List of people from Novi Sad

This is a list of famous or notable citizens of Novi Sad (included in the list are natives as well as permanent and/or temporary residents).

Arts

Literature and poetry

Mika Antić (1932–1986), Serbian poet; born in village Mokrin near Kikinda and lived in Novi Sad
Jakov Ignjatović (1822–1889), writer; lived in Novi Sad
Đura Jakšić (1831–1878), Serb poet, painter, narrator, playwright, bohemian, and patriot; born in Srpska Crnja and lived in Novi Sad
Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), Serb linguist and major reformer of the Serbian language; spent 1809/1810 winter in Novi Sad
Danilo Kiš (1935–1989), possibly the best-known ex-Yugoslavian writer alongside the Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić; lived in Novi Sad
Laza Kostić (1841–1910), Serb man of letters; born in the village of Kovilj near Novi Sad, and lived in Novi Sad
Jovan Grčić Milenko (1846–1875), poet; born in village Čerević in Beočin municipality; attended gymnasium in Novi Sad
Branislav Nušić (1864–1938), Serbian novelist, playwright, comediographer, story writer, essayist, founder of modern Rhetoric in Serbia; lived in Novi Sad
Jovan Pačić (1771–1849), poet, painter and officer; born in Baja and lived in Novi Sad
Vasko Popa (1922–1991), Yugoslav poet of Romanian descent; lived in Novi Sad
Jovan Rajić (1726–1801), writer and historian; born in Sremski Karlovci and lived in Novi Sad
Pavel Jozef Šafarik (1795–1861), Slovak philologist, poet; one of the first scientific Slavists; literary historian, historian and ethnographer; lived in Novi Sad
Vasa Stajić (1878–1947), writer and professor; born in village Mokrin near Kikinda and lived in Novi Sad
Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja (1830–1878), writer; born in village Bukovac near Novi Sad
Aleksandar Tišma (1924–2003), writer; born in village Horgoš near Kanjiža and lived in Novi Sad
Kosta Trifković (1843–1875), Serb writer, one of the best comediographers of the time; born in Novi Sad
Lajos Zilahy (died 1974), author of the novel Two Prisoners
Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833–1904), one of the best-known Serb poets; born in Novi Sad

Painting

Uroš Predić (1857–1953), painter; born in village Orlovat in Zrenjanin municipality and lived in Novi Sad

Theatre and film

Gordana Kamenarović, actress
Joakim Vujić (1772–1847), theatrical worker; lived in Novi Sad
Želimir Žilnik, award-winning film director; born in Novi Sad

Music

Isidor Bajić (1878–1915), composer; born in Kula, lived in Novi Sad
Đorđe Balašević (born 1953), prominent Serbian songwriter and singer; born in Novi Sad
Janika Balaž (1925–1988), musician; lived in Novi Sad
Boris Kovač, musician and composer from Novi Sad
Cveta Majtanović, winner of the 2004 Idol Serbia, Montenegro & Macedonia competition
MiKKa (born 1982), musician and composer; founder of Crime:Scene records; from Novi Sad
Josif Runjanin (1821–1878), Serb composer and lieutenant-colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Army; born in Vinkovci in Srem (then part of Austrian Empire); died in Novi Sad
Suba, born Mitar Subotić, also known as born Rex Illusivi; eclectic musician and producer, electronic music pioneer in SFR Yugoslavia; born and raised in Novi Sad
Nebojša Zivkovic (born 1962), Serbian percussion composer and performer
Dara Bubamara, Serbian pop-folk singer
Nataša Bekvalac, Serbian pop singer

Multiple art disciplines

Mladen Dražetin (1951–2015), doctor of social sciences, intellectual, economist, theatrical creator, poet, writer and philosopher. He was born and died in Novi Sad.

Sciences

Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist of profound genius; widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century; lived in Novi Sad 1905-1907 (in Kisačka Street 20) with his wife, Mileva Marić
Adolf Hempt, founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad; born in Novi Sad
Mileva Marić (1875–1948), Serb mathematician; Albert Einstein's first wife; born in Titel and lived in Novi Sad

Scholars

Branko Mikasinovich (born 1938), Serbian-American slavist, journalist

Politics and army

Petar Biga (1811–1879), Serb army general in 1848/1849 Revolutions, defender of Srbobran; lived in Novi Sad
Stevan Branovački (1804–1880), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, president of Matica Srpska; one of the founders of Serbian National Theatre; lived in Novi Sad
Mihajlo Polit Desančić (1833–1920), jurist, publicist and politician; lived in Novi Sad
Miša Dimitrijević (1841–1889), politician and publicist; lived in Novi Sad
Josip Jelačić (1801–1859), the Ban of Croatia 1848-1859; born in Petrovaradin
Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958), prime minister of the Yugoslav government in exile during World War II; born in Novi Sad
Yosef Lapid, justice minister of Israel; born in Novi Sad
Svetozar Miletić (1826–1901), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, the political leader of Serbs in Vojvodina; born in the village Mošorin in Šajkaška
Jovan Subotić (1817–1886), politician and writer; born in village Dobrinci near Ruma and lived in Novi Sad
Jaša Tomić (1856–1922), publicist and politician; lived in Novi Sad

Sports

Basketball

Milan Gurović, professional basketball player with an illustrious career on the Serbia-Montenegro national team and club career stops all over Europe; born and grew up in Novi Sad
Darko Miličić (born 1985), professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic, taken 2nd overall in the 2003 NBA Draft; born in Novi Sad
Svetislav Pešić, professional basketball player and famous basketball coach; born and grew up in Novi Sad
Jovo Stanojević, professional basketball player; born and grew up in Novi Sad
Dragan Tarlać, retired professional basketball player with Olympiakos, Chicago Bulls, Real Madrid, and CSKA Moscow; born and grew up in Novi Sad

Tennis

Tatjana Ječmenica, tennis coach; former tennis player
Monica Seles (born 1973), former World No. 1 female tennis player; born in Novi Sad

Football

Vujadin Boškov, retired professional footballer and famous coach; born in the nearby village of Begeč; spent most of his life in Novi Sad
Vladimir Ćirić, retired professional soccer player and coach in the Netherlands
Slaviša Jokanović, retired professional footballer currently working as manager; born and raised in Novi Sad
Goran Šaula, retired professional footballer
Ljubomir Lovrić, late professional goalkeeper and later football coach; born and raised in Novi Sad
Radoslav Samardžić, retired professional footballer; born and raised in Novi Sad
Milan Stepanov, retired professional footballer
Damir Stojak, retired professional footballer
Milan Jovanović, retired professional footballer born in Bajina Bašta and residing in Novi Sad
Miloš Krasić, retired professional footballer born in Kosovska Mitrovica and residing in Novi Sad
Željko Brkić, professional footballer
Gojko Kačar, professional footballer
Dušan Tadić, professional footballer born in Bačka Topola and residing in Novi Sad
Danijel Aleksić, professional footballer
Aleksandar Sedlar, professional footballer
Mijat Gaćinović, professional footballer
Sergej Milinković-Savić, professional footballer
Vanja Milinković-Savić, professional footballer
Srđan Plavšić, professional footballer

Shooting

Aleksandra Ivošev, Olympic gold medalist