Misplaced Pages

List of people from Croatia: Difference between revisions

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
Browse history interactively← Previous editContent deleted Content addedVisualWikitext
Revision as of 00:10, 7 June 2006 edit4.249.90.168 (talk) →Science← Previous edit Latest revision as of 16:23, 15 December 2024 edit undo50.101.181.122 (talk) →Painting 
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|none}}
{{POV}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}}
This is a list of well-known Croatian people.
{{multiple issues|
{{Original research|date=July 2009}}
{{POV|date=May 2013}}
{{BLP sources|date=January 2019}}
}}
] (Zastava Republike Hrvatske)]]


The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were ] citizens or of ] ancestry.
The ] also includes some corner cases:
* people born in parts of Illyria/Illyricum before the Great migrations
* people with less direct or less certain Croatian ancestry.


==Art==
See also ].
{{see also|List of Croatian women artists}}


===Architecture===
For detailed list of Croatian sportspeople, see ]. For detailed list of politicians of Croatian extraction, see ].
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ] – architect
* ] – architect
* ] – architect, art nouveau style,
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ]
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ]
* ]
* ] – architect
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ] – architect
* ] – architect
* ] – architect
* ] – architect
* ] – architect
* ] – architect
* ] – architect, Jewish
* ] – architect
{{div col end}}


==Croats== === Sculpture ===
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
===Art===
====Architecture====
* ] - builder
* ] - ]
* ] - builder
* ] - architect
* ] - architect
* ] - architect
* ] - architect
* ] - sculptor, builder from ]
* ] - architect
* ] - historian of ]

====Sculpture====
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ] * ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
{{Div col end}}


====Painting==== === Painting ===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
{| cellpadding=12
* ]
| valign=top |
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - painter
* ]- painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] – painter, representative of symbolism: art-deco and art nouveau
* ] - painter
* ]
* ] - ] producer, ]
* ]
* ] - naive painter
* ]
* ] - naive painter
* ]
* ] - animated film producer
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - painter, ethnic ]
* ]
* ] - cartoonist, graphic designer
* ] - painter * ]
* Alen Floričić
* ] - painter
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ] – naïve art
* ]
* ] - painter
* ]
* ] - painter (]s)
* ]
* ] - painter
* ]
* ] - painter
* ]
* ] - naive painter
* ]
* ] - painter
* ] - cartoonist * ] – cartoonist, graphic designer
* ]
* ] - graphic designer
* ]
* ] (]) - ], painter, model
* ]
| valign=top |
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - illustrator
* ]
* ] - painter
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - pop artist
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] – ]s
* ] - painer
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - painter from ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - illustrator
* ]
* ] - painter
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] – naïve art
* ] - painter
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
* ] - painter
* ] - painter * ] – photographer, painter, model
* ] - painter * ] – illustrator
* ]
* ] - painter
* ]
* ] - ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ] - painter * ]
* ]
|}
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – naïve art
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – naïve art
* ] – painter
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – illustrator
* ]
* ] – naïve art
* ]
* ] – photographer
{{div col end}}


====Film and theatre==== === Film and theatre ===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
{| cellpadding=12
* ]
| valign=top |
* ]
* ] - Australian actor (Croatian father)
* ] - ] * ] – actor
* ]
* ] - film director
* ] - actor * ] – actor, director, writer and producer
* ] - director * ]
* ] - actor * ]
* ]
* ] - famous prima ]
* ] - actress * ]
* ]
* ] - Peruvian-born Mexican actress (Croatian mother)
* ] – director
* ] - ] 1984
* ] – ethnic Montenegrin film director
* ] - ] 1992
* ] – actor
* ] - ] (Winner of 2 ] Awards)
* ] – actor
* ] - actress and model (ethnic Croat from Bosnia & Herzegovina)
* ] - model * ] – actor
* ] - model * ] – actor
* ]
* ] - ] 1997
* ] - Latin American actress * ] – television producer, host, and actress
* ] – actor
* ] - actress, ]
* ] - actor * ]
* ]
* ] - playwright
* ] - film producer * ]
* ] – actress
* ] - animated film producer
* ] – actor
* ] - producer, playwrighter (Bosnian Muslim)
* ] - actor * ] – actor
* ] – television and movie actress
* ] - actress, model
* ] - model * ] – actor
* ] – actress, comedian
| valign=top |
* ] – actor and comedian
* ] - director
* ] - actor, AKA ] (]) * ] – actress ('']'', '']'')
* ] – actress, writer, filmmaker
* ] - actor
* ] – comedian and prop comic
* ] - top model
* ] - actor * ]
* ] - actor * ]
* ]
* ] - German actor, native Croatian
* ] - film producer * ] – model
* ]
* ] - actor, radio speaker
* ] - actor * ] – actor and comedian
* ]
* ] - model, wife of ])
* ] – screen, stage actress and director
* ] - actor, ]
* ]
* ] - actor ('']'' (]) with ])
* ]
* ] - Argentine actor (Croat origin)
* ]
* ] - actor and director, ethnic ]
* ] - actor * ] – actor
* ] – film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and opera director
* ] - actor
* ] - actor * ]
* ] - actor (]) * ] – actor
* ]
* ] - ] producer
* ]- animated film producer * ] – actress
* ] - actor * ]
* ]
* ] - entertainer, actress
* ] – comedian
* ] - animated film ]
* ]
|}
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – actor
* ]
* ] – actress, model
* ] – theatre and film director
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – actress
* ]
* ]
* ] – film producer (winner of two ])
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – actor
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – actress
* ]
* ] – television producer, writer and singer
* ] – model
* ] – actor
* ] – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician
* ] – actor
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – film director
* ]
* ] – film director, producer
* ]
* ] – filmmaker, photographer and video artist
* ] – actor, radio speaker
* ]
* ]
* ] - cinematographer
* ] – actor
* ] – actor
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] – actor
* ]
* ] – prima ]
* ] – film and television producer
* ] – actor
* ]
* ] – actress
* ] – producer, screenplay writer, and director
* ]
* ] – actress
* ]
* ]
* ] – actress, TV show host in Latin America; her grandfather Cvjetko was Croatian
* ]
* ] – actor ('']'')
* ]
* ] – film director
* ] – entertainer, actress
* ] – American actress
* ] – television producer and writer
* ] – special effects artist
* ] – special visual effects artist
* ]
* ] – American actor
* ] – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host
{{div col end}}


