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This is a list of famous or notable citizens of

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

(included in the list are natives as well as permanent and/or temporary residents).

Arts

Architecture

* Greta Ferušić (1924–2022), Bosnian Jewish architect; born in Novi Sad

Literature and poetry

* Aleksandar Tišma (1924–2003), writer; born in village Horgoš near

Kanjiža Kanjiža ( sr-Cyrl, Кањижа, pronounced ) formerly Stara Kanjiža ( sr-cyrl, Стара Кањижа; yi, קניזשא; hu, Magyarkanizsa, formerly ''Kanizsa'') is a town and municipality located in the North Banat District of the autonomou ...

and lived in Novi Sad *

Branislav Nušić Branislav Nušić ( sr-cyr, Бранислав Нушић, ; – 19 January 1938) was a Serbian playwright, satirist, essayist, novelist and founder of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He also worked as a journalist and a civil servant. Life Br ...

(1864–1938), Serbian novelist, playwright, comediographer, story writer, essayist, founder of modern Rhetoric in Serbia; lived in Novi Sad *

Danilo Kiš Danilo Kiš (; born Dániel Kiss; 22 February 1935 – 15 October 1989) was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, essayist and translator. His best known works include ''Hourglass'', ''A Tomb for Boris Davidovich'' and '' The Encyclopedia of ...

(1935–1989), possibly the best-known ex-Yugoslavian writer alongside the Nobel laureate

Ivo Andrić Ivo Andrić ( sr-Cyrl, Иво Андрић, ; born Ivan Andrić; 9 October 1892 – 13 March 1975) was a Yugoslav novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. His writings dealt mainly with life in ...

; lived in Novi Sad * Damjan Kaulić (1760–1810) Serbian publisher, bookseller and printer; only bookseller in Novi Sad until 1790; born in

Sremski Karlovci Sremski Karlovci ( sr-cyrl, Сремски Карловци, ; hu, Karlóca; tr, Karlofça) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the banks of the Danu ...

and lived in Novi Sad. * Đura Jakšić (1831–1878), Serb poet, painter, narrator, playwright, bohemian, and patriot; born in

Srpska Crnja Srpska Crnja ( sr-cyr, Српска Црња) is a village in Serbia, situated in central-east Banat alongside the border with Romania. It is located in Nova Crnja municipality, Central Banat District, Province of Vojvodina. It is about 120&nbs ...

and lived in Novi Sad * Jakov Ignjatović (1822–1889), writer; lived in Novi Sad * Jovan Grčić Milenko (1846–1875), poet; born in village Čerević in Beočin municipality; attended gymnasium in Novi Sad * Jovan Hadžić (1799–1869; pseudonym Miloš Svetić), one of the founders of

Matica srpska The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Матица српска, Matica srpska, la, Matrix Serbica, grc, Μάτιτσα Σρπσκα) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national in ...

and its first president; poet, literary historian, interpreter, lawyer; born in

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; hu, Zombor; rue, Зомбор, Zombor) is a city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 47,623 (), while ...

and lived in Novi Sad * Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833–1904), one of the best-known Serb poets; born in Novi Sad * Jovan Pačić (1771–1849), poet, painter and officer; born in Baja and lived in Novi Sad * Jovan Rajić (1726–1801), writer and historian; born in

and lived in Novi Sad * Kosta Trifković (1843–1875), Serb writer, one of the best comediographers of the time; born in Novi Sad * Lajos Zilahy (1891−1974), author of the novel ''Two Prisoners'' *

Laza Kostić Lazar "Laza" Kostić ( sr-Cyrl, Лазар "Лаза" Костић; 12 February 1841 – 27 November 1910) was a Serbian poet, prose writer, lawyer, aesthetician, journalist, publicist, and politician who is considered to be one of the greatest ...

(1841–1910), Serb man of letters; born in the village of

Kovilj Kovilj () is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 5,599 people (2002 census). Name In Serbian, the village is known as ''Kovilj'' or Ковиљ, in Croatian ...

near Novi Sad, and lived in Novi Sad * Mika Antić (1932–1986), Serbian poet; born in village

Mokrin Mokrin ( sr-cyr, Мокрин) is the largest village in the Kikinda municipality, in the North Banat District of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (83.47%) with a present ...

near

Kikinda Kikinda ( sr-Cyrl, Кикинда, ; hu, Nagykikinda) is a city and the administrative center of the North Banat District in Serbia . The city urban area has 38,069 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 59,453 inhabitants. The ...

and lived in Novi Sad *

Milica Stojadinović-Srpkinja Milica Stojadinovic-Srpkinja ( sr-cyr, Милица Стојадиновић Српкиња, ) (1828–1878) was a Serbian poet, sometimes called "the greatest female Serbian poet of the 19th century". Career As her fame spread beyond the confin ...

(1830–1878), writer; born in village Bukovac near Novi Sad * Mira Alečković (1924–2008), Serbian and Yugoslav poet; born in Novi Sad * Pavel Jozef Šafárik (1795–1861), Slovak philologist, poet; one of the first scientific Slavists; literary historian, historian and ethnographer; lived in Novi Sad * Pero Zubac (born 1945), Serbian and Yugoslav author, poet, screenwriter, academic, and journalist; born in

Nevesinje Nevesinje ( sr-cyrl, Невесиње) is a town and municipality located in the Republika Srpska entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. As of 2013, the town has a population of 5,162 inhabitants, while the municipality has 12,961 inhabitants. Geograp ...

Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh, / , ), abbreviated BiH () or B&H, sometimes called Bosnia–Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia, is a country at the crossroads of south and southeast Europe, located in the Balkans. Bosnia and ...

and resides in Novi Sad *

Vasa Stajić Vasa Stajić (10 February 1878 — 10 February 1947) was a Serbian writer and philosopher. He was born in Mokrin in 1878, and died in Novi Sad in 1947 where he spent most of his life. He was secretary of the Serbian Cultural Society from 1920-192 ...

(1878–1947), writer and professor; born in village

near

and lived in Novi Sad * Vasko Popa (1922–1991), Yugoslav poet of Romanian descent; lived in Novi Sad * Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864), Serb linguist and major reformer of the Serbian language; spent 1809/1810 winter in Novi Sad * Zaharije Orfelin (1726–1785), Serbian polymath; born in

Vukovar Vukovar () ( sr-Cyrl, Вуковар, hu, Vukovár, german: Wukowar) is a city in Croatia, in the eastern region of Slavonia. It contains Croatia's largest river port, located at the confluence of the Vuka and the Danube. Vukovar is the seat of ...

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and lived and died in Novi Sad.

Painting

* Alfréd Kemény (1895–1945), Hungarian artist and art critic; born in Novi Sad * Dimitrije Avramović (1815–1855), painter; born in village Šajkaš in the

Titel Titel ( sr-Cyrl, Тител, hu, Titel) is a town and municipality located in the South Bačka District of the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Titel has a population of 5,247, while the population of the municipality of Titel is 15, ...

municipality and lived in Novi Sad *

Emerik Feješ Emerik Feješ ( sr-Cyrl, Емерик Фејеш; Osijek, November 3, 1904 – Novi Sad, July 9, 1969) was a painter; a classic of Serbian Naïve art. Biography He was born in Osijek in 1904 in the Croatia-Slavonia ( Kingdom of Hungary, Aus ...

(1904–1969), Hungarian–Serbian painter; born in

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

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and lived in Novi Sad * Igor Antić (born 1962), French–Serbian visual artist; born and raised in Novi Sad; son of Mika Antić * Minya Mikic (born 1975) born as Minja Višekruna, Italian artist, painter, and graphic designer; born in Novi Sad *

Nikola Aleksić Nikola Aleksić ( Stari Bečej, Austrian Empire, 1808 – Arad, Austria-Hungary, now Romania, 1 January 1873) was a Serbian artist. He was under the influence of the painting styles of the Nazarene movement and Biedermeier. Biography He cam ...

(1808–1873), painter; born in Arad in

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

and lived and worked in Novi Sad until 1826. *

Stevan Todorović Stevan "Steva" Todorović ( sr-cyr, Стеван-Стева Тодоровић; Novi Sad, 1832–Belgrade, 1925) was a Serbian painter and the founder of modern fencing and Sokol movement in Yugoslavia. Biography Todorović was born in Novi Sad ...

(1832–1925), Serbian painter and the founder of modern

fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, s ...

and

Sokol The Sokol movement (, ''falcon'') is an all-age gymnastics organization first founded in Prague in the Czech region of Austria-Hungary in 1862 by Miroslav Tyrš and Jindřich Fügner. It was based upon the principle of " a strong mind in a so ...

movement in Yugoslavia; born in Novi Sad *

Uroš Predić Uroš Predić ( sr-Cyrl, Урош Предић, ; Orlovat, 7 December 1857 – Belgrade, 12 February 1953) was a Serbian Realist painter. Predić is perhaps best known for his early works depicting ordinary people, as well as his many portrait ...

(1857–1953), painter; born in village

Orlovat Orlovat (; hu, Orlód) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Zrenjanin municipality, in the Central Banat District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority (95.52%) and its population numbering 1,789 people (2002 censu ...

in the

Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; hu, Nagybecskerek; ro, Becicherecu Mare; sk, Zreňanin; german: Großbetschkerek) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous pro ...

municipality and lived in Novi Sad *

Vasa Ostojić Vasa Ostojić or Vasilije Ostojić ( sr-cyr, Васа/Василије Остојић; 1730–1791) was a Serbian Baroque painter of icons and frescoes. Life Ostojić was born in Sremski Karlovci, Archduchy of Austria in 1730. He worked on churc ...

(1730–1791), Serbian Baroque icon and fresco painter; worked on Uspenska crkva in Novi Sad; died in Novi Sad

Comics

* Branislav Kerac (born 1952; also known as Bane Kerac), Serbian comic book creator; created and/or worked on Cat Claw,

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

, Zagor and Kobra comics * Gradimir Smudja (born 1956), Serbian cartoonist and painter in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

and

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

; born in Novi Sad * Petar Meseldžija (born 1965), fantasy and comic book artist and illustrator *

Sibin Slavković Sibin Slavković (b. 1953, Žunjevići, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian comic book artist, illustrator and editor. Professional career Since making a debut in '' Politikin zabavnik'' in 1973, Slavković worked as a comic book writer and artist for maj ...

(born 1953), comic book artist, illustrator and editor; created and worked on Tarzan, Il Grande Blek, Tex; born in Žunjevići and resides in Novi Sad since 1983

Sculpture

Bojan Mikulić Bojan Mikulić ( sr-cyr, Бојан Микулић; born October 6, 1980) is a Serbian and Bosnian and Herzegovinian academic sculptor from Banja Luka, whose sculptures are exhibited in the United States, Serbia, Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegov ...

(born 1980), Serbian sculpture; realism and abstract art * Đorđe Jovanović (1861–1953) Serbian sculptor and full member of

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( la, Academia Scientiarum et Artium Serbica, sr-Cyr, Српска академија наука и уметности, САНУ, Srpska akademija nauka i umetnosti, SANU) is a national academy and the ...

; born in Novi Sad * Jovan Pešić (1866–1936) Serbian sculptor and soldier

Multiple art disciplines

* Emanuilo Janković (1758–1792), Serbian writer, dramatists, philosopher, translator, editor and scientist; born and raised in Novi Sad * Jovan Hristić (1933–2002), Serbian poet, playwright, essayist, literary and theater critic, translator, editor; died in

Sremska Kamenica Sremska Kamenica (Serbian Cyrillic: ''Сремска Каменица'', ) is a town and urban neighborhood of Novi Sad, in Serbia. Name In Serbian, the town is known as ''Sremska Kamenica'' (Сремска Каменица), in Croatian ...

in Novi Sad * Mladen Dražetin (1951–2015), doctor of social sciences, intellectual, economist, theatrical creator, poet, writer and philosopher. He was born and died in Novi Sad. *

Slobodan Jovanović Slobodan Jovanović ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Јовановић; 3 December 1869 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian and Yugoslav writer, historian, lawyer, philosopher, literary critic, diplomat, politician and one of the most prominent int ...

(1869–1958) Serbian and Yugoslav writer, historian, lawyer, philosopher, literary critic, diplomat, and politician; born in Novi Sad

Entertainment

Fashion and modeling

* Jovana Marjanović (born 1987), Serbian beauty pageant model; born in Novi Sad *

Sanja Papić Sanja Papić (Serbian Cyrillic: Сања Папић, born 25 June 1984 in Novi Sad, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian supermodel and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Serbia and Montenegro at Miss Universe 2003 where she placed 3rd Ru ...

(born 1984), Serbian supermodel and beauty pageant titleholder

Film, theater, and television

* Aleksandar Radenković (born 979), Serbian–German actor; born in Novi Sad *

Bojana Ordinačev Bojana Laura Ordinačev (born August 14, 1980, in Novi Sad, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian model and actress who made her debut in 2003 television series '' M(j)ešoviti brak''. She also portrayed in Serbian telenovelas like '' Jelena'' ...

(born 1980), Serbian actress and model; born in Novi Sad *

Boris Isaković Boris Isaković (; born 14 December 1966) is a Serbian actor. He has appeared in more than thirty films since 1990. Personal life He is married to Serbian actress Jasna Đuričić and together they reside in Novi Sad. Selected filmography ...

(born 1966), film actor * Branka Veselinović (born 1918), Serbian actress, oldest performing actress in Serbia; born in Stari Bečej and lived in Novi Sad *

Dimitrije Banjac Dimitrije Banjac ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Бањац; born 6 July 1976) is a Serbian actor, comedian and screenwriter. Together with Nikola Škorić and Dejan Ćirjaković he is the creator and actor of several popular Serbian television s ...

(born 1976), Serbian actor, comedian, screenwriter; born in Novi Sad * Dejan Ćirjaković (born 1979), television actor, comedian, screenwriter and musician *

Gordana Kamenarović Gordana Kamenarović (born 1958) is a Serbian actress. Born in Novi Sad, in what was then Yugoslavia, she graduated acting from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, and became a member of the Serbian National Theatre in the same city. She played ...

(born 1958), actress * Draginja Ružić (1834–1905), one of the first Serbian professional actresses; born in Vranjevo and lived in Novi Sad *

Dušan Kovačević Dušan Kovačević ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Ковачевић, ; born 12 July 1948) is a Serbian playwright, scriptwriter, film director and academic best known for his theatre plays and movie scripts. He also served as the ambassador of Serbia in L ...

(born 1948),

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays. Etymology The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...

, scriptwriter, film director, academic, served as the ambassador of

Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

; born in

Mrđenovac Mrđenovac ( sr, Мрђеновац) is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Šabac municipality, in the Mačva District. The village has a Serbs, Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 697 people (2002 census). See also

*List ...

and studied in

Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...

(1894–1962), Serbian–German film actor and singer; born in Novi Sad * Jelena Tinska (born 1953; born as Jelena Petrović), Serbian actress, ballerina, dancer, writer, columnist, and television presenter * Joakim Vujić (1772–1847), theatrical worker; lived in Novi Sad *

Josif Tatić Josif Tatić (13 April 1946 – 8 February 2013) was a Serbian film actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1967 to 2011. Selected filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tatic, Josif 1946 birt ...

(1946–2013), Serbian film and television actor * Lena Bogdanović (born 1974), film actress * Marija Omaljev-Grbić (born 1982), Croatian–American film, theater and television actress; born in Novi Sad *

Márton Garas Márton Garas (1881–1930) was a Hungarian film director. Selected filmography Director * '' Három het'' (1917) * ''Anna Karenina'' (1918) * ''Oliver Twist'' (1919) * ''Sappho'' (1920) * ''New-York express kábel'' (1921) * ''Christopher Colum ...

(1881–1930), Hungarian film director; born in Novi Sad *

Mihailo Janketić Mihailo "Miša" Janketić ( sr-cyr, Михаило Миша Јанкетић; 24 May 1938 – 15 May 2019) was a Serbian actor of theater, film and television. Biography He graduated in acting from the Academy of Theater, Film, Radio and Televis ...

(1938–2019), Serbian actor *

Mira Banjac Mira Banjac ( sr-Cyrl, Мира Бањац; born 4 November 1929) is a Serbian actress. She won a number of awards, including an award for her work in Mamaroš from Brasil and Golden Medal for Merits of Republic of Serbia. Selected filmography ...

(born 1929), actress; born in

Erdevik Erdevik ( sr-cyr, Ердевик; ) is a village located in the municipality of Šid, Srem District, Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011 census, it has a population of 2,736 inhabitants. Demographics Historical population * 1961: 4,499 * 1971: 4 ...

in the

Šid Šid ( sr-cyr, Шид, ) is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 14,893, while the municipality has 34,188 inhabitants. A border crossing between Serbia and ...

municipality and resides in Novi Sad * Nikola Škorić (born 1976), Serbian actor, comedian and screenwriter; born in

Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...

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and lives in Novi Sad *

Nina Seničar Nina Seničar ( sr-Cyrl, Нина Сеничар; born 11 November 1985) is a Serbian actress and model based in Los Angeles. She has appeared in Hollywood movies, such as '' Papillon'' (2017) and '' Mayhem'' (2017), as well as numerous Italian ...

(born 1985), Serbian film and television actress; model; born in Novi Sad * Radoslav Milenković (born 1958), actor and theater director *

Stojan Matavulj Stojan Matavulj (born 24 February 1961) is a Croatian actor. Filmography Television roles * ''Ruža vjetrova'' as Stipe Odak (2011–2013) * '' Instruktor'' as Strikan (2010) * ''Zakon!'' as Zdravko Maček (2009) * ''Sve će biti dobro'' a ...

(born 1961), Croatian actor; born in Novi Sad * Vladimir Tintor (born in 1978), Serbian actor; born in Novi Sad *

Želimir Žilnik Želimir Žilnik ( sr-cyr, Желимир Жилник; ; born 8 September 1942) is a Serbian film director best known as one of the major figures of the Yugoslav Black Wave film movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Early life Žilnik was born in 19 ...

(born 1942), award-winning film director; born in Novi Sad * Zorka Todosić (1864–1936), Serbian stage actress and operetta singer; born in Novi Sad

Music

Aleksandra Vrebalov Aleksandra Vrebalov (born September 22, 1970) is a Serbian composer based in New York City. Biography She studied composition with Miroslav Statkic at Novi Sad University, then with Zoran Erić at Belgrade University, Elinor Armer at the San F ...

(born 1970), Serbian composer based in New York City; lived in Novi Sad *

Baruch Arnon Baruch Arnon (born 8 July 1940 in Novi Sad, Yugoslavia) is a classical pianist and renowned music teacher. He is currently a faculty member at the Juilliard School in New York and has previously taught music at the Israel Academy of Music in Tel ...

(born 1940), Serbian Jewish classical pianist and music teacher; born in Novi Sad * Boris Kovač (born 1955), musician and composer from Novi Sad * Cveta Majtanović (born 1986), singer, songwriter, psychologist, engineer, winner of the 2004 ''

Idol Serbia, Montenegro & Macedonia ''Idol'' (Cyrillic: Идол) was a reality TV contest produced in Belgrade, Serbia and aired from 2003 until 2005. Based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol'', it was its local version for young singing hopefuls in the then still existing st ...

'' competition * Darko Radovanović (1975–2011) Serbian singer; born in Novi Sad *

Đorđe Balašević Đorđe Balašević ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Балашевић; 11 May 1953 – 19 February 2021) was a Serbian and Yugoslav singer and songwriter, writer, poet and director. He began his career in the late 1970s as a member of the band Rani Mraz, ...

(1953–2021), prominent Serbian songwriter and singer; born in Novi Sad *

Isidor Bajić Isidor Bajic ( sr-cyr, Исидор Бајић) (16 August 1878 – 15 September 1915) was a Serbian composer, teacher, and publisher. Biography He was born in Kula, Austro-Hungarian Empire. A pupil of Hans von Koessler in Budapest, he taught ...

(1878–1915), composer; born in Kula, lived in Novi Sad *

Janika Balaž Janika Balaž ( sr-cyr, Јаника Балаж; ; 23 December 1925 – 12 November 1988) was a famous tamburitza musician and band leader from Vojvodina, Serbia. Life He was born 1925 to a Hungarian-speaking Romani family with strong musical ...

(1925–1988), musician; lived in Novi Sad *

Josif Runjanin Josip Runjanin (; 8 December 1821 – 2 February 1878) was a soldier and composer from the Austrian Empire best known for composing the melody of ''Lijepa naša domovino'', which later became the Croatian national anthem. Life Runjanin was born Jo ...

(1821–1878), Serb composer and lieutenant-colonel in the Austro-Hungarian Army; born in

Vinkovci Vinkovci () is a city in Slavonia, in the Vukovar-Syrmia County in eastern Croatia. The city's registered population was 28,247 in the 2021 census, the total population of the city was 31,057, making it the largest town of the county. Surrounde ...

Srem Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the ex ...

(then part of

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); died in Novi Sad * Ljiljana Petrović (1939–2020), singer; born in

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and raised in Novi Sad * Marko Nešić (1873–1938), Serbian composer and

tamburitza Tamburica ( or ) or tamboura ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", tamburica, тамбурица, little tamboura; hu, tambura; el, Ταμπουράς, Tampourás; sometimes written tamburrizza or tamburitza), refers to a family of long-necked lute ...

musician * Mihajlo Obrenov (born 1982; pseudonym MiKKa), musician and composer; founder of Crime:Scene records; from Novi Sad *

Milenko Paunović Milenko Paunović (November 29, 1889 in Újszentiván – October 1, 1924 in Belgrade) was a Serbian composer and writer, the author of the first Serbian musical drama. Biography Paunović was educated in the Serbian Grammar School in Novi Sad ...

(1889–1924), Serbian composer and writer; author of the first Serbian musical drama; born in the village of

Újszentiván Újszentiván ( sr, Нови Сентиван, Novi Sentivan) is a village in Csongrád county, in the Southern Great Plain region of southern Hungary. Residents are Magyars, with minority of Serbs. Geography It covers an area of and has a po ...

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

and lived in Novi Sad *

Mitar Subotić Mitar Subotić "Suba" ( sr-Cyrl, Митар Суботић Суба; June 23, 1961 – November 2, 1999), also known as Rex Ilusivii (Latin for ''The King of Illusions''), was a Serbian-born musician and composer who was set to become one of Brazi ...

(1961–1999), known as Suba and Rex Illusivi; eclectic musician and producer, electronic music pioneer in SFR Yugoslavia; born and raised in Novi Sad *

Nataša Bekvalac Nataša Bekvalac ( sr-cyr, Наташа Беквалац, , born 25 September 1980) is a Serbian singer from Novi Sad. She made her recording debut in 2001 and has since collectively released five studio albums. Early life Bekvalac was born on 25 ...

(born 1980), Serbian pop singer * Rada Adžić (born 1976; pseudonym Dara Bubamara), Serbian pop-folk singer *

Stefan Milenković Stefan Milenkovich ( sr, Stefan Milenković, Стефан Миленковић; born January 25, 1977) is a Serbian violinist. Early life Milenković was born to a Serbian father, Zoran Milenković, and a Serbian-born mother of Italian descent, L ...

(born 1977), Serbian violinist; director of the Concert hall of Novi Sad since 2020 * Svetozar Saša Kovačević (born 1950), Serbian composer, music pedagogue and church organist; born in Zabalj and lived in Novi Sad *

Tea Tairović Tea Tairović ( sr-Cyrl, Tea Таировић; born 4 April 1996) is a Serbian singer, songwriter and dancer. Born and raised in Novi Sad, she rose to prominence as a contestant on ''Zvezde Granda'', and has to date released two studio albums: '' ...

(born 1996) Serbian pop-folk singer and songwriter *

Tijana Bogićević Tijana Bogićević ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Богићевић, ; born 1 November 1981) is a Serbian singer. She represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 with the song " In Too Deep" but failed to qualify to the final. Bogićević w ...

(born 1981), Serbian singer; represented Serbia in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2011 and 2017; born in Novi Sad

Sciences

Albert Einstein and his wife Mileva Maric

Adolf Hempt Adolf Hempt (1874–1943) was a Serbian biologist and the founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad, Serbia. He stabilized Pasteur's vaccine against rabies so that it could be distributed to distant places. His method of producing vaccines were ...

(1874–1943), biologist; founder of the Pasteur Institute in Novi Sad; born in Novi Sad *

Albert Einstein Albert Einstein ( ; ; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest and most influential physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory ...

(1879-1955), theoretical physicist of profound genius; widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century; lived in Novi Sad 1905-1907 (in Kisačka Street 20) with his wife, Mileva Marić *

Bogdan Gavrilović Bogdan Gavrilović (Serbian Cyrillic: Богдан Гавриловић) (1864–1947) was a Serbian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and educator. He received his doctorate in ''sciences mathematiques'' from the University of Budapest in 18 ...

(1864–1947), mathematician physicist, philosopher and educator; born in Novi Sad *

Mileva Marić Mileva Marić ( sr-cyr, Милева Марић; 19 December 1875 – 4 August 1948), sometimes called Mileva Marić-Einstein ( sr-cyr, Милева Марић-Ајнштајн, Mileva Marić-Ajnštajn), was a Serbian physicist and mathematicia ...

(1875–1948), Serb mathematician; Albert Einstein's first wife; born in

and lived in Novi Sad * Olga Hadžić (1946–2019), mathematician; rector of the University of Novi Sad and the first woman rector in Serbia; born and lived in Novi Sad * Pavle Trpinac (1905–1991) Serbian chemist and professor; born and raised in Novi Sad *

Vojtěch Šafařík Vojtěch Šafařík (26 October 1829 in Újvidék, Bács-Bodrog County, Vojvodina, Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Hungary (today Serbia) – 2 July 1902 in Prague, Bohemia) was a Czech chemist, specialising in inorganic chemistry. Šafařík was ...

(1829–1902) Czech chemist of Slovakian descent; born in Novi Sad

Scholars

Branko Mikasinovich Branko Mikasinovich (born November 6, 1938) is a Serbian American scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature, as well as a noted Slavist. Much of Croatian literature accessible in English are credited to him. Education and career Mikasinovich ...

(born 1938), Serbian-American

slavist Slavic (American English) or Slavonic (British English) studies, also known as Slavistics is the academic field of area studies concerned with Slavic peoples, Slavic areas, languages, literature, history, and culture. Originally, a Slavist or Sla ...

, journalist

Business

Ignjat Sopron Ignaz Karl Soppron (1821–1894), better known as Ignjat Sopron (), was a journalist, publisher, and printer from Zemun (then part of the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary, today one of the municipalities of Belgrade, Serbia). Biography Born ...

(1821–1894), German journalist, publisher, and printer; born in Novi Sad *

Milan Mandarić Milan Mandarić ( sr-Cyrl, Милан Мандарић; born 5 September 1938) is a Serbian-American businessman who has owned a string of businesses and association football clubs, including Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday. H ...

(born 1938), Serbian-American businessman, born in

Gospić Gospić () is a town in the mountainous and sparsely populated region of Lika, Croatia. It is the administrative centre of Lika-Senj County. Gospić is located near the Lika River in the middle of a karst field ( Ličko Polje). Gospić is the ...

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and grew up in Novi Sad *

Ratko Butorović Ratko Butorović (17 July 1956 – 8 June 2013) also known as Bata Kan Kan was a controversial Montenegrin–Serbian businessman. Born in Nikšić, Butorović found success in Novi Sad where he owned several hospitality venues and also had a stint ...

(1956–2013), businessmen, former owner of

FK Vojvodina Fudbalski klub Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Војводина), commonly known as Vojvodina and colloquially as Voša ( sr-Cyrl, Воша), is a Serbian professional football club based in Novi Sad, Vojvodina, the second la ...

, Hotel Park, and Hotel Leopold I * Robert Čoban (born 1968), co-owner and president of Color Press Group; born in Bač and resides in Novi Sad

Politics

* Aleksandra Đanković (born 1987), politician, born in Novi Sad *

Čedomir Božić Čedomir Božić ( sr-cyr, Чедомир Божић; born 19 October 1984) is a politician in Serbia. He has served as minister of agriculture, water management, and forestry in the government of Vojvodina since 2020. Previously, he was the mayor o ...

(born 1984), politician; born in Novi Sad *

Jaša Tomić Jakov "Jaša" Tomić ( sr-cyr, Јаков Јаша Томић; 23 October 1856 – 22 October 1922) was a Serbian journalist, politician and author from the Serbian region of Vojvodina, which was part of the Austrian Empire when he was born. Ja� ...

(1856–1922), publicist and politician; lived in Novi Sad *

Josip Jelačić Count Josip Jelačić von Bužim (16 October 180120 May 1859; also spelled ''Jellachich'', ''Jellačić'' or ''Jellasics''; hr, Josip grof Jelačić Bužimski; hu, Jelasics József) was a Croatian lieutenant field marshal in the Imperial-Roy ...

(1801–1859), the Ban of

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1848-1859; born in

Petrovaradin Petrovaradin ( sr-cyr, Петроварадин, ) is a historic town in the Serbian province of Vojvodina, now a part of the city of Novi Sad. As of 2011, the urban area has 14,810 inhabitants. Lying on the right bank of the Danube, across from t ...

* Jovan Dejanović (1927–2019), Serbian Yugoslav politician; mayor of Novi Sad (1974–1982); responsible for the construction of Liberty Bridge, modern building of the

Serbian National Theatre The Serbian National Theatre ( sr, Српско народно позориште, Srpsko narodno pozorište), located in Novi Sad, is one of the major theatres of Serbia. History The current building of the theatre was opened in March 1981. The ...

, and

SPC Vojvodina SPC Vojvodina ( sr-cyr, СПЦ Војводина), short for Sports and Business Center Vojvodina ( sr, Спортски и пословни центар Војводина, Sportski i poslovni centar Vojvodina), commonly referred to as SPENS ( s ...

Maja Gojković Maja Gojković ( sr-Cyrl, Маја Гојковић; born 22 May 1963) is a Serbian politician serving as deputy prime minister of Serbia and minister of culture and information since 2020. A member of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS), she ...

(born 1963), Serbian politician; mayor of Novi Sad (2004–2008); president of the National Assembly of Serbia (2014–2020) *

Milan Đurić Milan Đurić (; born 22 May 1990) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Hellas Verona. Đurić started his professional career at Cesena, before joining Parma in 2010. Later that year, he was loaned to A ...

(born 1977), Serbian politician and lawyer, mayor of Novi Sad (2022–Incumbent) * Miloš Vučević (born 1974), Serbian politician; mayor of Novi Sad (2012–2022) * Nada Lazić (born 1950), politician; resides in Novi Sad *

Jovan Subotić Jovan Subotić (1817–1886) was a Serbian lawyer, writer, politician and academic. Biography Jovan Subotić was born at Dobrinci in Srem on 30 January 1817. After completing his high school (gymnasium) education in Sremski Karlovci and Segedin ...

(1817–1886), politician and writer; born in village

Dobrinci Dobrinci () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Ruma municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 1,716 people (2002 census). Name The name of the town in ...

near

Ruma Ruma (; hu, Árpatarló) is a town and municipality in the Srem District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the town has a population of 30,076, while the municipality has a population of 54,339. History Traces of orga ...

and lived in Novi Sad *

(1869–1958), prime minister of the Yugoslav government in exile during World War II; born in Novi Sad * Stevan Branovački (1804–1880), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, president of

Matica Srpska The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Матица српска, Matica srpska, la, Matrix Serbica, grc, Μάτιτσα Σρπσκα) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national inst ...

; one of the founders of

; lived in Novi Sad *

Svetozar Miletić Svetozar Miletić ( sr-cyr, Светозар Милетић; 22 February 1826 – 4 February 1901) was a Serbian lawyer, journalist, author and politician who served as the mayor of Novi Sad between 1861 and 1862 and again from 1867 to 1868. ...

(1826–1901), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, the political leader of

Serbs in Vojvodina The Serbs of Vojvodina are the largest ethnic group in this northern province of Serbia. For centuries, Vojvodina was ruled by several European powers, but Vojvodina Serbs never assimilated into cultures of those countries. Thus, they have consi ...

; born in the village

Mošorin Mošorin ( sr-cyr, Мошорин; hu, Mozsor) is a village located in the Titel municipality, South Bačka District, Vojvodina, Serbia. The village has a Serbs, Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 2,569 people (as of 2011 census ...

Šajkaška Šajkaška (Шајкашка) is a historical region in northern Serbia. It is southeastern part of Bačka, located in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Territory of Šajkaška is divided among four municipalities: Titel, Žabalj, Novi Sad, and ...

Yosef Lapid Yosef "Tommy" Lapid ( he, יוסף "טומי" לפיד, born as Tomislav Lampel, sr-cyr, Томислав Лампел; 27 December 1931 – 1 June 2008) was a Yugoslav-born Israeli radio and television presenter, playwright, journalist, politi ...

(1931–2008), justice minister of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

; born in Novi Sad

Philanthropy

Marija Trandafil Marija Trandafil or Marija Popović (25 December 1816 – 14 October 1883) was a Serbian philanthropist in the city of Novi Sad. She and her husband helped the city of Novi Sad to rebuild after it was bombarded in the 1848 Hungarian Revolution. ...

(1816–1883), Serbian philanthropist; helped rebuild Novi Sad after the 1848 Hungarian Revolution *

Sava Tekelija Sava Tekelija ( sr, Сава Текелија) (1761–1842) was the first Serbian doctor of law, the founder of the Tekelijanum, president of the Matica srpska, philanthropist, noble, and merchant.

(1761–1842), first Serbian doctor of law; founder of Tekelijanum; president of

; philanthropist, noble and merchant; born in Arad in

* Savka Subotić (1834–1918), Serbian political activist, philanthropist and one of the first leading feminists in

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( sr-Cyrl, Војводина}), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia. It lies within the Pannonian Basin, bordered to the south by the national capital ...

Military

* Đorđe Sečujac (1715-1759), Serb Habsburg military commander; lived in Novi Sad * Jakov Mrvica (1978-2004), born as Željko Mrvica, Israeli-Serbian military person; lived in Novi Sad

Sports

Basketball

Darko Miličić Darko Miličić ( sr-cyrl, Дарко Миличић, ; born June 20, 1985) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. He is , and played the center position. Miličić played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 2003 to 2013 ...

(born 1985), professional

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

player for the

Orlando Magic The Orlando Magic are an American professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. The Magic compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Southeast Division. The franchise was establ ...

, taken 2nd overall in the

2003 NBA Draft The 2003 NBA draft was held on June 26, 2003, at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The NBA announced that 41 college and high school players and a record 31 international players had filed as early-entry candidates ...

; born in Novi Sad *

Dragan Tarlać Dragan Tarlać ( sr-cyr, Драган Тарлаћ, born May 9, 1973) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player. He also holds Greek citizenship. Standing at , he played as a center. Professional career Europe After starting his senior ...

(born 1973), retired professional basketball player with Olympiakos,

Chicago Bulls The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Bulls compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The team was founded on January 1 ...

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

, and

CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow (russian: ЦСКА Москва) is a Russian sports club based in Moscow. It was created in 1911 in the Russian Empire on base of OLLS (Skiing Society, founded 1901). Later, during the Soviet Union, Soviet era, it was a central piece ...

; born and grew up in Novi Sad *

Jovo Stanojević Jovan "Jovo" Stanojević (Cyrillic: Јово Станојевић; born 27 September 1977) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Professional career Stanojević began his professional career at the age of 16, playing with Vojvodina ...

(born 1977), professional basketball player; born in

and resides in Novi Sad *

Milan Gurović Milan Gurović ( sr-cyrl, Милан Гуровић; born 17 June 1975) is a Serbian former professional basketball player and current basketball coach. During his pro career, he played for numerous clubs from all over Europe. Gurović was also ...

(born 1975), professional basketball player with an illustrious career on the Serbia-Montenegro national team and club career stops all over

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

; born and grew up in Novi Sad

Football

* Aleksandar Sedlar (born 1991), professional footballer *

Damir Stojak Damir Stojak (; born 22 May 1975) is a Serbian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker. Club career After his promising performances at FK Vojvodina, Vojvodina, Stojak m ...

(born 1975), retired professional footballer *

Danijel Aleksić Danijel Aleksić (Serbian Cyrillic: Дaниjeл Aлeкcић; born 30 April 1991) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir. Early life Born in Pula, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia, Aleksić was several month ...

(born 1991), professional footballer; born in

Pula Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian language, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot language, Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene language, Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the List of cities and town ...

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, raised in

Veternik Veternik ( sr-cyr, Ветерник) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Its population numbers 17,454 (2011 census) and most of its inhabitants are ethnic Serbs. Over the years, especially in the 1990s, it grew with size and ...

, and lived in Novi Sad *

Dušan Tadić Dušan Tadić ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Тадић, ; born 20 November 1988) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder and captains both Eredivisie club Ajax and the Serbia national team. Tadić spent his ...

(born 1988), professional footballer born in

Bačka Topola Bačka Topola ( sr-Cyrl, Бачка Топола, ; hu, Topolya, ) is a town and municipality located in the North Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The municipality is composed of 23 local communities and has a pop ...

and residing in Novi Sad *

Gojko Kačar Gojko Kačar ( sr-Cyrl, Гојко Качар, ; born 26 January 1987) is a former Serbian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Kačar played for Vojvodina's youth academy before being promoted to the first team. In January 2008, h ...

(born 1987), professional footballer * Goran Šaula (born 1970), retired professional footballer * Janko Sanković (born 1960s), retired professional football goalkeeper *

Mijat Gaćinović Mijat Gaćinović (, ; born 8 February 1995) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Serbia national team. Club career Vojvodina Gaćinović was born in Novi Sad while his fa ...

(born 1995), professional footballer * Milan Jovanović (born 1981), retired professional footballer born in

Bajina Bašta Bajina Bašta ( sr-cyr, Бајина Башта, ) is a town and municipality located in the Zlatibor District of western Serbia. The town lies in the valley of the Drina river at the eastern edge of Tara National Park. The population of the tow ...

and residing in Novi Sad * Milan Stepanov (born 1983), retired professional footballer; born in

Kisač Kisač ( sr-cyr, Кисач; Slovak: Kysáč) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. The settlement has a Slovak ethnic majority. Name In Serbian and Croatian the village is known as ''Kisač'' (Кисач); in Slovak as ...

near Novi Sad *

Miloš Krasić Miloš Krasić ( sr-Cyrl, Милош Красић; born 1 November 1984) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a winger. He represented the Serbia national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and at one point in his career, he ...

(born 1984), retired professional footballer born in

Kosovska Mitrovica Mitrovica ( sq-definite, Mitrovicë; sr-cyrl, Митровица) or Kosovska Mitrovica ( sr-cyrl, Косовска Митровица) is a city and municipality located in Kosovo. Settled on the banks of Ibar and Sitnica rivers, the city is ...

and residing in Novi Sad *

Ljubomir Lovrić Ljubomir Lovrić (Serbian Cyrillic: Љубомир Ловрић; 28 May 1920 – 26 August 1994) was a Serbian football goalkeeper and later a football manager and journalist. Career On the national level he played for Yugoslavia national team ...

(1920–1994), late professional goalkeeper and later football coach; born and raised in Novi Sad *

Radoslav Samardžić Radoslav Samardžić (Serbian Cyrillic: Радослав Самарџић; born 17 October 1970) is a retired Serbian football striker. Career He started his professional career in the 1991–92 season. Nicknamed ''Sami'' he played for FK Vojv ...

(born 1970), retired professional footballer; born in the village of

Karavukovo Karavukovo () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Odžaci municipality, in the West Bačka District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 4,991 people (2002 census). Name Its name m ...

in the

Odžaci Odžaci ( sr-cyrl, Оџаци, ; hu, Hódság) is a town and municipality located in the West Bačka District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The town of Odžaci has a population of 8,795 people, while the population of the mu ...

municipality and resides in Novi Sad *

Sergej Milinković-Savić Sergej Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Сергеј Милинковић-Савић, ; born 27 February 1995), also known mononymously as Sergej, is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Lazio and the Serbia ...

(born 1995), professional footballer; born in

Lleida Lleida (, ; Spanish: Lérida ) is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida. Geographically, it is located in the Catalan Central Depression. It is also the capital city of the Segrià comarca, as ...

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

and lived in Novi Sad *

Slaviša Jokanović Slaviša Jokanović ( sr-Cyrl, Славиша Јокановић, ; born 16 August 1968) is a Serbian professional football manager and former player. He is the manager of Russian club Dynamo Moscow. A physical player considered strong in the ai ...

(born 1968), retired professional footballer currently working as manager; born and raised in Novi Sad * Srđan Plavšić (born 1995), professional footballer *

Vanja Milinković-Savić Vanja Milinković-Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Вања Милинковић-Савић, ; born 20 February 1997) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Torino. Born in Spain, he represents the Serbia national team. ...

(born 1997), professional footballer; born in

Ourense Ourense (; es, Orense ) is a city and capital of the province of Ourense, located in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia, northwestern Spain. It is on the Camino Sanabrés path of the Way of St ...

and lived in Novi Sad *

Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov ( sr-cyr, Вујадин Бошков, ; 16 May 1931 – 27 April 2014) was a Serbian footballer and manager. A midfielder, he played 57 matches for the Yugoslav national team. He experienced his greatest success as a coach in 1 ...

(1931–2014), professional footballer and famous coach; born in the nearby village of

Begeč Begeč ( sr-cyr, Бегеч) is a suburban settlement of the city of Novi Sad in Serbia. It is situated on the river Danube, approximately west of Novi Sad, on the Bačka Palanka-Novi Sad road. According to the 2011 census, the village had a Serb ...

; spent most of his life in Novi Sad *

Željko Brkić Željko Brkić (Serbian Cyrillic: Жељко Бркић, born 9 July 1986) is a Serbian retired professional football goalkeeper. Club career Early career in Serbia Brkić, playing in the goalkeeper position, started his career as a professiona ...

(born 1986), professional footballer

Handball

* Aleksandra Stamenić (born 1998), professional handball player; born in Novi Sad * Nataša Lovrić (born 2000), professional handball player; born in Novi Sad

Shooting

* Aleksandra Ivošev (born 1974), Olympic gold medalist

Tennis

* Monika Seleš (born 1973), former World No. 1 female tennis player; born in Novi Sad * Tatjana Ječmenica (born 1978), tennis coach; former tennis player

Track and field

Ivana Vuleta Ivana Vuleta (; sr-cyr, Ивана Вулета, , ; born 10 May 1990) is a Serbian long jumper, two-time World indoor champion, three times European indoor champion and reigning European champion. In 2013, Vuleta became the first Serbian tr ...

(born 1990; born as Ivana Španović), professional long jumper; born in

and residing in Novi Sad