The

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see Names of European cities in different languages (Q–T)#S, names in other languages'') is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its a ...

numbered 157,526 according to the 1991 census, making up more than 30% of the Sarajevo Metropolitan area (10 pre-war municipalities; Centar, Stari Grad, Novo Sarajevo, Novi Grad, Ilidza, Ilijas, Vogosca, Hadzici, Trnovo, and Pale. Today, following the

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

, few Serbs remain in central areas of Sarajevo; however, many parts of the pre-war metropolitan area are now forming the city of

East Sarajevo East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

Republika Srpska Republika Srpska ( sr-Cyrl, Република Српска, lit=Serb Republic, also known as Republic of Srpska, ) is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being the Feder ...

; namely, Pale RS, East Ilidza,

East Novo Sarajevo East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

, Trnovo RS, and

East Stari Grad East or Orient is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from west and is the direction from which the Sun rises on the Earth. Etymology As in other languages, the word is formed from the fac ...

. Most have either moved abroad, to

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 ...

or other countries, or moved to a new settlement on the outskirts of Sarajevo, located in the

, known as

(previously ''Srpsko Sarajevo'' - ''Serbian Sarajevo'').

History

World War I

After the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. They were shot at close range whil ...

and

Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (; cs, Žofie Marie Josefína Albína hraběnka Chotková z Chotkova a Vojnína 1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Their assas ...

, Anti-Serb rioting took place in Sarajevo on 28 and 29 June 1914, incited by Austro-Hungarian authorities. Two Serbs, Pero Prijavić and Nikola Nožičić, died some days later as a result of the injuries they sustained after they were beaten and a total of fifty people were treated at Sarajevo hospitals following the two-day rioting. Whole stocks of goods as well as monies from Serb shops and homes were gone due to the plundering. The devastation left a profound impact on Serb-owned business and industry given the minority Sarajevo Serb population's prominence in those areas.

World War II

During

WWII World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, Serbs living in the

Independent State of Croatia The Independent State of Croatia ( sh, Nezavisna Država Hrvatska, NDH; german: Unabhängiger Staat Kroatien; it, Stato indipendente di Croazia) was a World War II-era puppet state of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy (1922–1943), Fascist It ...

(NDH), a German-installed puppet state, were subjected to

genocide Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Latin ...

by the Croatian fascist

Ustaše The Ustaše (), also known by anglicised versions Ustasha or Ustashe, was a Croats, Croatian Fascism, fascist and ultranationalism, ultranationalist organization active, as one organization, between 1929 and 1945, formally known as the Ustaš ...

regime. In the summer of 1941, Ustaše militia periodically interned and executed groups of Sarajevo Serbs. In August 1941, they arrested about one hundred Serbs suspected of ties to the resistance armies, mostly church officials and members of the intelligentsia, and executed them or deported them to concentration camps. The Ustaše killed at least 323 people in the Villa Luburić, a slaughter house and place for torturing and imprisoning Serbs, Jews and political dissidents.

Bosnian war

On 1 March 1992, a

Bosnian Serb The Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sr-Cyrl, Срби у Босни и Херцеговини, Srbi u Bosni i Hercegovini) are one of the three constitutive nations (state-forming nations) of the country, predominantly residing in the politi ...

wedding procession in

Baščaršija Baščaršija (Cyrillic: Башчаршија; ) is Sarajevo's old bazaar and the historical and cultural center of the city. Baščaršija was built in the 15th century when Isa-Beg Ishaković founded the city. Baščaršija is located on the n ...

quarters was attacked, resulting in the shooting death of the father of the groom, Nikola Gardović, and the wounding of a

Serbian Orthodox The Serbian Orthodox Church ( sr-Cyrl, Српска православна црква, Srpska pravoslavna crkva) is one of the autocephalous (ecclesiastically independent) Eastern Orthodox Christian churches. The majority of the population in ...

priest. The attack took place on the last day of a controversial

referendum A referendum (plural: referendums or less commonly referenda) is a direct vote by the electorate on a proposal, law, or political issue. This is in contrast to an issue being voted on by a representative. This may result in the adoption of a ...

