List of people from Dubrovnik
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This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in the Croatia
n city of Dubrovnik
, ordered by century of birth and alphabetically. This includes people born in the Republic of Ragusa
(1358–1808), a maritime republic corresponding to the present-day city and its surrounding area.
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n city of Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
, ordered by century of birth and alphabetically. This includes people born in the Republic of Ragusa
Republic of Ragusa
The Republic of Ragusa or Republic of Dubrovnik was a maritime republic centered on the city of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia , that existed from 1358 to 1808...
(1358–1808), a maritime republic corresponding to the present-day city and its surrounding area.
14th–18th century
- Francesco Maria AppendiniFrancesco Maria AppendiniFrancesco Maria Appendini was an Italian, born at Poirino, near Turin, in 1768. Poirino was then part of the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia. He received his early education in his native country after which he went to Rome, where he entered the order of the Scolopj or Scholarum...
(1768–1837), Italian priest, philologist and linguist - Ruđer Bošković (1711–1787), scientist, diplomat and poet
- Vito Maria Bettera-Vodopić (1771–1841), military officer and politician
- 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...
(1508–1567), Croatian playwright and prose writer - Marin GetaldićMarin GetaldicMarin Getaldić was a scientist from the Republic of Ragusa. A mathematician and physicist who studied in Italy, England and Belgium, his best results are mainly in physics, especially optics, and mathematics. He was one of the few students of François Viète....
(1568–1626), scientist - Vlaho GetaldićVlaho GetaldicVlaho Getaldić was a Dalmatian writer, translator and politician from Dubrovnik...
(1788–1872), politician and poet - Ivan 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...
(1589–1638), Croatian poet - Franco SacchettiFranco SacchettiFranco Sacchetti , was an Italian poet and novelist.-Biography:Born in Florence or in Ragusa , he was the son of Benci di Uguccione, surnamed "Buono", Florentine merchant of the noble and ancient family of the Sacchetti...
(1332–1400), Italian poet - Joakim StulliJoakim StulliJoakim Stulić, also Joakim Stulli, was a lexicographer from the Republic of Ragusa, the author of the biggest dictionary in the older Croatian lexicography....
(1729–1817), Croatian Franciscan, lexicographer - Mavro VetranovićMavro VetranovicMavro Vetranović was a prolific Croatian writer and Benedictine friar from Dubrovnik.Born in Dubrovnik in 1482, he entered the Benedictine Order in 1507 on the island of Mljet, and after a period of education in Monte Cassino in Italy returned to Mljet as the abbot of the monastery...
(1482–1576), Croatian poet and writer - Dinko ZlatarićDinko ZlataricDominko "Dinko" Zlatarić was a poet and translator from Republic of Ragusa, considered the best translator of the Renaissance.-Life:...
(1558–1613), Croatian poet and translator - Cvijeta ZuzorićCvijeta ZuzoricCvijeta Zuzorić was a lyric poetess from the Republic of Ragusa. She wrote mainly in Italian, but even sometimes in Serbo-Croatian language.-Life:...
(c. 1552–c. 1600), poetess
19th century
- Matija BanMatija BanMatija Ban was a Serbo-Croatian poet, dramatist, and playwright, born in the city of Dubrovnik, who became known as one of the first Catholics from Dubrovnik who expressed a Serb nationality...
(1818–1903) poet, dramatist, and playwright - Blagoje BersaBlagoje BersaBlagoje Bersa was a Croatian musical composer of substantial influence....
(1873–1934), Croatian musician - Pero BudmaniPero BudmaniPero Budmani , like many intellectual Dubrovnik, was a prominent member of the Serb-Catholic circle, linguist and philologist who bravely followed Vuk Stefanović Karadžić's language reforms...
(1835–1914), linguist - Vlaho BukovacVlaho BukovacVlaho Bukovac was a Croatian painter.-Life:- Early life :Bukovac was born Biagio Faggioni in the town of Cavtat south of Dubrovnik in Dalmatia...
