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Below are lists of prominent ethnic Serbs and people from Serbia.
Serbs
Rulers, Politicians and Knights
Medieval
- House of Vlastimirović
- Unknown Archont (knez, also translated Prince, led the Serbs to the Balkans during the reign of Byzantine emperor Heraclius, 610 - 641. He died in 680)
- Višeslav died c. 780.
- Radoslav
- Prosigoj (son of Radoslav, early 8. century)
- Vlastimir Prince before 850-862
- Mutimir Prince 862-891/2
- Pribislav Prince 891/2-893/4
- Petar Prince 893/4-917
- Pavle Prince 918-921
- Zaharije Prince 921-924
- Časlav Prince 927/8-960
- House of Nemanjić
- Stefan Nemanja Despot 1166-1196
- Stefan Prvovenčani (Stefan the Firstcrowned) King of Serbia 1199- 1228
- Vukan II Nemanjić King of Zeta 1196 - 1208
- Stefan Radoslav King 1228-1233
- Stefan Vladislav King 1234-1243
- Stefan Uroš I King 1243-1276
- Stefan Dragutin King 1276-1282
- Stefan Uroš II Milutin King 1282-1321
- Stefan Uroš III Dečanski (Stefan Decanski) King 1321-1331
- Stefan Dušan(Dusan the Mighty) King 1331-1346 ,Emperor 1346-1355
- Stefan Uroš V (Uros the Weak) Emperor 1355-1371
- Vukan Nemanjić
- Đorđe Nemanjić
- Stefan Vladislav II of Syrmia
- Simeon Uroš
- House of Kotromanić
- Prijezda I Ban 1250–1287
- Prijezda II Ban 1287–1290
- Stjepan I Kotroman Ban 1287–1299
- Stjepan II Kotromanić Ban 1322–1353
- Tvrtko I Ban 1353–1377, King 1377–1391
- Stephen Dabiša King 1391–1395
- Jelena Gruba Queen reigned 1395–1398
- Stephen Ostoja King 1398–1404, 1409–1418
- Tvrtko II King 1404–1409, 1421–1443
- Stephen Ostoja (restored) (1409–1418)
- Stephen Thomas King 1443–1461)
- Stephen Tomašević King 461–1463)
- Pavle Orlović, Duke and knight, direct ancestor of Serbian royal house of Obrenović
- Balša I (Zeta ruler and founder of the House of Balšić)
- John Uroš
- Vuk Branković (Lord)
- Knez Lazar
- Stefan Lazarević (1389-1427) Despot later King
- Prince Marko
- Đurađ Branković King (1427-1456)
- Lazar Branković (1456-1458)
- Stefan Branković (1458-1459)
- Emperor Jovan Nenad
- Vlatko Vuković (Bosnian lord)
- Miloš Obilić, Prince Lazar's knight who killed the Ottoman sultan Murad I
- Despot Jovan Oliver, one of Emperor Dusan's military leaders
- Constantine Dragaš
- Constantine XI - The last Emperor of Byzantium (Constantinople)
- Thomas II Preljubovic
Rulers of Montenegro
Petrović-Njegoš Dynasty
- Prince-bishop Danilo I Šćepčev Petrović-Njegoš (1679 - 1737)
- Prince-bishop Sava II Petrović-Njegoš (1737 - 1782)
- Prince-bishop Vasilije III Petrović-Njegoš (1744 - 1766)
- Nephew of Vasilije III, Sava III (1774 - 1782)
- Prince-bishop Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (Saint Peter of Cetinje, Sveti Petar Cetinjski) (1782 - 1830)
- Prince-bishop Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1830 - 1851)
- Vladika Danilo II Petrović-Njegoš/Prince (Knjaz) Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš (1851 - 1852 as Vladika, 1852 - 1860 as Knjaz)
- Prince/King Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš (1860 - 1910 as Prince, 1910 - 1918 as King, 1918 - 1921 as King in exile)
Royals 19th Century
Obrenović Dynasty Members
- Miloš Obrenović
- Milan Obrenović
- Mihailo Obrenović
- King Milan Obrenović
- King Aleksandar Obrenović
- Ljubica Obrenović
- Queen Natalija Obrenović
- Draga Mašin
Karađorđević Dynasty
- Karađorđe Petrović (or Supreme Commander Karađorđe or Đorđe Petrović)
- Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia
- HM King Petar I Karađorđević
- HM King Alexander I Karađorđević
- Princess Maria of Romania and Hohenzollern HM Queen Mother Maria,
- HRH Tomislav Karađorđević
- HM King Petar II Karađorđević
- Prince Pavle Karađorđević
- Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark
- HRH Princess Jelisaveta of Serbia and Yugoslavia
- HRH Crown Prince Alexander of Serbia
Politicians
Politicians XIX/XX Century
- Nikola Pašić (Radical/Prime Minister)
- Dimitrije Ljotić (Nationalist/Collaborationist during World War II)
- Jovan Jovanović (Democrat)
- Ljubomir Davidović (Democrat)
- Svetozar Pribićević (Democrat)
- Ljubomir Jovanović (Radical)
- Velimir Vukićević (Radical/Prime Minister)
- Milan Stojadinović (Radical/Prime Minister)
- Dragiša Cvetković (Radical?)
