List of Croatians
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The following is a list of prominent individuals who are Croatian people and/or Croatians
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Croats
Art
Architecture
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Sculpture
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Painting
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Film and theatre
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Media
- Jerome Jurenovich - journalist
- Bill Kurtis - investigative reporter
- Zvonko Letica - journalist
- Konstantin Miles - journalist
- Pedro Sevcec - television reporter
- Luka Tripković - journalist, editer
- Paul Salopek- journalist, 2x Pulitzer Prize winer
- Silvio Rivier - SBS Australia
- Jelena Spajic - Publicist
Academics
History
- Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski - historian
- Vjekoslav Klaić - historian
- Julije Kempf - historian, writer
- Ivan Lučić - historian
- Franjo Rački - historian
- Ivan Ratkaj - historian, Jesuit, explorer
- Nada Klaić - historian
- Ferdo Šišić - historian
- Franjo Rački - historian
Invention
- Josip Belušić - inventor
- Marcel Kiepach - inventor
- Aleksandar Just - inventor
- Franjo Hannaman - inventor, engineer
- Jaroslav Havlicek - inventor
- Ferdinand Kovačević - inventor
- Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - inventor
- Ralph Sarich - inventor of the orbital engine
- Ante Supuk - engineer
- David Schwarz - Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry
- Andy Turudić - inventor, engineer
- Faust Vrančić - inventor of the parachute
- Ivan Vučetić - inventor of dactyloscopy
Social Science
- Ivan Belostenec - lexicographer
- Elsie Ivancich Dunin - cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer
- Juraj Dobrila - cleric, benefactor
- Ljudevit Gaj - linguist, reformer
- Vatroslav Jagić - philologist
- Milan Kangrga - philosopher
- Bartol Kašić - lexicographer
- Mihovil Kombol - literary historian and translator
- Juraj Križanić - social philosopher
- Franjo Kuhač - folklorist, ethnologist
- Zvonimir Kulundžić - philologist
- Ljeposlav Perinic - doll collector
- Stanislav Pavao Skalić - encyclopedist, adventurer
- Miroslav Radman - genetic biologist
- Leonardo Spalatin - linguist
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer - cleric, benefactor
- Rudolf Steiner - philosopher, thinker
- Rudi Supek- philosopher
- Henry Suzzallo - educator
- Zdenko Škreb - linguist
- Ante Topić-Mimara - art collector
- Vinko Žganec - folklorist, ethnomusicologist
- Gerardo Colazio - educator
Science
- Milan Amruš - physician, lawyer, politician
- Mirko Daniel Bogdanić - mathematician, astrionomer
- Gaja Alaga - physicist
- Đuro Armeno Baglivi - physician
- Kazimir Bedeković-Komorski - physicist, writer, Jesuit
- Danilo Blanuša - mathematician
- Rudjer Josip Bošković - physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, and Jesuit
- Fran Bošnjaković - physicist
- Spiridon Brusina - paleontologist
- Grgur Bučić - naturalist, climatologist
- Ramiro Bujas - psychologist
- Frane Bulić - archeologist
- Nikola Cindro - physicist
- Milislav Demerec - biologist
- Vladimir Devide - mathematician, Japanologist
- Andrija Dudić - naturalist, astronomer, physician
- Asaf Duraković - physician, poet
- Vinko Dvoržak - physicist
- William Feller - mathematician
- Andrija Fuderer - chemist, chess player
- Artur Gavazzi - geographer
- Milovan Gavazzi - ethnolog
- Marin Getaldić - physicist, mathematician
- Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger - geologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist
- Stjepan Gradić - mathematician
- Dunja Grbić-Galić - microbiologist
- Frederik Grisogono - mathematician
- Mirko Grmek - physician, science writer and historian
- Vladimir Gruden - psychiatrist
- Milan Herak - geologist
- Branko Horvat - economist
- Vladimir Hudolin - psychiatrist
- Gustav Janeček - chemist
