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Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina are known by the demonym "Bosnians", which includes people belonging to the three main constituent groups (

Bosniaks The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...

Croats The Croats (; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and other neighboring countries in Central Europe, Central and Southeastern Europe who share a common Croatian Cultural heritage, ancest ...

and

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian Cultural heritage, ancestry, Culture of Serbia, culture, History of Serbia, history, and Serbian lan ...

Arts

Fine arts

Adi Granov Adi Granov (; born 1977) is a Bosnian-American comic book artist and conceptual designer. He is best known for his painted work with Marvel Comics, for whom most of his comics work is produced, in particular his work on Iron Man. He is especially ...

– comic book artist * Braco Dimitrijević – conceptual artist * Endi E. Poskovic – printmaker and artist * Gabrijel Jurkić – painter * Safet Zec – painter and graphic designer * Šejla Kamerić – video art and installation * Helena Klakocar – cartoonist * Maya Kulenovic – painter (Canada) *

Mersad Berber Mersad Berber (1 January 1940 – 7 October 2012) was a Bosnian painter. Early life Berber was born in Bosanski Petrovac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Ljubljana where he graduated with a BA and MA. In 1978, B ...

– painter * Nesim Tahirović – painter * Irfan Brkovic – visual artist * Lazar Drljača – painter * Slobodan Pejić – painter and sculptor *

Ismet Rizvić Ismet Rizvić ( Mostar, 1933 - Sarajevo 1992) was a Bosnian artist. Life Rizvić was born in Mostar in 1933, but spent much of his life, and all of his working life, in Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different lan ...

– painter *

Todor Švrakić Todor Švrakić (1882–1931) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Painting, painter. He was one of the early 20th century pioneers of Bosnian painting within the European style and is considered one of the Western Balkans' most notable waterc ...

– painter *

Zuko Džumhur Zulfikar "Zuko" Džumhur (24 September 1920 – 27 November 1989) was a prominent Bosnian writer, painter and Caricature, caricaturist. His bohemian nature, versatility of a polymath and extremely creative personality have made him a unique f ...

– cartoonist * Adela Jušić – visual artist * Florijan Mićković – sculptor

Architecture

* Selma Harrington – architect and designer * Vesna Bugarski – Bosnia-Herzegovina's first female architect * Ivan Štraus – architect, academician * Zlatko Ugljen – architect * Hasan Cemalovic – architect *

Ivan Ceresnjes Ivan Čerešnješ (born 1945, Sarajevo), also known as Ivica Čerešnješ, is a Bosnians, Bosnian architect-researcher at the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem specializing in the documentation of the Jews, Jewish architec ...

– architect *

Selman Selmanagić Selman Selmanagić (25 April 1905 – 7 May 1986) was a Bosnian- German architect and long-time professor at the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin who worked extensively for the government of East Germany. Biography Selmanagić was born in S ...

– architect

Composition

Franciscus Bossinensis Franciscus Bossinensis (''fl.'' 1509 – 1511) ( Francis the Bosnian) was a lutenist-composer active in Italy in the 16th century. Bojan Bujić, "Navigating through the Past": Issues Facing an Historian of Music in Bosnia, ''International Review o ...

– composer *

Dino Zonić Edin Dino Zonić is a Bosnian composer and conductor. Biography Zonić was born and raised in Sarajevo. He is the composer, conductor, and director of productions throughout Europe and the United States concert halls, festivals and theaters o ...

– composer and conductor * Nihad Hrustanbegovic – composier, concert artist, accordionist and pianist * Elvidin Krilić – musician, accordion player and composer *

Miroslav Čangalović Miroslav Čangalović ( sr-Cyrl, Мирослав Чангаловић; 3 March 1921 – 1 October 1999) was a Serbs, Serbian opera and concert singer and is considered to be one of the greatest bass (voice type), basses in Yugoslav history. Ča ...

– Bosnian opera and concert singer * Lotfi Bouchnak – Tunisian singer, ud player, composer and public figure * Flory Jagoda – composer and singer * Merima Ključo – concert accordionist

Theatre and performing arts

* Tea Alagic (born 1972), Bosnian-American theatre director * Adnan Hasković – actor * Aleksandra Romanić – pianist *

Branko Đurić Branko Đurić (; born 28 May 1962), also known by his nickname Đuro (Cyrillic: Ђуро), is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician, who lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Born and raised in Sarajevo, Đurić rose to prom ...

– actor, director, original member of the cult comedy Top Lista Nadrealista line-up * Davor Dujmović – actor * Enis Bešlagić – actor *

Haris Pašović Haris Pašović (born 16 July 1961) is a Bosnian theatre director. Over the course of his career, he has also worked as a playwright, producer, choreographer, performer, and designer. He is best known for his productions of Wedekind's “Spring Aw ...

– director * Josip Pejaković – actor * Midhat Ajanović – film theorist, animator and novelist *

Mustafa Nadarević Mustafa Nadarević (2 May 1943 – 22 November 2020) was a Bosnian actor. Widely considered one of the greatest actors from the former Yugoslavia, he starred in over 70 films, including '' The Smell of Quinces'' (1982), '' When Father Was Away on ...

– actor * Oskar Danon – composer and conductor *

Vedran Smailović Vedran Smailović (born 11 November 1956), known as the "''Cellist of Sarajevo''", is a Bosnian musician. During the siege of Sarajevo, he played Albinoni's '' Adagio in G Minor'' in ruined buildings, and, often under the threat of snipers, he ...

– cellist * Vladimir Valjarević – pianist * Zijah Sokolović – actor, director *

Zoran Bečić Zoran Bečić (April 2, 1939 – March 29, 2006) was one of the most prominent artists of the Bosnian theatrical community in the 20th century. One of the founding actors of Sarajevo War Theatre, he studied acting at the Belgrade Academy of Dramati ...

– actor and director * Arijana Marić Gigliani – opera singer *

Zlatko Topčić Zlatko Topčić (born 30 April 1955) is a Bosnian screenwriter, playwright and novelist. He has written a number of films, including: ''Remake (2003 film), Remake'', ''The Abandoned (2010 film), The Abandoned'', ''Miracle in Bosnia''; theater p ...

– playwright

Literature

Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, 1961. His writ ...

– writer,

Nobel Laureate The Nobel Prizes (, ) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make outstanding contributions in th ...

* Meša Selimović – writer *

Branko Ćopić Branko Ćopić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Ћопић, ; 1 January 1915 – 26 March 1984) was a Yugoslav writer. He wrote poetry, short stories, and novels, and became famous for his stories for children and young adults, often set during World War ...

– writer * Aleksa Šantić – poet * Aleksandar Hemon – writer * Abdulah Sidran – writer *

Petar Kočić Petar Kočić ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Кочић; 29 June 1877 – 27 August 1916) was a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb writer, activist and politician. Born in rural northwestern Bosnia (region), Bosnia in the final days of Ot ...

– writer * Isak Samokovlija – writer * Mak Dizdar – poet *

Miljenko Jergović Miljenko Jergović (born 28 May 1966) is a prominent Bosnian writer. Biography Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia to Croatian parents, Jergović received his M.A. in literature from the Sarajevo University. While at hi ...