====Media==== === Media ===
* ] - television reporter
* ] - investigative reporter
* ] - journalist
* ] - journalist
* ] - journalist
* ] - television reporter
* ] - Chilean TV host
* ] - ] videojournalist, reporter, editer
* ] - journalist, editer


* ] – American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur
===Academics===
* ] – British television and radio presenter
====History====
* ] – British-Croatian former model
* ] - ]
* ] – Canadian businessman, investor, author, dancer, and television personality from '']''
* ] - historian
* ] – journalist, television reporter, producer
* ] - historian
* ] – American conservative commentator, author, blogger, podcaster
* ] - historian
* ] – worked in HRT, now{{when|date=January 2021}} works in Al Jazeera
* ] - historian, Jesuit, explorer
* ] – American life coach, self-help author and motivational speaker
* ] – Miss America 2011
* ] – British designer
* ] – Croatian born Brazilian journalist


====Invention==== == Academics ==
* ] - ]
* ] - inventor
* ] - inventor
* ] - ], engineer
* ] - ]
* ] - ]
* ] - ], engineer
* ] - ] (ethnic ]-])
* ] - engineer
* ] - ] (ethnic Serb - born in the ], part of modern day ])
* ] - ], engineer
* ] - inventor of the parachute
* ] - inventor of dactyloscopy
* ] - inventor of the orbital engine


====Social Science==== === History ===
* ] – historian
* ] - lexicographer
* ] – historian, writer
* ] - cultural ], ], ], ]
* ] – historian
* ] - ], ], from Istria
* ] – historian
* ] - ], reformer (ethnic ])
* ] – historian
* ] - ]
* ] – historian
* ] - ]
* ] - lexicographer * ] – historian
* ] - literary ] * ] – historian
* ] – historian, Jesuit, explorer
* ] - social ]
* ] – historian
* ] - ], ]
* ] - philologist * ] – historian
* ] - doll collector * ] – historian
* ] - philosopher, scientist, and historian, from Cres (Cherso)
* ] - encyclopedist, adventurer
* ] - genetic biologist
* ] - linguist
* ] - ], ]
* ] - philosopher, ]
* ]- philosopher
* ] - educator
* ] - ]
* ] - ] collector
* ] - folklorist, ]
* ] - educator


==== Science ==== === Invention ===
* ] - physician, lawyer, politician
* ] - mathematician, astrionomer
* ] - physicist
* ] - ]
* ] - physician
* ] - physicist, writer, Jesuit
* ] - ]
* ] - ] (ethnic ])
* ] - physicist
* ] - paleontologist
* ] - naturalist, climatologist
* ] - psychologist
* ] - ]
* ] - physicist
* ] - biologist
* ] - mathematician, ]ologist
* ] - naturalist, astronomer, physician
* ] - physician, poet
* ] - physicist
* ] - mathematician
* ] - ], ] player
* ] - ]
* ] - ethnolog
* ] - physicist, mathematician
* ] - ], ]
* ] - mathematician
* ] - ]
* ] - mathematician
* ] - physician, ] and historian
* ] - psychiatrist
* ] - geologist
* ] - ]
* ] - ]
* ] - chemist
* ] - mathematician
* ] - ]
* ] - biologist , (])
* ] - economist
* ] - ]
* ] - mathematician, physicist
* ] - physician, Bosnian Muslim
* ] - biologist
* ] - physician
* ] - ]
* ] - ]
* ] - born as ], physicist and matematician
* ] - mathematician
* ] - archaeologist, historian
* ] - heliotherapist
* ] - physicist
* ] - geologist
* ] - physician
* ] - physicist, writer
* ] - ]
* ] - ]
* ] - astronomer, writer
* ] - physicist, philosopher
* ] - ], (])
* ] - physician
* ] - microbiologist
* ] - physician, ]
* ] - physicist, philosophe
* ] - mathematician, physicist
* ] - indologist
* ] - forester, ]
* ] - climatolog
* ] - statesmen, philosopher, science writer
* ] - philosopher, thinker
* ] - criminologist, anthropologist
* ] - mathematician
* ] - astronomer, physicist
* ] - ], economist
* ] - Peruvian scientist


* ] – inventor of '']''
====Nobel Prize====
* ] – inventor
* ] - ]
* ] – inventor, engineer
* ] - ]
* ] - ] * ] – inventor
* ] – computer engineering professor and inventor
* ] – inventor
* ] – inventor of the torpedo
* ] – inventor
* ] – inventor who made major advances in fishing technology
* ] – inventor of the orbital engine
* ] – aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry
* ] – inventor of wireless energy transfer
* ] – engineer
* ] – programmer, inventor of the first successful MP3 player
* ] – inventor of the parachute
* ] – inventor of dactyloscopy


