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===Composition=== |
===Composition=== |
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*[[Asim Bajramović]], - songwriter |
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*[[Anđelka Bego-Šimunić|Bego-Šimunić Anđelka]] |
*[[Anđelka Bego-Šimunić|Bego-Šimunić Anđelka]] |
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*[[Franciscus Bossinensis]], composer |
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*[[Goran Bregović]] |
*[[Goran Bregović]] |
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*[[Dado Džihan]] |
*[[Dado Džihan]] |
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*[[DZihan & Kamien|Vlado Dzihan]] |
*[[DZihan & Kamien|Vlado Dzihan]] |
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*[[Edo Mulahalilović]], songwriter |
*[[Edo Mulahalilović]], - songwriter |
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*[[Dado Polumenta]], - singer, songwriter |
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===Theatre and performing arts=== |
===Theatre and performing arts=== |
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*[[Davor Dujmović]] – actor |
*[[Davor Dujmović]] – actor |
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*[[Branko Đurić]] – actor, director, original member of the cult comedy [[Top Lista Nadrealista]] line-up |
*[[Branko Đurić]] – actor, director, original member of the cult comedy [[Top Lista Nadrealista]] line-up |
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*[[Adnan Hasković]] - actor |
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*[[Mustafa Nadarević]] – actor |
*[[Mustafa Nadarević]] – actor |
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*[[Haris Pašović]] – director |
*[[Haris Pašović]] – director |
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*[[Josip Pejaković]] – actor |
*[[Josip Pejaković]] – actor |
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*[[Zijah Sokolović]] – actor, director |
*[[Zijah Sokolović]] – actor, director |
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*[[Vedran Smailović]], - cellist |
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*[[Vladimir Valjarević]] – pianist |
*[[Vladimir Valjarević]] – pianist |
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== Science and technology== |
== Science and technology== |
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*[[Mahmut Bajraktarević]] – mathematician |
*[[Mahmut Bajraktarević]] – mathematician |
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*[[Asaf Duraković]] - physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium |
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*[[Asim Kurjak]] - physician, gynecologist |
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*[[Asim Peco]] - linguist and professor of Philology at the [[University of Belgrade]] |
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*[[Vladimir Prelog]] – chemist, Nobel Laureate |
*[[Vladimir Prelog]] – chemist, Nobel Laureate |
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*Irfan Škiljan – creator of freeware image viewer [[IrfanView]] |
*[[Irfan Skiljan|Irfan Škiljan]] – creator of freeware image viewer [[IrfanView]] |
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==Popular culture== |
==Popular culture== |
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===Film, radio and television=== |
===Film, radio and television=== |
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*[[Ajla Hodzic|Alja Hodžić]]- actress |
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*[[Danis Tanović]] – film director, Oscar winner |
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*[[Emir Kusturica]] – film director |
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*[[Karl Malden]] – Born Mladen Đorđe Sekulović, film actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]. His family originates from [[Bileća]]. |
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*[[Ivana Miličević]] – actress, appearances in [[Seinfeld]], [[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]], among others |
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*[[Jasmin Dizdar]] – film director |
*[[Jasmin Dizdar]] – film director |
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*[[Nenad Dizdarević]] – film director |
*[[Nenad Dizdarević]] – film director |
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*[[Tarik Filipović]] – actor |
*[[Tarik Filipović]] – actor |
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*[[Vehid Gunić]] – TV presenter |
*[[Vehid Gunić]] – TV presenter |
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*[[Emir Kusturica]] – film director, actor |
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*[[Karl Malden|Mladen Đorđe Sekulović]] – actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]]. His family originates from [[Bileća]]. |
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*[[Harun Mehmedinović]] - filmmaker, photographer |
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*[[Ivana Miličević]] – actress, notable appearances in [[Seinfeld]], [[Felicity (TV series)|Felicity]], among others |
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*[[Danis Tanović]] – film director, Oscar winner |
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*[[Duško Trifunović]] – writer, author |
*[[Duško Trifunović]] – writer, author |
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*[[Srđan Vuletić]] – filmmaker |
*[[Srđan Vuletić]] – filmmaker |
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*[[Pjer Žalica]] – film director |
*[[Pjer Žalica]] – film director |
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*[[Jasmila Žbanić]] – film director, the 2006 Golden Bear winner |
*[[Jasmila Žbanić]] – film director, the 2006 Golden Bear winner |
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*[[Ajla Hodzic]]- actor |
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===Pop, rock and alternative music=== |
===Pop, rock and alternative music=== |
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*[[Deen (singer)|Fuad Backović]] – former leader of the boyband Seven Up, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 [[Eurovision Song Contest]] |
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*[[Željko Bebek]] – musician and singer |
*[[Željko Bebek]] – musician and singer |
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*[[Nikša Bratoš]] – composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and [[Magnate y Valentino|Valentino]], member of [[Crvena jabuka]] |
*[[Nikša Bratoš]] – composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and [[Magnate y Valentino|Valentino]], member of [[Crvena jabuka]] |
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*[[Zdravko Čolić]] – pop singer |
*[[Zdravko Čolić]] – pop singer |
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*[[Dado Džihan]] – composer, producer, one-time member of [[Zabranjeno pušenje]] and [[Top lista nadrealista]] |
*[[Dado Džihan]] – composer, producer, one-time member of [[Zabranjeno pušenje]] and [[Top lista nadrealista]] |
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*[[Dino Merlin|Edin Dervišhalidović]] – pop singer, songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2000 [[Eurovision Song Contest]] |
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*[[Amila Glamočak]] – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest |
*[[Amila Glamočak]] – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest |
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*[[Alen Islamović]] – musician, one-time frontman of [[Divlje jagode]] i [[Bijelo dugme]] |
*[[Alen Islamović]] – musician, one-time frontman of [[Divlje jagode]] i [[Bijelo dugme]] |
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*[[Nenad Janković]] – musician, original frontman of [[Zabranjeno pušenje]], original member of the [[Top lista nadrealista]] line-up |
*[[Nenad Janković]] – musician, original frontman of [[Zabranjeno pušenje]], original member of the [[Top lista nadrealista]] line-up |
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*[[Kornelije Kovač]] – composer, musician, member of the original line-up of [[Indexi]], founder of [[Korni grupa]] |
*[[Kornelije Kovač]] – composer, musician, member of the original line-up of [[Indexi]], founder of [[Korni grupa]] |
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*[[Elvir Laković Laka]], rock music singer, songwriter |
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*[[Brano Likić]] – composer and founder of Rezonansa |
*[[Brano Likić]] – composer and founder of Rezonansa |
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*[[Sead Lipovača]] a.k.a. ZELE -original member of [[Divlje Jagode]] Heavy Metal band from Bosnia and ex-Yugoslavia. |
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*[[Saša Lošić]] – singer, composer and founder of the [[Plavi orkestar]] band |
*[[Saša Lošić]] – singer, composer and founder of the [[Plavi orkestar]] band |
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*[[Adi Lukovac]] - musician, music producer, founder of band [[Adi Lukovac & Ornamenti]] |
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*[[Kemal Monteno]] – singer, musician, and songwriter |
*[[Kemal Monteno]] – singer, musician, and songwriter |
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*[[Boris Novković]] – singer and songwriter |
*[[Boris Novković]] – singer and songwriter |
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*[[Edo Maajka|Edin Osmić]] – rapper, leader of rap group [[Disciplinska komisija]] |
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*[[Vesna Pisarović]] – pop singer |
*[[Vesna Pisarović]] – pop singer |
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*[[Davorin Popović]] |
*[[Davorin Popović]] – singer and frontman of [[Indexi]] |
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*[[Dražen Ričl]] a.k.a Zijo – original frontman |
*[[Dražen Ričl]] a.k.a Zijo – original frontman for [[Crvena Jabuka]] |
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*[[Sejo Sexon]], |
*[[Sejo Sexon|Davor Sučić]], – founder of [[Zabranjeno pušenje]] and current frontman of the Zagreb-based post-war line-up |
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*[[Jadranka Stojaković]] – pop singer |
*[[Jadranka Stojaković]] – pop singer |
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*[[Hari Varešanović|Hajrudin Varešanović]] – a.k.a [[Hari Mata Hari]] pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest |
*[[Hari Varešanović|Hajrudin Varešanović]] – a.k.a [[Hari Mata Hari]] pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 [[Eurovision Song Contest]] |
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*[[Tifa (musician)|Mladen Vojičić]] – singer and musician |
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*[[Igor Vukojević]] – singer |
*[[Igor Vukojević]] – singer |
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*[[Dražen Žerić]] a.k.a Žera – original member of [[Crvena jabuka]] and its current frontman |
*[[Dražen Žerić]] a.k.a Žera – original member of [[Crvena jabuka]] and its current frontman |
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*[[Sead Lipovača]] a.k.a. ZELE -original member of [[Divlje Jagode]] Heavy Metal band from Bosnia and ex Yugoslavia. |
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===Ethno and folk music=== |
===Ethno and folk music=== |
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*[[Silvana Armenulić]], [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Seka Aleksić]] – pop-folk singer |
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*[[Selma Bajrami]] – folk singer |
*[[Selma Bajrami]] – folk singer |
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*[[Silvana Armenulić|Zilha Bajraktarević]] – folk and [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Halid Bešlić]] – folk singer |
*[[Halid Bešlić]] – folk singer |
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*[[Miloš Bojanić]] – [[turbofolk]] singer |
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*[[Haris Džinović]] – folk singer |
*[[Haris Džinović]] – folk singer |
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*Nihad Fetić |
*[[Hakala|Nihad Fetić]] – folk singer |
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*[[Osman Hadžić]] – folk singer |
*[[Osman Hadžić]] – folk singer |
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*[[Zaim Imamović (musician)|Zaim Imamović]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
*[[Zaim Imamović (musician)|Zaim Imamović]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Safet Isović]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
*[[Safet Isović]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Lepa Brena|Fahreta Jahić]] – [[turbofolk]] singer |
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*[[Mile Kitić]] – [[turbofolk]] singer |
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*[[Šerif Konjević]] – folk singer |
*[[Šerif Konjević]] – folk singer |
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*[[Nada Mamula]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
*[[Nada Mamula]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Kemal Malovčić]] - popular Bosnian etno-psyhodelic singer |
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*[[Saša Matić]] – folk singer |
*[[Saša Matić]] – folk singer |
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*[[Hanka Paldum]], [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Himzo Polovina]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
*[[Himzo Polovina]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Beba Selimović]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
*[[Beba Selimović]] – [[sevdalinka]] singer |
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*[[Šemsa Suljaković]], folk singer |
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*[[Mile Kitić]] – [[turbofolk]] singer |
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*[[Seka Aleksić]] – popfolk singer |
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==Politicians and historical figures== |
==Politicians and historical figures== |
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====Hrvatinić Family==== |
====Hrvatinić Family==== |
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*[[Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić]] – Bosnian Duke, founder of the town of Jajce |
*[[Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić]] – Bosnian Duke, founder of the town of [[Jajce]] |
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====Kulinić Dynasty==== |
====Kulinić Dynasty==== |
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*[[Isa-Beg Isaković]] – general, first governor of the [[Ottoman province of Bosnia]], and founder of the cities of [[Sarajevo]] and [[Novi Pazar]] |
*[[Isa-Beg Isaković]] – general, first governor of the [[Ottoman province of Bosnia]], and founder of the cities of [[Sarajevo]] and [[Novi Pazar]] |
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*[[Ivan Frano Jukic|Ivan Frano Jukić]] |
