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This is a list of notable people of
Bosnia and Herzegovina . The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina are known by the demonym "Bosnians", which includes people belonging to the three main constituent groups (
Bosniaks ,
Croats and
Serbs ).
Arts
Fine arts
Architecture
Composition
Theatre and performing arts
Literature
Science and technology
Popular culture
Film, radio and television
Aida Begić – film director
Ademir Kenović – film director and producer
François Chalais Prize
Adnan Hasković – actor
Bekim Fehmiu – actor
Danis Tanović –
Academy Award ,
Golden Globe ,
Berlin Film Festival ,
Cannes Film Festival -winning director and screenwriter
Haris Pašović – theatre and film director
Emir Kusturica – film director, two time
Palme d'Or winner
Hajrudin Krvavac – film director
Harun Mehmedinović – filmmaker, photographer, author
Ivana Miličević – actress, notable appearances in
Seinfeld ,
Felicity , among others
Jasmila Žbanić – film director,
Academy Award nominee,
BAFTA nominee, 2006
Golden Bear winner
Jasmin Dizdar – film director
Karl Malden – actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . His family originates from
Bileća .
Nenad Dizdarević – film director
Pjer Žalica – film director
Srđan Vuletić – filmmaker
Tarik Filipović – actor
Vehid Gunić – TV presenter
Zaim Topčić – editor of the Sarajevo radio station
Zlatko Topčić – screenwriter
Music
Adi Lukovac – musician, music producer, founder of band
Adi Lukovac & Ornamenti
Alen Islamović – musician, one-time frontman of
Divlje Jagode i
Bijelo Dugme
Aljoša Buha – member of the original line-up of
Crvena Jabuka , killed in a car accident
Alma Čardžić – pop singer
Amila Glamočak – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest
Beba Selimović –
sevdalinka singer
Boris Novković – singer and songwriter
Brano Likić – composer and founder of Rezonansa
Dado Džihan – composer, producer, one-time member of
Zabranjeno pušenje and
Top lista nadrealista
Davor Badrov – singer
Davorin Popović – singer and frontman of
Indexi
Deen – former leader of the boyband Seven Up, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004
Eurovision Song Contest
Dejan Matić – folk singer
Damir Imamović – sevdalinka singer
Dina Bajraktarević – sevdalinka and
folk singer
Dino Merlin – pop singer, songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2000
Eurovision Song Contest
DJ Krmak – singer
Dražen Ričl a.k.a. Zijo – original frontman for
Crvena Jabuka
Dražen Žerić a.k.a. Žera – original member of
Crvena Jabuka and its current frontman
Duško Kuliš – folk singer
Edo Maajka – rapper, leader of rap group
Disciplinska komisija
Elvir Laković Laka , rock music singer, songwriter
Esad Plavi – pop-folk singer
Goran Bregović – musician and composer, founder of
Bijelo Dugme
Hakala – folk singer
Halid Bešlić – folk singer
Hanka Paldum – sevdalinka singer
Haris Džinović – folk singer
Hajrudin Varešanović – a.k.a.