- Zvonimir Janko - mathematician
- Mijo Kišpatić - geologist and mineralogist, first doctor in the field of natural science at the University of Zagreb
- Emanuel Klein - biologist , (bacteriology)
- Marijan Korošić - economist
- Marijan Košiček - psychologist
- Oton Kučera - mathematician, physicist
- Asim Kurjak - physician (Bosniak)
- Milan Meštrov - biologist
- Eduard Miloslavić - physician
- Andrija Mohorovičić - geophysicist
- Stjepan Mohorovičić - physicist
- Vilko Nice - mathematician
- Grga Novak - archaeologist, historian
- Niko Ostoic - heliotherapist
- Vladimir Paar - physicist
- Đuro Pilar - geologist
- Stjepan Poljak - physician
- Eduard Prugovečki - physicist, writer
- Miroslav Radman - biologist
- Paško Rakić - neuroscientist
- Veljko Roškar - chemical engineer
- Slavko Rozgaj - astronomer, writer
- Marin Soljačić - physicist
- Ivan Supek - physicist, philosopher
- Zvonimir Šeparović - lawyer, (victimology)
- Ante Šercer - physician
- Vladimir Sertic - microbiologist
- Andrija Štampar - physician, diplomat
- Vladimir Varicak - mathematician, physicist
- Filip Vezdin - indologist
- Mirko Vidaković - forester, botanist
- Robert Visiani - climatolog
- Nikola Vitov Gučetić - statesmen, philosopher, science writer
- Faust Vrančić - philosopher, thinker
- Josip Vucetic - criminologist, anthropologist
- Vladimir Vranić - mathematician
- Milan Vresk - geographer, urban geography
- Korado Korlević - astronomer, asteroid discoverer
- Vladis Vujnovic - astronomer, physicist
- Vladimir Žerjavić - statistician, economist
- Magdalena Pavlich - Peruvian scientist
- Ćiro Truhelka - archaeologist and art historian
Nobel Prize
Music
Composers
- Julije Bajamonti - composer
- Blagoje Bersa - composer
- Silvio Bombardelli - composer
- Jakov Gotovac - composer
- Ivan Padovec - composer
- Boris Papandopulo- conductor, composer
- Dora Pejacevic - composer
- Nick Peros - composer
- Luka Sorkocevic - composer
- Josip Štolcer-Slavenski - composer
- Stjepan Šulek - composer
- Ivo Tijardović - composer
- Ivan Zajc - composer
Classical
- Zlatko Baloković - violinist
- Nikša Bareza - conductor
- Max Emanuel Cencic - countertenor
- Emil Cossetto - composer and choir conductor
- Pavle Dešpalj - conductor
- Valter Dešpalj - cellist
- Igor Gjadrov - conductor
- Antonio Janigro - cellist
- Sena Jurinac - opera singer
- Josip Klima - violinist
- Franjo Krežma - violinist
- Monika Leskovar
- Ivo Maček - pianist
- Vladimir Marić Mindoljević - tenor
- Lovro Matačić - conductor
- Zinka Kunc-Milanov - soprano
- Maksim Mrvica - pianist
- Gertruda Munitić - soprano
- Tomislav Mužek - tenor
- Tonko Ninić - violinist
- Darko Petrinjak
- Maja Strozzi-Pecić - soprano
- Ivo Pogorelić - pianist
- Ema Pukšec (Ilma De Murska) - opera singer
- Ruža Pospiš-Baldani - mezzo-soprano
- Nada Putar-Gold - opera singer
- Marijana Radev - soprano
- Gustave Rathe - pianist
- Vladimir Ružđak - baritone
- Vjekoslav Šutej - conductor
- Milka Trnina - soprano
- Dunja Vejzović - soprano
- Felix Weingartner - composer, conductor
- Branimir Krstić - guitarist, composer
- Stephen Kovacevich - CAmerican classical pianist
- Ana Vidović - Guitarist
- Ivana Marija Vidovic - pianist and poetess
Popular
- Aaron Peck - musician, drummer for the rock band A Thorn for Every Heart - Interscope Records (grandson to Anthony Maglica)
- Nenad Bach - musician, composer, singer
- Magazin - pop band
- Mišo Kovač
- Colonia - dance music group
- Crvena Jabuka - pop band (Yugoslavs)
- Željko Bebek - rock singer
- Goran Bregović - rock & folk composer and singer
- Krunoslav Slabinac - singer and composer (especially of traditional folk songs)
- Zvonko Bogdan - singer and performer of traditional folk songs
- Arsen Dedić - composer and singer
- Matija Dedić - jazz composer and performer
- Veljko Despot - discographer
- Darko Domijan - singer
- Branko Mihaljević - composer, writer, journalist and radio editor
- Oliver Dragojević - singer
- Doris Dragović - singer
