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The following is a list of prominent individuals who were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry.[clarification needed Talk:List of Croats#Criteria )
Art
Architecture
Sculpture
Painting
Film and theatre
Steve Bacic Ante Babaja Scott Bakula – Hollywood actorBranko Bauer Eric Bana – (born Eric Banadinović) Hollywood actorRelja Bašić – actorGeorge Beban – actor, director, writer and producerEna Begović Rene Bitorajac Mirjana Bohanec Slavko Brankov Mirela Brekalo Vinko Brešan – directorVeljko Bulajić – film directorZlatko Burić – actorBoris Buzančić – actorNathaniel Buzolic – actorAl Christy – actorPetra Cicvarić Zlatko Crnković (actor) Zrinka Cvitešić Mia Čorak Slavenska – prima ballerina Nataša Dorčić Vlatko Dulić – actorVanja Drach Boris Dvornik – actorJenna Elfman – television and movie actressStipe Erceg – actorNela Eržišnik – actress, comedian Judah Friedlander – actor and comedianMira Furlan – actress (Babylon 5 , Lost )Emil Glad Ratko Glavina Obrad Gluščević Ljupka Gojić – modelKrešo Golik Frank Gorshin – actor and comedianIvo Gregurević Goran Grgić Rajko Grlić Fedor Hanžeković Ivan Herceg (actor) Werner Herzog – film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor; and an opera directorŽeljko Ivanek – actorNives Ivanković Anne Jackson – actressNataša Janjić Toni Jeričević Vida Jerman Mladen Juran Sena Jurinac Jagoda Kaloper Saby Kamalich Sonja Kastl Ljubomir Kerekeš Michael Klesic – actorMatija Kluković Sylva Koscina – actress, modelMario Kovač – theatre and film directorRobert Kurbaša Frano Lasić Edvin Liverić Leon Lučev Branko Lustig – film producer (winner of two Oscar awards )Franjo Majetić John Malkovich – Hollywood actorDalibor Matanić Nevio Marasović Branko Marjanović Ante Čedo Martinić Stojan Matavulj Mark Matkevich – actorRene Medvešek Sven Medvešek Oktavijan Miletić Ivana Miličević – actressVatroslav Mimica Ildy Modrovich – television producer, writer and singerNina Morić – modelPatrick Muldoon – actorLorenzo Music – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musicianAntun Nalis – actorBojan Navojec Maja Nekić Antonio Nuić Zrinko Ogresta Marija Omaljev-Grbić Mia Oremović Krsto Papić – film directorLeona Paraminski Stjepan Perić Anton Perich – Filmmaker, photographer and video artistEdo Peročević – actor, radio speakerAlma Prica Žarko Potočnjak Zvonimir Rogoz – actorRick Rossovich – actorBranko Schmidt Ivo Serdar Nera Stipičević Rade Šerbedžija Lucija Šerbedžija Marija Škaričić Tonko Soljan – film & television producerGabriela Spanic – actressYvonne Suhor – actressOgnjen Sviličić Fabijan Šovagović – actorFilip Šovagović Lita Stantic – producer, screenplay writer, and directorNikola Tanhofer Vanessa Terkes – actress, TV Show host in Latin America. Her grandfather Cvjetko was Croatian.Ivica Vidović Goran Višnjić – actor (ER Zlatko Vitez Antun Vrdoljak – film directorSeverina Vučković – entertainer, actressDušan Vukotić – animated film directorAnthony Yerkovich – television producer and writerLordan Zafranović Louis Zorich – American actorJim Zulevic – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host
Academics
History
Invention
Social Science
Davor Džalto – professor , art historian , philosopher , critical thinker Ivan Belostenec – lexicographerElsie Ivancich Dunin – cultural ethnologist , author, professor , choreographer Juraj Dobrila – cleric , benefactor Ljudevit Gaj – linguist , reformerVatroslav Jagić – philologist Milan Kangrga – philosopher Bartol Kašić – lexicographerJuraj Križanić – social philosopher Franjo Kuhač – folklorist , ethnologist Stanislav Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, adventurerJakov Mikalja – linguist and lexicographerMiroslav Radman – genetic biologistJosip Juraj Strossmayer – cleric , benefactor Rudolf Steiner – philosopher, thinker Rudi Supek - philosopherHenry Suzzallo – educatorAnte Topić-Mimara – art collectorVinko Žganec – folklorist, ethnomusicologist
Science
