From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable
Serbian 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 Serbian American or must have references showing they are Serbian American and are notable.
Academics
Dimitrije Đorđević , historian
Bogdan Denitch , sociologist
Boyan Jovanovic , economics professor at
New York University
Veselin Kesich , professor of theology and author
Petar V. Kokotovic , engineering professor at the
University of California, Santa Barbara
Milivoje Kostic ,
thermodynamicist and professor Emeritus at
Northern Illinois University
Jelena Kovacevic , Dean of Engineering at
NYU’s Tandon School and
Carnegie Mellon University
Rade Paravina , professor with
tenure at the
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ,
School of Dentistry , and director of the
Houston Center for Biomaterials & Biomimetics
Radovan Kovacevic , professor and inventor
Gojko Lalic , chemistry professor at the
University of Washington
[1]
Alexander Margulis , clinical professor of radiology
Vasa Mihich , painter and sculptor, professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
Branko Milanović , economist
Nada Martinović , professor of music at
Kent State University , music pedagogue, conductor, and researcher
Nikola Moravčević , literary historian, literary critic, academic and novelist
Anna Novakov , art historian, critic, educator, and curator
Zorica Pantic , president of Wentworth Institute of Technology
Nataša Pavlović , mathematics professor at the
University of Texas at Austin ,
Sloan Research Fellow
Traian Stoianovich , historian and history professor at Rutgers University
Dragoslav D. Šiljak , engineering professor at
Santa Clara University
Wayne S. Vucinich , historian and professor at
Stanford University
Miloš Velimirović , musicologist, a music professor at
Yale University , Professor Emeritus
Jasmina Vujic , nuclear engineering professor at
Berkeley , 1st female nuclear engineering department chair in the US
[2]
[3]
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic , University Professor,
Columbia University in the City of New York
Artists and designers
Marina Abramović , performance artist
Louis D. Astorino , architect
Ivana Bašić (artist) , sculptor
Jelena Behrend , jewelry designer
[4]
Rushka Bergman , fashion stylist and editor
John David Brcin , sculptor
Tom Carapic , found object artist
Marek Djordjevic , automobile designer
[5]
[6]
Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss , Serbian-born architect and urban planner
Ana Kras , furniture designer, photographer, artist
[7]
Zoran Ladicorbic , fashion designer
Lili Lakich , neon light artist
Marjorie Mikasen , painter, author
[8]
Ana Prvacki , performance artist
Gorjana Reidel , jewelry designer
Alexander Sambugnac , artist, sculptor
George Styler , fashion designer
[9]
Daniel Vosovic , fashion designer
Vasa Mihich , famous for his sculpture of colored pieces of acrylic
Savo Radulovic , painter and batik artist
Nicholas Petkovich , priest and artist
Media
Donald P. Bellisario , television producer
[10]
Gordon Bijelonic , film producer
[11]
[12]
Walt Bogdanich , award winning
NY Times investigative journalist
Peter Bogdanovich , film producer, director
Boogie (Vladimir Milivojevich), documentary and portrait photographer
Ellis Cannon , television personality
Rasha Drachkovitch , television producer, president of
44 Blue Productions
Tijana Ibrahimovic , fashion journalist
Natalie Jacobson , television presenter
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright , founder/director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Fellowship
Ika Panajotovic , film producer, tennis champion
Anka Radakovich , magazine columnist
Milena Rakocević , fashion photographer
