This is a list ofnotableCroatian Americans , including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Croatian American or must have references showing they are Croatian American and are notable.
[ edit ] Thana Alexa – (born Thana Alexa Pavelić) American jazz vocalistNenad Bach – recording artist, composer, performer, producer and peace activistTony Butala – co-founder and member of the singing group The Lettermen[ 5] Jenna Elfman )Dillon Francis – American electronic musician, record producer and DJAlex Katunich – founding bassist ofIncubus [ 6] Jim Korthe (1970–2010) – singerStephen Kovacevich – pianist and conductorKatrina Leskanich – singerRadoslav Lorković is a Croatian-born American based classically trained folk and blues musician on accordion and pianoClair Marlo (born Clara Veseliza) – singer-songwriter, composer, record producerŽeljko Marasović – composer of classical and film musicMiljenko Matijevic – musician[ 7] Johnny Mercer – singer-songwriter[ 8] Helen Merrill – jazz singerZinka Milanov – operatic sopranoTomo Miličević – musician, guitaristPaul Mirkovich – musical director (The Voice )Joey Miskulin is an American accordionist and member of western music and comedy groupRiders in the Sky Guy Mitchell – singer and actorSteve Novosel - jazz bass bassistKrist Novoselic – musician, bassist. Founding member of rock bandNirvana (band) David Paich – composer, producer and keyboardistMarty Paich – pianist, composer, arranger, record producer, music director, and conductorWalter Parazaider – founding member and saxophone playerTristan Perich – contemporary composer and sound artistSteve Popovich – record producerPlavka – singerPaul Salamunovich – conductor, brother of producer Mike SalamunovichHillel Slovak - founding guitarist of theRed Hot Chili Peppers . His father was Jewish Croatian.Louis Svećenski – violinistMilka Ternina – operatic sopranoSylvester Antolak – US Army Sergeant, recipient of the Medal of HonorPaul William Bucha – US Army Captain, recipient of the Medal of Honor; highly decorated American Vietnam War veteran; foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaignNorman Cota – US Army Major General in World War IILouis Cukela – double recipient of the Medal of HonorAlbert A. Francovich – Navy Cross recipientRade Grbitch – US Navy, recipient of the Medal of HonorRon Kovic – US Marine Corps, Vietnam War veteran; peace activistRichard Marcinko – US Navy SEAL commander and Vietnam War veteranMichael J. Novosel – US Army Chief Warrant Officer, recipient of the Medal Of Honor; veteran of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam WarIvan L. Slavich Jr. – US Army colonelPeter Tomich – US Navy Chief Watertender, World War II recipient of the Medal of HonorJohn J. Tominac – US Army First Lieutenant, recipient of the Medal of HonorAlbert Vadas – US Navy, recipient of the Medal of HonorDonald W. Wolf – Navy Cross recipientMichael D. Antonovich – Los Angeles County Supervisor, 5th District, nine terms from 1980 to 2016 (second longest tenure in Los Angeles County history); former California State Assemblyman for six years (Republican)Mark Begich – one-term U.S. Senator from Alaska; former mayor ofAnchorage, Alaska [ 9] Nick Begich –U.S. Representative (D-AK; 1971–1972) [ 10] Michael Bilandic – Illinois politician; Mayor of Chicago[ 11] John Bonacic – New York State Senator (Republican)John Cherberg – politician, football coach, teacher and television executiveRenee Ellmers –U.S. Representative (R-NC; 2011–2017) ; mother of partial Croatian descentFrank Ivancie –Portland City Council ;Mayor of Portland, Oregon (1980–1985) (Democrat)John Kasich – former member of U.S. House of Representatives (Ohio)[ 4] Dennis Kucinich – former mayor ofCleveland ; member of U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ohio); 2004 Democratic presidential candidate[ 12] Tony