Branko (

Cyrillic script The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking co ...

: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the

former Yugoslavia The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, commonly referred to as SFR Yugoslavia or simply as Yugoslavia, was a country in Central and Southeast Europe. It emerged in 1945, following World War II, and lasted until 1992, with the breakup of Yu ...

. It is related to the names

Branimir Branimir () is a Slavic male given name. It is a combination of the ( Slavic) verb ''braniti'' ("to defend") and the noun ''mir'' ("the world" or "peace" in Old Slavic), and hence means "the one who defends the world/peace". It is especially common ...

and Branislav, and the female equivalent is

Branka Branka ( sr-cyr, Бранка) is a Serbo-Croatian female given name derived from the Slavic root ''bran'' – the same as in Branislav and Branimir – with the meaning "to defend or protect". It can also be a version of the Portuguese name '' B ...

. People named Branko include: *

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 1947), Serbian football manager *

Branko Baković Branko Baković (; born 31 August 1981) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Career After starting out at his hometown club Radnički Kragujevac, Baković was transferred to ambitious OFK Beograd i ...

(born 1981), Serbian footballer * Branko Baletić (born 1946), Serbian-Montenegrin film director and producer *

Branko Bauer Branko Bauer (18 February 1921 – 11 April 2002) was a Croatian film director. He is considered to be the leading figure of classical narrative cinema in Croatian and Yugoslav cinema of the 1950s. Early life Bauer became interested in cine ...

(1921–2002), Croatian film director *

Branko Bokun Branko Bokun (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Бокун; 28 June 1920 – 1 January 2011) was an author in the fields of sociology and psychology. Early life Bokun was born in Koljane, Croatia, a small village in the Dalmatian mountains of the ...

(1920–2011), Yugoslav-British author and journalist *

Branko Bošković Branko Bošković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Бошковић, ; born 21 June 1980) is a Montenegrin retired footballer, who is best known for playing for his legendary performances with DC United, Red Star Belgrade, Paris Saint-Germain and Rapid W ...

(born 1980), Montenegrin footballer *

Branko Bošnjak Branko Bošnjak (14 January 1923 – 18 June 1996) was a Croatian philosopher, member of the Praxis school in the former Yugoslavia. Bošnjak was a professor at the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Zagreb and for a period a head of the D ...

(1923–1996), Croatian philosopher *

(born 1955), Yugoslav footballer *

Branko Bošnjaković Branko (Franjo Marko) Bošnjaković (born 18 February 1939) is a Dutch- Croatian physicist and professional working in the field of environmental protection and sustainability. Biography Branko Bošnjaković was born in Zagreb. He studied physics ...

(born 1939), Dutch-Croatian physicist *

Branko Brnović Branko Brnović (Cyrillic: Бранко Брновић; born 8 August 1967) is a Montenegrin manager and retired professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career After making his professional debuts with local club Budu� ...

(born 1967), Montenegrin football manager * Branko Buljević (born 1947), Croatian-Australian footballer *

Branko Cikatić Branko Cikatić (4 October 1954 – 22 March 2020) was a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer, the first Croatian-born fighter to achieve international success. He was the first K-1 World Grand Prix Champion. The tournament was held on April 30, 1993 ...

(1954–2020), Croatian martial artist *

Branko Crvenkovski Branko Crvenkovski ( mk, Бранко Црвенковски, pronounced ; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, and as President of Macedonia f ...

(born 1962), Macedonian politician *

Branko Cvetković Branko Cvetković ( sr-cyr, Бранко Цветковић, born 5 March 1984) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He also represented the Serbian national team internationally. He is 2.00 m (6 ft 6 ¾ in) tall and p ...

(born 1984), Bosnian basketball player *

Branko Ćopić Branko Ćopić ( sr-cyrl, Бранко Ћопић, ; 1 January 1915 – 26 March 1984) was a Serbian, Bosnian and Yugoslavian writer. He wrote poetry, short stories and novels, and became famous for his stories for children and young adults, oft ...

(1915–1984), Yugoslav writer *

Branko Čulina Branko Culina (; born 1 October 1957 in Zadar, Socialist Republic of Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a football (soccer) coach and former player. He previously managed Sydney FC and the Newcastle Jets in the A-League. Club career Culina was born i ...

(born 1957), Croatian-Australian football manager *

Branko Đurić Branko Đurić ( sh-Cyrl, Бранко Ђурић; born 28 May 1962), also known by his nickname Đuro (Cyrillic: Ђуро), is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician, who lives and works in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Born and raised i ...

(born 1962), Bosnian actor *

Branko Gračanin Branko Gračanin (born 19 October 1943 in Zagreb, Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is a Croatian retired football player. International career He made his debut for Yugoslavia in a December 1968 friendly match away against Brazil and earned a total of 10 ...

(born 1943), Croatian footballer *

Branko Grahovac Branko Grahovac ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Граховац; born 8 July 1983) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career He started playing in the youth squads of FK Zeta and started playing as a senior ...

(born 1983), Bosnian footballer *

Branko Grünbaum Branko Grünbaum ( he, ברנקו גרונבאום; 2 October 1929 – 14 September 2018) was a Croatian-born mathematician of Jewish descentBranko Horvat Branko Horvat (24 July 1928 – 18 December 2003) was a Croatian economist and politician. Horvat was born in Petrinja on 24 July 1928. In 1944 during World War II, Horvat and his father Artur Horvat joined the Partisan movement in Croatia. He w ...

(1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician *

Branko Ilič Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babi ...

(born 1983), Slovenian footballer *

Branko Isaković Branko Isaković (born June 24, 1958) is a Serbian bass player, producer and composer of Balkan ambient beat. After a long career in pop, rock, and ethno bands he launched his ''Divine Sound'' project with healing music. Biography Isaković w ...

(born 1958), Serbian musician *

Branko Ivanković Branko Ivanković (; born 28 February 1954) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Oman national team. After a 12-year playing career at Varteks, Ivanković started his coaching career at the ...

(born 1954), Croatian football manager *

Branko Jelić Branko Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Јелић, ; born 5 May 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Biography Club career Jelić was born in Čačak. He started his playing career with Borac Čačak befo ...

(born 1977), Serbian footballer *

Branko Kadija Background On 22 June 1942, the Albanian student trio of Branko Kadija, Jordan Misja, and Perlat Rexhepi, who stayed in Misja's house at Firaj Street in Shkodër (at the time part of the fascist Italian protectorate of the Albanian Kingdom), ...

(1921–1942), Albanian communist of Serbian descent, People's Hero of Albania *

Branko Karačić Branko Karačić (born 24 September 1960) is a Croatian professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Croatian First Football League club Varaždin. Playing career Club Karačić turned professional in 19 ...

(born 1960), Croatian football manager * Branko Kostić (born 1939), Montenegrin Serb politician *

Branko Lazarević Branko Lazarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Лазаревић; born 14 May 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born in Gračanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Lazarević played in the you ...

(born 1984), Serbian footballer *

Branko Lustig Branko Lustig (10 June 1932 – 14 November 2019) was a Croatian film producer best known for winning Academy Awards for Best Picture for ''Schindler's List'' and '' Gladiator''. He is the only person born in the territory of present-day Croatia ...

(1932–2019), Croatian film producer * Branko Mamula (born 1921), Yugoslav officer and politician *

Branko Marinković Branko Goran Marinković Jovičević (born 21 August 1967) is a Bolivian electrochemical engineer, economist, businessman, and politician who served as the Minister of Development Planning and Minister of Economy and Public Finance during the i ...

(born 1967), Bolivian-Croatian politician and businessman. *

Branko Mihaljević Branko Mihaljević (Zagreb, 19 January 1931 – Osijek, 19 September 2005) was a composer, writer, journalist and radio editor. He spent his career, starting in 1952, in Osijek as editor of music and music-documentary programs of Radio-Osijek, and ...

(1931–2005), Croatian composer *

Branko Mikša Branko Mikša (born 13 February 1947) is a Croatian retired politician. He was Minister of Trade (1992), Minister of Tourism and Trade (1992–93), and later Mayor of Zagreb from April 1993 to March 1996, following the 1993 local election. D ...

(born 1947), Croatian politician *

Branko Mikulić Branko Mikulić (10 June 1928 – 12 April 1994) was a Yugoslavian statesman. Mikulić was one of the leading communist politicians in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the communist rule in the former Yugoslavia. Biography Branko Mikulić was born t ...

(1928–1994), Yugoslav politician * Branko Milanović (born 1953), Serbian-American economist * Branko Milićević (born 1946), Serbian actor * Branko Milisavljević (born 1976), Serbian basketball player * Branko Miljković (1934–1961), Serbian poet *

Branko Miljuš Branko Miljuš (born 17 August 1960) is a Croatian retired footballer. Club career During his club career he played in 357 games (217 competitive matches) for Hajduk Split. In his late career, Miljuš left Yugoslavia few years before the inde ...

(born 1960), Croatian footballer * Branko Mladenović (fl. 1355), Serbian magnate *

Branko Nuss Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić ...

(born 1976), Basic Element (music group) accordion *

Branko Oblak Branko Oblak (born 27 May 1947) is a Slovenian football coach and former international player. He usually played as an attacking midfielder or deep-lying playmaker. Playing career Brane, as he is often known, started playing football at the you ...

(born 1947), Slovenian footballer *

Branko Panić Branko Panić (born 24 November 1977) is a retired Croatian Association football, footballer. Career Panić previously played for HNK Rijeka and NK Pomorac in the Croatian Prva HNL and for KS Flamurtari Vlorë in Albania. References Externa ...

