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Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

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Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

male given name, usually short for the other names with the root ''drag-'' (lit. a "dear one"), such as Dragan,

Dragutin Dragutin (Cyrillic: Драгутин) is a masculine given name. Those bearing it include: * Stephen Dragutin of Serbia * Dragutin Topić * Dragutin Dimitrijević * Dragutin Mitić * Dragutin Tadijanović * Dragutin Šurbek * Dragutin Lerman * ...

, etc. The feminine version is Draga. A Romanian version is Dragoș. Notable people bearing it include: * Drago Bregar (1952–1977), Slovenian mountaineer * Drago Marin Čerina (born 1949), Croatian sculpting artist * Drago Došen (1943–2019), Serbian painter * Drago Dumbović (born 1960), Croatian football player *

Drago Gabrić Drago Gabrić (born 27 September 1986) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian third-level side Zagora Unešić. He is a versatile player, able to play on both sides of the field. His father, Tonči, is ...

(born 1986), Croatian football player * Drago Gervais (1904–1957), Croatian Istrian poet and playwright *

Drago Grdenić Drago Grdenić (31 August 1919 – 7 September 2018) was a Croatian chemist and academician and the founder of X-ray crystallography in Croatia. Over the course of his career he determined the structure of a number of mercury complexes and organome ...

(1919–2018), Croatian chemist * Drago Grubelnik (1976–2015), Slovenian alpine skier *

Drago Hedl Drago Hedl (born 24 January 1950) is a Croatian investigative journalist. Drago Hedl was born in Osijek and became a professional journalist in 1980. He was an Editor-in-Chief of ''Glas Slavonije'', an Osijek-based daily, from 1986 to 1991, an ...

(born 1950), Croatian journalist * Drago Hmelina (1932–2004), Croatian football player * Drago Horvat (born 1958), Slovenian ice hockey player *

Drago Husjak Drago Husjak (4 March 1926 – 3 September 1987) was a Croatian rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officiall ...

(1926–1987), Croatian rower *

Drago Ibler Drago Ibler (14 August 1894 – 12 September 1964) was a Croatian architect and pedagogue. His style can be described as pure simplicity and functional architecture. Ibler was born in Zagreb. He gained his diploma in architecture at the ...

(1894–1964), Croatian architect * Drago Jančar (born 1948), Slovenian writer *

Drago Jelić Drago Jelić (16 November 1914 – 11 December 1990) was a Croatian gymnast who competed for Yugoslavia. He competed in eight events at the 1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and a ...

(1914–1990), Croatian gymnast *

Drago Jovanović Dragoljub Kosta Jovanovich (January 24, 1916 – November 12, 1983), also known under his pen name D. K. or "Gish" Jovanovich, was a Serbian-American helicopter designer, inventor, and pioneer in autogyro technology. Born in the Kingdom of Yugosla ...

(1916–1983), Serbian-American helicopter designer and inventor *

Drago Jovović Drago Jovović (; 2 December 1954 – 2002) was a Serbian handball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Club career Jovović started out at Vrbas before moving to Crvenka. He also played for Sloga Doboj, helping the ...

(1954–2002), Serbian handball player *

Drago Jurak Drago Jurak (17 January 1911 – 1 January 1994) was a Croatian painter who was active during the time of Yugoslavia. His works can be found at the Croatian Museum of Naïve Art in Zagreb. Jurak was schooled for a wheelwright, then worked as a ...

(1911–1994), Croatian painter *

Drago Karalić Drago Karalić ( sr-cyr, Драго Каралић; born 1965) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach for Mladi Krajišnik of the Women Basketball Championship of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Coaching career In December 2003, Karalić mutually a ...

(born 1965), Bosnian Serb basketball coach * Drago Kolar (1932–2000), Slovenian ceramics artist *

Drago Kovačević Drago Kovačević ( sr-cyr, Драго Ковачевић; 1953 – November 27, 2019) was a Croatian Serb politician and writer. He lived in Belgrade, Serbia and worked for the Serbian Democratic Forum. Biography He was Minister of Information ...

