List of Bosnia and Herzegovina people explained
This is a list of notable people of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The people of Bosnia and Herzegovina are known by the demonym "Bosnians", which includes people belonging to the three main constituent groups (Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs).
Arts
Fine arts
See also: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina women artists.
Architecture
Composition
Theatre and performing arts
Literature
See also: List of Bosnia and Herzegovina women writers.
Science and technology
Popular culture
Film, radio and television
- Aida Begić – film director
- Ademir Kenović – film director and producer François Chalais Prize
- Adnan Hasković – actor
- Bekim Fehmiu – actor
- Danis Tanović – Academy Award, Golden Globe, Berlin Film Festival, Cannes Film Festival-winning director and screenwriter
- Haris Pašović – theatre and film director
- Emir Kusturica – film director, two time Palme d'Or winner
- Hajrudin Krvavac – film director
- Harun Mehmedinović – filmmaker, photographer, author
- Ivana Miličević – actress, notable appearances in Seinfeld, Felicity, among others
- Jasmila Žbanić – film director, Academy Award nominee, BAFTA nominee, 2006 Golden Bear winner
- Jasmin Dizdar – film director
- Karl Malden – actor, Oscar winner, and the former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His family originates from Bileća.
- Nenad Dizdarević – film director
- Pjer Žalica – film director
- Srđan Vuletić – filmmaker
- Tarik Filipović – actor
- Vehid Gunić – TV presenter
- Zaim Topčić – editor of the Sarajevo radio station
- Zlatko Topčić – screenwriter
Music
- Adi Lukovac – musician, music producer, founder of band Adi Lukovac & Ornamenti
- Alen Islamović – musician, one-time frontman of Divlje Jagode i Bijelo Dugme
- Aljoša Buha – member of the original line-up of Crvena Jabuka, killed in a car accident
- Alma Čardžić – pop singer
- Amila Glamočak – pop singer, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest
- Beba Selimović – sevdalinka singer
- Boris Novković – singer and songwriter
- Brano Likić – composer and founder of Rezonansa
- Dado Džihan – composer, producer, one-time member of Zabranjeno pušenje and Top lista nadrealista
- Davor Badrov – singer
- Davorin Popović – singer and frontman of Indexi
- Deen – former leader of the boyband Seven Up, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest
- Dejan Matić – folk singer
- Damir Imamović – sevdalinka singer
- Dina Bajraktarević – sevdalinka and folk singer
- Dino Merlin – pop singer, songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest
- DJ Krmak – singer
- Dražen Ričl a.k.a. Zijo – original frontman for Crvena Jabuka
- Dražen Žerić a.k.a. Žera – original member of Crvena Jabuka and its current frontman
- Duško Kuliš – folk singer
- Edo Maajka – rapper, leader of rap group Disciplinska komisija
- Elvir Laković Laka, rock music singer, songwriter
- Esad Plavi – pop-folk singer
- Goran Bregović – musician and composer, founder of Bijelo Dugme
- Hakala – folk singer
- Halid Bešlić – folk singer
- Hanka Paldum – sevdalinka singer
- Haris Džinović – folk singer
- Hajrudin Varešanović – a.k.a. Hari Mata Hari pop singer and songwriter, represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest finishing third
- Himzo Polovina – sevdalinka singer
- Igor Vukojević – singer
- Indira Radić – folk singer
- Jadranka Stojaković – pop singer
- Jasmin Muharemović – pop-folk singer
- Jura Stublić – rock singer
- Kemal Malovčić – popular Bosnian etno-psyhodelic singer
- Kemal Monteno – singer, musician, and songwriter
- Kornelije Kovač – composer, musician, member of the original line-up of Indexi, founder of Korni grupa
- Lepa Brena – pop-folk singer
- Marinko Rokvić – folk singer
