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List of people from Croatia

April 13, 2024

The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry.

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See also: List of Croatian women artists

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Composers edit

Main article: List of Croatian composers

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See also: List of Croatian women writers

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Croatian War for Independence edit

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Foreign figures of Croatian descent edit

People of Croatian ancestry who are high-ranked officials of other countries:

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Main article: List of Croatian sportspeople

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References edit

  1. ^ Romero, Simon (27 September 2008). "In Bolivia, a Croat and a Critic is Cast in a Harsh Light". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Welcome to Nobilo Country Index 4 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Bar Dayan, Shirley (18 July 2006). (in Hebrew). Sport 5. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008. אני אמנם נוצרי אבל סבתא שלי יהודיה, מהצד של אימא שלי

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  • Additional list of Croatian architects and builders: hr:Dodatak:Popis hrvatskih arhitekata i graditelja
  • Additional list of Croatian sculptors: hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski kipari
  • Additional list of Croatian painters: Category:Croatian painters hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski slikari
  • Additional list of Croatian stage actors: hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski kazališni glumci
  • Outstanding Croats

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2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry Flag of Croatia Zastava Republike Hrvatske Contents 1 Art 1 1 Architecture 1 2 Sculpture 1 3 Painting 1 4 Film and theatre 1 5 Media 2 Academics 2 1 History 2 2 Invention 2 3 Social science 2 4 Science 3 Nobel Prize 4 Music 4 1 Composers 4 2 Classical 4 3 Popular 5 Literature 6 Business 7 Exploration 8 Military 8 1 Croatian War for Independence 9 Politics 9 1 Foreign figures of Croatian descent 10 Religion 11 Heroism 12 Urban legends 13 Sport 14 See also 15 References 16 External linksArt editSee also List of Croatian women artists Architecture edit Viktor Axmann architect Jewish Nikola Basic architect Vjekoslav Bastl architect Julio Deutsch architect art nouveau style Hugo Ehrlich architect Jewish Ignjat Fischer architect Jewish Stjepan Gombos architect Jewish Vjekoslav Heinzel Leo Honigsberg architect Jewish Lavoslav Horvat Drago Ibler Viktor Kovacic architect Slavko Lowy architect Jewish Rudolf Lubinski architect Jewish Paskoje Milicevic Mihov architect Vlado Milunic architect Juraj Neidhardt architect Velimir Neidhardt architect Stjepan Planic architect Vjenceslav Richter architect Vladimir Sterk architect Jewish Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin architect Sculpture edit Antun Augustincic Lujo Bezeredi Andrija Buvina Ante Dabro Juraj Dalmatinac Branislav Deskovic Ivan Duknovic Dusan Dzamonja Robert Franges Mihanovic Ivo Kerdic Albert Kinert Ivan Kozaric Frano Krsinic Vasko Lipovac Ivan Mestrovic Oscar Nemon Dimitrije Popovic Kosta Angeli Radovani Vanja Radaus Master Radovan Ivan Rendic Toma Rosandic Branko Ruzic Ivan Sabolic Petar Smajic Aleksandar Srnec Marija Ujevic Galetovic Maksimilijan Vanka Franjo Vranjanin Painting edit Oskar Alexander Lovro Artukovic Vladimir Becic Federiko Benkovic Lujo Bezeredi Charles Billich Nikola Bozidarevic Vlaho Bukovac Eugen Buktenica Bela Cikos Sesija painter representative of symbolism art deco and art nouveau Menci Clement Crncic Josip Crnobori Lovro Dobricevic Jelena Dorotka Davor Dzalto Marta Ehrlich Emerik Fejes Eva Fischer Alen Floricic Dragan Gazi Vilko Gecan Ivan Generalic naive art Josip Generalic Oton Gliha Petar Grgec Krsto Hegedusic Oskar Herman Josip Horvat Međimurec Mirko Ilic cartoonist graphic designer Nina Ivancic Oton Ivekovic Marijan Jevsovar Ignjat Job Drago Jurak Gabrijel Jurkic Vjekoslav Karas John