This is a list of notable Croatian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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.
Screenwriters, directors, and producers
Christina Cindrich - television producer and actress
Branko Lustig - movie producer, two-time Academy Award winner
Marty Pasetta - television producer and director
Justine Ezarik - vlogger, author and Apple Inc. enthusiast (a.k.a. iJustine)
Inventors and engineers
Victor Grinich - one of the "traitorous eight" who founded Silicon Valley
Brian Krzanich - CEO, Intel
Anthony Francis Lucas - oil explorer; inventor; organized with Pattillo Higgins the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas that became known as Spindletop, which led to the widespread exploitation of oil and the start of the petroleum age
Anthony Maglica - inventor, owner and founder of Mag Instrument Inc.
Jacob Matijevic, Ph.D - NASA engineer, posthumously, NASA named a hill on Mars after him
Boris Miksic - Cortec Corporation owner and founder
Andrija Puharich - medical and parapsychological researcher, medical inventor
Mario Puratić - inventor of the fishing Puretic power block
George M. Skurla - aeronautical engineer for the Apollo program, Director of Operations at the Kennedy Space Center, former president of the Grumman Corporation
Nicholas Sulentic - industrialist, creator of Sears Craftsman tool boxes, chests and cabinets
Sylvester Antolak - US Army Sergeant, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Paul William Bucha - US Army Captain, recipient of the Medal of Honor; highly decorated American Vietnam War veteran; foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign
Louis Cukela - recipient of the Medal of Honor
Albert A. Francovich - Navy Cross recipient
Rade Grbitch - US Navy, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Ron Kovic - US Marine Corps, Vietnam War veteran; peace activist
Leonard Matlovich - US Air Force, recipient of the Purple Heart and Bronze Star; Vietnam War veteran and first publicly gay person to appear on TIME magazine's cover
Michael J. Novosel - US Army Chief Warrant Officer, recipient of the Medal Of Honor; veteran of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War
Ivan L. Slavich, Jr. - United States Army colonel
Peter Tomich - US Navy Chief Watertender, WWII recipient of the Medal of Honor
John J. Tominac - US Army First Lieutenant, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Albert Vadas - US Navy, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Donald W. Wolf - Navy Cross recipient
Michael D. Antonovich - Los Angeles County Supervisor, 5th District, nine terms from 1980 to 2016 (second longest tenure in Los Angeles County history); former California State Assemblyman for six years (Republican)
Mark Begich - one-term U.S. Senator from Alaska; former Mayor of Anchorage, Alaska (Democrat)
Nick Begich - U.S. Representative (D-AK; 2011-17) (Democrat)
Michael Bilandic - Illinois politician; Mayor of Chicago (Democrat)
John Bonacic - New York State Senator (Republican)
John Cherberg - politician, football coach, teacher and television executive
Renee Ellmers - U.S. Representative (R-NC; 2011-17); mother of partial Croatian descent
Frank Ivancie - Portland City Council; Mayor of Portland, Oregon (1980-85) (Democrat)
John Kasich - former member of U.S. House of Representatives (Ohio) and Governor of Ohio since 2011 (Republican); mother of Croatian descent
Dennis Kucinich - former Mayor of Cleveland; member of U.S. House of Representatives (D-Ohio); 2004 Democratic Presidential candidate
Tony P. Mardesich - Washington State Representative from 1949 to 1950 (Democrat)
August P. Mardesich - Washington State Representative from 1950 to 1963 (Democrat)
Mary Matalin - political commentator, strategist and pundit; assistant to U.S. President George W. Bush (Republican)
George W. Milias - California State Assemblyman from 1962 to 1970 (Republican)
Rose Perica Mofford - 18th Governor of Arizona from 1988 to 1991 (Democrat)
Tony Peraica - Cook County Commissioner for the 16th district; nominee for Cook County Board President in 2006 (Republican)
Rudy Perpich - former Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and United States Senator from Minnesota (Democrat)
George Radanovich - businessman (vintner); California politician; former member of U.S. House of Representatives (Republican)
Mark Sokolich - politician; Mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey (Democrat)
Michael A. Stepovich - politician; last governor of the Alaska Territory from 1957 to 1958 (Republican)
Rudy Svorinich - former Los Angeles City Council representing the 15th district (Democrat)
Vincent Thomas - represented San Pedro's 68th and 52nd Districts in the California State Assembly from 1941 to 1979 (Democrat)
Andy Vidak - California State Senator for 16th district → then 14th district (Republican)
Emil Mrkonic - former member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives (Democrat)
Carmen Trutanich - Los Angeles City Attorney from 2009 to 2013 (Independent)
Lada Adamic - network scientist
Milislav Demerec - geneticist
Daniel Gajski - computer scientist
Terry Jonathan Hart - former astronaut
Hedvig Hricak - radiologist
Egon Matijevic - chemist
Paul L. Modrich - biochemist, 2015 Nobel Prize Winner
Steven Z. Pavletic - NIH medical doctor, cancer researcher
Stephen Polyak - neuroanatomist
Mark Russinovich - Microsoft technical fellow
Vincent Sarich - chemist, anthropologist
Marin Soljacic - Ph.D professor of physics, electrical engineer at MIT; inventor
James Spudich - biochemist
John Abramovic - former basketball player
Mario Ancic – in legal department of the NBA; former professional tennis player, once ranked No. 7 in the world
Marijon Ancich – football coach in California
Johnny Babich - former baseball player
Gary Beban – former NFL player, 1967 Heisman Trophy winner
Bill Belichick – NFL football head coach; five-time Super Bowl winner
Steve Belichick – football player
Pete Bercich – former NFL player and coach with the Minnesota Vikings; currently the color commentator on KFAN radio
Nick Burley, born Nicholas Barovich – bare-knuckle boxer, Heavyweight Champion of the Yukon Territory in 1902
Pete Carroll - Super Bowl-winning coach, Seattle Seahawks; former USC football coach
Tom Cecic - soccer player
Ann Cindric - All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Ralph Cindrich - former NFL player
Fred Couples - golfer (Croatian mother)
David Diehl - former football player and offensive lineman in the National Football League (Croatian mother)
Duje Dukan - NBA basketball player
Bill Fralic - former professional American football offensive guard
Gary Gabelich - former land speed record holder at 630.388 miles per hour; the record lasted from 1970-83
Mike Golic - former NFL defensive lineman; co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning
Elvis Grbac - former NFL quarterback
Bobby Grich - former MLB baseball player
Tom Haller - former MLB baseball player
John Havlicek - NBA Hall of Fame (Croatian mother)
Frankie Hejduk - US National Soccer Team player and member of the Columbus Crew
Les Horvath - 1944 Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback
Al Jurisich - former MLB baseball player
John Jurkovic - former NFL player
Mirko Jurkovic - former football player
Mike Karakas - NHL hockey player
David Kopay - first professional athlete (American football) to be openly gay
Joe Kuharich - former football player
Larry Kuharich - former football coach
Toni Kukoc - former NBA player
Curtis Leskanic - baseball player
Mickey Lolich - baseball player
Tony Mandarich - NFL offensive player
Marv Marinovich - retired American football offensive guard and sports trainer
Todd Marinovich - former American and Canadian football quarterback
Roger Maris - baseball player
Dino Mattessich - former Maryland lacrosse coach, current UConn Sr. Assoc. Athletic Director
Kevin McHale - former NBA player
Catfish Metkovich - Major League Baseball player
Joe Mihaljevic - former soccer player
Ed Mikan - former NBA player
George Mikan – former NBA player
Pat Miletich - martial artist
Stipe Miocic - mixed martial artist
Rob Ninkovich - NFL player
Jim Obradovich - former NFL player
Erv Palica - former MLB pitcher
Mark Pavelich - retired professional ice hockey player; member of the 1980 gold medal-winning USA "Miracle on Ice" team at the Winter Olympics
George Perpich - former football player
Johnny Pesky - former baseball player and announcer
Dan Plesac – baseball player
Gregg Popovich – NBA coach and five-time NBA champion
Ed Puskarich - former soccer player
Ante Razov – US soccer player
John Robic - Kentucky Basketball assistant coach
Lou Saban – football coach
Nick Saban – five-time National Champion NCAA football coach
Vladimir Sabich - skier
Frank Sinkwich - Heisman trophy winner
Joe Stydahar - former NFL player
Joey Terdoslavich - Major League Baseball player
John Tomac – cyclist
Rudy Tomjanovich - basketball player and coach
Auggie Vidovich II - driver in the NASCAR Busch Series
Bill Vinovich - NFL official
Danny Vranes (Vranješ) - professional basketball player (NBA); NBA All-Defensive Second Team 1985
Christian Yelich - MLB player
Fritzie Zivic - "Croat Comet", world boxing champion (welterweight)
Mike Zordich - former NFL player
Chris Zorich - former NFL player
Courtney Angela Brkic - anthropologist, writer
Michael Cunningham - author
Richard Kauzlarich - diplomat, writer, and intelligence analyst
Nicholas Kulish - author and journalist
Josip Marohnić - published the first book of Croatian poetry in America, Amerikanke
Ottessa Moshfegh - writer
Josip Novakovich - writer
Jason Smilovic - writer, executive producer
Tom Sunic - writer, former professor
Blase Cardinal Cupich - Roman Catholic Archbishop of Chicago
Edward J. Damich - former judge and professor
John Owen Dominis - last Hawaiian royalty, by marriage to Hawaiian Queen Lydia Kamekaha Kapaaka in 1862
Mike Grgich - winemaker; 1976 winner at the Judgement of Paris for the Best White Wine in the world; inducted into the Vintner's Hall of Fame in 2008
Noma Gurich - judge serving as a Justice on the Oklahoma Supreme Court
Bill Kurtis - television journalist and producer
Michael Lah - cartoonist
Louis Lucas - winemaker
Capricia Penavic Marshall - Chief of Protocol of the United States (2009 to August 2013; father of Croatian descent)
Zinka Milanov - operatic soprano
Steve Nelson (born Stjepan Mesaros) - Spanish Civil War veteran and Communist Party leader
Katie Pavlich - journalist
Kevin Radich - sports reporter
Bill Rancic - entrepreneur; husband of E! News' Giuliana DePandi
Gene Rayburn - radio and television personality
Tony Robbins - motivational speaker and author
Teresa Scanlan - Miss America 2011
Miroslav Volf - Protestant theologian
Vanna White - television personality (biological father of Puerto Rican and Croatian descent; she was adopted and reared by her stepfather, whose name she took)
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