- Dragoljub Jovanović (Democrat)
- Vladimir Dedijer (Communist)
- Dragoslav (Draža) Marković (Royalist)
- Moma Marković (Communist)
- Svetozar Marković (Socialist)
- Miloš Minić (Communist)
- Marko Nikezić (Communist)
- Latinka Perović (Communist)
- Milentije Popović (Communist)
- Aleksandar Ranković (Communist)
- Ivan Stambolić (Communist)
- Zlatka Reljić (Communist/minister)
Post-Communist leaders
- Zoran Đinđić
- Dragiša Cvetković (pre-WWII prime minister)
- Aleksandar Cincar-Marković (pre-WWII prime minister)
- Borisav Jović (former president of Yugoslavia)
- Radovan Karadžić
- Nikola Koljević
- Milan Martić - leader of the former Republic of Serbian Krajina
- Milan Babić
- Balša Jovanović
- Slobodan Milošević
- Milan Panić
- Jovan Rašković (Serb party leader)
Current political leaders in and outside Serbia / Politicians of Serbian ancestry
- Boris Tadić (President of Serbia)
- Mirko Cvetković (Prime Minister of Serbia)
- Milorad Dodik (Prime Minister of Republika Srpska)
- Melissa Bean (Congresswoman from Illinois)
- Rod Blagojevich (Former Governor of Illinois)
- Nenad Bogdanović
- Predrag Bubalo
- Helen Delich Bentley (Former Congresswoman from Maryland)
- Dragan Čavić
- Nebojša Čović
- Ivica Dačić
- Joyce George (U.S. attorney and politician)
- Zoran Jovičić (President of World Diaspora Organization-Sydney and Serbian World Congress )
- Vojislav Koštunica (Former Prime Minister of Serbia and former President of Yugoslavia )
- Miroljub Labus
- Slobodan Lalović
- Zoran Lončar
- Predrag Marković
- Mitchell Melich (Utah State Senate)
- Nataša Mićić
- Dejan Mihajlov
- Tomica Milosavljević
- Radomir Naumov
- Tomislav Nikolić
- Milan Panić (Former Prime Minister of Yugoslavia)
- Borislav Paravac
- Milan Parivodić
- Radomir Ponjavich
- Carl Kosta Savich (Serbian-American columnist)
- Mirko Šarović
- Michael A. Stepovich (Former governor of Alaska Territory)
- Goran Svilanović
- Vojislav Šešelj
- George Voinovich (Former Governor of Ohio, current Senator from Ohio)
- Rose Ann Vuich (First woman elected to California Senate)
- Slobodan Vuksanović
- George Zenovich (Former State Senator from California)
- Velimir Ilić
- Milorad Pupovac
- Andrija Mandić, leader of Serbs in Montenegro
- Vuk Draskovic
Saints
- Avakum
- Anastasija Srpska
- Andrija Šiljak
- Arsenije Sremac
- Božidar Minić
- Branko Dobrosavljević
- Budimir Sokolović
- Varnava Nastić
- Vasilije Ostroški
- Velimir Mijatović
- Visarion Saraj
- Stefan Vladislav I
- Vukašin
- Vukosav Milanović
- Gavrilo Lesnovski
- Gavrilo
- Georgije Bogić
- Grigorije
- Episkop raski Grigorije
- David (Dimitrije Nemanjic)
- Damjan Štrbac
- Saint Danilo II
- Dimitrije Rajanović
- Dobrosav Soković
- Dobroslav Blažević
- Dositej Vasić
- Dušan Prijović
- Đurađ Branković
- Đorđe Kratovac
- Jakov
- Jevstatije Prvi
- Jevstatije Drugi
- Jelena Dečanska
- Sainte Hélène d'Anjou (sveta kraljica Jelena, 1250-1314)
- Jelisaveta Stiljanović
- Jefrem
- Jefrosinija Jevgenija
- Jeftimije Dečanski
- Joakim Osogovski
- Joanikije Devički
- Joanikije I
- Joanikije Drugi
- Joanikije Lipovac
- Joasaf srpski Meteorita
- Jovan Vladimir
- Jovan Zečević
- Jovan Novi
- Jovan Rapajić
- Josif Novi
- Kirilo
- Laza Ćulibrk
- Lazar of Serbia
- Makarije
- Sveti Maksim
- Mirko Stojisavljević
- Miladin Minić
- Milan Banjac
- Milan Božić
- Milorad Vukojičić
- Milutin (1253-1321)
- Mihailo Jevđević
- Mihailo Đusić
- Momčilo Grgurević
- Nestor Dečanski
- Nestor Trkulja
- Nikodim
- Nikodim Tismanski
- Nikolaj Velimirović
- Sveti Nikon
- Petar Zimonjić
- Petar Koriški
- Petar Cetinjski Čudotvorac
- Peter Thommesen
- Platon Jovanović
- Ratomir Janković
- Rafailo Banatski
- Rafailo Momčilović
- Relja Spahić
- Rodoljub Samardžić
- Saint Sava
- Sava Drugi
- Sava Branković
- Sava Treći
- Sava Trlajić
- Savo Šiljak
- Savo Škaljak
- Serafim Džarić
- Simeon Mirotočivi
- Simon monah
- Simo Banjac
- Sinaiti
- Slobodan Šiljak
- Saint Spyridon
- Stefan Uroš III Dečanski of Serbia
- Stefan Lazarević
- Stefan Piperski
- Stefan Slepi
- Stefan Uroš
- Stefan Urošić Nemanjić
- Stefan Štiljanović
- Teodor Nestorović
- Teodor Komogovinski
- Teoktist
- Trifun Maksimović
Scholars
- Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Dr. Andrija (Zoran) Vujisić (Linguist)
- Charles Simic
- George Vid Tomasevic
- Milos Mladenovic
- V. Lalich
- S. Bosnitch
- Michael Boro Petrovich
- Biljana Šljivić-Šimšić
Economists
Scientists & Inventors
- Mileva Marić Einstein (Mathematician)
- Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (Philologist)
- Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin (Physicist)
- Miodrag Stojković (Genetic Scientist)
- Milutin Milanković (Geophysicist)
- Mihailo Petrović (Mathematician)
- Pavle Savić (Physicist and chemist, together with Irène Joliot-Curie was nominated for Nobel Prize in Physics)
- Josif Pančić
- Jovan Cvijić (Ethnographer, Geographer and Geologist)
- Pavle Savić (Physics)
- Veljko Gasic (engeneer and aircraft designer)
- Vladimir Ajdačić
- Tatomir Anđelić
- Miloš Vujić (Chemist)
- Sima Avramovic (Legal Scholar)
- Anton Bilimović
- Milan Budimir
- Jovan Čokor
- Aleksandra Stefanovic (Biology)
- Ljiljana Crepajac
- Stevan Dedijer
- Aleksandar Despić
- Vladimir Ćorović (Historian)
- Veselin Čajkanović (Historian)
- Milan Damnjanović (Physicist)
- Dušanka Đokić
- Petar Đurković
- Mihailo Đurić
- Nićifor Dučić
- Bogdan Gavrilović
- Spiridon Gopčević (Astronomer, born in Trieste to Serbian parents)
- Radoslav Grujić
- Slobodan Jovanović
- Pavle Ivić
- Milka Ivić
- Jovan Karamata
- Tamara Katić (Physicist)
- Đuro Kurepa
- Milan Kurepa
- Laza Lazarević
- Branko Lazarević
- Marko Leko
- Dr. Boško Lončarević (of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia)
- Sima Lozanić
- Teodor Margo (Zoologist)
- Branko Milanović
- Dragoslav Mitrinović
- Dimitrije Nesić
- Atanasiјe Nikolić
- Ogneslav Kostović Stepanović
- Branislav Petronijević
- Mihailo Petrović Alas
- Dragoljub Pokrajac
- Milorad B. Protić
- Paul R. Radosavljevich (Professor of Experimental Pedagogy, 1912-1933)
- Jovan Rašković
- Dušan Ristanović
- Nikolaj Saltikov
- Uroš Jovanović
- Bob Urosevich (Head of Diebold Election Systems and his brother Todd is Vice President, Customer Support, at Election System & Software, based in Omaha. Bob created Diebold's original electronic voting machine software)
- Đorđe Stanojević
- Jasmina Vujić (first female nuclear engineering department chair of a Top 10 US school)
- Milan Vukcevich
- Obrad Zelić
- Jovan Žujović
- Miodrag B. Pavlović (linguist)[1]
- Teodor Jankovic-Mirijevski (1741-1814) is best-known as the reformer of the education system in Rumania, Serbia and Russia.
- Atanasije Stojković was the first Rector and Physics Professor of the newly-established university at Harkov, then in Russia, now part of Ukraine.
- Gligorije Trlajić
- Teodor Filipović
- Milan Uskoković (Chemist)
- Olivera Živković (Chemist)
- Miodrag Petković (Mathematician)
- Pavle Ćosić (Linguist)
Art Historians
- Vojislav Đurić
- Svetozar Radojčić
- Lazar Trifunović
- Gordana Babić
- Jasna Jovanov
- Vojislav Korać
- Aleksandar Kadijević
- Anna Novakov
Writers
- Danilo Kiš
- Svetislav Jovanov
- Miodrag Kujundžić
- Petar II Petrović Njegoš
- Milorad Pavić
- Miloš Crnjanski
- Stevan Sremac
- Branislav Nušić
- Borislav Pekić
- Petar Kočić
- Aleksandar Novaković
- Pavle Ćosić
Poets
- Aleksa Šantić
- Andrija Zmajević
- Branko Radičević
- Charles Simic
- Danijela Kambasković - Sawers
- Desanka Maksimović
- Dragan Lukić
- Dušan Matić
• Dušan Radović • Duško Trifunović • Đura Jakšić • Jovan Dučić • Jovan Jovanović Zmaj • Jovan Pačić (1771-1849; Hungarian and Serb poet) • Jovan Sundečić • Laza Kostić • Lukijan Mušicki • Marko Miljanov • Matija Ban
- Matija Bećković
- Mihaly Vitkovics (1778-1829; Hungarian and Serb poet)
- Mika Antić
- Milan Milišić
- Milan Rakić
• Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja • Miodrag Pavlović • Mirko Petrović Njegoš • Novica Tadić
• Radovan Gajić
• Sandor Petofi (Hungarian poet of Serb father and Slovak mother) • Sima Pandurović • Slobodan Rakitić • Slobodan Vuksanović
Guslars
World record holders
Actors
- Adrienne Janic
- Anica Dobra
- Ben Mulroney
- Bogdan Diklić
- Boro Stjepanović
- Brad Dexter(Born Veljko "Boris" Soso in Nevada, also went by name of Boris Milanovich)
- Branka Katić
- Branko Đurić
- Branko Tomović
- Catharine Oxenberg(Serbian mother Princess Elisabeth of Yugoslavia)
- Danilo Bata Stojković
- Danilo Lazović
- Dragan Bjelogrlić
- Dragan Nikolić
- Dragomir Bojanić Gidra
- Gala Videnović
- Gojko Mitić
- Iván Petrovich (1894-1962; German actor of Serbian origin)
- Jovan Giovanni Raicevich (1881-1957; Trieste-born Actor and Professional Wrestler of Serbian origin)
- Ivan Rassimov (Italian movie star, born in Trieste to Serb parents. To confirm Serb origins, please see Velimir Đerasimović's biography, the father of both Ivan and Rada Đerasimović. Rassimov originates from Đerasimović )
- John Miljan (1892-1960; Hollywood actor, 1923-1960)
- Karl Malden(Mladen Sekulović)
- Natalia Nogulich
- Lazar Ristovski
- Lolita Davidovich
- Ljuba Tadić
- Ljubiša Samardžić
- Marija Karan
- Marko Nikolić
- Mija Aleksić
- Miki Manojlović
- Milena Dravić
- Milla Jovovich
- Miodrag Petrović Čkalja
- Mira Banjac
- Mira Stupica
- Nataša Šolak
- Nebojša Glogovac
- Nikola Đuričko
- Nikola Kojo
- Pavle Vujisić
- Petar Božović
- Predrag Bjelac
- Predrag Miletić
- Rada Rassimov (Italian movie actress, born in Trieste to Serb parents. Rada and Ivan are brother and sister)
- Sasha Alexander
- Seka Sablić
- Slobodan Aligrudić
- Sonja Kolačarić
- Sonja Savić
- Srđan Žika Todorović
- Stevo Žigon
- Tasko Nacic
- Tom Selleck (Serbian father Robert Selleck)
- Velimir Bata Živojinović
- Vesna Trivalić
- Vojin Ćetković
- Vojislav Brajović
- Zoran Bečić
- Zoran Cvijanović
- Zoran Radmilović
Filmmakers
- Emir Kusturica (director/editor/producer/actor/writer)
- Aleksandar Petrović (director)
- Bojan Maljević (producer)
- Boris Mitić (director)
- Djordje Kadijević (Famous Serbian director renowned for his horror yet arty movies.)
- Dragiša Stojadinović (founder of Serbian cinematography)
- Dušan Kovačević
- Dušan Makavejev (director)
- Gabrielle Tana aka Gaby Tana (producer) [2]
- Gojko Mitić (director)
- Goran Gajić (director)
- Goran Paskaljević
- Lazar Ristovski (actor/director)
- Mihailo Ilić
- Nena Toth(Canadian filmmaker,Director of Photography/First woman Cinematographer in Serbia)
- Paul Stojanovich (producer/director)
- Peter Bogdanovich (director)
- Slavko Vorkapić (director/editor)
- Slobodan Šijan (director)
- Srđan Dragojević (director)
- Steve Tesich (Oscar-winning screenwriter and playwright)
- Vane Ivanovich (formerly with the BBC in the U.K. and the National Film Board of Canada)
Painters
A
- Ljubomir Aleksandrović
- Stevan Aleksić (1876 - 1923)
- Dimitrije Andrejević
- Đorđe Andrejević Kun
- Stojan Aralica
- Dimitrije Avramović
B
- Jovan Bijelić (1886-1964)
- Dario Borojević (currently resides in Sweden)
- Milan Borojević
- Janko Brašić
C
Ć
Č
D
- Konstantin Danil
- Milovan Destil Marković / De Stil Marković
- Petar Dobrović
- Marcello Dudovich (1878-1962; born in Trieste, of Serbian parents, originally from Montenegro)
Đ
DŽ
E
F
G
- Dragomir Glisić (1872-1957)
- Mališa Glisić (1855-1915)
- Miloš Golubović
- Rada Greg
- Nedeljko Gvozdenović
H
I
J
K
- Milan Kerac
- Milan Kečić
- Stevan Knežević
- Leon Kojen (1859-1934)
- Milan Konjović
- Uroš Knežević
- Teodor Kračun
- Marko Krsmanović
- Đorđe Krstić
- Željko Kujundžić
L
M
- Ana Marinković)
- [[Moma Marković (1902-1977)
- Nikola Marković)
- Sladjana Matejevic (1974)
- Kosta Miličević
- Đoka Milovanović
- Milan Milovanović
- Mihael Milunović
- Milo Milunović
- Milan Miljanović (1876-1964)
- Đorđe Mitrofanović
- Marko Murat
N
O
P
- Milena Pavlović-Barili
- Boško Petrović
- Đorđe Petrović
- Nadežda Petrović (1873-1973)
- Vasa Pomorisac (Studied in Belgrade, Zagreb, Munich, London; the first to paint on glass)
- Branko Popović (1882-1944)
- John Popovic
- Ljuba Popović
- Mića Popović
- Olga Božičković Popović
- Uroš Predić
- Šejma Prodanović
- Miodrag B. Protić
- Djordje Prudnikov
R
S
Š
T
U
V
Z
Performance artists
Sculptors
- Drinka Radovanović
- Đorđe Jovanović
- Ferenc Kalmar
- Francois Lorraine
- John David Brcin (Serbian-American sculptor, 1899-1983; born in Austro-Hungary to Serb parents)
- Jose Majzner (Born in Belgrade in 1914, to Serb and Czech parents)
- Jovan Soldatović
- Kosta Bogdanović
- Matija Vuković
- Olga Jančić
- Olga Jevrić
- Peko Nikčević
- Radeta Stanković
- Simeon Roksandić
- Sreten Stojanović
- Vladimir Barac
- Vidosav Lj. Pavlovic - Micur (1936- ), Serbian sculptor and restorator
- Yevgeny Vuchetich
Architects
• Aleksandar Deroko • Aleksandar Đokić • Aleksandar Đorđević • Dragiša Brašovan • Gordana Jovanović • Ivan Antić • Jean Badovici (Rumanian-born, of Serbian parents) • Mihailo Janković • Milan Zloković • Svetozar Ivačković • Zoran Manević
Cartoonists
Photographers
- Anastas Jovanović
- Milan Jovanović
- Pompeo Posar (Serbian mother)
- Boris Spremo
- Petar Stojanović
- Paul Von Baich (Born in Graz, Austria, of Serbian antecedents)
Models
- Saša Ražnatović
- Maja Latinović
- Ana Mirjana Račanović
- Milla Jovovich
- Aleksandra Kokotović
- Sanja Papić
- Gordana Tomić
- Jovana Jerinic
- Ana Mihajlović
- Jovana Jerinic
- Georgina Stojiljković
Musicians
Composers
- Isidor Bajić
- Stanislav Binički
- Dejan Despić
- Zoran Erić
- Dragutin Gostuški
- Stevan Hristić
- Jovo Ivanišević
- Petar Konjović
- Petar Krstić
- Luigi von Kunits (Born in Graz, Austria, of Serbian antecedents; also spelled Kunich)
- Ljubica Marić
- Josif Marinković
- Miloje Milojević
- Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac
- Vasilije Mokranjac
- Dragan Petrović
- Miloš Raičković
- Nikola Resanovic
- Rudolph Réti
- Kornelije Stanković
- Petar Stojanović
- Marko Tajčević
- Vladimir Tošić
- Jasna Veličković
Performers
- Marina Arsenijević (pianist)
- Momčilo Bajagić (singer)
- Đorđe Balašević (singer)
- Goran Bregović (folk-rock musician)
- Zdravko Čolić (singer)
- Uroš Dojčinović (guitarist)
- Denise Djokic (Canadian Cellist)
- Philippe Djokic (Prof. of Violin at Dalhousie U.)
- Bora Đorđević (rock singer)
- Duško Gojković (jazz trumpetist and composer)
- Miroslav Ilić (folk singer)
- Željko Joksimović (pop singer)
- Jovan Jovičić (classical guitarist)
- Nele Karajlić (rock musician)
- Aleksandra Kovač (pop singer) / Winner of the MTV music awards 2006
- Kornelije Kovač (rock keyboard player)
- Zoran Lesandrić (rock musician)
- Alex Lifeson (Aleksandar Živojinović - guitarist of Rush)
- Boban Marković (folk ensemble leader)
- Stefan Milenković (violin player)
- Aleksandra Slađana Milošević (singer)
- Dragana Mirković (folk singer)
- Milan Mladenović (singer, guitar player)
- Ana Nikolić (folk singer)
- Ana Bebić (pop singer)
- Boris Novković (singer)
- Alex Petrovich (singer/guitarist of the band The Georgian Skull, a Scarlet Record label, The Mighty Nimbus, and Mister Bones)
- Dragan Petrović (jazz pianist from Toronto)
- Ana Popović (blues guitarist)
- Jasna Popovic (pianist)
- Svetlana Ceca Ražnatović (folk singer)
- Laza Ristovski (rock/jazz keyboard player)
- Dejan Sinadinović (pianist)
- Milenko Stefanović, classical and jazz clarinettist
- Marija Šerifović (singer) / Winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
- Radomir Mihailović Točak (rock, jazz, blues guitarist)
- Miroslav Tadić (classical guitarist)
- Holly Valance (Serbian father)
- Larry Vukovich (jazz pianist)
- Bojan Zulfikarpašić (pianist)
- Brian Linehan (host-producer of TV's City Lights)
- Wierd Al Yankovic
Chess
- Svetozar Gligorić
- Božidar Ivanović
- Borislav Ivkov
- Ljubomir Ljubojević
- Alisa Marić
- Robert Markus
- Aleksandar Matanović
- Milan Matulović
- Igor Miladinović
- Zoran Spasojević
- Petar Trifunović
- Dragoljub Velimirović
Theologians
Philosophers
- Ljubomir Nedić
- Milan Damnjanović (Philosopher)
- Mihailo Duric
- Branislav Petronijevic
- Dionisije Novakovic (1705-1767)
- Ksenija Atanasijević
- Bozidar Knezevic
- Ljubomir Tadic
- Milos Milovanovic
- Branko Pavlovic (1928-1996)
- Vasa Stajic
- Milan Kujuncic Aberdar (1842-1893)
- Zaga Golubovic
- Petar II Petrovic Njegos
- Dositej Obradovic
Military History (Serbian Revolution 1804-1815)
Hajduks/Freedom Fighters
- Karađorđe Petrović (turkified version of Đorđe Petrović, meaning "Black" Đorđe)
- Stevan Sinđelić (voivode of the First Serbian Uprising)
- Stanoje Stamatović Glavaš
- Hajduk Veljko Petrović
- Stojan Janković
- Janko Mitrović
- Jovan Nenad
Balkan Wars and WWI
- General Petar Bojović
- Major Dragutin Gavrilović
- General Živojin Mišić
- General Radomir Putnik
- General Stepa Stepanović
- General Pavle Jurišić Šturm
- General Petar Pešić
WWII
- General Draža Mihailović
- Duke Momčilo Đujić
- Duke Pavle Đurišić
- Nikola Kalabić
- Dragoslav Račić
- Blagoje Jovović
- Dobroslav Jevđević
- Jezdimir Dangić
- Miodrag Palošević
- Dragiša Vasić
- Sima Uzelac
- Jovan Deroko
- Milorad Popović
- Vojvoda Brane Bogunović
- Miroslav Trifunović
- Vojislav Lukačević
- Petar Baćović
- Predrag Raković
- Mladen Žujović
- Dušan Trbojević
- Radomir Petrović
- Cvijetin Todić
- General Milan Nedić
Yugoslav Wars
- Radovan Karadžić
- Ratko Mladić
- Milan Martić
- Milan Babić
- Kapetan Dragan
- Nebojša Pavković
- Dragoljub Ojdanić
- Sreten Lukić
Foreign Armies
Hungary
- Janos Damjanich (1804-1849), General
Austria-Hungary
- Baron Stephan von Jovanovich (1828-1885; Austrian General of Serb ethnicity)
- Josef Philipp Vukassovich (Austrian Lieutenant-General, mortally wounded in the Napoleonic Wars)
- Paul Davidovich
- Peter Quasdanovich
- Baron George Mamula (Austrian General and Governor of Dalmatia)
- Petar Duka (Austro-Hungarian Baron and General, 1756-1822)
- Svetozar Borojević
Ottoman Empire
- Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Grand vizier 1456-1468 and 1472-1474
- Gedik Ahmed Pasha, of Serbian-Byzantine descent, Grand vizier from 1474-1477
- Hadim Ali Pasha, Grand vizier 1501-1503 and 1506-1511
- Yunus Pasha, Grand vizier 1517
- Semiz Ali Pasha, Grand vizier 1561-1565 and 1579 to 1580
- Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire, 1565-1579
- Damat İbrahim Pasha, Grand vizier 1596-1597 and 1599-1601
- Malkoç Yavuz Ali Pasha, Grand vizier 1603-1604
- Daltaban Mustafa Pasha, Grand vizier 1702-1703
- Damat Ferid Pasha, Grand vizier 1919 and 1920
- Omar Pasha (1806-1871), General, Mihailo Micha Latas, of Serbian origin, converted to Islam
- Osman-Pasha Skopljak, High Turkish Official, of Serbian origin, who corresponded with Petar II Petrović Njegos on numerous issues
- Isa-Beg Isaković, Bey of Bosnia, founded Novi Pazar
- Mara Branković, wife of Murad II, very influential in imperial affairs, ambassador to Venice
- Pertev Pasha, Bey of Rumelia, 1555-?
- Patriarch Raphael I of Constantinople, Serb, Patriarch from 1475-1476
- Ferhat-paša Sokolović, brother of Mehmed Pasha Sokolovic, Ottoman pasha, founded numerous cities including Banja Luka
- Stanko Harambasic, leader of the Ottoman Serb Army 1791-1800
Moldavia
- Starina Novak, also known as Baba Novak
- Deli Marko
- George Slankamenac
United States
- Alex N. Dragnich (Office of Strategic Services, OSS)
- Nick Lalich (OSS)
- Tyrus Cobb (Reagan national security staffer; Army colonel)
- Louis Cukela (Marine Corps major)
- George S. Musulin (1914-1987; U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence/CIA; Chief of 'Halyard' Mission; rescued 500 American and Allied airmen from Nazi-occupied Serbia with the help of freedom fighter General Dragoljub Mihailovich and his loyal Chetniks, in 1944)
- Mitchell Paige (Marine Corps colonel)
- Butch Verich (Navy commander)
- Mele "Mel" Vojvodich (Air Force)
- Milo Radulovich (Air Force)
- Joe Veselinovich (OSS)
- George Vujnovich (OSS)
- Lance Sijan (Air Force captain)
- Nicholas Stepanovich (U.S. lawyer and military leader, appointed to the U.S. ambassadorial staff to the U.N. by President Eisenhower)
Russian Empire
In the service of Peter the Great:
- Sava Lukich Vladislavich Raguzinsky (1664-1738, Diplomatist)
In the service of Imperial Russia, circa 18th Century:
- Georgije Bogdanov, Major General
- Ivan Božić-Srbin, Brigadier General
- Stefan Vitković, Brigadier General
- Maksim Zorić, Lieutenant General
- Simeon Zorić Count and Major General
- Teodor Janković, Brigadier General
- Konstantin Janković, Brigadier General
- Konstantin Nikolajević Juzbasa Brigadier General
- Konstantin Lalos, Major general
- Mihail Andrejević Miloradović, General, 1771-1821
- Petar Miloradović, Major General
- David Neranšić, Major General
- Simeon Piščević, Major General
- Rodion Stefanović Plemenac, Brigadier General
- Baron Georgije Petrović Podgoričanin, Major General
- Ivan Petrović Podgoričanin, Lieutenant General
- Aleksej Preradović, Brigadier General
- Georgije Preradović, Brigadier General
- Ivan Rodionović Preradović, Major General
- Rajko Rodion Preradović, Lieutenant General
- Mihajlo Ivana Stojanov, Major General
- Antonije Stratimirović, Brigadier General
- Petar Tekelija, General-in-Chief, achieved the highest rank among the Serbs who served in the Imperial Russian Army
- Georgije Ivanović Horvat, Brigadier General
- Ivan Dimitrijević Horvat, Major General
- Ivan Sanojlović Horvat, Lieutenant General
- Josif Horvat, Lieutenant General
- Nikolaj Corba Major General
- Fedor Arsenijev Corba, Lieutenant General
- Fedor Černojević, Major General
- Georgije Šević, Lieutenant General
- Ivan Đorđević Šević, Lieutenant General
- Ivan Sterić, Lieutenant General
- Serdar Vukotić, General, 1757-61
In the service of Tsar Alexander I in the Patriotic War of 1812:
- Nikolaj Ivanovich DePreradovich (1767-1843),
- Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich (1771-1825)
- Georgi Emmanuel
- Count Ilya Ducca or Ilya Duka (1768-1836)
- Ivan Shevich
In the service of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia during the Russo-Turkish War (1828-1829):
- Jovan Riznić (1793-1861)
In the service of Tsar Nicholas II during the Russian Revolution of 1917:
- Andrei Stepanovich Bakich (1878-1922)
- Stevan Hadžić
- Mihailo Živković (1856-1930)
- Milan Lukuc
Post-WWI Military Leaders
- General Draža Mihailović
- General Slobodan Penezić-Krcun
- General Božidar Kukanjac
- General Života Panić
- General Dragoljub Ojdanić
- General Aleksandar Vasiljević
- General Blagoje Adžić
- General Božidar Janković
- General Ljubiša Jokić
- General Veljko Kadijević
- General Nikola Ljubičić
- General Kosta Nađ
- General Dragan Paskaš
- General Nebojša Pavković
- General Dušan Simović
- General Peko Dapčević
- General Koča Popović
- Nikola Kalabić
- Vojvoda Momčilo Đujić
- Major Pavle Đurišić
- Bajo Stanišić
- Sava Kovačević
Entrepreneurs
- Mike Ilich (Caesar's Pizza)
- Richard Kovacevich of Wells Fargo, one of the highest paid excutives in the U.S.A., according to Forbes magazine.
- Bogoljub Karić, currently under investigation for fraud, embezzlement, he disappeared in 2006 and is believed to be hiding in Russia.
- Milan Mandarić current owner and chairman of FC Koper, former owner of the Portsmouth F.C. and the current owner of Leicester City F.C.
- Miroslav Mišković President of Delta Holding
- Milan Panić President and Chief Executive Officer, MP Global Enterprises & Associates, USA
- Dejan Ristanović, founder and owner of Sezam Pro and PC PRESS
- Sava Tekelija
- Philip Zepter (owner of Zepter formerly known as Milan Janković)
- Milan V. Pavlovic, Serbian aviation and aerospace engineer and Entrepreneur
- Milan Puskar (Owner and Originator of Mylan Laboratories)
The Infamously famous
- Dragutin Dimitrijević Apis - leader of Black Hand organization
- Gavrilo Princip - Serb national activist, assassin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
- Puniša Račić - parliament assassin of Stjepan Radić
- Jovo Stanisavljević Čaruga - outlaw
- Zvezdan Jovanović - Zoran Đinđić assassin; ex member of special unit of Serbian police; outlaw
- Milorad Ulemek Legija - ex leader of special unit of Serbian police; outlaw
- Slobodan Milošević former president of Yugoslavia
- Ratko Mladić
- Radovan Karadžić
- Vojislav Šešelj
- Mijailo Mijailović - Assassin of Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh
- Arkan
The people in sports
- Sasha Lakovic (NHL/AHL)
- Mickey Lolich (Baseball)
- Milan Lučić (NHL/WHL)
- Mike Mamula (NFL)
- Doc Medich (baseball)
- Ivan Miljković (volleyball)
- Nevena Stefanov (volleyball)
- John Miljus (baseball)
- Bob O'Billovich (CFL)
- Momir Petkovic (1976 Olympics, gold medalist in Greco-Roman Wrestling in Montreal)
- Milt Popovich (NFL)
- Nik Puača (cycling)
- Dan Radakovich (sports administration)
- Jeff Samardzija (NCAA American football/baseball)
- Aleksandar Šapić (waterpolo)
- Dragan Škrbić (handball)
- Branislav Simic (1964 Olympics, gold medalist in Greco-Roman Wrestling in Tokyo)
- Alex Stepanovich (NFL)
- Ivan Stević (cycling)
- Pete Suder (baseball)
- Stojan Trickovic (Washington Diplomats Football)
- Peter Vuckovich (baseball) (AL Cy Young winner: 1982)
- Goran Vujević (volleyball)
- Mick Vukota (NHL)
- Peter Zezel (NHL)
- Novak Djokovic (Tennis)
- Janko Tipsarević (Tennis)
- Ana Ivanović (Tennis)
- Jelena Janković (Tennis)
- Milorad Cavic (Swimming)
- Predrag Stojakovic (NBA)
- Vlade Divac (NBA)
- Predrag Drobnjak (NBA)
- Pete Maravich (NBA)
- Press Maravich (College Basketball Coach)
- Bosko Djurickovic (NCAA Basketball Coach - Carthage College)
- Darko Milicic (NBA)
- Nikola Pekovic (NBA)
- Nenad Krstic (NBA)
- Marko Jaric (NBA)
- Veselin Petrović (1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics/Cycling)
Others
- Petar Bojović II
- Dušan Popov (the man who allegedly was the model for James Bond)
- Archimandrite, Sebastian Dabovich (First US born Serbian Orthodox priest: San Francisco 1863)
- Bill Dorich
- George Fisher (Djordje Ribar), American adventurer, linguist, and politician (Serbian parents)
- Adolf Hempt, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad
- Alex Mihailovich - Canadian television journalist
- Mila Mulroney (née Mila Pivnicki: Wife of former Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney.)