- Rajko Dujmić - composer & member of pop band Novi fosili
- Sergio Endrigo - singer
- Nikica Kalogjera - composer
- Tereza Kesovija - singer
- Josipa Lisac - singer, AKA Josephine Fox
- Michael Matijević - singer (Steelheart)
- Johnny Mercer - singer song writer "Moon River"
- Helen Merrill, Jelena Ana Milčetić - Jazz artist
- Guy Mitchell - 1950s American Singer
- Gabi Novak - singer
- Ferdo Pomykalo - composer, conductor
- Marko Perković Thompson - rock singer
- Krist Novoselić - rock musician (Nirvana)
- Dunja Rajter - singer
- Riva - 1989 Eurovision song contest winners
- Ivo Robić - singer
- Darko Rundek-singer and actor
- Jura Stublić- rock singer
- Ivica Šerfezi - singer
- Branimir Johnny Štulić - composer and singer
- Saša, Tin i Kedžo - first Croatian boy band
- Marko Tomasović - composer
- Siniša Vuco - singer
- Vice Vukov - singer
- Davor Gobac - singer
- Luca Prodan - Italian-Argentine musician
- Tomo Milicevic - 30 Seconds to Mars
- Johnny Vidacovich - drummer
- Tomislav Milardović - Aboriginal rapper from Canada (RezOfficial)
- El Bahattee - Croatian rapper
- Vinko Coce - Croatian singer
- Severina Vučković - Croatian pop singer
- Marina Gradić - Croatian pop singer
- Krist Novoselic - Nirvana guitarist
- The Mad Men - rockabilly band
- The Bambi Molesters - rock band
- Elizabeth Anka Vajagic - Canadian singer/guitarist
- Dino Jelusić - Junior Croatian pop singer
Literature
- Ivan Aralica - writer
- Milan Begović - writer
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić - writer
- Mile Budak - writer
- Pero Budak - writer
- Marko Car - writer, politician
- Slavenka Drakulić - writer, journalist
- Marin Držić - writer
- Viktor Car Emin - writer, from Istria
- Filip Erceg - writer and socialist politician
- Ksaver Šandor Gjalski - writer
- Ivan Dživo Gundulić - poet
- Tatjana Jambrišak - writer
- Janko Polić Kamov - avant-garde writer
- Jure Kastelan - poet
- Ante Kovačić - writer
- Ivan Goran Kovačić - poet
- Josip Kozarac - writer
- Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević - poet
- Miroslav Krleža - novelist
- Eugen Kumičić - writer
- Tomislav Ladan -writer
- Hanibal Lucić - writer
- Darko Macan - writer
- Ranko Marinković - writer
- Marko Marulić - writer
- Antun Gustav Matoš - poet
- Ivan Mažuranić - poet
- Dejan Medaković (ethnic Serb)
- Mijo Mirković - writer, economist
- Vjenceslav Novak - writer
- Miljenko Jergović - writer
- Jagoda Truhelka - pedagogue and children's writer
- Janus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) - Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent
- Josip Novakovich - writer[1]
- Vlatko Pavletić - theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician
- Dalibor Perković - writer
- Paula Preradović - poet
- Petar Preradović - poet
- Matija Antun Relković - writer
- Milan Rešetar - writer (ethnic Serb)
- Edo Stojčić - writer, journalist
- August Šenoa - writer
- Dinko Šimunović - writer
- Suncana Skrinjaric - writer
- Slobodan Šnajder - writer
- Dragutin Tadijanović - poet
- Ante Tomić - writer
- Josip Eugen Tomić - writer
- Dubravka Ugrešić - writer
- Tin Ujević - poet
- Ivo Vojnović - writer
- Stanko Vraz - poet (ethnic Slovenian)
- Nikola Zrinski (grandson) - poet, philosopher, soldier
- Aleksandar Žiljak - writer
- Antonio Skármeta - Chilean writer
- Igor Mandić
- Ron Kovic[citation needed]
Business
- Seamus Brown - Portfolio Manager, JP Morgan Real Rate of Return Fund
- John Blazevic - Contessa Shrimp
- Stephen Boskovich - Boskovich Farms
- Stipe Bubalo - Bubalo Construction
- Mike Grgich - winemaker[2]
- Victor Grinich - Fairchild Semiconductor
- Jay Kordich - Juiceman Juicers
- Ilija Letica - Letica Corporation
- Antony Lucich-Lucas - engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil - Texaco
- Andronico Luksic - Antofagasta PLC (Richest Croat ever)
- Anthony Maglica - Maglite
- Dietrich Mateschitz - Burgenland Croat (Billionaire, owner of Red Bull corp.)