of Kastav Albert Kinert Zeljko Kipke Mira Klobucar Juraj Julije Klovic portrait miniatures Tripo Kokolja Edo Kovacevic Mijo Kovacic Ladislav Kralj Miroslav Kraljevic Ziva Kraus Kristian Krekovic Vlado Kristl Tomislav Krizman Izidor Krsnjavi Ferdinand Kulmer Ivan Lackovic Croata naive art Loren Ligorio Vasko Lipovac Zvonimir Loncaric Dora Maar photographer painter model Andrija Maurovic illustrator Mato Celestin Medovic Martin Mehkek Ivan Milat Luketa Jerolim Mise Antun Motika Franjo Mraz Edo Murtic Virgilije Nevjestic Vera Nikolic Podrinska Alfred Pal Ordan Petlevski Ivan Picelj Dimitrije Popovic Oton Postruznik Ivan Rabuzin naive art Josip Racic Mirko Racki Bozidar Rasica Slava Raskaj Ivan Rein Martino Rota Đuro Seder Zlatko Sirotic Matija Skurjeni Petar Smajic Aleksandar Srnec Miljenko Stancic Slavko Stolnik Zlatko Sulentic Miroslav Sutej Marino Tartaglia Đuro Tiljak Ivan Tisov Lavoslav Torti Marijan Trepse Ana Tzarev naive art Milivoj Uzelac painter Maksimilijan Vanka Vladimir Varlaj Ivan Vecenaj Matko Vekic Mladen Veza illustrator Emanuel Vidovic Mirko Virius naive art Adolf Waldinger Viktor Đerek photographer Film and theatre edit Ante Babaja Steve Bacic Relja Basic actor Branko Bauer George Beban actor director writer and producer Ena Begovic Mia Begovic Rene Bitorajac Mirjana Bohanec Slavko Brankov Vinko Bresan director Veljko Bulajic ethnic Montenegrin film director Zlatko Buric actor Boris Buzancic actor Nathaniel Buzolic actor Al Christy actor Petra Cicvaric Christina Cindrich television producer host and actress Zlatko Crnkovic actor Zrinka Cvitesic Natasa Dorcic Vanja Drach Claire Du Brey actress Vlatko Dulic actor Boris Dvornik actor Jenna Elfman television and movie actress Stipe Erceg actor Nela Erzisnik actress comedian Judah Friedlander actor and comedian Mira Furlan actress Babylon 5 Lost Stanka Gjuric actress writer filmmaker Gallagher comedian and prop comic Emil Glad Ratko Glavina Obrad Gluscevic Ljupka Gojic model Kreso Golik Frank Gorshin actor and comedian Ivo Gregurevic Gloria Grey screen stage actress and director Goran Grgic Rajko Grlic Fedor Hanzekovic Ivan Herceg actor Werner Herzog film director producer screenwriter actor and opera director Alaina Huffman Zeljko Ivanek actor Nives Ivankovic Anne Jackson actress Natasa Janjic Toni Jericevic Anthony Jeselnik comedian Mladen Juran Sena Jurinac Jagoda Kaloper Saby Kamalich Sonja Kastl Ljubomir Kerekes Michael Klesic actor Matija Klukovic Sylva Koscina actress model Mario Kovac theatre and film director Robert Kurbasa Frano Lasic John G Lenic Rachel Leskovac actress Edvin Liveric Leon Lucev Branko Lustig film producer winner of two Oscar awards Franjo Majetic John Malkovich Dalibor Matanic Nevio Marasovic Branko Marjanovic Ante Cedo Martinic Stojan Matavulj Mark Matkevich actor Rene Medvesek Sven Medvesek Oktavijan Miletic Ivana Milicevic actress Vatroslav Mimica Ildy Modrovich television producer writer and singer Nina Moric model Patrick Muldoon actor Lorenzo Music actor voice actor writer television producer and musician Antun Nalis actor Bojan Navojec Maja Nekic Antonio Nuic Zrinko Ogresta Marija Omaljev Grbic Mia Oremovic Krsto Papic film director Leona Paraminski Frank Pavich film director producer Stjepan Peric Anton Perich filmmaker photographer and video artist Edo Perocevic actor radio speaker Zarko Potocnjak Alma Prica Ivica Rajkovic cinematographer Zvonimir Rogoz actor Rick Rossovich actor Branko Schmidt Lucija Serbedzija Ivo Serdar Shaun Sipos actor Marija Skaricic Mia Corak Slavenska prima ballerina Tonko Soljan film and television producer Fabijan Sovagovic actor Filip Sovagovic Gabriela Spanic actress Lita Stantic producer screenplay writer and director Nera Stipicevic Yvonne Suhor actress Ognjen Svilicic Nikola Tanhofer Vanessa Terkes actress TV show host in Latin America her grandfather Cvjetko was Croatian Ivica Vidovic Goran Visnjic actor ER Zlatko Vitez Antun Vrdoljak film director Severina Vuckovic entertainer actress Dianne Wiest American actress Anthony Yerkovich television producer and writer Matthew Yuricich special effects artist Richard Yuricich special visual effects artist Lordan Zafranovic Louis Zorich American actor Jim Zulevic actor comedian TV writer and radio host Media edit Lidia Bastianich