===Music=== === Social science ===
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
====Composers====
* ] - ] * ] – lexicographer
* ] - composer * ] – cleric, benefactor
* ] – cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer
* ] - composer
* ] – historian and museologist
* ] - composer
* ] – linguist, reformer <!-- his roots are Elzaß German -->
* ] - composer
* ] - composer (born as ]) of Hungarian background * ] – philologist
* ] - composer * ] – philosopher
* ] – lexicographer
* ]- conductor, composer
* ] - composer * ] – social philosopher
* ] – folklorist, ethnologist
* ] - composer
* ] – linguist and lexicographer
* ] - composer of the Croatian national anthem Beautiful ours (ethnic ])
* ] – genetic biologist
* ] - composer
* ] – encyclopedist, adventurer
* ] - composer (of ] descent)
* ] – philosopher
* ] - composer
* ] – cleric, benefactor
* ] - composer
* ] - composer * ] – philosopher
* ] - composer * ] – educator
* ] – art collector
* ] – folklorist, ethnomusicologist
{{div col end}}


====Classical==== === Science ===
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ] - composer
* ] - ] * ] – physicist
* ] – physician and scientist from ]
* ] - conductor
* ] - composer and choir conductor * ] – physicist and writer
* ] – mathematician
* ] - ]
* ] – theologian, physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, Jesuit and polymath
* ] - ]
* ] – physicist, environmentalist
* ] - composer
* ] – engineer, physicist
* ] - conductor
* ] - cellist * ] – engineer
* ] - ] singer * ] – archaeologist
* ] - violinist * ] – physicist
* ] - violinist * ] – biologist
* ] – naturalist, astronomer, physician
* ]
* ] - ] * ] – mathematician
* ] – chemist, chess player
* ] - conductor
* ] – geographer
* ] - ]
* ] – physicist, mathematician
* ] - pianist
* ] - soprano * ] – physicist
* ] – geologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist
* ] - ]
* ] – mathematician, philosopher, physicist, writer and polymath
* ] - violinist
* ] – physician, science writer and historian
* ]
* ] - soprano * ] – economist
* ] - pianist * ] – astrophysicist
* ] – mathematician
* ] (''Ilma De Murska'') - opera singer
* ] – astronomer, asteroid discoverer
* ] - ]
* ] – mathematician, physicist
* ] - opera singer
* ] - soprano * ] – physician
* ] - pianist * ] – NASA engineer
* ] - ] * ] – physician
* ] – geophysicist
* ] - singer from ]
* ] - conductor * ] – physicist
* ] – archaeologist, historian
* ] - soprano
* ] – philosopher, humanist, writer and polymath
* ] - soprano
* ] – geologist
* ] - composer, conductor
* ] – physician
* ] - ], composer
* ] – physicist, writer
* ] - American classical pianist
* ] - Guitarist * ] – biologist
* ] – neuroscientist
* ] – physicist
* ] – lawyer, (victimology)
* ] – physician
* ] – Roman Catholic priest, mathematician, writer, and musical theorist who wrote the first Croatian arithmetic textbook
* ] – physicist
* ] – physician, diplomat
* ] – physicist
* ] – physicist, philosopher
* ] – archaeologist and art historian
* ] – mathematician, physicist
* ] – forester, botanist
* ] – statesmen, philosopher, science writer
* ] - mathematician
* ] – philosopher, thinker
* ] – mathematician
* ] – anthropologist, police official who pioneered fingerprinting
* ] – statistician, economist
{{div col end}}


====Popular==== == Nobel Prize ==
* ] - musician, drummer for the rock band ] (grandson to Anthony Maglica)
* ] - musician, composer, singer
* ] - pop band
* ]
* ]
* ] - pop singer
* ] - dance music group
* ] - pop band
* ] - rock singer
* ] (Croatian father, Serb Mother)
* ] - composer and singer
* ] - jazz composer and performer
* ] - discographer
* ] - singer
* ] - singer
* ] - singer
* ] - composer & member of pop band ]
* ] - singer
* ] - composer
* ] - singer
* ] - singer
* ] - singer, AKA ]
* ] - singer (])
* ], ] - ] artist
* ] - singer
* ] - composer, conductor
* ] - rock singer
* ] - rock musician (])
* ] - singer
* ] - 1989 Eurovision song contest winners
* ] - ]
* ]-singer&actor
* ]- rock singer
* ] - singer
* ] - composer and singer
* ] - first Croatian boy band
* ] - composer
* ] - singer
* ] - singer
* ] - singer
* ] - Italian-Argentine musician
* ] - 30 Seconds to Mars
* ] - Australian singer and songwriter
* ] - drummer
* ] - Aboriginal rapper from Canada (])
* ] - Croatian rapper
* ] - Croatian rap duo
* ] - Croatian rap duo
* ] - Croatian rap duo
* ] - Canadian singer/guitarist


* ] ] – literature
=== Literature ===
* ] ] – ]
* ] - writer
* ] ] – ]
* ] - writer
* ] ] – ]
* ] - ]
* ] - writer
* ] - ]
* ] - ]
* ] - ], ]
* ] - writer, journalist
* ] - writer
* ] - writer, from Istria
* ] - writer
* ] - ]
* ] - writer
* ] - ] writer
* ] - ]
* ] - writer
* ] - poet
* ] - writer
* ] - poet
* ] - novelist
* ] - writer
* ] -writer
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - poet
* ] - poet
* ] (ethnic ])
* ] - writer, economist
* ] - writer
* ] - writer<ref> "Croatian-born, US-resident novelist, essayist and short-story writer Josip Novakovich...Ramona Koval: So you didn’t even know, in your family, that you were Croatian?


