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List of Croats - Art

• Andrija Aleši - builder
• Antun Albini - architect
• Hermann Bolle - architect, (ethnic German)
• Andrija Buvina - builder
• Juraj Dalmatinac - architect
• Viktor Kovačić - architect
• Luciano Laurana - architect
• Vladimir Milunic - architect
• Radovan - sculptor, builder from Trogir
• Ivo Tatić - architect

• Antun Augustinčić - sculptor
• Ante Dabro - sculptor
• Ivan Duknović - sculptor
• Dušan Džamonja - sculptor, painter
• Tomislav Franges- Ivanovic - sculptor
• Trpimir Ivancevic - sculptor
• Robert Jean-Ivanovic - sculptor
• Zdenko Kalin - sculptor
• Petar Kolaric - sculptor
• Paul Kufrin - sculptor
• Drago Kuharec sculptor
• Alojzije Lozica - sculptor
• Francesco Laurana - sculptor
• Ivan Meštrović - sculptor
• Nemon Oscar - sculptor
• Toma Rosandic - sculptor
• Josip Turkaly - sculptor
• Rudolf Svagl-Lesic - sculptor

• Ljubo Babic - painer
• Vladimir Becic- painter
• Federiko Benković - painter
• Vlaho Bukovac - painter
• Ante Cetin - painter
• Petar Dobrovic - painter
• Zdravko Duckovic - painter
• Cata Dujsin - painter
• Berislav Fabek - Animated film producer, poet
• Ivan Generalić - painter
• Krsto Hegedušić - painter
• Oton Gliha - painter, ethnic Slovenian
• Zlatko Grgić - animated film producer
• Slavko Jagacic - painter
• Bosko Karanovic - painter
• Edo Kovacevic - painter
• Mato Kovacevic - painter
• Adolf Krizmanic -painter
• Nives Kavurić-Kurtović - painter
• Juraj Julije Klović - painter, (portrait miniatures)
• Miroslav Kraljević - painter
• Kristijan Kreković - painter
• Fran Kršinić - sculptor
• Ivan Lacković-Croata - painter
• Gustav Likan - painte
• Mike Luckovich - cartoonist
• Dora Maar, (Theodora Markovich - photographer, painter, model
• Roko Matjasic - painter
• Andrija Maurović - illustrator
• Mato Celestin Medović - painter
• Andrija Medulic - painter
• Dennis Magdic - pop artist
• Bogdan Miscevic - painter
• Antun Motika - painter
• Edo Murtić - painter
• Roman Petrovic - painer
• Marija Pokrivka - painter
• Ivan Rabuzin - painter
• Josip Racic - painter
• Michael radenchich - painter
• Mirko Rački - painter
• Otto Reisinger - cartoonist
• Slava Raškaj - painter
• Vladimir Roncevic
• Ivo sermet - painter
• Miljenko Stancic - painter
• Zlatko Sulentic - painter
• Vilim Svecnjak - painter
• Zarko Simat - painter
• Marijan Trepse - painter
• Maksimilijan Vanka - painter
• Mladen Veža - illustrator
• Josip Vanista - painter
• Mirko Virius - painter
• Dušan Vukotić - animated film producer
• Ante Zaninović - animated film producer

