Mile is a masculine given name found in Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It is often found as a contraction of

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or Miodrag. Notable people with the name include: * Mile Akmadžić (born 1939), Bosnian Croat politician *

Mile Bogović Bishop Mile Bogović (7 August 1939 – 19 December 2020) was a Croatian Roman Catholic prelate who served as a Titular Bishop of Tamata and Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Rijeka–Senj from 4 June 1999 until 25 May 2000 and the first Diocesan ...

(1939–2020), Croatian Catholic bishop *

Mile Budak Mile Budak (30 August 1889 – 7 June 1945) was a Croatian politician and writer best known as one of the chief ideologists of the Croatian fascist Ustaša movement, which ruled the Independent State of Croatia during World War II in Yugoslavia ...

(1889–1945), Croatian fascist politician and writer * Mile Dedaković (born 1951), Croatian soldier *

Mile Ilić Mile Ilić ( sr, Миле Илић; born 2 June 1984) is a Serbian podcaster and former professional basketball player. Known in Serbia as Jao Mile (word play referencing Yao Ming and the Serbian expression for ouch, ''jao''), the 2.15-metre-ta ...

(born 1984), Serbian basketball player *

Mile Isakov Miodrag "Mile" Isakov ( sr, Миодраг "Миле" Исаков) (born 20 March 1950 in Zemun, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Serbian politician, journalist and diplomat. He is most notable as a long-time leader of the Reformists of Voj ...

(born 1950), Serbian journalist and politician *

Mile Isaković Mile Isaković (; born 17 January 1958) is a Serbian handball coach and former player who competed for Yugoslavia in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. Club career Born in Šabac, Isaković started out at his hometown club ...

(born 1958), Serbian handball player and coach * Mile Janakieski, Republic of Macedonia politician * Mile Jedinak (born 1984), Australian soccer player of Croatian descent * Mile Kitić (born 1952), Bosnian-born Serbian singer *

Mile Klopčič Mile Klopčič (16 November 1905 - 19 March 1984) was a Slovenian poet and translator. Together with Tone Seliškar, he is considered as the foremost representative of Slovenian literature, Slovene social realist poetry of the 1930s and 1940s. He ...

(1905–1984), Slovenian poet * Mile Knežević (born 1971), Serbian football player *

Mile Kos Miodrag “Mile” Kos (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг Миле Кос; 20 September 1925 – 1 September 2014) was a Serbian footballer, coach and sportswriter Sports journalism is a form of writing that reports on matters pertaining to sp ...

(1925–2014), Serbian football player, coach and sportswriter *

Mile Krajina Mile Krajina (c. 1923 – 15 October 2014) was a noted gusle player from Croatia, who sang traditional folk songs. Many of his songs were about his birthplace Oklaj in the Cetina region. He mentions reading the works of famous Croatian poet Andri ...

(c. 1923–2014), Croatian gusle player *

Mile Krstev Milorad 'Mile' Krstev (born 13 May 1979) is a Macedonian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Macedonia national team internationally. International career Krstev made his senior debut for Republic of M ...

(born 1979), Macedonian football player *

Mile Lojpur Milan "Mile" Lojpur (Serbian Cyrillic: Милан-Миле Лојпур) (4 March 1930 – 29 July 2005) was a Serbian and Yugoslav rock musician, notable as one of the first rock and roll musicians in Yugoslavia and one of the pioneers of the Yu ...

(1930–2005), Serbian rock musician *

Mile Markovski Mile Markovski (Bulgarian and ; April 14, 1939 – April 12, 1975) was a Bulgarian and Macedonian writer. Biography Markovski is born on April 14, 1939, in Sofia, Kingdom of Bulgaria in the family of prominent Macedonian and Bulgarian writer an ...

(1939–1975), Bulgarian and Macedonian writer * Mile Martić (born 1954), Croatian Serb politician * Mile Matić (1956–1994), Yugoslav spree killer *

Mile Mećava Mile Mećava ( sr-Cyrl, Миле Мећава, ; 1915 – June 4, 1942) was a Yugoslav Partisan and a hero from World War II. Early life Mećeva was born in 1915 in a Serbian family from the village Vlaškovci, in the Condominium of Bosnia and ...

(1915–1942), Bosnian Serb partisan *

Mile Mijušković Mile Mijušković (born 8 October 1985) is a Montenegrin handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) ...

(born 1985), Montenegrin handball player *

Mile Milovac Mile Milovac (born May 5, 1965) was an American soccer goalkeeper who was drafted by D.C. United in the 1996 MLS Inaugural Player Draft. He played for United Serbs in Chicago’s Metropolitan Soccer League as well as in the Continental Indoor Soc ...

(born 1965), Serbian American soccer player *

Mile Mrkšić Mile Mrkšić ( sr-cyrl, Миле Мркшић; 1 May 1947 – 16 August 2015) was a colonel of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) in charge of the unit involved in the Battle of Vukovar during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991. He was conv ...

(1947–2015), Serbian soldier *

Mile Nakić Ante "Mile" Nakić (born 8 January 1942) is a Croatian former professional renowned water polo coach and water polo player. He worked as the head coach of the Yugoslavia national team from 1982 to 1983, while from 1992 to 1995 he coached the Gr ...

(born 1942), Croatian water polo player and coach *

Mile Nedelkoski Mile Nedelkoski ( mk, Миле Неделкоски; November 25, 1935 – June 21, 2020) was a Macedonian poet, novelist, storyteller, and playwright. In Bulgaria, he had a reputation for being a bulgarophile intellectual. Biography Nedelko ...

(1935–2020), Macedonian poet *

Mile Novaković Mile Novaković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миле Новаковић; 29 April 1950 – 14 September 2015) was a Croatian Serb major general active in the Serbian Army of Krajina and in the Armed Forces of FR Yugoslavia, during and after the Croatian ...

(1950–2015), Croatian Serb general *

Mile Novković Miodrag "Mile" Novković (Serbian Cyrillic: Миодраг "Миле" Новковић; born 14 December 1950) is a retired Yugoslav footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of footb ...

(born 1950), Serbian footballer *

Mile Pajic Mile Pajic (born 29 December 1955) is a Dutch former professional motorcycle racer. He raced in Grand Prix racing between 1984 and 1986, scoring six championship points. Career Pajic made his first Grand Prix start at the 500cc British Grand Pri ...

(born 1955), Dutch motorcycle racer * Mile V. Pajić (born 1958), Serbian visual artist * Mile Perković (1920–2013), Yugoslav Partisan and sports administrator *

Mile Pešorda Mile Pešorda (born 15 August 1950 in Grude Grude () is a town and a municipality located in West Herzegovina Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Geography Grude is located 49 kilometers f ...

, Bosnian Croat writer * Mile Petković (born 1953), Croatian football manager * Mile Petrović, Croatian rower *

Mile Protić Mile Protić ( sr-cyr, Миле Протић, born 2 October 1950) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach. Coaching career Protić coached Belgrade-based team Crvena zvezda of the Yugoslav First Federal League over 8 games during t ...

(born 1950), Serbian basketball coach * Mile Popyordanov (1877–1901), Bulgarian Macedonian revolutionary * Mile Savković (born 1992), Serbian football player *

Mile Smodlaka Mile Smodlaka (born 1 January 1976) is a Croatian former professional water polo player and coach who competed in the 2000, 2004 and the 2008 Summer Olympics. He is currently the head coach of Jadran Split and an assistant coach of the Croatian ...

(born 1976), Croatian water polo player and coach * Mile Starčević (1862–1917), Croatian politician * Mile Starčević (1904–1953), Croatian politician *

Mile Sterjovski Mile Sterjovski (born 27 May 1979) is an Australian former football (soccer) player. Sterjovski played mainly as a right winger or as a second striker, but also played as a left winger and central midfielder. He is currently the head coach of Mac ...

(born 1979), Australian football player *

Mile Stojkoski Mile Stojkoski ( mk, Миле Стојкоски; born 4 May 1965), is a Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian athlete and humanitarian known for going on long-distance marathon runs (ultramarathons) in his wheelchair preceding the Summer O ...

(born 1965), Macedonian parathlete *

Mile Svilar Mile Svilar ( sr-cyr, Миле Свилар; born 27 August 1999) is a Serbian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for Serie A club A.S. Roma, Roma and the Serbia national foo ...

(born 1999), Belgian footballer of Serbian descent *

Mile Škorić Mile Škorić (born 19 June 1991) is a Croatian football defender, currently playing for Chinese Super League club Cangzhou Mighty Lions, and for the Croatia national football team. Club career Škorić started his career playing at youth lev ...

(born 1991), Croatian football player *

Mile Uzelac Milan Uzelac (born 30 September 1978) is a Croatian handballer, who plays as line player for RK Zamet. Career Mile started his career in RK Kvarner. At the age of 15 he played for the senior team of RK Kvarner and he played an important role in K ...

(born 1978), Croatian handball player * Mile Zechevikj, Macedonian politician

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