*[[Ivan Frano Jukic|Ivan Frano Jukić]] |
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*[[Ferhat-Paša Sokolović]] – founder and designer of Banja Luka old town |
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*[[Mehmed Pasha Sokolović]] a.k.a. Sokollu Mehmet Paşa – Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent and Selim II |
*[[Mehmed Pasha Sokolović|Mehmed Paša Sokolović]] a.k.a. Sokollu Mehmet Paşa – Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent and Selim II |
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*[[Damat İbrahim Pasha]] – Grand Vizier |
*[[Damat İbrahim Pasha]] – Grand Vizier |
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*[[Tiryaki Hasan Pasha]] a.k.a. Hasan |
*[[Tiryaki Hasan Pasha]] a.k.a. Hasan-Paša Tiro – Bosnian national hero |
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===Austro-Hungarian occupation 1878–1918=== |
===Austro-Hungarian occupation 1878–1918=== |
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===World War II=== |
===World War II=== |
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*[[Peter Tomich]] – World War II hero |
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*[[Rodoljub Čolaković]] – World War II war hero, [[People's Hero of Yugoslavia]] |
*[[Rodoljub Čolaković]] – World War II war hero, [[People's Hero of Yugoslavia]] |
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*[[Peter Tomich]] – World War II hero |
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===Socialist Federal Republic of [[Yugoslavia]] 1943–1991=== |
===Socialist Federal Republic of [[Yugoslavia]] 1943–1991=== |
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===Bosnian presidents since 1990=== |
===Bosnian presidents since 1990=== |
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*[[Alija Izetbegović]] – (December 1990 – October 1996) (sole) |
*[[Alija Izetbegovic|Alija Izetbegović]] – (December 1990 – October 1996) (sole) |
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*[[Alija Izetbegovic|Alija Izetbegović]] (October 1996 – October 1998) (collective presidency chairman) |
*[[Alija Izetbegovic|Alija Izetbegović]] (October 1996 – October 1998) (collective presidency chairman) |
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*[[Živko Radišić]] – (October 1998 – June 1999) |
*[[Živko Radišić]] – (October 1998 – June 1999) |
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*[[Irfan Ljubijankić]] – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomat |
*[[Irfan Ljubijankić]] – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomat |
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*[[Cvijetin Mijatović]] a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia |
*[[Cvijetin Mijatović]] a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia |
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*[[Stjepan Šiber]] – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflict |
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*[[Boris Tadić]] – President of the Republic of Serbia |
*[[Boris Tadić]] – President of the Republic of Serbia |
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*[[Adnan Terzić]] – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
*[[Adnan Terzić]] – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*[[Stjepan Šiber]] – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflict |
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*[[Nikola Špirić]] – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
*[[Nikola Špirić]] – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*[[Dražen Dalipagić]] – basketball player, former Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist |
*[[Dražen Dalipagić]] – basketball player, former Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist |
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*[[Predrag Danilović]] – basketball coach and former basketball player |
*[[Predrag Danilović]] – basketball coach and former basketball player |
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*[[Damir Markota|Damir Omerhodžić-Markota]] – NBA basketball player with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] |
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*[[Mirza Delibašić]] – basketball player, former Bosna and Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist |
*[[Mirza Delibašić]] – basketball player, former Bosna and Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist |
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*[[Adnan Hodzic|Adnan Hodžić]] - basketball player |
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*[[Damir Markota|Damir Omerhodžić-Markota]] – NBA basketball player with the [[Milwaukee Bucks]] |
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*[[Nenad Marković]] – basketball player, former Bosnia national team player, National team coach |
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*[[Razija Mujanović]] – basketball player |
*[[Razija Mujanović]] – basketball player |
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*[[Aleksandar Nikolić]] – "Father of Yugoslav Basketball" |
*[[Aleksandar Nikolić]] – "Father of Yugoslav Basketball" |
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*[[Bogdan Tanjević]] – basketball coach |
*[[Bogdan Tanjević]] – basketball coach |
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*[[Žarko Varajić]] – basketball player, Olympic medalist |
*[[Žarko Varajić]] – basketball player, Olympic medalist |
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*[[Nenad Marković|Marković, Nenad]] – basketball player, former Bosnia national team player, National team coach |
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*[[Adnan Hodzic]] basketball player |
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===Chess=== |
===Chess=== |
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*[[Predrag Nikolić]] – chess player, Grand Master since 1983 |
*[[Predrag Nikolić]] – chess player, Grand Master since 1983 |
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*[[Ivan Sokolov]] – chess player, Grand Master since 1987, now plays for the Netherlands |
*[[Ivan Sokolov]] – chess player, Grand Master since 1987, (now plays for the Netherlands) |
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===Football=== |
===Football=== |
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*[[Dusan Bajevic|Dušan Bajević]] – football coach and former player |
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*[[Zlatan Bajramovic|Zlatan Bajramović]] – football player |
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*[[Elvir Baljic|Elvir Baljić]] – football player |
*[[Elvir Baljic|Elvir Baljić]] – football player |
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*[[Sergej Barbarez]] – football player |
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*[[Asmir Begovic|Asmir Begović]] – football player |
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*[[Miroslav Blažević]] – football coach |
*[[Miroslav Blažević]] – football coach |
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*[[Elvir Bolić]] – football player |
*[[Elvir Bolić]] – football player |
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*[[Ivan Curkovic|Ivan Curović]] – former footballer |
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*[[Edin Dzeko|Edin Džeko]] – football player |
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*[[Mirsad Fazlagic|Mirsad Fazlagić]] – former footballer |
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*[[Asim Ferhatović]] – former football player |