[13]
[14]
Michael Smerconish , CNN journalist
Paul Stojanovich , television producer
Jill Filipovic , journalist and feminist
Natasha Neso , influencer
Entertainers
Actors
Sasha Alexander , actress
[15]
Coco Austin , glamour model, actress
[16]
[17]
Michael Bellisario , actor
Troian Bellisario , actress
Laura Benanti , actress
Sara Brajovic , model and actress
[18]
[19]
Lolita Davidovich , actress
Brad Dexter , actor
Divine , actor, singer, drag queen
Judy Greer , actress (Serbian paternal grandmother)
Gloria Grey , actress
Adrienne Janic , actress, TV presenter
[20]
Milla Jovovich , actress
Stana Katic , actress
[21]
Bela Lugosi , actor
Karl Malden , actor, Oscar winner
[22]
John Malkovich , actor,
[23] Primetime Emmy winner
Margaret Markov , actress
Milos Milos , actor, stunt double, bodyguard of actor
Alain Delon
Alex Nesic , actor
[24]
Natalia Nogulich , actress
Bojana Novakovic , actress
Catherine Oxenberg , actress
Iván Petrovich , silent screen star
Nina Seničar , actress
Sarah Sokolovic , actress
Michael Sorich , actor
Stoya , dramatic actress,
[25] former adult film actress
[26]
Inari Vachs, adult film actress
[27]
Steve Vinovich , actor
John Vivyan , actor
[28]
Mirjana Joković , actress and drama coach
Bill Radovich , actor
Branko Tomović , actor
Rade Šerbedžija , actor
Michael Jelenic , actor
Directors and screenwriters
Sanja Bestic , theatre director, writer, producer
Peter Bogdanovich , film historian, director, writer, actor, producer, critic
Andre Stojka , actor and screenwriter
Steve Tesich , screenwriter, playwright, novelist, Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay
Slavko Vorkapić , Hollywood motion-picture montagist, Chair of
USC School of Cinematic Arts
Marina Zenovich , film producer, director
Musicians
Baruch Arnon , classical pianist, renowned music teacher
Branko Mataja , blues and folk guitarist
Marina Arsenijevic , concert pianist and composer
Maja Bogdanović , cellist
Muruga Booker , drummer, composer, recording artist
[29]
Del Casher , guitarist, inventor
Mike Dimkich , punk guitarist (The Cult & Bad Religion)
Dillon Francis , DJ and record producer
Ivan Ilić , pianist
Brandon Jovanovich , opera singer
Milena Kitic , opera mezzo-soprano
Lene Lovich , New Wave singer-songwriter, musician
Charlie Marinkovich , singer-songwriter
Jelena Mihailović (artistic name JelaCello), cellist
Milan the Leather Boy , record producer, songwriter, recording artist
Filip Mitrovic , composer
Spud Murphy , jazz multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, arranger
Ana Popović , blues guitarist
Nikola Resanovic , composer, music professor
Rudolph Reti , musical analyst, composer, pianist
Djordje Stijepovic , double bass player and composer
Aleksandra Vrebalov , composer, musician
Alexander Zonjic , flutist
Military personnel
Jake Allex , Army sergeant, World War I, Medal of Honor recipient
Teresa A. H. Djuric , Air Force brigadier general, highly decorated
George Fisher , early leader of the Texas Revolution
Rade Grbitch , Navy seaman, Medal of Honor recipient
James I. Mestrovitch , Army sergeant, World War I, Medal of Honor recipient
John W. Minick , Army staff sergeant, World War II, Medal of Honor recipient
George Musulin , intelligence agent, World War II
Mitchell Paige , Marines colonel, World War II, highly decorated
Milo Radulovich , Air Force lieutenant
Lance Sijan (
Serbian : Lazar Šijan ), Air Force captain, Vietnam War, Medal of Honor
Mel Vojvodich , Air Force major general, Vietnam and Korea Wars, decorated
George Vujnovich , intelligence agent, World War II, decorated
Politicians
Melissa Bean , U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011
Rod Blagojevich , served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009
