Unger... Slava Raškaj Slava Raškaj was a painter considered to be the greatest Croatian watercolorist of the late 19th and early 20th century. Deaf since birth, Raškaj was schooled in Vienna and Zagreb, where her mentor was the Croatian painter Bela Čikoš Sesija. In the 1890s her works were exhibited around Europe,... Adolf Waldinger Adolf Ignjo Waldinger was a painter from Osijek, Croatia. He was a member of Osijek's Bürgerliche Zeichenschule drawing school.-Biography:... – 19th century painter Maksimilijan Vanka Maksimilijan Vanka , also known as Maxo Vanka, was a Croatian-American artist.Maxo Vanka was born in Croatia in 1889. It is believed that he may have been the illegitimate child of Habsburg nobility. He was sent to live with peasants, but at the age of eight was discovered by his maternal... Mladen Veža Mladen Veža was a Croatian painter. He was born in Brist. He graduated from the Zagreb's Academy of Fine Arts under Vladimir Becić in 1937. He subsequently taught at the academy until 1981... – illustrator Illustrator An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text... Mirko Virius Mirko Virius was a Croatian naive painter. He was one of the three most prominent members of the first generation of the Hlebine School.... – naive art |
Film and theatre
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John Malkovich John Gavin Malkovich is an American actor, producer, director and fashion designer with his label Technobohemian. Over the last 25 years of his career, Malkovich has appeared in more than 70 motion pictures. For his roles in Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, he received Academy Award... - Hollywood actor Mark Matkevich Mark Matkevich is an American actor best known for appearing as Drue Valentine in 17 episodes of the television program Dawson's Creek. Matkevich has also had recurring roles on Ed and Joan of Arcadia... - actor Ivana Milicevic -Early life:Miličević was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Croatian family, the daughter of Tonka, a homemaker, and Damir Miličević, a slaughterhouse worker and entrepreneur. She emigrated to the United States at the age of five and was raised in Michigan... – actress, appearances in Seinfeld, Felicity, among others Nina Moric Nina Morić is a Croatian model.She was born in Zagreb, Croatia into an upper-middle class household. She was studying to be a lawyer with the support of her parents, a doctor and an economist respectively, when she chose to become a model after winning the 1996 Croatian Elite "Look of the Year"... – model Patrick Muldoon Patrick Muldoon is an American actor.-Early life:Muldoon was born in San Pedro, California, the son of Deanna, a homemaker, and William Patrick Muldoon II, a personal injury lawyer. He is of Irish descent on his father's side and of Croatian descent on his mother's side... – actor Lorenzo Music Lorenzo Music was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician. His best-known roles include voicing the animated cartoon cat Garfield, and Carlton the doorman on the CBS sitcom Rhoda... – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician Antun Nalis Antun Nalis , aka Tonči Nalis, was a Croatian actor.Antun Nalis was born in Zadar, which was part of Austria-Hungary at the time. After World War I Zadar became part of Italy, which later helped Nalis to play in Italian movies and portray Italian characters.Nalis began to build his film career... – actor Krsto Papic Krsto Papić is a Croatian screenwriter and film director whose career spans several decades.... – film director Edo Perocevic Eduard Peročević, better known as Edo Peročević was a Croatian actor, best known for the role of the ticket collector in the 1976 children's movie Vlak u snijegu .Peročević was also known for his distinct voice, which helped him establish a successful career as a radio... – actor, radio speaker Denise Richards Denise Lee Richards is an American actress and former fashion model of Croatian and Welsh descent. She has appeared in films including Starship Troopers, Wild Things, and The World Is Not Enough... - Hollywood actress Zvonimir Rogoz Zvonimir Rogoz was a Croatian actor.A native of Zagreb, Zvonimir Rogoz became famous in Czechoslovakia between the two world wars... – actor (Ecstasy Ecstasy (film) Ecstasy – Extase in Czech, Ekstase in German – is a Czech film made in 1933 by the Czech director Gustav Machatý. It stars Hedy Lamarr, credited under her original surname Kiesler, and Zvonimir Rogoz.... (1933) with Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr Hedy Lamarr was an Austrian-American actress celebrated for her great beauty who was a major contract star of MGM's "Golden Age".Lamarr also co-invented – with composer George Antheil – an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping, necessary to wireless... ) Rick Rossovich Rick Rossovich is an American actor.Rossovich was born Frederic Enrico Rossovich in Palo Alto, California. His brother, Tim Rossovich, is a former professional football player and also an actor.-Career:... – actor Tonko Soljan Tonko Soljan is a Croatian American Film and Television Producer known best for the PBS acquired documentary film Beyond Our Differences and the broadly distributed feature film Adrift in Manhattan starring Heather Graham, William Baldwin, Dominic Chianese and Victor Rasuk... - film & television producer Gabriela Spanic Gabriela Spanic , or Gaby Spanic, is an award-winning Venezuelan actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Her twin sister is model/actress Daniela Spanic. She has a younger sister Patricia, and two brothers Antonio and Adiel... - actress Fabijan Šovagovic Fabijan Šovagović was a Croatian actor.Fabijan Šovagović was born in the village of Ladimirevci, in the Slavonia region of Croatia. He began acting in his youth and from late 1950s he appeared in many films, becoming one of the most recognisable faces of Croatian cinema... – actor Yvonne Suhor Yvonne Suhor is an American actress, partly of Croatian descent. She has four brothers and six sisters. She graduated from Illinois State University in 1985, and later received her MFA from the University of Southern California. Suhor currently runs her own in Orlando, Florida, teaching Core Film... - actress Goran Višnjic Goran Višnjić is a Croatian actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known for his role as Dr. Luka Kovač in the hit television series ER... – actor (ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... ) Antun Vrdoljak Antun Vrdoljak is a Croatian screenwriter, film director and former actor and political appointee.-Life:Antun Vrdoljak was born in Imotski, Kingdom of Yugoslavia . He studied acting at the Academy of Drama Arts at the University of Zagreb. His acting debut was in 1957 film Nije bilo uzalud... – film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects... director Severina Vuckovic Severina Vučković is a Croatian singer and actress. She is commonly referred to by her stage name Severina.- Music career :Severina's style can be described as pop with various folk and cabaret influences. As a child, she took smaller parts in theatre and opera productions in her native Split... – entertainer, actress Dušan Vukotic Dušan Vukotić was an award-winning cartoonist, author and director of animated films from Yugoslavia. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films.... - animated film director Jim Zulevic Jim Zulevic was an American actor, improvisational comedian, television writer, and radio host. He died suddenly, possibly due to a heart attack, at age 40.- Early life :... – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host |
Media
- Bill KurtisBill KurtisBill Kurtis is an American television journalist, producer, narrator, and news anchor. He is also the current host of A&E crime and news documentary shows, including Investigative Reports, American Justice, and Cold Case Files...
– journalist, television reporter, producer - Gene RayburnGene RayburnGene Rayburn was an American radio and television personality. He is best known as the host of various editions of the popular American television game show Match Game for over two decades....
– American radio and television personality - Pedro SevcecPedro SevcecPedro Ricardo Sevcec is a television reporter who works for America TV / Miami in the United States. He also has his own afternoon drive radio show on WSUA Miami- Radio Caracol 1260 AM called La Ventana con Pedro Sevcec. He was born in Uruguay.Sevcec in the United States has had much success as a...
– television reporter - Paul SalopekPaul SalopekPaul Salopek is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning writer. Salopek was raised in central Mexico.-Life:Salopek received a degree in environmental biology from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1984...
- journalist, winner of two Pulitzer PrizePulitzer PrizeThe Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
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History
- Fritz FischerFritz FischerFritz Fischer was a German historian best known for his analysis of the causes of World War I. Fischer has been described by The Encyclopedia of Historians and Historical Writing as the most important German historian of the 20th century.-Biography:Fischer was born in Ludwigsstadt in Bavaria. His...
- historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is... - Ivan Kukuljević SakcinskiIvan Kukuljevic SakcinskiIvan Kukuljević Sakcinski was a Croatian historian, politician and writer. Most famous for the first speech delivered in Croatian before the Parliament, this patriot and cultural figure did some pioneering work in Croatian historiography and bibliography...
– historianHistorianA historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is... - Vjekoslav KlaićVjekoslav KlaicVjekoslav Klaić was a Croatian historian and writer, most famous for his monumental History of the Croats.Klaić was born in Garčin near Slavonski Brod as the son of a teacher. He was raised in German spirit and language, since his mother was German. Klaić went to school in Varaždin and Zagreb...
– historian - Nada KlaićNada KlaicNada Klaić was a Croatian historian. She was influential and controversial Croatian medievalist of the 20th century.-Academic career:...
– historian - Julije KempfJulije KempfJulije Kempf was a Croatian historian and writer. Kempf was born in Požega, Slavonia. After graduating from Požega gymnasium, he attended teachers school in Zagreb...
– historian, writer - Ivan LučićIvan LucicJohannes Lucius was a historian from Dalmatia. His greatest and most famous work is De regno Dalmatiae et Croatiae , which includes valuable historical sources, a bibliography and six historical maps....
– historian - Dominik MandicDominik MandicDominik Mandić was a Bosnian Croat historian and politician, a member of the Franciscan Order. His history books are essential reading for the history of medieval Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Life:...
– historian - Ivan RatkajIvan RatkajIvan Ratkaj , also Ivan Rattkay, was a Jesuit missionary and explorer. He wrote the first detailed description of the Tarahumara, a Mexican people....
– historian, Jesuit, explorer - Juraj RatkajJuraj RatkajJuraj Ratkaj was a Croatian historian. He was a member of the Society of Jesus. Later on he became a priest and the canon of Zagreb. He took part in the Thirty Years' War in 1647 and he fought the Ottomans...
– historian - Franjo RačkiFranjo RackiFranjo Rački was a Croatian historian, politician and writer. He compiled important collections of old Croatian diplomatic and historical documents, wrote some pioneering historical works, and was a key founder of the Yugoslavian Academy of Sciences and Arts.-Historian:Rački was born in Fužine,...
– historian - Ferdo ŠišićFerdo ŠišicFerdo Šišić was a Croatian historian, the founding figure of the Croatian historiography of the 20th century. He made his most important contributions in the area of Croatian early Middle Ages.- Life :...
– historian
Invention
- Štefan BaničŠtefan BanicŠtefan Banič was a Slovak inventor who devised a military parachute, the first parachute ever deployed in actual use....
– inventor - Josip BelušićJosip BelušicJosip Belušić was a Croatian inventor.In 1888 Josip Belušić invented and designed the first electric speedometer. Belušić was born in the region of Labin in Istria, and was a professor in Koper. This invention was patented in Austria-Hungary under the name of "velocimeter."...
– inventor - Marcel KiepachMarcel KiepachMarcel Kiepach was a Croatian inventor. The works and inventions of this child prodigy belong to the areas of electronics, magnetism, acoustics, transmission of sound signals, and transformers....
– inventor - Aleksandar JustAleksandar JustAleksandar Just was a physicist and inventor who, with Croatian Franjo Hannaman, discovered the electric bulb with wolfram wire, one of the world's first fully functional light-bulbs.- External links :*...
– inventor - Franjo HannamanFranjo HannamanFranjo Hanaman ....
– inventor, engineer - Ferdinand KovačevićFerdinand KovacevicFerdinand Kovačević was a Croatian inventor, engineer, and pioneer in telegraphy who originated from Gospić. He invented the duplex connection of telegraphic transmission, patented in 1876 in Vienna and Budapest.-References:...
– inventor - Slavoljub Eduard PenkalaSlavoljub Eduard PenkalaSlavoljub Eduard Penkala was a naturalized Croatian engineer and inventor of Polish-Jewish ethnicity.Eduard Penkala was born in Liptovský Mikuláš , to Franjo Penkala, who was of Polish Jew heritage, and Maria Penkala , who was of Dutch heritage...
– inventor - Ralph SarichRalph SarichRalph Tony Sarich is a Western Australian multi millionaire businessman and qualified engineer of Croatian descent—his parents came to Australia in 1930 from the Šibenik area. He was responsible for developing the Orbital Engine in 1972...
– inventor of the orbital engine - Marin SoljačićMarin SoljacicMarin Soljačić is a Croatian physicist and electrical engineer known for wireless non-radiative energy transfer.-Biography:...
– inventor of wireless energy transfer - Ante ŠupukAnte SupukAnte Šupuk was a Croatian engineer and inventor, also a mayor of Šibenik. In 1895 he built the first Jaruga Hydroelectric Power Plant as one of the world's first hydroelectric power plants, and connected it to a lighting system using alternating current...
– engineer - David SchwarzDavid Schwarz (aviation inventor)David Schwarz was a Hungarian aviation pioneer of Jewish descent.Schwarz created the first flyable rigid airship. It was also the first airship with an external hull made entirely of metal. He died before he could see it finally fly...
– Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry - Faust VrančićFaust VrancicFausto Veranzio or Faust Vrančić was a polymath and bishop from the Venetian Republic.-Family history:...
– inventor of the parachute - Ivan VučetićJuan VucetichJuan Vucetich was a Croatian-born Argentine anthropologist and police official who pioneered the use of fingerprinting.-Biography:...
– inventor of dactyloscopy - Zlata BartlZlata BartlZlata Bartl , was a Bosnian Croat scientist and is the creator of Vegeta....
– inventor of "Vegeta"
Social Science
- Ivan BelostenecIvan BelostenecIvan Belostenec was a Croatian linguist and lexicographer.-Life:In 1616. he joined the Paulists. He studied philosophy in Vienna and theology in Rome...
– lexicographer - Elsie Ivancich DuninElsie Ivancich DuninElsie Ivancich Dunin is a dance ethnologist , choreographer, professor and author specializing in folk dance from Croatia, Macedonia, and Romani in Macedonia. Her studies focus on Croatian diaspora communities and associated sword dances in both Old and New World contexts...
– cultural ethnologist, author, professorProfessorA professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
, choreographer - Juraj DobrilaJuraj DobrilaJuraj Dobrila was a bishop and benefactor from Istria who advocated for greater national rights for Croats under Italian rule....
– cleric, benefactor - Ljudevit GajLjudevit GajLjudevit Gaj was a Croatian linguist, politician, journalist and writer. He was one of the central figures of the Croatian national reformation, also known as the Illyrian Movement.-Origin:...
– linguistLinguisticsLinguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, reformer - Vatroslav JagićVatroslav JagicVatroslav Jagić was a Croatian language researcher and a famous expert in Slavic languages in the second half of the 19th century.-Life:...