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 H ...

's independence from

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

, in the early stages of the

breakup of Yugoslavia The breakup of Yugoslavia occurred as a result of a series of political upheavals and conflicts during the early 1990s. After a period of political and economic crisis in the 1980s, constituent republics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yu ...

and the

Yugoslav Wars The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related#Naimark, Naimark (2003), p. xvii. ethnic conflicts, wars of independence, and Insurgency, insurgencies that took place in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, SFR Yugoslavia from ...

. Gardović, an ethnic Serb, is often regarded as the first casualty of the

Bosnian war The Bosnian War ( sh, Rat u Bosni i Hercegovini / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. The war is commonly seen as having started ...

. During the

siege of Sarajevo The Siege of Sarajevo ( sh, Opsada Sarajeva) was a prolonged blockade of Sarajevo, the capital of Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, during the Bosnian War. After it was initially besieged by the forces of the Yugoslav ...

, Bosniak paramilitary leader

Mušan Topalović Mušan "Caco" Topalović (20 April 1957 – 26 October 1993) was a Bosnian gangster and warlord from Sarajevo, commander of the 10th Mountain Brigade in the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Caco was also a smuggler, thief and gangs ...

and his forces abducted and killed mostly Serbs living in and around Sarajevo before Bosnian police killed Topalović in October 1993. A pit on the outskirts of the city was used as an execution site and a mass grave for Serbs who were rounded up, beaten and killed, sometimes by having their throats slit and decapitated. The total number of victims killed is not known, with estimates ranging from a few dozen to some hundreds. The actions of paramilitary units led many thousands of Serbs to flee the city, particularly in the summer of 1992. By war's end, the number of Serbs in Sarajevo was estimated to be in the low tens of thousands, fewer than 20% of those who had lived in the city in 1991. After the signing of the

Dayton accords The General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina, also known as the Dayton Agreement or the Dayton Accords ( Croatian: ''Daytonski sporazum'', Serbian and Bosnian: ''Dejtonski mirovni sporazum'' / Дејтонски миро ...

, a mass exodus of Sarajevo Serbs took place in early 1996 numbering an estimated 62,000.

Churches

There are three main

places of worship in Sarajevo: the Old Orthodox Church ( sr, Стара православна црква or ), dating back to the 16th century,Old Serbian Orthodox Church Sarajevo, Official Website
the

Cathedral Church A cathedral is a church (building), church that contains the ''cathedra'' () of a bishop, thus serving as the central church of a diocese, Annual conferences within Methodism, conference, or episcopate. Churches with the function of "cathedral ...

(''Саборна црква'' or ''Saborna crkva''), which was erected in the 1860s, and the Church of Sveto Preobraženje in

Novo Sarajevo Novo Sarajevo ( sr-cyrl, Ново Сарајево, ; lit. "New Sarajevo") is a municipality of the city of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Neighborhoods *'' Grbavica I'' *'' Grbavica II'' *''Pofalići I'' *''Pofalići II'' *''Velešići'' *''G ...

Notable people

Notable Serbs who were born in or lived in Sarajevo include: * Manojlo Jeftanović, merchant *

Sima Milutinović Sarajlija Simeon "Sima" Milutinović "Sarajlija" ( sr-cyr, Симеон "Сима" Милутиновић "Сарајлија", ; 3 October 1791 – 30 December 1847) was a poet, hajduk, translator, historian and adventurer. Literary critic Jovan Skerlić ...

* Bishop Georgije (Đorđe Nikolajević), theology professor, Orthodox priest, and monk, Dabar-Bosnia

Metropolitan bishop In Christian churches with episcopal polity, the rank of metropolitan bishop, or simply metropolitan (alternative obsolete form: metropolite), pertains to the diocesan bishop or archbishop of a metropolis. Originally, the term referred to the b ...

(1885-1896) *

Jovan Marinović Jovan Marinović ( sr-cyr, Јован Мариновић; 1821 – August 30, 1893) was a Serbian politician and diplomat. He introduced several enlightened reforms in Serbian political system. As a close collaborator of powerful Minister Ilija G ...

, politician and diplomat,

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 ...