• John Malkovich- Hollywood actor,
• Eric Bana - actor from Australia
• Jenna Elfman (Jennifer Butalo) - actress
• Goran Višnjić - actor, AKA Dr. Luka Kovač (ER).
• Mira Furlan - actress
• Rade Serbedzija - actor/director
• Branko Lustig - film producer
• Ivana Milicevic - actress and model
• Gabriela Spanic - latin american actress
• Relja Bašić - actor
• Aljosa Vuckovic - native Croatian, performs in Serbia
• Branko Bauer - film producer
• Veljko Bulajić - film director
• Vinko Brešan - director
• Amber Brkich - Survivor contestant and winner
• Boris Buzančić - actor
• Boris Dvornik - actor
• Nela Eržišnik - theatre actress, comedian
• Branko Gavella - playwright
• Kreso Golik - film producer
• Fadil Hadžić - producer, playwrighter, Bosnian Muslim
• Michael Klesic - actor
• Sylva Koscina - actress, model
• Korina Longin - top model
• Robert Luketic - director
• Patrick Muldoon - actor
• Josip Marusic - actor, AKA Tiger Joe Marsh (Mr. Clean)
• Vladimir Medar - actor
• Nina Moric - top model
• Mustafa Nadarević - actor, Bosniak
• Antun Nalis - actor
• Miroslav Nemec- german actor, native Croatian
• Krsto Papić - film producer
• Edo Peročević - actor
• Slavica Radic-Ecclestone - top model and wife of Bernie Ecclestone
• Zarko Radic - actor, famous Jastreb
• Denise Richards - actress, half croatian
• Zvonimir Rogoz - actor
• Rick Rossovich - actor, from United States
• Fabijan Šovagović - actor
• Milan Strljic - actor
• Antun Vrdoljak - film producer
• Severina Vučković - entertainer, actress

• Jerome Jurenovich - headline sports broadcaster
• Bill Kurtis - investigative reporter, author
• Mary Matalin - political commentator
• Konstantin Miles - journalist
• Mario Profaca - journalist
• Bill Rancic- reality show ˝You´re fired˝ winner
• Gene Rayburn - U.S. actor and television game show host
• Antonio Vodanovic - television host
• Vanna White- entertainer

List of Croats - Academics

• Ivan Kukuljević - historian
• Vjekoslav Klaić - historian
• Emilij Laszowski - historian
• Ivan Lučić - historian
• Franjo Rački - historian
• Ivan Ratkaj - historian, Jesuit, explorer
• Natko Nodilo - historian

• Josip Belusic - inventor
• Aleksandar Just - inventor
• Franjo Hannaman - inventor, engineer
• Jaroslav Havlicek - inventor
• Ferdinand Kovačević - inventor
• Ivan Lupis-Vukić - inventor, engineer
• Nikola Tesla - inventor (ethnic Serb)
• Slavoljub Eduard Penkala - inventor (ethnic Pole)
• Josip Ressel - inventor (ethnic Czech)
• Ralph Sarich - inventor
• David Schwarz - inventor
• Ante Supuk - engineer
• Andy Turudić - inventor, engineer
• Faust Vrančić - inventor
• Ivan Vučetić - inventor
• Nikola Tesla - inventor (ethnic Serb)

• Ivan Belostenec - lexicographer
• Elsie Ivancich Dunin - cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer
• Juraj (Giorgio) Dobrila - cleric, benefactor, from Istria
• Ljudevit Gaj - linguist, reformer, ethnic Czech
• Vatroslav Jagić - philologist
• Milan Kangrga - philosopher
• Bartol Kašić - lexicographer
• Mihovil Kombol - literary historian
• Juraj Krizanic - social philosopher
• Franjo Kuhač - folklorist, ethnologist
• Zvonimir Kulundžić - philologist
• Ljeposlav Perinic - doll collector
• Frane Petrić - Francesco Patrizi - philosopher, scientist, and historian, from Cres (Cherso)
• Stanislav Pavao Skalić - encyclopedist, adventurer
• Leonardo Spalatin - linguist
• Rudolf Steiner - philosopher
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer - cleric, benefactor
• Henry Suzzallo - educator
• Zdenko Škreb - linguist
• Ante Topić-Mimara - art collector
• Vinko Žganec - folklorist, ethnomusicologist
• Gerardo Colazio - educator

