Slobodan ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан) is a

Serbo-Croatian Serbo-Croatian ( / ), also known as Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian (BCMS), is a South Slavic language and the primary language of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro. It is a pluricentric language with four mutually i ...

masculine given name which means "free" (''sloboda'' / meaning "freedom, liberty") used among other South Slavs as well. It was coined by Serbian liberal politician Vladimir Jovanović who, inspired by

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'' baptised his son as Slobodan in 1869 and his daughter Pravda (Justice) in 1871. It became popular in both the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918–1945) and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1945–1991) among various ethnic groups within Yugoslavia and therefore today there are also Slobodans among Croats, Slovenes and other Yugoslav peoples. During the decade after World War II, the name Slobodan (means "freedom") became the most popular Serbian male name, and it remained so until 1980.The most frequent names 1940-1980 SR
/ref> Common derived nicknames are Sloba, Slobo, Boban, Boba, Bobi and Čobi. The feminine counterpart is Slobodanka. A rare short form of the name Slobodan is Bodan, used sometimes in North Macedonia however the name Bodan is probably also a version of Bogdan without the "g" or "h" sound as evidenced that some of the people with this name celebrate their nameday on the 6th or 7 January around Orthodox Christmas (Koleda). It may refer to: *

Slobodan Aligrudić Slobodan Aligrudić ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Алигрудић; 15 October 1934 – 13 August 1985) was a Serbian actor known for some of the most memorable roles in the history of former Yugoslav cinema. Biography Aligrudić was born in B ...

(1934–1985), Serbian actor * Slobo Ilijevski (1949-2008), Macedonian-American goalkeeper in the North American Soccer and Major Indoor Soccer Leagues * Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958), Serbian politician during World War II * Slobodan Kačar (born 1957), retired Serbian boxer * Slobodan Komljenović (born 1971), retired German-born Yugoslav footballer * Slobodan Lalović (1954–2023), Serbian politician * Slobodan Milosavljević (1943–2025), Yugoslav-born French footballer * Slobodan St. Milosavljević (born 1965), Serbian economist and politician *

Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Милошевић, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the President of Serbia between 1989 and 1997 and President of the Federal Republic of Yugos ...

(1941–2006), former president of Yugoslavia and Serbia *

Slobodan Nikić Slobodan Nikić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Никић; born 25 January 1983) is a Serbian professional water polo player. He is currently free agent and he is a long-standing member of the Serbia men's national water polo team. His most ...

(born 1983), Serbian water polo player, Olympic champion * Slobodan Novak (1924–2016), Croatian writer *

Slobodan Prosperov Novak Slobodan Prosperov Novak (born 11 April 1951), is a Croatian literature historian, comparativist and theatrologist. Biography Prosperov Novak was born in Belgrade, but spent his childhood in Dubrovnik. He graduated comparative literature in 1973 ...

(born 1951), Croatian writer *

Slobodan Obradov Slobodan Obradov (Serbian Cyrillic:Слободан Обрадов) (26 November 1918 – 17 July 2013) was a Serbian physician. In the course of his professional career he has developed the hematology specialization in former Yugoslavia and aided ...

(1918–2013), Serbian physician * Slobodan Praljak (1945–2017), Croatian writer, director and one of the leaders of Herzeg-Bosnia during the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina *

Slobodan Rajković Slobodan Rajković ( sr-cyr, Слободан Рајковић, ; born 3 February 1989) is a Serbian retired footballer who played as a centre back. Club career Born in Belgrade, Rajković started his career with OFK Beograd. He was included i ...

(born 1989), Serbian football player *

Slobodan Rakitić Slobodan Rakitić (Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Ракитић; 30 September 1940 – 1 January 2013) was a Serbian writer and politician. Biography Rakitić was born in Vlasovo, Raška, Serbia. He attended the elementary school in Raš ...

(1940–2013), Serbian writer and politician *

Slobodan Santrač Slobodan Santrač (, ; 1 July 1946 – 13 February 2016) was a Serbian football manager and player. He is the all-time top scorer of the Yugoslav First League with a total of 218 goals, as well as the top scorer in the history of OFK Beograd. A ...

(1946–2016), Serbian football manager *

Slobodan Šijan Slobodan Šijan ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Шијан, ; born 16 November 1946) is a Serbian film director. Biography Šijan was born in Belgrade, Yugoslavia , common_name = Yugoslavia , life_span = 1918–19921 ...

(born 1946), Serbian film director *

Slobodan Šnajder Slobodan Šnajder (; born 8 July 1948) is a Croatian writer and publicist. Šnajder was born in 1948 in Zagreb, where he graduated in philosophy and English studies from the Faculty of Philosophy. He was co-founder and editor of the theatre ...

(born 1948), Croatian writer *

Slobodan Subotić Slobodan "Piksi" Subotić ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Суботић, ; born 15 August 1956) is a Greek-Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as the head coach for Budućnost of the ABA League, Montenegrin Lea ...

(born 1956), Montenegro-born Slovenian basketball player *

Slobodan Uzelac Slobodan Uzelac ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Узелац; born 9 August 1947) is a Croatian Serb politician who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia for Regional Development, Reconstruction and Return in the second cabinet of Prime Minis ...

(born 1947), Croatian politician representing

Serbs of Croatia The Serbs of Croatia ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Срби у Хрватској, Srbi u Hrvatskoj) or Croatian Serbs ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, separator=" / ", Хрватски Срби, Hrvatski Srbi) constitute the largest national minority in C ...

, member of Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor's cabinet *

Slobodan Vuksanović Slobodan Vuksanović ( sr-cyr, Слободан Вуксановић, born in 1965 in Belgrade) is a poet, essayist, translator and former Serbian politician, who served as Minister of Education and Sport in the Government of Serbia from 2004 to ...

(born 1965), Serbian poet, essayist, translator and politician *

Slobodan Živojinović Slobodan "Boba" Živojinović ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Живојиновић, ; born 23 July 1963) is a Serbian former professional tennis player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia. Together with Nenad Zimonjić, he is the only tennis player ...

(born 1963), former Serbian tennis player

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