*[[Asim Ferhatović]] – former football player |
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*[[Faruk Hadzibegic|Faruk Hadžibegić]] – former football player |
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*[[Vahid Halilhodzic|Vahid Halilhodžić]] – football coach and former footballer |
*[[Vahid Halilhodzic|Vahid Halilhodžić]] – football coach and former footballer |
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*[[Sulejman Halilovic|Sulejman Halilović]] – former football player from Odzak |
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*[[Tarik Hodzic|Tarik Hodžić]]- footballer |
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*[[Mirsad Hibic|Mirsad Hibić]] – former footballer |
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*[[Josip Katalinski]] – former football player |
*[[Josip Katalinski]] – former football player |
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*[[Meho Kodro]] – former football player |
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*[[Darko Maletić]] – footballer |
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*[[Enver Maric|Enver Marić]] – former football goalkeeper |
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*[[Haris Medunjanin|Haris Međunjanin]] – football player |
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*[[Savo Milosevic|Savo Milošević]] – football player |
*[[Savo Milosevic|Savo Milošević]] – football player |
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*[[Zvjezdan Misimovic|Zvjezdan Misimović]] – football player |
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*[[Muhamed Mujic|Muhamed Mujić]] – former footballer |
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*[[Safet Nadarevic|Safet Nadarević]] – football player |
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*[[Ivica Osim]] – football coach and former footballer |
*[[Ivica Osim]] – football coach and former footballer |
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*[[Sasa Papac|Saša Papac]] – football player |
*[[Sasa Papac|Saša Papac]] – football player |
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*[[Asmir Begovic|Asmir Begović]] – football player |
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*[[Predrag Pasic|Predrag Pašić]] – football coach, former player |
*[[Predrag Pasic|Predrag Pašić]] – football coach, former player |
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*[[Boro Primorac]] – football coach |
*[[Boro Primorac]] – football coach |
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*[[Blaz Sliskovic|Blaž Slišković]] – football coach and former footballer |
*[[Blaz Sliskovic|Blaž Slišković]] – football coach and former footballer |
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*[[Safet Sušić]] – football coach and former footballer |
*[[Safet Sušić]] – football coach and former footballer |
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*[[Sulejman Halilovic|Sulejman Halilović]] – former football player from Odzak |
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*[[Meho Kodro]] – former football player |
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*[[Enver Maric|Enver Marić]] – former football goalkeeper |
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*[[Mario Stanic|Mario Stanić]] – former player |
*[[Mario Stanic|Mario Stanić]] – former player |
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*[[Dusan Bajevic|Dušan Bajević]] – football coach and former player |
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*[[Faruk Hadzibegic|Faruk Hadžibegić]] – former football player |
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*[[Mirsad Fazlagic|Mirsad Fazlagić]] – former footballer |
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*[[Mirsad Hibic]] – former footballer |
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*[[Zlatan Bajramovic|Zlatan Bajramović]] – football player |
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*[[Edin Dzeko|Edin Džeko]] – football player |
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*[[Zvjezdan Misimovic|Zvjezdan Misimović]] – football player |
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*[[Safet Nadarevic|Safet Nadarević]] – football player |
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*[[Haris Medunjanin]] – football player |
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*[[Muhamed Mujic|Muhamed Mujić]] – former footballer |
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*[[Ivan Curkovic|Ivan Curović]] – former footballer |
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*[[Franjo Vladic|Franjo Vladić]] – former footballer |
*[[Franjo Vladic|Franjo Vladić]] – former footballer |
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*[[Darko Maletić]] – footballer |
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*[[Tarik Hodzic]]- footballer |
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====Foreign footballers of Bosnian birth/parentage==== |
====Foreign footballers of Bosnian birth/parentage==== |
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– Croatian national team |
– Croatian national team |
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*[[Mladen Petrić]] – striker Hamburger SV and Croatian national team |
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*[[Ivan Rakitić]] – midfielder Schalke 04 and Croatian national team |
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*[[Vedran Ćorluka]] – defender Totenham and Croatian national team |
*[[Vedran Ćorluka]] – defender Totenham and Croatian national team |
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*[[Mario Mandžukić]] – striker NK Dinamo Zagreb and Croatian national team |
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*[[Jerko Leko]] – midfielder and Croatian national team |
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*[[Niko Kovač]] – midfielder and Croatian national team |
*[[Niko Kovač]] – midfielder and Croatian national team |
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*[[Robert Kovač]] – defender and Croatian national team |
*[[Robert Kovač]] – defender and Croatian national team |
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*[[Ivan Klasnić]] – striker Nantes and Croatian national team |
*[[Ivan Klasnić]] – striker Nantes and Croatian national team |
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*[[Jerko Leko]] – midfielder and Croatian national team |
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*[[Mladen Petrić]] – striker Hamburger SV and Croatian national team |
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*[[Ivan Rakitić]] – midfielder Schalke 04 and Croatian national team |
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*[[Mario Mandžukić]] – striker NK Dinamo Zagreb and Croatian national team |
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*[[Mario Stanić]] – retired midfielder FC Chelsea and Croatian national team |
*[[Mario Stanić]] – retired midfielder FC Chelsea and Croatian national team |
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*[[Darijo Srna]] – midfielder and Croatian national team (Bosnian father) |
*[[Darijo Srna]] – midfielder and Croatian national team (Bosnian father) |
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*[[Zdravko Kuzmanović]] – midfielder AC Fiorentina and Serbian national team |
*[[Zdravko Kuzmanović]] – midfielder AC Fiorentina and Serbian national team |
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*[[Ognjen Koroman]] – midfielder C.Zvezda and Serbian national team |