• Milutin Milanković (ethnic Serb) - geophysicist
• Ruđer Bošković - physicist and jesuit (Ragusian)
• Gaja Alaga - physicist
• Đuro Armeno Baglivi - physician
• Kazimir Bedeković-Komorski - physicist, writer, Jesuit
• Danilo Blanuša - mathematician
• Fran Bošnjaković - physicist
• Spiridon Brusina - paleontologist
• Grgur Bučić - naturalist, climatologist
• Ramiro Bujas - psychologist
• Frane Bulić - archeologist
• Nikola Cindro - physicist
• Herman Dalmatin - philosopher, mathematician, from Istria
• Milislav Demerec - biologist
• Vladimir Devide - mathematician, Japanologist
• Marko Antun de Dominis - physicist
• Andrija Dudić - naturalist, astronomer, physician
• Asaf Duraković - physician, poet
• Vinko Dvoržak - physicist
• William Feller - mathematician
• Andrija Fuderer - chemist, chess player
• Artur Gavazzi - geographer
• Marin Getaldić - physicist, mathematician
• Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger - archaeologist, anthropologist
• Stjepan Gradić - mathematician
• Dunja Grbić-Galić - microbiologist
• Frederik Grisogono - mathematician
• Mirko Grmek - physician, science writer and historian
• Vladimir Gruden - psychiatrist
• Ferdinand Hadvig - physician
• Sven Hauptfeld - physicist
• Milan Herak - geologist
• Branko Horvat - economist
• Vladimir Hudolin - psychiatrist
• Gustav Janeček - chemist
• Zvonimir Janko - mathematician
• Mijo Kišpatić - geologist
• Marijan Korošić - economist
• Marijan Košiček - psychologist
• Oton Kučera - mathematician, physicist
• Asim Kurjak - physician, Bosnian Muslim
• Milan Meštrov - biologist
• Eduard Miloslavić - physician
• Andrija Mohorovičić - geophysicist, from Istria
• Stjepan Mohorovičić - physicist
• Vilko Nice - mathematician
• Grga Novak - archaeologist, historian
• Niko Ostoic - heliotherapist
• Vladimir Paar - physicist
• Josip Pančić - bothanist from Bribir (naturalized)
• Đuro Pilar - geologist
• Stjepan Poljak - physician
• Eduard Prugovečki - physicist, writer
• Miroslav Radman - biologist
• Veljko Roškar - chemical engineer
• Santorio Santorio - physician, from Istria
• Zvonimir Šeparović - lawyer, (victimology)
• Ante Šercer - physician
• Vladimir Sertic - microbiologist
• Andrija Štampar - physician, diplomat
• Ivan Supek - physicist, philosopher
• Vladimir Varicak - mathematician, physicist
• Filip Vezdin - indologist
• Mirko Vidaković - forester, botanist
• Robert Visiani - climatolog
• Nikola Vitov Gučetić - statesmen, philosopher, science writer
• Faust Vrančić - philosopher, thinker
• Josip Vucetic - criminologist, anthropologist
• Vladimir Vranić - mathematician
• Vladimir Žerjavić - statistician, economist

• Ivo Andrić - literature
• Vladimir Prelog - chemistry
• Lavoslav Ružička - chemistry

List of Croats - Music

• Julije Bajamonti - composer
• Zlatko Baloković - violinist
• Blagoje Bersa - composer
• Philip Bracanin - composer from Australia
• Silvio Bombardelli - composer
• Pavle Dešpalj - conductor
• Valter Dešpalj - cellist
• Jakov Gotovac - composer
• Tvrtko Hrelec - composer
• Sena Jurinac - opera singer
• Antonio Janigro - cellist from Italy
• Josip Klima - violinist
• Franjo Krežma - violinist
• Vatroslav Lisinski - composer
• Ivo Maček - pianist
• Lovro Matačić - conductor
• Zinka Kunc-Milanov - soprano
• Maksim Mrvica - pianist
• Gertruda Munitic - soprano
• Tomislav Mužek - tenor
• Tino Pattiera - soprano
• Maja Strozzi-Pecić - soprano
• Boris Papandopulo - composer, conductor
• Ivo Pogorelić - pianist
• Ema Pukšec (Ilma De Murska) - opera singer
• Ruža Pospiš-Baldani - mezzo-soprano
• Marijana Radev - soprano
• Gustav Rathe- pianist
• Vladimir Ružđak - baritone
• Margaret Urlich - singer from New Zealand
• Luka Sorkočević - composer
• Josip Štolcer-Slavenski - composer
• Stjepan Šulek - composer
• Franz von Suppé - composer (of Belgian descent)
• Vjekoslav Šutej - conductor
• Ivo Tijardović - composer
• Milka Trnina - soprano
• Ivan Zajc - composer
• Branimir Krstic - guitarist, composer