Mark Brnovich , attorney general of Arizona
John Dapcevich , former Mayor of
Sitka, Alaska
Marko Dapcevich , most recent former Mayor of
Sitka, Alaska
Helen Delich Bentley , Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995
John Gregovich , politician,
Nevada Senate
Mike Pusich , former Mayor of
Douglas, Alaska
Bill Ray , politician, businessman and writer
Mike Stepovich , last appointed territorial
Governor of Alaska
George Voinovich , former United States Senator from the state of Ohio from 1999 to 2011
Rose Ann Vuich , first female member of the California State Senate
Steve Vukovich , politician
George N. Zenovich , served in the California State Senate and Assembly
Government
Economy and business
Nicholas Chabraja , lawyer, CEO at
General Dynamics
Mitchell M. Duchich , founder of Clover Leaf Dairy Company (Gary, Indiana),
[30] also founded a scholarship program
William Jovanovich , businessman, director at
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich (Harcourt publisher)
Milan Mandarić , businessman
Phebe Novakovic , businesswoman
Milan Panić , businessman
Milan Puskar , entrepreneur, philanthropist
Steve Popovich , record company executive
William G. Salatich , executive at
Gillette , director of the
Bob Hope Desert Classic Charity Golf Tournament
[31]
Andy Stefanovich , business consultant, author
Scientists, inventors and engineers
Krste Asanović , computer scientist
Olga Boric-Lubecke , electrical engineer
Slobodan Ćuk , electrical engineer
Bernhard Caesar Einstein , physicist
Marko V. Jaric , physicist
Drago Jovanovich , designer, inventor of the gyrocopter
Dusan Krajcinovic , mechanical engineer
Miroslav Krstić , control theorist
Bogdan Maglich , experimental nuclear physicist
Nenad Medvidović , computer scientist
Mihajlo D. Mesarovic , systems engineering
Tihomir Novakov , physicist
[32]
Branislav Notaros , electrical engineer
Mihajlo Pupin , physicist, physical chemist
Stojan Radic , electrical engineer
Miodrag Radulovacki , scientist, inventor
Aleksandar Stanković , electrical engineer
Dejan Sobajic , electrical engineer
Nataša Šešum , mathematician
Nikola Tesla , inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer and futurist
Bane Vasic , electrical engineer
Milan Vukcevich , chemist, Grandmaster chess problem composer, writer
Vladimir Vukićević , software engineer
John Vukovich , engineer, professor of biomedical engineering at
Columbia University
Athletes
Bob Babich , NFL football player (Cleveland Browns)
Mike Basrak , collegiate football player
Novo Bojovic , NFL football player, (St. Louis Cardinals)
Norm Bulaich , NFL football player (Baltimore Colts, Eagles, and Dolphins); AFC Pro Bowl squad 1971; Sports Illustrated cover (November 1971 issue)
Pete Catan , football player (Houston Gamblers)
Maxx Crosby , NFL football player (Las Vegas Raiders)
Walt Dropo , refused two BAA offers to play baseball with the
Red Sox
Filip Filipović , NFL football player (San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Texans, Chicago Bears)
Bob Gain , NFL football player (Cleveland Browns), voted to the All NFL defensive team in 1958
Sam Jankovich , GM of the
New England Patriots , athletic director at the
University of Miami
Dragan Kesich , College football player, (Minnesota Golden Gophers), social media personality.
Milan Lazetich , NFL football player (
Cleveland Rams ,
Los Angeles Rams )
Pete Lazetich , NFL football player (
San Diego Chargers ,
Philadelphia Eagles )
Mike Mamula , NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles), recipient of the Eagles
Ed Block Courage Award
"Mad Dog" Mandich , NFL football player (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers),
College Football Hall of Fame .