Gaja Alaga – physicistMladen Bestvina - mathematicianRuđer Bošković – theologian, physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, Jesuit, and a polymathBranko Bošnjaković – physicist, environmentalistFran Bošnjaković – physicistFrane Bulić – archeologistPredrag Cvitanović - physicistMilislav Demerec – biologistAndrija Dudić – naturalist, astronomer, physicianWilliam Feller – mathematicianAndrija Fuderer – chemist, chess playerArtur Gavazzi – geographerMarin Getaldić – physicist, mathematicianVladimir Jurko Glaser - physicistDragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger – geologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist
Nobel Prize
Music
Composers
Classical
Popular
Nenad Bach – musician, composer, singerLidija Bajuk – musicianZvonko Bogdan – singer and performer of traditional folk songs Tony Butala – singer of The Lettermen Colonia – dance music groupArsen Dedić – composer and singerVeljko Despot – discographerDarko Domijan – singerOliver Dragojević – singerDoris Dragović – singerSergio Endrigo – singerDavor Gobac – singerDino Jelusić – Junior Croatian pop singerDelo Jusic – composerTereza Kesovija – singerMišo Kovač Josipa Lisac – singerRadoslav Lorković – folk and blues singer, pianist, accordionistMagazin – pop bandBranko Mihaljević – composer, writer, journalist and radio editorSandra Mihanovich – singer, musician, and composerGuy Mitchell – singer (born Albert George Cernik)Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – Jazz singerTomo Milicevic – 30 Seconds to MarsPaul Mirkovich – musician, musical directorElla Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor – singer/songwriter AKA Lorde Krist Novoselić – rock musician (Nirvana )Daniella Pavicic – singer and songwriterMarko Perković Thompson – rock singerRiva – 1989 Eurovision song contest winnersIvo Robić – singerDarko Rundek – singer and actorKrunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac – singer and composer (especially of traditional folk songs )Jura Stublić - rock singerIvica Šerfezi – singerThe Bambi Molesters – rock bandSaša, Tin i Kedžo – first Croatian boy band Elizabeth Anka Vajagic – Canadian singer/guitaristJohnny Vidacovich – drummerSiniša Vuco – singerSeverina Vučković – Croatian pop singerVice Vukov – singerJim Korthe 1970-2010 - Singer of 3rd Strike and Dimestore Hoods, Drummer of Phantasm
Literature
Ivo Andrić – writer and Nobel Peace Prize WinnerIvan Aralica – writerFranjo Babić – writer, journalistMilan Begović – writerSabo Bobaljević – poetIvana Brlić-Mažuranić – writerMile Budak – writerDobriša Cesarić – writerSlavenka Drakulić – writer, journalistTomislav Dretar – writer, politician, journalist, criticMarin Držić – writerViktor Car Emin – writer from Istria Filip Erceg – writer and socialist politicianĐuro Ferić – poetDrago Gervais – poet and playwrightKsaver Šandor Gjalski – writerIvan Dživo Gundulić – poetMiljenko Jergović – writerMarija Jurić Zagorka – novelistJanko Polić Kamov – avant-garde writerAnte Kovačić – writerIvan Goran Kovačić – poetRon Kovic – Vietnam War veteran, writer and peace activistJosip Kozarac – writerSilvije Strahimir Kranjčević – poetMiroslav Krleža – novelist, writer, philosopher , encyclopedist Eugen Kumičić – writerTomislav Ladan -writerHanibal Lucić – writerDarko Macan – writerIgor Mandić – journalistRanko Marinković – writerMarko Marulić – writerAntun Gustav Matoš – poetIvan Mažuranić – poetDejan Medaković (ethnic Serb )Mijo Mirković – writer, economistVjenceslav Novak – writerJosip Novakovich – writerJanus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descentVesna Parun – poetVlatko Pavletić – theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politicianDalibor Perković – writerPaula Preradović – poetPetar Preradović – poetMatija Antun Relković – writerMilan Rešetar – writer (ethnic Serb )Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, Renaissance humanist and adventurerAntonio Skármeta – Chilean writerIvan Slamnig – poetSonja Smolec – poet and writerAugust Šenoa – writerDinko Šimunović – writerSlobodan Šnajder – writerAntun Branko Šimić – poetAntun Šoljan – poetAntun Sorkočević – writer, diplomat, composerDrago Štambuk – poetDragutin Tadijanović – poetMihály Táncsics – writer, teacher, journalist and politicianAnte Tomić – writerJosip Eugen Tomić – writerDubravka Ugrešić – writerTin Ujević – poetViktor Vida – writerMirko Vidović – writerPavao Ritter Vitezović – writer, historian, linguist and publisherIvo Vojnović – writerStanko Vraz – poet (ethnic Slovene )Sonja Yelich – poetNikola Zrinski (grandson) – poet, philosopher, soldierAleksandar Žiljak – writer
