Žarko ( sr-cyr, Жарко, ) is a South Slavic male given name used in former Yugoslavia. It originated in Serbia and is used predominantly by ethnic Serbs. It may refer to: * Žarko (nobleman), a 14th-century Serbian nobleman * Žarko Paspalj, Yugoslav/Serbian basketballer *

Žarko Obradović Žarko Obradović ( sr-cyr, Жарко Обрадовић, ; born 21 May 1960) is a Serbian politician who served as the minister of education from 2008 to 2013. He holds a position of Lecturer at the Megatrend University and the Dean at the Un ...

, Serbian politician *

Žarko Čabarkapa Žarko Čabarkapa ( sr-cyrl, Жарко Чабаркапа, ; born 21 May 1981) is a Montenegrin–Serbian professional basketball executive and former player who is Player personnel director at Fenerbahçe Basketball. Standing at , he played ...

, Serbian retired basketballer *

Žarko Korać Professor Žarko Korać ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко Кораћ), Ph.D. (born 9 March 1947 in Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian psychologist and politician. He teaches psychology at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy and is o ...

, Serbian psychologist and politician *

Žarko Lazetić Žarko Lazetić (; born 22 February 1982) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career In December 2006, it was announced that Lazetić agreed to join Partizan from Bežanija in the January transfer window, along with his teamm ...

, Serbian retired footballer *

Žarko Petan image:Žarko Petan (2007).jpg, Žarko Petan Žarko Petan (27 March 1929 – 2 May 2014) was a Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director. He is best known as a writer of aphorisms. Petan was born into a relatively wea ...

, Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director *

Žarko Varajić Žarko Varajić ( sr-cyr, Жарко Варајић; 26 December 1951 – 23 June 2019) was a Serbian professional basketball player and executive. He represented the Yugoslavia national team internationally. Early career Growing up in Nikšić, ...

, retired Yugoslav basketballer * Žarko Odžakov, retired Yugoslav and Australian footballer * Žarko Olarević * Žarko Laušević *

Žarko Marković (footballer) Žarko Marković ( sr-cyrl, Жapкo Mapкoвић, born 28 January 1987) is a Serbian footballer who plays for Omladinac Novi Banovci. Career On 20 December 2013, Marković signed a three-year contract with Kairat, extending his contract with Ka ...

(born 1987), Serbian footballer * Žarko Marković (handballer) (born 1986), Montenegrin-Qatari handball player *

Žarko Tomašević Žarko Tomašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жapкo Toмaшeвић, ; born 22 February 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for FC Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League as a central defender. Club career Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Y ...

* Žarko Đurović *

Žarko Potočnjak Žarko Potočnjak (3 February 1946 – 21 October 2021) was a Croatian theatre, television and film actor. Potočnjak graduated from the Zagreb Academy of Dramatic Art in 1972. Upon graduation he was hired as a regular member at the ''Komedija ...

Žarko Bulajić Žarko Bulajić (22 July 1922 in Vilusi, Nikšić, Montenegro – 1 January 2009) was the President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Soci ...

Žarko Zečević Žarko Zečević ( sr-cyr, Жарко Зечевић; born 19 January 1950) is a Serbian retired basketball player, former football administrator, and current businessman. Known by his widely used nickname Zeka, he is most notable as the contro ...

Žarko Nikolić Žarko Nikolić (; 16 October 1936 – 22 August 2011) was a Yugoslav and Serbian footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Novi Sad, Nikolić played for Vojvodina from 1954 to 1966, amassing over 200 appearances in the Yugoslav Firs ...

Žarko Dolinar Žarko Dolinar (3 July 1920 – 9 March 2003), Ph.D., was a biologist and table tennis player who won eight medals at the World Table Tennis Championships. He was born in a family of Slovene economic immigrants to Croatia. In 1939, at the age ...

Žarko Petrović Žarko Petrović (Serbian Cyrillic: Жарко Петровић, October 27, 1964 – April 2, 2007) was a Serbian volleyball player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl ...

Žarko Zrenjanin Žarko Zrenjanin "Uča" ( sr-Cyrl, Жарко Зрењанин, ; 11 September 1902 – 4 November 1942) was a partisan and National Hero of Yugoslavia. The city of Zrenjanin, in Serbia, is named after him, since 1946. Zrenjanin was born in ...

Žarko Serafimovski Žarko Serafimovski ( mk, Жарко Серафимовски; born 13 February 1971, in Skopje, SFR Yugoslavia) is a retired football midfielder from the present-day North Macedonia. International career Serafimovski made his debut for the Mac ...

Žarko Grabovač Žarko Grabovač (born 16 June 1983) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Remarkably, he also played as a centre back in the past, mainly during his stay with Fortuna Sittard. Early and personal life Born in Ruma ...

Žarko Domljan Žarko Domljan (14 September 1932 – 5 September 2020) was a Croatian politician who served as the first Speaker of the Croatian Parliament following Croatia's independence from Yugoslavia and as the 11th speaker overall. He served in this positi ...

Žarko Vekić Žarko Vekić ( sr, Жарко Векић, born May 1, 1967) is a Serbian sprint canoer who competed as an Independent Olympic Participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spa ...

Žarko Puhovski Žarko Puhovski (born 15 December 1946) is a Croatian professor, political analyst, philosopher and intellectual, former president of the Croatian Helsinki Committee. Biography Puhovski was born in Zagreb on 15 December 1946. He was born to a ...

Žarko Drašković Žarko Drašković (born 26 September 1965) is a Montenegrin football player. Drašković began his career with FK Sutjeska Nikšić. He played for S.C. Salgueiros, S.C. Beira-Mar and S.C. Farense in the Portuguese Liga. He also had a brief ...

* Žarko Belada *

Žarko Kisić Žarko ( sr-cyr, Жарко, ) is a South Slavic male given name used in former Yugoslavia. It originated in Serbia and is used predominantly by ethnic Serbs. It may refer to: *Žarko (nobleman), a 14th-century Serbian nobleman *Žarko Paspalj, Y ...

* Žarko Korać (footballer) * Zarko Kujundziski

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