== Music ==
Josip Novakovich: No, we didn’t talk about it like that. And then I found out this concept, and I thought, that’s exiting. We knew that we had Hungarians and Czechs and there were Yugoslavs, but now there were more of us. So I went to my Serbian friends and said, ‘You know what? There are Serbs and Croats, and I guess I’m a Croat. What are you?’, and they all looked petrified and that was clearly the wrong thing to say.....
"</ref>
* ] - theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician
* ] - writer
* ] - poet
* ] - poet
* ] - writer
* ] - ] (ethnic ])
* ] - writer, journalist
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - poet
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - writer
* ] - poet
* ] - writer
* ] - poet (ethnic ])
* ] (grandson) - poet, ], ]
* ] - writer
* ] - Chilean writer


===Business=== === Composers ===
{{main|List of Croatian composers}}
* ] - Contessa Shrimp
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ] - ]
* ] – composer
* ] - Bubalo Construction
* ]
*] - winemaker<ref> "Miljenco "Mike" Grgich, a Croatian native..."</ref>
* ] – composer
* ] - Fairchild Semiconductor
* ] - Juiceman Juicers * ] – composer
* ]
* ] - ]
* ]
* ] - engineer, ] exploration, ] - ]
* ] – composer, 3rd President of Croatia
* ] - Antofagasta PLC (Richest Croat ever)
* ] – composer, conductor
* ] - ]
* ]
* ] - ]
* ] – composer, real name Clara Veseliza
* ] - Nalley’s Potato Chips
* ]
* - wine maker
* ] – American lyricist, singer-songwriter; co-founder of Capitol Records
* ] - Pandol Brothers
* ]
* ] - inventor, businessman
* ]- Lura group * ] – composer
* ] – conductor, composer
* ] - oldest restaurant in California, 1800s
* ] – composer
* ] - ]
* ]
* Mario Hmura - Hotelslisting.net
* ] – composer
* - wine maker
* ] – composer of light operas, born and raised in the ]
* ] - ] group
* ] – composer
* ] - US Billionaires (Grandfather from ]) - (])
* ] – composer
* ] - Website designer/maker of and others
* ]
* ] – composer
* ] – composer
{{div col end}}


===Exploration=== === Classical ===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* ] - ], ]
* ] - explorer * ] – violinist
* ] - explorer, ] * ] – ]
* ] - explorer * ] – cellist
* ] - explorer, missionary * ] – opera singer
* ] - explorer * ] – violinist
* ] – classical pianist
* ] - explorer
* ] - explorer, producer * ] – pianist
* ] – conductor
* ] - explorer, ], writer
* ] – ]
* ] - ]
* ] – pianist
* ] - explorers
* ] - ] * ] – ]
* ] – pianist
* ] (Ilma De Murska) – opera singer
* ] – ]
* ] – conductor
* ] – soprano
* ] – soprano
* ] – guitarist
* ] – opera singer and voice teacher
{{div col end}}


===Military=== === Popular ===
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* ] - soldier (ethnic ])
* ] – cellist duo
* ] - Austro-Hungarian General (ethnic ])
* ] - singer, songwriter, music producer and guitarist
* ] - soldier
* ] - soldier * ] – musician
* ] – singer and performer of traditional ]s
* ] - soldier
* ] - rebel leader * ] – singer
* ] – singer
* ] - medieval king & military leader
* ] – singer of ]
* ] - soldier
* ] – dance music group
* ] - Tallest Croat ever
* ] - soldier * ] – composer and singer
* ] - soldier * ] – discographer
* ] - soldier * ] – singer
* ] – singer
* ]
* ] – singer
* King ] - medieval king & military leader
* ] – singer
* ] - soldier, ]
* ] - soldier * ] – band
* ] – singer
* ] - soldier
* ] – singer
* ] - founder and active member of the Montoneros
* ] – rapper
* ]
* ] – songwriter/composer, singer, music director and producer
* ] - U.S. Marine
* ] – cellist
* ] – rock singer, musician, and songwriter
* ] – composer
* ] – singer
* ]
* ] – singer
* ] – singer-songwriter, real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor
* ] – folk and blues singer, pianist, accordionist
* ] – pop band
* ] – singer-songwriter,composer,record producer, real name Clara Veseliza
* ] – rock singer (])
* ] – singer
* ] – composer, writer, journalist and radio editor
* ] – singer, musician, and composer
* ] – singer (born Albert George Cernik)
* ] – vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor and model
* ] (born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – ] singer
* ] – 30 Seconds to Mars
* ] – musician, musical director
* ] – singer, guitar player
* ] – rock singer-songwriter
* ] – American musician, record producer, and composer
* ] – singer
* ] – pop singer
* ] – rock musician (])
* ] – rock singer-songwriter
* ] – American musician, best known as the co-founder, principal songwriter, keyboardist and secondary vocalist of the rock band ]
* ] – singer-songwriter
* ] Thompson – rock singer
* ] - American singer
* ] – band, 1989 Eurovision song contest winners
* ] – singer
* ] – singer and actor
* ] – first Croatian boy band
* ] – singer and composer of traditional ]s
* ] – rock singer
* ] – singer
* ] – singer
* ] – cellist
* ] (Djoni) – rock singer-songwriter
* ] – rock band
* ] – singer/guitarist
* ] – drummer
* ] – singer
* ] – pop singer
* ] – singer
{{div col end}}