- Filip Višnjić (self-taught gusle player and poet)
- Hieromonk Makarije (printed the first book in Serbian)
- Zoran Jovičić (president of the Serbian Business Society, Privrednik),founded in 1897, president of World Diaspora Organization and Serbian World Congress - Srpski svetski kongres dijaspore, president of United College.
- William Jovanovich (President and CEO of Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers)
Serbian language speakers, learners, etc.
- Peter Handke
- Pierre de Ronsard
- Charles Nodier
- Prosper Merimee
- Lamartine
- Sir John Bowring
- Jacob Grimm (Corresponded with Vuk Karadžić)
- Watson Kirkconnell (Corresponded with Pavle Popovich of Belgrade University)
- Oliver Elton (Translator of Modern Serbian Poetry)
- Franz von Suppe
- Johan Ludvig Runeberg
- Benjamin von Kallay (An Austro-Hungarian statesman who lived from 1839 to 1903)
- Pipo of Ozora
- Armin Vambery
- Jadwiga of Poland
Foreigners of Serbian antecedence
- Kivanc Tatlitug (Turkish actor)
Famous Sportsmen/women
Basketball: Players and Coaches
- Dejan Bodiroga
- Žarko Čabarkapa
- Aleksandar Gec
- Dražen Dalipagić
- Dražen Petrović
- Predrag Danilović
- Vlade Divac
- Nemanja Đurić
- Aleksandar Đorđević
- Predrag Drobnjak
- Milan Gurović
- Dušan Ivković
- Dragan Kićanović
- Radivoj Korać
- Nenad Krstić
- Dušan Kecman
- Božidar Maljković
- Darko Miličić
- Dejan Milojević
- Miroslav Berić
- Aleksandar Nikolić
- Miodrag Nikolić
- Željko Obradović
- Žarko Paspalj
- Kosta Perović
- Svetislav Pešić
- Nikola Plećaš
- Nebojša Popović
- Branislav Prelević
- Vladimir Radmanović
- Zoran Radović
- Trajko Rajković
- Igor Rakočević
- Željko Rebrača
- Zoran Savić
- Ljubodrag Simonović
- Zoran Slavnić
- Borislav Stanković
- Predrag Stojaković
- Dragan Tarlać
- Dejan Tomašević
- Miloš Vujanić
- Ranko Žeravica
Famous Footballers (since 1990)
- Ivica Dragutinović
- Predrag Đorđević
- Branislav Ivanović
- Saša Ilić
- Vladimir Jugović
- Darko Kovačević
- Miloš Krasić
- Bojan Krkić
- Mladen Krstajić
- Zdravko Kuzmanović
- Siniša Mihajlović
- Predrag Mijatović
- Savo Milošević
- Dejan-Rambo Petković
- Dejan Stanković
- Dragan Stojković
- Nemanja Vidić
- Nikola Žigić
Famous Footballers and Coaches (before 1990)
- Jovan Aćimović
- Radomir Antić
- Milorad Arsenijević
- Dušan Bajević
- Vladimir Beara
- Vujadin Boškov
- Ljubiša Broćić
- Vladimir Durković
- Dragan Džajić
- Milan Galić
- Milutin Ivković
- Borivoje Kostić
- Vladimir Kovačević
- Blagoje-Moša Marjanović
- Miloš Milutinović
- Miljan Miljanić
- Zoran Mirković
- Rajko Mitić
- Tihomir Ognjanov
- Ilija Pantelić
- Blagoje Paunović
- Miroslav Pavlović
- Ilija Petković
- Vladimir Petrović
- Branko Stanković
- Dragoslav Šekularac
- Milutin Šoškić
- Aleksandar Tirnanić
- Velibor Vasović
- Todor Veselinović
- Đorđe Vujadinović
Tennis
- Alex Bogdanovic
- Ana Ivanović
- Jelena Dokić
- Novak Đoković
- Jelena Janković
- Daniel Nestor (original name Danijel Nestorović)
- Ilija Panajotović
- Ivko Plećević
- Monica Seles (Hungarian-born in Serbia)
- Janko Tipsarević
- Nenad Zimonjić
Indy Car Racing
References
- ^ http://www.miodragpavlovic.com
- ^ "Interview for Serbian National TV - RTS". youtube. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
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