List of people from Dubrovnik
This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik, ordered by century of birth and alphabetically. This includes people born in the Republic of Ragusa (1358–1808), a maritime republic corresponding to the present-day city and its surrounding area.
14th–18th century
- Francesco Maria Appendini (1768–1837), Italian priest, philologist and linguist
- Ruđer Bošković (1711–1787), scientist, diplomat and poet
- Vito Maria Bettera-Vodopić (1771–1841), military officer and politician
- Marin Držić (1508–1567), playwright and prose writer
- Marin Getaldić (1568–1626), scientist
- Vlaho Getaldić (1788–1872), politician and poet
- Ivan Gundulić (1589–1638), poet
- Franco Sacchetti (1332–1400), Italian poet
- Joakim Stulli (1729–1817), Franciscan, lexicographer
- Mavro Vetranović (1482–1576), poet and writer
- Dinko Zlatarić (1558–1613), poet and translator
- Cvijeta Zuzorić (c. 1552–c. 1600), poetess
- Luka Radovanović (c. 1425–1502), bookbinder and owner of the first printing press in Ragusa
19th century
- Matija Ban (1818–1903) poet, dramatist, and playwright
- Blagoje Bersa (1873–1934), Croatian musician
- Pero Budmani (1835–1914), Serb-Catholic linguist
- Nikša Gradi (1825–1894), Serb-Catholic lawyer and writer
- Vlaho Bukovac (1855–1922), Croatian painter
- Antun Fabris (1864–1904), Serb-Catholic journalist and politician
- Frano Getaldić-Gundulić (1833–1899), soldier, statesman, nobleman, Knight of Malta
- Ignjat Job (1895–1936), Croatian painter
- Antun Paško Kazali (1815–1894), Catholic priest and writer
- Miho Klaić (1829–1896), Croatian politician
- Stijepo Kobasica (1882–1944), Serb-Catholic journalist, author and politician
- Eduard Miloslavić (1884–1952), scientist
- Marko Murat (1864–1944), Serb-Catholic painter
- Medo Pucić (1821–1882), Serb-Catholic writer and politician
- Niko Pucić (1820–1883), Serb-Catholic politician and nobleman
- Milan Rešetar (1860–1942), Serb-Catholic linguist and historian
- Federico Seismit-Doda (1825–1893), Italian politician
- Ivan Stojanović (1829–1900), Serb-Catholic priest and writer
- Frano Supilo (1870–1917), Croatian politician, journalist and publicist
- Mato Vodopić (1816–1893), Serb-Catholic bishop of Dubrovnik and poet
- Ivo Vojnović (1857–1929), writer
20th century
- Banu Alkan (born 1958), Turkish actress
- Ivo Banac (born 1947), Croatian historian and politician, professor at Yale University
- Branko Bauer (born 1921-2002), Croatian film director
- Veselin Đuho (born 1960), Croatian water polo player and coach, Olympic gold medallist
- Elvis Fatović (born 1971), Croatian water polo player and coach, European and World gold medallist
- Vlado Georgiev (born 1976), Serbian pop singer, composer and lyrics writer
- Sanja Jovanović (born 1986), Olympic swimmer
- Tereza Kesovija (born 1938), Croatian singer
- Mario Kopić (born 1965), Croatian philosopher
- Srđan Lakić (born 1983), Croatian football player
- Milan Milišić (1941–1991), Serbian poet and playwright
- Ottavio Missoni (born 1921-2013), Italian fashion designer
- Andrija Prlainović (born 1981), Serbian water polo player, European and World gold medallist
- Emir Spahić (born 1980), Bosnian football player
- Mihovil Španja (born 1984), Croatian Paralympic Swimmer
- Goran Sukno (born 1959), Croatian water polo player, Olympic gold medallist
- Slaven Tolj (born 1964), Croatian artist
- Ante Tomić (born 1987), basketball player
- Antun Vujić (born 1945), Croatian politician and philosopher
- Božo Vuletić (born 1958), Croatian water polo player, Olympic gold medallist