List of Croats
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The following is a list of prominent individuals who were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry.[clarification needed (see Talk:List of Croats#Criteria)]
Art
Architecture
- Andrija Aleši – builder
- Alfred Albini – architect
- Domenico dell'Allio – Italian architect, he renewed Croatian city of Varaždin, Varaždin Old Town, working plans for the construction of the forts in Ivanić, Sisak, Koprivnica and Križevci.
- Emilio Ambrosini – Italian architect, he moved to Croatian city of Rijeka, where he bought an atelier and started a construction company.
- Viktor Axmann – architect
- Vjekoslav Bastl – Croatian - Czech architect
- Nikola Bašić – architect
- Hermann Bollé – architect
- Andrija Buvina – builder
- Juraj Dalmatinac – architect
- Julio Deutsch - architect, art nouveau style.
- Hugo Ehrlich
- Nikola Firentinac – architect
- Ignjat Fischer
- Johann Fuchs
- Stjepan Gomboš
- Vjekoslav Heinzel
- Leo Hönigsberg
- Lavoslav Horvat
- Joseph Hueber
- Drago Ibler
- Viktor Kovačić – architect
- Franjo Klein
- Luciano Laurana – architect
- Slavko Löwy – architect
- Rudolf Lubinski – architect
- Michele Sanmicheli
- Anton Erhard Martinelli
- Paskoje Miličević Mihov – architect
- Vlado Milunić – architect
- Juraj Neidhardt – architect
- Velimir Neidhardt – architect
- Stjepan Planić – architect
- Radovan – sculptor, builder from Trogir
- Nicifor Ranjina – architect
- Božidar Rašica – architect
- Vjenceslav Richter – architect
- Ante Rožić – architect
- Josip Seissel – architect
- Vladimir Šterk – architect
- Josip Vancaš – architect
- Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin – architect
- Ivan Žaknić – historian of Le Corbusier
Sculpture
- Antun Augustinčić
- Ante Dabro
- Branislav Dešković
- Ivan Duknović
- Ivo Kerdić
- Albert Kinert
- Ivan Kožarić
- Frano Kršinić
- Francesco Laurana
- Vasko Lipovac
- Robert Frangeš Mihanović
- Ivan Meštrović
- Nemon Oscar
- Kosta Angeli Radovani
- Ivan Rendić
- Toma Rosandić
- Ivan Sabolić
- Petar Smajić
- Aleksandar Srnec
- Romolo Venucci
- Marija Ujević-Galetović
Painting
- Oskar Alexander
- Lovro Artuković
- Vladimir Becić
- Lujo Bezeredi
- Josip Crnobori
- Jelena Dorotka
- Federiko Benković
- Charles Billich
- Nikola Božidarević
- Vlaho Bukovac
- Eugen Buktenica
- Menci Clement Crnčić
- Bela Čikoš-Sesija – painter, representative of symbolism: art-deco and art nouveau
- Lovro Dobričević
- Marta Ehrlich
- Eva Fischer
- Alen Floričić
- Dragan Gaži
- Vilko Gecan
- Ivan Generalić – naive art
- Oton Gliha
- Petar Grgec
- Krsto Hegedušić
- Oskar Herman
- Josip Horvat Međimurec
- Mirko Ilić – cartoonist, graphic designer
- Nina Ivančić
- Oton Iveković
- Marijan Jevšovar
- Ignjat Job
- Drago Jurak
- Gabrijel Jurkić
- Vjekoslav Karas
- John of Kastav
- Albert Kinert
- Željko Kipke
- Mira Klobučar
- Juraj Julije Klović – portrait miniatures
- Tripo Kokolja
- Edo Kovačević
- Mijo Kovačić
- Ladislav Kralj
- Miroslav Kraljević
- Živa Kraus
- Kristian Kreković
- Vlado Kristl
- Tomislav Krizman
- Ferdinand Kulmer
- Ivan Lacković Croata – naive art
- Loren Ligorio
- Vasko Lipovac
- Zvonimir Lončarić
- Dora Maar – photographer, painter, model
- Andrija Maurović – illustrator
- Mato Celestin Medović
- Martin Mehkek
- Ivan Milat-Luketa
- Jerolim Miše
- Franjo Mraz
- Edo Murtić
- Virgilije Nevjestić
- Vera Nikolić Podrinska
- Alfred Pal
- Ordan Petlevski
- Ivan Picelj
- Dimitrije Popović
- Oton Postružnik
- Andrea Schiavone
- Ivan Rabuzin – naive art
- Josip Račić
- Mirko Rački
- Božidar Rašica
- Slava Raškaj
- Ivan Rein
- Đuro Seder
- Zlatko Sirotić
- Matija Skurjeni
- Petar Smajić
- Aleksandar Srnec
- Miljenko Stančić
- Slavko Stolnik
- Zlatko Šulentić
- Miroslav Šutej
- Marino Tartaglia
- Đuro Tiljak
- Ivan Tišov
- Lavoslav Torti
- Marijan Trepše
- Ana Tzarev – naive art
- Milivoj Uzelac (painter)
- Maksimilijan Vanka
- Vladimir Varlaj
- Ivan Večenaj
- Matko Vekić
- Mladen Veža – illustrator
- Emanuel Vidović
- Mirko Virius – naive art
- Adolf Waldinger
Film and theatre
- Ante Babaja
- Scott Bakula – Hollywood actor
- Branko Bauer
- Eric Bana – Hollywood actor
- Relja Bašić – actor
- Ena Begović
- Rene Bitorajac
- Mirjana Bohanec
- Slavko Brankov
- Mirela Brekalo
- Vinko Brešan – director
- Veljko Bulajić – film director
- Boris Buzančić – actor
- Al Christy – actor
- Petra Cicvarić
- Zlatko Crnković (actor)
- Zrinka Cvitešić
- Mia Čorak Slavenska – prima ballerina
- Nataša Dorčić
- Vlatko Dulić - actor
- Vanja Drach
- Boris Dvornik – actor
- Stipe Erceg – actor
- Nela Eržišnik – actress, comedian
- Judah Friedlander – actor and comedian
- Mira Furlan – actress (Babylon 5, Lost)
- Emil Glad
- Ratko Glavina
- Obrad Gluščević
- Ljupka Gojić – model
- Krešo Golik
- Frank Gorshin – actor and comedian
- Ivo Gregurević
- Goran Grgić
- Rajko Grlić
- Fedor Hanžeković
- Ivan Herceg (actor)
- Werner Herzog – director
- Nives Ivanković
- Anne Jackson – actress
- Nataša Janjić
- Toni Jeričević
- Vida Jerman
- Mladen Juran
- Sena Jurinac
- Jagoda Kaloper
- Sonja Kastl
- Ljubomir Kerekeš
- Michael Klesic – actor
- Matija Kluković
- Sylva Koscina – actress, model
- Mario Kovač – theatre and film director
- Robert Kurbaša
- Frano Lasić
- Edvin Liverić
- Leon Lučev
- Branko Lustig – film producer (winner of two Oscar awards)
- Franjo Majetić
- Dalibor Matanić
- John Malkovich – Hollywood actor
- Nevio Marasović
- Branko Marjanović
- Ante Čedo Martinić
- Stojan Matavulj
- John Medica - actor
- Mark Matkevich – actor
- Rene Medvešek
- Sven Medvešek
- Oktavijan Miletić
- Ivana Miličević – actress, appearances in Seinfeld, Felicity, among others
- Vatroslav Mimica
- Nina Morić – model
- Patrick Muldoon – actor
- Lorenzo Music – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician
- Antun Nalis – actor
- Bojan Navojec
- Maja Nekić
- Antonio Nuić
- Zrinko Ogresta
- Marija Omaljev-Grbić
- Mia Oremović
- Krsto Papić – film director
- Leona Paraminski
- Ivan Pavletić -actor, writer, director
- Stjepan Perić
- Edo Peročević – actor, radio speaker
- Alma Prica
- Žarko Potočnjak
- Denise Richards – Hollywood actress
- Zvonimir Rogoz – actor (Ecstasy (1933) with Hedy Lamarr)
- Rick Rossovich – actor
- Branko Schmidt
- Ivo Serdar
- Nera Stipičević
- Rade Šerbedžija
- Lucija Šerbedžija
- Marija Škaričić
- Tonko Soljan – film & television producer
- Gabriela Spanic – actress
- Yvonne Suhor – actress
- Ognjen Sviličić
- Fabijan Šovagović – actor
- Filip Šovagović
- Nikola Tanhofer
- Vanessa Terkes - actress, TV Show host in Latin America. Her grandfather Cvjetko was Croatian.
- Ivica Vidović
- Goran Višnjić – actor (ER)
- Zlatko Vitez
- Antun Vrdoljak – film director
- Severina Vučković – entertainer, actress
- Dušan Vukotić – animated film director
- Anthony Yerkovich - television producer and writer. He is best known for creating the 1980s cop show Miami Vice.
- Lordan Zafranović
- Jim Zulevic – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host
Media
- Bill Kurtis - journalist, television reporter, producer
- Gene Rayburn - American radio and television personality
- Pedro Sevcec - television reporter
- Paul Salopek - journalist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes
- Goran Milić - worked in Hrt now works in Al Jazeera
Academics
History
- Fritz Fischer - historian
- Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski – historian
- Vjekoslav Klaić – historian
- Nada Klaić – historian
- Julije Kempf – historian, writer
- Ivan Lučić – historian
- Dominik Mandic – historian
- Ivan Ratkaj – historian, Jesuit, explorer
- Juraj Ratkaj – historian
- Franjo Rački – historian
- Ferdo Šišić – historian
Invention
- Štefan Banič – inventor
- Josip Belušić – inventor
- Marcel Kiepach – inventor
- Franjo Hannaman – inventor - engineer
- Mario Kovač (scientist) - computer engineering professor and inventor
- Ferdinand Kovačević – inventor
- Giovanni Luppis
- Slavoljub Eduard Penkala – inventor
- Mario Puratić - inventor who made major advances in fishing technology
- Ralph Sarich – inventor of the orbital engine
- Marin Soljačić – inventor of wireless energy transfer
- Ante Šupuk – engineer
- David Schwarz – Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry
- Faust Vrančić – inventor of the parachute
- Ivan Vučetić – inventor of dactyloscopy
- Zlata Bartl – inventor of "Vegeta"
Social Science
- Ivan Belostenec – lexicographer
- Elsie Ivancich Dunin – cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer
- Juraj Dobrila – cleric, benefactor
- Ljudevit Gaj – linguist, reformer
- Vatroslav Jagić – philologist
- Milan Kangrga – philosopher
- Bartol Kašić – lexicographer
- Juraj Križanić – social philosopher
- Franjo Kuhač – folklorist, ethnologist
- Stanislav Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, adventurer
- Miroslav Radman – genetic biologist
- Josip Juraj Strossmayer – cleric, benefactor
- Rudolf Steiner – philosopher, thinker
- Rudi Supek- philosopher
- Henry Suzzallo – educator
- Ante Topić-Mimara – art collector
- Vinko Žganec – folklorist, ethnomusicologist
Science
Music
Composers
- Julije Bajamonti – composer
- Krešimir Baranović
- Blagoje Bersa – composer
- Jakov Gotovac – composer
- Joseph Haydn – composer. The once-popular theory that Haydn was of Croatian extraction is now thoroughly discredited; for discussion, see Joseph Haydn's ethnicity.
- Josip Hatze
- Milan Horvat
- Antonio Janigro
- Ivo Josipović – composer
- Igor Kuljerić – composer, conductor
- Fran Lhotka
- Lovro von Matačić
- Lav Mirski
- Ivan Padovec – composer
- Boris Papandopulo- conductor, composer
- Dora Pejačević – composer
- Nick Peros – composer
- Milan Sachs
- Luka Sorkočević – composer
- Josip Štolcer-Slavenski – composer
- Stjepan Šulek – composer
- Vjekoslav Šutej
- Ivo Tijardović – composer
- Ivan Zajc – composer
Classical
- Martha Argerich- Argentinian pianist, piano teacher
- Zlatko Baloković – violinist
- Max Emanuel Cenčić – countertenor
- Valter Dešpalj – cellist
- Taysa Hodges – cellist
- Sena Jurinac – opera singer
- Franjo Krežma – violinist
- Stephen Kovacevich – American classical pianist
- Ivo Maček – pianist
- Lovro von Matačić – conductor
- Zinka Kunc-Milanov – soprano
- Maksim Mrvica – pianist
- Tomislav Mužek – tenor
- Ivo Pogorelić – pianist
- Ema Pukšec (Ilma De Murska) – opera singer
- Ruža Pospiš-Baldani – mezzo-soprano
- Vjekoslav Šutej – conductor
- Milka Trnina – soprano
- Dunja Vejzović – soprano
- Ana Vidović – Guitarist
- Felix Weingartner – composer, conductor
- Luka Sulic - cellist
Popular
- Nenad Bach – musician, composer, singer
- Lidija Bajuk – musician
- Zvonko Bogdan – singer and performer of traditional folk songs
- Tony Butala - singer of The Lettermen
- Colonia – dance music group
- Arsen Dedić – composer and singer
- Veljko Despot – discographer
- Darko Domijan – singer
- Oliver Dragojević – singer
- Doris Dragović – singer
- Sergio Endrigo – singer
- Davor Gobac – singer
- Dino Jelusić – Junior Croatian pop singer
- Delo Jusic – composer
- Tereza Kesovija – singer
- Mišo Kovač
- Josipa Lisac – singer, AKA Josephine Fox
- Radoslav Lorković – folk and blues singer, pianist, accordionist
- Magazin – pop band
- Branko Mihaljević – composer, writer, journalist and radio editor
- Guy Mitchell - singer (born Albert George Cernik)
- Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – Jazz singer
- Tomo Milicevic – 30 Seconds to Mars
- Krist Novoselić – rock musician (Nirvana)
- Marko Perković Thompson – rock singer
- Riva – 1989 Eurovision song contest winners
- Ivo Robić – singer
- Darko Rundek – singer and actor
- Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac – singer and composer (especially of traditional folk songs)
- Jura Stublić- rock singer
- Ivica Šerfezi – singer
- The Bambi Molesters – rock band
- Saša, Tin i Kedžo – first Croatian boy band
- Elizabeth Anka Vajagic – Canadian singer/guitarist
- Johnny Vidacovich – drummer
- Siniša Vuco – singer
- Severina Vučković – Croatian pop singer
- Vice Vukov – singer
Literature
- Ivan Aralica – writer
- Milan Begović – writer
- Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić – writer
- Mile Budak – writer
- Dobriša Cesarić – writer
- Slavenka Drakulić – writer, journalist
- Tomislav Dretar – writer, politician, journalist, critic
- Marin Držić – writer
- Viktor Car Emin – writer from Istria
- Filip Erceg – writer and socialist politician
- Ksaver Šandor Gjalski – writer
- Ivan Dživo Gundulić – poet
- Miljenko Jergović – writer
- Marija Jurić Zagorka – novelist
- Janko Polić Kamov – avant-garde writer
- Ante Kovačić – writer
- Ivan Goran Kovačić – poet
- Josip Kozarac – writer
- Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević – poet
- Miroslav Krleža – novelist, writer, philosopher, encyclopedist
- Eugen Kumičić – writer
- Tomislav Ladan -writer
- Hanibal Lucić – writer
- Darko Macan – writer
- Igor Mandić – journalist
- Ranko Marinković – writer
- Marko Marulić – writer
- Antun Gustav Matoš – poet
- Ivan Mažuranić – poet
- Dejan Medaković (ethnic Serb)
- Mijo Mirković – writer, economist
- Vjenceslav Novak – writer
- Josip Novakovich – writer
- Janus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent
- Vesna Parun – poet
- Vlatko Pavletić – theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician
- Dalibor Perković – writer
- Paula Preradović – poet
- Petar Preradović – poet
- Matija Antun Relković – writer
- Milan Rešetar – writer (ethnic Serb)
- Antonio Skármeta – Chilean writer
- Ivan Slamnig – poet
- Sonja Smolec – poet and writer
- August Šenoa – writer
- Dinko Šimunović – writer
- Slobodan Šnajder – writer
- Antun Branko Šimić – poet
- Antun Šoljan – poet
- Drago Štambuk – poet
- Dragutin Tadijanović – poet
- Ante Tomić – writer
- Josip Eugen Tomić – writer
- Dubravka Ugrešić – writer
- Tin Ujević – poet
- Mirko Vidović – writer
- Ivo Vojnović – writer
- Stanko Vraz – poet (ethnic Slovene)
- Nikola Zrinski (grandson) – poet, philosopher, soldier
- Aleksandar Žiljak – writer
Business
- Mike Grgich – winemaker
- Victor Grinich – pioneer in the semiconductor industry
- Antony Lucich-Lucas – engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil – Texaco
- Andrónico Luksic – Antofagasta PLC (richest Croat ever)
- Anthony Maglica – Maglite
- Darko Hrelic - Gartner
- Dietrich Mateschitz – Burgenland Croats (Billionaire, owner of Red Bull corp.)
- Boris Mikšić – Cortec Corporation
- Peter Hodak - Cadillac production line engineer
- Nikola Nobilo – wine maker[1]
- Mario Puratić – inventor, businessman
- Tadich Grill – oldest restaurant in California, 1800s
- Ante Vlahovic - Businessman - Adris Group
- Robert Herjavec - Businessman - Herjavec Group, Dragons' Den (Canada)
- Emil Tedeschi-Businessman-atlantic group
Exploration
- Ferdinand Konščak – explorer
- Dragutin Lerman – explorer
- Željko Malnar – explorer, producer
- Marco Polo - explorer (born in Korcula, part of modern day Croatia)
- Mirko and Stjepan Seljan – explorers
- Ignacije Szentmartony – explorer
- Ivan Visin – explorer
Military
- Nikola Jurišić – Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat
- Matija Gubec – leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt
- Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia – medieval king & military leader
- Petar Kružić – heroic defender of Klis against the Turks
- Grgo Kusić – tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army
- Michael J. Novosel – hero of the Vietnam War
- Lothar Rendulic – Austrian Colonel General during World War II
- Andrijica Šimić – legendary hajduk
- Tomislav – first Croatian king
- Baron Franjo Trenk – leader of Pandurs; father of military music
- Petar Zrinski – Croatian ban and conspirator
- Nikola Šubić Zrinski – Croatian ban, hero of the Battle of Szigetvár
- Nikola VII Zrinski – Croatian ban, warrior and poet
- Louis Cukela – U.S. Marine
- Peter Tomich (Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army & U.S. Navy
- Mijat Tomić – Croatian legendary Hajduk
- Svetozar Boroević – Austro-Hungarian general during the World War I
- Matija Zmajević, Admiral of the Baltic fleet
- Rustem Pasha Opuković, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
- Piyale Pasha, Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier
- Jure Francetić – Ustashe Commissioner
- Luka Ibrišimović – Priest and Hajduk
- Petar Keglević – ban of Croatia and Slavonia
- Blago Zadro - Hero of the Croatian Independence War
- Franjo Vlašić – Croatian general and ban
- Ivan Karlović – ban of Croatia
- Stjepan Sarkotić – Croatian general in the Austro-Hungarian Army
- Josip Filipović – Croatian general under the then Austrian army
- Mato Dukovac – Croatian World War II fighter ace
- Cvitan Galić – Croatian World War II fighter ace
- Daniel Antonio Jukic – hero of Falkland War
Croatian War for Independence
- Blago Zadro – general
- Janko Bobetko – general
- Ante Gotovina – general pukovnik
- Rudolf Perešin – fighter pilot
- Josip Jović - Croatian policeman, first victim in Independence War
Politics
- Josip Broz – Tito – also guerilla leader in World War II, Yugoslav leader (ethnic Croat)
- Ivana Dulić-Marković – Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity; vice-president of G17 Plus; former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
- Josip Frank – Croatian nationalist (ethnic Jewish)
- Andrija Hebrang – Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish)
- Većeslav Holjevac – a president of SR Croatia in Yugoslavia and a long-time mayor of its capital Zagreb
- Josip Jelačić – soldier, former Croatian ban
- Vladko Maček – political centrist, leader of the Croatian Peasant Party before the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia
- Stipe Mesić – President of the Republic of Croatia
- Ante Marković – former Yugoslav prime minister
- Dr. Ante Pavelić (older) – vice-president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
- Ante Pavelić – Ustaša leader
- Stjepan Radić – Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century
- Ante Starčević – "father of Croat nation"
- Milan Šufflay – historian, one of greatest albanologists
- Ante Trumbić – Croatian national leader
- Osman Kulenović – Deputy Prime Minister NDH
- Džafer-beg Kulenović – politician in NDH
- Franjo Tuđman – first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia
- Zoran Milanović-Croatian prime minister
Foreign Figures of Croatian descent
Main article: Politicians of Croatian ancestry
People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:
- Alejandro Jadresic – Chilean Energy minister, Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia.
- Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic – Chilean MIR activist, Executed 1975
- Clem Simich – Member of NZ Parliament
- Dennis Kucinich – US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)
- Edmundo Pérez Zujovic – Chilean PDC, Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971
- Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić – Fmr. President of Costa Rica, Croat parents
- Frank Mahovlich – Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)
- George Radanovich – US Representative from California
- Ivan Gašparovič – President of Slovakia (Croatian father)
- John Newman – Assassinated Australian politician, Martyr
- John Owen Dominis – American-Hawaiian, Prince consort
- Jorge Sobisch – Governor of Neuquén, Argentina
- Josip Marohnić – founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union
- Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic – Former Chilean First Lady
- Lynne Yelich – Member of Canadian Parliament
- Michael Bilandic – Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice
- Michael Anthony Stepovich – Fmr. Governor of Alaska
- Natasha Stott Despoja – Australian Democrats Senator
- Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić – former president of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
- Radomiro Tomic – Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
- Roy Nikisch – Governor of Chaco, Argentina
- Rudy Perpich – Fmr. Governor of Minnesota
- Vanessa Terkes - Peruvian Actress, Model and Singer
- Tonka Tomicic – Chilean model and TV host
Religion
- Franjo Šeper – Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
- Matija Vlačić Ilirik – Protestant reformer
- Marko Krizin (Marko Križevčanin) – saint
- Leopold Mandić – saint
- Ivan Merz – beatified
- Gregory of Nin – bishop
- Marija Petković – a beatified nun
- Alojzije Stepinac – archbishop, beatified
- Zlatko Sudac – stigmatic
- Nikola Tavelić – saint
- Miroslav Volf – Christian theologian
- Josip Bozanić – Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb
- Vinko Puljić – Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo
- Estanislao Esteban Karlic – Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
- Antun Mahnić – bishop
- Ivo Protulipac – layman
- Markantun de Dominis – archbishop
- Paul Washer – American Baptist minister
Urban legends
- Frederick Valentich – Australian pilot (disappeared while flying to King Island)
Sport
Main article: List of Croatian sportspeople
- Mirko Alilović – handball goalkeaper
- Mario Ančić – Tennis – Davis Cup Champion
- Ivano Balić – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006
- Zvonko Bego – football player
- Bill Belichick – NFL Coach
- Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer
- Elvis Fatović - former water polo player and coach, European and World medalist
- Zvonimir Boban – football player
- Alen Bokšić – football player
- Andrew Bogut – basketball player with the Milwaukee Bucks; first pick in the 2005 NBA Draft
- Tamara Boroš – Table Tennis Champion (#7) (Greatest non-Asian in the World)
- Mark Bosnich – football goalkeeper – Premier League
- Mark Bresciano – footballer with Palermo (Italian father, Croat mother)
- Denis Buntić – handball player
- Joseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of Famer
- Branko Cikatić – First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
- Marin Čilić – #1 Junior in the World (Tennis)
- Vedran Ćorluka – football player, Tottenham Hotspur
- Krešimir Ćosić – NBA Hall of Famer
- Dario Cvitanich – football player, Ajax
- Dražen Dalipagić – NBA Hall of Famer
- Nikolaj Pešalov-olympic gold medal winner in weightlifting
- Ana Jelušić-skier
- Dominik Straga-swimmer
- Bajde Vukas-famous football player
- Snježana Pejčić-Croatian shooting player
- Slaven Bilić-football player and was the coach of the Croatian football team
- David Diehl – NFL player – New York Giant
- Blanka Vlašić- world champion in women's high jump
- Sandra Perković-winner of the olympics,diamant league and Europe championship in discus throw
- Venio Losert-handball goalkeeper
- Marko Kopljarhandball player
- Niko Kranjčar- Football player
- Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) – Mixed Martial Artist and kickboxer – K-1.
- Gary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driver
- Mike Golic – co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning; former defensive lineman for both Notre Dame and in the NFL.
- Jan Poznic - Football phenomenon and hotelier personality of the year (2011)
- Elvis Grbac – NFL player
- Tom Haller – baseball player – MLB
- Frankie Hejduk – football player – MLS
- Ico Hitrec – football player
- Hrvoje Horvat – handball player
- Goran Ivanišević – Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992
- Andreas Ivanschitz – football player
- Robert Jarni – football player
- Nikica Jelavić - football player, Everton FC
- Dražan Jerković – football player (Top scorer WC 1962 & EURO 1960)
- Igor Jurković - Kickboxer
- John Jurkovic – NFL player
- Tvrtko Kale – football player, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa)[2]
- Ivo Karlović – tennis player
- Mario Kasun – Fmr NBA player – Orlando Magic
- Ivan Klasnić – football player, Werder Bremen
- [ Emma Klis] - Amateur Basketball
- Ivica Kostelić – Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (3 Olympic Silvers)
- Janica Kostelić – A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)
- Robert Kovač – football player, Juventus
- Mario Kovačević – football player
- Niko Kranjčar – football player, Tottenham Hotspur
- Toni Kukoč – NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96
- Blaženko Lacković – handball player
- Dan Luger – rugby union player
- Matija Ljubek – Kayakist
- Ivan Ljubičić – Davis Cup Champion (#3)
- Frank Mahovlich – NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
- Pete Mahovlich – athlete
- Iva Majoli – Roland Garros Champion
- Todd Marinovich - Fmr. NFL player
- Marv Marinovich - Fmr. NFL player
- Roger Maris – baseball player – MLB
- Željko Mavrović – Fmr. European Boxing Champion
- George Mikan (Mr.Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame)
- Pat Miletich (Croatian Sensation) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC
- Sofía Mulánovich – surfer
- Zdravko Miljak – handball player
- Frank Nobilo – NZ golfer
- Mirjana Ognjenović -former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player
- Mate Parlov boxing champion
- Josip Peruzović – WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)
- Dražen Petrović – NBA Hall of Famer. Half Serbian.
- Dado Pršo – football player, Rangers F.C.
- Braslav Rabar – chess player
- Dino Rađa – Fmr. NBA star
- Vladimir Sabich – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
- Joe Sakic – NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
- Nick Saban – College Football Coach
- Elvis Sinosic (King of Rock N Rumble) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC
- Steve Stipanovich – Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
- Dario Šimić – football player, A.C. Milan
- Davor Šuker – football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals)
- Marko Tomas – basketball player
- Rudy Tomjanovich – Fmr. NBA player and coach
- Andy Tonkovich – First NBA Pick in 1948
- Igor Tudor – football player, A.C. Siena)
- The Great Antonio – Strongman and eccentric
- Luka Modrić – football player, Tottenham Hotspur
- Darijo Srna – football player, Shakthar Donetsk
- Ante Razov – football player – MLS
- Mark Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL
- Marty Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL
- Matt Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL official
- Erv Palica – Fmr. MLB pitcher
- Dan Plesac – Fmr. MLB pitcher
- Lou Saban – NFL Coach – Patriots, Bills, Broncos
- Nick Saban – Fmr. NFL Coach
- Joe Stydahar – Fmr NFL player – Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Rudy Tomjanovich – Fmr. NBA Coach – Houston Rockets
- Gary Beban – Fmr. NFL player
- Pete Bercich – Fmr NFL player
- Fred Couples – Golfer (Fmr. World Number 1)
- Bobby Grich – Fmr. MLB player
- Les Horvath – Fmr. NFL player
- Curt Leskanic – Fmr. MLB pitcher
- Robert Prosinečki – football player – Barcelona, Sevilla, Portsmouth
- Roko Ukić – NBA Basketball player – Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks
- Bruno Šundov – Fmr NBA player – Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Cleverland Cavaliers, New York Knicks
- Gordan Giriček – Fmr NBA player – Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns
- Dalibor Bagarić – Fmr NBA player – Chicago Bulls
- Žan Tabak – Fmr NBA player – Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers
- Zoran Planinić – Fmr NBA player – New Jersey Nets
- Auggie Vidovich – NASCAR Driver
- Mark Viduka – football player – Premier League
- Blanka Vlašić – High jumper
- Stojko Vranković – Fmr NBA player – Boston Celtics – Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers
- Bernard Vukas – football player
- Vladimir Vuković – chess player
- Božo Vuletić – the Olympic water polo gold medalist
- Slaven Zambata – football player
- Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) – Fmr. World Welterweight Champion
- Chris Zorich – Fmr. NFL player
- Zdravko Zovko – handball player
- Hrvoje "Medica" Grivicic - First foreign winner in Rajadamnern Stadium - Muay thai.
- Zrinka Korac – swimmer
See also
- List of Croatian artists
- Croatian diaspora
- Croatian Chilean
- Croatian Australian
- List of Croatian sportspeople
- Politicians of Croatian ancestry
- Croatian literature (includes a list of Croats in literature)
- List of rulers of Croatia
References
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- ^ Welcome to Nobilo Country Index
- ^ Bar Dayan, Shirley (July 18, 2006). "קאלה טברטקו מגלה: "סבתא שלי יהודיה"" (in Hebrew). Sport 5. Retrieved July 4, 2008. "אני אמנם נוצרי אבל סבתא שלי יהודיה, מהצד של אימא שלי"
External links
- Additional list of Croatian architects and builders: hr:Dodatak:Popis hrvatskih arhitekata i graditelja
- Additional list of Croatian sculptors: hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski kipari
- Additional list of Croatian painters: Category:Croatian painters hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski slikari
- Additional list of Croatian stage actors: hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski kazališni glumci
- Outstanding Croats
- Croats and Croatia In French
- Croatian People
