List of Croatians

This is a list of more or less famous people with Croatian heritage, born in or associated with Croatia or of immediate Croatian ancestry, including both Croats and members of Croatia's national minorities.

The bottom section also include some corner cases:

people born in parts of Illyria/Illyricum before the Great migrations
people with less direct or less certain Croatian ancestry.
This list is incomplete.

Nobel Prize winners

Architecture

Andrija Aleši - builder
Antun Albini - architect
Hermann Bolle - architect, (ethnic German)
Andrija Buvina - builder
Juraj Dalmatinac - architect from Šibenik
Victor Kovačić - architect
Luciano Laurana - architect
Radovan - sculptor, builder from Trogir
Ivo Tatić - architect

Business

Stephen Boskovich - Boskovich Farms
Victor Grinich - Fairchild Semiconductor
Ilija Letica - Letica Corporation
Andronico Luksic - Antofagasta PLC
Anthony Maglica - Maglite
Antony Lucich-Lucas engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil - Texaco
Boris Mikšić - Cortec Corporation
Marko Narančić - Nalley’s Potato Chips
Jack Pandol - Pandol Brothers

Education, language, culture

Ivan Belostenec - lexicographer
Juraj Dobrila - cleric, benefactor
Ljudevit Gaj - linguist, reformer
Vatroslav Jagić - philologist
Milan Kangrga - philosopher
Bartol Kašić - lexicographer
Mihovil Kombol - literary historian
Franjo Kuhač - folklorist, ethnologist
Zvonimir Kulundžić - philologist
Frane Petrić - philosopher, scientist, historian
Stanislav Pavao Skalić - encyclopedist, adventurer
Leonardo Spalatin - linguist
Josip Juraj Strossmayer - cleric, benefactor
Henry Suzzallo - educator
Zdenko Škreb - linguist
Ante Topić-Mimara - art collector
Vinko Žganec - folklorist, ethnomusicologist

Entertainment

Eric Bana - actor from Australia, son of a Croatian father, real name Eric Banadinović
Relja Bašić - actor
Branko Bauer - film producer
Vinko Brešan - director
Amber Brkich - Survivor contestant and winner
Boris Buzančić - actor
Tony Croatto - musician
Arsen Dedić - composer
Darko Domijan - singer
Oliver Dragojević - singer
Boris Dvornik - actor
Jenna Elfman (nee Butala) - actress
Sergio Endrigo - singer
Nela Eržišnik-Maras - comedian
Mira Furlan - actress
Branko Gavella - playwright
Kreso Golik - film producer
Fadil Hadžić - producer, playwrighter, Bosnian Muslim
Nikica Kalogjera - composer
Tereza Kesovija - singer
Michael Klesic - actor
Sylvia Koscina - actress, model
Josipa Lisac - singer, AKA Josephine Fox
Robert Luketić - director
Branko Lustig - film producer
Josip Marusic - actor, AKA Tiger Joe Marsh (Mr. Clean)
Vladimir Medar - actor
Helen Merill, Jelena Ana Milčetić - Jazz artist
Mustafa Nadarević - actor
Antun Nalis - actor
Krist Novoselic - rock musician (Nirvana)
Krsto Papić - film producer
Edo Peročević - actor
Ferdo Pomykalo - composer, conductor
Dunja Rajter - singer
Ivo Robić - singer
Zvonimir Rogoz - actor
Rick Rossovich - actor, from United States
Rade Serbedzija - actor/director (ethnic Serb)
Fabijan Šovagović - actor
Ivica Šerfezi - singer
Goran Višnjić - actor
Siniša Vuco - singer
Vice Vukov - singer

Exploration

Joža Horvat - adventurer, writer
Ivica Frković - explorer
Stjepan Glavač- explorer, geographer
Ferdinand Konščak - explorer
Dragutin Lerman - explorer
Željko Malnar - explorer, producer
Vinko Palatin - explorer, misionary, writer
Marco Polo - explorer from Curzola/Korčula
Tibor Sekelj - explorer
Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - explorers
Ignacije Szentmartony - explorer, Jesuit, astronomer
Ivan Visin - explorer