• Sandra Nasic - lead singer at band Guano Apes
• Tony Croatto - musician
• Nenad Bach - usician, composer, singer
• Arsen Dedić - composer and singer
• Veljko Despot - discographer
• Darko Domijan - singer
• Oliver Dragojević - singer
• Doris Dragovic - singer
• Sergio Endrigo - singer
• Nikica Kalogjera - composer
• Tereza Kesovija - singer
• Mate Miso Kovac - singer
• Josipa Lisac - singer, AKA Josephine Fox
• Michael (Miljenko) Matijevic - singer (Steelheart (band) (rock))
• Helen Merill, Jelena Ana Milčetić - Jazz artist
• Krist Novoselic - rock musician (Nirvana)
• Gabi Novak - singer
• Ferdo Pomykalo - composer, conductor
• Marko Perkovic- Thompson - rock singer
• Dunja Rajter - singer
• Riva - Pop group, Eurovision song contest winers 1989.
• Ivo Robić - singer
• Ivica Šerfezi - singer
• Branimir Johnny Stulic - composer and singer
• Saša, Tin i Kedžo - first Croatian boy band
• Marko Tomasović - composer
• Siniša Vuco - singer
• Vice Vukov - singer

List of Croats - Literature

• Ivo Andric -writer (also considered Serb)
• Ivan Aralica - writer
• Baltazar Bogišić - writer, jurist, scientist
• Milan Begović - writer
• Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić - writer
• Mile Budak - writer
• Viktor Emin - writer, from Istria
• Slavenka Drakulić - writer, journalist
• Marin Držić - writer
• Ksaver Šandor Gjalski - writer
• Ivan Dživo Gundulić - poet (Ragusian)
• Tatjana Jambrišak - writer
• Janko Polić Kamov - avant-garde writer
• Ante Kovačić - writer
• Ivan Goran Kovačić - poet
• Josip Kozarac - writer
• Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević - poet
• Miroslav Krleža - novelist
• Eugen Kumičić - writer, from Istria
• Tomislav Ladan -writer
• Hanibal Lucić - writer
• Darko Macan - writer
• Ranko Marinković - writer
• Marko Marulić - writer
• Mijo Mirković - writer, economist
• Antun Gustav Matoš - poet
• Ivan Mažuranić - poet
• Vjenceslav Novak - writer
• Vlatko Pavletić - theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician
• Dalibor Perković - writer
• Petar Preradović - poet
• Paula Preradović - poet
• Matija Antun Relković -writer
• Dinko Šimunović - writer
• Edo Stojčić - writer, journalist
• August Šenoa - writer
• Dragutin Tadijanović - poet
• Ante Tomić - writer
• Josip Eugen Tomić - writer
• Dubravka Ugrešić - writer
• Tin Ujević - poet
• Ivo Vojnović - writer
• Stanko Vraz - poet, ethnic Slovenian
• Nikola Zrinski (grandson) - poet, philosopher, soldier
• Aleksandar Žiljak - writer

List of Croats - Business

• John Blazevic - Contessa Shrimp
• Stephen Boskovich - Boskovich Farms
• Stipe Bubalo - Bubalo Construction
• Victor Grinich - Fairchild Semiconductor
• Ilija Letica - Letica Corporation
• Andronico Luksic - Antofagasta PLC
• Anthony Maglica - Maglite
• Antony Lucich-Lucas engineer, Crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil - Texaco
• Boris Mikšić - Cortec Corporation
• Marko Narančić - Nalley’s Potato Chips
• Jack Pandol - Pandol Brothers
• Mario Puretic - inventor, businessman
• Tadich Grill - oldest rest't in California 1800s
• Jure Sola - Sanmina coorporation
• Jay Kordich - Juiceman Juicers