– philologist - Milan KangrgaMilan KangrgaMilan Kangrga was a Croatian and Yugoslav philosopher who was one of the leading thinkers in the Praxis school of thought which originated in the 1960s in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
– philosopher - Bartol KašićBartol KašicBartol Kašić was a Croatian linguist. He wrote the first Croatian grammar and translated the Bible and the Roman Rite into Croatian...
– lexicographer - Juraj KrižanićJuraj KrižanicJuraj Križanić , also known as Yuriy Krizhanich, was a Croatian Catholic missionary who is often regarded as the earliest recorded pan-Slavist and anti-Normanist.-Early life, education, and early missionary work:...
– social philosopher - Franjo KuhačFranjo KuhacFranjo Ksaver Kuhač was a piano teacher, choral conductor, and comparative musicologist who studied Croatian folk music. Kuhač did a great deal of field work in this area, collecting and publishing 1,600 folk songs...
– folklorist, ethnologist - Stanislav Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, adventurer
- Miroslav RadmanMiroslav RadmanMiroslav Radman is a prominent Croatian biologist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. Radman's specialty is DNA repair; in 1974 he discovered the SOS response...
– genetic biologist - Josip Juraj StrossmayerJosip Juraj StrossmayerJosip Juraj Strossmayer was a Croatian politician, Roman Catholic bishop and benefactor.-Early life and rise as a cleric:...
– cleric, benefactor - Rudolf SteinerRudolf SteinerRudolf Joseph Lorenz Steiner was an Austrian philosopher, social reformer, architect, and esotericist. He gained initial recognition as a literary critic and cultural philosopher...
– philosopher, thinkerThinkerThinker may refer to:*Intellectual, one who tries to use his or her intellect to work, study, reflect, speculate on, or ask and answer questions with regard to a variety of different ideas... - Rudi SupekRudi SupekRudi Supek was a Croatian sociologist and a member of the Praxis School of Marxism.Supek studied philosophy in Zagreb and graduated in 1937. He went to study clinical psychology in Paris, where he was when World War II erupted...
- philosopher - Henry SuzzalloHenry SuzzalloHenry Suzzallo was president of the University of Washington from 1915 to 1926. He later served as director of the National Advisory Committee on Education and president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.- Biography :Suzzallo was of Croatian descent, born in San Jose,...
– educator - Ante Topić-Mimara – artArtArt is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
collector - Vinko ŽganecVinko ŽganecVinko Žganec is a well-known Croatian ethnomusicologist.Žganec was born in Vratišinec in Međimurje. He started to be interested in music early in his childhood and jotted down his first folk song in 1908. In 1916, he published his first book of Croatian folk songs from Međimurje...
– folklorist, ethnomusicologist
Science
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Mirko Grmek Mirko Dražen Grmek was a Croatian and French historian of medicine, writer and scientist. He was one of the pioneers and founders of the history of medicine... – physician, science writer and historian Branko Horvat Branko Horvat was a Croatian economist and politician. He worked a long time at the Institute of Economic Sciences, the former Planning Institute of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia... – economist Economist An economist is a professional in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy... Zvonimir Janko Zvonimir Janko is a Croatian mathematician who is the eponym of the Janko groups, sporadic simple groups in group theory.Janko was born in Bjelovar, Croatia. He studied at the University of Zagreb where he received Ph.D. in 1960. He then taught physics at a high school in Široki Brijeg in Bosnia... – mathematician Korado Korlevic Korado Korlević is a Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids Korado Korlević (born Poreč, 1958) is a Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids Korado Korlević (born Poreč, 1958) is a Croatian astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids (1197 as of... – astronomer, asteroid discoverer Oton Kucera Oton Kučera was a Croatian astronomer. He played a crucial role by popularizing science and technology in Croatia... – mathematician, physicist Asim Kurjak Dr. Asim Kurjak is a famous Bosnian doctor working at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb, Croatia. Kurjak is one of the most famous gynecologists in ex-Yugoslavia. He has published numerous books both in English and Bosnian.Professor Kurjak has 246 citations in MEDLINE... – physician (Bosniak Bosniaks The Bosniaks or Bosniacs are a South Slavic ethnic group, living mainly in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a smaller minority also present in other lands of the Balkan Peninsula especially in Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia... ) Eduard Miloslavic Eduard Miloslavić was a professor of pathology, a descendant of Croatian emigrants to the United States, born in Oakland, California. His father Luko moved from Župa Dubrovačka to Dubrovnik in 1878. In same year he married Vica Milković. A few years later the couple emigrated to the United States... – physician Andrija Mohorovicic Andrija Mohorovičić was a Croatian meteorologist and seismologist. He is best known for the eponymous Mohorovičić discontinuity and is considered a founder of modern seismology.-Early years:... – geophysicist Stjepan Mohorovicic Stjepan Mohorovičić was a Croatian scientist born in the town of Bakar and died in the city of Zagreb, Croatia... – physicist Physicist A physicist is a scientist who studies or practices physics. Physicists study a wide range of physical phenomena in many branches of physics spanning all length scales: from sub-atomic particles of which all ordinary matter is made to the behavior of the material Universe as a whole... Grga Novak Grga Novak was a distinguished Croatian historian, archaeologist and geographer, President of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts from 1958 to 1978. Born on the island of Hvar, he was Professor of Ancient History in the University of Zagreb, where he was also Rector in 1946-1947... – archaeologist, historian |
Stjepan Poljak Stjepan Poljak is a Croatian football midfielder, currently playing in Croatia, at NK Slaven Belupo.Poljak signed a three-year contract with Turkish Super League club Eskişehirspor in July 2008.-External links:*... – physician Eduard Prugovecki Eduard Prugovečki was a Canadian physicist and mathematician of Croatian-Romanian descent.Prugovečki was born in Craiova, Romania to a Romanian mother, Helena , and Croatian father, Slavoljub... – physicist, writer Miroslav Radman Miroslav Radman is a prominent Croatian biologist and a member of the French Academy of Sciences. Radman's specialty is DNA repair; in 1974 he discovered the SOS response... – biologist Biologist A biologist is a scientist devoted to and producing results in biology through the study of life. Typically biologists study organisms and their relationship to their environment. Biologists involved in basic research attempt to discover underlying mechanisms that govern how organisms work... Neuroscientist A neuroscientist is an individual who studies the scientific field of neuroscience or any of its related sub-fields... Marin Soljacic Marin Soljačić is a Croatian physicist and electrical engineer known for wireless non-radiative energy transfer.-Biography:... – physicist Ivan Supek Ivan Supek was a Croatian physicist, philosopher, writer, playwright, peace activist and humanist.-Early years and education:Supek was born on April 8, 1915 in Zagreb, Croatia... – physicist, philosopher Zvonimir Šeparovic Zvonimir Šeparović is a Croatian legal scholar and politician.Šeparović used to be professor of Criminal Law at the University of Zagreb. He was also known as the pioneer of victimology and very vocal opponent of death penalty.... – lawyer Lawyer A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political... , (victimology Victimology Victimology is the scientific study of victimization, including the relationships between victims and offenders, the interactions between victims and the criminal justice system — that is, the police and courts, and corrections officials — and the connections between victims and other social groups... ) Ante Šercer Ante Šercer was a Croatian physician.He attended elementary school in Dubrovnik. Finishing medical studies in Graz and Prague , he soon attended the specialized courses in Othorinolaringology in Zagreb, Vienna, and again, in Prague... – physician Andrija Štampar Andrija Štampar was a distinguished scholar in the field of social medicine from Croatia.-Education:... – physician, diplomat Diplomat A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy with another state or international organization. The main functions of diplomats revolve around the representation and protection of the interests and nationals of the sending state, as well as the promotion of information and... Ciro Truhelka Ćiro Truhelka was a Croatian archaeologist.Truhelka finished grade school and gymnasium in Osijek and went to university in Zagreb. He was the first custodian of the National Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina... – archaeologist and art historian Vladimir Varicak Vladimir Varićak was a Croatian mathematician and theoretical physicist of Serbian descent.... – mathematician, physicist Mirko Vidakovic Mirko pl. Vidaković was Croatian botanist and dendrologist and the expert for the genetics of the forest trees.-Biography:Vidaković was born in Lemeš, Bačka, to a family of Bunjevci Croats... – forester, botanist Nikola Vitov Gucetic Nikola Vitov Gučetić was a ragusan statesman, philosopher, science writer from the Republic of Ragusa and author of one of the first scientific dissertations regarding speleology.-Life:... – statesmen, philosopher, science writer Faust Vrancic Fausto Veranzio or Faust Vrančić was a polymath and bishop from the Venetian Republic.-Family history:... – philosopher, thinker Vladimir Vranic Vladimir Vranić was a Croatian mathematician. He was one of the most renowned professor at the University of Zagreb. His quantity of his scientific works are very large. His most important work, however, is in probability and statistics.... – mathematician Vladimir Žerjavic Vladimir Žerjavić was a Croatian economist and a United Nations expert. He published a series of historical articles and books during the 1980s and 1990s in which he argued that the scope of the Holocaust in World War II-era territory of Yugoslavia was intentionally exaggerated... – statistician Statistician A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it... , economist |
Nobel Prize
- Lavoslav RužičkaLavoslav RužickaLavoslav Ružička FRS born as Lavoslav Ružička was a Croatian scientist and winner of the 1939 Nobel Prize in Chemistry who worked most of his life in Switzerland...
– chemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... - Vladimir PrelogVladimir PrelogVladimir Prelog FRS was a Croatian chemist and Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. Prelog lived and worked in Prague, Zagreb and Zürich during his lifetime.-Biography:...
– chemistryChemistryChemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds.... - Ivo AndricIvo AndricIvan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
- literatureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
Composers
- Julije BajamontiJulije BajamontiJulije Bajamonti was a medical historian, writer, translator, encyclopedist, historian, philosopher, and musician from the city of Split in present-day Croatia...
– composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media... - Blagoje BersaBlagoje BersaBlagoje Bersa was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence....
– composer - Jakov GotovacJakov GotovacJakov Gotovac was a Croatian composer and conductor of classical music. He is the author of the most famous Croatian opera, the comic Ero s onoga svijeta , which first played in Zagreb in 1935....
– composer - Joseph HaydnJoseph HaydnFranz Joseph Haydn , known as Joseph Haydn , was an Austrian composer, one of the most prolific and prominent composers of the Classical period. He is often called the "Father of the Symphony" and "Father of the String Quartet" because of his important contributions to these forms...
– composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. The once-popular theory that Haydn was of Croatian extraction is now thoroughly discredited; for discussion, see Joseph Haydn's ethnicityJoseph Haydn's ethnicityThe ethnicity of Joseph Haydn was a controversial matter in Haydn scholarship during a period lasting from the late 19th to the mid 20th century. The principal contending ethnicities were Croatian and German. Mainstream musical scholarship in the English language today generally adopts the second...
. - Igor KuljerićIgor KuljericIgor Kuljerić was an important Croatian composer. His large opus has followed the stylistic changes and evolutions of 20th and 21st century music....
– composer, conductor - Ivan PadovecIvan PadovecIvan Padovec , born in the baroque town of Varazdin in Croatia was a guitar virtuoso, who gave concerts in Zagreb, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Hamburg, London, in Poland, Russia etc. He constructed a ten string guitar. Also, he published his Teoretish - praktische Guitar - Schule in Vienna in...
– composer - Boris PapandopuloBoris PapandopuloBoris Papandopulo , Croatian composer and conductor. He was the son of Greek nobleman Konstantin Papandopulo and Croatian opera singer Maja Strozzi-Pečić....
- conductor, composer - Dora PejačevićDora PejacevicDora Pejačević was a Croatian composer, a member of Pejačević noble family.-Biography:Dora Pejačević was born in Budapest, a daughter of Croatian ban Teodor Pejačević and Hungarian Countess Lilla Vay de Vaya, herself a fine pianist. Her mother gave her first piano lessons...
– composer - Nick PerosNick PerosNick Peros is a Canadian classical composer with an extensive catalogue of works that includes symphonic, orchestral, choral, vocal and chamber genres...
– composer - Luka SorkočevićLuka SorkocevicCount Luka Sorkočević, was a composer from the Republic of Ragusa.Luka Sorkočević was born in Dubrovnik and received an extensive education. His music teacher was the Italian composer Giuseppe Valentini, who was maestro di cappella of Dubrovnik Cathedral in the 1750s...
– composer - Josip Štolcer-SlavenskiJosip Štolcer-SlavenskiJosip Štolcer-Slavenski was a Yugoslav composer and professor at the Music Academy in Belgrade.-Early life:...
– composer - Stjepan ŠulekStjepan ŠulekStjepan Šulek was a Croatian composer and conductor.- Biography :Born in Zagreb in 1914, Šulek began his music study very early by learning piano, violin, and composition. In 1936 he received his diploma from the Zagreb Academy of Music. Until 1952 Šulek was an active soloist who gave numerous...
– composer - Ivo TijardovićIvo TijardovicIvo Tijardović was a Croatian composer, writer, and painter....
– composer - Ivan ZajcIvan ZajcIvan Dragutin Stjepan Zajc or Ivan pl. Zajc , was a Croatian composer, conductor, director and teacher who for over forty years dominated Croatia's musical culture...
– composer - Ivo JosipovićIvo JosipovićIvo Josipović is a Croatian politician who has been President of Croatia since 2010. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Croatia , and played a key role in the democratic transformation of this party as the author of the first statute of the SDP that replaced the...
– composer, politician
Classical
- Martha ArgerichMartha ArgerichMartha Argerich is an Argentine pianist.-Early life:Argerich was born in Buenos Aires and started playing the piano at age three...
- Argentinian pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
, piano teacher - Zlatko BalokovićZlatko BalokovicZlatko Baloković was a Croatian violinist.-Early years:He was born in Zagreb, Croatia , and began violin lessons at age ten. He made such progress that, after three years, he was sent to Prague to continue his studies at the "Meisterschule" under the guidance of Otakar Ševčík...
– violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist - Max Emanuel CencicMax Emanuel CencicMax Emanuel Cencic is a countertenor, currently based in Austria.- Early Career as a Boy Soprano :...
– countertenorCountertenorA countertenor is a male singing voice whose vocal range is equivalent to that of a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or a soprano, usually through use of falsetto, or far more rarely than normal, modal voice. A pre-pubescent male who has this ability is called a treble... - Valter DešpaljValter Dešpalj-Early years:Dešpalj was born in Zadar, Croatia and graduated from the Juilliard School . He also took master classes with P. Casals, P. Fournier and A. Navarra, and did two years of postgraduate study with G...