- Mate Bulić – pop-folk singer
- Maya Berović – pop star
- Meho Puzić – sevdalinka-folk singer
- Mile Kitić – turbofolk singer
- Miloš Bojanić – pop-folk singer
- Mirsada Bajraktarević – singer
- Mitar Mirić – singer
- Mladen Vojičić Tifa – singer
- Nada Mamula – sevdalinka singer
- Nada Topčagić – singer
- Nadja Benaissa – singer
- Nedeljko Bajić Baja – singer
- Nenad Janković – musician, original frontman of Zabranjeno pušenje, original member of the Top lista nadrealista line-up
- Nikša Bratoš – composer, producer, one-time member of Rezonansa and Valentino, member of Crvena Jabuka
- Nino Rešić – singer
- Osman Hadžić – folk singer
- Safet Isović – sevdalinka singer
- Sanja Maletić – pop-folk singer
- Saša Lošić – singer, composer and founder of the Plavi orkestar band
- Saša Matić – folk singer
- Sead Lipovača – original member of Divlje Jagode
- Sejo Sexon, – founder of Zabranjeno pušenje and current frontman of the Zagreb-based post-war line-up
- Seka Aleksić – pop-folk singer
- Selma Bajrami – folk singer
- Šemsa Suljaković, folk singer
- Šerif Konjević – folk singer
- Silvana Armenulić, folk and sevdalinka singer
- Tifa – singer and musician
- Tomo Miličević – guitarist for Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Vesna Pisarović – pop singer
- Vladimir Savčić Čobi – singer
- Zaim Imamović – sevdalinka singer
- Zdravko Čolić – pop singer
- Željko Bebek – musician and singer
- Željko Samardžić – pop-rock singer
Politicians and historical figures
Medieval
- 14th century Vojvoda Bogut – first known ancestor of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, royal Family of Montenegro, ruler of Jablan Grad, near present-day Ugljevik, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 14th century Đurađ Bogutović – son of Vojvoda Bogut and the 14th century nobleman, grandfather of Herak Heraković, the founding father of the Petrović-Njegoš and Heraković-Popović families of the Njeguši tribe
- 1154–1163 Ban Borić
- Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić – Bosnian Duke, founder of the town of Jajce
- 1172–1204 Ban Kulin
- 1204–1232 Stjepan Kulinić
- 1232–1253 Matej Ninoslav
- 1254–1287 Prijezda I
- 1287–1290 Prijezda II
- 1267–1313 Stjepan I Kotromanić
- 1314–1353 Stjepan II Kotromanić
- 1353–1366 & 1367–zaljke
- 1391 Tvrtko I of Bosnia
- 1366–1367 Stjepan Vuk
- 1391–1395 Stephen Dabiša of Bosnia
- 1398–1404 & 1409–1418 Stephen Ostoja of Bosnia
- 1404–1409 & 1421–1433 & 1435–1442 Tvrtko II of Bosnia
- 1461–1463 Stephen Tomašević
- Elizabeth of Bosnia
- Dorothea of Bulgaria
- Dorothy Garai
- Jelena Gruba
- Jelena Nelipčić
- Katarina Kosača
- Kujava
- Mary of Serbia
- Vitača
- Sandalj Hranić, Sandalj Hranić Kosača, 1370–1435 – medieval nobleman from the House of Kosača
- Stjepan Vukčić Kosača a.k.a. Duke of Saint Sava Herceg Stjepan Kosača, Vojvoda of Hum (Herzegovina) – father of Bosnian Queen, Katarina Kosača Kotromanić
- Vlatko Vuković, Vlatko Vuković Kosača, died 1392 – medieval nobleman from the House of Kosača
Ottoman rule 1463–1878
Austro-Hungarian occupation 1878–1918
Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1918–1941
World War II
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1943–1991
Presidents of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1943–1990
- Kecmanović, Vojislav Đedo – (25 November 1943 – November 1946)
- Pucar, Đuro Stari – (November 1946 – September 1948)
- Šegrt, Vlado – (September 1948 – March 1953)
- Pucar, Đuro Stari – (December 1953 – June 1963)
- Dugonjić, Rato – (June 1963 – 1967)
- Bijedić, Džemal – (1967–1971)
- Pozderac, Hamdija – (1971 – May 1974)
- Dugonjić, Rato – (May 1974 – April 1978)
- Dizdarević, Raif – (April 1978 – April 1982)
- Mikulić, Branko – (April 1982 – 26 April 1984)
- Renovica, Milanko – (26 April 1984 – 26 April 1985.)