Hari Mata Hari pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006
Eurovision Song Contest finishing third
Himzo Polovina – sevdalinka singer
Igor Vukojević – singer
Indira Radić – folk singer
Jadranka Stojaković – pop singer
Jasmin Muharemović – pop-folk singer
Jura Stublić – rock singer
Kemal Malovčić – popular Bosnian etno-psyhodelic singer
Kemal Monteno – singer, musician, and songwriter
Kornelije Kovač – composer, musician, member of the original line-up of
Indexi , founder of
Korni grupa
Lepa Brena – pop-folk singer
Marinko Rokvić – folk singer
Mate Bulić – pop-folk singer
Maya Berović – pop star
Meho Puzić – sevdalinka-folk singer
Mile Kitić – turbofolk singer
Miloš Bojanić – pop-folk singer
Mirsada Bajraktarević – singer
Mitar Mirić – singer
Mladen Vojičić Tifa – singer
Nada Mamula – sevdalinka singer
Nada Topčagić – singer
Nadja Benaissa – singer
Nedeljko Bajić Baja – singer
Nenad Janković – musician, original frontman of
Zabranjeno pušenje , original member of the
Top lista nadrealista line-up
Nikša Bratoš – composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and Valentino, member of
Crvena Jabuka
Nino Rešić – singer
Osman Hadžić – folk singer
Safet Isović – sevdalinka singer
Sanja Maletić – pop-folk singer
Saša Lošić – singer, composer and founder of the
Plavi orkestar band
Saša Matić – folk singer
Sead Lipovača – original member of
Divlje Jagode
Sejo Sexon , – founder of
Zabranjeno pušenje and current frontman of the Zagreb-based post-war line-up
Seka Aleksić – pop-folk singer
Selma Bajrami – folk singer
Šemsa Suljaković , folk singer
Šerif Konjević – folk singer
Silvana Armenulić , folk and sevdalinka singer
Tifa – singer and musician
Tomo Miličević – guitarist for
Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vesna Pisarović – pop singer
Vladimir Savčić Čobi – singer
Zaim Imamović – sevdalinka singer
Zdravko Čolić – pop singer
Željko Bebek – musician and singer
Željko Samardžić – pop-rock singer
Politicians and historical figures
Medieval
14th century
Vojvoda Bogut – first known ancestor of the
House of Petrović-Njegoš , royal Family of Montenegro, ruler of Jablan Grad, near present-day
Ugljevik ,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
14th century
Đurađ 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 the
Njeguši tribe
1154–1163
Ban Borić
Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić – Bosnian Duke, founder of the town of
Jajce
1172–1204
Ban Kulin
1204–1232
Stjepan Kulinić
1232–1253
Matej Ninoslav
1254–1287
Prijezda I
1287–1290
Prijezda II
1267–1313
Stjepan I Kotromanić
1314–1353
Stjepan II Kotromanić
1353–1366 & 1367–zaljke
1391
Tvrtko I of Bosnia
1366–1367 Stjepan Vuk
1391–1395
Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia
1398–1404 & 1409–1418
Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia
1404–1409 & 1421–1433 & 1435–1442
Tvrtko II of Bosnia
1433–1435
Radivoj Ostojić
1443–1461
Stephen Thomas
1461–1463
Stephen 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 Kosača
Stjepan Vukčić Kosača a.k.a. Duke of
Saint Sava Herceg Stjepan Kosača, Vojvoda of Hum (Herzegovina) – father of Bosnian Queen, Katarina Kosača Kotromanić
Vlatko Vuković , Vlatko Vuković Kosača, died 1392 – medieval nobleman from the House of Kosača
Ottoman rule 1463–1878
Austro-Hungarian occupation 1878–1918
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918–1941
World War II
Socialist Federal Republic of
Yugoslavia 1943–1991
Presidents of the Socialist Republic of
Bosnia and Herzegovina 1943–1990
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)
Prime ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945–1990
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
Other political figures since 1943
Adnan Terzić – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boris Tadić – President of the Republic of Serbia
Cvijetin Mijatović a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia
Irfan Ljubijankić – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomat
Jovan Divjak – general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, poet
Mladen Ivanić – politician and diplomat
Nikola Špirić – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Stjepan Šiber – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflict
Vladimir Dedijer – Partisan fighter, politician, and historian
Zlatko Lagumdžija – politician and diplomat
Zoran Đinđić – prime minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mayor of Belgrade, and the philosopher
Sportspeople
Team sports
Basketball
Football
Foreign footballers of Bosnian origin
– Australia national team
Eli Babalj – forward for Adelaide United and the Australia national team
Dino 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 medalist
Đorđe Đurić , Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist
Brankica Mihajlović , Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist
Jelena Blagojević , Serbia national team player
Aleksandar Okolić , Serbia national team player
