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*[[Bill Belichick]] - football head coach<ref name="croatianworld.net">http://www.croatianworld.net/CROWNframes.htm?</ref><ref name="croatianworld 2">http://www.croatianworld.net/Letters/4965.htm</ref>
*[[Bill Belichick]] - football head coach<ref name="croatianworld.net">http://www.croatianworld.net/CROWNframes.htm?</ref><ref name="croatianworld 2">http://www.croatianworld.net/Letters/4965.htm</ref>
*[[Pete Bercich]] - former NFL player and coach with the Minnesota Vikings. Currently the color commentator on KFAN radio.
*[[Pete Bercich]] - former NFL player and coach with the Minnesota Vikings. Currently the color commentator on KFAN radio.
*[[Nick Burley]] (Nicholas Barovich), [[Bare-knuckle boxing|bare-knuckle boxer]], Heavyweight Champion of the Yukon Territory in 1902<ref>[http://imehrvatsko.net/namepages/view/family_name/prezime-barovic Imehrvatsko.net] Surname Barović</ref>
*[[Jack Carlson]] - Former NHL player
*[[Jack Carlson]] - Former NHL player
*[[Jeff Carlson]] - Former IHL/WHA player, one of the Hanson Brothers in Slapshot
*[[Jeff Carlson]] - Former IHL/WHA player, one of the Hanson Brothers in Slapshot

Revision as of 15:14, 25 November 2012

This is a list of notable Croatian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Lists of Americans
By US state
By ethnicity

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Croatian American or must have references showing they are Croatian American and are notable.

Academics

Artists

Entertainers

Actors

Musicians

Screenwriters, directors, and producers

  • Brenda Brkusic - Emmy Award winning Producer and Award winning Filmmaker. Film and Television Producer and Director. Television Host and Television Channel Manager. Executive Producer of Program Development and National Productions for PBS.[9]
  • Allan Francovich - film producer and director
  • Mike Frankovich - film producer
  • Branko Lustig - movie producer[10]

Military personnel

  • Michael Bailey - American veteran of multiple wars, Built the William P. Spyker American Legion in Alexandria, Pennsylvania
  • Paul William Bucha - highly decorated American Vietnam War veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor (He is currently a foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign.)
  • Louis Cukela - famous Marine and the recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • Leonard Matlovich - Vietnam War veteran and first publicly gay person to appear on TIME Magazine cover
  • Michael J. Novosel - World War II veteran, Korean War veteran, Vietnam War veteran - recipient of the Medal Of Honor

Politicians

Scientists

Sportspersons

Writers

Others

References

  1. ^ http://www.hr/darko/index06.html
  2. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1645646/bio
  3. ^ Biography for Denise Richards at IMDb "Is of Welsh and Croatian descent."
  4. ^ Biography for Rick Rossovich at IMDb
  5. ^ Tony Butala
  6. ^ http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:HmFEAFq4c9wJ:www.incard.com//department_article.asp%3Farticleid%3D13+%22Michael+Matijevic%22+Croatian&hl=en&gl=ca&ct=clnk&cd=3
  7. ^ http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080717/LIVING/807170326
  8. ^ "SI.com". CNN. 2005-05-25.
  9. ^ http://www.freedomfromdespair.com
  10. ^ a b http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/povjesnicar2/croatinas.htm&date=2009-10-26+00:41:22
  11. ^ http://www.adn.com/life/story/7679658p-7590861c.html
  12. ^ http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Croatian-Americans.html
  13. ^ http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6854/1/E-Michael-Bilandic-Daley-Successor-in-Chicago-Dies-at-78.html
  14. ^ http://www.internationalspecialreports.com/europe/01/croatia/oncaphill.html
  15. ^ Croatian ancestry politicians-The Political Graveyard
  16. ^ http://www.radanovich.org/bio.html
  17. ^ http://www.morelaw.com/verdicts/case.asp?n=713117&s=CA%20%20%20%20%20%20%20%20&d=6668
  18. ^ U.S. Embassy Zagreb, October 5, 2012
  19. ^ a b http://www.croatianworld.net/CROWNframes.htm?
  20. ^ a b http://www.croatianworld.net/Letters/4965.htm
  21. ^ Imehrvatsko.net Surname Barović
  22. ^ http://www.hr/darko/etf/diehl.html
  23. ^ a b http://www2.jsonline.com/sports/brew/jun04/236935.asp
  24. ^ http://www.hr/darko/etf/sport.html
  25. ^ http://www.atxsport.com/news/030307.html
  26. ^ Shelly Gledhill:Colby Vranes, awaiting his mission in life
  27. ^ http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/zivic.htm
  28. ^ Croatian Heritage
  29. ^ Fischer, Tibor (2005-10-15). "Smoking cigars with Tito". The Guardian. London.
  30. ^ http://www.music.us/education/B/Bill-Kurtis.htm
  31. ^ http://www.tv.com/amber-brkich/person/139659/summary.html
  32. ^ Biography for Gene Rayburn at IMDb
  33. ^ "Najmlađa Miss Amerike Teresa Scanlan porijeklom je Hrvatica" (in Croatian). Novi list. 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  34. ^ "Najmlađa Najmlađa Miss Amerike ima hrvatske korijene" (in Croatian). Večernji list. 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-16.
  35. ^ http://www.fanunity.com/vanna-white/bio.php
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