– writer * Semezdin Mehmedinovic – writer * Jovan Dučić – poet * Zaim Topčić – writer *

– writer * Prokopije Čokorilo – traveler, writer and historian * Nićifor Dučić – writer * Staka Skenderova – writer

Science and technology

* Mahmut Bajraktarević – mathematician * Rifat Hadžiselimović – genetist *

Asaf Duraković Asaf Duraković (16 May 1940 – 16 December 2020) was a Croatian medical doctor. He is also known for his poetry and verse (poetry), verses. Duraković was born in Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina and educated at the University of Zagreb in Zagreb ...

– physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium * Asim Kurjak – physician, gynecologist * Asim Peco – linguist and professor of philology at the

University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade () is a public university, public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it me ...

* Vladimir Prelog – chemist, Nobel Laureate * Irfan Škiljan – creator of freeware image viewer IrfanView

Popular culture

Film, radio and television

* Aida Begić – film director *

Ademir Kenović Ademir Kenović (born September 14, 1950) is a Bosnian film director and producer. He graduated from the University of Sarajevo in 1975. In 1972–73 he studied film, English literature and art at the Denison University in Ohio Ohio ( ...

– film director and producer François Chalais Prize * Adnan Hasković – actor *

Bekim Fehmiu Bekim Fehmiu (; ; 1 June 1936 – 15 June 2010) was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War, and one of the internationally best-known ethnic Albanian actors. ...

– actor * Danis Tanović –

Academy Award The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence ...

Golden Globe The Golden Globe Awards are awards presented for excellence in both international film and television. It is an annual award ceremony held since 1944 to honor artists and professionals and their work. The ceremony is normally held every Januar ...

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival (; ), until 2003 called the International Film Festival ('), is the most prestigious film festival in the world. Held in Cannes, France, it previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around ...

-winning director and screenwriter *

– theatre and film director *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица, ; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, film producer and musician. Kusturica has been an active filmmaker since the 1980s. He has competed at the Cannes ...

– film director, two time

Palme d'Or The (; ) is the highest prize awarded to the director of the Best Feature Film of the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festiv ...

winner * Hajrudin Krvavac – film director *

Harun Mehmedinović Harun Mehmedinović is a Bosnian American director, screenwriter, photographer, cinematographer, and author. He is a graduate of UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television and American Film Institute. He is the co-creator of the viral timela ...

– filmmaker, photographer, author *

Ivana Miličević Ivana Miličević (; born April 26, 1974) is a Croatian-American actress and model based in the United States, best known for her starring roles in the Cinemax action-drama series ''Banshee (TV series), Banshee'' (2013–2016) and The CW science ...

– actress, notable appearances in

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, with a total of nine seasons consisting of List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It ...

, Felicity, among others * Jasmila Žbanić – film director,

nominee,

BAFTA The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA, ) is an independent trade association and charity that supports, develops, and promotes the arts of film, television and video games in the United Kingdom. In addition to its annual awa ...

nominee, 2006

Golden Bear The Golden Bear () is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival and is, along with the Palme d'Or and the Golden Lion, the most important international film festival award. The bear is the heraldic an ...

winner * Jasmin Dizdar – film director *

Karl Malden Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American stage, movie and television actor who first achieved acclaim in the original Broadway productions of Arthur Miller's '' All My Sons'' and Tennessee Will ...

– actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of the

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS, often pronounced ; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of adva ...

. His family originates from Bileća. * Nenad Dizdarević – film director *

Pjer Žalica Pjer Žalica (born 7 May 1964) is a Bosnians, Bosnian film director, screenwriter and a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo. His father Miodrag (1926–1992) was a noted dramaturgist and poet who scripted several TV movies. H ...

– film director * Srđan Vuletić – filmmaker * Tarik Filipović – actor * Vehid Gunić – TV presenter * Zaim Topčić – editor of the Sarajevo radio station *

– screenwriter

Music

Adi Lukovac Adi Lukovac (9 September 1970 – 18 June 2006) was a Bosnian musician, best known as the pioneer of electronic music in Bosnia and Herzegovina and leader of the Bosnian industrial band Adi Lukovac & The Ornaments. Lukovac founded the band Orna ...

– musician, music producer, founder of band Adi Lukovac & Ornamenti * Alen Islamović – musician, one-time frontman of Divlje Jagode i

Bijelo Dugme () is a Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav Rock music, rock band, formed in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1974. is widely considered to have been the most popular and the best-selling band ever to exist in the former S ...

* Aljoša Buha – member of the original line-up of Crvena Jabuka, killed in a car accident * Alma Čardžić – pop singer * Amila Glamočak – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest * Beba Selimović – sevdalinka singer * Boris Novković – singer and songwriter * Brano Likić – composer and founder of Rezonansa * Dado Džihan – composer, producer, one-time member of

Zabranjeno pušenje Zabranjeno Pušenje () is a Bosnian Rock music, rock band formed in Sarajevo in 1980. The group's musical style primarily consists of a distinctive garage rock sound with Bosnian folk music, folk influences, often featuring innovative production a ...

and Top lista nadrealista * Davor Badrov – singer * Davorin Popović – singer and frontman of

Indexi Indexi was a Bosnian and former Yugoslav rock band popular in Yugoslavia. It formed in 1962 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and disbanded in 2001 when singer Davorin Popović died. Some of their most notable songs are "Svijet u kome ži ...

* Deen – former leader of the boyband Seven Up, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest * Dejan Matić – folk singer * Damir Imamović – sevdalinka singer * Dina Bajraktarević – sevdalinka and folk singer *

Dino Merlin Edin Dervišhalidović (born 12 September 1962), known professionally as Dino Merlin, is a Bosnian singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Sarajevo, he founded and led the band Merlin (Yugoslav band), Merlin, one of the best-selling Rock b ...

– pop singer, songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest and the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest * DJ Krmak – singer * Dragi Šestić – music producer * Dražen Ričl a.k.a. Zijo – original frontman for Crvena Jabuka * Dražen Žerić a.k.a. Žera – original member of Crvena Jabuka and its current frontman * Duško Kuliš – folk singer *

Edo Maajka Edin Osmić (born 22 December 1978), better known by his stage name Edo Maajka, is a Bosnian rapper, record producer and songwriter. His popularity brought his group Disciplinska Komisija to the mainstream. He lives in Zagreb, Croatia, with his ...

– rapper, leader of rap group Disciplinska komisija * Elvir Laković Laka, rock music singer, songwriter * Esad Plavi – pop-folk singer *

Goran Bregović Goran Bregović ( sr-Cyrl, Горан Бреговић; born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic speaking countries in the ...

– musician and composer, founder of

* Hakala – folk singer *

Halid Bešlić Halid Bešlić (; born 20 November 1953) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian folk music, folk singer and musician who has been performing professionally since 1979. Bešlić's singing career was one of the most successful in SFR Yugoslavia, Yugo ...

– folk singer * Hanka Paldum – sevdalinka singer * Haris Džinović – folk singer * Hajrudin Varešanović – a.k.a. Hari Mata Hari pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest and finished in 3rd place * Himzo Polovina – sevdalinka singer * Igor Vukojević – singer * Indira Radić – folk singer * Jadranka Stojaković – pop singer * Jasmin Muharemović – pop-folk singer * Jura Stublić – rock singer *

Kemal Malovčić Kemal Malovčić (; born 6 May 1946) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Folk music, folk singer. He started his career in the 1960s. During the 1980s, Malovčić was a member of Južni Vetar (band), Južni Vetar, being among the "Big 5" singer ...

