Zoran ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means ''dawn, daybreak''. The name is especially common in

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 ...

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and a little in

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. Notable people with this given name include: *

Zoran Bečić Zoran Bečić (April 2, 1939 – March 29, 2006) was one of the most prominent artists of the Bosnian theatrical community in the 20th century. One of the founding actors of Sarajevo War Theatre, he studied acting at the Belgrade Academy of Dramati ...

, Bosnian Serb actor * Zoran Baldovaliev, Macedonian football player * Zoran Cvijanović, Serbian actor *

Zoran Ćirić Zoran Ćirić ( sr-cyr, italic=yes, Зоран Ћирић) (born in 1962) is a writer from Niš, Serbia. He writes poetry and prose. Ćirić received the NIN award in 2001 for his novel ''Hobo''. Novels * ''Prisluškivanje'' (2000) * ''Hobo ...

, Serbian writer *

Zoran Đerić Zoran Đerić was minister of the interior of the Republika Srpska. He was removed from office in 2004 by the High representative because of his failure to ensure that article 19 of the Statute of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former ...

, Bosnian Serb politician *

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 ...

, Serbian politician *

Zoran Dukić Zoran Dukić (born 1969 in Zagreb) is a Croatian classical guitarist. Between 1990 and 1997, Dukić won more competitions than any other guitarist. Life He started to play the guitar at the age of six. He graduated from the Music Academy of Zag ...

, Croatian classical guitarist *

Zoran Džorlev Zoran Džorlev ( mk, Зоран Џорлев; 10 January 1967 – 1 January 2021) was a Macedonian violinist. Life His father, Nasko, was a famous composer of folk music and conductor of an orchestra, and his grandfather Hristo, a friend of nati ...

, Macedonian violinist * Zoran Erić, Serbian composer * Zoran Erceg, Serbian basketball player *

Zoran Filipović Zoran Filipović ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Филиповић, ; born 6 February 1953) is a Montenegrin former football coach and player, best known for his playing stints with Red Star Belgrade and S.L. Benfica. Club career Filipović, born 6 Febr ...

, Montenegrin football coach *

Zoran G. Jančić Zoran G. Jančić (born in Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb pianist. He was educated at Primary and Secondary Music School. He gave his first recital at the age of twelve. He was also educated at the Zagreb Academy of M ...

, Bosnian Croat pianist * Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist * Zoran Janković (disambiguation), several people * Zoran Jovanovski, Macedonian football player * Zoran Jolevski, Macedonian Ambassador to the US * Zoran Knežević (astronomer), Serbian astronomer * Zoran Knežević (politician), Serbian politician * Zoran Krušvar, Croatian writer * Zoran Ladicorbic, Yugoslavian-born American fashion designer, professionally known as Zoran. * Zoran Lilić, Serbian politician * Zoran Lončar, Serbian politician * Zoran Mamić, Croatian football player * Zoran Milanović, Croatian politician *

Zoran Milinković (politician) Zoran Milinković (Зоран Милинковић; born 26 September 1956) was the presidential candidate of the Patriots of the Serbian Diaspora in the 2004 Serbian presidential election. He was born in Kraljevo, but from 1980th lives in Paris a ...

, Serbian politician *

Zoran Mirković Zoran "Bata" Mirković ( sr-cyrl, Зоран Бата Мирковић, ; born 21 September 1971) is a retired Serbian footballer and current manager. Playing career Club career Mirković made his first appearance for FK Rad during the 1990– ...

, Serbian football player *

Zoran Mušič Zoran Mušič (12 February 1909 – 25 May 2005), baptised as Anton Zoran Musič, was a Slovene painter, printmaker, and draughtsman. He was the only painter of Slovene descent who managed to establish himself in the elite cultural circles of It ...

, Slovenian painter *

Zoran Pavlovič Zoran ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means ''dawn, daybreak''. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and a little in Slovenia. Notable people with this given na ...

, Slovenian football player *

Zoran Planinić Zoran Planinić (born September 12, 1982) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. Early years Planinić was born in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the former Yugoslavia. He started his basketball career at HKK Brotnjo Čitluk fr ...

, Croatian basketball player *

Zoran Pešić (rugby league) Zoran Pešić (born 14 July 1983) is a Serbian rugby league footballer, who currently plays for French club RC Carpentras XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He plays mainly at . He has represented Serbia many times, and played at club level fo ...

, Serbian rugby player *

Zoran Predin Zoran Predin (born 16 June 1958) is a Slovenian singer-songwriter from Maribor. In the 1980s, he was the front man of the new wave rock band ''Lačni Franz''. He also writes music for film, television, and theatre. In the late 1990s and early 20 ...

