List of Serbian Americans

This is a list of notable Serbian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Serbian American or must have references showing they are Serbian American and are notable.

Academics

• Dimitrije Đorđević, historian
• Bogdan Denitch, sociologist
• Boyan Jovanovic, professor of economics at New York University
• Petar V. Kokotovic, professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara
• Radovan Kovacevic, professor and inventor
• Alexander Margulis, clinical Professor of Radiology
• Vasa Mihich, painter and sculptor
• Branko Milanović, economist
• Nikola Moravčević, literary historian, literary critic, academic and novelist
• Anna Novakov, art historian, critic, educator, and curator
• Carl Kosta Savich, historian
• Traian Stoianovich, historian and a professor of history at the Rutgers University
• Dragoslav D. Šiljak, professor of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University
• Wayne S. Vucinich, historian and professor and a founding father of Russian, Slavic, East European and Byzantine scholarship after World War II

Artists

• Marina Abramović, performance artist, Serbian-born
• Tom Carapic, found object artist, Serbian-born
• Radoje Dedić, graphic artist and designer, Serbian-born
• Marjorie Mikasen, painter and author.^[1]
• Alexander Sambugnac, artist and sculptor, Serbian-born

Entertainers

Actors

• Sasha Alexander, actress, Serbian parents.^[2]
• Coco Austin, glamour model, Serbian maternal grandparents.^[3][4]
• Michael Bellisario, actor, Serbian maternal grandmother.
• Troian Bellisario, actress, Serbian maternal grandmother.
• Brad Dexter, actor, Serbian parents.
• Divine, actor, singer and drag queen, Serbian mother.
• Milena Govich, actress, Serbian father.
• Adrienne Janic, actress and TV presenter, Serbian father.^[5]
• Milla Jovovich, actress, Montenegrin Serb father.
• George Kapetan, actor
• Stana Katic, actress, Croatian Serb parents.^[6]
• Karl Malden, actor, Oscar winner, Serbian father.^[7]
• Margaret Markov, actress
• Milos Milos, actor, stunt double, and bodyguard of actor Alain Delon, Serbian-born.
• Alex Nesic, actor, Serbian father.^[8]
• Natalia Nogulich, actress, Serbian parents.
• Catherine Oxenberg, actress, Serbian mother.
• Michael Sorich, actor
• Stoya, pornographic actress, Serbian mother.^[9]
• Inari Vachs, pornographic actress.^[10]
• Steve Vinovich, actor, Serbian father.
• John Vivyan, actor, Serbian parents.^[11]
• Gloria Grey, actress
• Bill Radovich, actor
• Bob Obradovic, actor
• George Milan, make-up artist
• Marta Mitrovich, actress and poet

Directors and screenwriters

• Sanja Bestic, theatre director, writer and producer
• Peter Bogdanovich, film historian, director, writer, actor, producer and critic
• Steve Tesich, screenwriter,playwright and novelist, Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay
• Slavko Vorkapić, Hollywood motion-picture montagist, Chair of USC School of Cinematic Arts

Media

• Donald P. Bellisario, television producer, Serbian mother.^[12]
• Rasha Drachkovitch, television producer and President of 44 Blue Productions
• Ellis Cannon, television personality
• Natalie Jacobson, television presenter, Serbian paternal grandparents.^[13]
• Paul Stojanovich, television producer
• Peter Bogdanovich, film producer/director

Musicians

• Baruch Arnon, classical pianist and renowned music teacher
• Muruga Booker, drummer, composer and recording artist.^[14]
• Del Casher, guitarist and inventor
• Mike Dimkich, guitarist
• Ivan Ilić, pianist, Serbian-born
• Brandon Jovanovich, opera singer
• Lene Lovich, singer, songwriter and musician
• Charlie Marinkovich, singer and songwriter
• Milan the Leather Boy, record producer, songwriter and recording artist, Serbian-born
• Filip Mitrovic, composer, Serbian-born
• Spud Murphy, jazz multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and arrange
• Nikola Resanovic, composer and professor of music
• Rudolph Reti, musical analyst, composer and pianist

Military personnel

• Jake Allex
• Teresa A. H. Djuric, United States Air Force brigadier general
• Rade Grbitch
• Stevan Mandarich, U.S. Navy
• John W. Minick, USA army soldier
• George Musulin
• Mitchell Paige
• Milo Radulovich
• Lance Sijan, Air Force officer and fighter pilot
• Butch Verich
• Mel Vojvodich, aviator and Major General in the United States Air Force
• George Vujnovich

Politicians

• Melissa Bean, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011
• Rod Blagojevich, served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009
• Marko Dapcevich, former mayor of Sitka, Alaska
• Helen Delich Bentley, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995
• Bill Ray, politician, businessman and writer
• George Voinovich, former United States Senator from the state of Ohio from 1999 to 2011
• Rose Ann Vuich, the first female member of the California State Senate
• Michael Stepovich, governor of Alaska