*[[Ognjen Koroman]] – midfielder C.Zvezda and Serbian national team |
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*[[Neven Subotić]] – defender Borrusia Dortmund and Serbian national team |
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*[[Savo Milošević]] – retired Serbian national team striker |
*[[Savo Milošević]] – retired Serbian national team striker |
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*[[Neven Subotić]] – defender Borrusia Dortmund and Serbian national team |
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– Swedish national team striker |
– Swedish national team striker |
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*[[Denni Avdić]] – striker FC Elfsborg and Swedish national team striker |
*[[Denni Avdić]] – striker FC Elfsborg and Swedish national team striker |
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*[[Zlatan Azinovic|Zlatan Azinović]] – goalkeeper Kalmar FF and Swedish U21 national team |
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*[[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] – striker FC Barcelona and Swedish national team striker |
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*[[Ajsel Kujović]] – striker and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Montenegro, Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
*[[Ajsel Kujović]] – striker and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Montenegro, Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Emir Kujović]] – striker and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Montenegro, Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
*[[Emir Kujović]] – striker and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Montenegro, Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Emra Tahirović]] – striker FC Zürich and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Anes Mravac]] – defender FF Malmö and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
*[[Anes Mravac]] – defender FF Malmö and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Emra Tahirović]] – striker FC Zürich and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Zlatan Ibrahimović]] – striker FC Barcelona and Swedish national team striker |
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– Austrian national team |
– Austrian national team |
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*[[Marko Arnautović]] – striker FC Twente and Austrian national team |
*[[Marko Arnautović]] – striker FC Twente and Austrian national team |
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*[[Sanel Kuljić]] – striker and Austrian national team |
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*[[Zlatko Junuzović]] – striker and Austrian national team |
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*[[Haris Bukva]] – defender SK Austria Kärnten and Austrian U21 national team |
*[[Haris Bukva]] – defender SK Austria Kärnten and Austrian U21 national team |
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*[[Zlatko Junuzović]] – striker and Austrian national team |
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*[[Sanel Kuljić]] – striker and Austrian national team |
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– German national team |
– German national team |
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*[[Mustafa Kučuković]] – striker Grenoble Foot 38 and German U19, U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Germany or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Marko Marin (footballer)|Marko Marin]] – midfielder Borrusia M'gladbach and German national team |
*[[Marko Marin (footballer)|Marko Marin]] – midfielder Borrusia M'gladbach and German national team |
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*[[Mario Vrančić]] – midfielder Mainz and German U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Germany or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
*[[Mario Vrančić]] – midfielder Mainz and German U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Germany or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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*[[Mustafa Kučuković]] – striker Grenoble Foot 38 and German U19, U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Germany or Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
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– Swiss national team |
– Swiss national team |
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*[[Eldin Jakupović]] – goalkeeper FC Zürich and Swiss national team |
*[[Eldin Jakupović]] – goalkeeper FC Zürich and Swiss national team |
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– Slovenian national team |
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*[[Armin Bačinović]] – midfielder Maribor and Slovenian U21 national team |
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*[[Samir Handanović]] – goalkeeper AC Udineze and Slovenian national team |
*[[Samir Handanović]] – goalkeeper AC Udineze and Slovenian national team |
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*[[Jasmin Handanović]] – goalkeeper and Slovenian national team |
*[[Jasmin Handanović]] – goalkeeper and Slovenian national team |
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*[[Mirnes Šišić]] – midfielder Olympiacos and Slovenian national team |
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*[[Jasmin Kurtič]] – midfielder Bela Krajina and Slovenian U21 national team |
*[[Jasmin Kurtič]] – midfielder Bela Krajina and Slovenian U21 national team |
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*[[Mirnes Šišić]] – midfielder Olympiacos and Slovenian national team |
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===Handball=== |
===Handball=== |
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*[[Mirko Alilović]] – goalkeeper plays for Croatian national team |
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*[[Zlatan Arnautovic|Zlatan Arnautović]] – team handball player (Olympic Gold Medal 1984, World Cup Gold 1986) |
*[[Zlatan Arnautovic|Zlatan Arnautović]] – team handball player (Olympic Gold Medal 1984, World Cup Gold 1986) |
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*[[Irfan Smajlagić]] – former team handball player |
*[[Irfan Smajlagić]] – former team handball player |
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*[[Mirko Alilović]] – goalkeeper plays for Croatian national team |
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===Martial arts=== |
===Martial arts=== |
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*[[Amel Mekic|Amel Mekić]] – judo |
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*[[Anton Josipović]] – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics |
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*[[Marijan Beneš]] – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European Championship |
*[[Marijan Beneš]] – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European Championship |
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*[[Anton Josipović]] – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics |
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*[[Amel Mekic|Amel Mekić]] – judo |
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*[[Arnela Odžaković]] – karate, 5th place at 2006 World Championship |
*[[Arnela Odžaković]] – karate, 5th place at 2006 World Championship |
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===Tennis=== |
===Tennis=== |