– popular Bosnian etno-psyhodelic singer * Kemal Monteno – singer, musician, and songwriter *

Kornelije Kovač Kornelije "Bata" Kovač ( sr-Cyrl, Корнелије "Бата" Ковач, ; ; 1 January 1942 – 13 September 2022) was a Serbian composer. Early life Born in Niš during World War II in the Nazi-occupied Serbia to a Hungarian father an ...

– composer, musician, member of the original line-up of

, founder of

Korni grupa Korni Grupa ( sr-cyr, Корни Група, trans. ''Korni Group'') was a Yugoslav rock band formed in Belgrade in 1968. Launched and led by, as well as named after, the keyboardist Kornelije Kovač, the band was one of the first Yugoslav ro ...

* Lepa Brena – pop-folk singer *

Marinko Rokvić Marinko Rokvić ( sr-cyr, Маринко Роквић; 27 January 1954 – 6 November 2021) was a Bosnian Serb folk singer. Early life Marinko Rokvić was born on January 27, 1954, in Bosanski Petrovac, PR Bosnia and Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavi ...

– folk singer * Mate Bulić – pop-folk singer *

Maya Berović Maja "Maya" Berović (; born 8 July 1987) is a Bosnian singer. Born in Ilijaš, she made her recording debut in 2007 with the album ''Život uživo''. It was followed by four other moderately successful releases: ''Crno zlato'' (2008), ''Maya (Ma ...

– pop star * Meho Puzić – sevdalinka-folk singer * Mile Kitić – turbofolk singer * Miloš Bojanić – pop-folk singer *

Mirsada Bajraktarević Mirsada or Mersada is a Bosnian feminine given name that may refer to the following notable people: *Mirsada Bajraktarević (1951–1976), Bosnian singer and songwriter *Mersada Bećirspahić (born 1957), Bosnian basketball player * Mirsada Burić ( ...

– singer * Mitar Mirić – singer * Mladen Vojičić Tifa – singer * Nada Mamula – sevdalinka singer * Nada Topčagić – singer * Nadja Benaissa – singer *

Nedeljko Bajić Baja Nedeljko Bajić (; born 9 June 1968), known as Baja (), is a Bosnian Serb pop-folk singer. Personal life Bajić was born into a Bosnian Serb family in Šipovo, near Jajce in SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Y ...

– singer *

Nenad Janković Nenad (; Cyrillic script: Ненад) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin. It is common in countries that speak South Slavic languages, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro. The name is derived from the ...

– musician, original frontman of

, original member of the Top lista nadrealista line-up *

Nikša Bratoš Nikša Bratoš (born 17 August 1959) is a Croatian musician. He is known for having played in bands Bonton Baya, Valentino and Crvena jabuka. He has worked on songs for a variety of Croatian pop artists. Biography Bratoš was born in 1959, an ...

– composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and Valentino, member of Crvena Jabuka * Nino Rešić – singer * Osman Hadžić – folk singer * Safet Isović – sevdalinka singer * Sanja Maletić – pop-folk singer * Saša Lošić – singer, composer and founder of the Plavi orkestar band * Saša Matić – folk singer * Sead Lipovača – original member of Divlje Jagode * Sejo Sexon, – founder of

and current frontman of the Zagreb-based post-war line-up * Seka Aleksić – pop-folk singer * Selma Bajrami – folk singer * Šemsa Suljaković, folk singer * Šerif Konjević – folk singer * Silvana Armenulić, folk and sevdalinka singer * Tifa – singer and musician *

Tomo Miličević Tomislav "Tomo" Miličević (; born September 3, 1979) is a Bosnian Croats, Bosnian Croat-American musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars from 2003 to 2018. Born in Sarajevo but raised in ...

– guitarist for

Thirty Seconds to Mars Thirty Seconds to Mars (commonly stylized as 30 Seconds to Mars) is an American Rock music, rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1998. The band consists of brothers Jared Leto (lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards) and Shannon Let ...

Vesna Pisarović Vesna Pisarović (born 9 April 1978) is a Croatian pop and jazz singer. Life and career 1978–1999: Early life Pisarović was born in Brčko, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia and grew up in Požega, Croatia. From her earliest childhood s ...

– pop singer * Vladimir Savčić Čobi – singer * Zaim Imamović – sevdalinka singer *

Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Čolić (, ; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Serbian Pop music, pop singer and widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Favourably compared to Paul McCartney and T ...

– pop singer *

Željko Bebek Želimir "Željko" Bebek (born 16 December 1945) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Croatian vocalist and musician most notable for being the lead singer of the SFR Yugoslavia, Yugoslav rock band Bijelo Dugme from 1974 until 1984. He has since ...

– musician and singer *

Željko Samardžić Željko Samardžić (Cyrillic alphabet, Cyrillic: Жељко Самарџић; born 3 October 1955) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian-Serbian Folk music, folk singer who is popular throughout the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, former ...

– pop-rock singer

Politicians and historical figures

Medieval

*14th century Vojvoda Bogut – first known ancestor of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, royal Family of Montenegro, ruler of Jablan Grad, near present-day Ugljevik,

*14th century

Đurađ Bogutović Đurađ Bogutović ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Богутовић; fl. 1370–1399) was a Serbian medieval nobility, Serbian medieval nobleman. He is an ancestor of the Petrović-Njegoš, House of Petrović-Njegoš and the Tribes of Montenegro, Njeguši ...

– son of Vojvoda Bogut and the 14th century nobleman, grandfather of Herak Heraković, the founding father of the Petrović-Njegoš and Heraković-Popović families of the Njeguši tribe *1154–1163 Ban Borić *

Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić (c. 1350–1416) was a medieval Bosnian nobleman and magnate, Grand Duke of Bosnia, Knez of Donji Kraji, and Duke of Split. He was the most prominent member of the Hrvatinić noble family, and one of the major feu ...

– Bosnian Duke, founder of the town of Jajce *1172–1204 Ban Kulin *1204–1232 Stjepan Kulinić *1232–1253 Matej Ninoslav *1254–1287 Prijezda I *1287–1290 Prijezda II *1267–1313 Stjepan I Kotromanić *1314–1353 Stjepan II Kotromanić *1353–1366 & 1367–zaljke *1391 Tvrtko I of Bosnia *1366–1367 Stjepan Vuk *1391–1395

Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia Stephen or Steven is an English first name. It is particularly significant to Christians, as it belonged to Saint Stephen ( ), an early disciple and deacon who, according to the Book of Acts, was stoned to death; he is widely regarded as the firs ...

*1398–1404 & 1409–1418

Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia Stephen OstojaHis name in Bosnian is rendered Stjepan Ostoja (), while in Croatian it is Stjepan Ostoja. In Serbian, he is called Stefan Ostoja (). ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Stjepan Ostoja, Стјепан Остоја; died September 141 ...

*1404–1409 & 1421–1433 & 1435–1442 Tvrtko II of Bosnia *1433–1435 Radivoj Ostojić *1443–1461 Stephen Thomas *1461–1463 Stephen Tomašević *

Elizabeth of Bosnia Elizabeth of Bosnia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=/, Elizabeta Kotromanić, Јелисавета Котроманић ; ; ; – January 1387) was queen consort of Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary and Croatia in personal union with Hungary, Croat ...