- Mesihović, Munir – (26 April 1985 – April 1987)
- Andrić, Mato – (April 1988 – April 1989)
- Filipović, Nikola – (April 1988 – April 1989)
- Piljak, Obrad – (April 1989 – December 1990)
Prime ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina 1945–1990
- Čolaković, Rodoljub – (27 April 1945 – September 1948)
- Pucar, Đuro Stari – (September 1948 – December 1953)
- Humo, Avdo – (December 1953 – 1956)
- Karabegović, Osman – (1956–1963)
- Brkić, Hasan – (1963–1965)
- Kolak, Rudi – (1965–1967)
- Mikulić, Branko – (1967–1969)
- Kosovac, Dragutin – (1969 – April 1974)
- Renovica, Milanko – (April 1974 – 28 April 1982)
- Maglajlija, Seid – (28 April 1982 – 28 April 1984)
- Ubiparip, Gojko – (28 April 1984 – April 1986)
- Lovrenović, Josip – (April 1986 – April 1988)
Bosnia presidents since 1990
Other political figures since 1943
- Adnan Terzić – politician, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Boris Tadić – President of the Republic of Serbia
- Cvijetin Mijatović a.k.a. Majo – politician and one-time President of the Collective Presidency of the SFR Yugoslavia
- Irfan Ljubijankić – surgeon, composer, politician and diplomat
- Jovan Divjak – general of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the 1992–1995 war, poet
- Mladen Ivanić – politician and diplomat
- Nikola Špirić – politician, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Stjepan Šiber – Deputy Commander of the B&H Army during the 1992–1995 conflict
- Vladimir Dedijer – Partisan fighter, politician, and historian
- Zlatko Lagumdžija – politician and diplomat
- Zoran Đinđić – prime minister of the Republic of Serbia, Mayor of Belgrade, and the philosopher
Sportspeople
Team sports
- Basketball
- Football
Foreign footballers of Bosnian origin
– Australia national team
- Eli Babalj – forward for Adelaide United and the Australia national team
- Dino Djulbic – defender for Perth Glory and formerly the Australia national team
– Austria national team
– Croatia national team
– Germany national team
- Marko Marin – midfielder Sevilla and Germany national team
– Serbia national team
– Slovenia national team
– Sweden national team
– Switzerland national team
- Handball
- Volleyball
- Tijana Bošković, Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist
- Đorđe Đurić, Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist
- Brankica Mihajlović, Serbia national team player, Olympic medalist
- Jelena Blagojević, Serbia national team player
- Aleksandar Okolić, Serbia national team player
- Adis Lagumdžija, Turkish national team player
- Meliha Smajlović, Turkey national team player
- Sanja Starović, Serbia national team player
- Saša Starović, Serbia national team player
- Water polo
Individual sports
- Athletics
- Chess
- Martial arts/boxing
- Anton Josipović – boxing, light heavyweight gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Marijan Beneš – boxing, gold medal at the 1973 European Championship
- Tomislav Krizmanić – boxing, bronze medal at the 1953 European Championship
- Memnun Hadžić – boxing, bronze medal at the 2008 European championship
- Hamid Guska – boxing coach
- Almedin Fetahović – boxing
- Adnan Ćatić – boxing, reigning IBF world champion, former WBO champion, and a two time former WBA champion
- Jasmin Hasić – super heavyweight boxing best known for winning bronze medal at the European Junior Championships 2007 in Sombor
- Mirsad Bektić – mixed martial artist
- Arian Sadiković – pro. welterweight Kickboxer
- Amer Hrustanović – wrestler
- Amel Mekić – judo, European champion
- Larisa Cerić – judo, European championship medalist
- Davor Vlaškovac – judo, European championship medalist
- Zoran Prerad – taekwondo, European champion
- Nedžad Husić – taekwondo, 5th place at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Arnela Odžaković – karate, two silver medals at the European Championships
- Dževad Poturak – retired super heavyweight kickboxer and former WKA European Champion and K-1 Fighting Network Prague 2007 tournament Champion
- Tennis
- Other
- Lana Pudar, swimmer
- Almir Velagić, weightlifter
- Nedžad Fazlija, sports shooter
- Andrea Arsović, sports shooter
- Bojan Tokič, table tennis player
- Jasna Fazlić, table tennis player
- Lejla Njemčević, cross-country and mountain bike cyclist
- Michi Halilović, skeleton racer
- Milenko Zorić, canoer
- Radoje Đerić, rower
- Dino Beganovic, racing driver
- Srećko Pejović, sports shooter
- Velimir Stjepanović, swimmer
- Veselin Petrović, cyclist
Religion
- Makarije Sokolović, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1557–1571)
- Antonije Sokolović, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1571–1575)
- Gerasim Sokolović, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1575–1586)
- Savatije Sokolović, Serbian Patriarch (s. 1587)
- Gavrilo II, Serbia Patriarch (s. 1752)
- Basil of Ostrog (1610–1671), Orthodox bishop of Zahumlje
- Visarion, Orthodox metropolitan of Herzegovina (s. 1590–1602)
- Savatije Ljubibratić, Orthodox metropolitan of Zahumlje and Dalmatia (s. 1693–1716)
- Nićifor Dučić (1832–1900), Orthodox theologian, historian, philologist and writer
- Jovica Ilić (fl. 1834–), Orthodox priest, rebel leader
- Pavle Tvrtković (fl. 1834–51), Orthodox priest, served at the Serbia court
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Other prominent people
- Adil Zulfikarpašić – businessman, one-time politician, and philanthropist, founder of the Bosniak Institute in Sarajevo
- Alija Sirotanović – Bosnia coal-miner, worker-hero, his face was on the 10 and 20000 dinar banknotes
- Boris Tadić – President of Serbia
- Branko Crvenkovski – Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009.
- Emerik Blum – founder of Energoinvest, former Mayor of Sarajevo, arguably the most successful and influential businessman in the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Fikret Hodžić – Bosnia bodybuilder
- Kemal Curić – automobile designer known best for his work at Ford, where he was responsible for numerous concept and production cars
- Inga Peulich – Australia politician born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Omer Halilhodžić – automobile designer responsible for the styling of the 2004 Mitsubishi Colt, and the concept cars which preceded it: CZ2, CZ3, CZ3 cabriolet, and CZT. He has since penned the Mitsubishi Concept Sportback, and the Mitsubishi Concept X, which presages the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X production car.
- Mila Mulroney – wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada Brian Mulroney
- Tijana Arnautović – model, Miss World Canada 2004
- Vladimir Ćorović – historian
- Zoran Đinđić – former Prime Minister of Serbia
- Nijaz Ibrulj – philosopher and professor at the University of Sarajevo
- Faruk Čaklovica – Professor of Bromatology and Rector of the University of Sarajevo
- Željko Topić – Croatia civil servant and vice-president of the European Patent Office born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Semir Osmanagić – Bosnia author, businessman and pseudoarchaeologist
Infamous people
- Andrija Artuković – minister in the government of the Independent State of Croatia and war criminal
- Ante Pavelić – Ustaše leader, founder and leader of the fascist Independent State of Croatia, war criminal
- Biljana Plavšić – politician, convicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes during the Bosnian war
- Vjekoslav Luburić – Ustaše leader, commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp, war criminal
- Miroslav Filipović – Ustaše leader, commander of the Jasenovac concentration camp, and war criminal
- Momčilo Krajišnik – politician, convicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes and ethnic cleansing during the Bosnian war
- Radovan Karadžić – political leader of the Serbs during 1992–1995, indicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes and genocide, most wanted man in Europe
- Ratko Mladić – General of the Serbia Army during 1992–1995, indicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes and genocide, most wanted man in Europe alongside Karadžić
- Tihomir Blaškić – convicted of violating the laws of war, committing ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war
- Vojislav Šešelj – politician, radical extremist, Chetnik leader, indicted by the International War Tribunal for war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity during the Bosnian war
See also
Notes and References
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