List of Croats

The following is a list of prominent individuals who were Croatian citizens or of Croatian ancestry.

Art

Architecture

Andrija Aleši – builder Alfred Albini – architect Andrija Buvina – builder Drago Ibler – architect Luciano Laurana – architect Viktor Kovačić – architect

Stjepan Planić – architect Radovan – sculptor, builder from Trogir Vlado Milunić – architect Ivan Žaknić – historian of Le Corbusier Lavoslav Horvat – architect

Sculpture

Antun Augustinčić Ante Dabro Ivan Duknović Frano Kršinić Robert Frangeš Mihanović Ivan Meštrović Nemon Oscar Toma Rosandić

Painting

Federiko Benković Charles Billich Vlaho Bukovac Bela Čikoš-Sesija – painter, representative of symbolism: art-deco and art nouveau Ivan Generalić – naive art Krsto Hegedušić Oton Gliha Mirko Ilić – cartoonist, graphic designer Oton Iveković Juraj Julije Klović – portrait miniatures Miroslav Kraljević Kristian Kreković Ivan Lacković-Croata – naive art

Dora Maar – photographer, painter, model Andrija Maurović – illustrator Edo Murtić Ivan Rabuzin – naive art Mirko Rački Slava Raškaj Adolf Waldinger – 19th century painter Maksimilijan Vanka Mladen Veža – illustrator Mirko Virius – naive art

Film and theatre

Scott Bakula - Hollywood actor Eric Bana - Hollywood actor Relja Bašić – actor George Beben – actor Vinko Brešan – director Veljko Bulajić – film director Boris Buzančić – actor Al Christy – actor Mia Čorak Slavenska – prima ballerina Vlatko Dulić - actor Boris Dvornik – actor Stipe Erceg – actor Nela Eržišnik – actress, comedian Judah Friedlander – actor and comedian Mira Furlan – actress (Babylon 5, Lost) Ljupka Gojić – model Krešo Golik – film director Frank Gorshin – actor and comedian Werner Herzog – director Anne Jackson – actress Michael Klesic – actor Sylva Koscina – actress, model Mario Kovač – theatre and film director Branko Lustig – film producer (winner of two Oscar awards)

John Malkovich- Hollywood actor Mark Matkevich- actor Ivana Miličević – actress, appearances in Seinfeld, Felicity, among others Nina Morić – model Patrick Muldoon – actor Lorenzo Music – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician Antun Nalis – actor Krsto Papić – film director Edo Peročević – actor, radio speaker Denise Richards - Hollywood actress Zvonimir Rogoz – actor (Ecstasy (1933) with Hedy Lamarr) Rick Rossovich – actor Tatjana Simic – singer - actress Tonko Soljan- film & television producer Gabriela Spanic- actress Fabijan Šovagović – actor Yvonne Suhor- actress Goran Višnjić – actor (ER) Antun Vrdoljak – film director Severina Vučković – entertainer, actress Dušan Vukotić- animated film director Jim Zulevic – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host

Media

• Bill Kurtis – journalist, television reporter, producer
• Gene Rayburn – American radio and television personality
• Pedro Sevcec – television reporter
• Paul Salopek- journalist, winner of two Pulitzer Prizes

Academics

History

• Fritz Fischer - historian
• Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski – historian
• Vjekoslav Klaić – historian
• Nada Klaić – historian
• Julije Kempf – historian, writer
• Ivan Lučić – historian
• Dominik Mandic – historian
• Ivan Ratkaj – historian, Jesuit, explorer
• Juraj Ratkaj – historian
• Franjo Rački – historian
• Ferdo Šišić – historian

Invention

• Štefan Banič – inventor
• Josip Belušić – inventor
• Marcel Kiepach – inventor
• Aleksandar Just – inventor
• Franjo Hannaman – inventor, engineer
• Ferdinand Kovačević – inventor
• Slavoljub Eduard Penkala – inventor
• Ralph Sarich – inventor of the orbital engine
• Marin Soljačić – inventor of wireless energy transfer
• Ante Šupuk – engineer
• David Schwarz – Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry
• Faust Vrančić – inventor of the parachute
• Ivan Vučetić – inventor of dactyloscopy
• Zlata Bartl – inventor of "Vegeta"