=== Politics === == Literature ==
{{see also|List of Croatian women writers}}
* ] - politician
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* ] - Tito - politician and guerilla leader, dictator (Yugoslav nationality)
* ] – novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961
* ] - politician and diplomat
* ]- diplomat, poltician * ] – writer
* ] - politician * ] – writer, journalist
* ] - politician * ] – poet, writer
* ] – poet
* ] - politician, soldier
* ] – writer
* ] - politician of the center, leader of the ] before the establishment of the ]
* ] – poet
* ] - President of the Republic of Croatia
* ] – poet
* ]- Fmr. Yugoslav prime minister
* ] – writer
* ] - ] leader
* ] – writer
* ] - politician, ] ideologist (ethnic ])
* ] – writer
]
* ] - politician * ] – writer
* ] – poet, playwright
* ] - Prime Minister of Croatia
* ] – poet, writer
* ] - politician
* ] – writer, journalist
* ] - politician, historian, ]
* ] – writer, politician, journalist, critic
* ] - Fmr. Croatian Minister of Defence
* ] – writer
* ] - current Croatian parliament president
* ] – poet, translator, historian, astronomer and Benedict monk
* ] - politician
* ] – writer from ]
* ] - Croatian nationalist leader
* ] – writer and socialist politician
* ] - First President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia, guerilla fighter in WW2
* ] – poet
* ] - head of the ] (ethnic ])
* ] – poet and playwright, paternal French descent
* ]- diplomat
* ] - politician and diplomat * ] – poet, dramatist and nobleman
* ] – writer
* ] – poet and essayist
* ] – Ragusan poet
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – novelist
* ] – poet
* ] – ] writer
* ] – poet
* ] – linguist, ], ], ] and ]
* ] – linguist
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – Vietnam War veteran, writer and peace activist
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – novelist, writer, philosopher, ]
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – poet, writer
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – journalist
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – poet
* ] – poet
* ] – poet, writer, journalist
* ] – writer, journalist
* ] – writer, economist
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] (Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent
* ] – poet
* ] – theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician
* ] – poet
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – poet
* ] – writer, journalist
* ] – writer
* ] – writer (ethnic ])
* ] – journalist
* ] – encyclopedist, Renaissance humanist and adventurer
* ] – Chilean writer
* ] – poet, novelist, literary theorist, translator
* ] – poet and writer
* ] – writer, diplomat, composer
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – writer
* ] – writer, poet, journalist
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – poet
* ] – poet
* ] – writer, teacher, journalist and politician
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – writer, pedagogist
* ] – writer
* ] – poet
* ] – writer, Benedictine friar
* ] – writer
* ] – writer
* ] – Renaissance poet, priest
* ] – poet
* ] – writer, historian, linguist and publisher
* ] – writer
* ] – poet (ethnic ])
* ] – poet
* ] – poet, translator, considered the best translator of the Renaissance
* ] – writer
* ] – poet, philosopher, soldier
* ] – writer
{{div col end}}


== Business ==
====Foreign Political figures of Croatian descent====
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:
* ] – businesswoman, philanthropist and artist
* ] – merchant, economist, scientist, diplomat and humanist. Wrote the first description of double-entry bookkeeping.
* ] – winemaker
* ] – pioneer in the semiconductor industry
* ] – businessman, Herjavec Group, '']'' and ]
* ] – engineer; ] exploration, ]; ]
* ] – Antofagasta PLC; richest Croat ever
* ] – designer, entrepreneur and innovation specialist
* ] – ]
* ] – businessman<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/27/world/americas/27bolivia.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0|title=In Bolivia, a Croat and a Critic is Cast in a Harsh Light|newspaper=The New York Times|date=27 September 2008|last1=Romero|first1=Simon}}</ref>
* ] – ]; billionaire, owner of ] corp.
* ] – shipping magnate
* ] – Cortec Corporation
* ] – wine maker<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304113226/http://www.nobilo.co.nz/ |date=4 March 2006 }}</ref>
* ] – inventor, businessman
* ] – entrepreneur
* ] – ]
* ] – ] and Bugatti Rimac
{{div col end}}


== Exploration ==
* ] - President of ] (Croatian mother)
* ] - Fmr. President of ] , Croat parents
* ] - President of ] (Croatian father)
* ] - Fmr. acting president (1946) & vice-president of ]
* ] - First Lady of Chile
* ] - Fmr. Governor of ]
* ] - Fmr. Governor of ]
* ] - Fmr. Governor of ]
* ] - Governor of ], ]
* ] - Governor of ], ]
* ] - Argentinean Senator
* ] - Chilean Senator
* ] - Chilean Senator
* ] - Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
* ] - Australian Senator
* ] - Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)
* ] - Fmr. Mayor of ] & Fmr. ] State Supreme Court Chief Justice
* ] - US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of ])
* ] - US Representative from ]
* ] - founding father of ]
* ] - Argentinean Minister of Social Development
* ] - Chilean Deputy
* ] - Chilean Supreme Court Justice
* ] - Chilean Minister
* ] - Chilean Minister
* ] - Chilean Minister
* ] - Chilean Minister
* ] - Member of Canadian Parliament
* ] - Member of NZ Parliament
* ] - Member of German Parliament
* ] - Chilean politician
* ] - wife of ] (ethnic Croatian ])
* ] ] of the ] (ethnic ])
* ] Curator of the National Arts Gallery, ], ]


* ] – explorer
See ] for a broader list
* ] – explorer
* ] – explorer
* ] – explorer, producer
* ] – explorers
* ] – explorer
* ] – explorer