– cellist - Taysa Hodges – cellist
- Sena JurinacSena JurinacSena Jurinac Sena (Srebrenka) Jurinac Sena (Srebrenka) Jurinac ([juˈrinats] (24 October 192122 November 2011) was a Bosnian Croat/Austrian operatic soprano.Born in Travnik, Bosnia-Herzegovina, she studied at the Zagreb Academy of Music, and also with Milka Kostrenčić (whose other well-known...
– operaOperaOpera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
singer - Franjo KrežmaFranjo KrežmaFranjo Krežma , also known as Franz Krezma in German-speaking countries, was a Croatian violinist and composer....
– violinist - Stephen KovacevichStephen KovacevichStephen Kovacevich , who has also been known as Stephen Bishop and Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich is an American classical pianist and conductor.-Biography:...
– American classical pianist - Ivo MačekIvo MacekIvo Maček was a Croatian pianist.From 1939-45 he performed as part of the Maček-Šulek-Janigro Trio. He taught at the Hochschule für Musik "Franz Liszt", Weimar in Germany.-References:...
– pianistPianistA pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:... - Lovro von MatačićLovro von MatacicLovro von Matačić was a Croatian conductor and composer.-Biography:Lovro von Matačić was born in Sušak to a family that was granted a noble title in the early 17th century. Growing up, he was always surrounded by music and art: his father had a career as an opera singer, and his mother as an actress...
– conductor - Zinka Kunc-MilanovZinka MilanovZinka Milanov was a Croatian-born operatic spinto soprano who had a major career centred on the New York Metropolitan Opera.-Biography:...
– sopranoSopranoA soprano is a voice type with a vocal range from approximately middle C to "high A" in choral music, or to "soprano C" or higher in operatic music. In four-part chorale style harmony, the soprano takes the highest part, which usually encompasses the melody... - Maksim MrvicaMaksim MrvicaMaksim Mrvica is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music.- History :Mrvica was born in Šibenik, Croatia. He took up piano lessons from the age of nine from Marija Sekso and gave his first public performance in the same year. Just three years later he gave his first concert...
– pianist - Tomislav MužekTomislav MužekTomislav Mužek is a Croatian tenor and opera singer.He studied in Vienna at the University of Music and Performing Arts and made his professional debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1999....
– tenorTenorThe tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2... - Ivo PogorelićIvo PogorelicIvo Pogorelić is a Croatian pianist.-Early life:He was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, now Serbia, to a Croatian father and a Serbian mother...
– pianist - Ema PukšecEma PukšecEma Pukšec , also known as Ilma de Murska, as well as Ilma di Murska, was a famous 19th century soprano opera singer from Croatia.-Life:...
(Ilma De Murska) – opera singer - Ruža Pospiš-BaldaniRuža Pospiš-BaldaniRuža Pospiš-Baldani is a Croatian operatic mezzo-soprano.Baldani made her professional opera debut in 1961 at the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb as Konchakovna in Alexander Borodin's Prince Igor. She remained active at that theatre and at the National Theatre in Belgrade throughout the 1960s...
– mezzo-sopranoMezzo-sopranoA mezzo-soprano is a type of classical female singing voice whose range lies between the soprano and the contralto singing voices, usually extending from the A below middle C to the A two octaves above... - Vjekoslav ŠutejVjekoslav ŠutejVjekoslav Šutej was a prominent Croatian orchestral conductor.-Overview:Šutej studied conducting under Igor Gjadrov at the Zagreb Music Academy, before obtaining his Master of Music degree in Rome in the class of Franco Ferrara.From 1979 to 1989 he was art director and chief conductor at the...
– conductor - Milka Trnina – soprano
- Dunja VejzovićDunja VejzovicDunja Vejzovic , née Crnković, in Zagreb, Croatia, on October 20, 1943, is an acclaimed operatic soprano who began her career with the Zagreb National Theatre, where she made her "real" debut in 1970, as Ariel in Stjepan Šulek's Oluja...
– soprano - Ana VidovićAna VidovicAna Vidović is a Croatian virtuoso classical guitarist. A child prodigy, she started playing guitar at the age of five, inspired by her brother Viktor...
– Guitarist - Felix WeingartnerFelix WeingartnerPaul Felix von Weingartner, Edler von Münzberg was an Austrian conductor, composer and pianist.-Biography:...
– composer, conductor - Luka SulicLuka ŠulićLuka Šulić is a Croatian Slovenian cellist.Šulić was born in Maribor, Slovenia. He comes from a Dubrovnik musical family, his father Božo is also a cellist, and many members of his family are associated with music....
- cellist
Popular
- Nenad BachNenad BachNenad N. Bach is a recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activist.He formed the European chart-topping rock band Vrijeme i Zemlja. His USA single, “Can We Go Higher?” was performed at Woodstock '94, is on the album Pavarotti & Friends Together for the Children of Bosnia, and is...
– musician, composer, singer - Lidija BajukLidija BajukLidija Bajuk is a Croatian singer-songwriter and poet. She performs traditional Croatian folk songs, mostly from her native region of Međimurje, and writes songs inspired by traditional folk music...
– musician - Zvonko BogdanZvonko BogdanZvonko Bogdan is an eminent performer of traditional folk songs of Serbia, Croatia, Hungary and Romania. Apart from being famous as a singer, he is also a composer, painter and harness racer...
– singer and performer of traditional folk songs - Tony ButalaTony ButalaTony Butala is an American singer. He has been the lead singer for the vocal group The Lettermen since 1958, and is the only original member left.-Early Life:...
- singer of The Lettermen - ColoniaColonia (music group)Colonia is a Croatian dance music band from Vinkovci, Croatia. They have released nine albums and over 27 singles to date with various songs and albums gaining platinum status...
– dance music group - Arsen DedićArsen DedicArsen Dedić is a Croatian singer-songwriter who has been prominent in the Croatian as well as former Yugoslav music scene. Dedić writes and performs chansons as well as film music...
– composer and singer - Veljko DespotVeljko DespotVeljko Despot is Croatian music journalist and record business entrepreneur.He is a well-known name from Croatia in music and entertainment industry. A record business entrepreneur, product manager, music producer and record company executive, a journalist...
– discographer - Darko DomijanDarko DomijanDarko Domijan is a Croatian pop singer who was most popular in the 1970s.-Discography:Releases:Darko Domijan is a Croatian pop singer who was most popular in the 1970s....
– singer - Oliver DragojevićOliver DragojevicOliver Dragojević is one of the most popular Croatian pop singers. A native of Vela Luka from the island of Korčula, he emerged onto the music scene in the 1970s thanks to the popular Split Festival, one of several musical annual events which began in the former Yugoslavia and still is being held...
– singer - Doris DragovićDoris DragovicDorotea "Doris" Dragović is a Croatian singer-songwriter. She represented Yugoslavia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986 with the song "Željo moja", finishing the 11th with 49 points, and Croatia in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song "Marija Magdalena", finishing fourth with 118...
– singer - Sergio EndrigoSergio EndrigoSergio Endrigo was an Italian singer-songwriter.Born in Pola, Istria, Italy he has been often compared--for style and nature--to authors of the so called "Genoa school" like Gino Paoli, Fabrizio De André, Luigi Tenco, and Bruno Lauzi.He won the Sanremo Music Festival in 1968 with the song...
– singer - Davor Gobac – singer
- Dino JelusićDino JelusicDino Jelušić is a Croatian singer, musician and songwriter. He was the winner of the firstJunior Eurovision Song Contest 2003 , which took place in Copenhagen on 15 November 2003....
– Junior Croatian pop singer - Delo Jusic – composer
- Tereza KesovijaTereza KesovijaTereza Ana Kesovija is an internationally acclaimed Croatian singer, one of the most recognisable figures on the Balkan music scene, renowned for her wide vocal range and operatic style and one of the most important artists of the former Yugoslavia. She also had a very successful career in France...
– singer - Mišo KovačMišo KovacMišo Kovač is a Croatian singer who was one of the most popular musical icons of the former Yugoslavia, and still popular today in Croatia.-Biography:...
- Josipa LisacJosipa LisacJosipa Lisac is an eminent female singer.-Biography:During the 1960s she was a vocalist of the group named Zlatni Akordi...
– singer, AKA Josephine Fox - MagazinMagazinMagazin is a Croatian pop band from Split.Founded in the 1970s under the name Dalmatinski magazin , the band quickly began to make a mark on local pop music festivals with its songs influenced by Dalmatian folk music...
– pop band - Branko MihaljevićBranko MihaljevicBranko Mihaljević was a composer, writer, journalist and radio editor.He spent his career, starting in 1952, in Osijek as editor of music and music-documentary programs of Radio-Osijek, and as head of the Center of Culture University, which provided adult education...
– composer, writer, journalist and radio editor - Guy MitchellGuy MitchellGuy Mitchell, born Albert George Cernik, was an American pop singer, successful in his homeland, the U.K. and Australia...
- singer (born Albert George Cernik) - Helen MerrillHelen MerrillHelen Merrill is an internationally known jazz vocalist.Merrill's recording career has spanned six decades and she is popular with fans of jazz in Japan and Italy as well as in her native United States...
(born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – JazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
singer - Tomo MilicevicTomo MiličevićTomislav "Tomo" Miličević is a Bosnian-American musician. He is the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.- Family :...
– 30 Seconds to Mars - Krist NovoselićKrist NovoselicKrist Anthony Novoselic II is a Croatian-American rock musician, best known for being the bassist and co-founder of the grunge band Nirvana. After Nirvana ended, Novoselic formed Sweet 75 and then Eyes Adrift, releasing one album with each band...
– rock musician (NirvanaNirvana (band)Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen, Washington in 1987...
) - Marko PerkovićMarko PerkovicMarko Perković is a Croatian musician and is the lead singer of the band Thompson since 1991....
Thompson – rock singer - RivaRiva (band)Riva was a pop rock band from Zadar, Croatia, then Yugoslavia, in the late 1980s.The group debuted on Zagrebfest 1988. Their song "Rock Me" won the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 in Switzerland, with a score of 137 points. According to author and historian John Kennedy O'Connor in The Eurovision Song...
– 1989 Eurovision song contest winners - Ivo RobićIvo RobicIvo Robić was Croatian singer and songwriter.-Domestic career:Robić began his career as a soloist with the Radio Zagreb Orchestra, while studying at the same time in Zagreb...
– singer - Darko RundekDarko RundekDarko Rundek is a Croatian rock singer, songwriter, poet, and actor. His music career started in the early '80s, as the frontman of the world music influenced rock band Haustor...
– singer and actor - Krunoslav "Kićo" SlabinacKico SlabinacKrunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac is a Croatian folk singer. His specialties are the songs inspired by folk music of Slavonia region of Croatia, and the uses of traditional instruments such as the tamburica...
– singer and composer (especially of traditional folk songs) - Jura StublićJura StublicJurislav "Jura" Stublić is a Croatian singer and songwriter.-Biography:In 1961, he moved with his parents Tomislav and Vesna to Sesvetski Kraljevec near Zagreb. His father was from Sesvetski Kraljevec and he too was a singer. His mother was a tailor.In Zagreb, Stublić studied philosophy, but he...
- rock singer - Ivica ŠerfeziIvica ŠerfeziIvica Šerfezi was a Croatian pop singer from Zagreb.Šerfezi started singing in dance halls, and his first real success was a duet with Domenico Modugno on the Maksimir stadium...
– singer - Branimir Johnny Štulić – composer and singer
- The Bambi MolestersThe Bambi MolestersThe Bambi Molesters is a surf rock band from Sisak, Croatia. Since their formation in 1995 they have taken part in the revival of the 1960s surf genre and continue to contribute to its survival and further development with their music....
– rock band - Saša, Tin i KedžoSaša, Tin i KedžoSaša, Tin i Kedžo was the first Croatian boy band that is now disbanded. Its members were Saša Lozar, Tin Samardžić and Damir Kedžo, all finalists of the Story Supernova Music Talents, reality show aired on Nova TV in late 2003....
– first Croatian boy bandBoy bandA boy band is loosely defined as a popular music act consisting of only male singers. The members are expected to dance as well as sing, usually giving highly choreographed performances. More often than not, boy band members do not play musical instruments, either in recording sessions or on... - Elizabeth Anka VajagicElizabeth Anka VajagicElizabeth Anka Vajagic is a singer and guitarist who was born in Montreal, Canada, currently signed to noted independent label Constellation Records...
– Canadian singer/guitarist - Johnny VidacovichJohnny VidacovichJohnny Vidacovich is a contemporary jazz drummer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Playing since the early 1970s with the quartet Astral Project , he has become widely renowned as a prominent and sought after New Orleans musician as well as contributing to New Orleans cultural heritage...
– drummer - Siniša VucoSiniša VucoSiniša Vuco , his stage name being simply Vuco, is a Croatian singer, spiritual leader and songwriter...
– singer - Severina VučkovićSeverina VuckovicSeverina Vučković is a Croatian singer and actress. She is commonly referred to by her stage name Severina.- Music career :Severina's style can be described as pop with various folk and cabaret influences. As a child, she took smaller parts in theatre and opera productions in her native Split...
– Croatian pop singer - Vice VukovVice VukovVice Vukov was a Croatian singer and politician.-Biography:During the 1960s, Vukov was one of the most popular singers in Yugoslavia, appearing at the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 with the song "Brodovi" and at the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 with the song "Čežnja".In the aftermath of the...
– singer
Literature
- Ivan AralicaIvan AralicaIvan Aralica is a Croatian novelist and essayist.Born in Promina near Knin, and having finished pedagogical school and Philosophical Faculty at the University of Zadar, Aralica had worked in post-war period as a high school teacher in the backwater villages of the rural hinterland of northern and...
– writer - Milan BegovićMilan BegovicMilan Begović was a Croatian writer, born in Vrlika, in the territory of today's Croatia.He was educated in Split, Zagreb and Vienna and spent some time as high school professor in Split before going to Hamburg and Vienna to pursue career in theatre. He died in Zagreb...
– writer - Ivana Brlić-MažuranićIvana Brlic-MažuranicIvana Brlić-Mažuranić was a Croatian writer. Within her native land, as well as internationally, she has been praised as the best Croatian writer for children.-Life:She was born on April 18, 1874 in Ogulin into a well-known Croatian family of Mažuranić...
– writer - Mile BudakMile BudakMile Budak was a Croatian Ustaše and writer, best known as one of the chief ideologists of the Croatian clerofascist Ustaše movement, which ruled the Independent State of Croatia, or NDH, from 1941-45 and waged a genocidal campaign against its Serb, Roma and Jewish minorities, and against Croatian...
