Jure is a South Slavic masculine given name found in
Slovenia
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Croatia
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It is cognate to the names
Juraj Juraj is a given name used in a number of Slavic languages, including Czech, Slovak, and Croatian. Pronounced "You-rye" but with a trilled r.
The English equivalent of the name is George.
Notable people
* Juraj Chmiel, Czech diplomat and politi ...
and
Jurij Jurij is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Jurij Alschitz (born 1947), theatre director, theatre and acting theorist who has lived in Berlin since 1992
* Jurij Brězan (1916–2006), Sorbian writer
*Jurij Cherednikov (born 1964) ...
, in turn cognate to ''
George
George may refer to:
People
* George (given name)
* George (surname)
* George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George
* George Washington, First President of the United States
* George W. Bush, 43rd Pres ...
'' in English.
It may refer to:
* Jure Balažič (born 1980), Slovenian basketball player
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Jure Balkovec
Jure Balkovec (born 9 September 1994) is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a defender for Turkish club Alanyaspor and the Slovenia national team.
Club career
In January 2018, Balkovec left Domžale and signed for Italian Serie B outfit Bar ...
(born 1994), Slovenian football player
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Jure Bilić
Jure Bilić (12 September 1922 – 27 January 2006) was a Yugoslav communist politician.
Bilić was born in Makarska in 1922. In 1941 he joined the Yugoslav Partisans and became a member of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia.
After the World War ...
(1922–2006), Yugoslav politician
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Jure Bogdan
Jure Bogdan (born in Donji Dolac near Omiš, 9 November 1955) is a Croatian bishop who serves as 2nd Military ordinary of Croatia since February 27, 2016, had previously served as a rector of Pontifical Croatian College of St. Jerome.
Early li ...
(born 1955), Croatian bishop
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Jure Brkljača
Jure Brkljača (born 21 September 1994) is a Croatian singer. He is known for placing fourth in season one of '' The Voice Hrvatska''.
Early life
Brkljača was born in Zadar, Croatia on 21 September 1994.
Music career
Starting 31 January 2015, Ju ...
(born 1994), Croatian singer
* Jure Čolak (born 1989), Croatian-German football player
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Jure Detela
Jure Detela (12 February 1951 – 17 January 1992) was a Slovene poet, writer, and essayist.
Detela was born in Ljubljana and studied art history at the University of Ljubljana. In his college years he collaborated with the poet Iztok Osojnik ...
(1951–1992) was a Slovene poet, writer, and essayist
* Jure Dobelšek (born 1984), Slovenian handball player
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Jure Dolenc
George Dolenz (born Jure Dolenc; akas: Giorgio Dolenz and George Dolentz; January 5, 1908 February 8, 1963) was an American film actor born in Trieste (then part of Austria-Hungary, now Italy), in the city's Slovene community.
Biography
Un ...
(1908–1963), American film actor of Slovene descent
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Jure Dolenec
Jure Dolenec (born 6 December 1988) is a Slovenian handball player who plays for Limoges Handball and the Slovenian national team.
He represented Slovenia at the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship. He also played at the
2015 World Champio ...
(born 1988), Slovenian handball player
* Jure Francetić (1912–1942), Croatian fascist
*
Jure Godler
Jure Godler (born 24 March 1984) is a Slovenian writer, actor, composer and comedian. He is best known for his impressions on the Slovenian National Television programmHri-Bar He has also performed in America at The Improv in Los Angeles
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(born 1984), Slovenian writer, actor, composer and comedian
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Jure Golčer
Jure Golčer (born July 12, 1977 in Maribor) is a Slovenian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2001 and 2018 for the Corratec World MTB Team, , , , , , , (three spells), , and
Major results
;2001
: ...
(born 1977), Slovenian cyclist
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Jure Grando
Jure Grando Alilović or Giure Grando (1579–1656) was a villager from the region of Istria (in modern-day Croatia) who may have been the first real person described as a vampire in historical records. He was referred to as a ''strigoi'', ''štr ...
(1579–1656), Istrian villager
* Jure Guvo (born 1977), Croatian football player
* Jure Ivanković (born 1985), Bosnian football manager
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Jure Kocjan
Jure Kocjan (born 18 October 1984) is a Slovenian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2016.
Career
Born in Jesenice, Kocjan represented Slovenia in the Men's road race at the 2010 UCI Road World Cha ...
(born 1984), Slovenian road racing cyclist
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Jure Košir
Jure Košir (; born 24 April 1972 is a former Slovenian alpine skier.
Career
Košir's first international success was the title of the world junior champion in super G, won in Hemsedal in 1991. Later he focused in technical disciplines, esp. ...
(born 1972), Slovenian alpine skier
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Jure Lalić
Jure Lalić (born February 8, 1986) is a Croatian professional basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective o ...