American celebrity chef television host author and restaurateur Adrian Chiles British television and radio presenter Slavica Ecclestone British Croatian former model Robert Herjavec Canadian businessman investor author dancer and television personality from Shark Tank Bill Kurtis journalist television reporter producer Katie Pavlich American conservative commentator author blogger podcaster Goran Milic worked in HRT now when works in Al Jazeera Tony Robbins American life coach self help author and motivational speaker Teresa Scanlan Miss America 2011 Petra Stunt British designer Vladimir Herzog Croatian born Brazilian journalistAcademics editHistory edit James Belich historian Julije Kempf historian writer Nada Klaic historian Vjekoslav Klaic historian Ivan Kukuljevic Sakcinski historian Ivan Lucic historian Dominik Mandic historian Franjo Racki historian Ivan Ratkaj historian Jesuit explorer Juraj Ratkaj historian Ferdo Sisic historian Ludovicus Tubero historianInvention edit Zlata Bartl inventor of Vegeta Josip Belusic inventor Franjo Hannaman inventor engineer Marcel Kiepach inventor Mario Kovac computer engineering professor and inventor Ferdinand Kovacevic inventor Giovanni Luppis inventor of the torpedo Slavoljub Eduard Penkala inventor Mario Puratic inventor who made major advances in fishing technology Ralph Sarich inventor of the orbital engine David Schwarz aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry Marin Soljacic inventor of wireless energy transfer Ante Supuk engineer Tomislav Uzelac programmer inventor of the first successful MP3 player Faust Vrancic inventor of the parachute Ivan Vucetic inventor of dactyloscopySocial science edit Ivan Belostenec lexicographer Juraj Dobrila cleric benefactor Elsie Ivancich Dunin cultural ethnologist author professor choreographer Ljudevit Gaj linguist reformer Vatroslav Jagic philologist Milan Kangrga philosopher Bartol Kasic lexicographer Juraj Krizanic social philosopher Franjo Kuhac folklorist ethnologist Jakov Mikalja linguist and lexicographer Miroslav Radman genetic biologist Stanislav Pavao Skalic encyclopedist adventurer Rudolf Steiner philosopher Josip Juraj Strossmayer cleric benefactor Rudi Supek philosopher Henry Suzzallo educator Ante Topic Mimara art collector Vinko Zganec folklorist ethnomusicologist Science edit Gaja Alaga physicist Giorgio Baglivi physician and scientist from Ragusa Antun Karlo Bakotic physicist and writer Mladen Bestvina mathematician Ruđer Boskovic theologian physicist astronomer mathematician philosopher diplomat poet Jesuit and polymath Branko Bosnjakovic physicist environmentalist Fran Bosnjakovic engineer physicist Juraj Bozicevic engineer Frane Bulic archaeologist Predrag Cvitanovic physicist Milislav Demerec biologist Andrija Dudic naturalist astronomer physician William Feller mathematician Andrija Fuderer chemist chess player Artur Gavazzi geographer Marin Getaldic physicist mathematician Vladimir Jurko Glaser physicist Dragutin Gorjanovic Kramberger geologist paleoanthropologist and paleontologist Stjepan Gradic mathematician philosopher physicist writer and polymath Mirko Drazen Grmek physician science writer and historian Branko Horvat economist Zeljko Ivezic astrophysicist Zvonimir Janko mathematician Korado Korlevic astronomer asteroid discoverer Oton Kucera mathematician physicist Zvonko Kusic physician Jacob Matijevic NASA engineer Eduard Miloslavic physician Andrija Mohorovicic geophysicist Stjepan Mohorovicic physicist Grga Novak archaeologist historian Franjo Petris philosopher humanist writer and polymath Đuro Pilar geologist Stjepan Poljak physician Eduard Prugovecki physicist writer Miroslav Radman biologist Pasko Rakic neuroscientist Goran Senjanovic physicist Zvonimir Separovic lawyer victimology Ante Sercer physician Mihalj Silobod Bolsic Roman Catholic priest mathematician writer and musical theorist who wrote the first Croatian arithmetic textbook Marin Soljacic physicist Andrija Stampar physician diplomat Marijan Sunjic physicist Ivan Supek physicist philosopher Ciro Truhelka archaeologist and art historian Vladimir Varicak mathematician physicist Mirko Vidakovic forester botanist Nikola Vitov Gucetic statesmen philosopher science writer Zoran Vondracek mathematician Faust