Kovačić ( Serbo-Croatian, sh-Cyrl, Ковачић), alternatively spelled Kovačič in Slovene and Slovak (feminine (Slovak): Kovačičová), Kovacsics in Hungarian, or transliterated as Kovacic/Kovacich/Kovachich in English, is one of the most common

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s in Croatia, Slovenia, as well as Hungary and Serbia. Etymologically it is a patronymic derivative of the surname Kovač, which is a Slavic

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of the English surname Smith, and as such is closely related to the similar surname

Kovačević Kovačević ( South Slavic, Cyrillic: Ковачевић), Kovačevič ( Slovene and Slovak; feminine (Slovak): Kovačevičová) or Kovačovič ( Slovak; feminine: Kovačovičová), is a Slavic surname meaning "lackmith's son". The surname is d ...

. In Croatia the form ''Kovačić'' is more common than ''Kovač'', whereas in Slovenia it is the other way around. There are around 12,000 people with this surname in Croatia, making it the 7th most common in the country. It may refer to: * Anikó Kovacsics (b. 1991), Hungarian handballer * Ante Kovačić (1854–1889), Croatian writer *

Antun Kovacic Antun Kovacic (born 10 July 1981) is a former Australian footballer. Club career Melbourne Victory recruited Kovacic from Oakleigh Cannons as a short-term replacement for the injured Daniel Piorkowski towards the end of the 06/07 season, feat ...

(born 1981), Australian footballer * Bruno Kovačić (b. 1967), Croatian musician *

Dieter Kovačič Dieb13 is the performing name of Dieter Kovačič, a Viennese-based avant-garde musician. He has also performed under the names Takeshi Fumimoto, Echelon, Dieter Bohlen, and dieb14. After appearing on several compilations documenting the burgeoni ...

(b. 1973), real name of the Austrian musician better known as Dieb13 *

Emilio Kovačić Emilio Kovačić (born January 11, 1968 in Zadar) is a Croatian professional basketball scout and former player. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10) tall, he was a center with great rebounding skills and decent defensive abilities. He played for many ye ...

(b. 1968), Croatian basketball player *

Igor Kovačić Igor Kovačić (born 27 October 1979) is a Serbian sprint canoer who competed in international events in the early 2000s. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most p ...

(b. 1979), Serbian sprint canoer *

Ivan Goran Kovačić Ivan Goran Kovačić (; 21 March 1913 – 12 July 1943) was a Croatian poet and writer. Early life and background He was born in Lukovdol (part of Vrbovsko), a town in Gorski Kotar, to a Croat father, Ivan Kovačić, and Transylvanian Jewi ...

(1913–1943), Croatian poet *

Lojze Kovačič Lojze Kovačič (9 November 1928 – 1 May 2004) was a Slovene writer. His novel ''The Newcomers'' ( sl, Prišleki) is often considered one of the most important Slovene novels of the 20th century and has been translated into German, French, Sp ...

(1928–2004), Slovenian writer *

Maria Kovacic Maria Kovacic () is an Australian politician. She is a Senator for New South Wales representing the Liberal Party, succeeding Jim Molan after his death. She previously served as the President of the New South Wales Liberal Party. Political ca ...

, Australian politician *

Mateo Kovačić Mateo Kovačić (; born 6 May 1994) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Croatia national team. He is usually deployed in a central or box-to-box role, but can play in deeper po ...

(b. 1994), Croatian footballer *

Miklós Kovacsics Miklós Kovacsics (April 20, 1953 – February 2, 2005) was a Hungarian handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born in Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative na ...

(1953–2005), Hungarian handball player *

Miljenko Kovačić Miljenko Kovačić (19 March 1973 – 20 August 2005) was a Croatian football player. His nickname was "The Son of the Wind". Club career He played professionally for quite a few teams, most notably for Dinamo Zagreb with which he was part of t ...

(1973–2005), Croatian footballer *

Miodrag Kovačić Miodrag Kovačić ( sr, Мидораг Ковачић; born 31 July 1965) is a Serbian weightlifter. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is t ...

(b. 1965), Serbian weightlifter *

Peter Kovačič Peršin Peter Kovačič Peršin (born 1945) is a Slovenian writer and theologian. His second surname, Peršin, is his mother's. His was one of the founding members of the philosophical and social movement The 2000 Society ( sl, Društvo 2000) and edito ...

(b. 1945), Slovenian theologian *

Risto Kovačić Hristifor "Risto" Kovačić (Risan, 22 May 1845 – Risan, 22 April 1909) was historian and teacher. Kovačić's most important writings were on Serbian antiquities. There is much that is striking and original in his history of Serbs in Italy (' ...

(1845–1909), Serbian scholar and writer *

Viktor Kovačić Viktor Kovačić (1874–1924) was a Croatian architect and is often called "the father of modern Croatian architecture". Life He was born in 1874 in Ločendol near Rogaška Slatina, present-day Slovenia. After graduating from the Crafts Scho ...

(1874–1924), Croatian architect *

William Kovacic William Evan Kovacic (born 1952) is an American legal scholar who served as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from 2006 to 2011, including as its chairman from 2008 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. Kovacic is ...

, member of the United States Federal Trade Commission * Zdravko-Ćiro Kovačić (1925–2015), Croatian water polo player

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