- Boris Mikšić - Cortec Corporation
- Marko Narančić - Nalley’s Potato Chips
- Nikola Nobilo - wine maker
- Jack Pandol - Pandol Brothers
- Saša Petar - business books author, consultant, trainer
- Mario Puretic - inventor, businessman
- Luka Rajić- Lura group
- Tadich Grill - oldest restaurant in California, 1800s
- Jure Sola - Sanmina coorporation
- Marino Selak - wine maker
- Ivica Todorić - Agrokor group
- Davor Tudorovic - Property
Exploration
- Joža Horvat - adventurer, writer
- Ivica Frković - explorer
- Stjepan Glavač - explorer, geographer
- Luka Jurisich - explorer
- Joseph Kundek - explorer, missionary
- Ferdinand Konščak - explorer
- Dragutin Lerman - explorer
- Željko Malnar - explorer, producer
- Vinko Palatin - explorer, missionary, writer
- Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - explorers
- Ignacije Szentmartony - explorer
Military
- Viktor Bubanj - general
- Matija Gubec - leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt
- Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia - medieval king & military leader
- Petar Kružić - heroic defender of Klis against the Turks
- Grgo Kusić - tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army
- Michael J. Novosel - hero of the Vietnam War
- Lothar Rendulic - Austrian Colonel General during World War II
- Andrijica Šimić - legendary hajduk
- Tomislav - first Croatian king
- Franjo Trenk - leader of Pandurs; father of military music
- Petar Zrinski - Croatian ban and conspirator
- Nikola Šubić Zrinski - hero of the Battle of Szigetvár
- Mario Firmenich - founder and active member of the Montoneros
- Louis Cukela - U.S. Marine
Croatian War for Independence
- Petar Stipetić, general
- Luka Đanko, general
- Rahim Ademi, general (ethnic Albanian)
- Janko Bobetko, general
- Ante Gotovina, general
- Mirko Norac, general
- Franko Simatović, Serbian para-military forces commander
Politics
- Mate Boban - leader of Croatian republic of Herceg-Bosnia (part of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Josip Broz - Tito - also guerilla leader in World War II, Yugoslav leader (ethnic Yugoslav)
- Andrija Hebrang senior - Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish)
- Josip Jelačić - soldier, fmr. Croatian ban
- Vladko Maček - political centrist, leader of the Croatian Peasant Party before the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia
- Stipe Mesić - President of the Republic of Croatia
- Ante Marković- Fmr. Yugoslav prime minister
- Dr Ante Pavelić - vice president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
- Ante Pavelić - Ustasha leader
- Don Mihovil Pavlinović - priest and writer
- Josip Frank - Croatian nationalist hardliner (ethnic Jewish)
- Stjepan Radić - Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20. century
- Ante Starčević - "father of Croat nation"
- Milan Šufflay - historian, one of greatest albanologist
- Ante Trumbić - Croatian national leader, member of Yugoslav club
- Franjo Tuđman - First President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia, Tito's partisan in World War II, youngest Tito's general
- Budimir Lončar- fmr. Yugoslav diplomat
- Ivana Dulić-Marković - Serbian politician; vice-president of G17 Plus; former Deputy Premier of Serbia and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
- Oliver Dulić - Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Democratic Party)
Foreign Figures of Croatian descent
People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:
- Mateo Martinic Beros - National Award winning Chilean historian
- Néstor Kirchner Ostoić - President of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
- Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić - Fmr. President of Costa Rica , Croat parents
- Ivan Gašparovič - President of Slovakia (Croatian father)
- Vicente Merino Bielich - Fmr. acting president (1946) & vice-president of Chile
- Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic - Former Chilean First Lady
- Michael Anthony Stepovich - Fmr. Governor of Alaska
- Rudy Perpich - Fmr. Governor of Minnesota
- Rose Perica Mofford - Fmr. Governor of Arizona
- Roy Nikisch - Governor of Chaco, Argentina
- Jorge Sobisch - Governor of Neuquén, Argentina
- Antonio Horvath Kiss - Chilean Senator
- Baldo Prokurica Prokurica - Chilean Senator
- Radomiro Tomić - Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
- Natasha Stott Despoja - Australian Senator
- Frank Mahovlich - Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)
- Michael Bilandic - Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Dennis Kucinich - US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)
- George Radanovich - US Representative from California
- Josip Marohnić - founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union
- Juan Carlos Nadalich - Argentinian Minister of Social Development
- Carolina Goić Boroević - Chilean Deputy
- Domingo Yurac Soto - Chilean Supreme Court Justice
- Ingrid Antonijević Hahn - Chilean Minister
- Martín Zilić Hrepic - Chilean Minister
- Sergio Espejo Yaksić - Chilean Minister
- Romy Schmidt Crnosija - Chilean Minister
- Lynne Yelich - Member of Canadian Parliament
- Clem Simich - Member of NZ Parliament
- Josip Juratović - Member of German Parliament
- Alejandro Jadresić - Chilean politician
- Tonka Tomicic - Chilean model and TV host
- Santiago Pavlovic - Chilean journalist and war correspondent
- Jovanka Budisavljević Broz - wife of Josip Broz Tito (ethnic Croatian Serb)
- Patriarch Pavle of the Serb Orthodox Church (ethnic Serb)
- Milan Ivelić - Curator of the National Arts Gallery, Santiago, Chile
- John Newman - Assassinated Australian politian, Martyr
- Ludwig Adamovich sen. - Austrian Minister of Justice - 1938, University professor in Prague, Graz and Vienna
See Politicians of Croatian ancestry for a broader list
Religion
- Franjo Šeper - Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- August Kažotić - archbishop
- Matija Vlačić Ilirik - Protestant reformer
- Marko Krizin (Marko Križevčanin) - saint
- Leopold Mandić - saint
- Gracija of Mulo - beatified
- Ivan Merz - beatified
- Gregory of Nin - bishop
- Marija Petković - a beatified nun
- Alojzije Stepinac - archbishop, beatified
- Zlatko Sudac - stigmatic
- Nikola Tavelić - saint
- Miroslav Volf - Christian theologian
- Josip Bozanić - Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb
- Vinko Puljić - Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo
- Estanislao Esteban Karlic - Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
- Emilio Ogñénovich - Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
- Matthew Beovich - Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
- Pedro Carrión Pavlich - Bishop of Puno, Peru
- Alejandro Goic Karmelic - Bishop of Rancagua, Chile
- Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic - Bishop of Linares, Chile
Heroism
- Ivan Vranetić
Urban legends
- Frederick Valentich - Australian pilot (disappeared while flying to King Island, UFO Abduction?)