Business
Exploration
Military
Edgar Angeli – Rear Admiral during World War II (ethnic Jewish)Svetozar Boroević – Austro-Hungarian general during the World War ILouis Cukela – U.S. MarineJosip Kazimir Drašković – General in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763)Mato Dukovac – Croatian World War II fighter aceMirosław Ferić – Fighter pilot of World War IIJosip Filipović – Croatian general under the then Austrian armyJure Francetić – Ustashe CommissionerCvitan Galić – Croatian World War II fighter aceIlija Gregorić – Military commander of rebels during the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt Matija Gubec – leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt Luka Ibrišimović – Priest and HajdukĐuro Jakčin – Naval Commander and first Commander of the Navy during World War IINikola Jurišić – nobleman, soldier, and diplomatIvan Karlović – ban of CroatiaPetar Keglević – ban of Croatia and SlavoniaVladimir Kren – Major General and Commander of the Air Force during World War IIPetar Krešimir IV of Croatia – medieval king & military leaderPetar Kružić – heroic defender of Klis against the Turks Grgo Kusić – tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian ArmySlavko Kvaternik – Minister of Armed Forces during World War IIIvan Lenković – Army general and the leader of the Uskoks Mladen Lorković – Foreign Minister and Minister of Interior during World War IIVladimir Metikoš – General during World War IIMiroslav Navratil – fighter pilot during WWI, General during WWIIMichael J. Novosel – hero of the Vietnam WarLothar Rendulic – Austrian Colonel General during World War IIMathias Rukavina von Boynograd – General in the Austro-Hungarian ArmyTomislav Sertić – General during World War IIIvan L. Slavich, Jr. - United States Army colonel, military pioneer, served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam WarAndrijica Šimić – legendary hajduk Tomislav – first Croatian kingBaron Franjo Trenk – leader of Pandurs ; father of military music Peter Tomich (Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army & U.S. NavyMijat Tomić – Croatian legendary HajdukRustem Pasha Opuković , Grand Vizier of the Ottoman EmpirePiyale Pasha , Ottoman Grand Admiral and VizierStjepan Sarkotić – General in the Austro-Hungarian ArmyArsen Sečujac – General in the Habsburg Austria ArmyTom Starcevich – Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during WWIIFranjo Vlašić – General and BanBlago Zadro – Hero of the Croatian Independence WarMatija Zmajević , Admiral of the Baltic fleet Petar Zrinski – Croatian ban and conspirator Nikola Šubić Zrinski – Croatian ban , hero of the Battle of Szigetvár Nikola VII Zrinski – Croatian ban , warrior and poetPeter Negovetić - US Naval Reserves
Croatian War for Independence
Politics
People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:
Mark Begich – US Senator from AlaskaJames Belich – Fmr. Mayor of Wellington, New ZealandCesar Bielich-Pomareda – Minister of the Navy of PeruMichael Bilandic – Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief JusticeNatasha Stott Despoja – Australian Democrats SenatorGeorge Despot – US politician and businessmanJohn Owen Dominis – American-Hawaiian, Prince consort Ivan Gašparovič – President of Slovakia (Croatian father)Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic – Chilean MIR activist, Executed 1975Nita Hutter – US politicianAlejandro Jadresic – Chilean Energy minister , Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia .John Kasich – Governor of OhioDennis Kucinich – US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland )Frank Mahovlich – Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)Ignác Martinovics – political adventurer and philosopherMary Matalin – US political consultantJosip Marohnić – founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union John Newman – Assassinated Australian politician, MartyrRoy Nikisch – Governor of Chaco , Argentina Rudy Perpich – Fmr. Governor of Minnesota Baldo Prokurica – Fmr. Congressman, and current Senator in ChileEdmundo Pérez Zujovic – Chilean PDC , Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić – Fmr. President of Costa Rica , Croat parentsGeorge Radanovich – US Representative from California Clem Simich – Member of NZ ParliamentJorge Sobisch – Governor of Neuquén , Argentina Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic – Former Chilean First LadyMichael Anthony Stepovich – Fmr. Governor of AlaskaNéstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić – former president of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)Eric Skrmetta – US politicianRadomiro Tomic – Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and AmbassadorVincent Thomas – US politicianLynne Yelich – Member of Canadian Parliament