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*[[Marin Čilić]] – tennis player |
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*[[Amer Delić]] – tennis player |
*[[Amer Delić]] – tennis player |
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*[[Ivan Ljubičić]] – tennis player |
*[[Ivan Ljubičić]] – tennis player |
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*[[Mervana Jugić-Salkić]] – tennis player |
*[[Mervana Jugić-Salkić]] – tennis player |
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*[[Marin Čilić]] – tennis player |
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==Other prominent people== |
==Other prominent people== |
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*[[Tijana Arnautović]] – Miss World Canada 2004, model |
*[[Tijana Arnautović]] – Miss World Canada 2004, model |
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*[[Emerik Blum]] – founder of Energoinvest, former Mayor of Sarajevo, arguably the most successful and influential businessman in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
*[[Emerik Blum]] – founder of Energoinvest, former Mayor of Sarajevo, arguably the most successful and influential businessman in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*[[MentalEscape|Mirza Čaušević]], artist, film producer, music producer, photographer |
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*[[Vladimir Ćorović]] – historian |
*[[Vladimir Ćorović]] – historian |
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*[[Emir Kusturica]] – actor and a filmmaker |
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*[[Zoran Đinđić]] – former Prime Minister of [[Serbia]] |
*[[Zoran Đinđić]] – former Prime Minister of [[Serbia]] |
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*[[Fikret Hodžić]] Yugoslav-Bosnian bodybuilder |
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*[[Goran Pandev]] |
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*[[Inga Peulich]] – Australian politician born in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*[[Mila Mulroney|Mila Pivnicki]] – wife of the 18th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Brian Mulroney]] |
*[[Mila Mulroney|Mila Pivnicki]] – wife of the 18th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] [[Brian Mulroney]] |
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*[[Alija Sirotanović]] – Bosnian coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotes |
*[[Alija Sirotanović]] – Bosnian coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotes |
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*[[Boris Tadić]] – President of Serbia |
*[[Boris Tadić]] – President of Serbia |
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*[[Adil Zulfikarpašić]] – businessman, one-time politician, and [[philanthropist]], founder of the [[Bosniak Institute]] in Sarajevo |
*[[Adil Zulfikarpašić]] – businessman, one-time politician, and [[philanthropist]], founder of the [[Bosniak Institute]] in Sarajevo |
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*[[Inga Peulich]] – Australian politician born in Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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*[[Goran Pandev]] |
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*[[Fikret Hodžić]] Yugoslav-Bosnian bodybuilder |
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==Infamous people== |
==Infamous people== |
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Revision as of 23:30, 7 January 2012
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This is a list of people from Bosnia and Herzegovina (including Bosniaks, Croats, Serbs, and others of Bosnian parentage):
Arts
Literature and poetry
- Bisera Alikadić
- Ivo Andrić
- Safvet-beg Bašagić
- Musa Ćazim Ćatić
- Enver Čolaković
- Branko Ćopić
- Umihana Čuvidina
- Vlado Dijak
- Osman Đikić
- Mehmedalija Dizdar
- Zija Dizdarević
- Jovan Dučić
- Zulfikar Džumhur
- Hamid Šahinović Ekrem
- Aleksandar Hemon
- Abdulvehab Ilhamija
- Miljenko Jergović
- Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić
- Petar Kočić
- Skender Kulenović
- Vitomir Lukić
- Avdo Međedović
- Semezdin Mehmedinović
- Velimir Milošević
- Ahmed Muradbegović
- Andrej Nikolaidis
- Safet Plakalo
- Izet Sarajlić
- Meša Selimović
- Aleksa Šantić
- Abdulah Sidran
- Antun Branko Šimić
- Derviš Sušić
- Nenad Veličković
Fine arts
- Mersad Berber – painter
- Braco Dimitrijević – conceptual artist
- Zuko Džumhur – cartoonist
- Adi Granov – comic book artist
- Gabrijel Jurkić – painter
- Nesim Tahirović – painter
- Endi E. Poskovic – printmaker and artist
Composition
- Asim Bajramović, - songwriter
- Bego-Šimunić Anđelka
- Franciscus Bossinensis, composer
- Goran Bregović
- Dado Džihan
- Vlado Dzihan
- Edo Mulahalilović, - songwriter
- Dado Polumenta, - singer, songwriter
Theatre and performing arts
- Zoran Bečić – actor and director
- Enis Bešlagić – actor
- Oskar Danon – composer and conductor
- Davor Dujmović – actor
- Branko Đurić – actor, director, original member of the cult comedy Top Lista Nadrealista line-up
- Adnan Hasković - actor
- Mustafa Nadarević – actor
- Haris Pašović – director
- Josip Pejaković – actor
- Zijah Sokolović – actor, director
- Vedran Smailović, - cellist
- Vladimir Valjarević – pianist
Science and technology
- Mahmut Bajraktarević – mathematician
- Asaf Duraković - physician and expert in nuclear medicine and depleted uranium
- Asim Kurjak - physician, gynecologist
- Asim Peco - linguist and professor of Philology at the University of Belgrade
- Vladimir Prelog – chemist, Nobel Laureate
- Irfan Škiljan – creator of freeware image viewer IrfanView
Popular culture
Film, radio and television
- Alja Hodžić- actress
- Jasmin Dizdar – film director
- Nenad Dizdarević – film director
- Tarik Filipović – actor
- Vehid Gunić – TV presenter
- Emir Kusturica – film director, actor
- Mladen Đorđe Sekulović – actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His family originates from Bileća.
- Harun Mehmedinović - filmmaker, photographer
- Ivana Miličević – actress, notable appearances in Seinfeld, Felicity, among others
- Danis Tanović – film director, Oscar winner
- Duško Trifunović – writer, author
- Srđan Vuletić – filmmaker
- Pjer Žalica – film director
- Jasmila Žbanić – film director, the 2006 Golden Bear winner
Pop, rock and alternative music
- Fuad Backović – former leader of the boyband Seven Up, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
- Željko Bebek – musician and singer
- Nikša Bratoš – composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and Valentino, member of Crvena jabuka
- Goran Bregović – musician and composer, founder of Bijelo dugme
- Aljoša Buha – member of the original line-up of Crvena jabuka, killed in a car accident
- Alma Čardžić – pop singer
- Zdravko Čolić – pop singer
- Dado Džihan – composer, producer, one-time member of Zabranjeno pušenje and Top lista nadrealista
- Edin Dervišhalidović – pop singer, songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest
- Amila Glamočak – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest
- Alen Islamović – musician, one-time frontman of Divlje jagode i Bijelo dugme
- Nenad Janković – musician, original frontman of Zabranjeno pušenje, original member of the Top lista nadrealista line-up
- Kornelije Kovač – composer, musician, member of the original line-up of Indexi, founder of Korni grupa
- Elvir Laković Laka, rock music singer, songwriter
- Brano Likić – composer and founder of Rezonansa
- Sead Lipovača a.k.a. ZELE -original member of Divlje Jagode Heavy Metal band from Bosnia and ex-Yugoslavia.
