Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja).

Notable people with the name

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* Predrag Alempijević (born 1970), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Antonijević Predrag "Gaga" Antonijević ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Гага Антонијевић; born 7 February 1959) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star. Filmography ;TV works Refer ...

(born 1959) , Serbian director and screenwriter * Predrag Azdejković (born 1978), Serbian activist, journalist, writer * Predrag Balašević (born 1974), Serbian-Romanian politician * Predrag Bambić (born 1958), Serbian film and television cinematographer * Predrag Banović (born 1969), Bosnian Serb war criminal *

Predrag Benaček Predrag Benaček (born 29 March 1959) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Olomoucko of the Czech National League. Playing career A power forward, Benaček played 20 seasons in Yugosl ...

(born1959), Bosnian basketball coach * Predrag Bjelac (born 1962), Serbian actor * Predrag Bobić (born 1960), Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue * Predrag Bogosavljev (born, 1959), Serbian basketball executive * Predrag Bošković (born 1972). Montenegrin politician and sports administrator * Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 1984). Australian soccer player * Predrag Bošnjak (born 1985). Hungarian footballer *

Predrag Brzaković Predrag "Peca" Brzaković (; 27 September 1964 – 14 September 2012) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career After starting out at Radnički Beograd, Brzaković played for OFK Beograd in the Yugoslav Secon ...

(1964–2012), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Bubalo Predrag Bubalo (; born 14 October 1954) is a Serbian politician who held various ministerial positions in the Government of Serbia. He served as the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations in 2004, as the Minister of Economy from 2004 to 2007 a ...

(born 1954). Serbian politician *

Predrag Bulatović Predrag Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Булатовић; born 16 July 1956) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin politician, current member of the Parliament of Montenegro and vice-president of the Democratic People's Party (Montenegro), ...

(born 1956). Montenegrin politician * Predrag Cvetanović (born 1967), Serbian politician *

Predrag Cvitanović Predrag Cvitanović (; born April 1, 1946) is a theoretical physicist regarded for his work in nonlinear dynamics, particularly his contributions to periodic orbit theory. Life Cvitanović earned his B.S. from MIT in 1969 and his Ph.D. at Corn ...

(born 1946), Croatian physicist and academic *

Predrag Đajić Predrag Đajić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђајић; 1 May 1922 – 13 May 1979) was a Yugoslav footballer. Club career He had started his playing career before World War II, and had played in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to S ...

(1922–1979), Yugoslav footballer *

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 ...

(born 1970), Serbian basketball player *

Predrag Đorđević Predrag Đorđević (alternatively Djordjević, sr-cyr, Предраг Ђорђевић; born 4 August 1972) is a Serbian retired footballer. Known for his set pieces, Đorđević played as a left midfielder for Greek club Olympiacos for 13 y ...

(born 1972), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Đorović Predrag Đorović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђоровић; born 3 June 1983) is a Serbian retired football midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position ...

(born 1983), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Dragić Predrag R. Dragić Kijuk (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Р. Драгић Кијук; 8 December 1945 – 29 January 2012) was a Serbian humanist, writer, essayist, anthologist, playwright, literary and art critic, lexicographer, medievalist, his ...

(1945–2012), Serbian humanist and writer *

Predrag Drobnjak Predrag "Peđa" Drobnjak ( sr-cyrl, Предраг "Пеђа" Дробњак; born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At , he played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (bask ...

(born 1975), Montenegrin basketball player *

Predrag Ejdus Predrag Ejdus ( sr-cyr, Предраг Ејдус; 24 July 1947 – 28 September 2018) was a Serbian actor of theater, film and television. His extensive body of work includes over 200 theater productions, 50 films and 30 television series. Ejdu ...

(1947–2018), Serbian actor *

Predrag Erak Predrag Erak (; born 1 July 1970) is a Bosnian football manager and former player. Playing career Club Born in Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he started playing with NK Vlašić Turbe. Then he played for Čelik Zenica and Hajduk Split in t ...

(born 1970), Bosnian football player and manager *

Predrag Filipov Predrag Filipov (; born January 7 1956) is a Serbian doctor, internal medicine specialist, doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former ambassador of Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia and M ...

(born 1956), Serbian doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat * Predrag Filipović (footballer) (born 1975), Montenegrin footballer * Predrag Filipović (racewalker) (born 1978), Serbian racewalker * Predrag Finci (born 1946), Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist * Predrag Ginculj (born 1983), Serbian politician *

Predrag Gojković Cune Predrag Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Гојковић; 6 November 1932 – 21 July 2017), better known by his nickname Cune, was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist with a career spanning six decades. Biography In 1939, he enro ...

(1932–2017), Serbian vocalist and recording artist * Predrag Golubović (1935–1994), Serbian film director and screenwriter * Predrag Gosta (born 1972), Serbian-American conductor and musician * Predrag Govedarica (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Predrag "Peđa" Grbin (born 1979), Croatian lawyer and politician * Predrag Jaćimović (born 1957), Serbian basketball coach * Predrag Jelenković (born 1965), Serbian politician * Predrag Jeremić (born 1987), Serbian footballer * Predrag Jokanović (born 1968), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Jokić Predrag Jokić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Предраг Јокић; born 3 February 1983 in Kotor) is a Montenegrin 1.88 m tall water polo player. He is a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...