(1953–2019), Croatian Serb politician and writer * Drago Lovrić (born 1961), Croatian general * Drago Mamić (born 1954), Serbian-born Croatian football player and manager *

Drago Marušič Drago Marušič (10 December 1884 – 30 September 1964) was a Slovenian and Yugoslav politician and jurist. Born in Opatje Selo in present-day western Slovenia, Marušič studied law at Universities of Graz and Prague, where he graduated in 191 ...

(1884–1964), Slovenian and Yugoslav politician and jurist *

Drago Matanović Drago Matanović was the author of numerous books and textbooks on electrical engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use elec ...

, Slovenian electrical engineer *

Drago Matulaj Drago Matulaj (18 February 1911 – 14 February 1996) was a Croatian rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially know ...

(1911–1996), Croatian rower * Drago Miličić, perpetrator of a 1992 mass shooting in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Drago Milović (born 1994), Montenegrin football player * * Drago Nikolić (1957–2015), Bosnian Serb war criminal *

Drago Papa Drago Papa (born 9 February 1984) is a Croatian footballer currently playing for NK Vrbovec in the Treća HNL. Club career A product of Dinamo Zagreb academy, Papa never managed to break into the first team and he had his professional debut at ...

(born 1984), Croatian football player *

Drago Pašalić Drago Pašalić (; born June 23, 1984) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. He is the current technical director of Donar. Standing at , he played both power forward and center positions. In the beginning of his career he played fo ...

(born 1984), Croatian basketball player *

Drago Pilsel Drago Carlos Pilsel (born 21 September 1962) is an Argentine Croatian journalist and human rights activist. Early years Drago Pilsel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina to a politically engaged family. His parents were Croatian immigrants who came ...

(born 1962), Argentine Croatian journalist *

Drago Prgomet Drago Prgomet (born 23 May 1965) is a Croatian physician, university professor and politician. He served as a Member of Croatian Parliament, later as President of the Zagreb Assembly, as well as a head of Department of Ear, Nose, Throat, and Head ...

(born 1965), Croatian physician and politician *

Drago Pudgar Drago Pudgar (born 27 September 1949) is a Slovenian ski jumper. He competed in the normal hill and large hill events at the 1972 Winter Olympics The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially the and commonly known as Sapporo 1972 ( ja, 札幌1972), ...

(born 1949), Slovenian ski jumper * Drago Savić (born 1949), Slovenian ice hockey player *

Drago Siliqi Drago Siliqi (9 June 1930–13 July 1963) was an Albanian poet, literary critic, and publisher. At the age of 14 he became a scout and then a partisan of the National Liberation Movement. He published his first collection of poetry, and then purs ...

(1930–1963), Albanian poet, literary critic and publisher *

Drago Supančič Drago Supančič (1903–1964)Vode, Angela, & Alenka Puhar. 2004. ''Skriti spomin.'' Ljubljana: Nova revija, p. 84. was a Slovene special-needs teacher. Supančič worked at the school for the deaf and dumb in Ljubljana. He was a member of the ...

(1903–1964), Slovene special-needs teacher * Drago Šoštarić (born 1943), Slovenian gymnast * Drago Štajnberger (1916–1942), Croatian Jewish war hero *

Drago Štambuk Drago Štambuk (20 September 1950) is a Croatian physician, poet, essayist and an ambassador. Štambuk was born in Selca on the island of Brač. He attended the gymnasium in Split, and the University of Zagreb School of Medicine. Career He spec ...

(born 1950), Croatian physician, writer and diplomat *

Drago Štritof Dragutin "Drago" Štritof (1 August 1923 – 2 November 2014) was a Croatian middle-distance runner who competed for Yugoslavia. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi ...

(1923–2014), Croatian runner * Drago Vabec (born 1950), Croatian football player * Drago Vuković (born 1983), Croatian handball player *

Drago Žigman Drago Žigman (12 June 1924 – 8 November 1983) was a Croatian and Yugoslav professional footballer. Career Žigman played the position of forward for local Zagreb sides NK Mesarski and Lokomotiva Zagreb, as well as for FK Sarajevo Fudbals ...

(1924–1983), Croatian football player * Drago Žiljak (born 1960), Croatian handball player and coach

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