Vrancic philosopher thinker Vladimir Vranic mathematician Juan Vucetich anthropologist police official who pioneered fingerprinting Vladimir Zerjavic statistician economistNobel Prize edit nbsp Ivo Andric literature nbsp Paul L Modrich chemistry nbsp Vladimir Prelog chemistry nbsp Lavoslav Ruzicka chemistryMusic editComposers edit Main article List of Croatian composers Julije Bajamonti composer Kresimir Baranovic Blagoje Bersa composer Jakov Gotovac composer Josip Hatze Milan Horvat Ivo Josipovic composer 3rd President of Croatia Igor Kuljeric composer conductor Fran Lhotka Clair Marlo composer real name Clara Veseliza Lovro von Matacic Johnny Mercer American lyricist singer songwriter co founder of Capitol Records Lav Mirski Ivan Padovec composer Boris Papandopulo conductor composer Dora Pejacevic composer Milan Sachs Luka Sorkocevic composer Franz von Suppe composer of light operas born and raised in the Kingdom of Dalmatia Josip Stolcer Slavenski composer Stjepan Sulek composer Vjekoslav Sutej Ivo Tijardovic composer Ivan Zajc composer Classical edit Zlatko Balokovic violinist Max Emanuel Cencic countertenor Valter Despalj cellist Sena Jurinac opera singer Franjo Krezma violinist Stephen Kovacevich classical pianist Ivo Macek pianist Lovro von Matacic conductor Zinka Kunc Milanov soprano Maksim Mrvica pianist Tomislav Muzek tenor Ivo Pogorelic pianist Ema Puksec Ilma De Murska opera singer Ruza Pospis Baldani mezzo soprano Vjekoslav Sutej conductor Milka Trnina soprano Dunja Vejzovic soprano Ana Vidovic guitarist Dubravka Zubovic opera singer and voice teacher Popular edit 2Cellos cellist duo Lidija Bajuk musician Zvonko Bogdan singer and performer of traditional folk songs Michael Buble singer Mate Bulic singer Tony Butala singer of The Lettermen Colonia dance music group Arsen Dedic composer and singer Veljko Despot discographer Darko Domijan singer Oliver Dragojevic singer Doris Dragovic singer Sergio Endrigo singer Flyer band Gibonni singer Davor Gobac singer Bobby Grubic songwriter composer singer music director and producer Stjepan Hauser cellist Dino Jelusic rock singer musician and songwriter Delo Jusic composer Tereza Kesovija singer Miso Kovac Josipa Lisac singer Lorde singer songwriter real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich O Connor Radoslav Lorkovic folk and blues singer pianist accordionist Magazin pop band Clair Marlo singer songwriter composer record producer real name Clara Veseliza Miljenko Matijevic rock singer Steelheart Branko Mihaljevic composer writer journalist and radio editor Sandra Mihanovich singer musician and composer Guy Mitchell singer born Albert George Cernik Alan Merrill vocalist guitarist songwriter actor and model Helen Merrill born Jelena Ana Milcetic jazz singer Tomo Milicevic 30 Seconds to Mars Paul Mirkovich musician musical director Milan Mladenovic singer guitar player Drago Mlinarec rock singer songwriter Larry Muhoberac American musician record producer and composer Nikolija singer Boris Novkovic pop singer Krist Novoselic rock musician Nirvana Jurica Pađen rock singer songwriter David Paich American musician best known as the co founder principal songwriter keyboardist and secondary vocalist of the rock band Toto Daniella Pavicic singer songwriter Marko Perkovic Thompson rock singer Plavka American singer Riva band 1989 Eurovision song contest winners Ivo Robic singer Darko Rundek singer and actor Sasa Tin i Kedzo first Croatian boy band Krunoslav Kico Slabinac singer and composer of traditional folk songs Jura Stublic rock singer Ivica Serfezi singer Miroslav Skoro singer Luka Sulic cellist Branimir Stulic Djoni rock singer songwriter The Bambi Molesters rock band Elizabeth Anka Vajagic singer guitarist Johnny Vidacovich drummer Sinisa Vuco singer Severina Vuckovic pop singer Vice Vukov singerLiterature editSee also List of Croatian women writers Ivo Andric novelist poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961 Ivan Aralica writer Franjo Babic writer journalist Zvonimir Balog poet writer Juraj Barakovic poet Milan Begovic writer Sabo Bobaljevic poet Lukrecija Bogasinovic Budmani poet Ivana Brlic Mazuranic writer Mile Budak writer Dobrisa Cesaric writer Milan Crnkovic writer Dzore Drzic poet playwright Blanka Dovjak