===Religion=== == Military ==
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
* ] - ]
* ] – Rear Admiral during World War II (ethnic Jewish)
* ] - ] reformer
* ] – Colonel General during World War II
* ] - saint
* ] – General during World War II
* ] - ]
* ] – Feldzeugmeister of the Austrian Empire
* ] - ]
* ] – General in the ] (1756–1763)
* ] - ]
* ] – Croatian World War II fighter ace
* ] - a beatified ]
* ] – Polish fighter pilot of World War II, Bosnian Croat father
* ] - archbishop
* ] – Ustashe Commissioner
* ] - stigmatic
* ] – Croatian World War II fighter ace
* ] - saint
* ] – Military commander of rebels during the ]
* ] - ] ]
* ] – leader of the ]
* ] - pope from Zadar/Dalmatia
* ] – Priest and Hajduk
* ] (Born in Italy, ethnic Croatian)
* ] – Naval Commander and first Commander of the Navy during World War II
* ] - Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb
* ] – nobleman, soldier, and diplomat
* ] - Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo
* ] – ban of Croatia
* ] - Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
* ] – ban of Croatia and Slavonia
* ] - Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
* ] – nobleman and General in the Habsburg Austria Army
* ] - Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
* ] – Major General and Commander of the Air Force during World War II
* ] - Bishop of Puno, Peru
* ] – medieval king and military leader
* ] - Bishop of Rancagua, Chile
* ] – heroic defender of ] against the ]
* ] - Bishop of Linares, Chile
* ] – tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army
* ] - Bishop of De Aar, South Africa
* ] – Minister of Armed Forces during World War II
* ] – Army general and the leader of the ]
* ] – Foreign Minister and Minister of Interior during World War II
* ] – priest and war hero from the Ottoman Wars
* ] – General during World War II
* ] – Croatian partisan and Spanish Civil War veteran
* ] – fighter pilot during WWI, General during WWII
* ] – hero of the Vietnam War
* ] Opuković – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
* ] – Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier
* ] – Austrian Colonel General during World War II
* ] – General in the Austro-Hungarian Army
* ] – General in the Austro-Hungarian Army
* ] – General in the Habsburg Austria Army
* ] – General during World War II
* ] – United States Army colonel, military pioneer, served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War
* ] – legendary ]
* ] – Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during WWII
* ] – soldier and World War II General
* ] – first Croatian king
* ] (Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army and U.S. Navy
* ] – Croatian legendary Hajduk
* ] ] – leader of ]; father of ]
* ] – General and Ban
* ] – Habsburg commander
* ] – ] of the ]
* ] – Croatian ] and ]
* ] – Croatian ], hero of the ]
* ] – Croatian ], warrior and poet
{{div col end}}


=== Croatian War for Independence ===
===Heroism===


* ] * ] – general
* ] – general pukovnik
* ] - Folk Hero, legendary character made of steel
* ] – Croatian policeman, first victim in Independence War
* ] – fighter pilot
* ] – general


===Sport=== == Politics ==
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ] – Foreign Minister and Minister of Walfare during World War II
* ] – ruler of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980
* ] – politician
* ] – Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity; vice-president of ]; former Deputy Prime Minister of ] and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
* ] – Croatian patriot politician (ethnic Jewish)
* ] – Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish)
* ] – a president of ] in ] and a long-time mayor of its capital ]
* ] – soldier, former Croatian ]
* ] – Deputy Prime Minister NDH
* ] – politician in NDH
* ] – political centrist, leader of the ] before the establishment of the ]
* ] – Prime Minister during World II
* ] – former Yugoslav prime minister
* ] – President of the Republic of Croatia
* ] – vice-president of the National assembly of the ]
* ] – ] leader
* ] – prime minister
* ] – Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century
* ] – "father of Croat nation"
* ] – historian, one of greatest ]s
* ] – Croatian national leader
* ] – first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia
{{div col end}}


'''see''' ] === Foreign figures of Croatian descent ===
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ] - ] driver (ethnic ])
People of Croatian ancestry who are high-ranked officials of other countries:
* ] - Peruvian Surfing World Champion
* ] – US Senator from Alaska
* ] - ]
* ] – former Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand
* ] - Fmr. American NBA Star
* ] – Minister of the Navy of Peru
* ] - Baseball Legend
* ] – former Mayor of Chicago; former ] State Supreme Court Chief Justice
* ] - Table Tennis Champion (#7) (Greatest non-Asian in the World)
* ] – President of Chile
* ] - #1 Junior in the World (Tennis)
* ] – Australian Democrat Senator
* ] - Wimbledon Champion
* ] – President of ] (Croatian father)
* ] - A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)
* ] – Chilean ] activist, executed 1975
* ] - Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (1 Olympic Silver)
* ] – Chilean ], engineer, economist; awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the ]
* ] - American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
* ] – Governor of Ohio
<!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: ] -->
* ] – US Representative from Ohio; former Mayor of ]
* ] - Davis Cup Champion (#3)
* ] – Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)
* ] - Roland Garros Champion
* ] – US political consultant
* ] - WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)
* ] – founding father of ]
* ] - American automobile-racing driver
* ] – President of Argentina
* ] (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist
* ] – assassinated Australian politician, martyr
* ] - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
* ] – Governor of ], Argentina
* ] - Fmr. UFC Champion
* ] – former President of ], Croat parents
* ] - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion
* ] – former Governor of ]
* ] (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion
* ] – former Congressman, current Senator in Chile
* ] - Fmr. European Boxing Champion
* ] – Chilean ], Minister of Finance, Interior and of Public Works, assassinated in 1971
* ] - football player, A.C. Milan
* ] – US Representative from California
* ] - football player, Juventus
* ] - Princess of the royal family of Brunei (Croat father)
* ] - football player, A.C. Siena
* ] - football player, Werder Bremen * ] – Member of NZ Parliament
* ] – Governor of ], Argentina
* ] - football player, Juventus
* ] Ivanovic – former Chilean First Lady
* ] - football player (Top scorer WC 1962 & EURO 1960)
* ] – former president of ] (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
* ] - Football Legend (Croatian grandmother, Salvadora Cariolichi (Kariolic))
* ] – US politician
* ] - football player, Rangers F.C.
* ] – US politician
* ] - football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC)
* ] – former Governor of Alaska
* ] - football player
* ] – former Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
* ] - football player
* ] – Member of Canadian Parliament
* ] - football player
{{div col end}}
* ] - 2005 first NBA pick
* ] - NBA Hall of Famer
* ] - NBA Hall of Famer
* ] - NBA Hall of Famer (Croatian mother)
* ] - NZ golfer
* ] - Fmr. NBA player and coach
* ] - NBA Star (ethnic Serb)
* ] - NBA Hall of Famer
* ] - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995-1996
* ] - Fmr. NBA star
* ] - NFL Coach
* ] - NBA Hall of Famer
* ] - NFL Coach
* ] - NBA Hall of Famer
* ] - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
* ] - NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
* ] - Rugby Union player
* ] - Strongman and eccentric
* ] - Kayakist
* ] - First NBA Pick in 1948
* ] - Fmr. NBA & NFL player
* ] - Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
* ] - footbal player
* ] - Northwestern Wildcats basketball, Big Ten leading scorer 2005-2006
* ] - footbal player


