Babić (

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: Бабић) is a Croatian, Bosniak and Serbian family name. It is the 3rd most frequent surname in Croatia and is derived from the common Slavic word for grandmother or old woman: baba.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, the frequency of the surname ''Babić'' was highest in

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People

Notable people with the surname include: * Alen Babić (born 1990), Croatian boxer *

Andrej Babić Andrej Babić is a Croatian songwriter who has written many Eurovision songs since 2003. He has written songs for four countries: Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia and Portugal. Eurovision Song Contest entries * Lyrics by Carlos Coel ...

, Croatian songwriter * Anto Babić (1899-1974), Bosnian historian *

Bekim Babić Bekim Babić (born 1 January 1975) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina cross-country skier. He competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De ...

(born 1975), Bosnian-Herzegovinian cross-country skier *

Branko Babić Branko "Sosa" Babić (; born 11 September 1950) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career During his playing career, Babić represented Osijek (Yugoslavia) and Beringen (Belgium) in the 1970s. He made five league appearanc ...

(born 1950), Serbian football manager and former player * Dejan Babić (born 1989), Serbian footballer *

Dragan Babić Dragan Babić (3 September 1937 – 23 July 2013) was a Serbian and Yugoslav journalist. He was born in Kruševac, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and died in Vranje, Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: ...

(1937–2013), Serbian journalist * Draginja Babić (1886-1915), Serbian doctor *

Dragutin Babić Dragutin Babić (5 November 1897 – 17 May 1945) was a Croatian footballer who represented the national team of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics. Club career He won three club titles, two with ...

(1897-1945), Croatian footballer * Dušan Babić (born 1986), Bosnian middle-distance runner * Franjo Babić (1908–1945), Croatian writer and journalist *

Golub Babić Golub Babić ( sr-cyr, Голуб Бабић; 7 September 1824 – 19 December 1910) was a Bosnian Serb guerrilla chief and one of the most prominent rebel commanders of the 1875–77 Herzegovina Uprising in the Ottoman Empire's Bosnia Vilaye ...

(1824-1910), Bosnian Serb guerilla chief * Gregory Victor Babic (born 1963), Australian author * Filip Babić (born 1995), Serbian footballer * Ilija Babić (born 2002), Serbian footballer * Ivan Babić (1904–1982), Croatian soldier * Ivan Babić (born 1981), Serbian footballer * Ivan Babić (born 1984), Croatian footballer *

Krunoslav Babić Krunoslav Babić (12 April 1875 - 4 March 1953) was a Croatian zoologist. He was born in Senj. After finishing elementary school and high school in Senj and Rijeka, he received a degree at the Department of Mathematics and Physics at the Faculty of ...

(1875–1953), Croatian zoologist * Lavra Babič (born 1987), Slovenian freestyle swimmer *

Ljubo Babić Ljubomir Tito Stjepan Babić (14 June 1890 – 14 May 1974) was a Croatian artist, museum curator and literary critic. As an artist, he worked in a variety of media including oils, tempera, watercolour, drawing, etching, and lithography. He was ...

(1890–1974), Croatian painter * Ljubomir Babić a.k.a.

Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Ksaver Šandor Gjalski (26 October 1854 – 6 February 1935) was a Croatian writer and civil servant. He was born Ljubomil Babić at Gredice, near Klanjec in Hrvatsko Zagorje into a minor aristocratic family. He finished high school in Varaž ...

(1854–1935), Croatian writer * Luka Babić (born 1991), Croatian basketball player * Luka Babić (born 1994), Montenegrin volleyball player * Mario Babić (born 1992), Croatian footballer * Mark Babic (born 1973), Australian footballer * Marko Babić (1965–2007), Croatian army officer * Marko Babić (born 1981), Croatian footballer *

Matija Babić Matija Babić (born 1978) is a Croatian journalist and entrepreneur best known for being the former editor-in-chief of the Croatian news website Index.hr. Biography As a student of University of Zagreb's Faculty of Political Sciences, Babić be ...

(born 1978), Croatian Internet journalist * Matko Babić (born 1998), Croatian footballer *

Mijo Babić Marijan Mijo Babić (1903–1941), nicknamed Giovanni, was a deputy of the Croatian fascist dictator (poglavnik ( hr, poglavni pobočnik)) Ante Pavelić, and the first commander of all concentration camps in the Independent State of Croatia. He was ...

(1903-1941), Croatian fascist soldier *

Milan Babić Milan Babić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Бабић; 25 February 1956 – 5 March 2006) was a Croatian Serb politician and war criminal who served as the first president of the Republic of Serbian Krajina, a self-proclaimed state largely populated by ...

(born 1955), Serbian footballer *

(1956–2006), Serbian leader * Milenko Babić (born 1947), Serbian politician * Milica Babić-Jovanović (1909-1968), Serbian costume designer *

Miloš Babić Miloš Babić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Бабић; born November 23, 1968) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is a 7'0" 240 lb power forward/center. He played collegiate basketball for the Tennessee Technological U ...

(1904-1968), Yugoslav artist *

(born 1968), former Serbian basketball player *

(born 1981), Bosnian-Herzegovinian footballer *

Nikola Babić Nikola Babić (5 December 1905 – 22 October 1974) was a Croatian footballer. International career He made his debut for Yugoslavia in an April 1928 friendly match against Turkey and earned a total of 3 caps scoring no goals. His final int ...

(1905-1974), Croatian footballer * Rašo Babić (born 1977), Serbian footballer * Safet Babic (born 1981), German politician of Bosnian descent * Saša Babić (born 1989), Croatian futsal player * Sava Babić (born 1934), Serbian writer * Silvija Mrakovčić, née Babić, Croatian long jumper and triple jumper * Siniša Babić (born 1991), Serbian footballer * Snežana Babić (born 1967), Serbian singer and actress *

Srđan Babić Srđan Babić ( sr-cyr, Срђан Бабић; born 22 April 1996) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish club Almería. Club career Vojvodina Babić started out at his hometown club Borac Banja Luka, before jo ...

(born 1996), Serbian footballer * Staša Babić, Serbian archaeologist * Stjepan Babić (born 1925), Croatian linguist * Stjepan Babić (born 1988), Croatian footballer * Toma Babić (c 1680-1750), Croatian writer and

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Vanja Babić Vanja Babić ( sr-cyrl, Вања Бабић, born 18 July 1981) is a Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at t ...

(born 1981), Serbian taekwondo player * Vladica Babić (born 1995), Montenegrin tennis player *

Vlado Babić Vlado Babić ( sr-cyr, Владо Бабић; born 1960) is a politician in Serbia from the country's Bunjevac community. He has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2014 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party. Private career Babi ...

(born 1960), Serbian politician *

Valentin Babić Valentin Babić (born 6 July 1981) is a Croatian retired Association football, football Defender (association football), defender, who primarily played for NK Osijek. Club career He also had a spell in Germany with amateur sides SV Hajduk Wiesb ...

(born 1981), Croatian footballer *

Zdenko Babić Zdenko Babić (born c. 1960) is a retired Croatian basketball player. He is best known for scoring 144 points in a single game, a record in FIBA-sanctioned competition. On 10 October 1985, Babić scored 144 points playing for KK Zadar in a game of ...

(born 1960), Croatian basketball player * Željko Babić (born 1972), Croatian handball coach and former player * Zeljko Babic a.k.a. Sean Babic (born 1976), former Australian footballer * Zoran Babić (born 1971), Serbian politician

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People

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