(born 1977), Croatian footballer * Branko Pavlović (born 1960), Serbian politician and lawyer *

Branko Peković Branko Peković (born 7 May 1979) is a Serbian water polo player now representing Kazakhstan. He was a member of the Serbia men's national water polo team which won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Club VK Be� ...

(born 1979), Serbian water polo player *

Branko Pleše Branko Pleše (; 12 January 1915 – 28 March 1980), nicknamed Isusek, was a Croatian footballer who played international football for the Croatian and both the royal and communist Yugoslavian national teams. Playing career Club He began his c ...

(1915–1980), Croatian footballer *

Branko Radičević Aleksije "Branko" Radičević ( sr-Cyrl, Алексије Бранко Радичевић, ; 28 March 1824 – 1 July 1853) was a Serbian poet who wrote in the period of Romanticism. Biography Branko Radičević was born in Slavonski Brod on 1 ...

(1924–1953), Serbian poet *

Branko Radivojević Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić ...

(born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player * Branko Radovanović (born 1981), Serbian footballer * Branko Rasić (born 1976), Serbian footballer * Branko Rašović (born 1942), Montenegrin footballer *

Branko Schmidt Branko Schmidt (born 21 September 1957) is a Croatian film director. His 2012 film ''Cannibal Vegetarian'' was selected as the Croatian entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlis ...

(born 1957), Croatian film director *

Branko Segota Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. People named Branko include: * Branko Babić ...

(born 1961), Croatian-Canadian footballer *

Branko Skroče Branko Skroče (born 17 May 1955 in Zadar) is a former Croatian basketball player who competed for Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југослави� ...

(born 1955), Croatian basketball player *

Branko Smiljanić Branko Smiljanić (born 27 September 1957) is a Serbian football manager and former footballer. Playing career In 1978, he signed a one-year contract with Mercator Ljubljana. He moved to OFK Beograd in 1979. In 1981, he signed a long-term contr ...

(born 1957), Serbian football manager *

Branko Stanković Branko "Stane" Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко "Стане" Станковић, ; 31 October 1921 – 20 February 2002) was a Bosnian Serb footballer and manager, from Sarajevo. Playing career Club He started his career in SK Slavija Sarajevo ...

(1921–2000), Bosnian Serb football player and manager *

Branko Stanovnik Branko Stanovnik (born August 11, 1938) is a Slovenian chemist, specializing in organic chemistry, and member of SAZU The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( sl, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (SAZU)) is the national academy of S ...

(born 1938), Slovenian chemist *

Branko Strupar Branko Strupar (born 9 February 1970) is a Croatian-Belgian former professional footballer who played as a striker. In 1999, he became a naturalised Belgian. He consequently played for the Belgium national team with whom he played 17 matches a ...

(born 1970), Croatian-Belgian footballer *

Branko Štrbac Branko Štrbac ( sr-cyrl, Бранко Штрбац, born 25 July 1957) is a former Serbian handball player. In 1984 he was a member of the Yugoslav handball team which won the gold medal at the Olympics. In 1982 he was part of the Yugoslav team ...

(born 1957), Yugoslav handball player *

Branko Tomović Branko Tomović ( sr, italic=yes, Бранко Томовић; born June 17, 1980) is a German-Serbian actor and filmmaker. Career He was born in Münster, Germany, though his actual origin is from the Carpathians in Serbia. His parents emigra ...

(born 1980), Serbian-German actor *

Branko Tucak Branko Tucak (born 19 June 1952) is a Croatian former professional football player who last coached the Rwandan national team. Career Club career Tucak played for NK Zagreb, Dinamo Zagreb, Metz, AS Nancy, Angers, Kortrijk and Thionville ...

(born 1952), Croatian football manager * Branko Vukelić (1958–2013), Croatian politician *

Branko Zebec Branislav "Branko" Zebec (17 May 1929 – 26 September 1988) was a Croatian footballer and manager who played for Yugoslavia. In his heyday, Zebec fascinated the world with his performances at the World Cups in 1954 and 1958. With Partizan ...

(1929–1988), Croatian football player and manager

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Branko's Bridge Branko's Bridge ( sr, Бранков мост, Brankov most) is the second-largest bridge (after Gazela) of Belgrade, Serbia, connecting the city center with New Belgrade across the Sava river. Built in 1956 on the foundations of the 1934 King A ...

* Branko, artist's name of Branko (João Barbosa), Portuguese musician, see

Buraka Som Sistema Buraka Som Sistema was an electronic dance music project from Portugal, specializing in a fusion of techno beats with the African zouk and kuduro genre. It is generally credited with creating the "zouk bass" and "progressive kuduro" variant and ...

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