(1855–1922), Croatian painter - Antun FabrisAntun FabrisAntun Fabris , sometimes misspelled Anton, was a prominent Dalmatian Serb journalist and politician from Dubrovnik, Austria-Hungary. He was a Roman Catholic....
(1864–1904), Serbian journalist and politician - Frano Getaldić-GundulićFrano Getaldic-GundulicBaron Frano Getaldić-Gundulić or Francesco Ghetaldi-Gondola was the first son of Šišmundo Getaldić-Gundulić and Malvina Uršula Bosdari. Getaldić-Gundulić was a member of the Knights of St. John from 1889 until the death of the Mayor of Dubrovnik. He was decorated with the Cross of Devotion on...
(1833–1899), soldier, statesman, nobleman, Knight of MaltaKnights HospitallerThe Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's... - Ignjat JobIgnjat JobIgnjat Job was a Croatian painter from Dubrovnik.He was an important representative of colour expressionism in the art scene of Yugoslavia during the 1930s. His landscapes of Dalmatia are reminiscent of the style of Van Gogh. He is best known for his series of paintings inspired by life on the...
(1895–1936), Croatian painter - Antun Paško KazaliAntun Paško KazaliAntun Pasko Kazali was a Croatian folk-writer, poet and translator. Born in Dubrovnik/Ragusa, he went to school in Dubrovnik, studying philosophy and theology in Zadar/Zara. He was a parish priest in Ošljemu at Stone and chaplain in Sipan. As a parish priest he often came into conflict with church...
(1815–1894), Catholic priest and writer - Miho KlaićMiho KlaićMiho Klaić was a Croatian politician and a leader of the Croatian revival in Dalmatia.He obtained a PhD in architecture in Padua, Italy. He was a member of the National Party and was elected as member of the Diet of Dalmatia in the National Committee...
(1829–1896), Croatian politician - Stijepo KobasicaStijepo KobasicaStijepo Kobasica, 1882–1944, Serbian journalist, author and politician from Dubrovnik. He was the editor of Srpski Glasnik.- Early life :Kobasica was born at Dubrovnik, in Dalmatia in 1882, at that time a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire...
(1882–1944), Serbian journalist, author and politician - Eduard MiloslavićEduard MiloslavicEduard 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...
(1884–1952), scientistScientistA scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word... - Marko MuratMarko MuratMarko Murat was an ethnic Serbian painter. His works were exhibited at the 1900 World's Fair in Paris and the 1911 World's Fair in Rome....
(1864–1944), Serbian painter - Medo PucićMedo PucicMedo Pucić, also known as Orsat Pucić, was a writer and politician from Dubrovnik, at the time in the Austro-Hungarian Kingdom of Dalmatia, who was the first Catholic native of Dubrovnik to declare himself a Serb, believing that the religion was irrelevant for ethnic affiliation, contrary to the...
(1821–1882), writer and politician - Niko PucićNiko PucicNiko Pucić de Zagorien was a writer and politician from Dalmatia. He was born in Dubrovnik in 1820. He was the brother of Medo Pucić, another well-known politician....
(1820–1883), politician and nobleman - 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...
(1860–1942), linguist and historian - Federico Seismit-DodaFederico Seismit-DodaFederico Seismit-Doda, born in Ragusa , in the Kingdom of Dalmatia , 1825 and died in Rome 1893. He was an Italian politician. He graduated from the University of Padua and collaborated at Caffè Pedrocchi; in 1849 fought with the volunteers in Veneto and in 1849 participated in the defence of Roman...
(1825–1893), ItalianKingdom of Italy (1861–1946)The Kingdom of Italy was a state forged in 1861 by the unification of Italy under the influence of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which was its legal predecessor state...
politician - Ivan StojanovićIvan StojanovićIvan Stojanović was a Catholic priest who wrote the book 'Dubrovacka literature' , arguing that the people of Dubrovnik were Roman Catholic by religion, but by language Serbian...
(1829–1900), Catholic priest and writer - Frano SupiloFrano SupiloFrano Supilo was a Croatian politician and journalist. He was a major political figure in the twenty years preceding World War I....
(1870–1917), Croatian politician, journalist and publicist - Mato VodopićMato VodopicMato Vodopić was the bishop of Dubrovnik from July 3, 1882 until his death in 1893, and wrote poems for some special occasions, and was a storyteller and collector of folk ballads...
(1816–1893), bishop of Dubrovnik and poet - Ivo VojnovićIvo VojnovicIvan "Ivo" Vojnović was a Croatian and Serbian writer from Dubrovnik. He is often nicknamed "The last great Dubrovnik writer".-Biography:...
(1857–1929), writer
20th century
- Ivo BanacIvo Banac-External links:*...
(born 1947), Croatian historian and politician, professor at Yale University - Branko BauerBranko Bauer-Early life:Bauer became interested in cinema as a school boy, influenced by a Jewish girl, a piano player, who was hiding from Ustaše in his parents' home. After World War II, he began working in the Zagreb-based Jadran Film studio as a documentary filmmaker...
(born 1921), Croatian film directorFilm directorA film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:... - Veselin Đuho (born 1960), Croatian water polo player and coach, Olympic gold medallist
- Sanja JovanovićSanja JovanovicSanja Jovanović is a female backstroke swimmer from Croatia, who made her Olympic debut for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she competed in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke, where she finished in 17th and 13th position...
(born 1986), Olympic swimmer - 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...
(born 1938), Croatian singer - Mario KopićMario KopicMario Kopić is a philosopher, author and translator. His main areas of interest include: History of Political Ideas, Philosophy of Art, Philosophy of Culture, Phenomenology and Philosophy of Religion....
(born 1965), Croatian philosopher - Srđan Lakić (born 1983), Croatian football player
- Milan MilišićMilan MilišicMilan Milišić was a poet and playwright from the former Yugoslavia of Yugoslavian ethnicity. He wrote several volumes of poetry and translated, among others, J. R. R...
(1941–1991), Serbian poet and playwright - Ottavio MissoniMissoniMissoni is an Italian fashion house based in Varese. It is famous for its unique knitwear, made from a variety of fabrics in colourful patterns. The company was founded by Ottavio and Rosita Missoni in 1953.-Brands:...
(born 1921), Italian fashion designer - Emir SpahićEmir SpahicEmir Spahić is a Bosnian football central defender playing for Sevilla FC in the Spanish La Liga and captains the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team...
(born 1980), Bosnian football player - Goran SuknoGoran SuknoGoran Sukno is a Croatian former water polo player. He was Olympic gold medal winner with Yugoslavia at the 1984 Summer Olympics.His son Sandro Sukno is an international water polo player for Croatia....
(born 1959), Croatian water polo player, Olympic gold medallist - Slaven ToljSlaven ToljSlaven Tolj , a multimedia artist from Dubrovnik, Croatia. He achieved international recognition for his installations, body art, and performances presenting distinct political and social-cultural criticism....
(born 1964), Croatian artist - Ante TomićAnte Tomic (basketball)Ante Tomić is a Croatian professional basketball player. He is a tall center.-Pro career:...
(born 1987), basketball player - Antun VujićAntun VujicAntun Vujić is a Croatian politician, philosopher, political analyst and lexicographer, currently member of Croatian Parliament and formerly Minister of Culture in the Croatian Government .-Overview:Vujić graduated from the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Philosophy Antun Vujić (born in...
(born 1945), Croatian politician and philosopher - Božo VuletićBožo VuleticBožo Vuletić won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Yugoslav water polo team at the 1984 Olympics.-References:...
(born 1958), Croatian water polo player, Olympic gold medallist