President of the Ministry (1873-1874) * Dimitrije Jeftanović, merchant and industrialist * Petrakija "Petro" Petrović, merchant * Hadži Makso Despić, fur merchant * Mićo Despić, fur merchant * Stevo Petranović, schoolteacher, dramaturgist, and translator * Sava Kosanović, theologist, schoolteacher, Orthodox priest, and monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1881-1885) * Bishop Nikolaj (Petar Mandić), theologist, Orthodox priest, and monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1896-1907) * Gligorije Jeftanović, merchant, industrialist, and politician,

Hotel Evropa Hotel Europe (originally known as Hotel Evropa) is a historic hotel in central Sarajevo. Built and opened in the early days of what turned out to be a 40-year Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the hotel holds a special plac ...

owner (1882-1927) * Bishop Evgenije (Manojlo Letica), lawyer and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1907-1920) * Nikola T. Kašiković, writer and publisher, '' Bosanska vila'' owner and editor-in-chief * Hieromartyr Petar (Jovan Zimonjić), theology professor and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1920-1941),

canonized Canonization is the declaration of a deceased person as an officially recognized saint, specifically, the official act of a Christianity, Christian communion declaring a person worthy of Cult (religious practice), public veneration and enterin ...

as hieromartyr in 1998 * Vladislav Skarić, tobacco merchant, historian, geographer, and

SANU Sanu may refer to: *Sanu, Iran, village in the Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran *Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), an academic institution in Serbia *Sudan African National Union, a political party in Sudan *South American native ungulate ...

academician * Bishop Nektarije (Nikola Krulj), Juris Utriusque Doctor, theology professor, and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1951-1966) *

Jevto Dedijer Jevto Dedijer (Serbian Cyrillic: Јевто Дедијер; 15 August 1880 – 24 December 1918) was a Bosnian-Serb writer and geographer from the Maleševci clan who was influential in the formation of the Serb Academy. He was born to a peasan ...

, geographer * Vojislav "Đedo" Kecmanović,

Balkan Wars The Balkan Wars refers to a series of two conflicts that took place in the Balkan States in 1912 and 1913. In the First Balkan War, the four Balkan States of Greece, Serbia, Montenegro and Bulgaria declared war upon the Ottoman Empire and defe ...

volunteer soldier,

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

Partisan Partisan may refer to: Military * Partisan (weapon), a pole weapon * Partisan (military), paramilitary forces engaged behind the front line Films * ''Partisan'' (film), a 2015 Australian film * ''Hell River'', a 1974 Yugoslavian film also know ...

, and post-war communist politician *

Lazar Drljača Lazar Drljača (10 October 1882 – 13 July 1970) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina painter, who self-identified as the Bosnians, Bosnian Bogomilism, bogumil. Biography Born in Blatna near Bosanski Novi into a Bosnian Serbs, Bosnian Serb family, he was ...

, painter * Dušan Jeftanović, merchant, industrialist, and juris doctor,

owner (1927-1941) *

Bogdan Žerajić Bogdan Žerajić ( sr-Cyrl, Богдан Жерајић; 1 February 1886 – 15 June 1910) was a Hercegovinian Serb student of the Faculty of Law at the University of Zagreb. In 1910, he attempted to assassinate General Marijan Varešanin, the ...

, revolutionary *

Veljko Čubrilović Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. They were shot at close range whil ...

Young Bosnia Young Bosnia ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Mlada Bosna, Млада Босна) was a separatist and revolutionary movement active in the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria-Hungary before World War I. Its members were predominantly ...

revolutionary * Đoko Mazalić, painter * Petar Tiješić, painter * Ljubica Stefanović, theater actress * Stanko Luka Karaman, biologist *

Vladimir Gaćinović Vladimir Gaćinović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Владо Гаћиновић; 25 May 1890 – 11 August 1917) was a Bosnian Serb essayist and revolutionary in Austria-Hungary. He was one of the leaders and organizers of the secret cells of the r ...

