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List Of Bosnian Americans
This is a list of notable Bosnian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. Art * Adi Granov, comic book artist * Endi E. Poskovic, artist and printmaker Literature * Aleksandar Hemon, fiction writer * Téa Obreht, novelist * Semir Osmanagić, writer * Sasha Skenderija, poet Film * Miraj Grbić, actor * Karl Malden (1912-2009), actor * Sulejman Medenčević, cinematographer * Harun Mehmedinović, director, screenwriter and photographer * Ivana Miličević, actor * Tinka Milinović, television personality * Sunny Suljic, actor and skateboarder * Sabina Vajrača, film director and film producer Music * Kemal Gekić, pianist * Flory Jagoda (1923-2021), guitarist, composer and singer * Vuk Kulenovic, composer * Mladen Milicevic, composer and professor of music Politics * Anesa Kajtazovic, Iowa State Representative and first Bosnian-American elected official * Muhamed Sacirbey, businessman, lawyer, and form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bosnian Americans
Bosnian Americans are Americans whose ancestry can be traced to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The vast majority of Bosnian Americans immigrated to the United States during and after the Bosnian War which lasted from 1992–95. Nevertheless, many Bosnians immigrated to the United States as early as the 19th century. The largest Bosnian American population can be found in St. Louis, Missouri, which boasts the largest number of Bosnians in the world outside Europe. While official census reports from the 2010 Census indicate that there are 125,793 Bosnian-Americans in U.S., it is estimated that as of 2020 there are some 350,000 Americans of full or partial Bosnian descent living in the country. Demography According to estimates from the American Community Survey for 2015 - 2019, there were 103,900 immigrants from Bosnia Herzegovina. The top counties of residence were: 1) Cook County, Illinois - 7,100 2) Saint Louis County, Missouri - 6,400 3) Polk County, Iowa - 4,000 4) Maricopa Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vuk Kulenovic
Vuk Kulenovic (21 July 1946 – 10 April 2017) was a Serbian contemporary composer and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught counterpoint, orchestration and directed study at Berklee College of Music. He composed and had commissions from around the world. His influences were wide-ranging, including jazz, Indian ragas, Balkan folk music, rock and many other contemporary styles. He wrote over 100 works for symphony orchestra, solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choral and vocal pieces, ballet, and scores for film and stage music. Life Early Years Vuk was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia in 1946 as the son of Skender Kulenović. He studied piano and composition at Ljubljana Academy of Music with Alojz SrebotnjakBalkan Development Bio of Vuk Kulenovic in Slovenia and later at |
Baggio Husidić
Baggio may refer to: Given name * Baggio Hušidić (born 1987), Bosnian-American association football midfielder * Baggio Leung (born 1986), Hong Kong activist and politician * Baggio Rakotoarisoa (born 1996), Malagasy football player * Baggio Rakotonomenjanahary (born 1991), Malagasy football player * Baggio Wallenburg (born 1999), Dutch football player Surname * Dino Baggio, Italian footballer * Eddy Baggio, footballer * Fabio Baggio (1965), Italian priest of the Scalabrinian Missionaries * Roberto Baggio, Italian footballer * Sebastiano Baggio, Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church * Anselmo da Baggio, Pope Alexander II Other * Baggio (district of Milan) ** Baggio Cemetery * Baggio Il Gallo, a single-seat Italian aircraft * Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome The Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome , formerly known as the Brazilian Lyme-like disease and Brazilian human borreliosis, is a disease transmitted by the '' Amblyomma cajennense'' tick, but the organism that causes the infection ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adnan Hodzic
Adnan ( ar, عدنان, 'adnān) is the traditional ancestor of the Adnanite Arabs of Northern, Western, Eastern and Central Arabia, as opposed to the Qahtanite Arabs of Southern Arabia who descend from Qahtan. His ancestry can be traced back to Abraham and from there to Adam and Noah. Origin According to tradition, Adnan is the father of a group of the Ishmaelite Arabs who inhabited West and Northern Arabia; he is a descendant of Ishmael, son of Abraham. Adnan is believed by genealogists to be the father of many Ishmaelite tribes along the Western coast of Arabia, Northern Arabia and Iraq. Many family trees have been presented by Adnan, which did not agree about the number of ancestors between Ishmael and Adnan but agreed about the names and number of the ancestors between Adnan and the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The overwhelming majority of traditions and Muslim scholars state that Adnan is a descendant of Qedar the son of Ishmael, except for Ibn Ishaq who claimed that Adn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alen Hadzic
Alen Hadzic (Alen Hadžić; born November 15, 1991) is an American former épée fencer. In 2023, he was ranked 361st in the world in men's epee. He had attended Montclair High School (New Jersey), Montclair High School and Columbia University, competing for the fencing teams at both schools. A Title IX complaint of sexual abuse was lodged against him with the university, and after an investigation Hadzic was suspended by Columbia University for one year, and barred from the fencing team. Though he was banned from representing Columbia University, he wasn’t banned from fencing at large, and Hadzic went on to coach boys and girls on the Tappan Zee High School fencing team. In 2013 the lawyer for the woman who was the victim in Hadzic's Title IX case urged USA Fencing to bar Hadzic from competitions, referring to him as a "known rapist" and noting his suspension, but USA Fencing CEO Kris Ekeren asserted that Hadzic hadn’t violated any of USA Fencing's policies. In June 2021, afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Garza