P. Mardesich – Washington State Representative from 1949 to 1950 (Democrat)August P. Mardesich – Washington State Representative from 1950 to 1963 (Democrat)John Martinis – Washington State Representative from 1969 to 1984 (Democrat)Mary Matalin – political commentator, strategist and pundit; assistant to U.S. PresidentGeorge W. Bush (Republican)George W. Milias – California State Assemblyman from 1962 to 1970 (Republican)Rose Perica Mofford – 18th governor ofArizona from 1988 to 1991 (Democrat)Emil Mrkonic – former member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (Democrat)Tony Peraica –Cook County Commissioner for the 16th district; nominee for Cook County Board President in 2006 (Republican)Rudy Perpich – former governor, lieutenant governor, and United States Senator fromMinnesota [ 13] George Radanovich – businessman (vintner); California politician; former member of U.S. House of Representatives[ 14] Mark Sokolich – politician; Mayor ofFort Lee, New Jersey (Democrat)Michael A. Stepovich – politician; last governor of the Alaska Territory from 1957 to 1958 (Republican)Rudy Svorinich – Los Angeles City Councilman and Council President Pro Tempore representing the 15th (Greater Harbor Area) district from 1993 to 2001 (Republican)Vincent Thomas – represented San Pedro's 68th and 52nd Districts in the California State Assembly from 1941 to 1979 (Democrat)Carmen Trutanich – Los Angeles City Attorney from 2009 to 2013 (Independent)Andy Vidak – California State Senator for 16th district → then 14th district (Republican)[ edit ] Lada Adamic – network scientistRalph S. Baric – epidemiologistTanja Bosak – geobiologistMilislav Demerec – geneticistAnthony Francis Lucas – oil explorer; inventor; organized with Pattillo Higgins the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas that became known as Spindletop, which led to the widespread exploitation of oil and the start of the petroleum ageDaniel Gajski – computer scientistAnthony Grbic – electrical engineerVictor Grinich – one of the "traitorous eight " who founded Silicon ValleyTerry Jonathan Hart – former astronautHedvig Hricak – radiologistBrian Krzanich – CEO, IntelFerdo Ivanek – electrical engineerBranka Ladanyi – physical chemistJohn M. Martinis – physicist[ 15] John Miscovich – inventorEgon Matijevic – chemistJacob Matijevic , Ph.D. – NASA engineer, posthumously, NASA named a hill on Mars after himIgor Mezić – mechanical engineer and mathematicianPaul L. Modrich – biochemist, 2015 Nobel Prize WinnerSteven Z. Pavletic –NIH medical doctor, cancer researcherHrvoje Petek – physicistStephen Polyak – neuroanatomistAndrija Puharich – medical and parapsychological researcher, medical inventorMario Puratić – inventor of the fishingPuretic power block Mark Russinovich – Microsoft technical fellowNenad Sestan – neuroscientistVincent Sarich – chemist, anthropologist[ 16] Branimir Ivan Sikic – medical doctorJadranka Skorin-Kapov – operations research scientistGeorge M. Skurla – aeronautical engineer for the Apollo program, director of operations at the Kennedy Space Center, former president of the Grumman CorporationMarin Soljačić – Ph.D. professor of physics, electrical engineer at MIT; inventorDavor Solter – biologistJames Spudich – biochemistJohn Abramovic – former basketball playerCameron Johnson ,NBA playerTravis Kelce ,NFL playerJason Kelce ,NFL playerGreg Dulcich ,NFL playerMario Ančić – in legal department of the NBA; former professional tennis player, once ranked No. 7 in the worldMarijon Ancich – football coach in CaliforniaJohnny Babich – former baseball playerGary Beban – former NFL player, 1967 Heisman Trophy winnerBill Belichick – NFL football head coach; six-time Super Bowl winner with the New England Patriots[ 17] [ 18] Steve Belichick – football playerPete Bercich – former NFL player and coach with the Minnesota Vikings; currently