Social Science

• Ivan Belostenec – lexicographer
• Elsie Ivancich Dunin – cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer
• Juraj Dobrila – cleric, benefactor
• Ljudevit Gaj – linguist, reformer
• Vatroslav Jagić – philologist
• Milan Kangrga – philosopher
• Bartol Kašić – lexicographer
• Juraj Križanić – social philosopher
• Franjo Kuhač – folklorist, ethnologist
• Stanislav Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, adventurer
• Miroslav Radman – genetic biologist
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer – cleric, benefactor
• Rudolf Steiner – philosopher, thinker
• Rudi Supek- philosopher
• Henry Suzzallo – educator
• Ante Topić-Mimara – art collector
• Vinko Žganec – folklorist, ethnomusicologist

Science

Gaja Alaga – physicist Danilo Blanuša – mathematician Branko Bošnjaković - physicist, environmentalist Fran Bošnjaković – physicist Frane Bulić – archeologist Milislav Demerec – biologist Andrija Dudić – naturalist, astronomer, physician Asaf Duraković – physician, poet Vinko Dvořák – physicist William Feller – mathematician Andrija Fuderer – chemist, chess player Artur Gavazzi – geographer Marin Getaldić – physicist, mathematician Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger – geologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist Stjepan Gradić – mathematician

Mirko Grmek – physician, science writer and historian Branko Horvat – economist Zvonimir Janko – mathematician Korado Korlević – astronomer, asteroid discoverer Oton Kučera – mathematician, physicist Asim Kurjak – physician (Bosniak) Eduard Miloslavić – physician Andrija Mohorovičić – geophysicist Stjepan Mohorovičić – physicist Grga Novak – archaeologist, historian Đuro Pilar – geologist

Stjepan Poljak – physician Eduard Prugovečki – physicist, writer Miroslav Radman – biologist Paško Rakić – neuroscientist Marin Soljačić – physicist Ivan Supek – physicist, philosopher Zvonimir Šeparović – lawyer, (victimology) Ante Šercer – physician Andrija Štampar – physician, diplomat Ćiro Truhelka – archaeologist and art historian Vladimir Varičak – mathematician, physicist Mirko Vidaković – forester, botanist Nikola Vitov Gučetić – statesmen, philosopher, science writer Faust Vrančić – philosopher, thinker Ruđer Bošković – theologian, physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, Jesuit, and a polymath Vladimir Vranić – mathematician Vladimir Žerjavić – statistician, economist

Nobel Prize

• Lavoslav Ružička – chemistry
• Vladimir Prelog – chemistry

Music

Composers

• Julije Bajamonti – composer
• Blagoje Bersa – composer
• Jakov Gotovac – composer
• Joseph Haydn – composer. The once-popular theory that Haydn was of Croatian extraction is now thoroughly discredited; for discussion, see Joseph Haydn's ethnicity.
• Igor Kuljerić – composer, conductor
• Ivan Padovec – composer
• Boris Papandopulo- conductor, composer
• Dora Pejačević – composer
• Nick Peros – composer
• Luka Sorkočević – composer
• Josip Štolcer-Slavenski – composer
• Stjepan Šulek – composer
• Ivo Tijardović – composer
• Ivan Zajc – composer
• Ivo Josipović – composer, politician

Classical

• Martha Argerich- Argentinian pianist, piano teacher
• Zlatko Baloković – violinist
• Max Emanuel Cencic – countertenor
• Valter Dešpalj – cellist
• Taysa Hodges – cellist
• Sena Jurinac – opera singer
• Franjo Krežma – violinist
• Stephen Kovacevich – American classical pianist
• Ivo Maček – pianist
• Lovro von Matačić – conductor
• Zinka Kunc-Milanov – soprano
• Maksim Mrvica – pianist
• Tomislav Mužek – tenor
• Ivo Pogorelić – pianist
• Ema Pukšec (Ilma De Murska) – opera singer
• Ruža Pospiš-Baldani – mezzo-soprano
• Vjekoslav Šutej – conductor
• Milka Trnina – soprano
• Dunja Vejzović – soprano
• Ana Vidović – Guitarist
• Felix Weingartner – composer, conductor
• Luka Sulic - cellist