(born 1983), Montenegrin water polo player * Predrag Joksimović (born 1977) , former Serbian basketball player * Predrag "Peđa D'Boy" Jovanović (born 1950), Serbian musician * Predrag Jovanović (footballer) (born 1965), Serbian footballer * Predrag Jović (born 1987), Serbian footballer * Predrag Jurić (born 1961), Bosnian footballer

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* Predrag Kašćelan (born 1990), Montenegrin footballer * Predrag Keros (1933–2018), Croatian doctor and professor * Predrag Kodžo (born 1973), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Kojović Predrag Kojović (; born 2 July 1965) is a member of the national House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, House of Representatives since 2018. From 2014 to 2018, Kojović was a member of the House of Representatives of the Federation ...

(born 1965), Bosnian Serb politician * Predrag Koraksić Corax (born 1933), Serbian political caricaturist * Predrag Kovačević, Bosnian guitarist *

Predrag Krunić Predrag Krunić (born 27 November 1967) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina professional basketball coach. He currently coaches the EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Before he returned to Bonn in 2016, he coached professional team ...

(born 1967), Bosnian basketball coach * Predrag Laković (1929–1997), Serbian actor * Predrag Lazić (born 1982), Serbian footballer * Predrag Luka (born 1988), Serbian footballer * Predrag "Miki" Manojlovic (born 1950), Serbian actor * Predrag Manojlović (water polo) (1951–2014), Yugoslav water polo player * Predrag Marković (born 1955), Serbian politician, author, and historian *

Predrag J. Marković Predrag J. Marković (born 6 September 1965) is a Serbian politician and historian. A member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2020 to 2021, he is currently serving as one of the vice-presidents of the Socialist Party of Serbia. Early l ...

(born 1965), Serbian politician and historian * Predrag Marsenić (born 1970), Serbian engineer and politician * Predrag Materić (born 1977), Serbian–French basketball player and sports agent * Predrag Matić (1962–2024), Croatian politician *

Predrag Matvejević Predrag Matvejević (7 October 1932 – 2 February 2017) was a Bosnian and Croatian writer and scholar. A literature scholar who taught at universities in Zagreb, Paris and Rome, he is best known for his 1987 non-fiction book ''Mediterranean: A ...

(1932–2017), Yugoslav writer and scholar *

Predrag Mihailović Predrag Mihailović (born 24 February 1974) is an Australian water polo coach. He was the head coach of the Australia women's national water polo team at the 2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an i ...

(born 1974), Australian water polo coach *

Predrag Mijatović Predrag Mijatović ( sr-cyrl, Предраг Мијатовић; born 19 January 1969) is a Montenegrin Association football, football administrator and former player who played as a Striker (association football), striker. At club level, Mijato ...

(born 1969), Montenegrin football player *

Predrag Mijić Predrag Mijić (; born 5 November 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footbal ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer * Predrag Miletić (born 1952), Serbian actor * Predrag Miletić (basketball) (born 1984), Serbian basketball player * Predrag Milinković (1933–1998), Serbian actor * Predrag Milićević Barbarien (1963–2013), Serbian painter *

Predrag Milosavljević Predrag Peđa Milosavljević (Lužani, Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia 1908 — Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1989) was painter, lawyer, diplomat and dramaturge and member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He received the Grand Prix during the Interna ...

(1908—1989), Serbian painter * Predrag Miloš (born 1955), Serbian swimmer * Predrag Milošević (1904–1988), Serbian composer and conductor * Predrag Mirčeta (born 1984), Serbian footballer * Predrag Mitić (born 1969), Serbian footballer * Predrag Momirović (born 1977), Serbian sprinter *

Predrag Mužijević Predrag ("Pedja") Mužijević is a Bosnian pianist. He shared with Benjamin Frith the 1986 Concorso Busoni's 2nd prize, with the first prize being declared void. Mužijević has an international concert career. He lives in the United States, wh ...

, Bosnian pianist * Predrag K. Nikić, Serbian Yoga teacher * Predrag Nikolić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb chess grandmaster * Predrag Nikolić (director) (born 1962), Serbian director, screenwriter and media advisor * Predrag Ocokoljić (born 1977), Serbian footballer * Predrag Ostojić (1938–1996), Yugoslav chess player * Predrag Pajdic (born 1965), Serbian-British artist, art historian and curator * Predrag Pajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player * Predrag Palavestra (1930–2014), Yugoslav author, literary historian and academic * Predrag Papaz (born 1987), Bosnian footballer * Predrag Patić (born 1967), Serbian politician * Predrag Pavlović (born 1986), Serbian 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 ...

(born 1958), Bosnian footballer * Predrag Pažin (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer *

Predrag Peruničić Predrag Peruničić (; born 27 June 1967) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned 20 years, Peruničić played for Partizan on four separate occasions, winning three national championships (19 ...