(born 1986), Croatian basketball player
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Jure Lenarčič
Jure Lenarčič (born 4 April 1990) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006.
He won a bronze medal in the C1 team event at the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London. ...
(born 1990), Slovenian canoeist
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Jure Leskovec
Jure Leskovec is a Slovenian computer scientist, entrepreneur and associate professor of Computer Science at Stanford University focusing on networks. He was the chief scientist at Pinterest.
Early life and education
In 2004, Leskovec recei ...
, Slovenian computer scientist
* Jure Matjašič (born 1992), Slovenian football player
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Jure Meglič
Jure Meglič (born 18 October 1984 in Kranj) is a Slovenian slalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2001. He represented Azerbaijan from 2014 until his retirement in 2016.
He won a bronze medal in the K1 event at the ...
(born 1984), Slovenian slalom canoeist
* Jure Milina (born 1987), Croatian football player
* Jure Močnik (born 1985), Slovenian basketball player
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Jure Obšivač
Jure Obšivač (born 28 May 1990) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Croatian club Croatia Zmijavci
Croatia Zmijavci is a professional football club from Zmijavci, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia, currently pl ...
(born 1990), Croatian football player
* Jure Pavic (born 1975), Croatian football player
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Jure Pavlič
Jure Pavlič (born 23 April 1963) is a Yugoslav former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also finished in 5th place in the Young Rider Classification, in a tie for 3rd place in the King of t ...
(born 1963), Yugoslav cyclist
* Jure Pavlović (born 1985), Croatian film director
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Jure Pelivan
Jure Pelivan (; 1 December 1928 – 18 July 2014) was a Bosnian Croat politician and economist. He served as the last Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 20 December 1990 until 3 March 1992, during the end of ...
(1928–2014), Bosnian Croat politician and economist
* Jure Primorac (born 1981), Croatian-born French football player
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Jure Radelj
Jure Radelj (born 26 November 1977) is a Slovenian former ski jumper who competed from 1993 to 2006. At World Cup level he scored three top-10 individual finishes, with the highest being sixth in Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municip ...
(born 1977), Slovenian ski jumper
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Jure Radić (disambiguation) Jure Radić may refer to:
* Jure Radić (priest) (1920–1990), Croatian scientist and priest
* Jure Radić (engineer)
Jure Radić (15 September 1953 – 10 September 2016) was a Croatian civil engineer and politician.Jure Ritlop (born 1995), Slovenian basketball player
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Jure Robič
Jure Robič (Slovenian: , Jesenice, Slovenia – , Plavški Rovt) was a Slovenian cyclist and a soldier in the Slovenian Army. He became prominent for his multiple wins in the men's solo category of Race Across America (RAAM). He died on i ...
(1965–2010), Slovenian cyclist and soldier
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Jure Rupnik
Jure Rupnik is a Slovenian road cyclist, who last rode for French amateur team Bretagne Sud Cyclisme.
Major results
;2017
: 1st Mountains classification, Grand Prix Cycliste de Saguenay
;2018
: 6th Delta Road Race
References
External link ...
, Slovenian cyclist
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Jure Šinkovec
Jure Šinkovec (born 3 July 1985) is a Slovenian ski jumper who has competed since 2005.
Šinkovec's first podium in World Cup was in a team competition in Harrachov HS 142m in December 2011. His best result in World Cup is 1st place in Ober ...
(born 1985), Slovenian ski jumper
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Jure Šterk
Jure Šterk (6 January 1937 – January 2009) was a Slovenian long-distance sailor, member of the Ocean Cruising Club, circumnavigation, circumnavigator and author who disappeared during a sailing trip around the world and is presumed dead.
Dur ...
(1937–2009) was a Slovenian long-distance sailor
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Jure Velepec
Jure Velepec (born 10 June 1965) is a Slovenian biathlete. He competed at the 1984, 1988, 1992
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(born 1965), Slovenian biathlete
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Jure Zdovc
Jurij "Jure" Zdovc (born 13 December 1966) is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach Zdovc Returning to Helm of National Team.] As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard, who began his professional playing caree ...
(born 1966), Slovenian basketball player and coach
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Jure Zrimšek
Jure Zrimšek (born 20 January 1982) is a Slovenian cyclist.
Major results
;2002
: 1st European U23 Points Race Championships
: 1st Stage 2 Olympia's Tour
:3rd European U23 Time Trial Championships
;2003
: 1st Stage 1 Tour of Slovenia
:2nd Eu ...
(born 1982), Slovenian cyclist
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Jure Zupan
Jure Zupan is a Slovenian physicist and founder of chemomectrics research in Slovenia, known for his work in applications and development of artificial neural networks in chemistry.
Life
Zupan was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1943. He studie ...