Popular

• Nenad Bach – musician, composer, singer
• Lidija Bajuk – musician
• Zvonko Bogdan – singer and performer of traditional folk songs
• Tony Butala - singer of The Lettermen
• Colonia – dance music group
• Arsen Dedić – composer and singer
• Veljko Despot – discographer
• Darko Domijan – singer
• Oliver Dragojević – singer
• Doris Dragović – singer
• Sergio Endrigo – singer
• Davor Gobac – singer
• Dino Jelusić – Junior Croatian pop singer
• Delo Jusic – composer
• Tereza Kesovija – singer
• Mišo Kovač
• Josipa Lisac – singer, AKA Josephine Fox
• Magazin – pop band
• Branko Mihaljević – composer, writer, journalist and radio editor
• Guy Mitchell - singer (born Albert George Cernik)
• Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – Jazz singer
• Tomo Milicevic – 30 Seconds to Mars
• Krist Novoselić – rock musician (Nirvana)
• Marko Perković Thompson – rock singer
• Riva – 1989 Eurovision song contest winners
• Ivo Robić – singer
• Darko Rundek – singer and actor
• Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac – singer and composer (especially of traditional folk songs)
• Jura Stublić- rock singer
• Ivica Šerfezi – singer
• Branimir Johnny Štulić – composer and singer
• The Bambi Molesters – rock band
• Saša, Tin i Kedžo – first Croatian boy band
• Elizabeth Anka Vajagic – Canadian singer/guitarist
• Johnny Vidacovich – drummer
• Siniša Vuco – singer
• Severina Vučković – Croatian pop singer
• Vice Vukov – singer

Literature

• Ivan Aralica – writer
• Milan Begović – writer
• Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić – writer
• Mile Budak – writer
• Dobriša Cesarić – writer
• Slavenka Drakulić – writer, journalist
• Tomislav Dretar – writer, politician, journalist, critic
• Marin Držić – writer
• Viktor Car Emin – writer from Istria
• Filip Erceg – writer and socialist politician
• Ksaver Šandor Gjalski – writer
• Ivan Dživo Gundulić – poet
• Miljenko Jergović – writer
• Marija Jurić Zagorka – novelist
• Janko Polić Kamov – avant-garde writer
• Ante Kovačić – writer
• Ivan Goran Kovačić – poet
• Ron Kovic^{[citation needed]}
• Josip Kozarac – writer
• Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević – poet
• Miroslav Krleža – novelist, writer, philosoph, encyclopedist
• Eugen Kumičić – writer
• Tomislav Ladan -writer
• Hanibal Lucić – writer
• Darko Macan – writer
• Igor Mandić – journalist
• Ranko Marinković – writer
• Marko Marulić – writer
• Antun Gustav Matoš – poet
• Ivan Mažuranić – poet
• Dejan Medaković (ethnic Serb)
• Mijo Mirković – writer, economist
• Vjenceslav Novak – writer
• Josip Novakovich – writer
• Janus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent
• Vesna Parun – poet
• Vlatko Pavletić – theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician
• Dalibor Perković – writer
• Paula Preradović – poet
• Petar Preradović – poet
• Matija Antun Relković – writer
• Milan Rešetar – writer (ethnic Serb)
• Antonio Skármeta – Chilean writer
• Ivan Slamnig – poet
• Sonja Smolec – poet and writer
• Edo Stojčić – writer, journalist
• August Šenoa – writer
• Antun Branko Šimić – poet
• Dinko Šimunović – writer
• Slobodan Šnajder – writer
• Antun Branko Šimić – poet
• Antun Šoljan – poet
• Drago Štambuk – poet
• Dragutin Tadijanović – poet
• Ante Tomić – writer
• Josip Eugen Tomić – writer
• Dubravka Ugrešić – writer
• Tin Ujević – poet
• Mirko Vidović – writer
• Ivo Vojnović – writer
• Stanko Vraz – poet (ethnic Slovene)
• Nikola Zrinski (grandson) – poet, philosopher, soldier
• Aleksandar Žiljak – writer