Matkovic poet writer Slavenka Drakulic writer journalist Tomislav Dretar writer politician journalist critic Marin Drzic writer Ignjat Đurđevic poet translator historian astronomer and Benedict monk Viktor Car Emin writer from Istria Filip Erceg writer and socialist politician Đuro Feric poet Drago Gervais poet and playwright paternal French descent Đivo Siskov Gundulic poet dramatist and nobleman Ksaver Sandor Gjalski writer Stanka Gjuric poet and essayist Ivan Gundulic Ragusan poet Petar Hektorovic writer Miljenko Jergovic writer Marija Juric Zagorka novelist Andrija Kacic Miosic poet Janko Polic Kamov avant garde writer Brne Karnarutic poet Radoslav Katicic linguist classical philologist Indo Europeanist Slavist and Indologist Snjezana Kordic linguist Ante Kovacic writer Ivan Goran Kovacic poet Ron Kovic Vietnam War veteran writer and peace activist Josip Kozarac writer Silvije Strahimir Kranjcevic poet Miroslav Krleza novelist writer philosopher encyclopedist Eugen Kumicic writer Tomislav Ladan writer Bozena Loborec poet writer Hanibal Lucic writer Darko Macan writer Vjekoslav Majer poet Igor Mandic journalist Ranko Marinkovic writer Marko Marulic writer Antun Gustav Matos poet Ivan Mazuranic poet Sisko Mencetic poet Slavko Mihalic poet writer journalist Zvonimir Milcec writer journalist Mijo Mirkovic writer economist Vjenceslav Novak writer Josip Novakovich writer Janus Pannonius Ivan Cesmicki Hungarian poet of 15th century of Croatian descent Vesna Parun poet Vlatko Pavletic theorist of literature essayist and critic politician Miksa Pelegrinovic poet Dalibor Perkovic writer Sanja Pilic writer Paula Preradovic poet Petar Preradovic poet Ivan Raos writer journalist Matija Antun Relkovic writer Milan Resetar writer ethnic Serb Paul Salopek journalist Paul Skalich encyclopedist Renaissance humanist and adventurer Antonio Skarmeta Chilean writer Ivan Slamnig poet novelist literary theorist translator Sonja Smolec poet and writer Antun Sorkocevic writer diplomat composer Visnja Stahuljak writer August Senoa writer Antun Branko Simic poet Dinko Simunovic writer Suncana Skrinjaric writer poet journalist Slobodan Snajder writer Antun Soljan poet Drago Stambuk poet Dragutin Tadijanovic poet Mihaly Tancsics writer teacher journalist and politician Ante Tomic writer Josip Eugen Tomic writer Jagoda Truhelka writer pedagogist Dubravka Ugresic writer Tin Ujevic poet Mavro Vetranovic writer Benedictine friar Viktor Vida writer Mirko Vidovic writer Jeronim Vidulic Renaissance poet priest Grigor Vitez poet Pavao Ritter Vitezovic writer historian linguist and publisher Ivo Vojnovic writer Stanko Vraz poet ethnic Slovene Sonja Yelich poet Dinko Zlataric poet translator considered the best translator of the Renaissance Petar Zoranic writer Nikola Zrinski poet philosopher soldier Aleksandar Ziljak writerBusiness editMadeline Ann Aksich businesswoman philanthropist and artist Benedetto Cotrugli merchant economist scientist diplomat and humanist Wrote the first description of double entry bookkeeping Mike Grgich winemaker Victor Grinich pioneer in the semiconductor industry Robert Herjavec businessman Herjavec Group Dragons Den and Shark Tank Antony Lucich Lucas engineer crude oil exploration Gulf Oil Texaco Andronico Luksic Antofagasta PLC richest Croat ever Michela Magas designer entrepreneur and innovation specialist Anthony Maglica Maglite Branko Marinkovic businessman 1 Dietrich Mateschitz Burgenland Croats billionaire owner of Red Bull corp Nicolas Mihanovich shipping magnate Boris Miksic Cortec Corporation Nikola Nobilo wine maker 2 Mario Puratic inventor businessman Bill Rancic entrepreneur Al Ljutic Ljutic Industries Mate Rimac Rimac Automobili and Bugatti RimacExploration editFerdinand Konscak explorer Dragutin Lerman explorer Ignacije Szentmartony explorer Zeljko Malnar explorer producer Mirko and Stjepan Seljan explorers Ignacije Szentmartony explorer Ivan Visin explorerMilitary editEdgar Angeli Rear Admiral during World War II ethnic Jewish Vilko Begic Colonel General during World War II Matija Canic General during World War II Bernhard Caboga Cerva Feldzeugmeister of the Austrian Empire Josip Kazimir Draskovic General in the Seven Years War 1756 1763 Mato Dukovac Croatian World War II fighter ace Miroslaw