Luka H. Garza (born December 27, 1998) is an American-Bosnian professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Iowa Wolves of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeyes, where he was the consensus pick for national college player of the year for the 2020–21 season. As a junior, he was named a consensus first-team All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year. Garza played for Maret School in his hometown of Washington, D.C. Early life and high school career Garza grew up in Reston, Virginia, a suburb of Washington, D.C. He learned to play basketball from his father, Frank, who played for Idaho. Garza watched video tapes that his father collected of former National Basketball Association (NBA) post players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and attempted to recreate their moves. He stood as a freshman attending Maret School in Washington, D.C., but was not able to dunk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amer Delić
Amer Delić (; born June 30, 1982) is a Bosnian American former professional tennis player. He is a former captain and member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team. Delić was born in Tuzla, then in Yugoslavia, now in the northeastern part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 1996, his family emigrated to Jacksonville, Florida where he attended Samuel W. Wolfson High School, a public high school with the largest Bosnian population in Florida. Representing the United States as a tour player until 2009, he then began representing his country of birth, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and was a member of its Davis Cup team. Career Delić played High School Tennis at Wolfson High in Jacksonville, Florida. It was here that he won a State Championship. Delić played collegiate tennis at the University of Illinois. At Illinois he won both the NCAA Division I singles and team championships in 2003. In Grand Slams, Delić's best singles performance was to reach the third round at the 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirsad Bektic
Mirsad is a masculine given name of classical Arabic origin, meaning "watch tower". It is a fairly common name among South Slavs of Muslim heritage. The feminine version is ''Mirsada''. People named Mirsad include: * Mirsad Bektić, Bosnian-American mix martial artist * Mirsad Baljić, Yugoslav footballer * Mirsad Bektašević, Swedish Islamist * Mirsad Bešlija, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Fazlagić, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Hibić, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Huseinovic, American soccer player * Mirsad Jonuz, Macedonian footballer * Mirsad Mijadinoski, Macedonian footballer * Mirsad Terzić, Bosnian footballer * Mirsad Türkcan, Turkish basketball player of Bosnian/Serbian origin * Mirsada Burić, Bosnian long-distance runner, famous for training under sniper fire in the streets of Sarajevo for the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Bates
Nina Bates (pronounced BAH-tes) (born May 26, 1985 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnians, Bosnian former competitive figure skater. She is the 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian and Herzegovinian national champion. She is the first single skater to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in an ISU Championship, which she achieved at the 2003 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. She moved from Sarajevo to the United States at age nine because of the Bosnian War. Programs Competitive highlights * WD = Withdrawn References * Bates Becomes First Skater for Bosnia-Herzegovina 1985 births Bosnia and Herzegovina figure skaters Sportspeople from Sarajevo Living people Bosnia and Herzegovina emigrants to the United States {{Europe-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esmir Bajraktarevic
Esmir Bajraktarevic (born March 10, 2005) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. Professional career Bajraktarevic moved from Wisconsin to Foxborough, Massachusetts to join the Revolution Academy in August 2021. He signed a professional contract with New England Revolution II on November 18, 2021. He signed a homegrown contract with the first team on May 23, 2022. In doing so he became the 9th homegrown player to sign for the Revolution first team, and the first from the club's residency program. Esmir made his Major League Soccer, MLS debut on August 17, 2022, appearing as a second-half substitute in a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC. He'd make his first start three days later on August 20, 2022, in the Revolution's 4-0 loss to CF Montréal. Esmir spent the 2022 MLS offseason training with AZ Alkmaar. He scored his first professional goal, a 78th minute equalizer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amar Alibegović
Amar Alibegović (born 31 March 1995) is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Çağdaş Bodrumspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He is the son of Teoman Alibegović, a former basketball player. Professional career Virtus Roma (2018–2020) In 2018, after four years with the St. John Red Storm in New York, Alibegović signed with Virtus Roma in the Serie A2 Basket. At the end of the season, the team was promoted in LBA. In the 2019–20 LBA season, Alibegović scored more than 10 points and collected almost 7 rebounds per game, however, in March 2020, the season ended due to the COVID-19 pandemic which heavily affected the country. Virtus Bologna (2020–2022) On 27 May 2020, he signed with Virtus Bologna, one of the most important teams in the league. After having knocked out 3–0 both Basket Treviso in the quarterfinals and New Basket Brindisi in the semifinals, on 11 June 2021, Virtus defeated 4–0 its historic rival Olimpia Milan in the national finals, wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Garza 2020
Luka may refer to: People * Luka (given name), a South Slavic masculine given name cognate of Luke, and a Japanese given name * Luka (singer), stage name of Brazilian singer and songwriter Luciana Karina Santos de Lima (born 1979) * Luka Keʻelikōlani (1826–1883), Hawaiian princess and governor Places Bosnia and Herzegovina * Luka, Ilijaš, a village * Luka, Srebrenica, a village * Luka, Bosansko Grahovo, a village * Luka, Konjic, a village * Luka, Gacko, a village * Luka, Srebrenik, a village * Luka, Nevesinje, a village Croatia * Luka, Dubrovnik-Neretva County, a village near Ston * , a village near Sali * Luka, Zagreb County, a village and a municipality near Zaprešić * Luka, Vrbovec, a village near Vrbovec Czech Republic * Luka (Prague Metro), a metro station in Prague * Luka (Česká Lípa District), a municipality and village * , a village and part of Verušičky * Luká, a municipality and village in Olomouc District * Luka nad Jihlavou, a market town in J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
