This is a list of notable

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 Bosnia ...

, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Art

Adi Granov Adi Granov (;) is a Bosnian-American comic book artist and conceptual designer. He is best known for his painted work with Marvel Comics, for whom most of his comics work is produced, in particular his work on Iron Man. He is especially known for ...

, comic book artist *

Endi E. Poskovic Endi Poskovic (born as Elvedin Pošković on January 29, 1969) is a Bosnian-born American visual artist, printmaker and educator. His graphic work merges visual representation with text, often shifting the reading of the imagery through continuou ...

, artist and printmaker

Literature

Aleksandar Hemon Aleksandar Hemon ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Xeмoн; born September 9, 1964) is a Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels '' Nowhere Man'' (2002) and '' The Lazarus Pr ...

, fiction writer *

Téa Obreht Téa Obreht (born Tea Bajraktarević; 30 September 1985) is a Serbian-American novelist. Her debut novel, ''The Tiger's Wife'',Hamilton, Ted (25 March 2009)"Student Artist Spotlight: Tea Bajraktarevic"(interview). ''Cornell Daily Sun''. Archived ...

, novelist *

Semir Osmanagić Semir Osmanagić (born June 1, 1960), also known as Sam Osmanagich, is a Bosnian businessman and author. He is best known for promoting his pseudoarchaeology, pseudo-archaeological project in central Bosnia (near the town of Visoko) related to th ...

, writer *

Sasha Skenderija Sasha Skenderija (born 4 July 1968) is a Bosnian-American poet currently residing in Prague. Biography Skenderija began publishing poetry, prose and criticism in Bosnian (Serbo-Croatian) in the late 1980s, graduating from the University of Sar ...

, poet

Film

Miraj Grbić Miraj Grbić (born 17 July 1976) is a Bosnian–American film, television and theater actor. Biography Grbić graduated from the Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo at the University of Sarajevo, where he earned an M.A. degree in acting. Sin ...

, actor *

Karl Malden Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor. He was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun aut ...

(1912-2009), actor * Sulejman Medenčević, cinematographer * Harun Mehmedinović, director, screenwriter and photographer *

Ivana Miličević Ivana Miličević (; born April 26, 1974) is a Bosnian Croat-American actress and model. She is best known for her starring roles in the Cinemax action drama series ''Banshee'' (2013–2016) and The CW science fiction drama series ''The 100'' (20 ...

, actor *

Tinka Milinović Tinka Milinović Pichler (; born 27 November 1973) is a Bosnian-American recording artist. Early life Milinović was born in Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia. She was raised by her mother Janja, father Drago Ivan, and an older brother, Dren. In 1991 sh ...

, television personality *

Sunny Suljic Sunny Suljic (; born August 10, 2005)16 is an American actor and skateboarder. He is known for his roles as Bob in Yorgos Lanthimos's 2016 drama ''The Killing of a Sacred Deer'' and as the voice and motion capture actor for Atreus, the son of Kra ...

, actor and skateboarder * Sabina Vajrača, film director and film producer

Music

* Kemal Gekić, pianist *

Flory Jagoda Flory Jagoda (born Flora Papo; December 21, 1923January 29, 2021) was a Bosnian Jewishborn American guitarist, composer and singer-songwriter. She was known for her composition and interpretation of Sephardic songs, Judeo-Espanyol (Ladino) song ...

(1923-2021), guitarist, composer and singer *

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 f ...

, composer *

Mladen Milicevic Mladen Milicevic (born 1958) is a composer of experimental music, sound installation, and film music. He is a professor and has been for many years the Chair of the Recording Arts Department at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He is b ...

, composer and professor of music

Politics

* Anesa Kajtazovic, Iowa State Representative and first Bosnian-American elected official *

Muhamed Sacirbey Muhamed "Mo" Sacirbey (born 20 July 1956), born as Muhamed Šaćirbegović, is a Bosnian-American lawyer, businessman, and diplomat. He rose to prominence in the 1990s when Bosnia and Herzegovina appointed him to be their ambassador to the United ...

, businessman, lawyer, and former ambassador

Sports

* Amar Alibegović, basketball player *

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 ...

, soccer player *

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 represe ...

, retired figure skater *

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-Ameri ...

, retired mixed martial artist *

J.R. Bremer Ernest Lenell "J. R." Bremer (born September 19, 1980) is a retired American-Bosnian former professional basketball player who last played for Limoges CSP of the LNB Pro A. Bremer has also played in the NBA and was an NBA All-Rookie second tea ...

, basketball player; Bosnian national team *

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 p ...

, retired tennis player *

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 c ...

, basketball player *

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, co ...

, banned fencer *

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 t ...

, basketball player *

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 ...

, retired soccer player *

Vedad Ibišević Vedad Ibišević (; born 6 August 1984) is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is currently assistant head coach of Hertha BSC. Ibišević started his professional career at Paris Saint-Germain. He had a two-year ...

, retired soccer player * Slobodan Janjuš, retired soccer player *

Esad Komić Esad Komić (born 29 February 1944 in Bosanska Krupa) is a former Yugoslav professional footballer. He played for Bratstvo, FK Borac Banja Luka, and HNK Šibenik Hrvatski nogometni klub Šibenik ( en, Croatian Football Club Šibenik), better ...

, retired soccer player *

Refik Kozić Refik Kozić (; born 25 December 1951) is a retired Yugoslav professional footballer who played for FK Partizan, and in the NASL between 1980 and 1984 for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. His son Alen Kozić was also a professional player. Club career ...

, retired soccer player *

Damir Krupalija Damir Krupalija (born June 13, 1979) is a Bosnian-American professional basketball executive and former player. He played college basketball at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. Early years Krupalija fled his war-torn country in 1992, ...

, basketball player *

Peri Marošević Perica "Peri" Marošević (born May 5, 1989) is an American former soccer player. Early life Marošević was born to a Croat father and a Serb mother in Bosnia in Yugoslavia prior to the Bosnian War, and initially moved to Frankfurt, Germany with ...

, retired soccer player * Nedim Nišić, olympic swimmer *

Ajdin Penava Ajdin Penava (born March 11, 1997) is a Bosnian basketball player for Spójnia Stargard of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). He played college basketball for Marshall University in the Conference USA (C-USA). He led NCAA Division I in blocks p ...

, basketball player * Hajrudin Saračević (1949-2022), soccer player * Mirsad Sejdić, retired soccer player *

Goran Suton Goran Suton (born 11 August 1985) is a Bosnian-Croat former professional basketball player who last played for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball with the Michigan State Spartans. Early years Suton was born ...

, retired basketball player * Emsad Zahirovic, soccer player

Other

Mirsad Hadžikadić Mirsad Hadžikadić (born 21 January 1955) is a Bosnian professor and politician. He is the current president of the Platform for Progress party. Hadžikadić is also the director of the Institute of Complex Systems at the University of North Ca ...

, UNC Charlotte professor and executive director of analytical programs. *

Sanela Diana Jenkins Sanela Diana Jenkins (born Sanela Dijana Ćatić; 1973) is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country during the siege of Sarajevo and ...

, entrepreneur and philanthropist; established the International Justice Clinic

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American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...