* Dorothea of Bulgaria * Dorothy Garai * Jelena Gruba * Jelena Nelipčić * Katarina Kosača * Kujava * Mary of Serbia *

Vitača Vitača ( sr-Cyrl, Витача) was List of Bosnian consorts, Queen consort of Bosnia as the first wife of King Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia. Vitača married Ostoja, the illegitimate son of King Tvrtko I of Bosnia, before his accession to the throne ...

* Sandalj Hranić, Sandalj Hranić Kosača, 1370–1435 – medieval nobleman from the House of Kosača *

Stjepan Vukčić Kosača Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404–1466) was a powerful Bosnian Nobility, nobleman who was politically active from 1435 to 1466; the last three decades of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Middle Ages, Bosnian medieval history. During this period, ...

a.k.a. Duke of

Saint Sava Saint Sava (, ; Old Church Slavonic: ; Glagolitic: ; ; 1169 or 1174 – 14 January 1235/6), known as the Enlightener or the Illuminator, was a Serbs, Serbian prince and Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox monk, abbot of Studenica Monastery, Studeni ...

Herceg Stjepan Kosača, Vojvoda of Hum (Herzegovina) – father of Bosnian Queen, Katarina Kosača Kotromanić * Vlatko Vuković, Vlatko Vuković Kosača, died 1392 – medieval nobleman from the House of Kosača

Ottoman rule 1463–1878

Gazi Husrev-beg Gazi Husrev Bey (, ''Gāzī Ḫusrev Beğ''; Modern Turkish: ''Gazi Hüsrev Bey''; ; 1484–1541) was an Ottoman Bosnian sanjak-bey (governor) of the Sanjak of Bosnia in 1521–1525, 1526–1534, and 1536–1541. He was known for his succes ...

– military strategist and the greatest donor and builder of

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ), ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'' is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 2 ...

* Husein Gradaščević a.k.a. Husein-kapetan, The Dragon of Bosnia – 19th century Bosnian nobleman and autonomy fighter * Isa-Beg Isaković – general, first governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, and founder of the cities of

and

Novi Pazar Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inha ...

* Ivan Franjo Jukić * Ferhad Pasha Sokolović – founder and designer of Banja Luka old town * Mehmed Paša Sokolović a.k.a. Sokollu Mehmet Paşa – Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent and Selim II * Damad Ibrahim Pasha – Grand Vizier *

Tiryaki Hasan Pasha Tiryaki Hasan Pasha ( Turkish: ''Tiryaki Hasan Paşa''); also called Alacaatlı Hasan Pasha (1530–1611), was an Ottoman military commander, who participated in the Long Turkish War. He received his education in the Enderun school. Biograph ...

a.k.a. Hasan-Paša Tiro – Bosnian national hero * Osman Pazvantoğlu – Bosnia Ottoman soldier, a governor of the Vidin district after 1794, and a rebel against Ottoman rule.

Austro-Hungarian occupation 1878–1918

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Sophie, Duchess von ...

– member of black hand, Serb, and assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, This

assassination Assassination is the willful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a personespecially if prominent or important. It may be prompted by political, ideological, religious, financial, or military motives. Assassinations are orde ...

triggered World War I.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918–1941

* David Elazar – Chief of staff of the Israeli Defence Forces * Džemaludin Čaušević – Reis-ul-ulema * Mehmed Spaho – leader of the Yugoslavia Muslim Organisation * Džafer Kulenović - 3rd President of the Yugoslav Muslim Organization

World War II

* Peter Tomich – World War II hero *

Rodoljub Čolaković Rodoljub "Roćko" Čolaković ( sr-cyr, Родољуб Чолаковић; 7 June 1900 – 30 March 1983) was a Yugoslavia, Yugoslav politician and writer who served as the 1st Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Prime ...

– World War II war hero, People's Hero of Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921941–1945: World War II in Yugoslavia#Axis invasion and dismemberment of Yugoslavia, Axis occupation , p1 = Kingdom of SerbiaSerbia , flag_p ...
1943–1991

Presidents of the Socialist Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...
1943–1990

*Kecmanović, Vojislav Đedo – (25 November 1943 – November 1946) * Pucar, Đuro Stari – (November 1946 – September 1948) *Šegrt, Vlado – (September 1948 – March 1953) * Pucar, Đuro Stari – (December 1953 – June 1963) *Dugonjić, Rato – (June 1963 – 1967) * Bijedić, Džemal – (1967–1971) * Pozderac, Hamdija – (1971 – May 1974) *Dugonjić, Rato – (May 1974 – April 1978) * Dizdarević, Raif – (April 1978 – April 1982) * Mikulić, Branko – (April 1982 – 26 April 1984) * Renovica, Milanko – (26 April 1984 – 26 April 1985.) *Mesihović, Munir – (26 April 1985 – April 1987) *Andrić, Mato – (April 1988 – April 1989) *Filipović, Nikola – (April 1988 – April 1989) * Piljak, Obrad – (April 1989 – December 1990)

Prime ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945–1990

* Čolaković, Rodoljub – (27 April 1945 – September 1948) * Pucar, Đuro Stari – (September 1948 – December 1953) * Humo, Avdo – (December 1953 – 1956) * Karabegović, Osman – (1956–1963) * Brkić, Hasan – (1963–1965) * Kolak, Rudi – (1965–1967) * Mikulić, Branko – (1967–1969) *Kosovac, Dragutin – (1969 – April 1974) * Renovica, Milanko – (April 1974 – 28 April 1982) *Maglajlija, Seid – (28 April 1982 – 28 April 1984) *Ubiparip, Gojko – (28 April 1984 – April 1986) *Lovrenović, Josip – (April 1986 – April 1988)

Bosnia presidents since 1990

Alija Izetbegović Alija Izetbegović (; 8 August 1925 – 19 October 2003) was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosophy, Islamic philosopher and author, who in 1992 became the first Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, president of the Presidency ...

– (December 1990 – October 1996) (collective presidency chairman) *Alija Izetbegović (October 1996 – October 1998) (collective presidency chairman) * Živko Radišić – (October 1998 – June 1999) * Ante Jelavić – (June 1999 – February 2000) *Alija Izetbegović – (February 2000 – October 2000) *Živko Radišić – (October 2000 – June 2001) * Jozo Križanović – (June 2001 – February 2002) * Beriz Belkić – (February 2002 – October 2002) * Mirko Šarović – (October 2002 – April 2003) * Borislav Paravac – (April 2003 – June 2003) * Dragan Čović – (June 2003 – February 2004) * Sulejman Tihić – (February 2004 – October 2004) *Borislav Paravac – (October 2004 – June 2005) * Ivo Miro Jović – (June 2005 – October 2006) * Nebojša Radmanović – (part of collective presidency) *

Željko Komšić Željko Komšić (; born 20 January 1964) is a Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Croat politician serving as the List of Croat members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 6th and current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia a ...

– (part of collective presidency)(collective presidency chairman) * Haris Silajdžić – (part of collective presidency)

Other political figures since 1943

* Adnan Terzić – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Boris Tadić Boris Tadić, (born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology. He later worked as a journalist ...

– President of the Republic of Serbia * Cvijetin Mijatović a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia * Irfan Ljubijankić – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomat * Jovan Divjak – general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, poet * Mladen Ivanić – politician and diplomat * Nikola Špirić – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Stjepan Šiber – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflict * Vladimir Dedijer – Partisan fighter, politician, and historian *

Zlatko Lagumdžija Zlatko Lagumdžija (born 26 December 1955) is a Bosnian diplomat and politician serving as List of current permanent representatives to the United Nations, Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations since July 2023. ...