Religion
Heroism
Urban legends
Frane Selak – Survivor of seven incidents of possible death, lottery winnerJure Grando – First real person described as a vampire in historical records.Joe Magarac – pseudo-legendary American folk heroFrederick Valentich – Australian pilot (disappeared while flying to King Island)
Sport
John Abramovic – basketball playerMirko Alilović – handball goalkeeperMario Ančić – Tennis – Davis Cup ChampionDalibor Bagarić – Fmr NBA playerIvano Balić – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006Zvonko Bego – football playerŽeljko Bilecki – football playerBill Belichick – NFL CoachGary Beban – Fmr. NFL playerPete Bercich – Fmr NFL playerDražen Besek – football coach and former playerSandra Bezic – figure skater, choreographer and television commentatorVal Bezic – figure skaterSlaven Bilić – football player and was the coach of the Croatian football teamDražen Biškup – football coach and former playerDjurdjica Bjedov swimmerGoran Blažević – football goalkeeperMiroslav Blažević – football ManagerZvonimir Boban – football playerAlen Bokšić – football playerAndrew Bogut – NBA basketball playerTamara Boroš – table tennis championMark Bosnich – football goalkeeper – Premier LeagueMark Bresciano – football player (Italian father, Croat mother)Reid Brignac – baseball playerDenis Buntić – handball playerNick Burley – boxerTony Butkovich – American football player, 'All-American'Pete Carroll – NFL head coach and executive vice presidentJoseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of FamerGeorge Chuvalo – heavyweight boxerBranko Cikatić – First K-1 Grand Prix WinnerMarin Čilić – No. 1 Junior in the World (tennis)Vedran Ćorluka – football player, Tottenham HotspurKrešimir Ćosić – NBA Hall of FamerFred Couples – Golfer (former World number 1)Helen Crlenkovich – athleteDario Cvitanich – football player, AjaxNick Dasovic – football player and coachPaul Diamond – professional wrestler, soccer playerDavid Diehl – NFL playerNicholas Drazenovic – ice hockey playerMarina Erakovic – tennis player, New ZealandAbby Erceg – football player, New ZealandEddie Erdelatz – American football playerElvis Fatović – former water polo player and coach, European and World medalistMirko Filipović (Cro Cop) – mixed martial artist and kickboxer – K-1.Jonathan Filewich – ice hockey playerMark Fistric – ice hockey playerDražen Funtak – sprint canoerGary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driverGino Gardassanich – football playerMike Gazdic – ice hockey playerGordan Giriček – former NBA playerMike Golic – co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning ; former NFL playerKara Goucher – long-distance runnerElvis Grbac – NFL playerGreat Antonio – strongmanBobby Grich – former MLB playerTom Haller – MLB baseball playerJustin Hamilton – basketball playerTravis Hamonic – ice hockey playerJohn Hecimovic – ice hockey playerFrankie Hejduk – football player – MLSIco Hitrec – football playerHrvoje Horvat – handball playerLes Horvath – Fmr. NFL playerTony Hrkac – ice hockey playerDick Hrstich – New Zealand wrestlerZlatan Ibrahimović – football playerGoran Ivanišević – Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992Andreas Ivanschitz – football playerRobert Jarni – football playerNikica Jelavić – football player, Everton FC Ana Jelušić -skierDražan Jerković – football player (Top scorer WC 1962 and EURO 1960)Al Jurisich – baseball playerIgor Jurković – kickboxerJohn Jurkovic – NFL playerTvrtko Kale – football player, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa )[ 5] Ivo Karlović – tennis playerMario Kasun – Fmr NBA player – Orlando MagicIvan Klasnić – football player, Werder BremenMarko Kopljar - handball playerIvica Kostelić – Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (3 Olympic