Žarko ( sr-cyr, Жарко, ) is a South Slavic male given name used in

former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yug ...

. It originated in Serbia and is used predominantly by ethnic Serbs. It may refer to: *

Žarko (nobleman) Žarko (1336–before 1371) was a 14th-century Serbian nobleman. After the death of Serbian Emperor Dušan the Mighty (r. 1331–1355†), he became a lord of the coasts of the Zeta region, under the succeeding Emperor Uroš the Weak (r. 1355–1 ...

, a 14th-century Serbian nobleman *

Žarko Paspalj Žarko Paspalj (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Паспаљ; born March 27, 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and sports administrator. The EuroLeague Final Four MVP in 1994, his sixteen and a half seasons career was mostly sp ...

, Yugoslav/Serbian basketballer *

Žarko Obradović Žarko Obradović ( sr-cyr, Жарко Обрадовић, ; born 21 May 1960) is a Serbian politician who served as the minister of education from 2008 to 2013. He holds a position of Lecturer at the Megatrend University and the Dean at the Un ...

, Serbian politician *

Žarko Čabarkapa Žarko Čabarkapa ( sr-cyrl, Жарко Чабаркапа, ; born 21 May 1981) is a Montenegrin–Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who is Player personnel director at Fenerbahçe Basketball. Standing at , he played ...

, Serbian retired basketballer *

Žarko Korać Professor Žarko Korać ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко Кораћ), Ph.D. (born 9 March 1947 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian psychologist and politician. He teaches psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy and is ...

, Serbian psychologist and politician * Žarko Lazetić, Serbian retired footballer *

Žarko Petan Žarko Petan Žarko Petan (27 March 1929 – 2 May 2014) was a Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director. He is best known as a writer of aphorisms. Petan was born into a relatively wealthy urban middle-class family ...

, Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director *

Žarko Varajić Žarko Varajić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Варајић; 26 December 1951 – 23 June 2019) was a Serbian professional basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally. Early career Growing up in Nikšić, ...

, retired Yugoslav basketballer *

Žarko Odžakov Žarko Odžakov ( mk, Жарко Оџаков) (born 11 November 1955, in Skopje) is a retired footballer who represented Australia 13 times in full international matches. Former Australia coach Rale Rasic in 2006 picked Odžakov in his greatest ...

, retired Yugoslav and Australian footballer *

Žarko Olarević Žarko Olarević (; born 28 July 1950) is a Serbian former football manager and player. Playing career Olarević made his competitive debut for Partizan in the second half of the 1967–68 season. He later spent two seasons at Proleter Zrenja ...

Žarko Laušević Žarko Laušević ( sr-cyr, Жарко Лаушевић; ) (born 19 January 1960) is a Serbian actor. He became a leading actor early in his career. By the age of 33, he was a major star across the former Yugoslavia on both stage and screen. Ear ...

Žarko Marković (footballer) Žarko Marković ( sr-cyrl, Жapкo Mapкoвић, born 28 January 1987) is a Serbian Association football, footballer who plays for FK Omladinac Novi Banovci, Omladinac Novi Banovci. Career On 20 December 2013, Marković signed a three-year contr ...

(born 1987), Serbian footballer *

Žarko Marković (handballer) Žarko Marković (; born 1 June 1986) is a Montenegrin-born Qatari handball player who plays for Al Arabi and the Qatar national team. Club career After starting his career at Serbian club Jugović, Marković spent three seasons in Hungary wi ...

(born 1986), Montenegrin-Qatari handball player *

Žarko Tomašević Žarko Tomašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жapкo Toмaшeвић, ; born 22 February 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for FC Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League as a central defender. Club career Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Y ...

Žarko Đurović Žarko Đurović (; born 1 August 1961) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Đurović spent most of his playing career at Red Star Belgrade, winning two Yugoslav First League titles (1984 and 1988). He also played ab ...

Žarko Potočnjak Žarko Potočnjak (3 February 1946 – 21 October 2021) was a Croatian theatre, television and film actor. Potočnjak graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1972. Upon graduation he was hired as a regular member at the ''Komedija ...

Žarko Bulajić Žarko Bulajić (22 July 1922 in Vilusi, Nikšić, Montenegro – 1 January 2009) was the President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Soci ...

* Žarko Zečević *

Žarko Nikolić Žarko Nikolić (; 16 October 1936 – 22 August 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Novi Sad, Nikolić played for Vojvodina from 1954 to 1966, amassing over 200 appearances in the Yugoslav First ...

Žarko Dolinar Žarko Dolinar (3 July 1920 – 9 March 2003), Ph.D., was a biologist and table tennis player who won eight medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. He was born in a family of Slovene economic immigrants to Croatia. In 1939, at the age ...

Žarko Petrović Žarko Petrović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Петровић, October 27, 1964 – April 2, 2007) was a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games ...

Žarko Zrenjanin Žarko Zrenjanin "Uča" ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко Зрењанин, ; 11 September 1902 – 4 November 1942) was a partisan and National Hero of Yugoslavia. The city of Zrenjanin, in Serbia, is named after him, since 1946. Zrenjanin was born in ...

Žarko Serafimovski Žarko Serafimovski ( mk, Жарко Серафимовски; born 13 February 1971, in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired football midfielder from the present-day North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedoni ...

Žarko Grabovač Žarko Grabovač (born 16 June 1983) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Remarkably, he also played as a centre back in the past, mainly during his stay with Fortuna Sittard. Early and personal life Born in Ruma ...

Žarko Domljan Žarko Domljan (14 September 1932 – 5 September 2020) was a Croatian politician who served as the first Speaker of the Croatian Parliament following Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia and as the 11th speaker overall. He served in this positi ...

Žarko Vekić Žarko Vekić ( sr, Жарко Векић, born May 1, 1967) is a Serbian canoe racing, sprint canoer who competed as an Independent Olympic Participants at the 1992 Summer Olympics, Independent Olympic Participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba ...

Žarko Puhovski Žarko Puhovski (born 15 December 1946) is a Croatian professor, political analyst, philosopher and intellectual, former president of the Croatian Helsinki Committee. Biography Puhovski was born in Zagreb on 15 December 1946. He was born to a ...

Žarko Drašković Žarko Drašković (born 26 September 1965) is a Montenegrin football player. Drašković began his career with FK Sutjeska Nikšić. He played for S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Beira-Mar and S.C. Farense in the Portuguese Liga. He also had a brie ...

Žarko Belada Žarko Belada (Cyrillic: Жарко Белада, born 10 June 1977) is a Montenegrin retired footballer. Club career Born in Cetinje (SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia), he had started his career by playing with the local club FK Lovćen in 1992 ...

Žarko Kisić Žarko ( sr-cyr, Жарко, ) is a South Slavic male given name used in former Yugoslavia. It originated in Serbia and is used predominantly by ethnic Serbs. It may refer to: *Žarko (nobleman), a 14th-century Serbian nobleman *Žarko Paspalj, Y ...

Žarko Korać (footballer) Žarko Korać ( Cyrillic: Жapкo Kopaћ, born 11 June 1987) is a Montenegrin football player who plays as a forward. Club career Žarko has played mainly with Montenegrin club FK Zeta, having achieved the title of Montenegrin First League to ...

Zarko Kujundziski Žarko Kujundžiski (Zharko Kuyundziski; mk, Жарко Кујунџиски) (born May 19, 1980, in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia) is a Macedonian writer and film critic. Kujundžiski has written eleven novels in addition to several collect ...

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