– politician and diplomat *

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician and philosopher who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia, prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until Assassination of Zoran Đinđić, ...

– prime minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mayor of Belgrade, and the philosopher

Sportspeople

Team sports

;Basketball *

Adnan Hodžić Adnan Hodžić (born 6 December 1988) is a Bosnian-American former professional basketball player. A 6'8" power forward, Hodžić played college basketball for Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee. Hodžić is notable both for winning the ...

– basketball player *

Aleksandar Nikolić Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Александар "Аца" Николић; 28 October 1924 – 12 March 2000) was a Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He was also a professor at the University of Belgrade's Faculty of S ...

– "Father of Yugoslav Basketball" * Anđa Jelavić – basketball player *

Bogdan Tanjević Bogdan Tanjević ( sr-Cyrl, Богдан Тањевић; born 13 February 1947), nicknamed "Boša" () is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. He is best known for being KK Bosna's head coach when the club became the t ...

– basketball coach *

Borislav Stanković ),Boris (Борис) , image = Borislav Bora Stanković.jpg , imagesize = , caption = , order = 2nd , office = Secretary General of FIBA , term_start = 1 January 1976 , ter ...

– former basketball player * Damir Omerhodžić-Markota – NBA basketball player with the

Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks are an American professional basketball team based in Milwaukee. The Bucks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Central Division (NBA), Central Division of the Eastern Conference (NBA), East ...

* Damir Mršić – former basketball player * Damir Mulaomerović – retired basketball player * Dejan Bodiroga – voted first on the list by the fans worldwide for the Euroleague Basketball 2001–2010 All-Decade Team. His family originates from the village of Bodiroge near

Trebinje Trebinje ( sr-Cyrl, Требиње, ) is a city and municipality in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the southernmost city in Bosnia and Herzegovina and is situated on the banks of the Trebišnjica river in the region of East Her ...

* Dragana Stanković – basketball player *

Dražen Dalipagić Dražen "Praja" Dalipagić (; 27 November 1951 – 25 January 2025) was a Serbian professional basketball player and head coach. He was selected the best athlete of Yugoslavia in the year 1978, and is one of the most decorated athletes in Yugos ...

– basketball player, former Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist and

FIBA Hall of Fame The FIBA Hall of Fame, or FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame, honors players, coaches, teams, referees, and administrators who have greatly contributed to international competitive basketball. It was established by FIBA in 1991. Originally built in ...

r * Džanan Musa – basketball player * Emir Mutapčić – assistant coach of FC Bayern Munich and current coach of the Germany national team * Edin Bavčić – former NBA basketball player with the

Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, also known colloquially as the Sixers, are an American professional basketball team based in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The 76ers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlan ...

* Elmedin Kikanović – basketball player * Jasmin Repeša – basketball coach * Jelica Komnenović – former basketball player * Jusuf Nurkić – basketball player * Mile Ilić – former basketball player *

Mirza Delibašić Mirza Delibašić (9 January 1954 – 8 December 2001) was a Bosnian professional basketball player and coach. Delibašić was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991. He was enshrined into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007. In 2008, he ...

– basketball player, former Bosna and Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist and

r * Bojan Bogdanović – basketball player (born in Mostar), former Real Madrid player * Mirza Teletović – NBA basketball player the

Brooklyn Nets The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NBA), ...

Nedžad Sinanović Nedžad Sinanović (born 29 January 1983) is a Bosnian former basketball player. Professional career In 2003, Sinanović was drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American ...

– basketball player * Nenad Marković – basketball coach and former basketball player * Nihad Đedović – basketball player with Bayern Munich *

Predrag Danilović Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one o ...

– basketball coach and former basketball player * Razija Mujanović – former basketball player * Robert Rothbart (born as Boris Kajmaković in 1986) – Bosnian-Israeli-American

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appro ...

player * Saša Čađo – basketball player * Slađana Golić – former basketball player * Tima Džebo – former basketball player * Vesna Bajkuša – former basketball player * Vladimir Radmanović –

NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada). The NBA is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Ca ...

basketball player with the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Pacific Division (NBA), Pacific Division of the Western Conference (NBA ...

* Zoran Planinić –

basketball player * Zoran Savić – former basketball player * Kornelija Kvesić – former basketball player * Mara Lakić – former basketball player *

Mersada Bećirspahić Mersada Bećirspahić (born 8 December 1957) is a former basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as M ...

– former basketball player * Parker Huffman – former NBA basketball player ;Football * Boško Antić - former football player *

Ivica Osim Ivan Osim (6 May 1941 – 1 May 2022), best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional Football player, footballer and Manager (association football), football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all ...

– football coach and former footballer *

Safet Sušić Safet "Pape" Sušić (; born 13 April 1955) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He was a gifted midfielder known for his dribbling skills and technical ability, and is strongly reputed to have been one of the finest Eur ...

– football coach and former footballer, Paris Saint-Germain and Ligue 1 great * Josip Katalinski – former football player * Asim Ferhatović – former football player *

Dušan Bajević Dušan "Duško" Bajević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Бајевић, ; , ''Doúsan Báyevits''; born 10 December 1948) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football manager ...

– football coach and former player * Vahid Halilhodžić – football coach and former footballer * Enver Marić – former football goalkeeper * Faruk Hadžibegić – former football player *

Blaž Slišković Blaž "Baka" Slišković (; born 30 May 1959) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. He is regarded as one of the most successful Bosnian football managers. As a player, Slišković was capped 26 times for Yugoslavia in th ...

– football coach and former footballer *

Meho Kodro Mehmed "Meho" Kodro (born 12 January 1967) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player who played as a forward. Kodro started playing professionally at Velež Mostar, making his first team debut in 1985. He spent most of his 1 ...

– former football player * Sergej Barbarez – football player * Elvir Baljić – football player * Elvir Bolić – football player * Arnela Šabanović – football player * Emir Spahić – football player * Edin Džeko – Manchester City (on loan to Roma) and Bosnia national team * Ervin Zukanović - football player * Vedad Ibišević – football player * Asmir Begović – football goalkeeper * Boro Primorac – football coach * Edin Višća – football player *

Elvir Rahimić Elvir Rahimić (born 4 April 1976) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. He is the current sporting director of Bosnian Premier League club Željezničar. Rahimić spent the majority of his career playing for Russian Premier League ...

– football player * Franjo Vladić – former footballer * Muhamed Konjić – former footballer * Vahidin Musemić – former football player * Gradimir Crnogorac – football player * Haris Medunjanin – football player * Haris Škoro – former football player * Hasan Salihamidžić – former Bayern Munich midfielder and second Bosnian to win Champions League * Ibrahim Duro – former football player * Irvin Latić - football player * Izet Hajrović – football player * Mario Stanić – former footballer *

Mehmed Baždarević Mehmed Baždarević (born 28 September 1960) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 2 club En Avant Guingamp, Guingamp. Baždarevi� ...

– former footballer * Mensur Mujdža – football player *

Miroslav Blažević Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević (; 9 February 1935 – 8 February 2023) was a Bosnian-Croatian professional Association football, football Manager (association football), manager and Football player, player. A former right winger, his professional ...