History

Ivan Kukuljević - historian
Vjekoslav Klaić - historian
Emilij Laszowski - historian
Ivan Lucić - historian
Franjo Rački - historian
Ivan Ratkaj - historian, Jesuit, explorer
Grga Novak - historian

Invention

Aleksandar Just - inventor
Franjo Hannaman - inventor, engineer
Jaroslav Havlicek - inventor
Ferdinand Kovačević - inventor
Ivan Lupis-Vukić - inventor, engineer
Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - inventor (ethnic Pole)
Josip Ressel - inventor (ethnic Czech)
David Schwarz - inventor
Ante Supuk - engineer
Nikola Tesla - inventor (ethnic Serb)
Faust Vrančić - inventor
Ivan Vučetić - inventor

Literature

Ivan Aralica - writer
Milan Begović - writer
Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić - writer
Mile Budak - writer
Viktor Emin - writer
Mak Dizdar - poet, Bosnian Muslim
Slavenka Drakulić - writer, journalist
Marin Držić - writer
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski - writer
Ivan Dživo Gundulić - poet
Tatjana Jambrišak - writer
Janko Polić Kamov - avant-garde writer
Ante Kovačić - writer
Ivan Goran Kovačić - poet
Josip Kozarac - writer
Miroslav Krleža - novelist
Eugen Kumičić - writer
Tomislav Ladan -writer
Hanibal Lucić - writer
Darko Macan - writer
Ranko Marinković - writer
Marko Marulić - writer
Mijo Mirković - writer, economist
Antun Gustav Matoš - poet
Ivan Mažuranić - poet
Vjenceslav Novak - writer
Dalibor Perković - writer
Petar Preradović - poet
Paula Preradović - poet
Matija Antun Relković -writer
Dinko Šimunović - writer
Edo Stojčić - writer, journalist
August Šenoa - writer
Dragutin Tadijanović - poet
Ante Tomić - writer
Josip Eugen Tomić - writer
Dubravka Ugrešić - writer
Tin Ujević - poet
Ivo Vojnović - writer
Stanko Vraz - poet
Nikola Zrinski (grandson) - poet, philosopher, soldier
Aleksandar Žiljak - writer

Media

Jerome Jurenovich - headline sports broadcaster
Bill Kurtis - investigative reporter, author
Mary Matalin - political commentator
Konstantin Miles - journalist
Mario Profaca - journalist
Antonio Vodanovic - television host

Military

Rahim Ademi soldier (ethnic Albanian)
Janko Bobetko - general
Viktor Bubanj - general
Ante Gotovina - general
Matija Gubec - rebel
Mirko Norac - general
Franjo barun Trenk - soldier, musician
Petar Zrinski - soldier
Lothar Rendulic - general

Music

Julije Bajamonti - composer
Zlatko Baloković - violinist
Blagoje Bersa - composer
Philip Bracanin - composer from Australia
Silvio Bombardelli - composer
Valter Dešpalj - conductor
Jakov Gotovac - composer
Tvrtko Hrelec - composer
Sena Jurinac - opera singer
Antonio Janigro - cellist
Josip Klima - violinist
Franjo Krežma - violinist
Vatroslav Lisinski - composer
Lovro Matačić - conductor
Zinka Kunc-Milanov - soprano
Maksim Mrvica - pianist
Tomislav Mužek - tenor
Maja Strozzi-Pecić - sopran
Boris Papandopulo - composer, conductor
Ivo Pogorelić - pianist
Ema Pukšec - opera singer AKA Ilma De Murska
Ruža Pospiš-Baldani - mezzo-soprano
Marijana Radev - soprano
Vladimir Ružđak - baritone
Luka Sorkočević - composer
Josip Štolcer-Slavenski - composer
Franz von Suppe - composer (ethnic Belgian)
Vjekoslav Šutej - conductor
Ivo Tijardović - composer
Milka Trnina - soprano
Ivan Zajc - composer

Politics

Nick Begich - US politician
Michael Bilandic - US politician
Mate Boban - politician
Josip Broz - Tito - politician and guerilla leader
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović - politician and diplomat
Mate Granić - politician
Alejandro Jadresic - Chilean politician
Josip Jelačić - politician, soldier
Dennis Kucinich - US politician
John Kasich - US politician
Stipe Mesić - politician
Frank Mahovlić - Canadian politician and hockey player
Ante Pavelic - politician (Ustaše)
Rose Perica Mofford - US politician
Rudy Perpich - US politician
Ivica Račan - politician
George Radanovich - US politician
Stjepan Radić - politician
Ivo Sanader - politician
Ante Starčević - politician
Milan Sufflay - politician, historian
Gojko Šušak - politician
Radomiro Tomic - Chilean politician
Zlatko Tomčić - politician
Ante Trumbić - politician
Franjo Tuđman - politician
Miomir Žužul - politician and diplomat

Religion

August Kazotic - archbishop
Alojzije Stepinac - archbishop
Matija Vlačić Ilirik - protestant reformer
Grgur Ninski - bishop
Marija Petković - a beatified nun
Nikola Tavelic - saint
Miroslav Volf - Christian theologian

Science

Gaja Alaga - physicist
Đuro Armeno Baglivi - physician
Kazimir Bedeković-Komorski - physicist, writer, Jesuit
Danilo Blanuša - mathematician
Ruđer Bošković - physicist, philosopher
Fran Bošnjaković - physicist
Spiridon Brusina - paleontologist
Grgur Bučić - naturalist, climatologist
Ramiro Bujas - psychologist
Frane Bulić - archeologist
Nikola Cindro - physicist
Herman Dalmata - philosopher, mathematician
Milislav Demerec - biologist
Vladimir Devide - mathematician, Japanologist
Marko Antun de Dominis - physicist
Andrija Dudić - naturalist, astronomer, physician
Asaf Duraković - physician, poet
Vinko Dvoržak - physicist
William Feller - mathematician
Andrija Fuderer - chemist, chess player
Artur Gavazzi - geographer
Marin Getaldić - physicist, mathematician
Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger - archaeologist, anthropologist
Stjepan Gradić - mathematician
Dunja Grbić-Galić - microbiologist
Frederik Grisogono - mathematician
Mirko Grmek - physician, science writer and historian
Vladimir Gruden - psychiatrist
Ferdinand Hadvig - physician
Sven Hauptfeld - physicist
Milan Herak - geologist
Branko Horvat - economist
Vladimir Hudolin - psychiatrist
Gustav Janeček - chemist
Zvonimir Janko - mathematician
Mijo Kišpatić - geologist
Marijan Korošić - economist
Marijan Košiček - psychologist
Oton Kučera - mathematician, physicist
Đuro Kurepa - mathematician from Glina
Asim Kurjak - physician
Eduard Miloslavić - physician
Andrija Mohorovičić - geophysicist
Stjepan Mohorovičić - physicist
Vilko Nice - mathematician
Grga Novak - archaeologist, historian
Vladimir Paar - physicist
Josip Pančić - bothanist from Bribir (naturalized Serb)
Đuro Pilar - geologist
Stjepan Poljak - physician
Eduard Prugovečki - physicist, writer
Miroslav Radman - biologist
Veljko Roškar - chemical engineer
Santorio Santorio - physician
Zvonimir Šeparović - lawyer, (victimology)
Ante Šercer - physician
Andrija Štampar - physician, diplomat
Ivan Supek - physicist, philosopher
Mirko Vidaković - forester, botanist
Robert Visiani - climatolog
Nikola Vitov Gučetić - statesmen, philosopher, science writer
Faust Vrančić - philosopher, thinker
Vladimir Vranić - mathematician
Vladimir Žerjavić - statistician, economist

Sport

Mario Ančić - tennis player
Mario Andretti - race car driver (ethnic Italian born in Istria, part of modern Croatia)
Đurđica Bjedov - swimmer
Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević - football manager
Andrew Bogut - basketball player
Ozren Bonačić - waterpolo
Tamara Boroš - table tennis player
Bruno Bulić - cyclist
Zvonimir Boban - football player
Mark Bosnich - football player
Perica Bukić - waterpolo player
George Chuvalo - boxing champion
Krešimir Ćosić - basketball player
Žarko Dolinar - table tennis player
Duje Draganja - swimmer; 50 m freestyle Olympic silver 2004.
Gary Gabelich - experimental car driver
Ico Hitrec - football player
Hrvoje Horvat - handball player
Goran Ivanišević - tennis player
Robert Jarni - football player
Vinko Jelovac - basketball player
Željko Jerkov - basketball player
Ivo Karlović - tennis player
Josip Katalinski - football player
Srećko Katanec - football coach (from Slovenia)
Janica Kostelić - Alpine skier
Štefica Krištof - bowling champion
Toni Kukoč - basketball player
Matija Ljubek - kayakist
Ivan Ljubičić - tennis player
Dan Luger - rugby player
Iva Majoli - tennis player
Roger Maris - baseball player
Franjo Mihalić - athlete (marathon)
George Mikan - basketball player
Mate Parlov - boxing champion
Johnny Pesky - baseball player
Dražen Petrović - basketball player (Serb father)
Robert Prosinečki - football player (Serb mother)
Braslav Rabar - chess player
Dino Rađa - basketball player
Veljko Rogošić - (marathon) swimmer
Joe Sakic - ice hockey player
Davor Šuker - football player
Dragutin Šurbek - table tennis champion
Rudy Tomjanovich - basketball player and coach
Mark Viduka - football player
Bernard Vukas - football player
Željko Mavrović - European boxing champion
Fritzie Zivic - U.S. boxing champion (Slovenian mother)

Visual arts

Antun Augustinčić - sculptor
Federiko Benković - painter
Vlaho Bukovac - painter
Ante Dabro - sculptor
Ivan Duknović - sculptor
Dušan Džamonja - sculptor, painter
Ivan Generalić - painter
Krsto Hegedušić - painter
Oton Gliha - painter
Zlatko Grgić - animated film producer
Nives Kavurić-Kurtović - painter
Juraj Julije Klović - painter, (portrait miniatures)
Miroslav Kraljević - painter
Kristijan Kreković - painter
Fran Kršinić - sculptor
Ivan Lacković-Croata - painter
Francesco Laurana - sculptor
Mike Luckovich - cartoonist
Dora Maar, (Theodora Markovich - photographer, painter, model)
Andrija Maurović - illustrator
Mato Celestin Medović - painter
Ivan Meštrović - sculptor
Edo Murtić - painter
Ivan Rabuzin - painter
Mirko Rački - painter
Otto Reisinger - cartoonist
Slava Raškaj - painter
Maksimilijan Vanka - painter
Mladen Veža - illustrator
Dušan Vukotić - animated film producer
Ante Zaninović - animated film producer

Other

People born in Illyria or the subsequent Roman province, now part of Croatia, before the Great Migrations and the arrival of Croats and other Slavs:

Diocletian - Roman emperor from Dalmatia, Split
Jerome - born at Stridon, Pannonia/Dalmatia
Saint Marinus - builder of San Marino, from Rab
Valentinian I - Roman emperor from Pannonia
Valens - Roman emperor from Pannonia
Pope John IV - pope from Dalmatia

People with less direct Croatian ancestry:

Diego Maradona - football player, great-grandmother from Dalmatia
John Malkovich - actor, grandparents

People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:

Néstor Kirchner Ostoić - president of Argentina, one parent
Ivan Gašparović - president of Slovakia, one parent
Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić - former president of Costa Rica, both parents

People with less certain Croatian ancestry:

Joseph Haydn - composer (see Haydn and Croatian folk music)
Emile Zola - writer
Pope Sixtus V - pope (father from Dalmatia)

External links

Outstanding Croats (http://www.hr/darko/etf/popis.html#lati)
Croats and Croatia In French (http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm#sciences)

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