List of Sarajevans

Sarajevo has had a number of famous citizens over the years. They include an Academy Award winner, one Nobel Prize winner, musicians, novelists, and politicians. Sarajevo has also produced presidents for three countries.

Contents 1 A 2 B 3 D 4 E 5 F 6 G 7 H 8 I 9 J 10 M 11 N 12 P 13 S 14 T 15 V 16 Ž

A

• Abdulah Sidran (born 1944), writer
• Aleksandar Hemon (born 1964), writer, winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant
• Asim Ferhatović (1933–1987), footballer

B

• Bekim Fehmiu (1936–2010), actor
• Boris Tadić (born 1958), President of Serbia
• Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), President of the Republic of Macedonia
• Branko Đurić Đuro (born 1962), actor and director

D

• David Elazar (1925–1976), Israeli general and IDF Chief of Staff
• Davor Sučić (Sejo Sexon) (born 1961), musician

E

• Edin Džeko football player
• Elvir Baljić, ex-footballer who played for Real Madrid
• Emir Kusturica (born 1954), director

F

• Fra Grgo Martić (1822–1905), priest

G

• Gazi Husrev-beg (1480–1541), bey in the Ottoman Empire, greatest donor and builder of Sarajevo
• Goran Bregović (born 1950), composer

H

• Hamdija Kreševljaković (1888–1959), historian

I

• Isa-Beg Isaković - general, first governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, and founder of the cities of Sarajevo and Novi Pazar
• Ivan Straus (born 1928), architect
• Ivana Miličević (born 1974), actress
• Ivica Osim (born 1941), football coach
• Ivo Andrić (born 1892), writer

J

• Jasmila Žbanić (born 1974), director

M

• Mila Mulroney, former first lady of Canada
• Miljenko Jergović (born 1966), writer
• Mladen Savović (born 1950), engineer
• Mladen Vojičić aka Tifa, Musician, former lead singer of Bijelo Dugme

N

• Nele Karajlić (born 1962), musian, composer, actor, director

P

• Predrag Danilović (1971), former yugoslav basketball player, member of NBA's Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks

• Endi E. Poskovic (born 1969), graphic artist and printmaker, professor at the University of Michigan

S

• Sandra Blažić, wife of Welsh actor Christian Bale
• Sanela Diana Jenkins, entrepreneur, philanthropist and owner of NeuroDrinks from California
• Saša Toperić (born 1972), concert pianist and diplomat
• Senad Hadžimusić Teno (born 1957), musician
• Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević (1865–1908), poet
• Sima Milutinović Sarajlija (1790–1847), poet

T

• Tinka Kurti (born 1932), famous Albanian actress
• Tomo Miličević (born 1979), musician

V

• Vladimir Prelog (born 1906), Nobel prize winner for Chemistry
• Vuk Kulenovic (born 1946), classical composer

Ž

• Željko Bebek (born 1945), lead singer of Bijelo Dugme 1974-1984
• Žan Marolt (25 September 1964 - 11 July 2009) actor
• Zlata Filipović (born December 3, 1980), novelist and short story writer