Sport
see list of Croatian Sports Players
- Mario Ančić - Tennis - Davis Cup Champion
- Ivano Balić - handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006
- Bill Belichick - NFL Coach
- Marijan Beneš - Fmr. European pro boxing champion
- Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer
- Alen Bokšić - football player
- Zvonimir Boban - football player
- Tamara Boroš - Table Tennis Champion (#7) (Greatest non-Asian in the World)
- Stipe Božić - alpinist
- Marin Čilić - #1 Junior in the World (Tennis)
- Joseph Cattarinich - NHL Hall of Famer
- Branko Cikatić - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
- George Chuvalo - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion
- Krešimir Ćosić - NBA Hall of Famer
- Dražen Dalipagić - NBA Hall of Famer
- Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist and kickboxer - K-1
- Gary Gabelich - American automobile-racing driver
- Brian Generalovich - Fmr. NBA & NFL player
- Ico Hitrec - football player
- Hrvoje Horvat - handball player
- Goran Ivanišević - Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992
- José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich - soccer player, Costarican legend
- Robert Jarni - football player
- Dražan Jerković - football player (Top scorer WC 1962 & EURO 1960)
- Anton Josipović - boxing, Olympic gold 1984
- Ivo Karlović - tennis player
- Ivan Klasnić - football player, Werder Bremen
- Janica Kostelić - A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)
- Ivica Kostelić - Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (1 Olympic Silver)
- Robert Kovač - football player, Juventus
- Stefica Kristof - bowling champion
- Toni Kukoč - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995-1996
- Dan Luger - Rugby Union player
- Matija Ljubek - Kayakist
- Ivan Ljubičić - Davis Cup Champion (#3)
- Frank Mahovlich - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
- Iva Majoli - Roland Garros Champion
- Željko Mavrović - Fmr. European Boxing Champion
- Pat Miletich - Fmr. UFC Champion
- Frank Nobilo - NZ golfer
- Mate Parlov boxing champion
- Josip Peruzović - WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)
- Dražen Petrović - NBA Hall of Famer
- Ivan Prebeg - Fmr. European pro boxing champion
- Dado Pršo - football player, Rangers F.C.
- Braslav Rabar - chess player
- Dino Rađa - Fmr. NBA star
- Veljko Rogošić - marathon swimmer
- Vladimir Sabich - American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
- Joe Sakic - NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
- Nick Saban - NFL Coach
- Steve Stipanovich - Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
- Luciano Susanj - athlete
- Dario Šimić - football player, A.C. Milan
- Davor Šuker - football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals)
- Nikola Šurbek table tennis player
- Rudy Tomjanovich - Fmr. NBA player and coach
- Andy Tonkovich - First NBA Pick in 1948
- Petar Trifunović - chess player
- Igor Tudor - football player, A.C. Siena
- The Great Antonio - Strongman and eccentric
- Bernard Vukas - footbal player
- Vladimir Vuković - chess player
- Vedran Vukušić - Northwestern Wildcats basketball, Big Ten leading scorer
- Andrew Bogut - First NBA Pick 2005
- Slaven Zambata - footbal player
- Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion
- Mario Kovacevic (The Croatian Sensatian) Youth Soccer Sensatian GSSC
- Nikola "Plucky" Dragin - AYSO allstar goalkeeper
Infamy
- Ante Pavelić - Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia
- Andrija Artuković - minister in the government Independent State of Croatia
- Mile Budak - minister in the government of Independent State of Croatia
- Miroslav Filipović - commander of the army
- Jure Francetić - commander in the army
- Maks Luburić - commander of the army
- Ljubo Miloš - secret police chief,
- Ivan Milat - Australian Backpacker serial killer
- Frank Vitkovic - Australian mass murderer
See also
- Croatian diaspora
- Croatian Australian
- List of Croatian Sports Players
- Politicians of Croatian ancestry
- Croatian literature (includes a list of Croats in literature)
- List of rulers of Croatia
References
Footnotes
- ^ [1] "Croatian-born, US-resident novelist, essayist and short-story writer Josip Novakovich...Ramona Koval: So you didn’t even know, in your family, that you were Croatian? Josip Novakovich: No, we didn’t talk about it like that. And then I found out this concept, and I thought, that’s exiting. We knew that we had Hungarians and Czechs and there were Yugoslavs, but now there were more of us. So I went to my Serbian friends and said, ‘You know what? There are Serbs and Croats, and I guess I’m a Croat. What are you?’, and they all looked petrified and that was clearly the wrong thing to say....."
- ^ [2] "Miljenco "Mike" Grgich, a Croatian native..."