Feric Polish fighter pilot of World War II Bosnian Croat father Jure Francetic Ustashe Commissioner Cvitan Galic Croatian World War II fighter ace Ilija Gregoric Military commander of rebels during the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt Matija Gubec leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt Luka Ibrisimovic Priest and Hajduk Đuro Jakcin Naval Commander and first Commander of the Navy during World War II Nikola Jurisic nobleman soldier and diplomat Ivan Karlovic ban of Croatia Petar Keglevic ban of Croatia and Slavonia Vinko Knezevic nobleman and General in the Habsburg Austria Army Vladimir Kren Major General and Commander of the Air Force during World War II Petar Kresimir IV of Croatia medieval king and military leader Petar Kruzic heroic defender of Klis against the Turks Grgo Kusic tallest Croat ever tallest soldier of Austro Hungarian Army Slavko Kvaternik Minister of Armed Forces during World War II Ivan Lenkovic Army general and the leader of the Uskoks Mladen Lorkovic Foreign Minister and Minister of Interior during World War II Marko Mesic priest and war hero from the Ottoman Wars Vladimir Metikos General during World War II Vladimir Majder Croatian partisan and Spanish Civil War veteran Miroslav Navratil fighter pilot during WWI General during WWII Michael J Novosel hero of the Vietnam War Rustem Pasha Opukovic Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire Piyale Pasha Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier Lothar Rendulic Austrian Colonel General during World War II Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd General in the Austro Hungarian Army Stjepan Sarkotic General in the Austro Hungarian Army Arsen Secujac General in the Habsburg Austria Army Tomislav Sertic General during World War II Ivan L Slavich Jr United States Army colonel military pioneer served in World War II the Korean War and the Vietnam War Andrijica Simic legendary hajduk Tom Starcevich Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during WWII Ivan Tomasevic soldier and World War II General Tomislav first Croatian king Peter Tomich Petar Tomic U S Army and U S Navy Mijat Tomic Croatian legendary Hajduk Baron Franjo Trenk leader of Pandurs father of military music Franjo Vlasic General and Ban Josef Philipp Vukassovich Habsburg commander Matija Zmajevic Admiral of the Baltic fleet Petar Zrinski Croatian ban and conspirator Nikola Subic Zrinski Croatian ban hero of the Battle of Szigetvar Nikola VII Zrinski Croatian ban warrior and poet Croatian War for Independence edit Janko Bobetko general Ante Gotovina general pukovnik Josip Jovic Croatian policeman first victim in Independence War Rudolf Peresin fighter pilot Blago Zadro generalPolitics editMehmed Alajbegovic Foreign Minister and Minister of Walfare during World War II Josip Broz Tito ruler of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980 Drazen Budisa politician Ivana Dulic Markovic Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity vice president of G17 Plus former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and once Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Water Management Josip Frank Croatian patriot politician ethnic Jewish Andrija Hebrang Croatian communist party leader nationally conscious ethnic Jewish Veceslav Holjevac a president of SR Croatia in Yugoslavia and a long time mayor of its capital Zagreb Josip Jelacic soldier former Croatian ban Osman Kulenovic Deputy Prime Minister NDH Dzafer beg Kulenovic politician in NDH Vladko Macek political centrist leader of the Croatian Peasant Party before the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia Nikola Mandic Prime Minister during World II Ante Markovic former Yugoslav prime minister Stipe Mesic President of the Republic of Croatia Dr Ante Pavelic older vice president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes Croats and Serbs Ante Pavelic Ustasa leader Andrej Plenkovic prime minister Stjepan Radic Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century Ante Starcevic father of Croat nation Milan Sufflay historian one of greatest albanologists Ante Trumbic Croatian national leader Franjo Tuđman first President of Croatia founder of modern Croatia Foreign figures of Croatian