, Slovenian musician * Zoran Radmilović, Serbian actor *

Zoran Radović Zoran Radović (born February 17, 1961 in Belgrade, PR Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a retired Serbian basketball player and current FIBA administrator. Early career and college Known for tenacious defensive skills, Radović started playing basket ...

, Serbian basketball player *

Zoran Rankić Zoran Rankić ( sr-cyr, Зоран Ранкић; 9 August 1935 – 9 December 2019) was a Serbian actor and writer. He was best known for the controversial role of Chetnik commander Nikola Kalabić in 1981 TV docudrama ''Poslednji čin'' and for ...

, Serbian actor *

Zoran Rant Zoran Rant (14 September 1904 – 12 February 1972) was a Yugoslav mechanical engineer, scientist and professor, associate member of SAZU. Rant invented the terms exergy and anergy In immunology, anergy is a lack of reaction by the body's ...

, Slovenian scientist * Zoran Redžić, Bosnian musician * Zoran Savić, Serbian basketball player * Zoran Simjanović, Serbian musician *

Zoran Simović Zoran Simović (Cyrillic: Зоран Симовић; born 2 November 1954) is a former Yugoslav and Montenegrin footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Simović was named the Yugoslav Footballer of the Year in 1983. He also won the Turkish Foo ...

, Montenegrin football player * Zoran Stanković, Serbian politician *

Zoran Stojković Zoran Stojković ( sr-cyr, Зоран Стојковић; 7 October 1946 — 6 July 2020) was a Serbian politician who served as Minister of Justice in the Government of Serbia from 2004 to 2007. Stojković graduated from the University of Belgra ...

, Serbian politician *

Zorán Sztevanovity Zorán Sztevanovity ( sr-cyr, Зоран Стевановић) (born 4 March 1942) is a Serbian guitarist, singer and composer in Hungary. Life and career Zoran Stevanović ( sr-cyr, Зоран Стевановић) was born in Belgrade, Kingdom ...

(Zoran Stefanović), Serbian-Hungarian musician * Zoran Šami, Serbian Politician *

Zoran Terzić Zoran Terzić ( sr-cyr, Зоран Терзић, born 9 July 1966) is a Serbian volleyball coach. He was the coach of the Serbia women's national volleyball team between 2002 and 2022, and under his leadership the team won 20 European, World and ...

, Serbian volleyball player and coach *

Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Тошић, ; born 28 April 1987) is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Greek Super League club Lamia. He has built a reputation as a free-kick specialist and a tricky dribbler. Toši ...

, Serbian footballer *

Zoran Urumov Zoran Urumov (; born 30 August 1977) is a Serbian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Early career Urumov began his career on the books of Red Star Belgrade, making his first-team debut i ...

, Serbian footballer *

Zoran Vanev Zoran "Zoki" Vanev ( Serbian/Macedonian: Зоран Ванев) is a Macedonian pop-folk singer. He was born in Štip, Macedonia, Yugoslavia and began his career in 1993 with the release of his song ''"Angela"''. He enjoyed moderate success i ...

, Macedonian musician *

Zoran Vujović Zoran Vujović (; born 26 August 1958) is a Croatian retired footballer who played as a defender. His twin brother, Zlatko, is also a former professional footballer. They were both Yugoslav internationals, and both spent a large part of the ...

, Croatian football player *

Zoran Vuković Zoran Vuković (born 6 September 1955 in Brusna, Foča, Bosnia and Herzegovina) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with crimes against humanity by the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for his actions in the city of Fo ...

, Bosnian Serb war crime suspect *

Zoran Vulić Zoran Vulić (; born 4 October 1961) is a Croatian professional association football, football Manager (association football), manager and former player who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is most notable for having man ...

, Croatian football player * Zoran Zaev, Macedonian politician *

Zoran Žigić Zoran Žigić (Зоран Жигић) (born September 20, 1958 in Balte, Čelinac, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia) is a Bosnian Serb who was charged with violation of the customs of war and crimes against humanity by the International Cri ...

, Bosnian Serb war crime suspect *

Zoran Živković (politician) Zoran Živković ( sr-cyr, Зоран Живковић, ; born 22 December 1960) is a Serbian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Serbia from 2003 to 2004 and as the Mayor of Niš from 1997 to 2000. Živković served as mayor of Ni� ...

, Serbian politician *

Zoran Živković (handballer) Zoran "Tuta" Živković (; born 5 April 1945) is a Serbian former handball coach and player. Club career Živković started playing handball at his hometown club Železničar Niš, before moving to Crvenka. He would help them win the national ch ...

, Serbian handball player *

Zoran Živković (writer) Zoran Živković (Serbian Cyrillic: Зоран Живковић, pronounced , born October 5, 1948) is a Serbian writer, university professor, essayist, researcher, publisher and translator. Žiković's works have been translated to 20 languages ...

, Serbian writer

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