This is a list of notable people ofBosnia and Herzegovina Bosniaks ,Croats andSerbs ).
Theatre and performing arts [ edit ] Science and technology [ edit ] [ edit ] Aida Begić – film directorAdemir Kenović – film director and producerFrançois Chalais Prize Adnan Hasković – actorBekim Fehmiu – actorDanis Tanović –Academy Award ,Golden Globe ,Berlin Film Festival ,Cannes Film Festival -winning director and screenwriterHaris Pašović – theatre and film directorEmir Kusturica – film director, two timePalme d'Or winnerHajrudin Krvavac – film directorHarun Mehmedinović – filmmaker, photographer, authorIvana Miličević – actress, notable appearances inSeinfeld ,Felicity , among othersJasmila Žbanić – film director,Academy Award nominee,BAFTA nominee, 2006Golden Bear winnerJasmin Dizdar – film directorKarl Malden – actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . His family originates fromBileća .Nenad Dizdarević – film directorPjer Žalica – film directorSrđan Vuletić – filmmakerTarik Filipović – actorVehid Gunić – TV presenterZaim Topčić – editor of the Sarajevo radio stationZlatko Topčić – screenwriterAdi Lukovac – musician, music producer, founder of bandAdi Lukovac & Ornamenti Alen Islamović – musician, one-time frontman ofDivlje Jagode iBijelo Dugme Aljoša Buha – member of the original line-up ofCrvena Jabuka , killed in a car accidentAlma Čardžić – pop singerAmila Glamočak – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song ContestBeba Selimović –sevdalinka singerBoris Novković – singer and songwriterBrano Likić – composer and founder of RezonansaDado Džihan – composer, producer, one-time member ofZabranjeno pušenje andTop lista nadrealista Davor Badrov – singerDavorin Popović – singer and frontman ofIndexi Deen – former leader of the boyband Seven Up, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the2004 Eurovision Song Contest Dejan Matić – folk singerDamir Imamović – sevdalinka singerDina Bajraktarević – sevdalinka andfolk singerDino Merlin – pop singer, songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the1999 Eurovision Song Contest and the2011 Eurovision Song Contest Donna Ares – singer, songwriter, and musicianDJ Krmak – singerDragi Šestić – music producerDražen Ričl a.k.a. Zijo – original frontman forCrvena Jabuka Dražen Žerić a.k.a. Žera – original member ofCrvena Jabuka and its current frontmanDuško Kuliš – folk singerEdo Maajka – rapper, leader of rap groupDisciplinska komisija Elvir Laković Laka , rock music singer, songwriterEsad Plavi – pop-folk singerGoran Bregović – musician and composer, founder ofBijelo Dugme Hakala – folk singerHalid Bešlić – folk singerHanka Paldum – sevdalinka singerHaris Džinović – folk singerHajrudin Varešanović – a.k.a.Hari Mata Hari pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest and finished in 3rd placeHimzo Polovina – sevdalinka singerIgor Vukojević – singerIndira Radić – folk singerJadranka Stojaković – pop singerJasmin Muharemović – pop-folk singerJura Stublić – rock singerKemal Malovčić – popular Bosnian etno-psyhodelic singerKemal Monteno – singer, musician, and songwriterKornelije Kovač – composer, musician, member of the original line-up ofIndexi , founder ofKorni grupa Lepa Brena – pop-folk singerMarinko Rokvić – folk singerMate Bulić – pop-folk singerMaya Berović – pop starMeho Puzić – sevdalinka-folk singerMile Kitić – turbofolk singerMiloš Bojanić – pop-folk singerMirsada Bajraktarević – singerMitar Mirić – singerMladen Vojičić Tifa – singerNada Mamula – sevdalinka singerNada Topčagić – singerNadja Benaissa – singerNedeljko Bajić Baja – singerNenad Janković – musician, original frontman ofZabranjeno pušenje , original member of theTop lista nadrealista line-upNikša Bratoš – composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and Valentino, member ofCrvena Jabuka Nino Rešić – singerOsman Hadžić – folk singerSafet Isović – sevdalinka singerSanja Maletić – pop-folk singerSaša Lošić – singer, composer and founder of thePlavi orkestar bandSaša