Scientists, inventors and engineers

• Slobodan Ćuk, electrical engineer
• Bernhard Caesar Einstein, physicist
• Marko V. Jaric, physicist
• Drago Jovanovich, Designer and inventor of gyrocopter
• Miroslav Krstić, control theorist
• Bogdan Maglich, experimental nuclear physicist
• Aleksandar Marinković, scientist
• Mihajlo D. Mesarovic, systems engineering
• Tihomir Novakov, physicist
• Mihajlo Pupin, physicist and physical chemist
• Miodrag Radulovacki, scientist and inventor
• Nataša Šešum - mathematician
• Nikola Tesla, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist
• Milan Vukcevich, chemist, Grandmaster chess problem composer, and writer
• Vladimir Vukićević, software engineer
• John Vukovich, engineer and currently a professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, biomedical engineer
• Danilo Bojić, Designer of NASA spacecraft escape hatch

• Mike Vucelić, Project Manager for the Appolo program

Sportspeople

• Brian Bogusevic, MLB player
• Norm Bulaich, NFL player
• Milorad Čavić, swimmer^[15]
• Vlade Divac, former basketball player actually working for the Sacramento Kings' board
• Jess Dobernic, MLB player
• Walt Dropo, MLB player
• Filip Filipović, NFL player
• Bob Gain, NFL player
• George Glamack, basketball player
• Eli Grba, MLB player
• Tim Jankovich, college basketball coach
• Pavle Jovanovic, bobsledder
• Frank Kaminsky, basketball player
• Mike Kekich, MLB player
• Sacha Kljestan, soccer player
• Igor Kokoškov, basketball coach
• Mike Krsnich, MLB player
• Rocky Krsnich, MLB player
• Pete Lazetich, NFL player
• Mike Mamula, NFL player
• Jim Mandich, NFL players
• Dan Majerle, basketball player
• Pete Maravich, basketball player
• Press Maravich, basketball coach
• Babe Martin, MLB player
• Doc Medich, MLB player
• Johnny Miljus, MLB player
• Ed O'Bradovich, NFL player
• Dave Pilipovich, college basketball coach
• Gregg Popovich, basketball coach, Serbian father.^[16]
• Milt Popovich, NFL player
• Paul Popovich, baseball player
• Preki, soccer player
• Dan Radakovich, NFL player and later coach
• Bill Radovich, NFL player
• Dave Rajsich, MLB player
• Gary Rajsich, MLB player
• Rhonda Rajsich, racquetball player
• Pete Romcevich, racecar driver
• Goran Suton. basketball player
• Paul Salata, NFL player
• Jeff Samardzija, MLB player
• Alex Smith, NFL player
• Alex Stepanovich, NFL player
• Peja Stojaković, former basketball player that works for the Sacramento Kings
• Pete Stoyanovich, NFL player
• Nick Strincevich, MLB player
• Pete Suder, MLB player
• Steve Sundra, MLB player
• Pete Vuckovich, MLB player
• Bill Vukovich, automobile racing driver
• Bill Vukovich II, automobile racing driver
• Billy Vukovich III, automobile racing driver
• George Vukovich, MLB player
• John Vukovich, MLB player and coach
• Mick Vukota, NHL player
• Jim Zeravich, basketball player
• Zoran Zorkic, professional golfer
• Trifun Živanović, figure skater

Writers

• Branko Mikasinovich, scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature as well as a noted Slavist
• Charles Simic, poet and was co-poetry editor of the Paris Review
• Dejan Stojanović, poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist

Other

• Louis D. Astorino, architect
• Bob Babich, NFL player
• Walt Bogdanich, investigative journalist
• Nicholas Chabraja, lawyer
• George Fisher, explorer, customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution
• Sam Jankovich, sports administrator
• Drago Jovanovich, helicopter designer
• William Jovanovich, publisher, author, and businessman
• Christopher (Kovacevich), metropolitan bishop
• Milan Mandarić, businessman
• George Michael Marovich, United States federal judge
• Mateja Matejić, priest
• Trevor Matich, American football analyst
• Mitchell Melich, solicitor for the Interior Department under the first Richard Nixon administration
• Milan Panić, businessman
• Steve Popovich, record company executive
• Zoran Popovich, senior judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court
• Milan Puskar, entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Anka Radakovich, author and columnist
• Andy Stefanovich, speaker, bestselling author, and business consultant
• Varnava Nastić, bishop of Hvosno and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
• Phebe Novakovic, businesswoman
• Bob Urosevich, noted member of the election systems industry since the 1970
• Daniel Vosovic, fashion designer
• Vukan R. Vuchic, public transport expert
• Stephen Yokich, American labor union activist who served as President of the United Auto Workers from 1994 to 2002
• Paul Yovovich, businessman
• Mira Zivkovich,Ellis Island Medal of Honor winning President and CEO of MZI Global Marketing a strategic marketing consulting firm and Dame Commander of the Order of Merit of Savoy

References

External links

• USA SERBS/Serbian-American network
• Famous Serbian Americans