The following is a list of prominent individuals who are or were Croats, Croatian citizens or of Croats, Croatian ancestry.

Art

Architecture

* Viktor Axmann – architect, Jewish * Nikola Bašić – architect * Vjekoslav Bastl – architect * Julio Deutsch – architect, art nouveau style, * Hugo Ehrlich – architect, Jewish * Ignjat Fischer – architect, Jewish * Stjepan Gomboš – architect, Jewish * Vjekoslav Heinzel * Leo Hönigsberg – architect, Jewish * Lavoslav Horvat * Drago Ibler * Viktor Kovačić – architect * Slavko Löwy – architect, Jewish * Rudolf Lubinski – architect, Jewish * Paskoje Miličević Mihov – architect * Vlado Milunić – architect * Juraj Neidhardt – architect * Velimir Neidhardt – architect * Stjepan Planić – architect * Vjenceslav Richter – architect * Vladimir Šterk – architect, Jewish * Anđeo Lovrov Zadranin – architect

Sculpture

* Antun Augustinčić * Lujo Bezeredi * Andrija Buvina * Ante Dabro * Juraj Dalmatinac * Branislav Dešković * Ivan Duknović * Dušan Džamonja * Robert Frangeš-Mihanović * Ivo Kerdić * Albert Kinert * Ivan Kožarić * Frano Kršinić * Vasko Lipovac * Ivan Meštrović * Oscar Nemon * Dimitrije Popović * Kosta Angeli Radovani * Vanja Radauš * Radovan (master), Master Radovan * Ivan Rendić * Toma Rosandić * Branko Ružić (sculptor), Branko Ružić * Ivan Sabolić * Petar Smajić * Aleksandar Srnec * Marija Ujević-Galetović * Maksimilijan Vanka * Francesco Laurana, Franjo Vranjanin

Painting

* Oskar Alexander * Lovro Artuković * Vladimir Becić * Federiko Benković * Lujo Bezeredi * Charles Billich * Nikola Božidarević * Vlaho Bukovac * Eugen Buktenica * Bela Čikoš Sesija – painter, representative of symbolism: art-deco and art nouveau * Menci Clement Crnčić * Josip Crnobori * Lovro Dobričević * Jelena Dorotka * Davor Džalto * Marta Ehrlich * Emerik Feješ * Eva Fischer * Alen Floričić * Dragan Gaži * Vilko Gecan * Ivan Generalić – naïve art * Josip Generalić * Oton Gliha * Petar Grgec * Krsto Hegedušić * Oskar Herman * Josip Horvat Međimurec * Mirko Ilić – cartoonist, graphic designer * Nina Ivančić * Oton Iveković * Marijan Jevšovar * Ignjat Job * Drago Jurak * Gabrijel Jurkić * Vjekoslav Karas * John of Kastav * Albert Kinert * Željko Kipke * Mira Klobučar * Juraj Julije Klović – portrait miniatures * Tripo Kokolja * Edo Kovačević * Mijo Kovačić * Ladislav Kralj * Miroslav Kraljević * Živa Kraus * Kristian Kreković * Vlado Kristl * Tomislav Krizman * Izidor Kršnjavi * Ferdinand Kulmer * Ivan Lacković Croata – naïve art * Loren Ligorio * Vasko Lipovac * Zvonimir Lončarić * Dora Maar – photographer, painter, model * Andrija Maurović – illustrator * Mato Celestin Medović * Martin Mehkek * Ivan Milat-Luketa * Jerolim Miše * Antun Motika * Franjo Mraz * Edo Murtić * Virgilije Nevjestić * Vera Nikolić Podrinska * Alfred Pal * Ordan Petlevski * Ivan Picelj * Dimitrije Popović * Oton Postružnik * Ivan Rabuzin – naïve art * Josip Račić * Mirko Rački * Božidar Rašica * Slava Raškaj * Ivan Rein * Đuro Seder * Zlatko Sirotić * Matija Skurjeni * Petar Smajić * Aleksandar Srnec * Miljenko Stančić * Slavko Stolnik * Zlatko Šulentić * Miroslav Šutej * Marino Tartaglia * Đuro Tiljak * Ivan Tišov * Lavoslav Torti * Marijan Trepše * Ana Tzarev – naïve art * Milivoj Uzelac (painter), Milivoj Uzelac – painter * Maksimilijan Vanka * Vladimir Varlaj * Ivan Večenaj * Matko Vekić * Mladen Veža – illustrator * Emanuel Vidović * Mirko Virius – naïve art * Adolf Waldinger * Viktor Đerek – photographer