Adis Lagumdžija , Turkish national team player
Meliha Smajlović , Turkey national team player
Sanja Starović , Serbia national team player
Saša Starović , Serbia national team player
Water polo
Individual sports
Athletics
Chess
Martial arts/boxing
Anton Josipović – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Marijan Beneš – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European Championship
Tomislav Krizmanić – boxing, bronze medal at the 1953 European Championship
Memnun Hadžić – boxing, bronze medal at the 2008 European championship
Hamid Guska – boxing coach
Almedin Fetahović – boxing
Adnan Ćatić – boxing, reigning IBF world champion, former WBO champion, and a two time former WBA champion
Jasmin Hasić – super heavyweight boxing best known for winning bronze medal at the European Junior Championships 2007 in Sombor
Mirsad Bektić – mixed martial artist
Arian Sadiković – pro. welterweight Kickboxer
Amer Hrustanović – wrestler
Amel Mekić – judo, European champion
Larisa Cerić – judo, European championship medalist
Davor Vlaškovac – judo, European championship medalist
Zoran Prerad – taekwondo, European champion
Nedžad Husić – taekwondo, 5th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Arnela Odžaković – karate, two silver medals at the European Championships
Dževad Poturak – retired super heavyweight kickboxer and former WKA European Champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament Champion
Tennis
Other
Lana Pudar , swimmer
Almir Velagić , weightlifter
Nedžad Fazlija , sports shooter
Andrea Arsović , sports shooter
Bojan Tokič , table tennis player
Jasna Fazlić , table tennis player
Lejla Njemčević , cross-country and mountain bike cyclist
Michi Halilović , skeleton racer
Milenko Zorić , canoer
Radoje Đerić , rower
Dino Beganovic , racing driver
Srećko Pejović , sports shooter
Velimir Stjepanović , swimmer
Veselin Petrović , cyclist
Religion
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 Zahumlje
Visarion , 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 writer
Jovica Ilić (fl. 1834–), Orthodox priest, rebel leader
Pavle Tvrtković (fl. 1834–51), Orthodox priest, served at the Serbia court
Myr.ba best player of Bosnia PixMap
Other prominent people
Adil Zulfikarpašić – businessman, one-time politician, and
philanthropist , founder of the
Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo
Alija Sirotanović – Bosnia coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotes
Boris Tadić – President of Serbia
Branko 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 Herzegovina
Fikret Hodžić – Bosnia bodybuilder
Kemal Curić – automobile designer known best for his work at Ford, where he was responsible for numerous concept and production cars
Inga Peulich – Australia politician born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Omer 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 18th
Prime Minister of Canada
Brian Mulroney
Tijana Arnautović – model, Miss World Canada 2004
Vladimir Ćorović – historian
Zoran Đinđić – former Prime Minister of
Serbia
Nijaz Ibrulj – philosopher and professor at the University of Sarajevo
Faruk Čaklovica – Professor of Bromatology and Rector of the University of Sarajevo
Željko Topić – Croatia civil servant and vice-president of the European Patent Office born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Semir Osmanagić – Bosnia author, businessman and pseudoarchaeologist
Infamous people
Andrija Artuković – minister in the government of the
Independent State of Croatia and war criminal
Ante Pavelić –
Ustaše leader, founder and leader of the fascist
Independent State of Croatia , war criminal
Biljana Plavšić – politician, convicted by the
International War Tribunal for
war crimes during the
Bosnian war
Vjekoslav Luburić –
Ustaše leader, commander of the
Jasenovac concentration camp , war criminal
Miroslav Filipović –
Ustaše leader, commander of the
Jasenovac concentration camp , and war criminal
Momčilo Krajišnik – politician, convicted by the
International War Tribunal for
war crimes and
ethnic cleansing during the
Bosnian war
Radovan Karadžić – political leader of the Serbs during 1992–1995, indicted by the
International War Tribunal for
war crimes and
genocide , most wanted man in Europe
Ratko Mladić – General of the Serbia Army during 1992–1995, indicted by the
International War Tribunal for
war crimes and
genocide , most wanted man in Europe alongside Karadžić
Tihomir Blaškić – convicted of violating the
laws of war , committing
ethnic cleansing and
crimes against humanity during the
Bosnian war
Vojislav Šešelj – politician, radical extremist,
Chetnik leader, indicted by the
International War Tribunal for
war crimes ,
ethnic cleansing , and
crimes against humanity during the
Bosnian war
See also
References
^ Bloom, Harold (1994). The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages . NY/San Diego/London: Harcourt Brace & Company. p. 557.
ISBN
978-1-57322-514-4 .