Silvers)Janica Kostelić – A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)Dan Kordic – ice hockey playerJohn Kordic – ice hockey playerRobert Kovač – football playerMario Kovačević – football playerNiko Kranjčar – football playerMike Kreevich – baseball playerToni Kukoč – NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96Blaženko Lacković – handball playerDražen Ladić – football goalkeeperCurt Leskanic – Fmr. MLB pitcherMatija Ljubek – KayakistIvan Ljubičić – Davis Cup Champion (#3)Johnny Logan – baseball playerMickey Lolich – baseball playerVenio Losert - handball goalkeeperSteve Lubratich – baseball playerDan Luger – rugby union playerFrank Mahovlich – NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)Pete Mahovlich – NHL playerIva Majoli – Roland Garros ChampionTony Mandarich – American football playerJohn Mandic – NBA playerTodd Marinovich – Fmr. NFL playerMarv Marinovich – Fmr. NFL playerVic Markov – American football playerRoger Maris – baseball player – MLBŽeljko Mavrović – Fmr. European Boxing ChampionCatfish Metkovich – baseball playerGeorge Mikan (Mr.Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame)Pat Miletich – UFC Mixed Martial ArtistLuka Modrić – football playerSofía Mulánovich – surferDražen Mužinić – football playerZdravko Miljak – handball playerRob Ninkovich – American football playerFrank Nobilo – NZ golferMirjana Ognjenović -former Yugoslav/Croatian handball playerPhil Oreskovic – ice hockey playerVictor Oreskovich – ice hockey playerErv Palica – Fmr. MLB pitcherAbdon Pamich – race walkerMate Parlov boxing championMark Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHLMarty Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHLMatt Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL officialSnježana Pejčić - shooting playerSandra Perković – discus throwerJosip Peruzović – WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff )Nikolaj Pešalov -olympic gold medal winner in weightliftingJohnny Pesky – baseball player, manager and coachDražen Petrović – NBA Hall of Famer. Half Serbian.Zoran Planinić – Fmr NBA playerDan Plesac – Fmr. MLB pitcherRobert Prosinečki – football playerJoel Prpic – ice hockey playerDado Pršo – football playerBraslav Rabar – chess playerDino Rađa – Fmr. NBA starPaul Radisich – racing driverNikola Radulović – basketball playerAnte Razov – football playerLou Saban – NFL CoachNick Saban – College Football CoachSpider Sabich - Alpine SkierVladimir Sabich – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine LongetBrian Sakic – NHL playerJoe Sakic – NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)Cory Sarich – ice hockey playerBranko Šegota – football playerFrank Sinkwich – American football player and awarded the Heisman TrophyElvis Sinosic (King of Rock N Rumble) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFCPaul Skansi – American football playerNick Skorich – American football player and coachPaul Spoljaric – baseball playerJosef Spudich – American football playerDarijo Srna – football playerMax Starcevich – All-American football guardSteve Stipanovich – Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA DraftDominik Straga – swimmerJoe Stydahar – American football playerDario Šimić – football playerDavor Šuker – football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals)Bruno Šundov – Fmr NBA playerJoe Stydahar – Fmr NFL player – Pro Football Hall of FameŽan Tabak – Fmr NBA playerMarko Tomas – basketball playerRudy Tomjanovich – Fmr. NBA player and coachAndy Tonkovich – First NBA Pick in 1948Igor Tudor – football playerThe Great Antonio – Strongman and eccentricRoko Ukić – NBA playerAuggie Vidovich – NASCAR DriverMark Viduka – football player – Premier LeagueBlanka Vlašić – High jumperMarc-Édouard Vlasic – ice hockey playerAntonio Vojak – football playerOliviero Vojak – footbal playerNikolai Volkoff – professional wrestlerDanny Vranes – basketball playerStojko Vranković – Fmr NBA playerBernard Vukas – football playerVladimir Vuković – chess playerBožo Vuletić – the Olympic water polo gold medalistSlaven Zambata – football playerFritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) – Fmr. World Welterweight ChampionChris Zorich – Fmr. NFL playerZdravko Zovko – handball player
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