the color commentator on KFAN radioScott Boras – sports agentNick Burley , born Nicholas Barovich –bare-knuckle boxer , Heavyweight Champion of the Yukon Territory in 1902[ 19] Pete Carroll – Super Bowl-winning coach, Seattle Seahawks; former USC football coachTom Cecic – US National Soccer Team playerAnn Cindric – All-American Girls Professional Baseball League playerRalph Cindrich – former NFL playerFred Couples – golfer (Croatian mother)Helen Crlenkovich – diver, actressLou Cvijanovich – California High School coach, only coach who won CIF titles in three different sportsJohnny Damon - MLB player, won two World Series ringsDavid Diehl – former football player and offensive lineman in the National Football League (Croatian mother)Duje Dukan – NBA basketball playerBill Fralic – former professional American football offensive guardGary Gabelich Elvis Grbac – former NFL quarterbackBobby Grich – former MLB playerTom Haller – former MLB playerJohn Havlicek – Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (Croatian mother)Frankie Hejduk – US National Soccer Team player and member of the Columbus CrewLes Horvath – 1944 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterbackEd Jurak – former MLB playerAl Jurisich – former MLB playerJohn Jurkovic – former NFL playerMirko Jurkovic – former football playerMike Karakas – NHL hockey playerDavid Kopay – first professional athlete (American football) to be openly gayJoe Kuharich – former football playerLarry Kuharich – former football coachToni Kukoč – former NBA playerJim Laslavic - former NFL playerCurtis Leskanic – baseball player[ 20] Mickey Lolich – baseball playerTony Mandarich – NFL offensive playerMarv Marinovich – retired American football offensive guard and sports trainerTodd Marinovich – former American and Canadian football quarterbackRoger Maris – baseball playerDino Mattessich – former Maryland lacrosse coach, currentUniversity of Connecticut Sr. Assoc. Athletic DirectorJohn Mayasich — former hockey playerKevin McHale – former NBA playerCatfish Metkovich – MLB playerJoe Mihaljevic – former soccer playerEd Mikan – former NBA playerGeorge Mikan – former NBA playerPat Miletich –UFC champion, martial artist[ 21] Stipe Miocic –UFC heavyweight champion, only man to ever defend the title three consecutive timesRob Ninkovich – NFL playerJim Obradovich – former NFL playerErv Palica – former MLB pitcherMark Pavelich – retired professional ice hockey player; member of the 1980 gold medal-winning USA "Miracle on Ice" team at the Winter OlympicsGeorge Perpich – former football playerJohnny Pesky – former baseball player and announcerDan Plesac – baseball player[ 20] Gregg Popovich – NBA coach and five-time NBA championChristian Pulisic –winger /attacking midfielder for theUnited States men's national soccer team and EnglishPremier League clubChelsea Ed Puskarich – former soccer playerAnte Razov – US National Soccer Team playerJohn Robic – Kentucky Basketball assistant coachLou Saban – football coachNick Saban – seven-time National Champion NCAA football coach[ 17] [ 18] Vladimir "Spider" Sabich – skierBuzz Schneider – member of the 1980 "USA Miracle on Ice" Olympic Ice Hockey TeamFrank Sinkwich – Heisman trophy winnerMax Starcevich - College footballJoe Stydahar – former NFL playerAndrew Susac – MLB playerJoey Terdoslavich – MLB playerJohn Tomac – cyclistRudy Tomjanovich – NBA basketball player and Hall of Fame coach[ 22] Auggie Vidovich II – driver in the NASCAR Busch SeriesBill Vinovich – NFL officialDanny Vranes (Vranješ) – professional basketball player (NBA);[ 23] NBA All-Defensive Second Team 1985Fritzie Zivic – "Croat Comet", world boxing champion (welterweight)[ 24] Mike Zordich – former NFL playerChris Zorich – former NFL player^ "Fug Girls: Kiernan Shipka Wore a Rare Pair of Slacks" . 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