Matić – folk singerSead Lipovača – original member ofDivlje Jagode Sejo Sexon , – founder ofZabranjeno pušenje and current frontman of the Zagreb-based post-war line-upSeka Aleksić – pop-folk singerSelma Bajrami – singerŠemsa Suljaković , folk singerŠerif Konjević – folk singerSilvana Armenulić , folk and sevdalinka singerTifa – singer and musicianTomo Miličević – guitarist forThirty Seconds to Mars Vesna Pisarović – pop singerVladimir Savčić Čobi – singerZaim Imamović – sevdalinka singerZdravko Čolić – pop singerŽeljko Bebek – musician and singerŽeljko Samardžić – pop-rock singerPoliticians and historical figures [ edit ] 14th centuryVojvoda Bogut – first known ancestor of theHouse of Petrović-Njegoš , royal Family of Montenegro, ruler of Jablan Grad, near present-dayUgljevik ,Bosnia and Herzegovina 14th centuryĐurađ Bogutović – son of Vojvoda Bogut and the 14th century nobleman, grandfather of Herak Heraković, the founding father of the Petrović-Njegoš and Heraković-Popović families of theNjeguši tribe 1154–1163Ban Borić Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić – Bosnian Duke, founder of the town ofJajce 1172–1204Ban Kulin 1204–1232Stjepan Kulinić 1232–1253Matej Ninoslav 1254–1287Prijezda I 1287–1290Prijezda II 1267–1313Stjepan I Kotromanić 1314–1353Stjepan II Kotromanić 1353–1366 & 1367–zaljke 1391Tvrtko I of Bosnia 1366–1367 Stjepan Vuk 1391–1395Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia 1398–1404 & 1409–1418Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia 1404–1409 & 1421–1433 & 1435–1442Tvrtko II of Bosnia 1433–1435Radivoj Ostojić 1443–1461Stephen Thomas 1461–1463Stephen Tomašević Elizabeth of Bosnia Dorothea of Bulgaria Dorothy Garai Jelena Gruba Jelena Nelipčić Katarina Kosača Kujava Mary of Serbia Vitača Sandalj Hranić , Sandalj Hranić Kosača, 1370–1435 – medieval nobleman from the House of KosačaStjepan Vukčić Kosača a.k.a. Duke ofSaint Sava Herceg Stjepan Kosača, Vojvoda of Hum (Herzegovina) – father of Bosnian Queen, Katarina Kosača KotromanićVlatko Vuković , Vlatko Vuković Kosača, died 1392 – medieval nobleman from the House of Kosača[ edit ] [ edit ] [ edit ] Kecmanović, Vojislav Đedo – (25 November 1943 – November 1946) Pucar, Đuro Stari – (November 1946 – September 1948)Šegrt, Vlado – (September 1948 – March 1953) Pucar, Đuro Stari – (December 1953 – June 1963)Dugonjić, Rato – (June 1963 – 1967) Bijedić, Džemal – (1967–1971)Pozderac, Hamdija – (1971 – May 1974)Dugonjić, Rato – (May 1974 – April 1978) Dizdarević, Raif – (April 1978 – April 1982)Mikulić, Branko – (April 1982 – 26 April 1984)Renovica, Milanko – (26 April 1984 – 26 April 1985.)Mesihović, Munir – (26 April 1985 – April 1987) Andrić, Mato – (April 1988 – April 1989) Filipović, Nikola – (April 1988 – April 1989) Piljak, Obrad – (April 1989 – December 1990)[ edit ] Čolaković, Rodoljub – (27 April 1945 – September 1948)Pucar, Đuro Stari – (September 1948 – December 1953)Humo, Avdo – (December 1953 – 1956)Karabegović, Osman – (1956–1963)Brkić, Hasan – (1963–1965)Kolak, Rudi – (1965–1967)Mikulić, Branko – (1967–1969)Kosovac, Dragutin – (1969 – April 1974) Renovica, Milanko – (April 1974 – 28 April 1982)Maglajlija, Seid – (28 April 1982 – 28 April 1984) Ubiparip, Gojko – (28 April 1984 – April 1986) Lovrenović, Josip – (April 1986 – April 1988) Bosnia presidents since 1990 [ edit ] Other political figures since 1943 [ edit ] Adnan Terzić – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoris Tadić – President of the Republic of SerbiaCvijetin Mijatović a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR YugoslaviaIrfan Ljubijankić – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomatJovan Divjak – general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, poetMladen Ivanić – politician and diplomatNikola Špirić – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and HerzegovinaStjepan Šiber – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflictVladimir Dedijer – Partisan fighter, politician, and historianZlatko Lagumdžija – politician and diplomatZoran Đinđić – prime minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mayor of Belgrade, and the philosopherBasketball Football Foreign footballers of Bosnian origin