Film and theatre

* Ante Babaja * Steve Bacic * Eric Bana – (born Eric Banadinović) Hollywood actor * Relja Bašić – actor * Branko Bauer * George Beban – actor, director, writer and producer * Ena Begović * Mia Begović * Rene Bitorajac * Mirjana Bohanec * Slavko Brankov * Vinko Brešan – director * Veljko Bulajić – ethnic Montenegrin film director * Zlatko Burić – actor * Boris Buzančić – actor * Nathaniel Buzolic – actor * Al Christy – actor * Petra Cicvarić * Zlatko Crnković (actor), Zlatko Crnković – actor * Zrinka Cvitešić * Nataša Dorčić * Vanja Drach * Claire Du Brey – actress * Vlatko Dulic, Vlatko Dulić – actor * Boris Dvornik – actor * Jenna Elfman – television and movie actress * Stipe Erceg – actor * Nela Eržišnik – actress, comedian * Judah Friedlander – actor and comedian * Mira Furlan – actress (''Babylon 5'', ''Lost (TV series), Lost'') * Stanka Gjurić – actress, writer, filmmaker * Gallagher (comedian), Gallagher – comedian and prop comic * Emil Glad * Ratko Glavina * Obrad Gluščević * Ljupka Gojić – model * Krešo Golik * Frank Gorshin – actor and comedian * Ivo Gregurević * Gloria Grey – screen, stage actress and director * Goran Grgić * Rajko Grlić * Fedor Hanžeković * Ivan Herceg (actor), Ivan Herceg – actor * Werner Herzog – film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, opera director * Alaina Huffman * Željko Ivanek – actor * Nives Ivanković * Anne Jackson – actress * Nataša Janjić * Toni Jeričević * Anthony Jeselnik – comedian * Mladen Juran * Sena Jurinac * Jagoda Kaloper * Saby Kamalich * Sonja Kastl * Ljubomir Kerekeš * Michael Klesic – actor * Matija Kluković * Sylva Koscina – actress, model * Mario Kovač (artist), Mario Kovač – theatre and film director * Robert Kurbaša * Frano Lasić * John G. Lenic * Rachel Leskovac – actress * Edvin Liverić * Leon Lučev * Branko Lustig – film producer (winner of two Academy Awards, Oscar awards) * Franjo Majetić * John Malkovich * Dalibor Matanić * Nevio Marasović * Branko Marjanović * Ante Čedo Martinić * Stojan Matavulj * Mark Matkevich – actor * Rene Medvešek * Sven Medvešek * Oktavijan Miletić * Ivana Miličević – actress * Vatroslav Mimica * Ildy Modrovich – television producer, writer and singer * Nina Morić – model * Patrick Muldoon – actor * Lorenzo Music – actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician * Antun Nalis – actor * Bojan Navojec * Maja Nekić * Antonio Nuić * Zrinko Ogresta * Marija Omaljev-Grbić * Mia Oremović * Krsto Papić – film director * Leona Paraminski * Frank Pavich — film director, producer * Stjepan Perić * Anton Perich – filmmaker, photographer and video artist * Edo Peročević – actor, radio speaker * Žarko Potočnjak * Alma Prica * Zvonimir Rogoz – actor * Rick Rossovich – actor * Branko Schmidt * Lucija Šerbedžija * Ivo Serdar * Shaun Sipos – actor * Marija Škaričić * Mia Slavenska, Mia Čorak Slavenska – prima ballerina * Tonko Soljan – film and television producer * Fabijan Šovagović – actor * Filip Šovagović * Gabriela Spanic – actress * Lita Stantic – producer, screenplay writer, and director * Nera Stipičević * Yvonne Suhor – actress * Ognjen Sviličić * Nikola Tanhofer * Vanessa Terkes – actress, TV show host in Latin America; her grandfather Cvjetko was Croatian * Ivica Vidović * Goran Višnjić – actor (''ER (TV series), ER'') * Zlatko Vitez * Antun Vrdoljak – film director * Severina Vučković – entertainer, actress * Dianne Wiest – American actress * Anthony Yerkovich – television producer and writer * Matthew Yuricich - special effects artist * Richard Yuricich – special visual effects artist * Lordan Zafranović * Louis Zorich – American actor * Jim Zulevic – actor, comedian, TV writer, and radio host

Media

* Lidia Bastianich – American celebrity chef, television host, author, and restaurateur * Adrian Chiles – British television and radio presenter * Slavica Ecclestone – British-Croatian former model * Robert Herjavec – Canadian businessman, investor, author, dancer, and television personality from ''Shark Tank'' * Bill Kurtis – journalist, television reporter, producer * Katie Pavlich - American conservative commentator, author, blogger, podcaster * Goran Milić – worked in Hrt, now works in Al Jazeera * Tony Robbins – American life coach, self-help author and motivational speaker * Teresa Scanlan – Miss America 2011 * Petra Stunt – British designer * Vladimir Herzog – Croatian born Brazilian journalist

Academics

History

* James Belich (historian), James Belich – historian * Julije Kempf – historian, writer * Nada Klaić – historian * Vjekoslav Klaić – historian * Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski – historian * Johannes Lucius, Ivan Lučić – historian * Dominik Mandić – historian * Franjo Rački – historian * Ivan Ratkaj – historian, Jesuit, explorer * Juraj Ratkaj – historian * Ferdo Šišić – historian * Ludovicus Tubero – historian

Invention

* Zlata Bartl – inventor of ''Vegeta (food), Vegeta'' * Josip Belušić – inventor * Franjo Hannaman – inventor, engineer * Marcel Kiepach – inventor * Mario Kovač (scientist), Mario Kovač – computer engineering professor and inventor * Ferdinand Kovačević – inventor * Giovanni Luppis – inventor of the torpedo * Slavoljub Eduard Penkala – inventor * Mario Puratić – inventor who made major advances in fishing technology * Ralph Sarich – inventor of the orbital engine * David Schwarz (aviation inventor), David Schwarz – aviation pioneer of Jewish ancestry * Marin Soljačić – inventor of wireless energy transfer * Ante Šupuk – engineer * Tomislav Uzelac - programmer, inventor of the first successful MP3 player * Faust Vrančić – inventor of the parachute * Juan Vucetich, Ivan Vučetić – inventor of dactyloscopy

Social science

* Ivan Belostenec – lexicographer * Juraj Dobrila – cleric, benefactor * Elsie Ivancich Dunin – cultural ethnologist, author, professor, choreographer * Ljudevit Gaj – linguist, reformer * Vatroslav Jagić – philologist * Milan Kangrga – philosopher * Bartol Kašić – lexicographer * Juraj Križanić – social philosopher * Franjo Kuhač – folklorist, ethnologist * Jakov Mikalja – linguist and lexicographer * Miroslav Radman – genetic biologist * Paul Skalić, Stanislav Pavao Skalić – encyclopedist, adventurer * Rudolf Steiner – philosopher * Josip Juraj Strossmayer – cleric, benefactor * Rudi Supek – philosopher * Henry Suzzallo – educator * Ante Topić-Mimara – art collector * Vinko Žganec – folklorist, ethnomusicologist

Science

* Gaja Alaga – physicist * Giorgio Baglivi – physician and scientist from Republic of Ragusa, Ragusa * Antun Karlo Bakotić – physicist and writer * Mladen Bestvina – mathematician * Ruđer Bošković – theologian, physicist, astronomer, mathematician, philosopher, diplomat, poet, Jesuit and polymath * Branko Bošnjaković – physicist, environmentalist * Fran Bošnjaković – engineer, physicist * Juraj Božičević – engineer * Frane Bulić – archaeologist * Predrag Cvitanović – physicist * Milislav Demerec – biologist * Andrija Dudić – naturalist, astronomer, physician * William Feller – mathematician * Andrija Fuderer – chemist, chess player * Artur Gavazzi – geographer * Marin Getaldić – physicist, mathematician * Vladimir Jurko Glaser – physicist * Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger – geologist, paleoanthropologist and paleontologist * Stjepan Gradić – mathematician, philosopher, physicist, writer and polymath * Mirko Dražen Grmek – physician, science writer and historian * Branko Horvat – economist * Željko Ivezić – astrophysicist * Zvonimir Janko – mathematician * Korado Korlević – astronomer, asteroid discoverer * Oton Kučera – mathematician, physicist * Zvonko Kusić – physician * Jacob Matijevic – NASA engineer * Eduard Miloslavić – physician * Andrija Mohorovičić – geophysician * Stjepan Mohorovičić – physicist * Grga Novak – archaeologist, historian * Franciscus Patricius, Franjo Petriš – philosopher, humanist, writer and polymath * Đuro Pilar – geologist * Stjepan Poljak – physician * Eduard Prugovečki – physicist, writer * Miroslav Radman – biologist * Paško Rakić – neuroscientist * Goran Senjanović – physicist * Zvonimir Šeparović – lawyer, (victimology) * Ante Šercer – physician * Marin Soljačić – physicist * Andrija Štampar – physician, diplomat * Marijan Šunjić (physicist), Marijan Šunjić – physicist * Ivan Supek – physicist, philosopher * Ćiro Truhelka – archaeologist and art historian * Vladimir Varičak – mathematician, physicist * Mirko Vidaković – forester, botanist * Nikola Vitov Gučetić – statesmen, philosopher, science writer * Faust Vrančić – philosopher, thinker * Vladimir Vranić – mathematician * Juan Vucetich – anthropologist, police official who pioneered fingerprinting * Vladimir Žerjavić – statistician, economist

Nobel Prize

Ivo Andrić – Literature * Nobel prize winner

Paul L. Modrich – chemistry * Nobel prize winner

Vladimir Prelog – chemistry * Nobel prize winner

Lavoslav Ružička – chemistry

Music

Composers

* Julije Bajamonti – composer * Krešimir Baranović * Blagoje Bersa – composer * Jakov Gotovac – composer * Josip Hatze * Milan Horvat * Ivo Josipović – composer, 3rd President of Croatia * Igor Kuljerić – composer, conductor * Fran Lhotka * Lovro von Matačić * Johnny Mercer – American lyricist, songwriter and singer; co-founder of Capitol Records * Lav Mirski * Ivan Padovec – composer * Boris Papandopulo – conductor, composer * Dora Pejačević – composer * Milan Sachs * Luka Sorkočević – composer * Franz von Suppé – composer of light operas, born and raised in the Kingdom of Dalmatia * Josip Štolcer-Slavenski – composer * Stjepan Šulek – composer * Vjekoslav Šutej * Ivo Tijardović – composer * Ivan Zajc – composer

Classical

* Zlatko Baloković – violinist * Max Emanuel Cenčić – countertenor * Valter Dešpalj – cellist * Sena Jurinac – opera singer * Franjo Krežma – violinist * Stephen Kovacevich – classical pianist * Ivo Maček – pianist * Lovro von Matačić – conductor * Zinka Milanov, Zinka Kunc-Milanov – soprano * Maksim Mrvica – pianist * Tomislav Mužek – tenor * Ivo Pogorelić – pianist * Ema Pukšec (Ilma De Murska) – opera singer * Ruža Pospiš-Baldani – mezzo-soprano * Vjekoslav Šutej – conductor * Milka Trnina – soprano * Dunja Vejzović – soprano * Ana Vidović – guitarist * Dubravka Zubović – opera singer and voice teacher

* 2Cellos – cellist duo * Lidija Bajuk – musician * Zvonko Bogdan – singer and performer of traditional folk songs * Michael Bublé – singer * Tony Butala – singer of The Lettermen * Colonia (music group), Colonia – dance music group * Arsen Dedić – composer and singer * Veljko Despot – discographer * Darko Domijan – singer * Oliver Dragojević – singer * Doris Dragović – singer * Sergio Endrigo – singer * Flyer (band), Flyer — band * Gibonni – singer * Davor Gobac – singer * Bobby Grubic – songwriter/composer, singer, music director and producer * Stjepan Hauser – cellist * Dino Jelusić – rock singer, musician, and songwriter * Delo Jusic – composer * Tereza Kesovija – singer * Mišo Kovač * Josipa Lisac – singer * Lorde – singer-songwriter, real name Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor * Radoslav Lorković – folk and blues singer, pianist, accordionist * Magazin – pop band * Miljenko Matijevic – rock singer (Steelheart) * Branko Mihaljević – composer, writer, journalist and radio editor * Sandra Mihanovich – singer, musician, and composer * Guy Mitchell – singer (born Albert George Cernik) * Alan Merrill – vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, actor and model * Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milčetić) – jazz singer * Tomo Milicevic – 30 Seconds to Mars * Paul Mirkovich – musician, musical director * Milan Mladenović – singer, guitar player * Drago Mlinarec (musician), Drago Mlinarec – rock singer and songwriter * Boris Novković – pop singer * Krist Novoselić – rock musician (Nirvana (band), Nirvana) * Jurica Pađen – rock singer & songwriter * Daniella Pavicic – singer and songwriter * Marko Perković Thompson – rock singer * Riva (band), Riva – band, 1989 Eurovision song contest winners * Ivo Robić – singer * Darko Rundek – singer and actor * Saša, Tin i Kedžo – first Croatian boy band * Kićo Slabinac, Krunoslav "Kićo" Slabinac – singer and composer of traditional folk songs * Jura Stublić – rock singer * Ivica Šerfezi – singer * Luka Šulić – cellist * Branimir Štulić (Djoni) – rock singer & songwriter * The Bambi Molesters – rock band * Elizabeth Anka Vajagic – singer/guitarist * Johnny Vidacovich – drummer * Siniša Vuco – singer * Severina Vučković – pop singer * Vice Vukov – singer * Nikolija - singer

Literature

* Ivo Andrić – novelist, poet and short story writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1961. * Ivan Aralica – writer * Franjo Babić – writer, journalist * Zvonimir Balog – poet, writer * Juraj Baraković – poet * Milan Begović – writer * Sabo Bobaljević – poet * Lukrecija Bogašinović Budmani – poet * Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić – writer * Mile Budak – writer * Dobriša Cesarić – writer * Milan Crnković – writer * Džore Držić – poet, playwright * Blanka Dovjak-Matković – poet, writer * Slavenka Drakulić – writer, journalist * Tomislav Dretar – writer, politician, journalist, critic * Marin Držić – writer * Ignjat Đurđević – poet, translator, historian, astronomer and Benedict monk * Viktor Car Emin – writer from Istria * Filip Erceg – writer and socialist politician * Đuro Ferić – poet * Drago Gervais – poet and playwright, paternal French descent * Đivo Šiškov Gundulić – poet, dramatist and nobleman * Ksaver Šandor Gjalski – writer * Stanka Gjurić – poet and essayist * Ivan Gundulić – Ragusan poet * Petar Hektorović – writer * Miljenko Jergović – writer * Marija Jurić Zagorka – novelist * Andrija Kačić Miošić – poet * Janko Polić Kamov – avant-garde writer * Brne Karnarutić – poet * Radoslav Katičić – linguist, classical philology, classical philologist, Indo-European studies, Indo-Europeanist, Slavic studies, Slavist and Indology, Indologist * Snježana Kordić - linguist * Ante Kovačić – writer * Ivan Goran Kovačić – poet * Ron Kovic – Vietnam War veteran, writer and peace activist * Josip Kozarac – writer * Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević – poet * Miroslav Krleža – novelist, writer, philosopher, encyclopedist * Eugen Kumičić – writer * Tomislav Ladan – writer * Božena Loborec – poet, writer * Hanibal Lucić – writer * Darko Macan – writer * Vjekoslav Majer – poet * Igor Mandić – journalist * Ranko Marinković – writer * Marko Marulić – writer * Antun Gustav Matoš – poet * Ivan Mažuranić – poet * Šiško Menčetić – poet * Slavko Mihalić – poet, writer, journalist * Zvonimir Milčec – writer, journalist * Mijo Mirković – writer, economist * Vjenceslav Novak – writer * Josip Novakovich – writer * Janus Pannonius (Ivan Česmički) – Hungarian poet of 15th century, of Croatian descent * Vesna Parun – poet * Vlatko Pavletić – theorist of literature, essayist and critic, politician * Mikša Pelegrinović – poet * Dalibor Perković – writer * Sanja Pilić – writer * Paula Preradović – poet * Petar Preradović – poet * Ivan Raos – writer, journalist * Matija Antun Relković – writer * Milan Rešetar – writer (ethnic Serb) * Paul Salopek – journalist * Paul Skalich – encyclopedist, Renaissance humanist and adventurer * Antonio Skármeta – Chilean writer * Ivan Slamnig – poet, novelist, literary theorist, translator * Sonja Smolec – poet and writer * Antun Sorkočević – writer, diplomat, composer * Višnja Stahuljak – writer * August Šenoa – writer * Antun Branko Šimić – poet * Dinko Šimunović – writer * Sunčana Škrinjarić – writer, poet, journalist * Slobodan Šnajder – writer * Antun Šoljan – poet * Drago Štambuk – poet * Dragutin Tadijanović – poet * Mihály Táncsics – writer, teacher, journalist and politician * Ante Tomić (writer), Ante Tomić – writer * Josip Eugen Tomić – writer * Jagoda Truhelka – writer, pedagogist * Dubravka Ugrešić – writer * Tin Ujević – poet * Mavro Vetranović – writer, Benedictine friar * Viktor Vida – writer * Mirko Vidović – writer * Jeronim Vidulić – Renaissance poet, priest * Grigor Vitez – poet * Pavao Ritter Vitezović – writer, historian, linguist and publisher * Ivo Vojnović – writer * Stanko Vraz – poet (ethnic Slovenes, Slovene) * Sonja Yelich – poet * Dinko Zlatarić – poet, translator, considered the best translator of the Renaissance * Petar Zoranić – writer * Nikola Zrinski – poet, philosopher, soldier * Aleksandar Žiljak – writer

Business

* Madeline-Ann Aksich – businesswoman, philanthropist and artist * Benedetto Cotrugli – merchant, economist, scientist, diplomat and humanist. Wrote the first description of double-entry bookkeeping. * Mike Grgich – winemaker * Victor Grinich – pioneer in the semiconductor industry * Robert Herjavec – businessman, Herjavec Group, ''Dragons' Den (Canada), Dragons' Den'' and Shark Tank * Antony Lucich-Lucas – engineer; crude oil exploration, Gulf Oil; Texaco * Andrónico Luksic Abaroa, Andrónico Luksic – Antofagasta PLC; richest Croat ever * Michela Magas - designer, entrepreneur and innovation specialist * Anthony Maglica – Maglite * Branko Marinkovic – businessman * Dietrich Mateschitz – Burgenland Croats; billionaire, owner of Red Bull corp. * Nicolás Mihanovich – shipping magnate * Boris Mikšić – Cortec Corporation * Nikola Nobilo – wine maker * Mario Puratić – inventor, businessman * Bill Rancic – entrepreneur * Al Ljutic – Ljutic Industries * Mate Rimac – Rimac Automobili and Bugatti Rimac

Exploration

* Ferdinand Konščak – explorer * Dragutin Lerman – explorer * Ignacije Szentmartony – explorer * Željko Malnar – explorer, producer * Mirko and Stjepan Seljan – explorers * Ignacije Szentmartony – explorer * Ivan Visin – explorer

Military

* Edgar Angeli – Rear Admiral during World War II (ethnic Jewish) * Matija Čanić - General during World War II * Bernhard Caboga-Cerva - Feldzeugmeister of the Austrian Empire * Josip Kazimir Drašković – General in the Seven Years' War (1756–1763) * Mato Dukovac – Croatian World War II fighter ace * Mirosław Ferić – Polish fighter pilot of World War II, Bosnian Croat father * Jure Francetić – Ustashe Commissioner * Cvitan Galić – Croatian World War II fighter ace * Ilija Gregorić – Military commander of rebels during the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt * Matija Gubec – leader of the Croatian and Slovenian peasant revolt * Luka Ibrišimović – Priest and Hajduk * Đuro Jakčin – Naval Commander and first Commander of the Navy during World War II * Nikola Jurišić – nobleman, soldier, and diplomat * Ivan Karlović – ban of Croatia * Petar Keglević – ban of Croatia and Slavonia * Vinko Knežević – nobleman and General in the Habsburg Austria Army * Vladimir Kren – Major General and Commander of the Air Force during World War II * Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia – medieval king and military leader * Petar Kružić – heroic defender of Klis against the Ottoman Empire, Turks * Grgo Kusić – tallest Croat ever, tallest soldier of Austro-Hungarian Army * Slavko Kvaternik – Minister of Armed Forces during World War II * Ivan Lenković – Army general and the leader of the Uskoks * Mladen Lorković – Foreign Minister and Minister of Interior during World War II * Marko Mesić (priest), Marko Mesić – priest and war hero from the Ottoman Wars * Vladimir Metikoš – General during World War II * Vladimir Majder – Croatian partisan and Spanish Civil War veteran * Miroslav Navratil – fighter pilot during WWI, General during WWII * Michael J. Novosel – hero of the Vietnam War * Rüstem Pasha Opuković – Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire * Piyale Pasha – Ottoman Grand Admiral and Vizier * Lothar Rendulic – Austrian Colonel General during World War II * Mathias Rukavina von Boynograd – General in the Austro-Hungarian Army * Stjepan Sarkotić – General in the Austro-Hungarian Army * Arsen Sečujac – General in the Habsburg Austria Army * Tomislav Sertić – General during World War II * Ivan L. Slavich, Jr. – United States Army colonel, military pioneer, served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War * Andrijica Šimić – legendary hajduk * Tom Starcevich – Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross during WWII * Ivan Tomašević (soldier), Ivan Tomašević – soldier and World War II General * Tomislav of Croatia, Tomislav – first Croatian king * Peter Tomich (Petar Tomić) – U.S. Army and U.S. Navy * Mijat Tomić – Croatian legendary Hajduk * Baron Franz Freiherr von der Trenck, Franjo Trenk – leader of Trenck's Pandurs, Pandurs; father of Military band, military music * Franjo Vlašić – General and Ban * Josef Philipp Vukassovich – Habsburg commander * Matija Zmajević – Admiral of the Baltic fleet * Petar Zrinski – Croatian ban (title), ban and Zrinski-Frankopan conspiracy, conspirator * Nikola Šubić Zrinski – Croatian ban (title), ban, hero of the Battle of Szigetvár * Nikola VII Zrinski – Croatian ban (title), ban, warrior and poet

Croatian War for Independence

* Janko Bobetko – general * Ante Gotovina – general pukovnik * Josip Jović – Croatian policeman, first victim in Independence War * Rudolf Perešin – fighter pilot * Blago Zadro – general

Politics

* Mehmed Alajbegović – Foreign Minister and Minister of Walfare during World War II * Josip Broz Tito – ruler of Yugoslavia from 1945 to 1980 * Dražen Budiša – politician * Ivana Dulić-Marković – Serbian politician of Croat ethnicity; vice-president of G17 Plus; former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and once Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management * Josip Frank – Croatian patriot politician (ethnic Jewish) * Andrija Hebrang (father), Andrija Hebrang – Croatian communist party leader, nationally conscious (ethnic Jewish) * Većeslav Holjevac – a president of SR Croatia in Yugoslavia and a long-time mayor of its capital Zagreb * Josip Jelačić – soldier, former Croatian ban (title), ban * Osman Kulenović – Deputy Prime Minister NDH * Džafer-beg Kulenović – politician in NDH * Vladko Maček – political centrist, leader of the Croatian Peasant Party before the establishment of the Independent State of Croatia * Nikola Mandić – Prime Minister during World II * Ante Marković – former Yugoslav prime minister * Stipe Mesić – President of the Republic of Croatia * Ante Pavelić (1869), Dr. Ante Pavelić (older) – vice-president of the National assembly of the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs * Ante Pavelić – Ustaša leader * Stjepan Radić – Croatian national leader in 1st half of 20th century * Ante Starčević – "father of Croat nation" * Milan Šufflay – historian, one of greatest albanology, albanologists * Ante Trumbić – Croatian national leader * Franjo Tuđman – first President of Croatia, founder of modern Croatia

Foreign figures of Croatian descent

People of Croatian ancestry who are high-ranked officials of other countries: * Mark Begich – US Senator from Alaska * James Belich (mayor), James Belich – former Mayor of Wellington, New Zealand * Cesar Bielich-Pomareda – Minister of the Navy of Peru * Michael Anthony Bilandic, Michael Bilandic – former Mayor of Chicago; former Illinois State Supreme Court Chief Justice * Gabriel Boric - President of Chile * Natasha Stott Despoja – Australian Democrat Senator * Ivan Gašparovič – President of Slovakia (Croatian father) * Cedomil Lausic Glasinovic – Chilean Revolutionary Left Movement (Chile), MIR activist, executed 1975 * Alejandro Jadresic – Chilean Energy Minister, engineer, economist; awarded the Order of Prince Trpmir of the Republic of Croatia * John Kasich – Governor of Ohio * Dennis Kucinich – US Representative from Ohio; former Mayor of Cleveland * Frank Mahovlich – Canadian Senator (NHL Hall of Famer) * Mary Matalin – US political consultant * Josip Marohnić – founding father of Croatian Fraternal Union * John Newman (Australian politician), John Newman – assassinated Australian politician, martyr * Roy Nikisch – Governor of Chaco Province, Chaco, Argentina * Rudy Perpich – former Governor of Minnesota * Baldo Prokurica – former Congressman, current Senator in Chile * Edmundo Pérez Zujovic – Chilean Christian Democrat Party of Chile, PDC, Minister of Finance, Interior and of Public Works, assassinated in 1971 * Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, Francisco Orlić Bolmarčić – former President of Costa Rica, Croat parents * George Radanovich – US Representative from California * Clem Simich – Member of NZ Parliament * Jorge Sobisch – Governor of Neuquén, Argentina * Leonor Oyarzún Ivanovic – former Chilean First Lady * Néstor Carlos Kirchner Ostoić – former president of Argentina (Chilean mother of Croatian descent) * Eric Skrmetta – US politician * Vincent Thomas – US politician * Michael Anthony Stepovich – former Governor of Alaska * Radomiro Tomic – former Chilean Deputy, Senator and Ambassador * Lynne Yelich – Member of Canadian Parliament

Religion

* Ivan Ančić – theological writer * Josip Bozanić – cardinal * Markantun de Dominis – archbishop * Matthias Flacius, Matija Vlačić Ilirik – Protestant reformer * Juraj Habdelić – Jesuit and writer * Luka Ibrišimović – friar, leader of an uprising against Ottoman forces in Slavonia * Estanislao Esteban Karlic – Archbishop of Paraná, Argentina * Bartol Kašić – Jesuit and grammarian during the Counter-Reformation * Baltazar Adam Krčelić – historian, theologian and lawyer * Marko Krizin (Marko Križevčanin) – saint * Antun Mahnić – bishop * Leopold Mandić – saint * Ivan Merz – beatified * Gregory of Nin – bishop * Franciscus Patricius – philosopher and scientist * Marija Petković – beatified nun * Ivo Protulipac – layman * Vinko Puljić – Cardinal Priest of the Roman Catholic Church in Sarajevo * John of Ragusa – Cardinal * Franjo Šeper – Cardinal (Catholicism), Cardinal and Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith * Alojzije Stepinac – archbishop, beatified * Zlatko Sudac – stigmatic * Nikola Tavelić – saint * Miroslav Volf – Christian theologian * Bernard Zamanja – theologist

Heroism

*Paul Bucha * Mila Gojsalić * Nikola Jurišić * Marko Križevčanin * Michael J. Novosel * Petar Perica * Nikola Tavelić * Mijat Tomić * John J. Tominac * Ivan Vranetić

Urban legends

* Jure Grando – first real person described as a vampire in historical records * Joe Magarac – American steel worker of Croatian extraction. * Joe "Pegleg" Morgan – first non-Hispanic member of the Mexican Mafia * Frane Selak – survivor of seven incidents of possible death, lottery winner * Matija Babić – anti-hrvat i Vijetnamac

Sport

* John Abramovic – former basketball player, played in the Basketball Association of America for Pittsburgh Ironmen, St. Louis Bombers, Baltimore Bullets (1944–54), Baltimore Bullets and Syracuse Nationals * Mirko Alilović – handball goalkeeper * Mario Ančić – tennis; Davis Cup Champion * Johnny Babich – former baseball player, played in Major League Baseball for Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Bees, and Philadelphia Athletics * Dalibor Bagarić – former NBA player * Ivano Balić – handball player, IHF player of the year 2003, 2006 * Zvonko Bego – football player * Željko Bilecki – football player * Bill Belichick – NFL Coach * Brian Billick – NFL coach * Gary Beban – former NFL player *Dragan Bender (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Pete Bercich – former NFL player * Dražen Besek – football coach and former player * Sandra Bezic – figure skater, choreographer and television commentator * Val Bezic – figure skater * Slaven Bilić – former football player, former manager of Croatian national football team and current manager of West Ham United in the Premier League * Dražen Biškup – football coach and former player * Djurdjica Bjedov – swimmer * Zlatan Ibrahimović – football player * Antonio Blasevich – football player and coach * Goran Blažević – football goalkeeper * Miroslav Blažević – football Manager * Zvonimir Boban – football player * Bojan Bogdanović - basketball player in NBA * Andrew Bogut – NBA basketball player * Alen Bokšić – football player * Tamara Boroš – table tennis champion * Mark Bosnich – football goalkeeper, Premier League * Mark Bresciano – football player (Italian father, Croat mother) * Reid Brignac – baseball player * Denis Buntić – handball player * Nick Burley – boxer * Tony Butkovich – American football player, All-American * Pete Carroll – NFL head coach and executive vice president * Joseph Cattarinich – NHL Hall of Famer * George Chuvalo – heavyweight boxer * Branko Cikatić – First K-1 Grand Prix Winner (kickboxing) * Marin Čilić – No. 1 Junior in the World (tennis) and US Open champion * Ann Cindric – baseball player * Vedran Ćorluka – football player, Tottenham Hotspur * Krešimir Ćosić – member of the basketball Hall of Famer * Fred Couples – golfer (former World number 1) * Helen Crlenkovich – athlete * Dario Cvitanich – football player, Ajax * Ivona Dadic – Austrian track and field athlete * Nick Dasovic – football player and coach * Paul Diamond – professional wrestler, soccer player * David Diehl – NFL player * Nicholas Drazenovic – ice hockey player * Stipe Drews – boxing champion * Domagoj Duvnjak - handball player * Marina Erakovic – tennis player, New Zealand * Abby Erceg – football player, New Zealand * Eddie Erdelatz – American football player * Elvis Fatović – former water polo player and coach, European and World medalist * Mirko Filipović (Cro Cop) – mixed martial artist and kickboxer; K-1 * Jonathan Filewich – ice hockey player * Mark Fistric – ice hockey player * Dražen Funtak – sprint canoer * Gary Gabelich – American automobile-racing driver * Ray Gabelich — Australian Rules footballer * Gabre Gabric – track and field athlete * Gino Gardassanich – football player * Gordan Giriček – former NBA player * Mike Golic – co-host of ESPN Radio's ''Mike and Mike in the Morning''; former NFL player * Kara Goucher – long-distance runner * Elvis Grbac – NFL player * Great Antonio – strongman * Visco Grgich – former NFL player * Bobby Grich – former MLB player * Tom Haller – MLB baseball player * Justin Hamilton (basketball, born 1990), Justin Hamilton – basketball player * Travis Hamonic – ice hockey player * John Havlicek – basketball player * John Hecimovic – ice hockey player * Frankie Hejduk – football player, MLS * Mario Hezonja – basketball player, NBA * Zvonimir Boban – football player * Robert Jarni – football player * Saša Hiršzon (born 1972) - tennis player * Ico Hitrec – football player * Hrvoje Horvat – team handball, handball player * Les Horvath – former NFL player * Tony Hrkac – ice hockey player * Dick Hrstich – New Zealand wrestler * Goran Ivanišević – tennis player; Wimbledon Champion; two Olympic bronze medals, 1992 * Andreas Ivanschitz – football player * Robert Jarni – football player * Nikica Jelavić – football player, Everton FC * Ana Jelušić – skier * Dražan Jerković – football player (top scorer WC 1962 and EURO 1960) * Ed Jurak – baseball player * Al Jurisich – baseball player * Igor Jurković – kickboxer * John Jurkovic – NFL player * Tvrtko Kale – football player, goalkeeper (Hapoel Haifa) * Ivo Karlović – tennis player * Mario Kasun – former NBA player, Orlando Magic *Siniša Kelečević (born 1970) - basketball player * Ivan Klasnić – football player, Werder Bremen * Marko Kopljar – handball player * Ante Kostelić – Alpine skiing coach * Ivica Kostelić – Alpine Skiing Slalom World Cup Champion (three Olympic silvers) * Janica Kostelić – A.S. World Cup Champion in 2001, 2003 & 2006 (four Olympic golds, two silvers) * Dan Kordic – ice hockey player * John Kordic – ice hockey player * Robert Kovač – football player * Niko Kovač – football player * Mario Kovačević – football player * Niko Kranjčar – football player * Mike Kreevich – baseball player * Toni Kukoč – NBA player (NBA Sixth Man of the Year 1995–96) * Blaženko Lacković – handball player * Dražen Ladić – football goalkeeper * Stefan Leko – kickboxer * Curt Leskanic – former MLB pitcher * Matija Ljubek – kayaker * Ivan Ljubičić – tennis player; Davis Cup Champion (#3) * Johnny Logan (baseball), Johnny Logan – baseball player * Mickey Lolich – baseball player * Venio Losert – handball goalkeeper * Steve Lubratich – baseball player * Dan Luger – rugby union player * Frank Mahovlich – NHL Hall of Famer (1958 Calder Trophy winner) * Pete Mahovlich – NHL player * Iva Majoli – Roland Garros Champion * Tony Mandarich – American football player * John Mandic – NBA player * Mario Mandžukić – football player, plays for Juventus * Todd Marinovich – former NFL player * Marv Marinovich – former NFL player * Vic Markov – American football player * Roger Maris – baseball player, MLB * Željko Mavrović – former European boxing champion * John Mayasich – former hockey player * Catfish Metkovich – baseball player * Petar Metličić - handball player * Siniša Mihajlović – (mother's side family) football player * Marcello Mihalich – football player * George Mikan (Mr. Basketball) – NBA (Basketball Hall of Fame) * Pat Miletich – UFC mixed martial artist * Stipe Miocic – UFC mixed martial artist * Luka Modrić – football player, plays for Real Madrid C.F. * Sofía Mulánovich – surfer * Dražen Mužinić – football player * Zdravko Miljak – handball player * Rob Ninkovich – American football player * Frank Nobilo – NZ golfer * Mirjana Ognjenović -former Yugoslav/Croatian handball player * Phil Oreskovic – ice hockey player * Victor Oreskovich – ice hockey player * Erv Palica – former MLB pitcher * Mate Parlov – boxing champion * Mark Pavelich – ice hockey, NHL * Marty Pavelich – ice hockey, NHL * Matt Pavelich – ice hockey, NHL official * Snježana Pejčić – shooting player * Sandra Perković – discus thrower * Nikolaj Pešalov – Olympic gold medal winner in weightlifting * Johnny Pesky – baseball player, manager and coach * Dražen Petrović – NBA Hall of Famer * Zoran Planinić – former NBA player * Dan Plesac – former MLB pitcher * Diana Prazak - professional boxer * Robert Prosinečki – football player * Joel Prpic – ice hockey player * Dado Pršo – football player * Braslav Rabar – chess player * Dino Rađa – former NBA star * Paul Radisich – racing driver * Nikola Radulović – basketball player * Ivan Rakitić – footballer, plays for FC Barcelona * Ante Razov – football player * Jules Rykovich – former NFL player * Borna Rendulić – NHL player * Lou Saban – NFL coach * Nick Saban – college football coach * Spider Sabich – alpine skier * Vladimir Sabich – American skier murdered by girlfriend Claudine Longet * Brian Sakic – NHL player * Joe Sakic – NHL player (2001 Hart Memorial Trophy Winner) * Dario Šarić (Super Dario) – NBA player with the Philadelphia 76ers * Cory Sarich – ice hockey player * Buzz Schneider – ice hockey player * Branko Šegota – football player * Frank Sinkwich – American football player and awarded the Heisman Trophy * Elvis Sinosic (King of Rock N Rumble) – mixed martial artist, UFC * Paul Skansi – American football player * Nick Skorich – American football player and coach * Matt Skrmetta – baseball player * Paul Spoljaric – baseball player * Josef Spudich – American football player * Darijo Srna – football player * Max Starcevich – All-American football guard * Steve Stipanovich – former NBA player, No.2 pick in 1983 NBA Draft * Dominik Straga – swimmer * Dario Šimić – football player * Davor Šuker – football player (best scorer of the 1998 WC most goals winner of golden shoe in 98 WC with six goals) * Bruno Šundov – former NBA player * Žan Tabak – former NBA player * Marko Tomas – basketball player * Rudy Tomjanovich – former NBA player and coach * Andy Tonkovich – first NBA pick in 1948 * Igor Tudor – football player * The Great Antonio – strongman and eccentric * Roko Ukić – NBA player * Auggie Vidovich – NASCAR driver * Mark Viduka – football player, Premier League * Blanka Vlašić – high jumper * Marc-Édouard Vlasic – ice hockey player * Antonio Vojak – football player * Oliviero Vojak – football player * Nikolai Volkoff – WWE Hall of Famer, born Josip Peruzović * Danny Vranes – basketball player * Stojko Vranković – former NBA player * Nikola Vujčić (born 1978) - basketball player and general manager (basketball), team manager of Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv * Bernard Vukas – football player * Vladimir Vuković – chess player * Božo Vuletić – Olympic water polo gold medalist * Wesna – professional wrestler * Slaven Zambata – football player * Fritzie Zivic (The Croat Comet) – former World Welterweight Champion * Chris Zorich – former NFL player * Zdravko Zovko – handball player * Bob Zupcic – baseball player * Ante Žižić (born 1997) - basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Mario Andretti – racing driver, born in Motovun

References

External links

* Additional list of Croatian architects and builders: :hr:Dodatak:Popis hrvatskih arhitekata i graditelja * Additional list of Croatian sculptors: :hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski kipari * Additional list of Croatian painters: :Croatian painters :hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski slikari * Additional list of Croatian stage actors: :hr:Kategorija:Hrvatski kazališni glumci
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