=== Infamy === == Religion ==
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ] - ''Poglavnik'' of the ] and war criminal
* ] – theological writer
* ] - minister in the government ] and war criminal
* ] – cardinal
* ] - minister in the government of ]
* ] – archbishop
* ] - ] of the ]
* ] – ] reformer
* ] - commander in the army
* ] - commander of the army * ] – Jesuit and writer
* ] – friar, leader of an uprising against Ottoman forces in Slavonia
* ] - ] chief, war criminal
* ] – Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
* ] - commander in the army
* ] – Jesuit and grammarian during the Counter-Reformation
* ] - Australian Backpacker serial killer
* ] – historian, theologian and lawyer
* ] - Australian mass murderer (])
* ] (Marko Križevčanin) – saint
* ] – bishop
* ] – ]
* ] – ]
* ] – bishop
* ] – philosopher and scientist
* ] – beatified ]
* ] – layman
* ] – Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo
* ] – Cardinal
* ] – ] and ] of the ]
* ] – archbishop, ]
* ] – stigmatic
* ] – saint
* ] – Christian theologian
* ] – theologist
{{div col end}}

== Heroism ==
*]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]


=== Other === == Urban legends ==
* ] – first real person described as a vampire in historical records
People born in ] or the subsequent ] ], now part of Croatia, before the ] and the arrival of Croats and other ]:
* ] – American steel worker of Croatian extraction.
* ] - Possible native of Korcula (Venetian Dalmatia) of ] ethnicity
* ] – first non-Hispanic member of the ]
* ] - Roman ] from ], ]
* ] – survivor of seven incidents of possible death, lottery winner
* ], St. Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius - born at ], Istria (then Pannonia - often missclassified as being in present-day Dalmatia)
* ]
* ] - builder of ], from ]
* ] - Roman emperor from Pannonia
* ] - ] emperor from Pannonia
* ] - pope from Zadar/Dalmatia
* ] (Born in Italy, ethnic Croatian)