- Saša Lošić – singer, composer and founder of the Plavi orkestar band
- Adi Lukovac - musician, music producer, founder of band Adi Lukovac & Ornamenti
- Kemal Monteno – singer, musician, and songwriter
- Boris Novković – singer and songwriter
- Edin Osmić – rapper, leader of rap group Disciplinska komisija
- Vesna Pisarović – pop singer
- Davorin Popović – singer and frontman of Indexi
- Dražen Ričl a.k.a Zijo – original frontman for Crvena Jabuka
- Davor Sučić, – founder of Zabranjeno pušenje and current frontman of the Zagreb-based post-war line-up
- Jadranka Stojaković – pop singer
- Hajrudin Varešanović – a.k.a Hari Mata Hari pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest
- Mladen Vojičić – singer and musician
- Igor Vukojević – singer
- Dražen Žerić a.k.a Žera – original member of Crvena jabuka and its current frontman
Ethno and folk music
- Silvana Armenulić, sevdalinka singer
- Seka Aleksić – pop-folk singer
- Selma Bajrami – folk singer
- Zilha Bajraktarević – folk and sevdalinka singer
- Halid Bešlić – folk singer
- Miloš Bojanić – turbofolk singer
- Haris Džinović – folk singer
- Nihad Fetić – folk singer
- Osman Hadžić – folk singer
- Zaim Imamović – sevdalinka singer
- Safet Isović – sevdalinka singer
- Fahreta Jahić – turbofolk singer
- Mile Kitić – turbofolk singer
- Šerif Konjević – folk singer
- Nada Mamula – sevdalinka singer
- Kemal Malovčić - popular Bosnian etno-psyhodelic singer
- Saša Matić – folk singer
- Hanka Paldum, sevdalinka singer
- Himzo Polovina – sevdalinka singer
- Beba Selimović – sevdalinka singer
- Šemsa Suljaković, folk singer
Politicians and historical figures
Medieval Bosnian state 1154–1463
Bogutović Family
- 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, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 14th Century Đurađ Bogutović – the 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
Borić Dynasty
- 1154–1163 Ban Borić
Hrvatinić Family
- Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić – Bosnian Duke, founder of the town of Jajce
Kulinić Dynasty
- 1172–1204 Ban Kulin
- 1204–1232 Stjepan Kulinić
- 1232–1253 Matej Ninoslav
Kotromanić Dynasty
Kings:
- 1254–1287 Prijezda I
- 1287–1290 Prijezda II
- 1267–1313 Stjepan I Kotromanić, also known as Kotroman
- 1314–1353 Stjepan II Kotromanić
- 1353–1366 & 1367–1391 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 of Bosnia
- 1461–1463 Stephen Tomašević of Bosnia
Queens:
- Dorothea of Bulgaria
- Jelena Gruba
- Vitača
- Kujava
- Jelena Nelipčić
- Dorothy Garai
- Katarina Kosača
- Mary of Serbia
Kosača Family
- 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
- Gazi Husrev-beg – military strategist and the greatest donor and builder of Sarajevo
- Husein Gradaščević a.k.a. Husein-kapetan, The Dragon of Bosnia – XIX century Bosnian nobleman and autonomy fighter
- Isa-Beg Isaković – general, first governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, and founder of the cities of Sarajevo and Novi Pazar
- Ivan Frano Jukić
- Ferhat-Paša Sokolović – founder and designer of Banja Luka old town
- Mehmed Paša Sokolović a.k.a. Sokollu Mehmet Paşa – Grand Vizier to Suleyman the Magnificent and Selim II
- Damat İbrahim Pasha – Grand Vizier
- Tiryaki Hasan Pasha a.k.a. Hasan-Paša Tiro – Bosnian national hero
Austro-Hungarian occupation 1878–1918
- Gavrilo Princip – member of black hand, Serb, and assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the assassination triggered World War I
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918–1941
- Džemaludin Čaušević – Reis-ul-ulema
- David Elazar - Chief of Staff of the Israeli Defence Forces
- Mehmed Spaho – leader of the Yugoslav Muslim Organisation
World War II
- Rodoljub Čolaković – World War II war hero, People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Peter Tomich – World War II hero
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)
Bosnian presidents since 1990
- Alija Izetbegović – (December 1990 – October 1996) (sole)
- Alija Izetbegović (October 1996 – October 1998) (collective presidency chairman)
- Živko Radišić – (October 1998 – June 1999)
- Ante Jelavić – (June 1999 – February 2000)
- Alija Izetbegović – (February 2000 – October 2000)
- Živko Radišić – (October 2000 – June 2001)
- Jozo Križanović – (June 2001 – February 2002)
- Beriz Belkić – (February 2002 – October 2002)
- Mirko Šarović – (October 2002 – April 2003)
- Borislav Paravac – (April 2003 – June 2003)
- Dragan Čović – (June 2003 – February 2004)
- Sulejman Tihić – (February 2004 – October 2004)
- Borislav Paravac – (October 2004 – June 2005)
- Ivo Miro Jović – (June 2005 – October 2006)
- Nebojša Radmanović – (part of collective presidency)
- Željko Komšić – (part of collective presidency)(collective presidency chairman)
- Haris Silajdžić – (part of collective presidency)
Other political figures since 1943
- Vladimir Dedijer – a Partisan fighter, politician, and historian
- Jovan Divjak – general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, poet
- Zoran Đinđić – prime minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mayor of Belgrade, and the philosopher
- Mladen Ivanić – politician and diplomat
- Zlatko Lagumdžija – politician and diplomat
- Irfan Ljubijankić – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomat
- Cvijetin Mijatović a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia
- Boris Tadić – President of the Republic of Serbia
- Adnan Terzić – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Stjepan Šiber – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflict
- Nikola Špirić – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sportspeople
Basketball
- Edin Bavčić – NBA basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers
- Dejan Bodiroga – Voted first on the list by the fans worldwide for the ULEB Euroleague Basketball 2001–2010 All-Decade Team. His family originates form the village of Bodiroge near Trebinje
- Dražen Dalipagić – basketball player, former Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist
- Predrag Danilović – basketball coach and former basketball player
- Mirza Delibašić – basketball player, former Bosna and Real Madrid player, Olympic medalist
- Adnan Hodžić - basketball player
- Damir Omerhodžić-Markota – NBA basketball player with the Milwaukee Bucks
- Nenad Marković – basketball player, former Bosnia national team player, National team coach
- Razija Mujanović – basketball player
- Aleksandar Nikolić – "Father of Yugoslav Basketball"
- Mile Ilić – basketball player
- Zoran Planinić – NBA basketball player
- Vladimir Radmanović – NBA basketball player with the Los Angeles Lakers
- Zoran Savić – basketball player
- Nedžad Sinanović – basketball player
- Robert Rothbart – basketball player
- Borislav Stanković – former basketball player
- Bogdan Tanjević – basketball coach
- Žarko Varajić – basketball player, Olympic medalist
Chess
- Predrag Nikolić – chess player, Grand Master since 1983
- Ivan Sokolov – chess player, Grand Master since 1987, (now plays for the Netherlands)
Football
- Dušan Bajević – football coach and former player
- Zlatan Bajramović – football player
- Elvir Baljić – football player
- Sergej Barbarez – football player
- Asmir Begović – football player
- Miroslav Blažević – football coach
- Elvir Bolić – football player
- Ivan Curović – former footballer
- Edin Džeko – football player
- Mirsad Fazlagić – former footballer
- Asim Ferhatović – former football player
- Faruk Hadžibegić – former football player
- Vahid Halilhodžić – football coach and former footballer
- Sulejman Halilović – former football player from Odzak
- Tarik Hodžić- footballer
- Mirsad Hibić – former footballer
- Josip Katalinski – former football player
- Meho Kodro – former football player
- Darko Maletić – footballer
- Enver Marić – former football goalkeeper
- Haris Međunjanin – football player
- Savo Milošević – football player
- Zvjezdan Misimović – football player
- Muhamed Mujić – former footballer
- Safet Nadarević – football player
- Ivica Osim – football coach and former footballer
- Saša Papac – football player
- Predrag Pašić – football coach, former player
- Boro Primorac – football coach
- Hasan Salihamidžić – midfielder
- Blaž Slišković – football coach and former footballer
- Safet Sušić – football coach and former footballer
- Mario Stanić – former player
- Franjo Vladić – former footballer
Foreign footballers of Bosnian birth/parentage
– Croatian national team
- Vedran Ćorluka – defender Totenham and Croatian national team
- Niko Kovač – midfielder and Croatian national team
- Robert Kovač – defender and Croatian national team
- Ivan Klasnić – striker Nantes and Croatian national team
- Jerko Leko – midfielder and Croatian national team
- Mladen Petrić – striker Hamburger SV and Croatian national team
- Ivan Rakitić – midfielder Schalke 04 and Croatian national team
- Mario Mandžukić – striker NK Dinamo Zagreb and Croatian national team
- Mario Stanić – retired midfielder FC Chelsea and Croatian national team
- Darijo Srna – midfielder and Croatian national team (Bosnian father)
– Serbian national team
- Mladen Krstajić – defender Schalke 04 and Serbian national team
- Zdravko Kuzmanović – midfielder AC Fiorentina and Serbian national team
- Ognjen Koroman – midfielder C.Zvezda and Serbian national team
- Savo Milošević – retired Serbian national team striker
- Neven Subotić – defender Borrusia Dortmund and Serbian national team
– Swedish national team striker
- Denni Avdić – striker FC Elfsborg and Swedish national team striker
- Zlatan Azinović – goalkeeper Kalmar FF and Swedish U21 national team
- Zlatan Ibrahimović – striker FC Barcelona and Swedish national team striker
- Ajsel Kujović – striker and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Montenegro, Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Emir Kujović – striker and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Montenegro, Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Anes Mravac – defender FF Malmö and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Emra Tahirović – striker FC Zürich and Swedish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Sweden or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
– Austrian national team
- Marko Arnautović – striker FC Twente and Austrian national team
- Haris Bukva – defender SK Austria Kärnten and Austrian U21 national team
- Zlatko Junuzović – striker and Austrian national team
- Sanel Kuljić – striker and Austrian national team
– German national team
- Mustafa Kučuković – striker Grenoble Foot 38 and German U19, U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Germany or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
- Marko Marin – midfielder Borrusia M'gladbach and German national team
- Mario Vrančić – midfielder Mainz and German U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Germany or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
– Swiss national team
- Eldin Jakupović – goalkeeper FC Zürich and Swiss national team
- Danijel Subotić – striker FC Portsmouth and Swiss U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Serbia, Swiss or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
– Danish national team
- Nikola Sarić – striker FC Liverpool and Danish U21 national team (possibly senior national team of Denmark, Serbia or Bosnia and Herzegovina)
– Slovenian national team
- Armin Bačinović – midfielder Maribor and Slovenian U21 national team
- Samir Handanović – goalkeeper AC Udineze and Slovenian national team
- Jasmin Handanović – goalkeeper and Slovenian national team
- Jasmin Kurtič – midfielder Bela Krajina and Slovenian U21 national team
- Mirnes Šišić – midfielder Olympiacos and Slovenian national team
Handball
- Mirko Alilović – goalkeeper plays for Croatian national team
- Zlatan Arnautović – team handball player (Olympic Gold Medal 1984, World Cup Gold 1986)
- Irfan Smajlagić – former team handball player
Martial arts
- Marijan Beneš – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European Championship
- Anton Josipović – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Amel Mekić – judo
- Arnela Odžaković – karate, 5th place at 2006 World Championship
Tennis
- Marin Čilić – tennis player
- Amer Delić – tennis player
- Ivan Ljubičić – tennis player
- Mervana Jugić-Salkić – tennis player
Other prominent people
- Tijana Arnautović – Miss World Canada 2004, model
- Emerik Blum – founder of Energoinvest, former Mayor of Sarajevo, arguably the most successful and influential businessman in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mirza Čaušević, artist, film producer, music producer, photographer
- Vladimir Ćorović – historian
- Zoran Đinđić – former Prime Minister of Serbia
- Fikret Hodžić Yugoslav-Bosnian bodybuilder
- Goran Pandev
- Inga Peulich – Australian politician born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Mila Pivnicki – wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney
- Alija Sirotanović – Bosnian coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotes
- Boris Tadić – President of Serbia
- Adil Zulfikarpašić – businessman, one-time politician, and philanthropist, founder of the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo
Infamous people
- Andrija Artuković – minister in the government of the Independent State of Croatia and war criminal
- Tihomir Blaškić – convicted of violating the laws of war, committing ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war
- Miroslav Filipović – Ustaše leader, commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp, and war criminal
- 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
- Momčilo Krajišnik – politician, convicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes and ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war
- Maks Luburić – Ustaše leader, commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp, war criminal
- Ratko Mladić – General of the Serbian Army during 1992–1995, indicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes and genocide, most wanted man in Europe alongside Karadžić
- 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
- 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