, writer and revolutionary *

Danilo Ilić Danilo Ilić (Serbian Cyrillic: Данило Илић; 27 July 1890 – 3 February 1915) was a Bosnian Serb who was among the chief organisers of the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Biography Born in what is modern-day Bosnia and He ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary * Feodor Lukač, surgeon and football pioneer * Jelena Kešeljević, theater actress *

Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip ( sr-Cyrl, Гаврило Принцип, ; 25 July 189428 April 1918) was a Bosnian Serb student who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914. Prin ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary *

Nedeljko Čabrinović Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. They were shot at close range while b ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary *

Dobroslav Jevđević Dobroslav Jevđević ( sr-Cyrl, Доброслав Јевђевић, ; 28 December 1895 – October 1962) was a Bosnian Serb politician and self-appointed Chetnik commander (, војвода) in the Herzegovina region of the Axis-occupied Ki ...

, politician and World War II

Chetnik The Chetniks ( sh-Cyrl-Latn, Четници, Četnici, ; sl, Četniki), formally the Chetnik Detachments of the Yugoslav Army, and also the Yugoslav Army in the Homeland and the Ravna Gora Movement, was a Yugoslav royalist and Serbian nationa ...

leader *

Trifko Grabež Trifun "Trifko" Grabež ( sr-Cyrl, Трифун Трифко Грабеж; – 21 October 1916) was a Bosnian Serb member of the Black Hand organization which was involved in the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Early life Trifko Gra ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary * Cvjetko Popović, Young Bosnia revolutionary * Vojislav Bogićević, Young Bosnia revolutionary and historian * Roman Petrović, painter *

Vaso Čubrilović Vaso Čubrilović ( sr-Cyrl, Васо Чубриловић; 14 January 1897 – 11 June 1990) was a Bosnian Serb scholar and politician. As a teenager, he joined the South Slav student movement known as Young Bosnia and was involved in the conspir ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary *

Jezdimir Dangić Jezdimir Dangić (; 4 May 1897 – 22 August 1947) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb Chetnik commander during World War II. He was born in the town of Bratunac in the Austro-Hungarian occupied Bosnia Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire. Impriso ...

, Young Bosnia revolutionary, lawyer, Yugoslav Gendarmerie sub-lieutenant, and World War II Chetnik *

Đuro Pucar Đurađ "Đuro" Pucar "Stari" ( sr-cyr, Ђурађ Ђуро Пуцар, ; 13 December 1899 – 12 April 1979) was a Yugoslav and Bosnian politician. During World War II he was a member of the Yugoslav Partisans and was later decorated with the Or ...

, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician *

Rodoljub Čolaković Rodoljub "Roćko" Čolaković ( sr-cyr, Родољуб Чолаковић; 7 June 1900 – 30 March 1983) was a Yugoslav politician and writer who served as the 1st Prime Minister of PR Bosnia and Herzegovina and as the Minister for PR Bosnia ...

, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician * Aleksa "Brko" Bojović, World War II Partisan *

Vlado Šegrt Vlado Šegrt (18 December 1907 – 1 August 1991) was a Yugoslav participant in the National Liberation Struggle and a socio-political worker in the Socialist Republics of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Yugoslavia. He was a reserve Major General and n ...

, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician * Boriša "Šćepan" Kovačević, World War II Partisan * Dušan Pajić-Dašić, World War II Partisan leader * Erih Koš, lawyer and writer *

Bishop Vladislav A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...

(Vojislav Mitrović), schoolteacher, theology professor, and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1967-1992) * Vukašin Milošević, Mechanical and Energetics Engineer * Gliša Janković, World War II Partisan * Slobodan "Seljo" Princip, World War II Partisan leader * Miladin Radojević, World War II Partisan * Rato Dugonjić, World War II Partisan leader and post-war communist politician * Vaso "Crni" Miskin, World War II Partisan * Milan Rajlić, football player * Radojka Lakić, World War II Partisan * Branko "Obren" Milutinović, World War II Partisan * Vladimir "Valter" Perić, World War II Partisan leader * Rava Janković, World War II Partisan * Ljubo Kojo, World War II Partisan, mayor of Sarajevo 1955-1962 * Lazo Materić, World War II Partisan, mayor of Sarajevo 1962-1963 * Bane Šurbat, World War II Partisan leader * Dara Dragišić, World War II Partisan *

Branko Stanković Branko "Stane" Stanković ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко "Стане" Станковић, ; 31 October 1921 – 20 February 2002) was a Bosnian Serb footballer and manager, from Sarajevo. Playing career Club He started his career in SK Slavija Sarajevo ...

, footballer and football coach * Vaso Radić, World War II Partisan, mayor of Sarajevo 1963-1965 * Dragutin "Braco" Kosovac, World War II Partisan, post-war communist politician, and state-appointed business manager (CEO of Energoinvest) * Aleksandar "Aca" Nikolić, basketball coach * Dane Maljković, electrical engineer, mayor of Sarajevo 1973-1975 * Milorad Ekmečić, historian *

Milanko Renovica Milanko Renovica (Serbian Cyrillic: Mилaнкo Peнoвицa; 19 October 1928 – 2 November 2013) was a Bosnian and former Yugoslav politician. He was the President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia. He also served as President of the Pr ...

, communist politician * Bishop Nikolaj (Gojko Mrđa), theologist and Orthodox monk, Dabar-Bosnia Metropolitan bishop (1992-present) * Nikola Milošević, political philosopher *

Predrag Palavestra Predrag Palavestra ( sr-cyr, Предраг Палавестра; 14 June 1930 – 19 August 2014) was a Serbian author and academic. Works * ''Književne teme'' (1958) * ''Književnost Mlade Bosne'' (1965) * ''Tokovi tradicije'' (1971) * ''Posl ...

, writer and literary historian *

Biljana Plavšić Biljana Plavšić ( sr-Cyrl, Биљана Плавшић; born 7 July 1930) is a former Bosnian Serb politician and university professor who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role ...

, biologist and politician, convicted for crimes against humanity * Toma Kuruzović, actor *

Duško Trifunović Duško Trifunović ( sr, Душко Трифуновић, 13 September 1933 – 28 January 2006) was a Yugoslav writer, poet and television author. Life Born in the small village of Sijekovac near Bosanski Brod (then part of the Vrbas Banovina, ...

, poet and writer *

Obrad Piljak Obrad Piljak (); 1933 – 7 April 2013) was a Bosnian politician and former Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from April 1989 to December 1990. He was the last nominated (non-elected) member of the Communist party of Bosnia a ...

, banker and communist politician *

Boro Drašković Boro Drašković ( sr-cyr, Боро Драшковић; born 29 May 1935) is a Serbian director, playwright and screenwriter. Biography Boro Drašković graduated from Belgrade's Academy of Theater, Film, Radio, and Television in 1959. He entere ...

, playwright and film director *

Predrag Golubović Predrag Golubović (25 June 1935 – 18 July 1994) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He directed more than 25 films between 1964 and 1986. His 1981 film '' Peacetime in Paris'' was entered into the 12th Moscow International Fil ...

, film director * Dimitrije Bjelica, chess player *

Nikola Koljević Nikola Koljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Кољевић; 9 June 1936 – 25 January 1997) was a Serbian politician, university professor, translator and an essayist, one of the foremost Yugoslavian Shakespeare scholars. In 2016, he was pos ...

, scholar and politician *

Momo Kapor Momčilo "Momo" Kapor ( sr-cyr, Момчило Момо Капор; 8 April 1937 – 3 March 2010) was a Serbian novelist and painter. He authored several screenplays, over forty novels, short stories, travel and autobiographic books and essays. H ...

, writer * Uglješa Uzelac, economist and sports administrator, mayor of Sarajevo 1983-1985 *

Svetozar Vujović Svetozar Vujović (3 March 1940 – 16 January 1993) was Bosnian and Yugoslav Football (soccer), football player and Manager (association football), manager, who spent most of his life in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian capital Sarajevo, and enti ...

, football player * Boriša Starović, surgeon, UofS medical faculty dean (1988-1992),

UIS UIS may refer to: *Uis, a village in Erongo Region, Namibia *Underwater Inspection System, a component of the Underwater Port Security System developed for the United States Coast Guard *Universal Interactive Studios (now Vivendi Games) *University ...

medical faculty dean (1993-2005), UIS rector (2000-2005) *

Kornelije Kovač Kornelije "Bata" Kovač ( sr-Cyrl, Корнелије "Бата" Ковач, ; hu, Kovács Kornél; 1 January 1942 – 13 September 2022) was a Serbian composer. Early life Born in Niš during World War II in the Nazi-occupied Serbia to a ...

, musician and composer *

Boško Antić Božidar "Boško" Antić ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Бошко Антић, ; 7 January 1944 – 4 December 2007) was a Yugoslav and Serbian professional football manager and former player. Playing career Being drafted into the youth setup of Sa ...

, football player and football coach *

Momčilo Krajišnik Momčilo Krajišnik (; 20 January 1945 – 15 September 2020) was a Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Serb political leader, who along with Radovan Karadžić co-founded the Bosnian Serb nationalist Serb Democratic Party (Bosnia and Herz ...

, politician, convicted for crimes against humanity * Rajko Nogo, poet * Blagoje Bratić, football player and football coach *

Nenad Kecmanović Nenad Kecmanović, PhD, (Serbian Cyrillic: Ненад Кецмановић; born 9 September 1947) is a Bosnian Serb political scientist, sociologist, political analyst, publicist, professor of political science, retired politician, member of th ...

, academician * Vladimir "Čobi" Savčić, singer *

Braco Dimitrijević Slobodan "Braco" Dimitrijević (born 18 June 1948) is a Bosnian conceptual artist. His works deal mainly with history and the individual's place in it. He lives and works in Paris, France. He has exhibited internationally since the 1970s, includ ...

, artist *

Svetislav Pešić Svetislav "Kari" Pešić ( sr-cyrl, Светислав "Кари" Пешић; born August 28, 1949) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Serbia men's national team. Playing career During his c ...

, basketball player and basketball coach *

Dragan Kalinić Dragan (, sr-Cyrl, Драган) is a popular Serbo-Croatian masculine given name derived from the common Slavic element '' drag'' meaning "dear, beloved". The feminine form is Dragana. People named Dragan include: Politicians and office holde ...

, politician * Mladen Savović, structural engineer *

Milić Vukašinović Milić Vukašinović ( sr-cyr, Милић Вукашиновић; born 9 March 1950) is a Yugoslav musician, the founder of the hard rock band Vatreni Poljubac as well as one-time drummer of the famous Yugoslav rock bands Bijelo Dugme and Indexi. ...

, musician *

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 Yugo ...

, musician *

Neda Ukraden Neda Ukraden ( sr-Cyrl, Неда Украден; born 16 August 1950) is a Serbs of Croatia, Serbian-Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967. Personal life Ukraden was born in Glavina Donja, a village near the small Socia ...

, singer * Božo Janković, football player *

Zdravko Čolić Zdravko Čolić (, ; born 30 May 1951) is a Bosnian Serb singer and is widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. Dubbed the " Tom Jones of the Balkans", he has garnered fame in Southeastern Europ ...

, singer * Slobodan "Čobo" Janjuš, football goalkeeper *

Mila Mulroney Milica "Mila" Mulroney (Serbian Cyrillic: Милица "Мила" Пивнички; née Pivnički; born July 13, 1953) is the wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She was notable for taking on a greater role during her hus ...

, First Lady of Canada 1984-1993 * Želimir "Keli" Vidović, football player *

Vojislav Šešelj Vojislav Šešelj ( sr-Cyrl, Војислав Шешељ, ; born 11 October 1954) is a Serbian politician, founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS); he was convicted of war crimes by the International Criminal Tribuna ...

, politician * Mladen Materić, dramaturgist and theater director *

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 ...

, film director *

Ipe Ivandić Goran "Ipe" Ivandić (December 10, 1955 – January 12, 1994) was a Bosnian rock drummer, famous for his work with the band Bijelo Dugme. Early life Ivandić was born to father Josip and mother Mirjana in the central Bosnian town of Vareš, at ...

, musician *

Nikola Nikić Nikola Nikić ( sr-Cyrl, Никола Никић, ; born 7 January 1956) is a Bosnian former footballer and current manager of NK Bratstvo Gračanica in the First League of FBiH. Playing career Nikić, born to father Ilija and mother Radojka (n� ...

, football player *

Aleksandar Obradović Aleksandar Obradović ( sr-cyr, Александар Обрадовић) (22 August 1927 in Bled, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 1 April 2001 in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia) was a Serbian 20th-century composer and professor at the ...

, journalist *

Ljiljana Smajlović Ljiljana Smajlović (née Ugrica; born 22 January 1956, Sarajevo, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian journalist and the former editor of ''Politika'', the oldest daily newspaper in the Balkans. From 2009 to 2017, she was the p ...

, journalist, ''

Politika ''Politika'' ( sr-Cyrl, Политика; ''Politics'') is a Serbian daily newspaper, published in Belgrade. Founded in 1904 by Vladislav F. Ribnikar, it is the oldest daily newspaper still in circulation in the Balkans. Publishing and owners ...

'' editor-in-chief 2005-2008, 2013-present *

Ratko Radovanović Ratko "Raša" Radovanović (; born 16 October 1956) is a Serbian former professional basketball player who competed for SFR Yugoslavia, at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Early life Born in the town of Nevesinje within ...

, basketball player and basketball administrator * Milomir Ninković, plastic, reconstructive, and hand surgeon, Klinikum Bogenhausen *

Boris Tadić Boris Tadić ( sr-cyr, Борис Тадић, ; born 15 January 1958) is a Serbian politician who served as the president of Serbia from 2004 to 2012. Born in Sarajevo, he graduated from the University of Belgrade with a degree in psychology ...

President of Serbia The president of Serbia ( sr, Председник Србије, Predsednik Srbije), officially styled as the President of the Republic ( sr, Председник Републике, Predsednik Republike) is the head of state of Serbia. The curr ...

2004-2012 *

Dragan Đokanović Dragan Đokanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Ђокановић; born 20 April 1958) is a Bosnian Serb politician, member, founder and president of the Democratic Party of Federalists, physician, sportsman and one of the most popular men in ...

, politician, physician, sportsman *

Predrag Pašić Predrag Pašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional Football player, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or as a Forward (association football), forward. Club career During his c ...

, football player *

Željko Lukajić Željko "Struja" Lukajić ( sr-cyr, Жељко Лукајић, born December 14, 1958) is a Serbian professional basketball coach. Coaching career Lukajić began coaching in 1986 when he was the head coach of KK Famos Hrasnica for the 1986–1987 ...

, basketball coach *

Vladimir Pištalo Vladimir Pištalo (, ; born 8 May 1960) is a Serbian Americans, Serbian American writer, most notably winning the NIN Award for novel of the year in 2008. In 2021, he became the director of the National Library of Serbia. Biography Pištalo gradu ...

, writer, 2008

NIN Prize The ''NIN'' Award ( sr, Ninova nagrada, italics=yes, Нинова награда), officially the Award for Best Novel of the Year, is a prestigious Serbian (and previously Yugoslavian) literary award established in 1954 by the ''NIN'' weekly an ...

winner *

Vlado Čapljić Vladan "Vlado" Čapljić (Serbian Cyrillic: Владан Владо Чапљић; born 22 March 1962) is a Bosnian professional football manager and former player. Playing career Club Čapljić started playing in the youth teams of hometown club ...

, football player * Dragan Škrba, football goalkeeper *

Nele Karajlić Nenad Janković (; ; born 11 December 1962), known as Dr Nele Karajlić (), is a Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism ...

, singer, actor, and TV personality *

Nebojša Novaković Nebojša Novaković ( sr-Cyrl, Небојша Новаковић, born 29 October 1964) is a former professional football player who played as a striker, most notably for AIK. He is the manager of Vasalunds IF. Born in Sarajevo, he moved to Swe ...

, football player and football coach *

Vesna Mišanović Vesna Caselotti, née Mišanović, (born 27 November 1964 in Sarajevo) is a Bosnian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster. She was winner of the first ever medal for Bosnia and Herzegovina at the first Women's European Team ...

, chess player * Gorčin Stojanović, film and television director *

Srđan Koljević Srđan Koljević (born 31 December 1966) is a Serbian screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography References External links

* 1966 births Living people Film people from Sarajevo Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbian scr ...

, screenplay writer and film director *

Isidora Bjelica Isidora Bjelica ( sr-Cyrl, Исидора Бјелица; 10 December 1966 – 5 August 2020) was a Serbian prose writer, playwright and public figure. Early life and career Bjelica was born in Sarajevo where she graduated from gymnasium. She t ...

, writer * Dragan "Maca" Marinković, actor and TV presenter *

Predrag Danilović Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-cyr, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one of ...

, basketball player,

KK Partizan Košarkaški klub Partizan ( sr-Cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Партизан, English: Partizan Basketball Club), commonly referred to as KK Partizan or simply Partizan, is a professional basketball team based in Belgrade, Serbia. It is ...

president 2007-present *

Rade Bogdanović Rade Bogdanović (Serbian Cyrillic: Раде Богдановић; born 21 May 1970) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Early life Born in Sarajevo to a father employed as a driver at Energoinvest and a homema ...

, football player *

Vladimir Kecmanović Vladimir may refer to: Names * Vladimir (name) for the Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Macedonian, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak and Slovenian spellings of a Slavic name * Uladzimir for the Belarusian version of the name * Volodymyr for the Ukr ...

, novelist *

Ognjen Tadić Ognjen Tadić ( sr-cyrl, Огњен Тадић; born 20 April 1974) is a Bosnian Serb politician, lawyer, journalist and sociologist who was a member of the national House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. Previously, he was member of the National As ...

, politician * Haris Brkić, basketball player *

Goran Trobok Goran Trobok (; born 6 September 1974) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Early life A Bosnian Serb, Trobok was born in Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, but moved to Budva, Montenegro at the age of 17 with the onse ...

, football player * Nenad Mišković, football player *

Dušan Vukčević Dušan Vukčević (Serbian Cyrillic: Душан Вукчевић; born November 14, 1975) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who currently serves as an assistant coach for Peristeri of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Cha ...

, basketball player *

Predrag Materić Predrag Materić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Матерић; born 12 June 1977) is a Serbian–French sports agent and former professional basketball player who serves as a vice-president at BeoBasket. Playing career Materić played college bask ...

, basketball player *

Veselin Petrović Veselin Petrović (6 September 1929 – 8 November 1995) was a Serbian cyclist. Career Veselin Petrović-Vesa was born 6 September 1929 in Vlasenica, Kingdom of Yugoslavia (today Bosnia and Herzegovina). He was a Yugoslavian ( Serbian) cham ...

, basketball player * Neven Pajkić, boxer *

Ognjen Koroman Ognjen Koroman (, ; born 19 September 1978) is a Serbian football manager and former professional player. As a player, he represented Serbia and Montenegro at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Club career After coming through the youth systems Željez ...

, football player *

Ognjen Aškrabić Ognjen Aškrabić ( sr-cyr, Огњен Ашкрабић; born July 28, 1979) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Professional career While playing for Dynamo Saint Petersburg, Aškrabić won the FIBA Europe League in 2005. Natio ...

, basketball player * Đorđe Babalj, football player *

Aleksandar Ćapin Aleksandar Ćapin (born October 6, 1982) is a Serbian former professional basketball player. Early life Growing up in Sarajevo, Ćapin took up association football in the FK Sarajevo youth system. In spring 1992, with the outbreak of the Bosni ...

, basketball player *

Aleksej Nešović Aleksej Nešović ( sr, Алексеј Нешовић; born March 14, 1985) is a Bosnian professional basketball player. Standing at he plays at the point guard position. He also represented the Bosnia and Herzegovina national basketball team ...

, basketball player * Danina Jeftić, actress * Zoran Čegar, police officer * Momo Savović, Prof. School of Architecture, San Diego, CA * Danko Borkovic, Juris Doctor, Attorney, Tampa, FL.

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