(born 1967), Serbian handball player * Predrag Počuča (born 1986), Croatian-Serbian footballer *

Predrag Puharić Predrag Puharić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Пухарић; born 1977) is a Bosnian computer security expert and politician serving as the 40th mayor of Sarajevo since November 2024. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party. Early life and ...

(born 1977), Bosnian computer security expert and politician

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* Predrag "Preki" Radosavljević (born 1963), Serbian-American soccer player and coach *

Predrag Radovanović Predrag Radovanović (; 27 March 1911 – 1 August 1964) was a Serbian footballer and coach. Biography Nicknamed ''Pegi'', he was born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia was a country located in the Balkans which was cr ...

(1911–1964), Serbian footballer * Predrag Radošević, Montenegrin boxer * Predrag Rajić (born 1987), Serbian politician * Predrag Rajković (born 1995), Serbian footballer * Predrag Rakić, Bosnian drummer and music manager *

Predrag Raković Predrag Raković ( sh-Cyrl, Предраг Раковић; 10 June 191215 December 1944) was a Yugoslav military officer who joined the Chetnik forces of Draža Mihailović after the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 during World War II. ...

(1912–1944), Yugoslav military officer *

Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1976) Predrag Ranđelović (; born 13 September 1976) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Playing career After playing in his homeland, Ranđelović moved to Russia and signed with Anzhi Makhachkala in 1999. He was t ...

, Serbian footballer *

Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1990) Predrag Ranđelović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Ранђеловић, Macedonian: Предраг Ранѓеловиќ; born 20 March 1990) is a Macedonian football player who plays for Utsikten in Sweden and played for the Macedonian nat ...

, Macedonian footballer * Predrag Ristanović (born 1972), Serbian football player and manager *

Predrag Ristić Predrag Ristić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Ристић; 17 January 19315 August 2019) was a Serbian architect and university professor. Ristić was best-known for his works in the domain of sacral architecture. Biography Ristić was born in Belgr ...

(1931–2019), Serbian architect and university professor * Predrag Ristović (born 1975), Serbian footballer * Predrag Rogan (born 1974), Serbian football manager and former player * Predrag Rusevski (born 1983), Macedonian tennis player * Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player * Predrag Sarić (1921–1979), Croatian rower *

Predrag Šarić Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times. Play ...

(born 1959), Croatian basketball player * Predrag Savović (born 1976), Montenegrin basketball player *

Predrag Sikimić Predrag Sikimić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Сикимић; born 29 August 1982) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the younger brother of Milovan Sikimić. Career On 11 January 2019, Sikimic signed with ...

(born 1982), Serbian footballer * Predrag Šimić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer * Predrag Spasić (born 1965), Serbian footballer * Predrag Stamenković (born 1977), Serbian footballer * Predrag Stanimirović (born 1995), Serbian footballer * Predrag Stanković (born 1968), Serbian footballer * Predrag Stevanović (born 1991), Serbian footballer * Predrag Stilinović (born 1954), Croatian football manager * Predrag Stipanović (born 1964), Croatian military officer *

Predrag Stojaković Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved ...

(born 1977), Serbian basketball player * Predrag Stojanović (born 1958), Serbian academic and politician *

Predrag Štromar Predrag Štromar (; born 13 January 1969) is a Croatian politician who served as Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning (Croatia), Minister of Construction and Physical Planning and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, Deputy Prime Minister in ...

(born 1969), Croatian politician * Predrag Šuput (born 1977), Serbian basketball player *

Predrag Šustar Predrag Šustar (born 11 March 1970) is a Croatian philosophy professor and politician who served as Minister of Science, Education and Sports in the Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković from 22 January 2016 until 19 October 2016. He is member of the ...

(born 1970), Croatian philosophy professor and politician * Predrag Tasovac (1922–2010), Serbian actor * Predrag Timko (born 1948), Yugoslav handball player * Predrag Tomić (born 1953), Serbian footballer * Predrag Umičević (born 1963), Serbian engineer and politician * Predrag Valenčić (born 1963), Croatian footballer * Predrag Vejin (born 1992), Serbian handball player * Predrag Vranicki (1922–2002), Yugoslav philosopher *

Predrag Vujović Predrag Vujović (; born 20 August 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Born in Bar, Montenegro, Bar, SR Montenegro, he had previously played with Serbian clubs FK N ...

(born 1983), Montenegrin footballer * Predrag Vuković (born 1966), Serbian politician *

Predrag Vušović Predrag "Pređo" Vušović (29 August 1960 – 17 February 2011) was a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1983 to 2011. Selected filmography References External links * 1960 births 2011 deaths People from Koto ...

(1960–2011), Croatian actor *

Predrag Zimonjić Predrag Zimonjić (born 15 October 1970) is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. See also * List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men) * List of World Aquatics Champio ...

(born 1970), Serbian water polo player * Predrag Živadinović (born 1983), Serbian footballer *

Predrag Živković Tozovac Predrag Živković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Живковић; 22 January 19366 April 2021), nicknamed Tozovac ( sr-Cyrl, Тозовац) was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers and composers. He was also an accomplished accordion player ...

(1936–2021), Serbian folk singer and composer

References

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