descent edit People of Croatian ancestry who are high ranked officials of other countries Mark Begich US Senator from Alaska James Belich former Mayor of Wellington New Zealand Cesar Bielich Pomareda Minister of the Navy of Peru Michael Bilandic former Mayor of Chicago former Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice Gabriel Boric President of Chile Natasha Stott Despoja Australian Democrat Senator Ivan Gasparovic President of Slovakia Croatian father Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic Chilean MIR activist executed 1975 Alejandro Jadresic Chilean Energy Minister engineer economist awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia John Kasich Governor of Ohio Dennis Kucinich US Representative from Ohio former Mayor of Cleveland Frank Mahovlich Canadian Senator NHL Hall of Famer Mary Matalin US political consultant Josip Marohnic founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union John Newman assassinated Australian politician martyr Roy Nikisch Governor of Chaco Argentina Francisco Orlic Bolmarcic former President of Costa Rica Croat parents Rudy Perpich former Governor of Minnesota Baldo Prokurica former Congressman current Senator in Chile Edmundo Perez Zujovic Chilean PDC Minister of Finance Interior and of Public Works assassinated in 1971 George Radanovich US Representative from California Anisha Rosnah Princess of the royal family of Brunei Croat father Clem Simich Member of NZ Parliament Jorge Sobisch Governor of Neuquen Argentina Leonor Oyarzun Ivanovic former Chilean First Lady Nestor Carlos Kirchner Ostoic former president of Argentina Chilean mother of Croatian descent Eric Skrmetta US politician Vincent Thomas US politician Michael Anthony Stepovich former Governor of Alaska Radomiro Tomic former Chilean Deputy Senator and Ambassador Lynne Yelich Member of Canadian ParliamentReligion editIvan Ancic theological writer Josip Bozanic cardinal Markantun de Dominis archbishop Matija Vlacic Ilirik Protestant reformer Juraj Habdelic Jesuit and writer Luka Ibrisimovic friar leader of an uprising against Ottoman forces in Slavonia Estanislao Esteban Karlic Archbishop of Parana Argentina Bartol Kasic Jesuit and grammarian during the Counter Reformation Baltazar Adam Krcelic historian theologian and lawyer Marko Krizin Marko Krizevcanin saint Antun Mahnic bishop Leopold Mandic saint Ivan Merz beatified Gregory of Nin bishop Franciscus Patricius philosopher and scientist Marija Petkovic beatified nun Ivo Protulipac layman Vinko Puljic Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo John of Ragusa Cardinal Franjo Seper Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Alojzije Stepinac archbishop beatified Zlatko Sudac stigmatic Nikola Tavelic saint Miroslav Volf Christian theologian Bernard Zamanja theologistHeroism editPaul Bucha Mila Gojsalic Nikola Jurisic Marko Krizevcanin Michael J Novosel Petar Perica Nikola Tavelic Mijat Tomic John J Tominac Ivan VraneticUrban legends editJure Grando first real person described as a vampire in historical records Joe Magarac American steel worker of Croatian extraction Joe Pegleg Morgan first non Hispanic member of the Mexican Mafia Frane Selak survivor of seven incidents of possible death lottery winner Matija BabicSport editMain article List of Croatian sportspeople John Abramovic former basketball player played in the Basketball Association of America for Pittsburgh Ironmen St Louis Bombers Baltimore Bullets and Syracuse Nationals Mirko Alilovic handball goalkeeper Mario Ancic tennis Davis Cup Champion Johnny Babich former baseball player played in Major League Baseball for Brooklyn Dodgers Boston Bees and Philadelphia Athletics Dalibor Bagaric former NBA player Ivano Balic handball player IHF player of the year 2003 2006 Zvonko Bego football player Zeljko Bilecki football player Bill Belichick NFL Coach Brian Billick NFL coach Gary Beban former NFL player Dragan Bender born 1997 basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Pete Bercich former NFL player Drazen Besek football coach and former player Sandra Bezic figure skater choreographer and television commentator Val Bezic figure skater Slaven Bilic former football player former manager of Croatian national football team and former