List of Croats - Exploration

• Joža Horvat - adventurer, writer
• Ivica Frković - explorer
• Stjepan Glavač- explorer, geographer
• Luka Jurisich - explorer
• Joseph Kundek - explorer, missionary
• Ferdinand Konščak - explorer
• Dragutin Lerman - explorer
• Željko Malnar - explorer, producer
• Dominis John Owen - explorer
• Vinko Palatin - explorer, missionary, writer
• Marco Polo - explorer from Curzola/Korčula, ethnic Italian
• Tibor Sekelj - explorer
• Mirko and Stjepan Seljan - explorers
• Ignacije Szentmartony - explorer, Jesuit, astronomer
• Ivan Visin - explorer

List of Croats - Military

• Svetozar Boroević von Bojna - Austro-Hungarian General (ethnic Serb)
• Rahim Ademi - soldier (ethnic Albanian)
• Janko Bobetko - soldier
• Viktor Bubanj - soldier
• Ante Gotovina - soldier
• Matija Gubec - rebel leader
• Mirko Norac - soldier
• Michael J. Novosel - soldier
• Franjo barun Trenk - soldier, musician
• Petar Zrinski - soldier
• Lothar Rendulic - soldier
• Stracevich - one of many Croat origin Anzacs
• Andrijica Šimić

List of Croats - Politics

• Nick Begich - US politician
• Michael Bilandic - US politician
• Mate Boban - politician
• Josip Broz - Tito - politician and guerilla leader
• Ivana Dulić-Marković - Minister of Agriculture in Government of Serbia
• Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović - politician and diplomat
• Mate Granić - politician
• Alejandro Jadresic - Chilean politician
• Josip Jelačić - politician, soldier
• Dennis Kucinich - US politician
• John Kasich - US politician
• Stipe Mesić - politician
• Frank Mahovlich - Canadian politician and ice hockey player
• Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich - President of Costa Rica 1962-1966
• Ante Pavelić - politician, Ustasha leader
• Rose Perica Mofford - US politician
• Rudy Perpich - US politician
• Ivica Račan - politician
• George Radanovich - US politician
• Stjepan Radić - politician
• Ivo Sanader - politician
• Ante Starčević - politician
• Michael Anthony Stepovich - former governor of Alaska
• Milan Sufflay - politician, historian
• Gojko Šušak - politician
• Vladimir Seks - current Croatian parliament president
• Radomiro Tomic - Chilean politician
• Zlatko Tomčić - politician
• Ante Trumbić - politician
• Franjo Tuđman - politician
• Miomir Žužul - politician and diplomat

List of Croats - Religion

• August Kazotic - archbishop
• Alojzije Stepinac - archbishop
• Matija Vlačić Ilirik - protestant reformer
• Leopold Mandic - saint
• Ivan Merz - beatified
• Grgur Ninski - bishop
• Marija Petković - a beatified nun
• Nikola Tavelic - saint
• Miroslav Volf - Christian theologian
• Marko Krizevcanin - saint