== Sport ==
===Non-defined ex-Yugoslav origins===


{{Main|List of Croatian sportspeople}}
People with Yugoslav origins (it is unclear/unknown to which ethnic group they belong to):
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}
* ] - (Yugoslav grandmother)
* ] – former basketball player, played in the ] for ], ], ] and ]
* ] - American director (Yugoslav origins)
* ] – handball goalkeeper
* ] (Srdjan Losic) - Founder & President of the Montreal World Film Festival
* ] - Fmr. NBA player (?) * ] – tennis; Davis Cup Champion
* ] – former baseball player, played in ] for ], ], and ]
* ] - Yugoslavian mother
* ] – former NBA player
* ] – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006
* ] – football player
* ] – football player
* ] – NFL Coach
* ] – NFL coach
* ] – former NFL player
*] (born 1997) – basketball player in the ]
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – football coach and former player
* ] – figure skater, choreographer and television commentator
* ] – figure skater
* ] – former football player, former manager of ] and former manager of ] in the ]
* ] – football coach and former player
* ] – swimmer
* ] – former football player, current manager of ]
* ] – football player
* ] – football player and coach
* ] – football goalkeeper
* ] – football Manager
* ] – football player
* ] – basketball player in NBA
* ] – NBA basketball player
* ] – football player
* ] – table tennis champion
* ] – football goalkeeper, Premier League
* ] – football player (Italian father, Croat mother)
* ] – baseball player
* ] – handball player
* ] – boxer
* ] – American football player, All-American
* ] – NFL head coach and executive vice president
* ] – NHL Hall of Famer
* ] – heavyweight boxer
* ] – First K-1 Grand Prix Winner (kickboxing)
* ] – No. 1 Junior in the World (tennis) and US Open champion
* ] – baseball player
* ] – football player
* ] – member of the basketball Hall of Famer
* ] – golfer (former World number 1)
* ] – athlete
* ] – football player, Ajax
* ] – Austrian track and field athlete
* ] – football player and coach
* ] – professional wrestler, soccer player
* ] – NFL player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – boxing champion
* ] – handball player
* ] – tennis player, New Zealand
* ] – football player, New Zealand
* ] – American football player
* ] – former water polo player and coach, European and World medalist
* ] (Cro Cop) – mixed martial artist and kickboxer; K-1
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – sprint canoer
* ] – American automobile-racing driver
* ] – Australian Rules footballer
* ] – track and field athlete
* ] – football player
* ] – former NBA player
* ] – co-host of ESPN Radio's ''Mike and Mike in the Morning''; former NFL player
* ] – long-distance runner
* ] – NFL player
* ] – strongman
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – former MLB player
* ] – MLB baseball player
* ] – basketball player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – basketball player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – football player, MLS
* ] – basketball player, NBA
* ] – football player
* ] – football player
* ] (born 1972) – tennis player
* ] – football player
* ] – ] player
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – New Zealand wrestler
* ] – tennis player; Wimbledon Champion; two Olympic bronze medals, 1992
* ] – football player
* ] – former football player
* ] – former football player
* ] – skier
* ] – football player (top scorer WC 1962 and EURO 1960)
* ] – baseball player
* ] – baseball player
* ] – kickboxer
* ] – NFL player
* ] – football player, goalkeeper (])<ref>{{cite news|first=Shirley |last=Bar Dayan |script-title=he:קאלה טברטקו מגלה: "סבתא שלי יהודיה" |url=http://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=8505&lang=he |publisher=] |date=18 July 2006 |access-date=4 July 2008 |language=he |quote=אני אמנם נוצרי אבל סבתא שלי יהודיה, מהצד של אימא שלי |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011221504/http://www.sport5.co.il/articles.aspx?FolderID=64&docID=8505&lang=he |archive-date=11 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ] – tennis player
* ] – former NBA player, Orlando Magic
*] (born 1970) – basketball player
* ] – former football player
* ] – handball player
* ] – Alpine skiing coach
* ] – Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (three Olympic silvers)
* ] – A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (four Olympic golds, two silvers)
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – football player
* ] –former football player current manager of ]
* ] – football coach and former player
* ] – former football player
* ] – baseball player
* ] – NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96)
* ] – handball player
* ] – former football goalkeeper
* ] – kickboxer
* ] – former MLB pitcher
* ] – kayaker
* ] – former tennis player; Davis Cup Champion (#3)
* ] – baseball player
* ] – baseball player
* ] – handball goalkeeper
* ] – baseball player
* ] – rugby union player
* ] – NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy winner)
* ] – NHL player
* ] – Roland Garros Champion
* ] – American football player
* ] – NBA player
* ] – former football player
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – American football player
* ] – baseball player, MLB
* ] – former European boxing champion
* ] – former hockey player
* ] – baseball player
* ] – handball player
* ] – (mother's side family) football player
* ] – football player
* ] (Mr. Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame)
* ] – UFC mixed martial artist
* ] – UFC mixed martial artist
* ] – football player, plays for ]
* ] – basketball player, plays for ]
* ] – surfer
* ] – football player
* ] – handball player
* ] – American football player
* ] – NZ golfer
* ] – former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – former MLB pitcher
* ] – boxing champion
* ] – ice hockey, NHL
* ] – ice hockey, NHL
* ] – ice hockey, NHL official
* ] – shooting player
* ] – discus thrower
* ] – Olympic gold medal winner in weightlifting
* ] – baseball player, manager and coach
* ] – NBA Hall of Famer
* ] – former NBA player
* ] – former MLB pitcher
* ] – professional boxer
* ] – football player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – football player
* ] – ] player
* ] – former NBA star
* ] – racing driver
* ] – basketball player
* ] – footballer, plays for ]
* ] – football player
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – NHL player
* ] – former football goalkeeper
* ] – NFL coach
* ] – college football coach
* ] – alpine skier
* ] – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
* ] – NHL player
* ] – NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
* ] (Super Dario) – NBA player with the ]
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – football player
* ] – American football player and awarded the Heisman Trophy
* ] (King of Rock N Rumble) – mixed martial artist, UFC
* ] – American football player
* ] – American football player and coach
* ] – baseball player
* ] – baseball player
* ] – American football player
* ] – football player
* ] – All-American football guard
* ] – former NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
* ] – swimmer
* ] – football player
* ] – football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals)
* ] – former NBA player
* ] – former NBA player
* ] – basketball player
* ] – former NBA player and coach
* ] – first NBA pick in 1948
* ] – football player
* ] – strongman and eccentric
* ] – NBA player
* ] – NASCAR driver
* ] – football player, Premier League
* ] – high jumper
* ] – ice hockey player
* ] – football player
* ] – football player
* ] – WWE Hall of Famer, born Josip Peruzović
* ] – basketball player
* ] – former NBA player
* ] (born 1978) – basketball player and ] of ]
* ] – football player
* ] – ] player
* ] – Olympic water polo gold medalist
* ] – professional wrestler
* ] – football player
* ] (The Croat Comet) – former World Welterweight Champion
* ] – former NFL player
* ] – handball player
* ] – baseball player
* ] (born 1997) – basketball player in the ]
* ] – racing driver, born in Motovun
{{div col end}}


== See also == == See also ==
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ]
* ] (includes a list of Croats in literature) * ] (includes a list of Croats in literature)
* ] * ]
{{div col end}}


==References== ==References==
{{reflist}}
===Footnotes===
<div class="references-small"><references /></div>


==External links== ==External links==
* Additional list of Croatian architects and builders: ]
* Additional list of Croatian sculptors: ]
* Additional list of Croatian painters: ] ]
* Additional list of Croatian stage actors: ]
* *
* *
*


{{Croatia topics|state=collapsed}}
]
]
]


{{DEFAULTSORT:Croats}}
]
]

Latest revision as of 16:23, 15 December 2024

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
This article possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. (July 2009) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
The neutrality of this article is disputed. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met. (May 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libelous.
Find sources: "List of people from Croatia" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
(Learn how and when to remove this message)
Flag of Croatia (Zastava Republike Hrvatske)

The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry.

Art

See also: List of Croatian women artists

Architecture

Sculpture

Painting

Film and theatre

Media

Academics

History

Invention

Social science

Science

Nobel Prize

Music

Composers

Main article: List of Croatian composers

Classical

Popular

Literature

See also: List of Croatian women writers

Business

Exploration

Military

Croatian War for Independence

Politics

Foreign figures of Croatian descent

People of Croatian ancestry who are high-ranked officials of other countries:

Religion

Heroism

Urban legends

Sport

Main article: List of Croatian sportspeople

See also

References

  1. Romero, Simon (27 September 2008). "In Bolivia, a Croat and a Critic is Cast in a Harsh Light". The New York Times.
  2. Welcome to Nobilo Country Index Archived 4 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Bar Dayan, Shirley (18 July 2006). קאלה טברטקו מגלה: "סבתא שלי יהודיה" (in Hebrew). Sport 5. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 4 July 2008. אני אמנם נוצרי אבל סבתא שלי יהודיה, מהצד של אימא שלי

External links

Croatia articles
History
Geography
Politics
Economy
Society
Culture
Symbols
Category: