Bašić is a South Slavic surname. It is assumed that it derived from the word ''baša'', meaning "chief", itself a loanword from Turkish ''başı'', meaning "head". Its literal meaning is "Little chief". It is one of the most common surnames in two

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''"In a blue background on a green ground, a warrior dressed in red with high black boots and a hat, left-handed sideways with gold with a belt to which black covers are fastened. In his raised right he holds a

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with a golden cross opposite the neck of a kneeling bearded Turk dressed in a rainbow white

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with a belt, which with raised hands begs for mercy."'' This description from the book is describing the conflicts that the Bassich family of Austria had against the Turks while defending Vienna.

Notable people

Film and theater

Actors/Actresses

* Ivana Bašić *

Relja Bašić Relja Bašić (14 February 1930 – 7 April 2017) was a Croatian actor. With a career that lasted more than half a century, he is considered one of the most prolific performers of that country. Biography Bašić was born on 14 February 1930 i ...

Senad Bašić Senad Bašić (born 26 August 1962) is a Bosnian film, theater and television actor, and comedian. He also works as a professor at the Academy of Performing Arts, Sarajevo, Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo, specializing in acting. Bašić ...

Architects

Nikola Bašić Nikola Bašić (born 1946) is a Croatian architect internationally known for the conception of the Sea Organ in Zadar. He was born on the island of Murter and eventually attended the gymnasium in Zadar. In Sarajevo, he graduated from the Faculty o ...

Arts

* Ivana Bašić

Music

Classical

Elly Bašić Gabriela "Elly" Lerch Bašić (Zagreb, September 3, 1908 – Zagreb, February 25, 1998) was a Croats, Croatian music teacher and pianist. Early life Elly Bašić was born in Zagreb on September 3, 1908, in a History of the Jews in Croatia, Jewish ...

Jasmin Bašić Jasmin Bašić (born 7 December 1971) is a Bosnian tenor and author. He graduated in 2003 and obtained his Master of Music Degree (Vocal performance and pedagogy) from University of Sarajevo in 2006 under famous and world's recognized soprano Ra ...

Mladen Bašić Mladen Bašić (1 August 1917, Zagreb - 21 November 2012, Zagreb) was a Croatian pianist and conductor. Life and works Mladen Bašić studied piano, conducting and composition in the Zagreb Conservatory. His music career began in 1940 as a r ...

Science

Nino Bašić Nino or Niño may refer to: People *Nino (name) *Niño (name) *Antonin Scalia, American Supreme Court justice whose nickname was "Nino" Songs * "Niño" (Belanova song), 2005 * "Niño" (Ed Maverick song), 2021 *"Nino", a song from the album '' G ...

, mathematician

Sports

* Andrija Bašić, water polo player *

Alen Bašić Alen Bašić (born 20 September 1980) is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian retired defender who last played for Olimpic Sarajevo in the Premier League. Bašić's family fled Bosnia during the war and moved to Germany where he was a part of the VfB Stut ...

, football player *

Edin Bašić Edin Bašić (born 4 May 1979 in Zavidovići) is a Bosnian former handball player. Early career in Bosnia The right-handed centre back first played for . With the club he won the domestic championship and cup. In 1998–99 he played his first ...

, handball player *

Ivan Bašić Ivan Bašić (; born 30 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Russian Premier League club Orenburg. Born in Croatia, he plays for the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team. Bašić started his professional car ...

, football player * Karlo Bašić, sailor *

Josip Bašić Josip Bašić (; born 2 March 1996) is a former Croatian professional footballer who played as a right back or right winger. He spent his whole career playing for Hajduk Split in the Prva HNL. He is notable for becoming the youngest debutant in ...

, football player *

Lovre Bašić Lovre Bašić (born 10 January 1995) is a Croatian professional basketball player currently playing for Zabok of the Croatian League. Standing at 1.90 m, he plays at the point guard position. Playing career Bašić grew up playing as a point ...

, basketball player *

Luka Bašič Luka Bašič (born October 7, 1989) is a retired Slovenian ice hockey player who last played for HDD Jesenice of the Alps Hockey League.

, ice hockey player * Marko Bašić (footballer, born 1984) * Marko Bašić (footballer, born 1988) *

Mirko Bašić Mirko Bašić (born 14 September 1960) is a Croatian former Team handball, handball player who competed for Yugoslavia men's national handball team, Yugoslavia in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He has also played six E ...

, handball player *

Mirza Bašić Mirza Bašić (; born 12 July 1991) is a Bosnian professional tennis player. He has won one ATP singles title at the 2018 Sofia Open and is a member of the Bosnia and Herzegovina Davis Cup team. Career Bašić reached his first Grand Slam ...

, tennis player *

Nermin Bašić Nermin Bašić (born 24 November 1983) is a Bosnian professional Manager (association football), football manager. He is the youngest ever manager that has managed in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnian Premier League, and is th ...

, football manager * Sonja Bašić, handball player * Toma Bašić, football player * Tomislav Bašić, football player * Tomislav Bašić, sailor *

Tonči Bašić Tonči Bašić (born 13 March 1974) is a Croatian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word) ...

, football player *

Zlatko Bašić Zlatko Bašić (born 22 September 1975) is a Croatian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualifie ...

, football player and coach

Politics

Đorđe Bašić Đorđe Bašić ( sr-cyr, Ђорђе Башић; 1946–19 November 2007) was a politician in Serbia. He was a member of the National Assembly of Serbia and the Assembly of Vojvodina, and he held prominent office at the city level in Novi Sad. Baš ...

, Serbian politician

Other

Azra Bašić Azra Bašić (; born 22 June 1959) is a Bosniak former camp guard during the Bosnian War. While working in a detention camp near the majority Serb settlements of Čardak near Derventa, Bašić beat, tortured and subjected Serb civilian prisoners ...

née Alešević, camp guard during

Bosnian War The Bosnian War ( / Рат у Босни и Херцеговини) was an international armed conflict that took place in Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995. Following several earlier violent incid ...

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