List of Croats - Heroism

• Ivan Vranetic

List of Croats - Sport

see list of Croatian Sports Players

• Mario Andretti - Formula 1 race car driver, from Istria
• Mario Ančić - tennis player
• Aljoša Asanović - football player
• Bill Belichick - NFL
• Đurđica Bjedov - swimmer
• Miroslav "Ćiro" Blažević - football manager
• Andrew Bogut - basketball player
• Alen Bokšić - football player
• Ozren Bonačić - waterpolo
• Tamara Boroš - table tennis player
• Bruno Bulić - cyclist
• Zvonimir Boban - football player
• Mark Bosnich - football player
• Frano Botica - dual rugby union player and rugby league player
• Perica Bukić - waterpolo player
• Stjepan Bozic- reigning WBF boxing champion
• Zlatko Cajkovski - football player
• George Chuvalo - boxing champion
• Krešimir Ćosić - basketball player
• David Diehl - American football player
• Danny Crnkovich - rugby league player
• Žarko Dolinar - table tennis player
• Duje Draganja - swimmer; 50 m freestyle Olympic silver 2004.
• Stipe Drvis- reigning EBF european champion
• Mirko Filipovic - Kickboxer and Mixed Martial Artist
• Gary Gabelich - experimental car driver
• Elvis Grbac - American football player
• Ivan Henjak - rugby league player
• Matt Henjak - rugby union player
• Ico Hitrec - football player
• Hrvoje Horvat - handball player
• Zlatan Ibrahimović- football player (Bosniak father)
• Goran Ivanišević - tennis player (Serb mother)
• Robert Jarni - football player
• Vinko Jelovac - basketball player
• Željko Jerkov - basketball player
• Drazen Jerkovic - football player. Top scorer at EURO 1960, and WC 1962.
• Mario Kasun - NBA player
• Janica Kostelic - World ski champion, gold Olympic medall winer
• Ivica Kostelic - world ski champion ( slalom )
• Toni Kukoc - NBA player, 3 times NBA champion
• Dražen Ladić - football goalman
• Ivan Ljubicic - tennis player ( Top 10 )Davis Cup champion 2005 (Bosniak mother)
• George Mikan - one of the best NBA players of all time
• Frank Mahovlich - NHL hockey player
• Iva Majoli - tennis player, Roland Garros winer 1997.
• Zeljko Mavrovic - boxing champion
• Mate Parlov - former boxing world champion
• Dado Prso - football player
• Drazen Petrovic - famous basketball player (father Montenegrian of Serb ethnic origin)
• Zoran Planinic - NBA player
• Ante Razov - MLS soccer player
• Joe Sakic - NHL hockey player
• Nikola "Plucky" Dragin - All Star AYSO Goalkeeper
• John Kordic - NHL Hockey Player
• Dan Kordic - NHL Hockey Player
• Niki Pilic - tennis coach, 4 times Davis Cup winner
• Žan Tabak- basketball player, NBA champion 1994, 1995.
• Josip Josko Skoblar - european football golden boot 1974.
• Davor Suker - Top scorer, football WC 1998,
• Bruno Sundov - NBA player
• Stojko Vrankovic - NBA player
• Bernard Vukas - football player

List of Croats - Infamy

• Ante Pavelić - Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia and war criminal
• Andrija Artuković - minister in the government Independent State of Croatia and war criminal
• Mile Budak - minister in the government of Independent State of Croatia
• Miroslav Filipović - commander of the army
• Jure Francetić - commander in the army
• Maks Luburić - commander of the army
• Ljubo Miloš - secret police chief, war criminal
• Slavko Stanzer - commander in the army
• Joe "Pegleg" Morgan - originator of mexican mafia
• Gerardo Colazio - war criminal, serial killer, mobster

List of Croats - Other

People born in Illyria or the subsequent Roman province, now part of Croatia, before the Great Migrations and the arrival of Croats and other Slavs:

• Diocletian - Roman emperor from Dalmatia, Split
• Jerome, St. Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius - born at Stridon, Istria (then Pannonia - often missclassified as being in present-day Dalmatia]
• Saint Marinus - builder of San Marino, from Rab
• Valentinian I - Roman emperor from Pannonia
• Valens - Roman emperor from Pannonia
• Pope John IV - pope from Zadar/Dalmatia

People with less direct Croatian ancestry:

• Diego Maradona - football player, Croatian grandmother from Kvarner
• John Malkovich - actor, grandparents from Croatia (Ozalj)

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

• Néstor Kirchner Ostoić - president of Argentina, Croatian mother
• Ivan Gašparovič - president of Slovakia, native Croatian
• Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić - former president of Costa Rica, both parents

People with less certain Croatian ancestry:

• Joseph Haydn - composer (see Haydn and Croatian folk music)
• Emile Zola - writer
• Pope Sixtus V - pope Croatian, real name, Srecko Peric

Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Croats", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki