This is a list of famous or notable citizens of

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 m ...

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

Arts

Architecture

* Dragiša Brašovan (1887–1965), modernist architect, one of the leading architects of the early 20th century in Yugoslavia, born in

Vršac Vršac ( sr-cyr, Вршац, ; hu, Versec; ro, Vârșeț) is a city and the administrative centre of the South Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the city urban area had a population of 35,701, while ...

and lived in Belgrade * Dragutin Djordjević (1866-1933), academic style architect and university professor, born in

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. It lies on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2011 the city had a total population of 19,572, while the administrative area had a population of ...

and lived in Belgrade * Petar Bajalović (1876-1947), modernism architect, born in

Šabac Šabac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Шабац, ) is a city and the administrative centre of the Mačva District in western Serbia. The traditional centre of the fertile Mačva region, Šabac is located on the right banks of the river Sava. , the cit ...

and lived in Belgrade * Zoran Bojović (1936–2018), Serbian and Yugoslav architect and engineer

Literature and poetry

Bruce Sterling Michael Bruce Sterling (born April 14, 1954) is an American science fiction author known for his novels and short fiction and editorship of the '' Mirrorshades'' anthology. In particular, he is linked to the cyberpunk subgenre. Sterling's fir ...

, science fiction author, one of the founders of the cyberpunk movement * Charles Simić, Serbian-American poet * Gordana Ćulibrk (born 1952), writer * Meša Selimović, author * Milorad Pavić, poet, prose writer, translator, and literary historian * Nune Popović, Serbian author, activist

Painting

* Dragomir Glišić (1872–1957), realism and impressionism painter and war photographer, born in

Valjevo Valjevo (Serbian Cyrillic: Ваљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Kolubara District in western Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the administrative area of Valjevo had 90,312 inhabitants, 59,073 of whom were urban dwell ...

and lived in Belgrade * Nadežda Petrović (1873–1915), fauvism painter, born in

Čačak Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, w ...

and lived in Belgrade * Uroš Predić (1857–1953), realism painter, born in Orlovat and lived in Belgrade

Comics

* Aleksa Gajić (born in 1974), comics artist and film director, creator of Technotise and the main author of the animated feature film Technotise: Edit & I * Enki Bilal, comic book creator, comics artist and film director

Sculpture

* Lilly Otašević,

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source o ...

sculptor and designer

Multiple art disciplines

Dositej Obradović Dositej Obradović ( sr-Cyrl, Доситеј Обрадовић; 17 February 1739 – 7 April 1811) was a Serbian writer, biographer, diarist, philosopher, pedagogue, educational reformer, linguist, polyglot and the first minister of educatio ...

(1739–1811; born as Dimitrije Obradović), Serbian writer, biographer, diarist, philosopher, pedagogue, educational reformer, linguist, polyglot and the first minister of education of Serbia, born in Ciacova,

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

and lived in Belgrade * Jovan Hristić (1933-2002), Serbian poet, playwright, essayist, literary and theater critic, translator

Entertainment

Fashion and modeling

* Bojana Sentaler,

fashion designer * Ivana Sert, Serbian-Turkish TV personality, model, and fashion designer * Roksanda Ilinčić, London-based fashion designer

Film, theater, and television

Dušan Makavejev Dušan Makavejev ( sr-Cyrl, Душан Макавејев, ; 13 October 1932 – 25 January 2019) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter, famous for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s—many of wh ...

, Yugoslavian film director, famous for his groundbreaking films of Yugoslav cinema in the late 1960s and early 1970s *

Emir Kusturica Emir Kusturica ( sr-cyrl, Емир Кустурица; born 24 November 1954) is a Serbian film director, screenwriter, actor, producer and musician. He also has French citizenship.http://www.serbia.com/emir-kusturica-artist-builder-and-anti-glo ...

, filmmaker, double winner of the

Palme d'Or The Palme d'Or (; en, Golden Palm) is the highest prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival. It was introduced in 1955 by the festival's organizing committee. Previously, from 1939 to 1954, the festival's highest prize was the Grand Prix du Fe ...

at the

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* Jelena Adžić,

media personality, CBC arts reporter *

Marina Abramović Marina Abramović ( sr-Cyrl, Марина Абрамовић, ; born November 30, 1946) is a Serbian conceptual and performance artist. Her work explores body art, endurance art, feminist art, the relationship between the performer and audie ...

, performance artist * Milan Radonjić, TV personality, comedian * Mladen Kalpić, journalist, lecturer, filmmaker, and artist * Nikola Đuričko (born 1974), Serbian actor

Internet

* Bogdan Ilić (born 1996; pseudonym Baka Prase), Serbian YouTuber, internet personality, rapper, gamer, actor and entertainer, born in

Vranje Vranje ( sr-Cyrl, Врање, ) is a city in Southern Serbia and the administrative center of the Pčinja District. The municipality of Vranje has a population of 83,524 and its urban area has 60,485 inhabitants. Vranje is the economical, polit ...

and lived in Belgrade * Kristina Đukić (2000–2021; pseudonym Kika), Serbian YouTuber and livestreamer

Music

* Ana Đurić (born 1978; stage name Konstrakta), singer, Serbian representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 * Ana Popović (born 1976), blues guitarist * Ana Sokolović (born 1968),

award winning music composer * Bojana Stamenov (born 1986), singer, Serbian representative in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2015 The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Bro ...

* Bojan Zulfikarpašić (born 1968), jazz pianist and composer * Dania Ben Sassi (born 1998), Libyan Amazigh singer, born in Belgrade * David Bižić (born 1975), opera singer * David Maxim Mičić (born 1990), progressive metal guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, born in Dubrovnik,

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, and lives in Belgrade * Dejan Miladinović (1948–2017), opera director (Serbia, US, Yugoslavia), professor of Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, and University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California * Dušan Bogdanović (born 1955), guitarist and composer *

Goran Bregović Goran Bregović (born 22 March 1950) is a recording artist from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Slavic-speaking countries in the Balkans, and is one of the few former Yug ...

(born 1950), Serbian and Yugoslav musician and singer-songwriter, born in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajev ...

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 He ...

and lives in Belgrade * Goran Simić (1953–2008), opera singer, bass * Ivana Jenkins (born 1983; born Ivana Vujić, stage name Ivy Jenkins),

bass player and designer * Jelena Mihailović (born 1987; stage name Jela Cello), cellist, born in

and lives in Belgrade * Katarina Pejak, blues singer and pianist * Maja Bogdanović (born 1982), cellist * Marija Šerifović (born 1984), singer, Serbian representative and winner of the

Eurovision Song Contest 2007 The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Helsinki, Finland, following the country's victory at the with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi. Organised by the European Broadcasti ...

, born in

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

and lives in Belgrade * Milenko Stefanović (1930–2022), classical and jazz clarinetist * Predrag Gosta (born 1972), conductor and harpsichordist * Sara Jovanović (born 1993; pseudonym Sara Jo), Serbian singer, songwriter, dancer, model and actress, born in

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, Italy and lives in Belgrade * Stevan Stojanović Mokranjac (1856–1914), Serbian composer and music educator, led the Belgrade choir in the late 19th century * Zdravko Čolić (born in 1951), Serbian and Yugoslav singer, born in

and lives in Belgrade

Sciences

* Archibald Reiss, scientist * Igor Delijanić, meteorologist *

Milutin Milanković Milutin Milanković (sometimes anglicised as Milankovitch; sr-Cyrl, Милутин Миланковић ; 28 May 1879 – 12 December 1958) was a Serbian mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer and popularizer ...

, mathematician * Vesna Milosevic-Zdjelar,

astrophysicist, science educator * Živojin Bumbaširević (1920–2008), Serbian orthopedic surgeon and traumatologist, born in

Kruševac Kruševac ( sr-cyr, Крушевац, , tr, Alacahisar or Kruşevca) is a city and the administrative center of the Rasina District in central Serbia. It is located in the valley of West Morava, on Rasina river. According to the 2011 census, ...

and lived and died in Belgrade

Scholars

* Bogumil Hrabak (1927-2010), Serbian historian, university professor and pedagogue, born in

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

and lived and died in Belgrade * Boris Begović (born 1956), economic scholar * Đurađ Bošković (1904-1990), Serbian art historian of Serbian medieval architecture * Gordan Lazarević,

musicologist, university department head * Ivan Avakumović, History professor at the

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top three ...

and author *

Jelena Kovacevic Jelena, also written Yelena and Elena, is a Slavic given name. It is a Slavicized form of the Greek name Helen, which is of uncertain origin. Diminutives of the name include Jelica, Jelka, Jele, Jela, Lena, Lenotschka, Jeca, Lenka, and Alena. Not ...

, American engineering professor and university leader * Paulina Lebl-Albala, feminist, translator, literary critic, literature theoretician, and professor *

Thomas Nagel Thomas Nagel (; born July 4, 1937) is an American philosopher. He is the University Professor of Philosophy and Law Emeritus at New York University, where he taught from 1980 to 2016. His main areas of philosophical interest are legal philosophy, ...

, philosopher * Slobodan Antonić (born 1959), political scientist, sociologist and university professor

Business

* Ana Kras, American furniture and fashion designer, photographer, artist * Jelena Behrend, American jewelry designer *

Sacha Lakic Sacha Lakic ( sr-Cyrl, Саша Лакић; born 1964) is a French automotive, furniture and product designer who has worked primarily in Paris and Luxembourg. Known for his "Onda" furniture line and Venturi electric cars, his work is described as ...

, French automobile and furniture designer * Veselin Jevrosimović, CEO of IT company ComTrade Group

Politics

* Aleksandar I Obrenović (1876–1903), King of Serbia, last ruler of the House of Obrenović * Atilla the Hun, used the city as a military base for his further penetration into the

Balkans The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

, between 441 and 443 AD, a decade before his death in 453; he is presumably buried 70 km north of the city * Danica Karađorđević (born 1986), Hereditary Princess of Serbia and Yugoslavia and graphic designer * Filip Karađorđević (born 1982), Hereditary Prince of Serbia and Yugoslavia, born in

Fairfax, Virginia The City of Fairfax ( ), colloquially known as Fairfax City, Downtown Fairfax, Old Town Fairfax, Fairfax Courthouse, FFX, or simply Fairfax, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. At the 2010 census the po ...

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and lives in Belgrade * Jovian, Flavius Claudius Iovianus, Emperor of Rome, born in the city in 332 AD, restored

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism, monotheistic religion based on the Life of Jesus in the New Testament, life and Teachings of Jesus, teachings of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth. It is the Major religious groups, world's ...

as the official religion of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post- Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Medit ...

* Jelisaveta Karađorđević (born 1936), Princess of Yugoslavia, political activist, and former presidential candidate for Serbia *

Josip Broz Tito Josip Broz ( sh-Cyrl, Јосип Броз, ; 7 May 1892 – 4 May 1980), commonly known as Tito (; sh-Cyrl, Тито, links=no, ), was a Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman, serving in various positions from 1943 until his death ...

(1892–1980), Yugoslav president, founder of socialist Yugoslavia and co-founder of

Non-Aligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath ...

Jovanka Broz Jovanka Broz (; sr-Cyrl, Јованка Броз, Будисављевић; 7 December 1924 – 20 October 2013) was the First Lady of Yugoslavia as the wife of Yugoslav president Josip Broz Tito. She was a lieutenant colonel in the Yugoslav ...

(1924–2013), first lady of Yugoslavia and wife of Josip Broz Tito, born in Pećane near

Udbina Udbina is a village and a municipality in historical Krbava, in the Lika region of Croatia. It is administratively a part of the Lika-Senj County. Geography Udbina is located in the large karst field called Krbava. It is approximately 45 kil ...

and lived and died in Belgrade * Laurent-Désiré Kabila, former president of the CongoKabila: Dok sam živ neću priznati nezavisno Kosovo
* Lisa Gavrić (1907-1974; born as Elisabeth Bechmann), Austrian communist, born in

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and lived in Belgrade *

Mihailo Obrenović Prince Mihailo Obrenović III of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Михаило Обреновић, Mihailo Obrenović; 16 September 1823 – 10 June 1868) was the ruling Prince of Serbia from 1839 to 1842 and again from 1860 to 1868. His first reign ended w ...

, Prince of Serbia, proclaimed Belgrade the capital city of the

Principality of Serbia The Principality of Serbia ( sr-Cyrl, Књажество Србија, Knjažestvo Srbija) was an autonomous state in the Balkans that came into existence as a result of the Serbian Revolution, which lasted between 1804 and 1817. Its creation was ...

in 1841 * Novica Antić (born 1978), political activist and president of the Military Trade Union of Serbia * Pavle Karađorđević, Prince of Yugoslavia * Petar I Karađorđević, King of Serbia and later King of Yugoslavia *

Slobodan Milošević Slobodan Milošević (, ; 20 August 1941 – 11 March 2006) was a Yugoslav and Serbian politician who was the president of Serbia within Yugoslavia from 1989 to 1997 (originally the Socialist Republic of Serbia, a constituent republic of the ...

, late president of Serbia and

Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (; sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Jugoslavija, Југославија ; sl, Jugoslavija ; mk, Југославија ;; rup, Iugoslavia; hu, Jugoszlávia; rue, label= Pannonian Rusyn, Югославия, translit=Juhoslavij ...

Stefan Dragutin Stefan Dragutin ( sr-cyr, Стефан Драгутин, hu, Dragutin István; 1244 – 12 March 1316) was King of Serbia from 1276 to 1282. From 1282, he ruled a separate kingdom which included northern Serbia, and (from 1284) the neigh ...

, first

King of Serbia This is an archontological list of Serbian monarchs, containing monarchs of the medieval principalities, to heads of state of modern Serbia. The Serbian monarchy dates back to the Early Middle Ages. The Serbian royal titles used include Kny ...

to rule the city, made Belgrade the capital of his Kingdom of Syrmia in 1284 *

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427) ...

, Despot of Serbia, made Belgrade the capital city of Serbian Despotate in 1404 *

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđić ...

(1952–2003), prime minister of Serbia and mayor of Belgrade *

Aleksandar Vučić Aleksandar Vučić ( sr-Cyrl, Александар Вучић, ; born 5 March 1970) is a Serbian politician serving as the president of Serbia since 2017, and as the president of the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) since 2012. Vučić served ...

(born 1970), president of Serbia

Clergy

* Atanasije Antonijević (1734-1804), Serbian archpriest of Bukovik, one of the leading people of the

Serbian Revolution The Serbian Revolution ( sr, Српска револуција / ''Srpska revolucija'') was a national uprising and constitutional change in Serbia that took place between 1804 and 1835, during which this territory evolved from an Ottoman pro ...

, born in Bukovik and lived in Belgrade

Philanthropy

Criminals

* Isa Lero "

Džamba Iso Lero, known as Džamba, was a Yugoslavian gangster based in Belgrade, Serbia. He was called "the Don of Dorćol". He disappeared on 23 September 1992, after having received a beating from several members of the Arkan's Tigers paramilitary, n ...

", criminal

Military

* David Albala (1886–1942), military officer, physician, diplomat, and Jewish community leader, born in Belgrade * Dragutin Gavrilović, colonel of the

Serbian Army The Serbian Army ( sr-cyr, Копнена војска Србије, Kopnena vojska Srbije, lit=Serbian Land Army) is the land-based and the largest component of the Serbian Armed Forces. History Originally established in 1830 as the Army of Pr ...

in World War I and the defender of Belgrade in 1915 * Mihailo Golubović (1889–1941), Serbian and Yugoslav soldier and a brigadier general of the Royal Yugoslav Army * Milisav Čamdžija (1785–1815), warrior during the

First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising ( sr, Prvi srpski ustanak, italics=yes, sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; tr, Birinci Sırp Ayaklanması) was an uprising of Serbs in the Sanjak of Smederevo against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February ...

, born in Veliki Borak in

Stepa Stepanović Stepan "Stepa" Stepanović ( sr-cyr, Степан Степа Степановић, ; – 29 April 1929) was a Serbian military commander who fought in the Serbo-Turkish War, the Serbo-Bulgarian War, the First Balkan War, the Second Balk ...

, field marshal (vojvoda) of Serbian Army * Tasa Donić (1863-1939), Chetnik duke participant in the Serbian liberation wars of 1912–1918, born in Orašac and lived and died in Belgrade

Sports

Basketball

* Bogdan Bogdanović,

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(NBA) player for the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...

* Marko Jarić, NBA player

Football

* Edin Ajdinović (born 2001), football central midfielder, born in Belgrade

High Jumping

* Dragutin Topić, high jumper, gold medallist at the

1990 European Athletics Championships The 15th European Athletics Championships were held from 26 August to 2 September 1990 in Split, Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia. The host stadium was Stadion Poljud. It was the last participation of East Germany (which was already scheduled to be merg ...

Racewalking

* Shaul Ladany, Israeli world-record-holding Olympic racewalker, Bergen-Belsen survivor,

Munich Massacre The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two member ...

survivor, and Professor of Industrial Engineering

Rugby

* Radoslav Novaković, rugby player

Swimming

* Luka Stevanović, swimmer and IT expert

Tennis

Ana Ivanovic Ana Schweinsteiger ( sr, Ана Швајнштајгер / ''Ana Švajnštajger''; born 6 November 1987), professionally known by her birth name Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић / ''Ana Ivanović'', ), is a Serbian former world No. 1 tenn ...

, WTA tennis player; former World No. 1 in singles *

Daniel Nestor Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player. Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal ...

(Danijel Nestorović),

Olympic Gold tennis player *

Janko Tipsarević Janko Tipsarević ( sr-cyr, Јанко Типсаревић, ; born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian former tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is world No. 8, achieved on 2 April 2012. In his career, he won 4 ATP World Tour titles, one AT ...

, ATP tennis player *

Jelena Dokić Jelena Dokic ( sr, Јелена Докић, Jelena Dokić; ; born 12 April 1983) is an Australian tennis coach, commentator, writer, and former professional tennis player. Her highest ranking as a tennis player was world No. 4, in August 2002. ...

, WTA tennis player *

Jelena Janković Jelena Janković ( sr-Cyrl, Јелена Јанковић, ; born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian former tennis player. A former world No. 1, Janković reached the top ranking before her career-best major performance, a runner-up finish at the ...

, WTA tennis player; former World No. 1 in singles * Novak Đoković, ATP tennis player (World No.1)

Wrestling

* Zurabi Datunashvili (born 1991), Georgian-born Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler, born in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...