– Australia national team
Eli Babalj – forward for Adelaide United and the Australia national teamDino Djulbic – defender for Perth Glory and formerly the Australia national team– Austria national team
– Croatia national team
– Germany national team
Marko Marin – midfielder Sevilla and Germany national team– Serbia national team
– Slovenia national team
– Sweden national team
– Switzerland national team
Handball Volleyball Tijana Bošković , Serbia national team player, Olympic medalistĐorđe Đurić , Serbia national team player, Olympic medalistBrankica Mihajlović , Serbia national team player, Olympic medalistJelena Blagojević , Serbia national team playerAleksandar Okolić , Serbia national team playerAdis Lagumdžija , Turkish national team playerMeliha Smajlović , Turkey national team playerSanja Starović , Serbia national team playerSaša Starović , Serbia national team playerWater polo Athletics Chess Martial arts/boxing Anton Josipović – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer OlympicsMarijan Beneš – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European ChampionshipTomislav Krizmanić – boxing, bronze medal at the 1953 European ChampionshipMemnun Hadžić – boxing, bronze medal at the 2008 European championshipHamid Guska – boxing coachAlmedin Fetahović – boxingAdnan Ćatić – boxing, reigning IBF world champion, former WBO champion, and a two time former WBA championJasmin Hasić – super heavyweight boxing best known for winning bronze medal at the European Junior Championships 2007 in SomborMirsad Bektić – mixed martial artistArian Sadiković – pro. welterweight KickboxerAmer Hrustanović – wrestlerAmel Mekić – judo, European championLarisa Cerić – judo, European championship medalistDavor Vlaškovac – judo, European championship medalistZoran Prerad – taekwondo, European championNedžad Husić – taekwondo, 5th place at the 2020 Summer OlympicsArnela Odžaković – karate, two silver medals at the European ChampionshipsDževad Poturak – retired super heavyweight kickboxer and former WKA European Champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament ChampionTennis Other Lana Pudar , swimmerAlmir Velagić , weightlifterNedžad Fazlija , sports shooterAndrea Arsović , sports shooterBojan Tokič , table tennis playerJasna Fazlić , table tennis playerLejla Njemčević , cross-country and mountain bike cyclistMichi Halilović , skeleton racerIrvin Hušić - racing cyclistMilenko Zorić , canoerRadoje Đerić , rowerDino Beganovic , racing driverSrećko Pejović , sports shooterVelimir Stjepanović , swimmerVeselin Petrović , cyclistAzer Dugalić , content creator (league of legends player, consistent challenger, known for his vel'koz)Hasan Kafi Pruščak , Islamic scholar (1544–1615)Makarije Sokolović , Serbia Patriarch (s. 1557–1571)Antonije Sokolović , Serbia Patriarch (s. 1571–1575)Gerasim Sokolović , Serbia Patriarch (s. 1575–1586)Savatije Sokolović , Serbian Patriarch (s. 1587)Gavrilo II , Serbia Patriarch (s. 1752)Basil of Ostrog (1610–1671), Orthodox bishop of ZahumljeVisarion , Orthodox metropolitan of Herzegovina (s. 1590–1602)Savatije Ljubibratić , Orthodox metropolitan of Zahumlje and Dalmatia (s. 1693–1716)Nićifor Dučić (1832–1900), Orthodox theologian, historian, philologist and writerJovica Ilić (fl. 1834–), Orthodox priest, rebel leaderPavle Tvrtković (fl. 1834–51), Orthodox priest, served at the Serbia courtOther prominent people [ edit ] Adil Zulfikarpašić – businessman, one-time politician, andphilanthropist , founder of theBosniak Institute in SarajevoAlija Sirotanović – Bosnia coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotesBoris Tadić – President of SerbiaBranko Crvenkovski – Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009.Emerik Blum – founder of Energoinvest, former mayor of