manager of West Ham United in the Premier League Drazen Biskup football coach and former player Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer Zlatko Dalic former football player current manager of Croatian national football team Zlatan Ibrahimovic football player Antonio Blasevich football player and coach Goran Blazevic football goalkeeper Miroslav Blazevic football Manager Zvonimir Boban football player Bojan Bogdanovic basketball player in NBA Andrew Bogut NBA basketball player Alen Boksic football player Tamara Boros table tennis champion Mark Bosnich football goalkeeper Premier League Mark Bresciano football player Italian father Croat mother Reid Brignac baseball player Denis Buntic handball player Nick Burley boxer Tony Butkovich American football player All American Pete Carroll NFL head coach and executive vice president Joseph Cattarinich NHL Hall of Famer George Chuvalo heavyweight boxer Branko Cikatic First K 1 Grand Prix Winner kickboxing Marin Cilic No 1 Junior in the World tennis and US Open champion Ann Cindric baseball player Vedran Corluka football player Kresimir Cosic member of the basketball Hall of Famer Fred Couples golfer former World number 1 Helen Crlenkovich athlete Dario Cvitanich football player Ajax Ivona Dadic Austrian track and field athlete Nick Dasovic football player and coach Paul Diamond professional wrestler soccer player David Diehl NFL player Nicholas Drazenovic ice hockey player Stipe Drews boxing champion Domagoj Duvnjak handball player Marina Erakovic tennis player New Zealand Abby Erceg football player New Zealand Eddie Erdelatz American football player Elvis Fatovic former water polo player and coach European and World medalist Mirko Filipovic Cro Cop mixed martial artist and kickboxer K 1 Jonathan Filewich ice hockey player Mark Fistric ice hockey player Drazen Funtak sprint canoer Gary Gabelich American automobile racing driver Ray Gabelich Australian Rules footballer Gabre Gabric track and field athlete Gino Gardassanich football player Gordan Giricek former 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football player Jules Rykovich former NFL player Borna Rendulic NHL player Vedran Runje former football goalkeeper Lou Saban NFL coach Nick Saban college football coach Spider Sabich alpine skier Vladimir Sabich American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet Brian Sakic NHL player Joe Sakic NHL player 2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner Dario Saric Super Dario NBA player with the Philadelphia 76ers Cory Sarich ice hockey player Buzz Schneider ice hockey player Branko Segota football player Frank Sinkwich American football player and awarded the Heisman Trophy Elvis Sinosic King of Rock N Rumble mixed martial artist UFC Paul Skansi American football player Nick Skorich American football player and coach Matt Skrmetta baseball player Paul Spoljaric baseball player Josef Spudich American football player Darijo Srna football player Max Starcevich All American football guard Steve Stipanovich former NBA player No 2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft Dominik Straga swimmer Dario Simic football 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Champion Chris Zorich former NFL player Zdravko Zovko handball player Bob Zupcic baseball player Ante Zizic born 1997 basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Mario Andretti racing driver born in MotovunSee also editList of Croatian artists List of Istrians Croats Croatian diaspora Croatian American Croats in Argentina Croatians in Austria Croatian Australian Croats of Belgium Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatian Brazilian Croatian Canadian Croatian Chilean Croats in the Czech Republic Croatians in Germany Croats in Hungary Croats of Italy Croatia Mexico relations Croats of Montenegro Croats in New Zealand Croatian Peruvian Croats of Romania Croats of Serbia Croats in Slovakia Croats of Slovenia Croats of Sweden Croats of Switzerland Croats in Uruguay List of Croatian sportspeople Croatian literature includes a list of Croats in literature List of rulers of CroatiaReferences edit Romero Simon 27 September 2008 In Bolivia a Croat and a Critic is Cast in a Harsh 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