Duke Maronic , NFL football player (Philadelphia Eagles)
Scott Milanovich , NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers), coach
Rex Mirich , NFL and AFL football player
Mike Nixon , NFL coach
Bob O'Billovich , football player, CFL coach
Ed O'Bradovich , NFL football player (
Chicago Bears )
Bo Pelini , coach
Milt Popovich , football player (Chicago Cardinals)
Dan Radakovich , NFL football player, coach
Bill Radovich , NFL football player (
Detroit Lions )
Dan Rains , NFL football player (Chicago Bears)
Steve Ruzich , NFL football player (Green Bay Packers)
Paul Salata , NFL football player (49ers and Baltimore Colts)
Alex Smith , NFL football player (
Kansas City Chiefs )
Alex Stepanovich , NFL football player (Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, and Pittsburgh Steelers)
Joe Tepsic , played for Penn State before opting to play baseball for the
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tom Yewcic , NFL football player (Boston Patriots), also played baseball)
Baseball
Erik Bakich , college baseball coach
Brian Bogusevic , MLB player
Jess Dobernic , MLB player
Walt Dropo , MLB player
Eli Grba , American League champion with the
New York Yankees
Mike Kekich , MLB player
Mike Krsnich , MLB player
Rocky Krsnich , MLB player
Babe Martin , MLB player
Doc Medich , MLB player
Johnny Miljus , MLB player
Paul Popovich , MLB player
Ryan Radmanovich , MLB player and member of Canada Olympic baseball team
Dave Rajsich , MLB player
Gary Rajsich , MLB player
Jeff Samardzija , player for the
Chicago White Sox , also wide receiver at
Notre Dame .
Nick Strincevich , MLB player
Pete Suder , MLB player
Steve Sundra ,
1939 World Series champion, pitched with the
New York Yankees ,
Washington Senators , and
St. Louis Browns
Steve Swetonic , MLB player
Joe Tepsic , MLB player
Peter Vuckovich , AL Cy Young winner: 1982
George Vukovich , MLB player
John Vukovich , MLB player and coach
Christian Yelich , MLB player
Basketball
Vlade Divac , basketball player, general manager of the
Sacramento Kings
George Glamack , basketball player
Bato Govedarica , basketball player
Tim Jankovich , college basketball coach
Nikola Jokić , basketball player
Denver Nuggets
Frank Kaminsky , basketball player, parental Serbian heritage
[33]
[34]
Igor Kokoškov , basketball coach
Nick Lalich , basketball player
Pete Lalich , basketball player
Pete Maravich , basketball player
Press Maravich , basketball player and coach
Ed Melvin , basketball player and coach
Dave Pilipovich , college basketball coach
Gregg Popovich , NBA basketball coach, Serbian father
[35]
Goran Suton , basketball player
Lou Stefanovic , basketball player
Sasha Stefanovic , basketball player
Peja Stojaković , basketball player
Mike Todorovich , basketball player and coach
Jim Zeravich , basketball player
Ice hockey
Other sports
Nikola Bogojevic , professional wrestler performing as "Otis Dozovic"
Milorad Čavić , swimmer
[36]
Jasna Fazlić , table tennis player
Sam Jankovich , sports administrator
Sacha Kljestan , soccer player, Serbian father
Aleksandar Kovacevic , tennis player
Ilija Lupulesku , table tennis champion
Trevor Matich , American football analyst
Stevan Mićić , freestyle and collegiate wrestler
Andrija Novakovich , soccer player
Derek Popovich ,
MISL soccer player
Preki , soccer player
Sandra Spuzich , golfer, winner of U.S. Women's Open
Neven Subotić , soccer player
Bojana Todorović , volleyball player
Ognjen Topic , Muay Thai Boxing champion
Rhonda Rajsich , racquetball player
Pete Romcevich , racecar driver
Bill Vukovich , automobile racing driver
Bill Vukovich II , automobile racing driver
Billy Vukovich III , automobile racing driver
Trifun Živanović , figure skater, Serbian father
Zoran Zorkic , golfer
Chad Muska , Profesional Skateboarder, Serbian mother
Writers and Editors
Drenka Willen ,
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc.
Alma Alexander , fantasy writer
Branko Mikasinovich , scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature, noted Slavist
Maja Herman Sekulić , writer, translator, poet, and university professor
Charles Simic , poet, co-poetry editor of the
Paris Review
Vojislav Stanimirović , journalist, businessman
Rose Gojich Stephenson-Goodknight , Wikipedian; visiting scholar
Dejan Stojanović , poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and journalist
Milivoy Stoyan Stanoyevich , author
William Jovanovich , publisher and writer
Michael Pupin , author of
Pulitzer Prize -winning biography From Immigrant to Inventor
Dana Todorović , writer and translator
Other
See also
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