– football coach * Mirsad Fazlagić – former football player * Miralem Pjanić – Juventus and Bosnia national team * Muhamed Mujić – former footballer * Mirsad Hibić – former footballer *

Predrag Pašić Predrag Pašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional Football player, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career During his c ...

– football coach, former player * Safet Nadarević – football player * Sead Sušić – football player * Saša Papac – football player *

Savo Milošević Savo Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Саво Милошевић, ; born 2 September 1973) is a Serbian professional Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. A former Forward (association football), forward, he ...

– football player * Sead Kolašinac – football player *

Sejad Salihović Sejad Salihović (; born 8 October 1984) is a Bosnian professional manager and a former player who currently serves as the assistant coach for 1899 Hoffenheim II. He spent most of his career playing for 1899 Hoffenheim in the German Bundesliga ...

– football player * Senijad Ibričić – football player * Zlatan Bajramović – football player * Darko Maletić – football player * Zvjezdan Misimović – football player * Sulejman Halilović – former football player * Tarik Hodžić – footballer * Tomislav Piplica – former football player Foreign footballers of Bosnian origin – Australia national team * Eli Babalj – forward for Adelaide United and the Australia national team * Dino Djulbic – defender for Perth Glory and formerly the Australia national team – Austria national team * Marko Arnautović – striker Stoke City and Austria national team * Zlatko Junuzovic – midfielder SV Werder Bremen and Austria national tean – Croatia national team *

Alen Halilović Alen Halilović (; born 18 June 1996) is a Croatian professional association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard. As the Prva HNL's youngest ever goalscorer (until May 2021) and the youngest ...

– midfielder and Croatia national team *

Ante Ćorić Ante Ćorić (; born 14 April 1997) is a Croatian professional Association football, footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Croatian Football League club NK Varaždin (2012), Varaždin. He played for the Croatia national football tea ...

– midfielder and Croatia national team *

Boris Živković Boris Živković (; born 15 November 1975) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a full-back and centre-back. Živković began his professional career with Marsonia and Hrvatski Dragovoljac in his native country before s ...

– defender and Croatia national team *

Davor Šuker Davor Šuker (; born 1 January 1968) is a Croatian Association football, football administrator and former professional player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He served as the president of the Croatian Football Federatio ...

– retired Croatia national team striker * Darijo Srna – midfielder and Croatia national team (Bosnia father) * Dejan Lovren – defender and Croatia national team *

Goran Jurić Goran "Goca" Jurić (born 5 February 1963) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a defender. During his career, he played for Velež Mostar, Red Star Belgrade, Celta Vigo, Croatia Zagreb, Yokohama F. Marinos, and NK Z ...

– defender and Croatia national team * Ivan Klasnić – striker Nantes and Croatia national team * Ivan Rakitić – midfielder Sevilla and Croatia national team *

Jerko Leko Jerko Leko (born 9 April 1980) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player, who is the current manager of the second-tier Druga HNL club Jarun. He primarily played as a central midfielder, but could also operate as a right o ...

– midfielder and Croatia national team *

Josip Šimunić Josip "Joe" Šimunić (; born 18 February 1978) is a retired footballer and current president of NK Rudeš. Born in Australia to Bosnian Croat parents, Šimunić started his career at Melbourne Knights then moved to Germany where he spent ...

– defender and Croatia national team * Krunoslav Jurčić – defensive midfielder and Croatia national team *

Mario Mandžukić Mario Mandžukić (; born 21 May 1986) is a Croatian association football, football coach and a former player who was most recently an assistant coach for the Croatia national football team, Croatia national team. As a player, he played as a for ...

– striker Bayern Munich and Croatia national team * Mario Stanić – retired midfielder Chelsea F.C. and Croatia national team * Mario Tokić – defender and Croatia national team * Mateo Kovačić – midfielder and Croatia national team * Mato Neretljak – defender and Croatia national team *

Mladen Petrić Mladen Petrić (; born 1 January 1981) is a retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward. During his career, he played for Grasshopper Club Zürich, Grasshopper, FC Basel, Basel, B ...

– striker West Ham United and Croatia national team * Niko Kovač – midfielder and Croatia national team *

Nikica Jelavić Nikica Jelavić (; born 27 August 1985) is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Jelavić began his career with Croatian side Hajduk Split of the Prva HNL in 2002, before moving to Belgian Pro League club Zulte Wa ...

– striker Hull and Croatia national team * Robert Kovač – defender and Croatia national team * Stjepan Tomas – defender and Croatia national team *

Tin Jedvaj Tin Jedvaj (; born 28 November 1995) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Greek Super League club Panathinaikos. He was a part of the Croatia national team's squad which ended runners-up to France in 2018 FIFA Wor ...

– defender and Croatia national team * Vedran Ćorluka – defender Lokomotiv Moscow and Croatia national team * Zoran Mamić – defensive midfielder and Croatia national team – Germany national team * Marko Marin – midfielder Sevilla and Germany national team – Serbia national team * Luka Jović – striker Real Madrid and Serbia national team * Mladen Krstajić – defender Schalke 04 and Serbia national team *

Neven Subotić Neven Subotić (Serbian Cyrillic: Heвeн Cубoтић, ; born 10 December 1988) is a former professional association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Subotić made his professional debut in 2007 for 1. FSV Mainz 05. In the fo ...

– defender Borrusia Dortmund and Serbia national team * Ognjen Koroman – midfielder Red Star Belgrade and Serbia national team *

– retired Serbia national team striker * Zdravko Kuzmanović – midfielder AC Fiorentina and Serbia national team – Slovenia national team * Armin Bačinović – midfielder Palermo and Slovenia national team *

Zlatan Ljubijankić Zlatan Ljubijankić (; ; born 15 December 1983) is a Slovenian retired footballer who played as a forward. International career Ljubijankić was a member of the Slovenia national team between 2006 and 2015. He scored one of the three Sloveni ...

– retired striker and Slovenia national team * Jasmin Kurtič – midfielder Sassuolo and Slovenia national team * Mirnes Šišić – midfielder Olympiacos and Slovenia national team *

Samir Handanovič Samir (also spelled Sameer) is a male name found commonly in South Asia, the Middle East, and Central Asia. In Arabic, Samir () means "holy", "jovial", "loyal", or "charming". In Albanian, it literally means "so good" but loosely "exquisite", ...

– goalkeeper Inter Milan and Slovenia national team * Josip Iličić – midfielder Fiorentina and Slovenia national team * Haris Vučkić – midfielder Newcastle United and Slovenia national team – Sweden national team *

Zlatan Ibrahimović Zlatan Ibrahimović (born 3 October 1981) is a Swedish former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. Ibrahimović is known for his acrobatic strikes and Volley (association footba ...

– striker Paris Saint-Germain and Sweden national team – Switzerland national team * Eldin Jakupović – goalkeeper Hull City and Switzerland national team * Haris Seferovic – striker Real Sociedad and Switzerland national team ;Handball * Adnan Harmandić – handball player for HSG Wetzlar * Abas Arslanagić – former handball player, gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics * Benjamin Burić – handball player * Bilal Šuman – handball player * Danijel Šarić – goalkeeper for FC Barcelona Handbol * Enid Tahirović – former handball goalkeeper * Ermin Velić – former handball player, bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics * Jasna Kolar-Merdan – IHF World Player of the Year 1990 *

Ćamila Mičijević Ćamila Mičijević (born 8 September 1994) is a Croatian handball player who plays for SCM Craiova (women's handball), SCM Craiova and the Croatia women's national handball team, Croatian national team. Career Mičijević was born in Heidenheim ...

– handball player for Croatia national team * Irfan Smajlagić – former handball player, gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics * Mirko Alilović – goalkeeper plays for Croatia national team * Mirsad Terzić – handball player, captain of Bosnia national team * Mirza Džomba – handball player, Olympic and World champion * Muhamed Memić – handball player, World champion * Muhamed Mustafić – handball player * Muhamed Toromanović – handball player * Svetlana Dašić-Kitić – best female handball player ever by

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

* Zlatan Arnautović – former handball player (Olympic Gold Medal 1984) * Jasmina Janković – former goalkeeper Dutch National Team, currently goalkeeper coach for Dutch National Team and SG BBM Bietingheim ;Volleyball *

Tijana Bošković Tijana Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Тијана Бошковић; born 8 March 1997) is a Serbian professional volleyball player of VakıfBank S.K., VakıfBank. A left-handed Opposite hitter, opposite, she has won gold medals with the Serbia women's n ...

, Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist *

Đorđe Đurić Đorđe Đurić may refer to: * Đorđe Đurić (volleyball) Đorđe Đurić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Ђорђе Ђурић, born 24 April 1971) is a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, ...

, Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist * Brankica Mihajlović, Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist * Jelena Blagojević, Serbia national team player * Aleksandar Okolić, Serbia national team player * Adis Lagumdžija, Turkish national team player * Meliha Smajlović, Turkey national team player *

Sanja Starović Sanja Starović (, born 25 March 1983) is a Serbian professional volleyball player. She has played for Serbia women's national volleyball team, competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games o ...

, Serbia national team player * Saša Starović, Serbia national team player ;Water polo * Milan Muškatirović * Veselin Đuho * Zoran Janković

Individual sports

;Athletics * Amel Tuka – middle-distance runner * Ana Šimić – high jumper * Borisav Pisić – hurdler * Branko Dangubić – javelin thrower * Dako Radošević – discus thrower *

Dragan Perić Dragan Perić (, born 8 May 1964) is a Serbian shot putter who occasionally competed in the discus throw. He holds the Serbian records in athletics, Serbian records in both events. He represented Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro in four consecut ...

– shot putter * Elvir Krehmić – high jumper * Filip Mihaljević – shot putter * Hamza Alić – shot putter * Irvin Tahmaz - long jumper *

Ivan Ivančić Ivan Ivančić (6 December 1937 – 28 August 2014) was a Croatian athletics coach and shot putter who represented Yugoslavia. He was the gold medalist in the 1975 Mediterranean Games, as well as a multiple national champion and record holder. A ...

– shot putter *

Sejad Krdžalić Sejad Krdžalić (born January 5, 1960, in Doboj) is a retired javelin thrower from Yugoslavia, who finished in twelfth place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He set his personal best (83.34 m) on 30 May 1987 in Belgrade ...

– javelin thrower *

Zlatan Saračević Zlatan Saračević (born 27 July 1956) is a retired Bosnian shot putter who represented SFR Yugoslavia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. Biography He was born in Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina. but represented the clubs AK Sloboda Tuzla, AK S ...

– shot putter ;Chess * Ivan Sokolov – chess player, Grandmaster since 1987 * Predrag Nikolić – chess player, Grandmaster since 1983 * Bojan Kurajica – chess player, Grandmaster * Borki Predojević – grandmaster, top Bosnia chess player ;Martial arts/boxing * Anton Josipović – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics * Marijan Beneš – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European Championship * Tomislav Krizmanić – boxing, bronze medal at the 1953 European Championship * Memnun Hadžić – boxing, bronze medal at the 2008 European championship * Hamid Guska – boxing coach * Almedin Fetahović – boxing * Adnan Ćatić – boxing, reigning IBF world champion, former WBO champion, and a two time former WBA champion * Jasmin Hasić – super heavyweight boxing best known for winning bronze medal at the European Junior Championships 2007 in Sombor * Mirsad Bektić – mixed martial artist * Arian Sadiković – pro. welterweight Kickboxer * Amer Hrustanović – wrestler * Amel Mekić – judo, European champion * Larisa Cerić – judo, European championship medalist * Davor Vlaškovac – judo, European championship medalist * Zoran Prerad – taekwondo, European champion *

Nedžad Husić Nedžad Husić (born 15 September 2001) is a Bosnian taekwondo athlete. Career Husić won a silver medal at the 2021 European Taekwondo Championships, in the men's 74 kg. He qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics through the 2021 European ...

– taekwondo, 5th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics * Arnela Odžaković – karate, two silver medals at the European Championships * Dževad Poturak – retired super heavyweight kickboxer and former WKA European Champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament Champion ;Tennis * Alexandros Jakupovic – tennis player (Bosnia father) *

Amer Delić Amer Delić (; born June 30, 1982) is a Bosnian American former professional tennis player. He is a former captain and member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team. Delić was born in Tuzla, then in Socialist Federal Republic of Yugosla ...

– tennis player *

Ivan Dodig Ivan Dodig (; born 2 January 1985) is a Croatian professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 2 in September 2023. He is a seven-time Grand Slam champion, having won men's double ...

– tennis player * Ivan Ljubičić – tennis player *

Marin Čilić Marin Čilić (; born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. He has been ranked world No. 3 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), achieved on 28 January 2018. Čilić has won 21 ATP Tour-level si ...

– tennis player *

Mervana Jugić-Salkić Mervana Jugić-Salkić (born 14 May 1980) is a Bosnian former top 100 tennis Tennis is a List of racket sports, racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles (tennis), singles) or between two teams of ...

– tennis player * Sandra Martinović – tennis player *

Damir Džumhur Damir Džumhur ( ; born 20 May 1992) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. His career-best singles ATP ranking of World No. 23, achieved on 2 July 2018, makes him the highest-ranked tennis player from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is currently Bos ...

– tennis player * Andrea Petkovic – tennis player, playing for Germany ;Other * Lana Pudar, swimmer * Almir Velagić, weightlifter *

Nedžad Fazlija Nedžad Fazlija (born 25 February 1968) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired Olympic sports shooter. Fazlija was a part of the Bosnian Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics an ...

, sports shooter * Andrea Arsović, sports shooter *

Bojan Tokič Bojan ( Serbian Cyrillic and Macedonian: Бојан; Ukrainian, Russian and Bulgarian Cyrillic: Боян, transcribed ''Boyan'') is a Slavic given name, derived from the Slavic noun ''boj'' "battle." The ending ''-an'' is a suffix frequently ...

, table tennis player *

Jasna Fazlić Jasna Rather (née Fazlić; December 20, 1970) is an American former table tennis player who played for Yugoslavia and then for the United States, competing on four Olympics: in Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics, Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Sydney ...

, table tennis player * Lejla Njemčević, cross-country and mountain bike cyclist * Michi Halilović, skeleton racer * Irvin Hušić - racing cyclist * Milenko Zorić, canoer * Radoje Đerić, rower * Dino Beganovic, racing driver * Srećko Pejović, sports shooter *

Velimir Stjepanović Velimir Stjepanović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Велимир Стјепановић; born 7 August 1993) is a Serbian professional swimmer currently representing DC Trident at the International Swimming League. He has won gold medals at the Europ ...

, swimmer * Veselin Petrović, cyclist * Azer Dugalić, content creator (league of legends player, consistent challenger, known for his vel'koz)

Religion

* Makarije Sokolović, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1557–1571) * Antonije Sokolović, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1571–1575) * Gerasim Sokolović, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1575–1586) * Savatije Sokolović, Serbian Patriarch (s. 1587) * Gavrilo II, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1752) * Basil of Ostrog (1610–1671), Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje * Visarion, Orthodox metropolitan of Herzegovina (s. 1590–1602) * Savatije Ljubibratić, Orthodox metropolitan of Zahumlje and Dalmatia (s. 1693–1716) * Nićifor Dučić (1832–1900), Orthodox theologian, historian, philologist and writer * Jovica Ilić (fl. 1834–), Orthodox priest, rebel leader *

Pavle Tvrtković Pavle Tvrtković ( sr-cyr, Павле Твртковић; 1834–51) was a Serbian Orthodox priest from Bosnia who participated in the rebellion organized by priest Jovica Ilić in northeastern Ottoman Bosnia in March 1834, published a collecti ...

(fl. 1834–51), Orthodox priest, served at the Serbia court

Other prominent people

Adil Zulfikarpašić Adil Zulfikarpašić (23 December 1921 – 21 July 2008) was a Bosniak intellectual and politician who served as vice president of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War of the 1990s, under the first president of the Presi ...

– businessman, one-time politician, and

philanthropist Philanthropy is a form of altruism that consists of "private initiatives for the public good, focusing on quality of life". Philanthropy contrasts with business initiatives, which are private initiatives for private good, focusing on material ...

, founder of the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo * Alija Sirotanović – Bosnia coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotes *

– President of Serbia * Branko Crvenkovski – Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009. * Emerik Blum – founder of Energoinvest, former mayor of Sarajevo, arguably the most successful and influential businessman in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Ervin Rustemagić - comic book publisher, distributor, and rights agent * Foto Boško (1944–1993) – Yugoslavian Craftsman Photographer from Banja Luka known for his work and contributions to the local community. *

Fikret Hodžić Fikret Hodžić (26 June 1953 – 9 July 1992) was a professional Bosnian bodybuilder. Hodžić competed during the 1970s and 1980s representing the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Hodžić began bodybuilding in 1973. He was inspired b ...

– bodybuilder * Kemal Curić – automobile designer known best for his work at Ford, where he was responsible for numerous concept and production cars * Inga Peulich – Australia politician born in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Irvin Mujčić - human rights activist and survivor of the Srebrenica genocide * Omer Halilhodžić – automobile designer responsible for the styling of the 2004 Mitsubishi Colt, and the concept cars which preceded it: CZ2, CZ3, CZ3 cabriolet, and CZT. He has since penned the Mitsubishi Concept Sportback, and the Mitsubishi Concept X, which presages the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X production car. *

Mila Mulroney Milica "Mila" Mulroney (née Pivnički; Serbian Cyrillic: Милица "Мила" Пивнички; born July 13, 1953) is the widow of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She was notable for taking on a greater role during her hu ...

– wife of the 18th

Prime Minister of Canada The prime minister of Canada () is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons ...

Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney (March 20, 1939 – February 29, 2024) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studi ...

Tijana Arnautović Tijana Petković ( sr-cyr, Тијана Петковић; born August 15, 1986), née Tijana Arnautović, is Bosnian Canadian beauty pageant titleholder and model who won the title of Miss Canada in 2004 and represented her country in Miss World ...

– model, Miss World Canada 2004 * Vladimir Ćorović – historian *

– former Prime Minister of

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* Nijaz Ibrulj – philosopher and professor at the University of Sarajevo * Faruk Čaklovica – Professor of Bromatology and Rector of the University of Sarajevo *

Željko Topić Željko Topić (born 5 August 1959) is a Croatian civil servant, and a former Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO). Before taking up his position at the EPO, he was the Director General of the State Intellectual Property Office (Croat ...

– Croatia civil servant and vice-president of the European Patent Office born in Bosnia and Herzegovina * Semir Osmanagić – Bosnia author, businessman and pseudoarchaeologist

Infamous people

* Andrija Artuković – minister in the government of the

Independent State of Croatia The Independent State of Croatia (, NDH) was a World War II–era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist Italy. It was established in parts of Axis occupation of Yugoslavia, occupied Yugoslavia on 10 April 1941, ...

and war criminal *

Ante Pavelić Ante Pavelić (; 14 July 1889 – 28 December 1959) was a Croatian politician who founded and headed the fascist ultranationalist organization known as the Ustaše in 1929 and was dictator of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), a fasc ...

–

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian fascist and ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaša – Croatian Revolutionar ...

leader, founder and leader of the fascist

, war criminal * Biljana Plavšić – politician, convicted by the International War Tribunal for

war crimes A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hos ...

during the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

Vjekoslav Luburić Vjekoslav Luburić (6 March 1914 – 20 April 1969) was a Independent State of Croatia, Croatian Ustaše official who headed the system of concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) during much of World War II. Luburić al ...

–

leader, commander of the

Jasenovac concentration camp Jasenovac () was a concentration camp, concentration and extermination camp established in the Jasenovac, Sisak-Moslavina County, village of the same name by the authorities of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) in occupied Yugoslavia durin ...

, war criminal * Miroslav Filipović –

leader, commander of the

, and war criminal * Momčilo Krajišnik – politician, convicted by the International War Tribunal for

and

ethnic cleansing Ethnic cleansing is the systematic forced removal of ethnic, racial, or religious groups from a given area, with the intent of making the society ethnically homogeneous. Along with direct removal such as deportation or population transfer, it ...

during the

Radovan Karadžić Radovan Karadžić ( sr-Cyrl, Радован Караџић, ; born 19 June 1945) is a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb politician who was convicted of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes by the International Criminal ...

– political leader of the Serbs during 1992–1995, indicted by the International War Tribunal for

and

genocide Genocide is violence that targets individuals because of their membership of a group and aims at the destruction of a people. Raphael Lemkin, who first coined the term, defined genocide as "the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group" by ...

, most wanted man in Europe * Ratko Mladić – General of the Serbia Army during 1992–1995, indicted by the International War Tribunal for

and

, most wanted man in Europe alongside Karadžić *

Tihomir Blaškić Tihomir Blaškić (born 2 November 1960) is a retired general of the Croatian Defence Council (HVO), who served during the Bosnian War and the Croat–Bosniak War. The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted him ...

– convicted of violating the

laws of war The law of war is a component of international law that regulates the conditions for initiating war (''jus ad bellum'') and the conduct of hostilities (''jus in bello''). Laws of war define sovereignty and nationhood, states and territories, ...

, committing

and

crimes against humanity Crimes against humanity are certain serious crimes committed as part of a large-scale attack against civilians. Unlike war crimes, crimes against humanity can be committed during both peace and war and against a state's own nationals as well as ...

during the

Vojislav Šešelj Vojislav Šešelj ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав Шешељ, ; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician and convicted war criminal. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). Between 1998 and 2000, he was a D ...

– politician, radical extremist,

Chetnik The Chetniks,, ; formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland; and informally colloquially the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationalist m ...

leader, indicted by the International War Tribunal for

, and

during the

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