- List of Belgraders
This is a list of notable residents of
Belgrade ,Serbia .*
Septimus Severus , Emperor of Rome, declaresSingidunum a Roman "municipium" (self-governing city)
* Flavius Claudius Iovianus, known as Jovian Emperor of Rome, born in the city in332 A.D. , restoresChristianity as the official religion of theRoman Empire .
*Atilla the Hun uses the city as a military base for his further penetration into theBalkans , between441 and443 B.C., a decade before his death in453 . He is presumably buried 70 km north of the city [http://www.serbia-visit.com/Serbia-Tourism/Belgrade/Belgrade.1.54.htm]
* King Stefan Dragutin, first Serbian king to rule the city, makes Belgrade the capital of hisKingdom of Syrmia in 1284.
* Stefan Dušan the Mighty,Emperor of Serbia, resides in the city in 1347.
* Despot Stefan Lazarević makes the city the capital ofSerbian Despotate in 1404
*Dositej Obradović , author, writer and a Minister of Education, establishes theUniversity of Belgrade in 1808
*Miloš Obrenović , Prince ofSerbia , proclaims it the capital city in 1841.
*Vuk Stefanović Karadžić , linguist and a major reformer of theSerbian language
*Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac leads the Belgrade choir in the late 19th century
*Milutin Milanković , scientist
*Dragutin Gavrilović , colonel of theSerbian Army inWorld War I and the defender of Belgrade in 1915.
*Ivo Andrić , novelist, short-story writer and a Nobel Prize laureate.
*Meša Selimović , author.
*Josip Broz Tito ,President for Life ofYugoslavia .
*Slobodan Milošević , late president ofSerbia andYugoslavia .
*Zoran Đinđić , mayor of Belgrade, late prime minister ofSerbia .
*Novak Đoković , ATP Tennis Player.
*Jelena Janković , WTA Tennis Player.
*Ana Ivanović , WTA Tennis Player.
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