This is a list of famous or notable citizens ofNovi Sad (included in the list are natives as well as permanent and/or temporary residents).
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Branislav Nušić (1864–1938), Serbian novelist, playwright, comediographer, story writer, essayist, founder of modern Rhetoric in Serbia; lived in Novi Sad
Boško Petrović (1915–2001), Serbian novelist and poet, secretary and president of Matica Srpska; studied and lived in Novi Sad
Danilo Kiš (1935–1989), possibly the best-known ex-Yugoslavian writer alongside the Nobel laureateIvo Andrić; lived in Novi Sad
Damjan Kaulić (1760–1810) Serbian publisher, bookseller and printer; only bookseller in Novi Sad until 1790; born inSremski Karlovci and lived in Novi Sad.
Đura Jakšić (1831–1878), Serb poet, painter, narrator, playwright, bohemian, and patriot; born inSrpska Crnja and lived in Novi Sad
Jovan Hadžić (1799–1869; pseudonym Miloš Svetić), one of the founders ofMatica srpska and its first president; poet, literary historian, interpreter, lawyer; born inSombor and lived in Novi Sad
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833–1904), one of the best-known Serb poets; born in Novi Sad
Jovan Pačić (1771–1849), poet, painter and officer; born inBaja and lived in Novi Sad
Mira Alečković (1924–2008), Serbian and Yugoslav poet; born in Novi Sad
Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861), Slovak philologist, poet; one of the first scientific Slavists; literary historian, historian and ethnographer; lived in Novi Sad
Pero Zubac (born 1945), Serbian and Yugoslav author, poet, screenwriter, academic, and journalist; born inNevesinje inBosnia and Herzegovina and resides in Novi Sad
Vasa Stajić (1878–1947), writer and professor; born in villageMokrin nearKikinda and lived in Novi Sad
Vasko Popa (1922–1991), Yugoslav poet of Romanian descent; lived in Novi Sad
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), Serb linguist and major reformer of the Serbian language; spent 1809/1810 winter in Novi Sad
Petar Meseldžija (born 1965), fantasy and comic book artist and illustrator
Sibin Slavković (born 1953), comic book artist, illustrator and editor; created and worked on Tarzan, Il Grande Blek, Tex; born in Žunjevići and resides in Novi Sad since 1983
Emanuilo Janković (1758–1792), Serbian writer, dramatists, philosopher, translator, editor and scientist; born and raised in Novi Sad
Jovan Grčić Milenko (1846–1875) Serbian poet, writer, physician; born inČerević lived and studied in Novi Sad
Jovan Hristić (1933–2002), Serbian poet, playwright, essayist, literary and theater critic, translator, editor; died inSremska Kamenica in Novi Sad
Milan Savić (1845–1930), Serbian physician writer, historian, philosopher, medical doctor, geographer, literary critic, translator, president of Matica srpska; lived and studied in Novi Sad
Mladen Dražetin (1951–2015), doctor of social sciences, intellectual, economist, theatrical creator, poet, writer and philosopher. He was born and died in Novi Sad.
Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958) Serbian and Yugoslav writer, historian, lawyer, philosopher, literary critic, diplomat, and politician; born in Novi Sad
Ivan Moscovich (1926–2023), Yugoslav-Hungarian inventor of Jewish descent, designer and commercial developer of puzzles, games, toys, and educational aids; born in Novi Sad
Đorđe Balašević (1953–2021), prominent Serbian songwriter and singer; born in Novi Sad
Isidor Bajić (1878–1915), composer; born inKula, lived in Novi Sad
Janika Balaž (1925–1988), musician; lived in Novi Sad
Josif Runjanin (1821–1878), Serb composer and lieutenant-colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Army; born inVinkovci inSrem (then part ofAustrian Empire); died in Novi Sad
Mihajlo Obrenov (born 1982; pseudonym MiKKa), musician and composer; founder of Crime:Scene records; from Novi Sad
Milenko Paunović (1889–1924), Serbian composer and writer; author of the first Serbian musical drama; born in the village ofÚjszentiván inHungary and lived in Novi Sad
Mitar Subotić (1961–1999), known as Suba and Rex Illusivi; eclectic musician and producer, electronic music pioneer in SFR Yugoslavia; born and raised in Novi Sad
Adolf Hempt (1874–1943), biologist; founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad; born in Novi Sad
Dušan Kanazir (1921–2009), Serbian molecular biologist, president of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts; lived and studied in Novi Sad
Miloš Marić (1885–1944), histologist; brother of Mileva Marić; head of the department of histology at the Saratov State University in Russia; researched in the field of mitosis and amitosis, which laid the foundation for cloning; born inRuma and lived in Novi Sad
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), theoretical physicist of profound genius; widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century; lived in Novi Sad 1905-1907 (in Kisačka Street 20) with his wife, Mileva Marić
Platon Atanacković (1788–1867), Bishop of Eparchy of Bačka (1851-1867) and president of president ofMatica srpska; born inSombor, lived and died in Novi Sad
Stefan Stanković (1788–1841),Bishop of Eparchy of Buda (1829-1834), Bishop of Eparchy of Bačka (1834-1837) and Metropolitan of Sremski Karlovci (1836-1841); born in Sremski Karlovci and lived in Novi Sad
Visarion Pavlović (1670–1756), Bishop of Eparchy of Bačka (1731–1756)
Sava Tekelija (1761–1842), first Serbian doctor of law; founder of Tekelijanum; president ofMatica srpska; philanthropist, noble and merchant; born inArad inRomania
Savka Subotić (1834–1918), Serbian political activist, philanthropist and one of the first leading feminists inVojvodina
Jovo Stanojević (born 1977), professional basketball player; born inSombor and resides in Novi Sad
Milan Gurović (born 1975), professional basketball player with an illustrious career on the Serbia-Montenegro national team and club career stops all overEurope; born and grew up in Novi Sad
Nikola Milutinov (born 1994), professional basketball player for theOlympiacos; born and grew up in Novi Sad