Business

• Mike Grgich – winemaker
• Victor Grinich – Fairchild Semiconductor
• Antony Lucich-Lucas – engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil – Texaco
• Andrónico Luksic – Antofagasta PLC (Richest Croat ever)
• Anthony Maglica – Maglite
• Darko Hrelic - Gartner
• Dietrich Mateschitz – Burgenland Croats (Billionaire, owner of Red Bull corp.)
• Boris Mikšić – Cortec Corporation
• Peter Hodak - Cadillac production line engineer
• Nikola Nobilo – wine maker
• Mario Puratić – inventor, businessman
• Tadich Grill – oldest restaurant in California, 1800s
• Ante Vlahovic - Businessman - Adris Group
• Robert Herjavec - Businessman - Herjavec Group, Dragons' Den (Canada), Shark Tank (TV series)

Exploration

• Ferdinand Konščak – explorer
• Dragutin Lerman – explorer
• Željko Malnar – explorer, producer
• Ivan Ratkay – Jesuit missionary and explorer
• Mirko and Stjepan Seljan – explorers
• Ignacije Szentmartony – explorer
• Ivan Visin – explorer

Military

• Nikola Jurišić – Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat
• Matija Gubec – leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt
• Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia – medieval king & military leader
• Petar Kružić – heroic defender of Klis against the Turks
• Grgo Kusić – tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army
• Michael J. Novosel – hero of the Vietnam War
• Lothar Rendulic – Austrian Colonel General during World War II
• Andrijica Šimić – legendary hajduk
• Tomislav – first Croatian king
• Baron Franjo Trenk – leader of Pandurs; father of military music
• Petar Zrinski – Croatian ban and conspirator
• Nikola Šubić Zrinski – Croatian ban, hero of the Battle of Szigetvár
• Nikola VII Zrinski – Croatian ban, warrior and poet
• Louis Cukela – U.S. Marine
• Peter Tomich (Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army & U.S. Navy
• Mijat Tomić – Croatian legendary Hajduk
• Svetozar Boroević – Austro-Hungarian general during the World War I
• Matija Zmajević, Admiral of the Baltic fleet
• Rustem Pasha Opuković, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire
• Piyale Pasha, Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier
• Jure Francetić – Ustashe Commissioner
• Luka Ibrišimović – Priest and Hajduk
• Petar Keglević – ban of Croatia and Slavonia
• Franjo Vlašić – Croatian general and ban
• Ivan Karlović – ban of Croatia
• Stjepan Sarkotić – Croatian general in the Austro-Hungarian Army
• Josip Filipović – Croatian general under the then Austrian army
• Mato Dukovac – Croatian World War II fighter ace
• Cvitan Galić – Croatian World War II fighter ace
• Daniel Antonio Jukic – hero of Falkland War

Croatian War for Independence

• Blago Zadro – general
• Janko Bobetko – general
• Ante Gotovina – general pukovnik
• Rudolf Perešin – fighter pilot
• Josip Jović - Croatian policeman, first victim in Independence War

Politics

• Josip Broz – Tito – also guerilla leader in World War II, Yugoslav leader (ethnic Croat)
• Ivana Dulić-Marković – Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity; vice-president of G17 Plus; former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management
• Josip Frank – Croatian nationalist (ethnic Jewish)
• Andrija Hebrang – Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish)
• Većeslav Holjevac – a president of SR Croatia in Yugoslavia and a long-time mayor of its capital Zagreb
• Josip Jelačić – soldier, former Croatian ban
• Vladko Maček – political centrist, leader of the Croatian Peasant Party before the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia
• Stipe Mesić – President of the Republic of Croatia
• Ante Marković – former Yugoslav prime minister
• Dr. Ante Pavelić (older) – vice-president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs
• Ante Pavelić – Ustaša leader
• Stjepan Radić – Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century
• Ante Starčević – "father of Croat nation"
• Milan Šufflay – historian, one of greatest albanologists
• Ante Trumbić – Croatian national leader
• Osman Kulenović – Deputy Prime Minister NDH
• Džafer-beg Kulenović – politician in NDH
• Franjo Tuđman – first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia, Tito's partisan in World War II, youngest Tito's general

Foreign Figures of Croatian descent

Main article: Politicians of Croatian ancestry

People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:

• Alejandro Jadresic – Chilean Energy minister, Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia.
• Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic – Chilean MIR activist, Executed 1975
• Clem Simich – Member of NZ Parliament
• Dennis Kucinich – US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)
• Edmundo Pérez Zujovic – Chilean PDC, Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971
• Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić – Fmr. President of Costa Rica, Croat parents
• Frank Mahovlich – Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)
• George Radanovich – US Representative from California
• Ivan Gašparovič – President of Slovakia (Croatian father)
• John Newman – Assassinated Australian politian, Martyr
• John Owen Dominis – American-Hawaiian, Prince consort
• Jorge Sobisch – Governor of Neuquén, Argentina
• Josip Marohnić – founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union
• Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic – Former Chilean First Lady
• Lynne Yelich – Member of Canadian Parliament
• Michael Bilandic – Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice
• Michael Anthony Stepovich – Fmr. Governor of Alaska
• Natasha Stott Despoja – Australian Democrats Senator
• Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić – former president of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)
• Radomiro Tomic – Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador
• Roy Nikisch – Governor of Chaco, Argentina
• Rudy Perpich – Fmr. Governor of Minnesota
• Tonka Tomicic – Chilean model and TV host

Religion

• Franjo Šeper – Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
• Matija Vlačić Ilirik – Protestant reformer
• Marko Krizin (Marko Križevčanin) – saint
• Leopold Mandić – saint
• Ivan Merz – beatified
• Gregory of Nin – bishop
• Marija Petković – a beatified nun
• Alojzije Stepinac – archbishop, beatified
• Zlatko Sudac – stigmatic
• Nikola Tavelić – saint
• Miroslav Volf – Christian theologian
• Josip Bozanić – Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb
• Vinko Puljić – Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo
• Estanislao Esteban Karlic – Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina
• Antun Mahnić – bishop
• Ivo Protulipac – layman
• Markantun de Dominis – archbishop
• Paul Washer – American Baptist minister

Heroism

• Mila Gojsalić
• Nikola Jurišić
• Marko Križevčanin
• Petar Perica
• Nikola Tavelić
• Mijat Tomić
• Ivan Vranetić
• Blago Zadro

Urban legends

• Frederick Valentich – Australian pilot (disappeared while flying to King Island)

Sport

Main article: List of Croatian sportspeople

• Mirko Alilović – handball goalkeaper
• Mario Ančić – Tennis – Davis Cup Champion
• Ivano Balić – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006
• Zvonko Bego – football player
• Bill Belichick – NFL Coach
• Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer
• Elvis Fatović - former water polo player and coach, European and World medalist
• Zvonimir Boban – football player
• Alen Bokšić – football player
• Andrew Bogut – basketball player with the Milwaukee Bucks; first pick in the 2005 NBA Draft
• Tamara Boroš – Table Tennis Champion (#7) (Greatest non-Asian in the World)
• Mark Bosnich – football goalkeeper – Premier League
• Mark Bresciano – footballer with Palermo (Italian father, Croat mother)
• Denis Buntić – handball player
• Joseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of Famer
• Branko Cikatić – First K-1 Grand Prix Winner
• Marin Čilić – #1 Junior in the World (Tennis)
• Vedran Ćorluka – football player, Tottenham Hotspur
• Krešimir Ćosić – NBA Hall of Famer
• Dario Cvitanich – football player, Ajax
• Dražen Dalipagić – NBA Hall of Famer
• David Diehl – NFL player – New York Giants
• Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) – Mixed Martial Artist and kickboxer – K-1
• Gary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driver
• Mike Golic – co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning; former defensive lineman for both Notre Dame and in the NFL.
• Jan Poznic - Football phenomenon and hotelier personality of the year (2011)
• Elvis Grbac – NFL player
• Tom Haller – baseball player – MLB
• Frankie Hejduk – football player – MLS
• Ico Hitrec – football player
• Hrvoje Horvat – handball player
• Goran Ivanišević – Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992
• Andreas Ivanschitz – football player
• Robert Jarni – football player
• Nikica Jelavić - football player, Rangers FC
• Dražan Jerković – football player (Top scorer WC 1962 & EURO 1960)
• John Jurkovic – NFL player
• Tvrtko Kale – football player, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa)
• Ivo Karlović – tennis player
• Mario Kasun – Fmr NBA player – Orlando Magic
• Ivan Klasnić – football player, Werder Bremen
• Ivica Kostelić – Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (3 Olympic Silvers)
• Janica Kostelić – A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)
• Robert Kovač – football player, Juventus
• Mario Kovačević – football player
• Niko Kranjčar – football player, Tottenham Hotspur
• Toni Kukoč – NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96
• Blaženko Lacković – handball player
• Dan Luger – rugby union player
• Matija Ljubek – Kayakist
• Ivan Ljubičić – Davis Cup Champion (#3)
• Frank Mahovlich – NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)
• Pete Mahovlich – athlete
• Iva Majoli – Roland Garros Champion
• Todd Marinovich - Fmr. NFL player
• Marv Marinovich - Fmr. NFL player
• Roger Maris – baseball player – MLB
• Željko Mavrović – Fmr. European Boxing Champion
• George Mikan (Mr.Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame)
• Pat Miletich (Croatian Sensation) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC
• Sofía Mulánovich – surfer
• Zdravko Miljak – handball player
• Frank Nobilo – NZ golfer
• Mirjana Ognjenović -former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player
• Mate Parlov boxing champion
• Josip Peruzović – WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)
• Dražen Petrović – NBA Hall of Famer
• Dado Pršo – football player, Rangers F.C.
• Braslav Rabar – chess player
• Dino Rađa – Fmr. NBA star
• Vladimir Sabich – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet
• Joe Sakic – NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)
• Nick Saban – College Football Coach
• Elvis Sinosic (King of Rock N Rumble) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC
• Steve Stipanovich – Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft
• Dario Šimić – football player, A.C. Milan
• Davor Šuker – football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals)
• Marko Tomas – basketball player
• Rudy Tomjanovich – Fmr. NBA player and coach
• Andy Tonkovich – First NBA Pick in 1948
• Igor Tudor – football player, A.C. Siena)
• The Great Antonio – Strongman and eccentric
• Luka Modrić – football player, Tottenham Hotspur
• Darijo Srna – football player, Shakthar Donetsk
• Ante Razov – football player – MLS
• Mark Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL
• Marty Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL
• Matt Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL official
• Erv Palica – Fmr. MLB pitcher
• Dan Plesac – Fmr. MLB pitcher
• Lou Saban – NFL Coach – Patriots, Bills, Broncos
• Nick Saban – Fmr. NFL Coach
• Joe Stydahar – Fmr NFL player – Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Rudy Tomjanovich – Fmr. NBA Coach – Houston Rockets
• Gary Beban – Fmr. NFL player
• Pete Bercich – Fmr NFL player
• Fred Couples – Golfer (Fmr. World Number 1)
• Bobby Grich – Fmr. MLB player
• Les Horvath – Fmr. NFL player
• Curt Leskanic – Fmr. MLB pitcher
• Robert Prosinečki – football player – Barcelona, Sevilla, Portsmouth
• Roko Ukić – NBA Basketball player – Toronto Raptors, Milwaukee Bucks
• Bruno Šundov – Fmr NBA player – Dallas Mavericks, Indiana Pacers, Boston Celtics, Cleverland Cavaliers, New York Knicks
• Gordan Giriček – Fmr NBA player – Memphis Grizzlies, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns
• Dalibor Bagarić – Fmr NBA player – Chicago Bulls
• Žan Tabak – Fmr NBA player – Houston Rockets, Toronto Raptors, Boston Celtics, Indiana Pacers
• Zoran Planinić – Fmr NBA player – New Jersey Nets
• Auggie Vidovich – NASCAR Driver
• Mark Viduka – football player – Premier League
• Blanka Vlašić – High jumper
• Stojko Vranković – Fmr NBA player – Boston Celtics – Minnesota Timberwolves, Los Angeles Clippers
• Bernard Vukas – football player
• Vladimir Vuković – chess player
• Božo Vuletić – the Olympic water polo gold medalist
• Slaven Zambata – football player
• Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) – Fmr. World Welterweight Champion
• Chris Zorich – Fmr. NFL player
• Zdravko Zovko – handball player
• Hrvoje "Medica" Grivicic - First foreign winner in Rajadamnern Stadium - Muay thai.
• Zrinka Korac – swimmer

See also

• List of Croatian artists
• Croatian diaspora
• Croatian Chilean
• Croatian Australian
• List of Croatian sportspeople
• Politicians of Croatian ancestry
• Croatian literature (includes a list of Croats in literature)
• List of rulers of Croatia

External links

• Outstanding Croats
• Croats and Croatia In French
• Croatian People