List of Croats

Architecture

Viktor Axmann – architect, Jewish

Nikola Bašić – Croatian architect

Vjekoslav Bastl – architect

Julio Deutsch – architect, art nouveau style, Jewish

Hugo Ehrlich

Ignjat Fischer

Stjepan Gomboš

Vjekoslav Heinzel

Leo Hönigsberg

Lavoslav Horvat

Drago Ibler

Viktor Kovačić – architect

Slavko Löwy – architect

Rudolf Lubinski – architect

Paskoje Miličević Mihov – architect

Vlado Milunić – architect

Juraj Neidhardt – architect

Velimir Neidhardt – architect

Stjepan Planić – architect

Vjenceslav Richter – Croatian architect

Vladimir Šterk – architect, Jewish

Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin – architect

Sculpture

Antun Augustinčić

Andrija Buvina

Ante Dabro

Branislav Dešković

Ivan Duknović

Robert Frangeš-Mihanović

Ivo Kerdić

Albert Kinert

Ivan Kožarić

Frano Kršinić

Vasko Lipovac

Ivan Meštrović

Nemon Oscar

Kosta Angeli Radovani

Ivan Rendić

Toma Rosandić

Ivan Sabolić

Petar Smajić

Aleksandar Srnec

Marija Ujević-Galetović

Painting

Oskar Alexander

Lovro Artuković

Vladimir Becić

Federiko Benković

Lujo Bezeredi

Charles Billich

Nikola Božidarević

Vlaho Bukovac

Eugen Buktenica

Bela Čikoš Sesija – painter, representative of symbolism: art-deco and art nouveau

Menci Clement Crnčić

Josip Crnobori

Lovro Dobričević

Jelena Dorotka

Davor Džalto

Marta Ehrlich

Emerik Feješ

Eva Fischer

Alen Floričić

Dragan Gaži

Vilko Gecan

Ivan Generalić – naïve art

Josip Generalić

Oton Gliha

Petar Grgec

Krsto Hegedušić

Oskar Herman

Josip Horvat Međimurec

Mirko Ilić – cartoonist, graphic designer

Nina Ivančić

Oton Iveković

Marijan Jevšovar

Ignjat Job

Drago Jurak

Gabrijel Jurkić

Vjekoslav Karas

John of Kastav

Albert Kinert

Željko Kipke

Mira Klobučar

Juraj Julije Klović – portrait miniatures

Tripo Kokolja

Edo Kovačević

Mijo Kovačić

Ladislav Kralj

Miroslav Kraljević

Živa Kraus

Kristian Kreković

Vlado Kristl

Tomislav Krizman

Izidor Kršnjavi

Ferdinand Kulmer

Ivan Lacković Croata – naïve art

Loren Ligorio

Vasko Lipovac

Zvonimir Lončarić

Dora Maar – photographer, painter, model

Andrija Maurović – illustrator

Mato Celestin Medović

Martin Mehkek

Ivan Milat-Luketa

Jerolim Miše

Franjo Mraz

Edo Murtić

Virgilije Nevjestić

Vera Nikolić Podrinska

Alfred Pal

Ordan Petlevski

Ivan Picelj

Dimitrije Popović

Oton Postružnik

Ivan Rabuzin – naïve art

Josip Račić

Mirko Rački

Božidar Rašica

Slava Raškaj

Ivan Rein

Đuro Seder

Zlatko Sirotić

Matija Skurjeni

Petar Smajić

Aleksandar Srnec

Miljenko Stančić

Slavko Stolnik

Zlatko Šulentić

Miroslav Šutej

Marino Tartaglia

Đuro Tiljak

Ivan Tišov

Lavoslav Torti

Marijan Trepše

Ana Tzarev – naïve art

Milivoj Uzelac (painter)

Maksimilijan Vanka

Vladimir Varlaj

Ivan Večenaj

Matko Vekić

Mladen Veža – illustrator

Emanuel Vidović

Mirko Virius – naïve art

Adolf Waldinger

Film and theatre

Ante Babaja

Steve Bacic

Eric Bana – (born Eric Banadinović) Hollywood actor

Relja Bašić – actor

Branko Bauer

George Beban – actor, director, writer and producer

Ena Begović

Rene Bitorajac

Mirjana Bohanec

Slavko Brankov

Vinko Brešan – director

Veljko Bulajić – ethnic Montenegrin film director

Zlatko Burić – actor

Boris Buzančić – actor

Nathaniel Buzolic – actor

Al Christy – actor

Petra Cicvarić

Zlatko Crnković (actor)

Zrinka Cvitešić

Nataša Dorčić

Vanja Drach

Vlatko Dulić – actor

Boris Dvornik – actor

Jenna Elfman – television and movie actress

Stipe Erceg – actor

Nela Eržišnik – actress, comedian

Judah Friedlander – actor and comedian

Mira Furlan – actress (Babylon 5, Lost)

Emil Glad

Ratko Glavina

Obrad Gluščević

Ljupka Gojić – model

Krešo Golik

Frank Gorshin – actor and comedian

Ivo Gregurević

Goran Grgić

Rajko Grlić

Fedor Hanžeković

Ivan Herceg (actor)

Werner Herzog – film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor; and an opera director

Željko Ivanek – actor

Nives Ivanković

Anne Jackson – actress

Nataša Janjić

Toni Jeričević

Vida Jerman

Mladen Juran

Sena Jurinac

Jagoda Kaloper

Saby Kamalich

Sonja Kastl

Ljubomir Kerekeš

Michael Klesic – actor

Matija Kluković

Sylva Koscina – actress, model

Mario Kovač – theatre and film director

Robert Kurbaša

Frano Lasić

Rachel Leskovac - actress

Edvin Liverić

Leon Lučev

Branko Lustig – film producer (winner of two Oscar awards)

Franjo Majetić

John Malkovich – Hollywood actor

Dalibor Matanić

Nevio Marasović

Branko Marjanović

Ante Čedo Martinić

Stojan Matavulj

Mark Matkevich – actor

Rene Medvešek

Sven Medvešek

Oktavijan Miletić

Ivana Miličević – actress

Vatroslav Mimica

Ildy Modrovich – television producer, writer and singer

Nina Morić – model

Patrick Muldoon – actor

Lorenzo Music – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician

Antun Nalis – actor

Bojan Navojec

Maja Nekić

Antonio Nuić

Zrinko Ogresta

Marija Omaljev-Grbić

Mia Oremović

Krsto Papić – film director

Leona Paraminski

Stjepan Perić

Anton Perich – Filmmaker, photographer and video artist

Edo Peročević – actor, radio speaker

Žarko Potočnjak

Alma Prica

Zvonimir Rogoz – actor

Rick Rossovich – actor

Branko Schmidt

Lucija Šerbedžija

Ivo Serdar

Shaun Sipos - actor

Marija Škaričić

Mia Čorak Slavenska – prima ballerina

Tonko Soljan – film & television producer

Fabijan Šovagović – actor

Filip Šovagović

Gabriela Spanic – actress

Lita Stantic – producer, screenplay writer, and director

Nera Stipičević

Yvonne Suhor – actress

Ognjen Sviličić

Nikola Tanhofer

Vanessa Terkes – actress, TV Show host in Latin America. Her grandfather Cvjetko was Croatian.

Ivica Vidović

Goran Višnjić – actor (ER)

Zlatko Vitez

Antun Vrdoljak – film director

Severina Vučković – entertainer, actress

Anthony Yerkovich – television producer and writer

Lordan Zafranović

Louis Zorich – American actor

Jim Zulevic – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host

Media

Adrian Chiles – British television and radio presenter

Slavica Ecclestone - British-Croatian former model, the richest Croat at the moment

Tamara Ecclestone - British model, socialite and television personality

Robert Herjavec - Canadian businessman, investor, author, dancer, and television personality from Shark Tank

Bill Kurtis – journalist, television reporter, producer

Goran Milić – worked in Hrt now works in Al Jazeera

Gene Rayburn – American radio and television personality

Tony Robbins – American life coach, self-help author and motivational speaker

Teresa Scanlan – Miss America 2011

Petra Stunt - British designer

History

James Belich - historian

Julije Kempf – historian, writer

Nada Klaić – historian

Vjekoslav Klaić – historian

Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski – historian

Ivan Lučić – historian

Dominik Mandic – historian

Franjo Rački – historian

Ivan Ratkaj – historian, Jesuit, explorer

Juraj Ratkaj – historian

Ferdo Šišić – historian

Ludovicus Tubero - historian

Invention

Zlata Bartl – inventor of Vegeta

Josip Belušić – inventor

Franjo Hannaman – inventor, engineer

Marcel Kiepach – inventor

Mario Kovač (scientist) – computer engineering professor and inventor

Ferdinand Kovačević – inventor

Giovanni Luppis

Slavoljub Eduard Penkala – inventor

Mario Puratić – inventor who made major advances in fishing technology

Ralph Sarich – inventor of the orbital engine

David Schwarz – Croatian aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry

Marin Soljačić – inventor of wireless energy transfer

Ante Šupuk – engineer

Faust Vrančić – inventor of the parachute

Ivan Vučetić – inventor of dactyloscopy

Social Science

Ivan Belostenec – lexicographer

Juraj Dobrila – cleric, benefactor

Elsie Ivancich Dunin – cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer

Ljudevit Gaj – linguist, reformer

Vatroslav Jagić – philologist

Milan Kangrga – philosopher

Bartol Kašić – lexicographer

Juraj Križanić – social philosopher

Franjo Kuhač – folklorist, ethnologist

Jakov Mikalja – linguist and lexicographer

Miroslav Radman – genetic biologist

Stanislav Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, adventurer

Rudolf Steiner – philosopher

Josip Juraj Strossmayer – cleric, benefactor

Rudi Supek- philosopher

Henry Suzzallo – educator

Ante Topić-Mimara – art collector

Vinko Žganec – folklorist, ethnomusicologist

Nobel Prize

Lavoslav Ružička – chemistry

Vladimir Prelog – chemistry

Composers

Julije Bajamonti – composer

Krešimir Baranović

Blagoje Bersa – composer

Jakov Gotovac – composer

Josip Hatze

Milan Horvat

Joseph Haydn - composer. His ethnic identity, however, remains controversial

Ivo Josipović – composer

Igor Kuljerić – composer, conductor

Fran Lhotka

Lovro von Matačić

Johnny Mercer – American lyricist, songwriter and singer. Co-founder of Capitol Records.

Lav Mirski

Ivan Padovec – composer

Boris Papandopulo- conductor, composer

Dora Pejačević – composer

Nick Peros – composer

Milan Sachs

Luka Sorkočević – composer

Josip Štolcer-Slavenski – composer

Stjepan Šulek – composer

Vjekoslav Šutej

Ivo Tijardović – composer

Ivan Zajc – composer

Classical

Martha Argerich- Argentinian pianist, piano teacher

Zlatko Baloković – violinist

Max Emanuel Cenčić – countertenor

Valter Dešpalj – cellist

Sena Jurinac – opera singer

Franjo Krežma – violinist

Stephen Kovacevich – American classical pianist

Ivo Maček – pianist

Lovro von Matačić – conductor

Zinka Kunc-Milanov – soprano

Maksim Mrvica – pianist

Tomislav Mužek – tenor

Ivo Pogorelić – pianist

Ema Pukšec (Ilma De Murska) – opera singer

Ruža Pospiš-Baldani – mezzo-soprano

Vjekoslav Šutej – conductor

Milka Trnina – soprano

Dunja Vejzović – soprano

Ana Vidović – Guitarist

Luka Sulic – cellist

Popular

Nenad Bach – musician, composer, singer

Davor Badrov - singer

Lidija Bajuk – musician

Željko Bebek - singer

Zvonko Bogdan – singer and performer of traditional folk songs

Goran Bregović - folk-rock musician

Tony Butala – singer of The Lettermen

Colonia – dance music group

Arsen Dedić – composer and singer

Veljko Despot – discographer

Darko Domijan – singer

Oliver Dragojević – singer

Doris Dragović – singer

Sergio Endrigo – singer

Davor Gobac – singer

Bobby Grubic - songwriter/composer, singer, music director and producer

Dino Jelusić – Junior Croatian pop singer

Delo Jusic – composer

Tereza Kesovija – singer

Mišo Kovač

Josipa Lisac – singer

Radoslav Lorković – folk and blues singer, pianist, accordionist

Magazin – pop band

Branko Mihaljević – composer, writer, journalist and radio editor

Sandra Mihanovich – singer, musician, and composer

Guy Mitchell – singer (born Albert George Cernik)

Alan Merrill - vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor and model

Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – Jazz singer

Tomo Milicevic – 30 Seconds to Mars

Paul Mirkovich – musician, musical director

Milan Mladenović - singer, guitar player

Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor – singer/songwriter AKA Lorde

Boris Novković - Croatian pop singer. Serb paternal grandfather

Krist Novoselić – rock musician (Nirvana)

Daniella Pavicic – singer and songwriter

Marko Perković Thompson – rock singer

Riva – 1989 Eurovision song contest winners

Ivo Robić – singer

Darko Rundek – singer and actor

Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac – singer and composer (especially of traditional folk songs)

Jura Stublić- rock singer

Ivica Šerfezi – singer

The Bambi Molesters – rock band

Saša, Tin i Kedžo – first Croatian boy band

Elizabeth Anka Vajagic – Canadian singer/guitarist

Johnny Vidacovich – drummer

Siniša Vuco – singer

Severina Vučković – Croatian pop singer

Vice Vukov – singer

Literature

Ivan Aralica – writer

Franjo Babić – writer, journalist

Juraj Baraković - poet

Milan Begović – writer

Sabo Bobaljević – poet

Lukrecija Bogašinović Budmani - poet

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić – writer

Mile Budak – writer

Dobriša Cesarić – writer

Džore Držić - poet, playwright

Slavenka Drakulić – writer, journalist

Tomislav Dretar – writer, politician, journalist, critic

Marin Držić – writer

Viktor Car Emin – writer from Istria

Filip Erceg – writer and socialist politician

Đuro Ferić – poet

Drago Gervais – poet and playwright, paternal French descent

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski – writer

Ivan Gundulić – Ragusan poet

Petar Hektorović - writer

Miljenko Jergović – writer

Marija Jurić Zagorka – novelist

Janko Polić Kamov – avant-garde writer

Brne Karnarutić - poet

Ante Kovačić – writer

Ivan Goran Kovačić – poet

Ron Kovic – Vietnam War veteran, writer and peace activist

Josip Kozarac – writer

Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević – poet

Miroslav Krleža – novelist, writer, philosopher, encyclopedist

Eugen Kumičić – writer

Tomislav Ladan -writer

Hanibal Lucić – writer

Darko Macan – writer

Igor Mandić – journalist

Ranko Marinković – writer

Marko Marulić – writer

Antun Gustav Matoš – poet

Ivan Mažuranić – poet

Šiško Menčetić - poet

Mijo Mirković – writer, economist

Vjenceslav Novak – writer

Josip Novakovich – writer

Janus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent

Vesna Parun – poet

Vlatko Pavletić – theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician

Mikša Pelegrinović - poet

Dalibor Perković – writer

Paula Preradović – poet

Petar Preradović – poet

Matija Antun Relković – writer

Milan Rešetar – writer (ethnic Serb)

Paul Salopek - journalist

August Šenoa – writer

Antun Branko Šimić – poet

Dinko Šimunović – writer

Paul Skalich – encyclopedist, Renaissance humanist and adventurer

Antonio Skármeta – Chilean writer

Ivan Slamnig – poet, novelist, literary theorist, translator.

Sonja Smolec – poet and writer

Slobodan Šnajder – writer

Antun Šoljan – poet

Antun Sorkočević – writer, diplomat, composer

Drago Štambuk – poet

Dragutin Tadijanović – poet

Mihály Táncsics – writer, teacher, journalist and politician

Ante Tomić – writer

Josip Eugen Tomić – writer

Dubravka Ugrešić – writer

Tin Ujević – poet

Mavro Vetranović - writer, Benedictine friar

Viktor Vida – writer

Mirko Vidović – writer

Jeronim Vidulić - Renaissance poet, priest

Pavao Ritter Vitezović – writer, historian, linguist and publisher

Ivo Vojnović – writer

Stanko Vraz – poet (ethnic Slovene)

Sonja Yelich – poet

Aleksandar Žiljak – writer

Dinko Zlatarić - poet, translator, considered the best translator of the Renaissance.

Petar Zoranić - writer

Nikola Zrinski (grandson) – poet, philosopher, soldier

Business

Madeline-Ann Aksich – businesswoman, philanthropist and artist

Benedetto Cotrugli - merchant, economist, scientist, diplomat and humanist.

Mike Grgich – winemaker

Victor Grinich – pioneer in the semiconductor industry

Robert Herjavec – Businessman – Herjavec Group, Dragons' Den (Canada)

Antony Lucich-Lucas – engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil – Texaco

Andrónico Luksic – Antofagasta PLC (richest Croat ever)

Anthony Maglica – Maglite

Branko Marinkovic - businessman

Dietrich Mateschitz – Burgenland Croats (Billionaire, owner of Red Bull corp.)

Nicolás Mihanovich – Shipping magnate

Boris Mikšić – Cortec Corporation

Nikola Nobilo – wine maker

Mario Puratić – inventor, businessman

Bill Rancic - entrepreneur

Tadich Grill – oldest restaurant in California, 1800s

Exploration

Ferdinand Konščak – explorer

Dragutin Lerman – explorer

Željko Malnar – explorer, producer

Mirko and Stjepan Seljan – explorers

Ignacije Szentmartony – explorer

Ivan Visin – explorer

Military

Edgar Angeli – Rear Admiral during World War II (ethnic Jewish)

Matija Čanić - General during World War II

Josip Kazimir Drašković – General in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763)

Mato Dukovac – Croatian World War II fighter ace

Mirosław Ferić – Polish fighter pilot of World War II, Bosnian Croat father

Jure Francetić – Ustashe Commissioner

Cvitan Galić – Croatian World War II fighter ace

Ilija Gregorić – Military commander of rebels during the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt

Matija Gubec – leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt

Luka Ibrišimović – Priest and Hajduk

Đuro Jakčin – Naval Commander and first Commander of the Navy during World War II

Nikola Jurišić – nobleman, soldier, and diplomat

Ivan Karlović – ban of Croatia

Petar Keglević – ban of Croatia and Slavonia

Vinko Knežević - nobleman and General in the Habsburg Austria Army

Vladimir Kren – Major General and Commander of the Air Force during World War II

Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia – medieval king & military leader

Petar Kružić – heroic defender of Klis against the Turks

Grgo Kusić – tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army

Slavko Kvaternik – Minister of Armed Forces during World War II

Ivan Lenković – Army general and the leader of the Uskoks

Mladen Lorković – Foreign Minister and Minister of Interior during World War II

Marko Mesić - Priest and war hero from the Ottoman Wars

Vladimir Metikoš – General during World War II

Miroslav Navratil – fighter pilot during WWI, General during WWII

Michael J. Novosel – hero of the Vietnam War

Rustem Pasha Opuković, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire

Piyale Pasha, Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier

Lothar Rendulic – Austrian Colonel General during World War II

Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd – General in the Austro-Hungarian Army

Stjepan Sarkotić – General in the Austro-Hungarian Army

Arsen Sečujac – General in the Habsburg Austria Army

Tomislav Sertić – General during World War II

Ivan L. Slavich, Jr. - United States Army colonel, military pioneer, served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War

Andrijica Šimić – legendary hajduk

Tom Starcevich – Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during WWII

Ivan Tomašević (soldier) - soldier and World War II General

Tomislav – first Croatian king

Peter Tomich (Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army & U.S. Navy

Mijat Tomić – Croatian legendary Hajduk

Baron Franjo Trenk – leader of Pandurs; father of military music

Franjo Vlašić – General and Ban

Josef Philipp Vukassovich - Habsburg commander

Matija Zmajević, Admiral of the Baltic fleet

Petar Zrinski – Croatian ban and conspirator

Nikola Šubić Zrinski – Croatian ban, hero of the Battle of Szigetvár

Nikola VII Zrinski – Croatian ban, warrior and poet

Croatian War for Independence

Janko Bobetko – general

Ante Gotovina – general pukovnik

Josip Jović – Croatian policeman, first victim in Independence War

Rudolf Perešin – fighter pilot

Blago Zadro – general

Politics

Mehmed Alajbegović – Foreign Minister and Minister of Walfare during World War II

Dražen Budiša – politician

Ivana Dulić-Marković – Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity; vice-president of G17 Plus; former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management

Josip Frank – Croatian patriot politician (ethnic Jewish)

Andrija Hebrang – Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish)

Većeslav Holjevac – a president of SR Croatia in Yugoslavia and a long-time mayor of its capital Zagreb

Josip Jelačić – soldier, former Croatian ban

Osman Kulenović – Deputy Prime Minister NDH

Džafer-beg Kulenović – politician in NDH

Vladko Maček – political centrist, leader of the Croatian Peasant Party before the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia

Nikola Mandić – Prime Minister during World II

Ante Marković – former Yugoslav prime minister

Stipe Mesić – President of the Republic of Croatia

Dr. Ante Pavelić (older) – vice-president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs

Ante Pavelić – Ustaša leader

Stjepan Radić – Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century

Ante Starčević – "father of Croat nation"

Milan Šufflay – historian, one of greatest albanologists

Ante Trumbić – Croatian national leader

Franjo Tuđman – first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia

Foreign Figures of Croatian descent

People with Croatian ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries:

Mark Begich – US Senator from Alaska

James Belich – Fmr. Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand

Cesar Bielich-Pomareda – Minister of the Navy of Peru

Michael Bilandic – Fmr. Mayor of Chicago & Fmr. Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice

Natasha Stott Despoja – Australian Democrats Senator

George Despot – US politician and businessman

John Owen Dominis – American-Hawaiian, Prince consort

Ivan Gašparovič – President of Slovakia (Croatian father)

Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic – Chilean MIR activist, Executed 1975

Alejandro Jadresic – Chilean Energy minister, Engineer, Economist. Awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia.

John Kasich – Governor of Ohio

Dennis Kucinich – US Representative from Ohio (Fmr. Mayor of Cleveland)

Frank Mahovlich – Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer)

Mary Matalin – US political consultant

Josip Marohnić – founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union

John Newman – Assassinated Australian politician, Martyr

Roy Nikisch – Governor of Chaco, Argentina

Rudy Perpich – Fmr. Governor of Minnesota

Baldo Prokurica – Fmr. Congressman, and current Senator in Chile

Edmundo Pérez Zujovic – Chilean PDC, Minister of Finance, Interior & of Public Works. Assassinated 1971

Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić – Fmr. President of Costa Rica, Croat parents

George Radanovich – US Representative from California

Clem Simich – Member of NZ Parliament

Jorge Sobisch – Governor of Neuquén, Argentina

Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic – Former Chilean First Lady

Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić – former president of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent)

Eric Skrmetta – US politician

Michael Anthony Stepovich – Fmr. Governor of Alaska

Radomiro Tomic – Fmr. Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador

Vincent Thomas – US politician

Lynne Yelich – Member of Canadian Parliament

Religion

Ivan Ančić – theological writer

Josip Bozanić – Cardinal Priest and Archbishop of Zagreb

Markantun de Dominis – archbishop

Matija Vlačić Ilirik – Protestant reformer

Juraj Habdelić – Jesuit and writer

Luka Ibrišimović – friar, leader of an uprising against Ottoman forces in Slavonia

Estanislao Esteban Karlic – Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina

Bartol Kašić – Jesuit and grammarian during the Counter-Reformation

Baltazar Adam Krčelić – historian, theologian and lawyer

Marko Krizin (Marko Križevčanin) – saint

Antun Mahnić – bishop

Leopold Mandić – saint

Ivan Merz – beatified

Gregory of Nin – bishop

Franciscus Patricius – philosopher and scientist

Marija Petković – a beatified nun

Ivo Protulipac – layman

Vinko Puljić – Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo

John of Ragusa – Cardinal

Franjo Šeper – Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Alojzije Stepinac – archbishop, beatified

Zlatko Sudac – stigmatic

Nikola Tavelić – saint

Miroslav Volf – Christian theologian

Bernard Zamanja – theologist

Heroism

Paul Bucha

Mila Gojsalić

Nikola Jurišić

Marko Križevčanin

Michael J. Novosel

Petar Perica

Nikola Tavelić

Mijat Tomić

John J. Tominac

Ivan Vranetić

Urban legends

Frane Selak – Survivor of seven incidents of possible death, lottery winner

Jure Grando – First real person described as a vampire in historical records.

Sport

Ivan Rakitic - Footballer

John Abramovic – basketball player

Mirko Alilović – handball goalkeeper

Mario Ančić – Tennis – Davis Cup Champion

Johnny Babich - baseball player

Dalibor Bagarić – Fmr NBA player

Ivano Balić – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006

Zvonko Bego – football player

Željko Bilecki – football player

Siniša Mihajlović – (mother's side family) football player

Bill Belichick – NFL Coach

Brian Billick - NFL Coach

Gary Beban – Fmr. NFL player

Pete Bercich – Fmr NFL player

Dražen Besek – football coach and former player

Sandra Bezic – figure skater, choreographer and television commentator

Val Bezic – figure skater

Slaven Bilić – football player and was the coach of the Croatian football team

Dražen Biškup – football coach and former player

Djurdjica Bjedov swimmer

Goran Blažević – football goalkeeper

Miroslav Blažević – football Manager

Zvonimir Boban – football player

Alen Bokšić – football player

Andrew Bogut – NBA basketball player

Tamara Boroš – table tennis champion

Mark Bosnich – football goalkeeper – Premier League

Mark Bresciano – football player (Italian father, Croat mother)

Reid Brignac – baseball player

Denis Buntić – handball player

Nick Burley – boxer

Tony Butkovich – American football player, 'All-American'

Pete Carroll – NFL head coach and executive vice president

Joseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of Famer

George Chuvalo – heavyweight boxer

Branko Cikatić – First K-1 Grand Prix Winner (kickboxing)

Marin Čilić – No. 1 Junior in the World (tennis) and US Open champion

Ann Cindric - baseball player

Vedran Ćorluka – football player, Tottenham Hotspur

Krešimir Ćosić – NBA Hall of Famer

Fred Couples – Golfer (former World number 1)

Helen Crlenkovich – athlete

Dario Cvitanich – football player, Ajax

Nick Dasovic – football player and coach

Paul Diamond – professional wrestler, soccer player

David Diehl – NFL player

Nicholas Drazenovic – ice hockey player

Stipe Drews - boxing champion

Marina Erakovic – tennis player, New Zealand

Abby Erceg – football player, New Zealand

Eddie Erdelatz – American football player

Elvis Fatović – former water polo player and coach, European and World medalist

Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) – mixed martial artist and kickboxer – K-1.

Jonathan Filewich – ice hockey player

Mark Fistric – ice hockey player

Dražen Funtak – sprint canoer

Gary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driver

Gabre Gabric - track and field athlete

Gino Gardassanich – football player

Mike Gazdic – ice hockey player

Gordan Giriček – former NBA player

Mike Golic – co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning; former NFL player

Kara Goucher – long-distance runner

Elvis Grbac – NFL player

Great Antonio – strongman

Bobby Grich – former MLB player

Visco Grgich - Fmr. NFL player

Tom Haller – MLB baseball player

Justin Hamilton – basketball player

Travis Hamonic – ice hockey player

John Havlicek - basketball player

John Hecimovic – ice hockey player

Frankie Hejduk – football player – MLS

Mario Hezonja - basketball player - NBA

Ico Hitrec – football player

Hrvoje Horvat – handball player

Les Horvath – Fmr. NFL player

Tony Hrkac – ice hockey player

Dick Hrstich – New Zealand wrestler

Goran Ivanišević – Wimbledon Champion, 2 Olympic bronze medals 1992

Andreas Ivanschitz – football player

Robert Jarni – football player

Nikica Jelavić – football player, Everton FC

Ana Jelušić-skier

Dražan Jerković – football player (Top scorer WC 1962 and EURO 1960)

Ed Jurak - baseball player

Al Jurisich – baseball player

Igor Jurković – kickboxer

John Jurkovic – NFL player

Tvrtko Kale – football player, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa)

Ivo Karlović – tennis player

Mario Kasun – Fmr NBA player – Orlando Magic

Ivan Klasnić – football player, Werder Bremen

Marko Kopljar- handball player

Ivica Kostelić – Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (3 Olympic Silvers)

Janica Kostelić – A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (4 Olympic Golds, 2 Silvers)

Dan Kordic – ice hockey player

John Kordic – ice hockey player

Robert Kovač – football player

Mario Kovačević – football player

Niko Kranjčar – football player

Mike Kreevich – baseball player

Toni Kukoč – NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96

Blaženko Lacković – handball player

Dražen Ladić – football goalkeeper

Stefan Leko - kickboxer

Curt Leskanic – Fmr. MLB pitcher

Matija Ljubek – Kayakist

Ivan Ljubičić – Davis Cup Champion (#3)

Johnny Logan – baseball player

Mickey Lolich – baseball player

Venio Losert- handball goalkeeper

Steve Lubratich – baseball player

Dan Luger – rugby union player

Frank Mahovlich – NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy Winner)

Pete Mahovlich – NHL player

Iva Majoli – Roland Garros Champion

Tony Mandarich – American football player

John Mandic – NBA player

Mario Mandžukić – football player

Todd Marinovich – Fmr. NFL player

Marv Marinovich – Fmr. NFL player

Vic Markov – American football player

Roger Maris – baseball player – MLB

Željko Mavrović – Fmr. European Boxing Champion

Catfish Metkovich – baseball player

George Mikan (Mr.Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame)

Pat Miletich – UFC Mixed Martial Artist

Stipe Miocic - UFC Mixed Martial Artist

Luka Modrić – Very Very Famous Croat

Sofía Mulánovich – surfer

Dražen Mužinić – football player

Zdravko Miljak – handball player

Rob Ninkovich – American football player

Frank Nobilo – NZ golfer

Mirjana Ognjenović -former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player

Phil Oreskovic – ice hockey player

Victor Oreskovich – ice hockey player

Erv Palica – Fmr. MLB pitcher

Mate Parlov boxing champion

Mark Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL

Marty Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL

Matt Pavelich – Ice Hockey – NHL official

Snježana Pejčić- shooting player

Sandra Perković – discus thrower

Josip Peruzović – WWE Hall of Famer (Nikolai Volkoff)

Nikolaj Pešalov-olympic gold medal winner in weightlifting

Johnny Pesky – baseball player, manager and coach

Dražen Petrović – NBA Hall of Famer. Half Serbian.

Zoran Planinić – Fmr NBA player

Dan Plesac – Fmr. MLB pitcher

Robert Prosinečki – football player

Joel Prpic – ice hockey player

Dado Pršo – football player

Braslav Rabar – chess player

Dino Rađa – Fmr. NBA star

Paul Radisich – racing driver

Nikola Radulović – basketball player

Ante Razov – football player

Jules Rykovich – Fmr. NFL player

Borna Rendulić - NHL player

Lou Saban – NFL Coach

Nick Saban – College Football Coach

Spider Sabich - Alpine Skier

Vladimir Sabich – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet

Brian Sakic – NHL player

Joe Sakic – NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner)

Cory Sarich – ice hockey player

Buzz Schneider - ice hockey player

Branko Šegota – football player

Frank Sinkwich – American football player and awarded the Heisman Trophy

Elvis Sinosic (King of Rock N Rumble) – Mixed Martial Artist – UFC

Paul Skansi – American football player

Nick Skorich – American football player and coach

Matt Skrmetta - baseball player

Paul Spoljaric – baseball player

Josef Spudich – American football player

Darijo Srna – football player

Max Starcevich – All-American football guard

Steve Stipanovich – Fmr. NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft

Dominik Straga – swimmer

Dario Šimić – football player

Davor Šuker – football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals)

Bruno Šundov – Fmr NBA player

Žan Tabak – Fmr NBA player

Marko Tomas – basketball player

Rudy Tomjanovich – Fmr. NBA player and coach

Andy Tonkovich – First NBA Pick in 1948

Igor Tudor – football player

The Great Antonio – Strongman and eccentric

Roko Ukić – NBA player

Auggie Vidovich – NASCAR Driver

Mark Viduka – football player – Premier League

Blanka Vlašić – High jumper

Marc-Édouard Vlasic – ice hockey player

Antonio Vojak – football player

Oliviero Vojak – footbal player

Nikolai Volkoff – professional wrestler

Danny Vranes – basketball player

Stojko Vranković – Fmr NBA player

Bernard Vukas – football player

Vladimir Vuković – chess player

Božo Vuletić – the Olympic water polo gold medalist

Wesna - professional wrestler

Slaven Zambata – football player

Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) – Fmr. World Welterweight Champion

Chris Zorich – Fmr. NFL player

Zdravko Zovko – handball player

Bob Zupcic - baseball player