Sarajevo, arguably the most successful and influential businessman in the history of Bosnia and HerzegovinaErvin Rustemagić - comic book publisher, distributor, and rights agentFoto Boško (1944–1993) – Yugoslavian Craftsman Photographer from Banja Luka known for his work and contributions to the local community.Fikret Hodžić – bodybuilderKemal Curić – automobile designer known best for his work at Ford, where he was responsible for numerous concept and production carsInga Peulich – Australia politician born in Bosnia and HerzegovinaIrvin Mujčić - human rights activist and survivor of the Srebrenica genocideOmer Halilhodžić – automobile designer responsible for the styling of the 2004 Mitsubishi Colt, and the concept cars which preceded it: CZ2, CZ3, CZ3 cabriolet, and CZT. He has since penned the Mitsubishi Concept Sportback, and the Mitsubishi Concept X, which presages the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X production car.Mila Mulroney – wife of the 18thPrime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney Suvada Selimović – pacifist activistTijana Arnautović – model, Miss World Canada 2004Vladimir Ćorović – historianZoran Đinđić – former Prime Minister ofSerbia Nijaz Ibrulj – philosopher and professor at the University of SarajevoFaruk Čaklovica – Professor of Bromatology and Rector of the University of SarajevoŽeljko Topić – Croatia civil servant and vice-president of the European Patent Office born in Bosnia and HerzegovinaSemir Osmanagić – author, businessman and pseudoarchaeologistAndrija Artuković – minister in the government of theIndependent State of Croatia and war criminalAnte Pavelić –Ustaše leader, founder and leader of the fascistIndependent State of Croatia , war criminalOsman Kulenović – Vice President of theGovernment of the Independent State of Croatia Džafer Kulenović – Vice President of theAxis puppet state the Independent State of CroatiaAlija Šuljak – military officer of Ustaše, one of the main perpetrators of thegenocide of Serbs in Eastern Herzegovina , war criminalVjekoslav Luburić –Ustaše leader, commander of theJasenovac concentration camp , war criminalMiroslav Filipović –Ustaše leader, commander of theJasenovac concentration camp , war criminalZvonimir Vučković – Chetnikvojvoda World War II Petar Baćović – head of the cabinet of theMinistry of Internal Affairs forMilan Nedić 's puppetGovernment of National Salvation , Chetnik leader and war criminalNikola Kalabić –Chetnik commander duringWorld War II , war criminalBiljana Plavšić – politician, convicted by theInternational War Tribunal forwar crimes during theBosnian war Momčilo Krajišnik – politician, convicted by theInternational War Tribunal forwar crimes andethnic cleansing during theBosnian war Radovan Karadžić – political leader of the Serbs during 1992–1995, indicted by theInternational War Tribunal forwar crimes andgenocide , most wanted man in EuropeRatko Mladić – General of the Serbia Army during 1992–1995, indicted by theInternational War Tribunal forwar crimes andgenocide , most wanted man in Europe alongside KaradžićVojislav Šešelj – politician, radical extremist,Chetnik leader, indicted by theInternational War Tribunal forwar crimes ,ethnic cleansing , andcrimes against humanity during theBosnian war Slobodan Praljak – found guilty of committing violations of the laws of war, crimes against humanity, and breaches of the Geneva ConventionsTihomir Blaškić – convicted of violating thelaws of war , committingethnic cleansing andcrimes against humanity during theBosnian war Hazim Delić – war criminal, convicted of grave breaches of theGeneva Conventions which included the murders, rape, torture, inhuman and cruel treatment of the prisonersRasim Delić – war criminal, convicted of war crimes by the for failing to prevent and punish crimes committed by theEl Mujahid unit under his command^ Bloom, Harold (1994).The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages . 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