– writer - Dobriša CesarićDobriša CesarićDobriša Cesarić was a Croatian poet and translator born in Požega.Despite his limited output, Cesarić is considered as one of the greatest Croatian poets of the 20th century.-External links:* * *...
– writer - Slavenka DrakulićSlavenka DrakulicSlavenka Drakulić is a noted Croatian writer and publicist who currently lives in Sweden.Slavenka Drakulić was born in Rijeka, PR Croatia, on July 4, 1949. She graduated in comparative literature and sociology from the University in Zagreb in 1976...
– writer, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A... - Tomislav DretarTomislav DretarTomislav Dretar is a Croatian, Bosnian, French and Belgian poet, writer, critic, and translator, as well as an academic, journalist, editor, political leader and president of Bihać's HVO...
– writer, politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, journalistJournalistA journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, criticCriticA critic is anyone who expresses a value judgement. Informally, criticism is a common aspect of all human expression and need not necessarily imply skilled or accurate expressions of judgement. Critical judgements, good or bad, may be positive , negative , or balanced... - Marin DržićMarin DržicMarin Držić is considered the finest Croatian Renaissance playwright and prose writer.- Life :Born into a large and well to do family in Dubrovnik, Držić was trained and ordained as a priest — a calling very unsuitable for his rebel temperament...
– writer - Viktor Car EminViktor Car EminViktor Car Emin was a prominent Croatian writer. His numerous novels and stories deal with economic-social and political problems of the past and the present of Istria. The most significant include: Insignificant people , become parched source , In doubt , the hero of the sea and Dannunziade...
– writer from IstriaIstriaIstria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner... - Filip ErcegFilip ErcegFilip Erceg is a Croatian writer, journalist and political scientist.Erceg was born in Slavonski Brod, but lived his childhood in Bjelovar. He graduated in politology at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb...
– writer and socialist politician - Ksaver Šandor GjalskiKsaver Šandor GjalskiKsaver Šandor Gjalski, or Ljubo Babić-Gjalski was a Croatian writer and civil servant....
– writer - Ivan Dživo GundulićIvan GundulicIvan Franov Gundulić is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa. His work embodies central characteristics of Roman Catholic Counter-Reformation: religious fervor, insistence on "vanity of this world" and zeal in opposition to "infidels." Gundulić's major...
– poet - Miljenko JergovićMiljenko JergovicMiljenko Jergović is a Bosnian prose writer. Jergović currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia, having moved there in 1993....
– writer - Marija Jurić ZagorkaMarija Juric ZagorkaMarija Jurić, pen-name Zagorka was a Croatian journalist, novelist and dramatist. She was the first female journalist and among the most read writers in Croatia....
– novelist - Janko Polić KamovJanko Polic KamovJanko Polić Kamov was a Croatian writer and poet.He was born in Sušak, Rijeka. Rebellious by nature, he was expelled from Rijeka high school and dropped out of the school in Zagreb. Because of his participation in the demonstration against the Hungarian governor in Croatia, Khuen-Héderváry, he was...
– avant-gardeAvant-gardeAvant-garde means "advance guard" or "vanguard". The adjective form is used in English to refer to people or works that are experimental or innovative, particularly with respect to art, culture, and politics....
writer - Ante KovačićAnte KovacicAnte Kovačić was a Croatian writer.Born to a family of Croatian peasants, Kovačić made his way through law school to become an attorney....
– writer - Ivan Goran KovačićIvan Goran KovacicIvan Goran Kovačić was a prominent Croatian poet and writer of the 20th century.-Early life and background:He was born in Lukovdol , a town in Gorski Kotar, to Croatian father Ivan and Jewish mother Ruža . His middle name Goran stems from that...
– poet - Ron KovicRon KovicRonald Lawrence Kovic is an anti-war activist, veteran and writer who was paralyzed in the Vietnam War. He is best known as the author of the memoir Born on the Fourth of July, which was made into an Academy Award–winning movie directed by Oliver Stone, with Tom Cruise playing Kovic...
- Josip KozaracJosip KozaracJosip Kozarac was a Croatian writer.Josip Kozarac was born in Vinkovci. He studied forestry management in Vienna and later served as forestry official in Vinkovci.He wrote stories, plays and novels...
– writer - Silvije Strahimir KranjčevićSilvije Strahimir KranjcevicSilvije Strahimir Kranjčević was a Croatian poet. His reflexive poetry, reaching its zenith in the 1890s, was a turning point that ushered modern themes in Croatian poetry.-Early life:...
– poet - Miroslav KrležaMiroslav KrležaMiroslav Krleža was a leading Croatian and Yugoslav writer and the dominant figure in cultural life of both Yugoslav states, the Kingdom and the Republic . He has often been proclaimed the greatest Croatian writer of the 20th century.-Biography:Miroslav Krleža was born in Zagreb, modern-day...
– novelist, writer, philosoph, encyclopedist - Eugen KumičićEugen KumicicEugen Kumičić was a prominent Croatian writer and politician.-Biography:Kumičić was born in Brseč, Mošćenička Draga , a small town in Istria, then part of the Austrian Empire....
– writer - Tomislav LadanTomislav LadanTomislav Ladan was a Croatian essayist, critic and novelist.Ladan was born in Ivanjica, Serbia, and spent his formative years in his native Bosnia and Herzegovina , where he graduated at Philosophical Faculty in Sarajevo...
-writer - Hanibal LucićHanibal LucicHanibal Lucić or Annibale Lucio was a Croatian Renaissance poet and playwright.- Biography :He was born to a Croatian noble family of Antun and Goja in Hvar, where he spent most of his life. Early in his youth, he was a judge and later became a lawyer of the Hvar municipality...
– writer - Darko MacanDarko MacanDarko Macan is a Croatian author and illustrator who has created and collaborated on comics, essays and science fiction and fantasy...
– writer - Igor MandićIgor MandicIgor Mandić is a Croatian writer, literary critic, columnist and essayist.According to literature historian Slobodan Prosperov Novak, Mandić is the most important and the most versatile Croatian newspaper writer of the second half of the 20th century. His polemic texts have marked a Yugoslav...
– journalist - Ranko MarinkovićRanko MarinkovicRanko Marinković was a Croatian author born in Komiža on the island of Vis ....
– writer - Marko MarulićMarko MarulicMarko Marulić |Split]], 18 August 1450 – Split, 5 January 1524) was a Croatian national poet and Christian humanist, known as the Crown of the Croatian Medieval Age and the father of the Croatian Renaissance. He signed his works as Marko Marulić Splićanin , Marko Pečenić, Marcus Marulus ...
– writer - Antun Gustav MatošAntun Gustav MatošAntun Gustav Matoš was a Croatian poet, short story writer, journalist, essayist and travelogue writer. He is considered the champion of Croatian modernist literature, opening Croatia to the currents of European modernism, and one of the greatest Croatian literary figures of all time.-Life:Matoš...
– poet - Ivan MažuranićIvan MažuranicIvan Mažuranić was a Croatian poet, linguist and politician—probably the most important figure in Croatia's cultural life in the mid-19th century...
– poet - Dejan MedakovićDejan MedakovicDejan Medaković was a Serbian writer, historian and professor who resided in Belgrade...
(ethnic Serb) - Mijo MirkovićMijo MirkovicMate Balota , born Mijo Mirković, was a prominent Croatian poet, novelist and economist.-Sources:*...
– writer, economist - Vjenceslav NovakVjenceslav NovakVjenceslav Novak was a Croatian Realist writer and dramatist.He was born into an emigrant Czech family, of which his mother was from an emigrant Bavarian family. He was the most successful Croatian realist writer and was known as the Croatian Balzac. He finished elementary and middle school in...
– writer - Josip NovakovichJosip NovakovichJosip Novakovich is a Croatian American writer.His grandparents had immigrated from the Croatia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to Cleveland, Ohio, and, after the First World War, his grandfather returned to what had become Yugoslavia...
– writer - Janus PannoniusJanus PannoniusJanus Pannonius was a Croatian and Hungarian Latinist, poet, diplomat and Bishop of Pécs.He was the only truly significant poet of the Renaissance in the Kingdom of Hungary and one of the better-known figures of Humanist poetry in Europe. He was born in a small village near the Drava river in a...
(Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent - Vesna ParunVesna ParunVesna Parun was a Croatian poet.After schooling in Zlarin, Šibenik and Split, she studied Romance languages and philosophy at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb. From 1947 she was a free artist, writing poetry, essays, criticism and children's literature. She...
– poet - Vlatko PavletićVlatko PavleticVlatko Pavletić was a Croatian politician, university professor, literature critic and essayist.Pavletić was born in Zagreb in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1955, he graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb, where he majored in Croatian language and literature...
– theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician - Dalibor PerkovićDalibor PerkovićDalibor Perković is a Croatian science fiction writer. He worked as a journalist and is now a physics teacher.-Biography:Born in Mali Lošinj, Perković now lives in Sesvete, Zagreb. Near the end of 1990s he was a member of the Studentski list editorial staff and was a co-founder of another student...
– writer - Paula Preradović – poet
- Petar PreradovićPetar PreradovicPetar Preradović was a Croatian poet of Serb origin.- Biography :Preradović was born in the village of Grabrovnica , which was part of the Austrian Military Frontier, in Serbian Orthodox family of Jovan Preradović and Pelagija Preradović. He spent childhood in Grubišno Polje, were his father was...
– poet - Matija Antun RelkovićMatija Antun RelkovicMatija Antun Relković was a Croatian writer. Born in the village of Davor in Slavonia as a son of a Military Frontier officer, Relković too enlisted in the Austrian army...
– writer - Milan RešetarMilan RešetarMilan Rešetar was a Serb-Catholic, linguist, Ragusologist, historian and literary critic.After the gymnasium in Dubrovnik, he attained studies of classic Philology and Slavistics in Vienna...
– writer (ethnic Serb) - Antonio SkármetaAntonio SkármetaAntonio Skármeta is a Chilean writer, born November 7, 1940 in Antofagasta, Chile. He was born to Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, region of Dalmatia....
– Chilean writer - Ivan SlamnigIvan SlamnigIvan Slamnig was a Croatian poet, novelist, literary theorist and translator.Slamnig was born in Metković. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in 1955 and later taught at its Department of Comparative Literature.Slamnig is considered one of the most...
– poet - Sonja SmolecSonja Smolec-Biography:Smolec was born in Pula, Croatia. From 1956 to 1985 she lived in Zagreb, and currently resides in Velika Gorica.Smolec was, at one time, a member of the art group '69', but eventually neglected her interest in painting due to family commitments....
– poet and writer - Edo StojčićEdo StojcicEdo Stojčić is a Croatian journalist and writer. He lives in Rijeka, Croatia, and is a chief editor and a columnist of a weekly Butiga....
– writer, journalist - August ŠenoaAugust ŠenoaAugust Šenoa was a Croatian novelist, critic, editor, poet, and dramatist....
– writer - Antun Branko ŠimićAntun Branko ŠimicAntun Branko Šimić was a Herzegovinian Croat expressionist poet.-Life:He was born in Drinovci near Grude on November 18, 1898, in the family of Vida and Martin Šimić. He attended primary school in his native village, and then the first three forms of the Franciscan classical grammar school in...
– poet - Dinko ŠimunovićDinko ŠimunovicDinko Šimunović was a Croatian writer.Dinko Šimunović was born in Knin. He spent most of his life as a teacher in villages of the Zagora, the hinterland of southern Croatia....
– writer - Slobodan ŠnajderSlobodan ŠnajderSlobodan Šnajder is a Croatian writer and publicist.Šnajder was born in 1948 in Zagreb, where graduated in philosophy and English studies from the Faculty of Philosophy. He was co-founder and editor of the theatre journal Prolog as well as editor of the edition published by Cekade. His short...
– writer - Antun Branko ŠimićAntun Branko ŠimicAntun Branko Šimić was a Herzegovinian Croat expressionist poet.-Life:He was born in Drinovci near Grude on November 18, 1898, in the family of Vida and Martin Šimić. He attended primary school in his native village, and then the first three forms of the Franciscan classical grammar school in...
– poet - Antun ŠoljanAntun ŠoljanAntun Šoljan was a Croatian writer in a period of Cold War who appeared as a part of literal magazine Krugovi ....
– poet - Drago ŠtambukDrago ŠtambukDrago Štambuk is a Croatian physician, poet, essayist and an ambassador.Štambuk was born in Selca on the island of Brač...
– poet - Dragutin TadijanovićDragutin TadijanovicDragutin Tadijanović was a renowned Croatian poet and erudite cordially referred to as 'Bard' in Croatia....
– poet - Ante Tomić – writer
- Josip Eugen TomićJosip Eugen TomicJosip Eugen Tomić was a Croatian writer.Josip Eugen Tomić was born in Požega. He specialised in writing light-hearted fiction, with which he became very popular. Many of his works dealt with neighbouring Bosnia-Herzegovina. He is also known for translating 50 plays to Croatian. He died in Zagreb....
– writer - Dubravka UgrešićDubravka UgrešicDubravka Ugrešić is a Croatian writer who lives in the Netherlands.- Background and education:Ugrešić was born in 1949 in Kutina, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia., She studied Comparative Literature and Russian Language and Literature at the University of Zagreb, pursuing parallel careers as a...
– writer - Tin UjevićTin UjevicAugustin "Tin" Ujević is considered to be one of the greatest Croatian poets of all times.Ujević was born in Vrgorac, a small town in the Dalmatian hinterland, and grew up in what were then the provincial towns of Imotski and Makarska. He completed classical gymnasium in Split...
– poet - Mirko VidovićMirko VidovicMirko Vidović , is a Croatian writer from Bosnia and Hercegovina.-Early life and education:He attended primary school at his native village of Bila near Livno in the period 1947-1951, and lower gymnasium in 1952-1955 in Odžak and Bosanski Šamac. That was the first time that his name showed up as a...
– writer - Ivo VojnovićIvo VojnovicIvan "Ivo" Vojnović was a Croatian and Serbian writer from Dubrovnik. He is often nicknamed "The last great Dubrovnik writer".-Biography:...
– writer - Stanko VrazStanko VrazStanko Vraz was a Croatian-Slovenian poet. He Slavicized his name to Stanko Vraz in 1836.-Biography:...
– poet (ethnic Slovene) - Nikola Zrinski (grandson) – poet, philosopher, soldierSoldierA soldier is a member of the land component of national armed forces; whereas a soldier hired for service in a foreign army would be termed a mercenary...
- Aleksandar ŽiljakAleksandar ŽiljakAleksandar Žiljak is a science fiction and fantasy writer and illustrator from Zagreb, Croatia. In 2006, he co-edited Ad Astra, an anthology of Croatian SF stories, which covers period from 1976 to 2006, and he co-edits Croatian literary SF journal Ubiq.Žiljak is the winner of five SFERA Awards,...
– writer
Business
- Mike GrgichMike GrgichMike Grgich is a Croatian American winemaker in California. He was born into a winemaking family in the town of Desne on Croatia's coastal region of Dalmatia...
– winemaker - Victor Grinich – Fairchild Semiconductor
- Antony Lucich-Lucas – engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf OilGulf OilGulf Oil was a major global oil company from the 1900s to the 1980s. The eighth-largest American manufacturing company in 1941 and the ninth-largest in 1979, Gulf Oil was one of the so-called Seven Sisters oil companies...
– TexacoTexacoTexaco is the name of an American oil retail brand. Its flagship product is its fuel "Texaco with Techron". It also owns the Havoline motor oil brand.... - Andrónico LuksicAndrónico LuksicAntonio Andrónico Luksic Abaroa was a Chilean businessman of Croatian origin and founder of the Luksic Group...
– Antofagasta PLC (Richest Croat ever) - Anthony Maglica – MagliteMagliteMaglite is a brand of flashlight manufactured in the United States by Mag Instrument, Inc. located in Ontario, California, and founded by Anthony Maglica. It was introduced in 1979. Constructed principally of anodized 6061 aluminum, they have a variable-focus beam...
- Dietrich MateschitzDietrich MateschitzDietrich Mateschitz is an Austrian businessman who co-founded the Red Bull energy drink company and holds 49 per cent of the company's shares.-Biography:...
– Burgenland CroatsBurgenland CroatsBurgenland Croats are ethnic Croats in the Austrian state of Burgenland. Although an enclave hundreds of kilometres away from their original homeland, they have managed to preserve culture and language for centuries...
(Billionaire, owner of Red BullRed BullRed Bull is an energy drink sold by the Austrian Red Bull GmbH, created in 1987 by the Austrian entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz. In terms of market share, Red Bull is the most popular energy drink in the world, with 3 billion cans sold each year. Dietrich Mateschitz was inspired by an already...
corp.) - Boris Mikšić – Cortec Corporation
- Peter Hodak - CadillacCadillacCadillac is an American luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors . Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mostly in North America. Cadillac is currently the second oldest American automobile manufacturer behind fellow GM marque Buick and is among the oldest...
production line engineer - Nikola NobiloNikola NobiloNikola "Nick" Nobilo was a New Zealand winemaker and founder of Nobilo Wines. Nobilo was originally from Croatia.-Early life:...
– wine maker - Mario Puratić – inventor, businessman
- Tadich GrillTadich GrillThe Tadich Grill is a seafood restaurant located in the Financial District neighborhood of San Francisco, California, United States. It is the oldest continuously running restaurant in San Francisco, having opened in 1849 as a coffee stand...
– oldest restaurant in California, 1800s - Ante Vlahovic - Businessman - Adris Group
- Robert Herjavec - Businessman - Herjavec Group, Dragons' Den (Canada)Dragons' Den (Canada)Dragons' Den is a Canadian television reality show, based on the internationally franchised Dragons' Den format, in which aspiring entrepreneurs pitch business ideas to a panel of venture capitalists in the hopes of securing business financing. The show debuted on October 3, 2006 on CBC Television...
, Shark Tank (TV series)Shark Tank (TV series)Shark Tank is a reality television series based on the Sony TV/BBC TV Dragons' Den. It premiered on ABC television in August 2009 and features a panel of five wealthy entrepreneurs who are called "sharks"...
Exploration
- Ferdinand KonščakFerdinand KonšcakFerdinand Konščak was a Jesuit missionary, explorer, and cartographer.-Education:...
– explorer - Dragutin LermanDragutin LermanDragutin Lerman was a Croatian explorer. Lerman was born in Požega, Slavonia, but he left his home very early. He was a member of the 1882 Henry Morton Stanley expedition to Congo and was one of Stanley's most trusted men...
– explorer - Željko MalnarŽeljko MalnarŽeljko Malnar is a Croatian maverick traveller, writer and a minor television celebrity, best known for his own weekly show Nightmare Stage and his satirical micronation the Republic of Peščenica. He lives and works in Zagreb.-Biography:In last 45 years he has traveled the Middle East, Pakistan...
– explorer, producer - Ivan Ratkay – Jesuit missionary and explorer
- Mirko and Stjepan SeljanMirko and Stjepan SeljanMirko Seljan and Stevo Seljan , also croatized Stjepan, were Croatian explorers....
– explorers - Ignacije SzentmartonyIgnacije SzentmartonyIgnacije Szentmartony was a Croatian Jesuit priest who was known as a mathematician, astronomer and explorer.-Biography:Szentmartony was born in Kotoriba , to a Croat mother and a Hungarian father....
– explorer - Ivan VisinIvan VisinIvan Visin was a naval captain and explorer.Visin was a Catholic born in Prčanj, in the Bay of Kotor, then under occupation of the French Empire. On request of the government of the Habsburg monarchy, he circumnavigated the globe in a vessel called Splendido between 1852 and 1859. The journey...
– explorer
Military
- Nikola JurišićNikola JurišicBaron Nikola Jurišić was a Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat, who led the armies of the territory of the Croatian Krajina in defense against the invasion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I, advancing towards Vienna.After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Jurisic's vote helped Ferdinand of...
– Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat - Matija GubecMatija GubecAmbroz "Matija" Gubec was a Croatian peasant and a revolutionary, best known as the leader of the Croatian-Slovenian peasant revolt...
– leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revoltCroatian and Slovenian peasant revoltThe Croatian-Slovenian peasant revolt of 1573 was a large peasant revolt in today's Croatia and Slovenia. The revolt, sparked by cruel treatment of serfs by the baron Franjo Tahy, ended after 12 days with the defeat of the rebels and bloody retribution by the nobility.-Background:In the late 16th... - Petar Krešimir IV of CroatiaPetar Krešimir IV of CroatiaPeter Krešimir IV, called the Great , was a notably energetic King of Croatia from 1059 to his death in 1074/1075. He was the last great ruler of the Krešimirović branch of the House of Trpimirović....
– medieval king & military leader - Petar KružićPetar KružićPetar Kružić was a Croatian knez, captain, soldier and defender of Klis, and the captain of Senj.In the early 16th century Petar Kružić defended the Klis Fortress against Turk invasion...
– heroic defender of KlisKlisKlis is a village located around a mountain fortress bearing the same name. It is located in central Dalmatia, Croatia, located just northeast of Solin and Split near the eponymous mountain pass...
against the TurksOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries... - Grgo KusićGrgo KusicGrgo Kusić was a Croat soldier in the Austro-Hungarian Army. According to some accounts, Kusić was tall, and is frequently cited as the tallest Croat ever, as well as the tallest soldier of the Austro-Hungarian Army...
– tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army - Michael J. NovoselMichael J. NovoselMichael J. Novosel, Sr. of Enterprise, Alabama was a recipient of the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — and a retired Chief Warrant Officer .-Biography:...
– hero of the Vietnam War - Lothar RendulicLothar RendulicGeneraloberst Lothar Rendulic was an Austro-Hungarian and Austrian Army officer of Croatian origin who served as a German general during World War II. He commanded the 14. Infanterie-Division, 52. Infanterie-Division, XXXV Armeekorps, 2. Panzer-Armee, 20...
– Austrian Colonel General during World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis... - Andrijica ŠimićAndrijica ŠimicAndrijica Šimić was a hajduk from Herzegovina.Andrija Šimić was born in Grude, in a Croatian family of seven children: he had a brother and five sisters. At the age of only ten, he moved to Mostar to work for Ottoman aga Tikvina as a wage worker...
– legendary hajdukHajdukHajduk is a term most commonly referring to outlaws, highwaymen or freedom fighters in the Balkans, Central- and Eastern Europe.... - TomislavTomislavKing Tomislav was a ruler of Croatia in the Middle Ages. He reigned from 910 until 928, first as Duke of Dalmatian Croatia in 910–925, and then became first King of the Croatian Kingdom in 925–928....
– first Croatian king - BaronBaronBaron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
Franjo TrenkFranz Freiherr von der TrenckBaron Franz von der Trenck was an Austrian soldier...
– leader of PandursPandursThe Pandurs were Croatian Austrian frontier soldiers, who inhabited the areas of the Kingdom of Croatia and Military Frontier, and fought not only in the East-Turkish front, but also in the West-European front. They were a non-linear army, made out mainly of Croats...
; father of military musicMilitary bandA military band originally was a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the title of Bandmaster or Director of Music... - Petar ZrinskiPetar ZrinskiPetar Zrinski was a Croatian Ban and writer. A member of the Zrinski noble family, he was noted for his role in the attempted Croatian-Hungarian rebellion of 1664-1670 which ultimately led to his execution for high treason.-Zrinski family:Petar Zrinski was born in Vrbovec, a small town near...
– Croatian banBan (title)Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
and conspirator - Nikola Šubić ZrinskiNikola Šubic ZrinskiNikola Šubić Zrinski , was a Croatian nobleman and general in service of Habsburg Monarchy, ban of Croatia from 1542 to 1556, and member of the Zrinski noble family...
– Croatian banBan (title)Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
, hero of the Battle of SzigetvárBattle of SzigetvárThe Siege of Szigetvár or Battle of Szigeth was a siege of the Szigeth Fortress in Baranya which blocked Suleiman's line of advance towards Vienna in 1566 AD... - Nikola VII Zrinski – Croatian banBan (title)Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from...
, warrior and poet - Louis CukelaLouis CukelaLouis Cukela, born Vjekoslav Lujo Čukela, was a United States Marine numbered among the nineteen two-time recipients of the Medal of Honor. Cukela was awarded the Medal by both the US Army and the US Navy for the same action during the Battle of Soissons in World War I...
– U.S. Marine - Peter TomichPeter TomichPetar Herceg 'Tonić was a United States Navy sailor who received the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in World War II.-Biography:...
(Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army & U.S. Navy - Mijat TomićMijat TomicMijat Tomić was a Croat hajduk from Bosnia and Herzegovina. -Biography:He was born in the village of Brišnik near Tomislavgrad. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, it is known that he lost his parents at a young age, and by 1640, had two brothers and two sisters...
– Croatian legendary Hajduk - Svetozar BoroevićSvetozar BoroevicSvetozar Boroević von Bojna was an Austro-Hungarian field marshal who was described as one of the finest defensive strategists of the First World War....
– Austro-Hungarian general during the World War IWorld War IWorld War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918... - Matija Zmajević, AdmiralAdmiralAdmiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above vice admiral and below admiral of the fleet . It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM"...
of the Baltic fleetBaltic FleetThe Twice Red Banner Baltic Fleet - is the Russian Navy's presence in the Baltic Sea. In previous historical periods, it has been part of the navy of Imperial Russia and later the Soviet Union. The Fleet gained the 'Twice Red Banner' appellation during the Soviet period, indicating two awards of... - Rustem Pasha OpukovićRüstem PashaRüstem Pasha Opukovic was a Croat who became an Ottoman general and statesman. He served as the Grand Vizier of Suleiman the Magnificent. Rüstem Pasha is also known as Damat Rüstem Pasha and Rüstem Paşa .-Biography:Rüstem Pasha was born in Skradin, Croatia...
, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire - Piyale PashaPiyale PashaPiyale Pasha , born in Viganj on the Pelješac peninsula, was a Croatian Ottoman admiral between 1553 and 1567 and an Ottoman Vizier after 1568. He was also known as Piale Pasha in the West or Pialí Bajá in Spain; )....
, Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier - Jure FrancetićJure FranceticJure Francetić was an World War II Ustaše Commissioner of Bosnia and Herzegovina, responsible for the massacre of Bosnian Serbs and Jews.-Early life and activities prior to formation of NDH:...
– Ustashe Commissioner - Luka IbrišimovićLuka Ibrišimovicfra Luka Ibrišimović was a Croatian friar who led an uprising against Ottoman forces in Slavonia.Ibrišimović was born in Požega or in Sibinj around 1626....
– Priest and Hajduk - Petar KeglevićPetar KeglevicPetar Keglević of Bužim was the ban of Croatia and Slavonia from 1537 to 1542.He was from 1521 to 1522 captain and later ban of Jajce, in 1526 some months before the battle of Mohács he got the jus gladii, he took not part in the battle of Mohács, he came too late to the battle of Mohács, he was...
– ban of Croatia and Slavonia - Franjo VlašićFranjo VlašicFranjo Vlašić was a Croatian general and ban.He was born April 24, 1766 in Dombóvár, Hungary. He became ban on February 10, 1832. He resisted the Magyarization of Croatia, especially the teaching of Hungarian in schools...
– Croatian general and ban - Ivan KarlovićIvan KarlovicIvan Karlović was the Ban of Croatia from 1521 to 1524 and again from 1527 to 1531. Karlović's seat was in Medvedgrad....
– ban of Croatia - Stjepan Sarkotić – Croatian general in the Austro-Hungarian Army
- Josip FilipovićJosip FilipovićJosip Filipović, Freiherr von Philippsberg, also Josef von Philippovich or Joseph Philippovich was a Croatian high-ranking general in the Austrian army....
– Croatian general under the then Austrian army - Mato DukovacMato DukovacMato Dukovac was a Croatian World War II fighter ace.Dukovac was born in September 1918 in Surčin, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia. He enlisted in the Croatian Air Force soon after the country was declared independent in 1941...
– Croatian World War II fighter ace - Cvitan GalićCvitan GalicCvitan Galić was a Croatian World War II fighter ace.Galić was born on November 29, 1909 in the village of Gorica near Ljubuški. He finished grade school in the town of Sovići. In 1927 he was transferred to the Yugoslav Royal Air Force and finished its pilot academy in Mostar by 1932.During the...
– Croatian World War II fighter ace - Daniel Antonio Jukic – hero of Falkland War
Croatian War for Independence
- Blago ZadroBlago ZadroBlago Zadro was a commander of the northern part of Croatian defense forces in Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence...
– general - Janko BobetkoJanko BobetkoJanko Bobetko was a Croatian Army general and Chief of the General Staff during the Croatian War of Independence from 1992 until his retirement in 1995. Bobetko had been charged with war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia but died before he could be tried...
– general - Ante GotovinaAnte GotovinaAnte Gotovina is a former Senior Corporal of the French Foreign Legion and former Lieutenant General of the Croatian Army who served in the Croatian War for Independence...
– general pukovnik - Rudolf PerešinRudolf PerešinRudolf Perešin , a Croatian fighter pilot in the Yugoslav People's Army , defected from Željava Air Base to Klagenfurt, Austria in 1991, during a reconnaissance flight because he wanted to help his homeland Croatia during the Croatian War of Independence. He was the first pilot to desert from the JNA...
– fighter pilot
Politics
- Josip Broz – Tito – also guerilla leader in World War II, Yugoslav leader (ethnic Croat)
- Ivana Dulić-MarkovićIvana Dulic-MarkovicDr Ivana Dulić-Marković is Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity. She was the Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia....
– Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity; vice-president of G17 PlusG17 PlusG17 Plus , abbreviated to G17+, is a centre-right political party in Serbia. With 22 seats in the National Assembly, it is the third-largest party, and currently participates in a coalition with, amongst others, the Democratic Party and the Socialist Party...
; former Deputy Prime Minister of SerbiaSerbiaSerbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management - Josip FrankJosip FrankJosip Frank was a Croatian lawyer and politician, a noted representative of the Party of Rights and the Pure Party of Rights in the Croatian Parliament, and a vocal advocate of Croatian national independence in Austria-Hungary.- Early life :Frank was born into a Croatian Jewish family, and he...
– Croatian nationalist (ethnic Jewish) - Andrija HebrangAndrija Hebrang (father)Andrija Hebrang was a Croatian and Yugoslav Stalinist politician.-Early life:Andrija Hebrang was born in the village of Bačevac to father Andrija Hebrang and mother Cela Strasser. During World War I, he was stationed for a time in Osijek, Zagreb, and finally the battlefields in Gorizia, Italy...
– Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish) - Većeslav HoljevacVeceslav HoljevacVećeslav Holjevac was a Croatian and Yugoslav soldier and communist politician.Holjevac was born in Karlovac, at the time in Austria-Hungary. He joined the Communist Party of Yugoslavia in 1939...
– a president of SR Croatia in YugoslaviaYugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
and a long-time mayor of its capital ZagrebZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city... - Josip JelačićJosip JelacicCount Josip Jelačić of Bužim was the Ban of Croatia between 23 March 1848 and 19 May 1859...
– soldier, former Croatian banBan (title)Ban was a title used in several states in central and south-eastern Europe between the 7th century and the 20th century.-Etymology:The word ban has entered the English language probably as a borrowing from South Slavic ban, meaning "lord, master; ruler". The Slavic word is probably borrowed from... - Vladko MačekVladko MacekVladko Maček was a Croatian politician active within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the first half of the 20th century. He led the Croatian Peasant Party following the assassination of Stjepan Radić, and all through World War II.- Early life :Maček was born to a Slovene-Czech family in the village...
– political centrist, leader of the Croatian Peasant PartyCroatian Peasant PartyThe Croatian Peasant Party is a center and socially conservative political party in Croatia.-Austria-Hungary:The Croatian People's Peasant Party was formed on December 22, 1904 by Antun Radić along with his brother Stjepan Radić. The party contested elections for the first time in the Kingdom of...
before the establishment of the Independent State of CroatiaIndependent State of CroatiaThe Independent State of Croatia was a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany, established on a part of Axis-occupied Yugoslavia. The NDH was founded on 10 April 1941, after the invasion of Yugoslavia by the Axis powers. All of Bosnia and Herzegovina was annexed to NDH, together with some parts... - Stipe Mesić – President of the Republic of Croatia
- Ante MarkovićAnte MarkovicAnte Marković was a statesman of the former Yugoslavia. He was the last prime minister of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.- Early life :...
– former Yugoslav prime minister - Dr. Ante Pavelić (older)Ante Pavelic (1869)Dr. Ante Pavelić, was a Croatian dentist and politician.In Croatian sources, he is usually referred as or to be distinguished from the more notable Croatian fascist leader and politician Ante Pavelić, who was twenty years younger and member of a different Party of Rights.Starting in 1906 he...
– vice-president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and SerbsState of Slovenes, Croats and SerbsThe State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs was a short-lived state formed from the southernmost parts of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy after its dissolution at the end of the World War I by the resident population of Slovenes, Croats, and Serbs... - Ante PavelićAnte PavelicAnte Pavelić was a Croatian fascist leader, revolutionary, and politician. He ruled as Poglavnik or head, of the Independent State of Croatia , a World War II puppet state of Nazi Germany in Axis-occupied Yugoslavia...
– Ustaša leader - Stjepan RadićStjepan RadicStjepan Radić was a Croatian politician and the founder of the Croatian Peasant Party in 1905. Radić is credited with galvanizing the peasantry of Croatia into a viable political force...
– Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century - Ante StarčevićAnte StarcevicAnte Starčević , was a Croatian politician and writer whose activities and works laid the foundations for the modern Croatian state.His works are base for Croatian nationalism, he is often referred to as Father of the Fatherland by Croats.-Life:...
– "father of Croat nation" - Milan ŠufflayMilan ŠufflayMilan pl. Šufflay was a Croatian historian and politician. He was one of the founders of albanology and the author of the first Croatian science fiction novel.-Life:...
– historian, one of greatest albanologistAlbanologyAlbanology is the science that studies Albanian language and culture.The father of Albanology is often considered to be the Austrian Norbert Jokl, while the Croat Milan Šufflay and the Hungarian Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás are also among its famous founders.Among modern important Albanologists...
s - Ante TrumbićAnte TrumbicAnte Trumbić was a Croatian politician in the early 20th century. He was one of the key politicians in the creation of a Yugoslav state....
– Croatian national leader - Osman KulenovićOsman KulenovicOsman Kulenović was a Bosniak politician.Osman Kulenović served as vice-president of the NDH government for a short period of time . Then he was replaced by his brother, Džafer-beg Kulenović...
– Deputy Prime Minister NDH - Džafer-beg Kulenović – politician in NDH
- Franjo Tuđman – first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia, Tito's partisan in World War II, youngest Tito's general
Foreign Figures of Croatian descent
People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:- Alejandro JadresicAlejandro JadresicAlejandro Jadresic Marinovic is a Chilean industrial engineer, economist and an academic. He served as Minister of Energy under the government of Eduardo Frei....
– Chilean Energy ministerEnergy ministerAn energy minister is a position in many governments responsible for energy production and regulation, developing governmental energy policy, scientific research, and natural resources conservation...
, Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia. - Cedomil Lausic GlasinovicCedomil Lausic GlasinovicCedomil Lausic Glasinovic was a Chilean agronomist and prominent member of the Marxist-Leninist MIR organisation in Chile.Lausic Glasinovic was born in the southern city of Punta Arenas in the Magallanes region of Chile in 1946...
– Chilean MIRRevolutionary Left Movement (Chile)Revolutionary Left Movement is a Chilean political party and former left-wing guerrilla organization founded on October 12, 1965...
activist, Executed 1975 - Clem SimichClem SimichClement Rudolph "Clem" Simich or Šimić, QSO is a New Zealand politician for the National Party. He was born in Te Kopuru, Northland on 2 June 1939.-Member of Parliament:...
– Member of NZ Parliament - Dennis KucinichDennis KucinichDennis John Kucinich is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He was furthermore a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 presidential elections....
– US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland) - Edmundo Pérez ZujovicEdmundo Pérez ZujovicEdmundo Pérez Zujovic was a Chilean politician of the Christian Democrat Party. He was minister of the Interior, Public Works and Finance under the government of President Eduardo Frei Montalva ....
– Chilean PDCChristian Democrat Party of ChileThe Christian Democratic Party is a political party in Chile and governs as part of the Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. In the 2009 election it won 19 congress seats and 9 senate seats....
, Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971 - Francisco Orlić BolmarčićFrancisco Orlich BolmarcichFrancisco José Orlich Bolmarcich was President of Costa Rica from 1962 to 1966.He also ran for the presidency in 1958, but lost to Mario Echandi. His grandfather on the Orlich side and his mother came to Costa Rica from the town of Punat on the island of Krk, Croatia...
– Fmr. President of Costa RicaCosta RicaCosta Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, Croat parents - Frank MahovlichFrank MahovlichFrancis William "The Big M" Mahovlich, CM is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
– Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer) - George RadanovichGeorge RadanovichGeorge Purdy Radanovich is a former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1995 to 2011. The district includes most of northern Fresno, as well as several rural areas northeast of the city. On December 29, 2009, Radanovich announced he would not seek reelection in 2010...
– US Representative from CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area... - Ivan GašparovičIvan GašparovicIvan Gašparovič is a Slovak politician and law professor who has been the President of Slovakia since 15 June 2004. He is also the first Slovak president to be re-elected.-Biography:...
– President of SlovakiaSlovakiaThe Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
(Croatian father) - John NewmanJohn Newman (Australian politician)John Paul Newman was a member of the New South Wales state parliament and Member for the seat of Cabramatta. He was the first elected politician to be assassinated in Australia.-Early life:...
– Assassinated Australian politian, Martyr - John Owen DominisJohn Owen DominisJohn Owen Dominis was an American-born statesman. He became Prince Consort of the Kingdom of Hawaii upon his marriage to the last reigning monarch, Queen Liliuokalani...
– American-Hawaiian, Prince consortPrince consortA prince consort is the husband of a queen regnant who is not himself a king in his own right.Current examples include the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , and Prince Henrik of Denmark .In recognition of his status, a prince consort may be given a formal... - Jorge SobischJorge SobischJorge Omar Sobisch is an Argentine centre-right politician, formerly governor of Neuquén Province. He leads the Neuquén People's Movement and was a candidate for President of Argentina in 2007.-Biography:...
– Governor of NeuquénNeuquénNeuquén is the name of the following things:* Neuquén, Argentina* Neuquén Province* Neuquén River* Neuquén Group...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... - Josip MarohnićJosip MarohnicJosip Marohnić remains up to this day the most influential Croatian emigrant in the Americas.Marohnić was born in Hreljin, Croatia , and lived in the USA for 28 years where he emigrated alone in 1893, later his wife Andrijana and daughter Josipa joined him...
– founding father of Croatian Fraternal UnionCroatian Fraternal UnionThe Croatian Fraternal Union , the oldest and largest Croatian organization in North America, is a fraternal benefit society of the Croatian diaspora based out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.... - Leonor Oyarzún IvanovicLeonor OyarzúnLeonor Oyarzún Ivanovic was First Lady of Chile and is the wife of former President Patricio Aylwin.She was born in 1922, daughter of Manuel Oyarzún Lorca and Ana Ivanovic Roccatagliata...
– Former Chilean First Lady - Lynne YelichLynne YelichLynne Yelich , PC, MP is a third-generation Croatian-Canadian politician and the MP for the riding of Blackstrap. The riding of Blackstrap includes Yelich's home town of Kenaston, Saskatchewan, identified as the largest Croatian farming settlement in Canada...
– Member of Canadian Parliament - Michael BilandicMichael Anthony BilandicMichael Anthony Bilandic was an Illinois politician who served as the mayor of Chicago, Illinois and as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court. He was a member of the Democratic Party....
– Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. IllinoisIllinoisIllinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
State Supreme Court Chief Justice - Michael Anthony StepovichMichael Anthony StepovichMichael Anthony "Mike" Stepovich is an American lawyer who, from 1957 to 1958, served as the last Governor of Alaska Territory. Following his education and military service during World War II, Stepovich established a law practice in his home town of Fairbanks, Alaska and began his political...
– Fmr. Governor of Alaska - Natasha Stott DespojaNatasha Stott DespojaNatasha Jessica Stott Despoja AM is an Australian former politician and former leader of the Australian Democrats. She was a Democrats senator for South Australia from 1995 to 2008...
– Australian Democrats Senator - Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić – former president of ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
(Chilean mother of Croatian descent) - Radomiro TomicRadomiro TomicRadomiro Tomic Romero was a Chilean politician of Croatian origin. He was one of the most prominent leaders of that country's Christian Democrat Party....
– Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador - Roy NikischRoy NikischRoy Abelardo Nikisch is an Argentine Radical Civic Union senator, who served as governor of Chaco Province between 2003 and 2007.Nikisch was mayor of Tres Isletas and later served as vice governor of Chaco under Ángel Rozas until 2003....
– Governor of ChacoChaco ProvinceChaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes...
, ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires... - Rudy PerpichRudy PerpichRudolph George "Rudy" Perpich, Sr. was an American politician and the longest-serving governor of Minnesota. A member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, he served as the 34th and 36th Governor of Minnesota from December 29, 1976 to January 4, 1979, and from January 3, 1983, to January 7, 1991...
– Fmr. Governor of MinnesotaMinnesotaMinnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state... - Tonka TomicicTonka TomicicTonka Tomicic Petric is a Chilean model and television presenter of Croat origin.-Career:She first came to public attention as the Chilean representative to the 1995 Miss World pageant. Soon after she was invited to the program Pase lo que Pase of TVN as a fashion commentator...
– Chilean model and TV host
Religion
- Franjo ŠeperFranjo ŠeperFranjo Šeper was a Croatian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith from 1968 to 1981, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1965....
– CardinalCardinal (Catholicism)A cardinal is a senior ecclesiastical official, usually an ordained bishop, and ecclesiastical prince of the Catholic Church. They are collectively known as the College of Cardinals, which as a body elects a new pope. The duties of the cardinals include attending the meetings of the College and...
and PrefectPrefectPrefect is a magisterial title of varying definition....
of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the FaithCongregation for the Doctrine of the FaithThe Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith , previously known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition , and after 1904 called the Supreme... - Matija Vlačić IlirikMatthias FlaciusMatthias Flacius Illyricus was a Lutheran reformer.He was born in Carpano, a part of Albona in Istria, son of Andrea Vlacich alias Francovich and Jacobea Luciani, daughter of a wealthy and powerful Albonian family...
– Protestant reformer - Marko KrizinMarko KrizinMarko Krizin or Marko Križevčanin is the third canonized Croatian saint of the Roman Catholic Church, priest, martyr of Košice, professor of theology, missionary....
(Marko Križevčanin) – saint - Leopold MandićLeopold MandicSaint Leopold Bogdan Mandić was born on May 12, 1866, and died on July 30, 1942. He was an ethnic Croat born in Castelnuovo di Cattaro , in Bocche di Cattaro , then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, today in Montenegro, and died in Padua, Italy...
– saintSaintA saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth... - Ivan MerzIvan MerzBlessed Ivan Merz was a Bosnian-Croatian lay academic, beatified by Pope John Paul II on a visit at Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina on June 23, 2003...
– beatified - Gregory of NinGregory of NinGregory of Nin was a medieval Croatian bishop who strongly opposed the Pope and official circles of the Church and introduced the Croatian language in the religious services after the Great Assembly in 926. Until that time, services were held only in Latin, not being understandable to the majority...
– bishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the... - Marija PetkovićMarija PetkovicMarija Petković, also known as "The Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified Petković" , was the founder of the Catholic Congregation of the Daughters of Mercy...
– a beatified nunNunA nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent... - Alojzije Stepinac – archbishop, beatified
- Zlatko SudacZlatko SudacFr. Zlatko Sudac is a Roman Catholic diocesan priest for the diocese of Krk, Croatia. He is best known for his stigmata.-Biography:...
– stigmatic - Nikola TavelićNikola TavelicNikola Tavelić is a saint of the Catholic Church. This Franciscan missionary, who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem, was the first Croatian saint.- Life :...
– saint - Miroslav VolfMiroslav VolfMiroslav Volf is an influential Christian theologian and currently the Henry B. Wright Professor of Theology at Yale University Divinity School and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, which focuses in part on workplace spirituality. He has been a member in both the Episcopal...
– ChristianChristianityChristianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
theologianTheologyTheology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo... - Josip BozanićJosip BozanicJosip Bozanić is a Croatian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the eighth and current Archbishop of Zagreb, having previously served as Bishop of Krk from 1989 to 1997. He was elevated to the cardinalate in 2003....
– Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb - Vinko PuljićVinko PuljicVinko Puljić is a Bosnian Croat Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the sixth and current Archbishop of Vrhbosna, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1994.-Early life and education:...
– Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo - Estanislao Esteban KarlicEstanislao Esteban KarlicEstanislao Esteban Karlic is an Argentine Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Paraná from 1986 to 2003, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007.-Biography:...
– Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina - Antun Mahnić – bishop
- Ivo ProtulipacIvo ProtulipacIvo Protulipac was a Croatian lawyer and important Catholic activist , who was assassinated by Yugoslav secret police in 1946....
– layman - Markantun de Dominis – archbishop
- Paul WasherPaul WasherPaul David Washer is the Founder/Director & Missions Coordinator of which supports indigenous missionary work.He is also a Southern Baptist itinerant preacher...
– American Baptist minister
Heroism
- Ivan VranetićIvan VranetićIvan "Ivica" Vranetić was a Yugoslav partisan of ethnic Croatian descent, whose aid to Jewish people during World War II resulted in his inclusion among the "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem in 1970...
- Mila GojsalićMila GojsalićMila Gojsalić is a Croatian heroine and martyr.Her origins are from village Kostanje in Dalmatian hinterland and she was a distant descendant of Croatian king Gojslav. She lived in time of Ottoman wars in Croatia. In 1530 Ottoman Ahmed-pasha gathered an army of 10 000 men with a goal to conquer...
- Blago ZadroBlago ZadroBlago Zadro was a commander of the northern part of Croatian defense forces in Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence...
- Nikola JurišićNikola JurišicBaron Nikola Jurišić was a Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat, who led the armies of the territory of the Croatian Krajina in defense against the invasion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I, advancing towards Vienna.After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Jurisic's vote helped Ferdinand of...
- Mijat TomićMijat TomicMijat Tomić was a Croat hajduk from Bosnia and Herzegovina. -Biography:He was born in the village of Brišnik near Tomislavgrad. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, it is known that he lost his parents at a young age, and by 1640, had two brothers and two sisters...
- Nikola TavelićNikola TavelicNikola Tavelić is a saint of the Catholic Church. This Franciscan missionary, who died a martyr's death in Jerusalem, was the first Croatian saint.- Life :...
- Marko Križevčanin
Urban legends
- Frederick ValentichValentich DisappearanceThe Valentich disappearance refers to the unexplained disappearance on 21 October 1978 of 20-year-old Frederick Valentich while piloting a Cessna 182L light aircraft over Bass Strait in Australia...
– Australian pilot (disappeared while flying to King Island)
Sport
- Mirko AlilovićMirko AlilovicMirko Alilović is a Croatian handball goalkeeper who plays for KC Veszprém. He is also member of the Croatia national handball team, with them he won the silver medals both on the World Championship and the European Championship .He was named the best athlete from Ljubuški in 2007.-Achievements:*...
– handball goalkeaper - Mario AnčićMario AncicMario Ančić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached no. 7 in singles...
– Tennis – Davis Cup Champion - Ivano Balić – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006
- Zvonko BegoZvonko BegoZvonko Bego is a former Croatian footballer. He spent most of his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split.Internationally he played six games for Yugoslavia: he was part of the Yugoslavian side which won gold at the 1960 Summer Olympics.-Playing career:*Hajduk Split 1957 - 1967*FC Twente 1967 -...
– football player - Bill BelichickBill BelichickWilliam Stephen "Bill" Belichick is an American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991...
– NFL Coach - Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer
- Zvonimir BobanZvonimir BobanZvonimir Boban is a Croatian former football midfielder who played most of his professional career for Serie A club Milan, with whom he won four Serie A titles and the Champions League. He was a member of the Croatia national team which attained third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, with Boban...
– football player - Alen BokšićAlen BokšicAlen Bokšić is a former football attacker from Croatia. He was a renowned forward known for his technique.-Career:Bokšić was born in Makarska and started his career in the club Zmaj from Makarska. As a young player he moved to Hajduk Split and was introduced into the first team . With Hajduk, he...
– football player - Andrew BogutAndrew BogutAndrew Michael Bogut is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the United States' National Basketball Association....
– basketball player with the Milwaukee Bucks; first pick in the 2005 NBA Draft - Tamara BorošTamara BorošTamara Boroš is a female table tennis player competing for Croatia. She has been one of the relatively rare European players who competes at the highest level of the sport together with the players from Far East....
– Table Tennis Champion (#7) (Greatest non-Asian in the World) - Mark BosnichMark BosnichMark Bosnich is a retired Australian football player and football pundit. He represented Australia 17 times and played for English Premier League clubs Aston Villa, Manchester United and Chelsea.-Manchester United :...
– football goalkeeper – Premier League - Mark BrescianoMark BrescianoMark "Marco" Bresciano is an Australian football player who is currently playing for UAE Pro-League side Al Nasr SC as a midfielder. He represented Australia at all youth levels, including appearances at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship and 2000 Olympic Games...
– footballer with Palermo (Italian father, Croat mother) - Denis BuntićDenis BunticDenis Buntić is a Croatian handballer who plays for Spanish club Ademar León....
– handball player - Joseph CattarinichJoseph CattarinichJoseph "Joe" Cattarinich , was a professional hockey player, and co-owner of horse racing tracks in Canada and the United States as well as a co-owner of the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League....
– NHL Hall of Famer - Branko CikatićBranko CikaticBranko "The Croatian Tiger" Cikatić is a Croatian former heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian born fighter to achieve international success...
– First K-1 Grand Prix Winner - Marin ČilićMarin CilicMarin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
– #1 Junior in the World (Tennis) - Vedran ĆorlukaVedran CorlukaVedran Ćorluka is a Croatian footballer who plays for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur as a defender. He is also a part of the Croatia national team...
– football player, Tottenham Hotspur - Krešimir ĆosićKrešimir CosicKrešimir Ćosić was a Croatian professional basketball player who represented Yugoslavia internationally, a member of FIBA Hall of Fame and Basketball Hall of Fame...
– NBA Hall of Famer - Dario CvitanichDarío CvitanichDarío Cvitanich is an Argentine-Croatian football striker who plays for Boca Juniors.-Banfield:...
– football player, Ajax - Dražen DalipagićDražen DalipagicDražen Dalipagić , born in Mostar, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired Yugoslavian basketball player. He was enshrined as a player in the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.-Yugoslavian national team:...
– NBA Hall of Famer - David DiehlDavid DiehlDavid Diehl is an American football offensive guard with the New York Giants of the National Football League and is one of only two offensive lineman who entered the NFL in 2003 to start all 80 regular season games through the end of the 2008 season....
– NFL player – New York Giants - Mirko FilipovićMirko FilipovicMirko Filipović is a former Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, mixed martial artist, politician, and law enforcement officer. Filipović was a member of the Croatian Parliament from 2003 through 2007...
(Cro Cop) – Mixed Martial Artist and kickboxer – K-1 - Gary GabelichGary GabelichGary Gabelich was a Croatian-American race car driver who set the land speed record with his rocket-powered vehicle "Blue Flame" on October 23, 1970, achieving an average speed of . Only 13,000 lbs. s.t...
– American automobile-racing driver - Mike GolicMike GolicMichael Louis "Mike" Golic is a co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning and a former defensive lineman at Notre Dame and in the NFL. The NFL website lists him as and ....
– co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning; former defensive lineman for both Notre Dame and in the NFL. - Jan Poznic - Football phenomenon and hotelier personality of the year (2011)
- Elvis GrbacElvis GrbacElvis M. Grbac is a retired American football quarterback who played in the NFL. During his career he was a starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs, and Baltimore Ravens...
– NFL player - Tom HallerTom HallerThomas Frank Haller was an American professional baseball player and baseball executive. He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the San Francisco Giants , Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers...
– baseball player – MLB - Frankie HejdukFrankie HejdukFrank Daniel "Frankie" Hejduk is an American soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He formerly played as right back for Columbus Crew, where he was team captain, and the United States national team.-Youth and College:Hejduk attended San Dieguito High...
– football player – MLS - Ico HitrecIco HitrecIvan 'Ico' Hitrec is widely considered as the greatest Croatian football player before World War II.The centre-forward became a legend after scoring twice against then famous Spanish keeper Ricardo Zamora during the first night game in Zagreb between Zagreb and Madrid in 1933...
– football player - Hrvoje HorvatHrvoje HorvatHrvoje Horvat is a Croatian handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics for SFR Yugoslavia.-International career:...
– handballTeam handballHandball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player - Goran IvaniševićGoran IvaniševicGoran Ivanišević is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous...
– Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992 - Andreas IvanschitzAndreas IvanschitzAndreas Ivanschitz is an Austrian footballer of Croatian origin who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Mainz.-Club career:...
– football player - Robert JarniRobert JarniRobert Jarni is a retired Croatian footballer who played as left winger or wingback. He is now a manager, but is currently without a club after resigning from his managerial post at Istra 1961 in September 2010....
– football player - Nikica JelavićNikica JelavicNikica Jelavić is a Croatian football centre forward who plays for Scottish Premier League side Rangers and the Croatian national team....
- football player, Rangers FC - Dražan Jerković – football player (Top scorer WC 1962 & EURO 1960)
- John JurkovicJohn JurkovicIvan "John" Jurkovic is a retired American football player currently employed as a broadcaster. He grew up in Calumet City, Illinois....
– NFL player - Tvrtko KaleTvrtko KaleTvrtko Kale is a Croatian-Israeli football player who played as of June 2010 for Hapoel Haifa. The newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija rated him the best player in the Croatian First League in 2004....
– football player, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa) - Ivo KarlovićIvo KarlovicIvo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
– tennis player - Mario KasunMario KasunMario Kasun is a Croatian professional basketball player. Currently he is a member of Croatian club KK Zagreb.-Pro career:...
– Fmr NBA player – Orlando Magic - Ivan KlasnićIvan KlasnicIvan Klasnić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Bolton Wanderers of the Premier League. He is a Croatian international. In 2007, Klasnić underwent a kidney transplant, and became the first player to participate in a major tournament after a transplant.-St. Pauli:Klasnić started his...
– football player, Werder Bremen - Ivica KostelićIvica KostelicIvica Kostelić is an alpine ski racer from Zagreb, Croatia. He won the world championship in slalom in 2003 and three Olympic silver medals in slalom and combined , along with the overall World Cup title in 2011 and 18 World Cup races during his career...
– Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (3 Olympic Silvers) - Janica KostelićJanica KostelicJanica Kostelić is a retired alpine ski racer from Croatia. She is the only woman to win four gold medals in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics , and the only woman to win three alpine skiing gold medals in one Olympics ....
– A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers) - Robert KovačRobert KovacRobert Kovač is a retired Croatian football defender.- Early career :Kovač started his career in lower league clubs Rapide Wedding and Hertha Zehlendorf before making his Bundesliga debut with 1. FC Nuremberg in 1995...
– football player, Juventus - Mario KovačevićMario KovacevicMario Kovačević is a Croatian football player.Kovačević has been a central midfielder for Dinamo Tirana since January 2008. He has also played for the following teams: Medimurje Cakovec, NK Slaven Belupo, FK Budućnost Podgorica, NK Belisce, and Varteks Varazdin...
– football player - Niko KranjčarNiko KranjcarNiko Kranjčar is a Croatian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tottenham Hotspur and the Croatia national team.He represented two of the biggest clubs in his homeland, playing for Dinamo Zagreb before sparking controversy by making a move to their fierce rivals Hajduk Split in 2005...
– football player, Tottenham Hotspur - Toni KukočToni KukocToni Kukoč is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. He was renowned for his versatility and passing ability; although his natural position was small forward, he played all five positions on the court with prowess and demonstrated court vision and an outside shooting touch that were...
– NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96 - Blaženko LackovićBlaženko LackovicBlaženko Lacković is a Croatian handball player. He is World champion from 2003 with the Croatian national team, and Olympic champion from 2004...
– handball player - Dan LugerDan LugerDaniel Darko Luger MBE is a former English rugby union international who was a member of the squad that won the Webb Ellis Cup in 2003.- Club career:...
– rugby union player - Matija LjubekMatija LjubekMatija Ljubek was a successful canoer from Belišće, Croatia who later became a sports official for Croatia....
– Kayakist - Ivan LjubičićIvan Ljubicic----Ivan Ljubičić is a Croatian tennis player born in Bosnia and Herzegovina . His career-high ATP ranking to date has been no. 3, and he stands at no. 37....
– Davis Cup Champion (#3) - Frank MahovlichFrank MahovlichFrancis William "The Big M" Mahovlich, CM is a Canadian Senator, and a retired NHL ice hockey player, nicknamed the "Big M." He played on six Stanley Cup-winning teams and is an inductee of the Hockey Hall of Fame.-Playing career:...
– NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner) - Pete Mahovlich – athlete
- Iva MajoliIva MajoliIva Majoli Marić is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. She upset Martina Hingis to win the women's singles title at the French Open in 1997. Majoli also won eight singles titles and one women's doubles title during her career.-Career:Majoli turned professional in 1991 at the age...
– Roland Garros Champion - Roger MarisRoger MarisRoger Eugene Maris was an American Major League Baseball right fielder. During the 1961 season, he hit a record 61 home runs for the New York Yankees, breaking Babe Ruth's single-season record of 60 home runs...
– baseball player – MLB - Željko MavrovićŽeljko MavrovicŽeljko Mavrović is a retired male boxer from Croatia turned enterpreneur.-Background:Mavrović was born in Zagreb, in the neighbourhood Srednjaci ....
– Fmr. European Boxing Champion - George MikanGeorge MikanGeorge Lawrence Mikan, Jr. , nicknamed Mr. Basketball, was an American professional basketball player for the Chicago American Gears of the National Basketball League and the Minneapolis Lakers of the NBL, the Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball Association...
(Mr.Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame) - Pat MiletichPat MiletichPatrick Jay Miletich is a retired American mixed martial artist and a current sports commentator. He is known for his fights in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he became the first UFC Welterweight Champion and UFC 16 tournament champion....
(Croatian Sensation) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC - Sofía MulánovichSofia MulanovichSofía Mulánovich Aljovín is a Peruvian surfer. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour event. She is the first South American ever to win the World Title. In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events, and...
– surfer - Zdravko MiljakZdravko MiljakZdravko Miljak is a Croatian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was born in Vinkovci, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia....
– handball player - Frank NobiloFrank NobiloFrank Ivan Joseph Nobilo, CNZM is a professional golfer from New Zealand.Nobilo had a successful playing career, winning 15 pro tournaments around the world...
– NZ golfer - Mirjana OgnjenovićMirjana OgnjenovicMirjana Ognjenović is a former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics....
-former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player - Mate ParlovMate ParlovMate Parlov was a Croatian boxer, and an Olympic gold medalist for former Yugoslavia. As a professional, he won the European light heavyweight title in 1976 and WBC light heavyweight world title in 1978....
boxing champion - Josip Peruzović – WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai VolkoffNikolai VolkoffJosip Nikolai Peruzović , better known by his ring name of Nikolai Volkoff, is a professional wrestler who is best known for his performances for the World Wrestling Federation...
) - Dražen PetrovićDražen PetrovicDražen Petrović was a Yugoslav and Croatian professional basketball player. A shooting guard, he initially achieved success playing professional basketball in Europe in the 1980s before joining the American NBA in 1989...
– NBA Hall of Famer - Dado PršoDado PršoMiladin "Dado" Pršo is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a striker.Pršo played for seven different teams and made over 300 league appearances as a professional...
– football player, Rangers F.C. - Braslav RabarBraslav RabarBraslav Rabar was a Croatian chess International Master and chess writer. He was Yugoslav champion in 1951, and in 1953 again tied for the tournament lead, but lost a playoff match. He played for Yugoslavia in three chess Olympiads , winning a total of five medals...
– chessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player - Dino Rađa – Fmr. NBA star
- Vladimir Sabich – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
- Joe SakicJoe SakicJoseph Steven "Joe" Sakic is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player and current hockey executive. He played his entire National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche franchise. In his 20-year tenure, Sakic won the Stanley Cup twice, captured numerous NHL...
– NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner) - Nick SabanNick SabanNicholas Lou "Nick" Saban is the head coach of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team. Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other NCAA universities: LSU, Michigan State and Toledo...
– College Football Coach - Elvis SinosicElvis SinosicElvis Sinosic is a retired Australian professional mixed martial artist.-Biography:Born in Canberra, Elvis Sinosic now resides in Sydney, where he practises his martial arts training. Elvis was born to Croatian parents and is proud of his Croatian heritage...
(King of Rock N Rumble) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC - Steve StipanovichSteve StipanovichStephen Samuel Stipanovich is a retired American professional basketball player.A 6-ft 11-inch center from the University of Missouri, Stipanovich was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the second pick of the 1983 NBA Draft...
– Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft - Dario ŠimićDario ŠimicDario Šimić is a retired Croatian football player. Šimić was a versatile defender who played as full-back, sweeper or centre back. A product of Dinamo Zagreb Academy, he later played for Serie A sides Inter Milan and AC Milan and Ligue 1 side Monaco, before returning to Dinamo Zagreb in 2010,...
– football player, A.C. Milan - Davor ŠukerDavor ŠukerDavor Šuker , is a retired Croatian footballer. He played as a striker for a number of European clubs as well as the Croatian national team, where he is the all-time top goal scorer with 45 goals....
– football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals) - Marko TomasMarko TomasMarko Tomas is a Croatian professional basketball player. Currently, he is a member of the pro club Fenerbahçe Ülker.-Pro career:...
– basketball player - Rudy TomjanovichRudy TomjanovichRudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. , nicknamed Rudy T., is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.-Early life:...
– Fmr. NBA player and coach - Andy TonkovichAndy TonkovichAndrew Edward "Andy" Tonkovich was selected first in the 1948 NBA draft by the Providence Steamrollers. He attended Marshall College.-External links:*...
– First NBA Pick in 1948 - Igor TudorIgor TudorIgor Tudor is a Croatian former football defender. He was considered one of Croatia's best defenders in the period between the late 1990s and mid-2000s....
– football player, A.C. Siena) - The Great Antonio – Strongman and eccentric
- Luka ModrićLuka ModricLuka Modrić is a Croatian footballer who plays for Tottenham Hotspur and for the Croatia national football team.Modrić's childhood coincided with the Croatian War of Independence. After showing promise in hometown club Zadar's youth team, he was signed by Dinamo Zagreb as a teenager in 2002. His...
– football player, Tottenham Hotspur - Darijo SrnaDarijo SrnaDarijo Srna is a Croatian footballer who plays for Shakhtar Donetsk as a captain and is also the captain of the Croatian national team.-Club career:Srna's talent was seen by many scouts in Croatia while he was young...
– football player, Shakthar Donetsk - Ante RazovAnte RazovAnte Razov is a retired American soccer player of Croatian descent who last played for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer.-Club:...
– football player – MLS - Mark PavelichMark PavelichMark Thomas Pavelich is a retired US professional ice hockey forward who played 355 regular season games in the NHL for the New York Rangers, Minnesota North Stars and San Jose Sharks between 1981 and 1992 and was a member of the 1980 U.S...
– Ice Hockey – NHL - Marty PavelichMarty PavelichMartin Nicholas Pavelich is a Canadian former ice hockey left winger. He played ten seasons for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League from 1947 until 1957.-Early career:...
– Ice Hockey – NHL - Matt PavelichMatt PavelichMatt Pavelich is a Canadian ice-hockey linesman.-Early career:He began officiating when he was fourteen, working minor hockey games in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario...
– Ice Hockey – NHL official - Erv PalicaErv PalicaErv Palica was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched from 1947-1956 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and Baltimore Orioles. He appeared in the 1949 World Series for the Dodgers.From 1952-53, Palica served in the militaty during the Korean War.-External links:* at Find a Grave...
– Fmr. MLB pitcher - Dan PlesacDan PlesacDaniel Thomas Plesac is a former Major League Baseball pitcher with an 18-year career from to . He played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Philadelphia Phillies...
– Fmr. MLB pitcher - Lou SabanLou SabanLouis Henry Saban was an American football player and coach. Saban played for Indiana University in college and as a pro for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference...
– NFL Coach – Patriots, Bills, Broncos - Nick SabanNick SabanNicholas Lou "Nick" Saban is the head coach of the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide football team. Saban has previously served as head coach of the National Football League's Miami Dolphins and three other NCAA universities: LSU, Michigan State and Toledo...
– Fmr. NFL Coach - Joe StydaharJoe StydaharJoseph "Jumbo Joe" Lee Stydahar was an American football offensive tackle for the Chicago Bears from 1936 to 1942 and 1945 to 1946 and is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was born and raised about east of Pittsburgh in the small mining community of Kaylor, Pennsylvania in Armstrong...
– Fmr NFL player – Pro Football Hall of Fame - Rudy TomjanovichRudy TomjanovichRudolph Tomjanovich, Jr. , nicknamed Rudy T., is an American retired basketball player and coach who coached the Houston Rockets to two consecutive NBA championships. He is currently a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.-Early life:...
– Fmr. NBA Coach – Houston Rockets - Gary BebanGary BebanGary Joseph Beban is a former American football player. Son of an Italian-born mother and a first generation Croatian-American father, Beban won the 1967 Heisman Trophy, the most prestigious award in college football, and the Maxwell Award, while playing quarterback for the University of...
– Fmr. NFL player - Pete BercichPete BercichPeter James Bercich is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the University of Notre Dame. He played five seasons for the NFL's Minnesota Vikings . He has served as the color commentator on the Vikings Radio Network since...
– Fmr NFL player - Fred CouplesFred CouplesFrederick Steven Couples is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour and the Champions Tour. A former World No. 1, he has won numerous events, most notably the 1992 Masters Tournament. In August 2011 he won his maiden senior major at the Senior Players Championship...
– Golfer (Fmr. World Number 1) - Bobby GrichBobby GrichRobert Anthony "Bobby" Grich is an American former professional baseball second baseman who played for the Baltimore Orioles and California Angels of Major League Baseball...
– Fmr. MLB player - Les HorvathLes HorvathLeslie "Les" Horvath was the 1944 Heisman Trophy winner, who played quarterback and halfback for the Ohio State University.- Early life :He was born in South Bend, Indiana, and raised in the Cleveland, Ohio area....
– Fmr. NFL player - Curt LeskanicCurt LeskanicCurtis John Leskanic is an American former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. During a 12-year baseball career, he pitched from 1993-2004 for the Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Milwaukee Brewers, and Kansas City Royals...
– Fmr. MLB pitcher - Robert ProsinečkiRobert ProsineckiRobert Prosinečki is a Croatian football manager and former football midfielder. Prosinečki is regarded by many as the player with best technique that ever played in and for Croatia. Former national squad teammate Zvonimir Boban, humbly, also agreed with this. His dribbling is considered...
– football player – Barcelona, Sevilla, Portsmouth - Roko Ukić – NBA Basketball player – Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks
- Bruno ŠundovBruno ŠundovBruno Šundov is a Croatian professional basketball player, currently playing for PBC Lukoil Academic. He is a 2.21 m and 122 kg center...
– Fmr NBA player – Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Cleverland Cavaliers, New York Knicks - Gordan GiričekGordan GiricekGordan Giriček is a Croatian professional basketball player who is currently playing for Cibona Zagreb. Previously, he played in the NBA for the Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, and the Phoenix Suns...
– Fmr NBA player – Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns - Dalibor BagarićDalibor BagaricDalibor Bagarić is a Croatian professional basketball player who formerly played for the NBA's Chicago Bulls from 2000 to 2003...
– Fmr NBA player – Chicago Bulls - Žan TabakŽan TabakŽan Tabak is a retired Croatian professional basketball player. His basketball career, spanning twenty years, was marked by several notable achievements, despite injuries....
– Fmr NBA player – Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers - Zoran PlaninićZoran PlaninicZoran Planinić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is currently a member of the Euroleague club BC Khimki...
– Fmr NBA player – New Jersey Nets - Auggie Vidovich – NASCAR Driver
- Mark VidukaMark VidukaMark Anthony Viduka is a former Australian soccer player who played as a centre forward. He captained the Australian national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany to the last 16.-Melbourne Croatia:...
– football player – Premier League - Blanka VlašićBlanka VlašicBlanka Vlašić is a Croatian athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is the current Croatian record holder in the event, and also the current indoorWorld Champion. The daughter of Croatian decathlon record holder Joško Vlašić, she was a talented junior athlete and attended her first Olympic...
– High jumper - Stojko VrankovićStojko VrankovicStojan "Stojko" Vranković is a retired Croatian basketball player who also represented Yugoslavia....
– Fmr NBA player – Boston Celtics – Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angelas Clippers - Bernard VukasBernard VukasBernard "Bajdo" Vukas was a Croatian football player.Bernard Vukas played as a left winger/forward and is mostly remembered for his extraordinary dribbling ability...
– football player - Vladimir VukovićVladimir VukovicVladimir Vuković was a Croatian chess writer, theoretician, player, arbiter, and journalist.His tournament record includes the following achievements:* 3rd at Celje 1921, behind Stefan Erdélyi and Imre König...
– chessChessChess is a two-player board game played on a chessboard, a square-checkered board with 64 squares arranged in an eight-by-eight grid. It is one of the world's most popular games, played by millions of people worldwide at home, in clubs, online, by correspondence, and in tournaments.Each player...
player - Božo VuletićBožo VuleticBožo Vuletić won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Yugoslav water polo team at the 1984 Olympics.-References:...
– the Olympic water polo gold medalist - Slaven ZambataSlaven ZambataSlaven Zambata is a former Croatian football player. He earned 31 caps and scored 21 goals for Yugoslavia....
– football player - Fritzie ZivicFritzie ZivicFritzie Zivic , born as Ferdinand Henry John Zivcich , was an American boxer.-Biography:...
(The Croat Comet) – Fmr. World Welterweight Champion - Chris ZorichChris ZorichChristopher Robert Zorich is a former American football defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins.-Early life:...
– Fmr. NFL player - Zdravko ZovkoZdravko ZovkoZdravko Zovko is a former Croatian handball player who currently serves as the head coach of the Russian club Zvezda Zvenigorod.Zovko competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia...
– handball player - Hrvoje "Medica" Grivicic - First foreign winner in Rajadamnern StadiumRajadamnern StadiumRajadamnern Boxing Stadium or, in Thai, Sanam Muay Rajadamnern , is an indoor sporting arena located in Bangkok, Thailand. Along with Lumpinee Stadium, the Rajadamnern is one of the two main stadiums for modern Muay Thai...
- Muay thaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
. - Zrinka Korac – swimmer
See also
- List of Croatian artists
- Croatian diasporaCroatian diasporaCroatian diaspora refers to the Croatian communities that have formed outside Croatia.Estimates on its size are only approximate because of incomplete statistical records and naturalization, but estimates suggest that the Croatian diaspora numbers between a third and a half of the total number of...
- Croatian ChileanCroatian ChileanChileno-croatas are an important ethnic group in Chile; they are citizens of Chile who were either born in Europe or are Chileans of Croatian descent deriving their Croatian ethnicity from one or both parents...
- Croatian AustralianCroatian AustralianCroatia has been a source of migrants to Australia, particularly in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2006, 128,051 persons resident in Australia identified themselves as having Croatian ancestry.- History :...
- List of Croatian sportspeople
- Politicians of Croatian ancestryPoliticians of Croatian ancestryThis is a list of politicians of Croatian ancestry, serving in nations other than Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.-U.S.:* Michael D. Antonovich - LA County Supervisor, 5th District, since 1980* Nick Begich - Fmr. U.S. Representative...
- Croatian literatureCroatian literatureCroatian literature is a definition given to the compilation of novels, dramas, short stories, poems and other various work of written kind entirely attributed to the medieval and modern culture of the Croats and the Croatian language....
(includes a list of Croats in literature) - List of rulers of Croatia