List of Croats

The following is a list of prominent individuals who are Croatian people and/or Croats

Art

Architecture

Film and theatre

Media

* Jerome Jurenovich - journalist
* Bill Kurtis - investigative reporter
* Zvonko Letica - journalist
* Konstantin Miles - journalist
* Pedro Sevcec - television reporter
* Luka Tripković - journalist, editer
* Paul Salopek- journalist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes
* Silvio Rivier - SBS Australia
* Jelena Spajić - Publicist

Academics

History

* Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski - historian
* Vjekoslav Klaić - historian
* Julije Kempf - historian, writer
* Ivan Lučić - historian
* Franjo Rački - historian
* Ivan Ratkaj - historian, Jesuit, explorer
* Juraj Ratkaj - historian
* Nada Klaić - historian
* Ferdo Šišić - historian
* Franjo Rački - historian

Invention

* Josip Belušić - inventor
* Marcel Kiepach - inventor
* Aleksandar Just - inventor
* Franjo Hannaman - inventor, engineer
* Jaroslav Havliček - inventor
* Ferdinand Kovačević - inventor
* Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - inventor
* 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
* Andy Turudić - inventor, engineer
* Faust Vrančić - inventor of the parachute
* Ivan Vučetić - inventor of dactyloscopy

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
* Mihovil Kombol - literary historian and translator
* Juraj Križanić - social philosopher
* Franjo Kuhač - folklorist, ethnologist
* Zvonimir Kulundžić - philologist
* Ljeposlav Perinić - doll collector
* Stanislav Pavao Skalić - encyclopedist, adventurer
* Miroslav Radman - genetic biologist
* Leonardo Spalatin - linguist
* Josip Juraj Strossmayer - cleric, benefactor
* Rudolf Steiner - philosopher, thinker
* Rudi Supek- philosopher
* Henry Suzzallo - educator
* Zdenko Škreb - linguist
* Ante Topić-Mimara - art collector
* Vinko Žganec - folklorist, ethnomusicologist
* Gerardo Colazio - educator

Science

Nobel Prize

* Lavoslav Ružička - chemistry
* Ivo Andrić - literature
* Vladimir Prelog - chemistry

Music

Composers

* Julije Bajamonti - composer
* Blagoje Bersa - composer
* Silvio Bombardelli - composer
* Jakov Gotovac - composer
* Igor Kuljerić - composer, conductor
* Ivan Padovec - composer
* Boris Papandopulo- conductor, composer
* Dora Pejačević - composer
* Nick Peros - composer
* Luka Sorkočević - composer
* Josip Štolcer-Slavenski - composer
* Stjepan Šulek - composer
* Ivo Tijardović - composer
* Ivan Zajc - composer

Classical

* Zlatko Baloković - violinist
* Nikša Bareza - conductor
* Max Emanuel Cencic - countertenor
* Emil Cossetto - composer and choir conductor
* Pavle Dešpalj - conductor
* Valter Dešpalj - cellist
* Igor Gjadrov - conductor
* Antonio Janigro - cellist
* Sena Jurinac - opera singer
* Josip Klima - violinist
* Franjo Krežma - violinist
* Branimir Krstić - guitarist, composer
* Stephen Kovacevich - CAmerican classical pianist
* Monika Leskovar
* Ivo Maček - pianist
* Vladimir Marić Mindoljević - tenor
* Lovro Matačić - conductor
* Zinka Kunc-Milanov - soprano
* Maksim Mrvica - pianist
* Gertruda Munitić - soprano
* Tomislav Mužek - tenor
* Tonko Ninić - violinist
* Darko Petrinjak
* Maja Strozzi-Pecić - soprano
* Ivo Pogorelić - pianist
* Ema Pukšec ("Ilma De Murska") - opera singer
* Ruža Pospiš-Baldani - mezzo-soprano
* Nada Putar-Gold - opera singer
* Marijana Radev - soprano
* Gustave Rathe - pianist
* Vladimir Ružđak - baritone
* Vjekoslav Šutej - conductor
* Milka Trnina - soprano
* Dunja Vejzović - soprano
* Ana Vidović - Guitarist
* Ivana Marija Vidović - pianist and poet
* Felix Weingartner - composer, conductor

Popular

* Nenad Bach - musician, composer, singer
* Željko Bebek - rock singer
* Zvonko Bogdan - singer and performer of traditional folk songs
* Goran Bregović - rock & folk composer and singer
* Vinko Coce - Croatian singer
* Colonia - dance music group
* Crvena Jabuka - pop band (Yugoslavs)
* Arsen Dedić - composer and singer
* Matija Dedić - jazz composer and performer
* Veljko Despot - discographer
* Darko Domijan - singer
* Oliver Dragojević - singer
* Doris Dragović - singer
* Rajko Dujmić - composer & member of pop band Novi fosili
* Sergio Endrigo - singer
* El Bahattee - Croatian rapper
* Davor Gobac - singer
* Marina Gradić - Croatian pop singer
* Dino Jelusić - Junior Croatian pop singer
* Nikica Kalogjera - composer
* Tereza Kesovija - singer
* Mišo Kovač
* Josipa Lisac - singer, AKA Josephine Fox
* Magazin - pop band
* Michael Matijević - singer (Steelheart)
* Johnny Mercer - singer song writer "Moon River"
* Branko Mihaljević - composer, writer, journalist and radio editor
* Jelena Ana Milčetić - Jazz artist
* Tomislav Milardović - Aboriginal rapper from Canada (RezOfficial)
* Tomo Milicevic - 30 Seconds to Mars
* Guy Mitchell - 1950s American Singer
* Gabi Novak - singer
* Krist Novoselić - rock musician (Nirvana)
* Aaron Peck - musician, drummer for the rock band A Thorn for Every Heart - Interscope Records (grandson to Anthony Maglica)
* Marko Perković Thompson - rock singer
* Ferdo Pomykalo - composer, conductor
* Luca Prodan - Italian-Argentine musician
* Dunja Rajter - 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
* Branimir Johnny Štulić - composer and singer
* The Bambi Molesters - rock band
* The Mad Men - rockabilly band
* Saša, Tin i Kedžo - first Croatian boy band
* Marko Tomasović - composer
* 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
* Pero Budak - writer
* Marko Car - writer, politician
* Slavenka Drakulić - writer, journalist
* Marin Držić - writer
* Viktor Car Emin - writer from Istria
* Filip Erceg - writer and socialist politician
* Ksaver Šandor Gjalski - writer
* Ivan Dživo Gundulić - poet
* Tatjana Jambrišak - writer
* Miljenko Jergović - writer
* Janko Polić Kamov - avant-garde writer
* Jure Kastelan - poet
* Ante Kovačić - writer
* Ivan Goran Kovačić - poet
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* Josip Kozarac - writer
* Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević - poet
* Miroslav Krleža - novelist
* Eugen Kumičić - writer
* Ivan Kušan - writer
* Tomislav Ladan -writer
* Hanibal Lucić - writer
* Darko Macan - writer
* Igor Mandić
* 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 [ [http://www.abc.net.au/rn/arts/bwriting/stories/s1404102.htm] "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?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....."]
* Janus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) - Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent
* 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
* Edo Stojčić - writer, journalist
* August Šenoa - writer
* Dinko Šimunović - writer
* Sunčana Škrinjarić - writer
* Slobodan Šnajder - writer
* Dragutin Tadijanović - poet
* Ante Tomić - writer
* Josip Eugen Tomić - writer
* Jagoda Truhelka - pedagogue and children's writer
* Dubravka Ugrešić - writer
* Tin Ujević - poet
* Ivo Vojnović - writer
* Stanko Vraz - poet (ethnic Slovene)
* Nikola Zrinski (grandson) - poet, philosopher, soldier
* Aleksandar Žiljak - writer

Business

* Seamus Brown - Portfolio Manager, JP Morgan Real Rate of Return Fund
* John Blazevic - Contessa Shrimp
* Stephen Boskovich - Boskovich Farms
* Stipe Bubalo - Bubalo Construction
* Mike Grgich - winemaker [ [http://www.bluedanubewine.com/croatia.html] "Miljenco "Mike" Grgich, a Croatian native..."]
* Victor Grinich - Fairchild Semiconductor
* Jay Kordich - Juiceman Juicers
* Ilija Letica - Letica Corporation
* Antony Lucich-Lucas - engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil - Texaco
* Andrónico Luksic - Antofagasta PLC (Richest Croat ever)
* Anthony Maglica - Maglite
* Dietrich Mateschitz - Burgenland Croat (Billionaire, owner of Red Bull corp.)
* Boris Mikšić - Cortec Corporation
* Marko Narančić - Nalley’s Potato Chips
* Nikola Nobilo - wine maker [ [http://www.nobilo.co.nz Welcome to Nobilo Country Index ] ]
* Jack Pandol - Pandol Brothers
* Saša Petar - business books author, consultant, trainer
* Mario Puretić - inventor, businessman
* Luka Rajić - Lura group
* Tadich Grill - oldest restaurant in California, 1800s
* Jure Sola - Sanmina coorporation
* Marino Selak - wine maker
* Ivica Todorić - Agrokor group
* Davor Tudorović - property [ [http://www.tudorovic.com Tudorovic.com ] ]

Exploration

* Joža Horvat - adventurer, writer
* Ivica Frković - explorer
* Stjepan Glavač - explorer, geographer
* Luka Jurisich - explorer
* Joseph Kundek - explorer, missionary
* Ferdinand Konščak - explorer
* Dragutin Lerman - explorer
* Željko Malnar - explorer, producer
* Vinko Palatin - explorer, missionary, writer
* Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - explorers
* Ignacije Szentmartony - explorer

Military

* Viktor Bubanj - general
* 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 - hero of the Battle of Szigetvár
* Mario Firmenich - founder and active member of the Montoneros
* Louis Cukela - U.S. Marine
* Svetozar Boroević - Austro-Hungarian general during the World War I

Croatian War for Independence

* Petar Stipetić, general
* Luka Đanko, general
* Rahim Ademi, general (ethnic Albanian)
* Janko Bobetko, general
* Ante Gotovina, general
* Mirko Norac, general
* Franko Simatović, Serbian para-military forces commander

Politics

* Mate Boban - leader of Croatian republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
* Josip Broz - Tito - also guerilla leader in World War II, Yugoslav leader (ethnic Yugoslav)
* Oliver Dulić - Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia (Democratic Party)
* 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 senior - 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
* Budimir Lončar - former Yugoslav diplomat
* 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 - vice-president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
* Ante Pavelić - Ustaša leader
* Don Mihovil Pavlinović - priest and writer
* 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, member of the Yugoslav club
* Franjo Tuđman - first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia, Tito's partisan in World War II, youngest Tito's general

Foreign Figures of Croatian descent

People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:

* Mateo Martinic Beros - National Award winning Chilean historian
* Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić - former president of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
* Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić - Fmr. President of Costa Rica , Croat parents
* Ivan Gašparovič - President of Slovakia (Croatian father)
* Vicente Merino Bielich - Fmr. acting president (1946) & vice-president of Chile
* Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic - Former Chilean First Lady
* Michael Anthony Stepovich - Fmr. Governor of Alaska
* Rudy Perpich - Fmr. Governor of Minnesota
* Rose Perica Mofford - Fmr. Governor of Arizona
* Roy Nikisch - Governor of Chaco, Argentina
* Jorge Sobisch - Governor of Neuquén, Argentina
* Antonio Horvath Kiss - Chilean Senator
* Baldo Prokurica Prokurica - Chilean Senator
* Radomiro Tomić - Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
* Natasha Stott Despoja - Australian Senator
* Frank Mahovlich - Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)
* Michael Bilandic - Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice
* Dennis Kucinich - US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)
* George Radanovich - US Representative from California
* Josip Marohnić - founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union
* Juan Carlos Nadalich - Argentinian Minister of Social Development
* Carolina Goić Boroević - Chilean Deputy
* Domingo Yurac Soto - Chilean Supreme Court Justice
* Ingrid Antonijević Hahn - Chilean Minister
* Martín Zilić Hrepic - Chilean Minister
* Sergio Espejo Yaksić - Chilean Minister
* Romy Schmidt Crnosija - Chilean Minister
* Lynne Yelich - Member of Canadian Parliament
* Clem Simich - Member of NZ Parliament
* Josip Juratović - Member of German Parliament
* Alejandro Jadresić - Chilean politician
* Tonka Tomicic - Chilean model and TV host
* Santiago Pavlovic - Chilean journalist and war correspondent
* Jovanka Budisavljević Broz - wife of Josip Broz Tito (ethnic Croatian Serb)
* Patriarch Pavle of the Serb Orthodox Church (ethnic Serb)
* Milan Ivelić - Curator of the National Arts Gallery, Santiago, Chile
* John Newman - Assassinated Australian politian, Martyr
* Ludwig Adamovich sen. - Austrian Minister of Justice - 1938, University professor in Prague, Graz and Vienna

Religion

* Franjo Šeper - Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
* August Kažotić - archbishop
* Matija Vlačić Ilirik - Protestant reformer
* Marko Krizin (Marko Križevčanin) - saint
* Leopold Mandić - saint
* Gracija of Mulo - beatified
* 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
* Emilio Ogñénovich - Archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentina
* Matthew Beovich - Archbishop of Adelaide, Australia
* Pedro Carrión Pavlich - Bishop of Puno, Peru
* Alejandro Goic Karmelic - Bishop of Rancagua, Chile
* Tomislav Koljatic Maroevic - Bishop of Linares, Chile

Heroism

* Ivan Vranetić

Urban legends

* Frederick Valentich - Australian pilot (disappeared while flying to King Island, UFO Abduction?)

Sport

* Mario Ančić - Tennis - Davis Cup Champion
* Ivano Balić - handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006
* Bill Belichick - NFL Coach
* Marijan Beneš - Fmr. European pro boxing champion
* Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer
* Alen Bokšić - football player
* Zvonimir Boban - football player
* Tamara Boroš - Table Tennis Champion (#7) (Greatest non-Asian in the World)
* Stipe Božić - alpinist
* Marin Čilić - #1 Junior in the World (Tennis)
* Joseph Cattarinich - NHL Hall of Famer
* Branko Cikatić - First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
* George Chuvalo - Fmr. Canadian Heavyweight Champion
* Krešimir Ćosić - NBA Hall of Famer
* Dražen Dalipagić - NBA Hall of Famer
* Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) - Mixed Martial Artist and kickboxer - K-1
* Gary Gabelich - American automobile-racing driver
* Brian Generalovich - Fmr. NBA & NFL player
* Ico Hitrec - football player
* Hrvoje Horvat - handball player
* Goran Ivanišević - Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992
* José Rafael Fello Meza Ivankovich - soccer player, Costarican legend
* Robert Jarni - football player
* Dražan Jerković - football player (Top scorer WC 1962 & EURO 1960)
* Anton Josipović - boxing, Olympic gold 1984
* Ivo Karlović - tennis player
* Ivan Klasnić - football player, Werder Bremen
* Janica Kostelić - A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)
* Ivica Kostelić - Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (1 Olympic Silver)
* Robert Kovač - football player, Juventus
* Stefica Kristof - bowling champion
* Toni Kukoč - NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995-1996
* Dan Luger - Rugby Union player
* Matija Ljubek - Kayakist
* Ivan Ljubičić - Davis Cup Champion (#3)
* Frank Mahovlich - NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
* Iva Majoli - Roland Garros Champion
* Željko Mavrović - Fmr. European Boxing Champion
* Pat Miletich - Fmr. UFC Champion
* Frank Nobilo - NZ golfer
* Mate Parlov boxing champion
* Josip Peruzović - WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)
* Dražen Petrović - NBA Hall of Famer
* Ivan Prebeg - Fmr. European pro boxing champion
* Dado Pršo - football player, Rangers F.C.
* Braslav Rabar - chess player
* Dino Rađa - Fmr. NBA star
* Veljko Rogošić - marathon swimmer
* Vladimir Sabich - American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
* Joe Sakic - NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
* Nick Saban - NFL Coach
* Steve Stipanovich - Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
* Luciano Susanj - athlete
* 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)
* Nikola Šurbek table tennis player
* Rudy Tomjanovich - Fmr. NBA player and coach
* Andy Tonkovich - First NBA Pick in 1948
* Petar Trifunović - chess player
* Igor Tudor - football player, A.C. Siena
* The Great Antonio - Strongman and eccentric
* Bernard Vukas - football player
* Vladimir Vuković - chess player
* Vedran Vukušić - Northwestern Wildcats basketball, Big Ten leading scorer
* Andrew Bogut - First NBA Pick 2005
* Slaven Zambata - football player
* Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) - Fmr. World Welterweight Champion
* Mario Kovačević - football player
* Nikola "Plucky" Dragin - AYSO allstar goalkeeper

Infamy

* Ante Pavelić - "Poglavnik" of the Independent State of Croatia
* Andrija Artuković - minister in the government Independent State of Croatia
* Mile Budak - minister in the government of Independent State of Croatia
* Miroslav Filipović - commander of the army
* Jure Francetić - commander in the army
* Maks Luburić - commander of the army
* Ljubo Miloš - secret police chief,
* Ivan Milat - Australian Backpacker serial killer
* Frank Vitkovic - Australian mass murderer

See also

* Croatian diaspora
* Croatian Australian
* List of Croatian Sports Players
* Politicians of Croatian ancestry
* Croatian literature (includes a list of Croats in literature)
* List of rulers of Croatia

References

External links

* [http://www.hr/darko/etf/popis.html#lati Outstanding Croats]
* [http://www.amb-croatie.fr/croatie/saviez-vous.htm#sciences Croats and Croatia In French]
* [http://www.european-people.com/Croatians/Croatians.html Croatian People]