List of Montenegrins is a list of notable people who were Montenegrin by their personal or ancestral

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Architecture

* Svetlana Kana Radević

Literature

Writers

Čedo Vuković Čedo Vuković (28 September 1920 – 7 April 2014) was a Montenegrin writer. Vuković was born in Đulići, Andrijevica municipality in north-eastern Montenegro. His early novel, "Mrtvo duboko", is a story written about hiding of a Partisan ...

* Mihailo Lalić * Milisav Popović * Elijah Monte Radlovic *

Petar II Petrović-Njegoš Petar II Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyrl, Петар II Петровић-Његош, ; – ), commonly referred to simply as Njegoš (), was a Prince-Bishop (''vladika'') of Montenegro, poet and philosopher whose works are widely considered ...

* Mirko Kovač * Radovan Zogović *

Marko Miljanov Popović Marko Miljanov Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Миљанов Поповић, ; 25 April 1833 – 2 February 1901) was a Brda chieftain and Montenegrin general and writer. He entered the service of Danilo I, the first secular Prince of Monteneg ...

* Andrija Paltašić *

Milovan Đilas Milovan Djilas (; , ; 12 June 1911 – 30 April 1995) was a Yugoslav communist politician, theorist and author. He was a key figure in the Partisan movement during World War II, as well as in the post-war government. A self-identified democrat ...

* Dejan Stojanović *

Novak Kilibarda Novak Kilibarda, PhD ( cyrl, Новак Килибарда; born 7 January 1934) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin former politician, professor, literary historian and writer. Early life and education Kilibarda was born on 7 January 1934 in the villag ...

Dragan Radulović Dragan Radulović (27 August 1969 in Cetinje) is a Montenegrin writer, literary reviewer and essayist. He graduated with a degree in philosophy from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy. Currently, he writes essays and literary review ...

* Borislav Jovanović * Sreten Asanović * Nikola Petanović * Andrija Paltašić, writer, editor and publisher * Željko Milović

Poets

Petar II Petrović Njegoš Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter. Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra. ...

Mirko Petrović-Njegoš Mirko Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Мирко Петровић-Његош; 19 August 1820 – 1 August 1867) was a Montenegrin military commander, politician and poet, belonging to the House of Petrović-Njegoš. He was given the title of ''veliki ...

Marko Miljanov Marko Miljanov Popović ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Миљанов Поповић, ; 25 April 1833 – 2 February 1901) was a Brda chieftain and Montenegrin general and writer. He entered the service of Danilo I, the first secular Prince of Monteneg ...

Andrija Zmajević Andrija Zmajević ( cyrl, Андрија Змајевић; 6 June 1628 - 7 September 1694) was a Baroque poet, the Archbishop of Antivari and a theologian. Biography Zmajević was born in Perast, in the Bay of Kotor, at the time part of the Republ ...

* Tanja Bakić * Radovan Zogović * Stjepan Mitrov Ljubiša * Vitomir Vito Nikolić * Ivan Paltašić * Dejan Stojanović *

Jovan Sundečić Jovan Sundečić (Serbian Cyrillic: Јован Сундечић; 24 June 1825 – 19 July 1900) was a Serbian poet, priest of the Serbian Orthodox Church and a secretary to Prince Nikola I of Montenegro. He is most famous for writing lyrics o ...

* Andrija Radulović * Giovanni Bona Boliris (Ivan Bolica or Ivan Bunić) * Mariano Bolizza * Aleksandar Bečanović

Historians

* Živko Andrijašević

Journalists

Andrej Nikolaidis Andrej Nikolaidis (born 1974) is a Montenegrin- Bosnian novelist, columnist, and political adviser. His novel ''Sin'' (The Son) won the European Union Prize for Literature in 2011. The English translation was published in 2013 by Istros Books in t ...

* Jelena Đurović

Chroniclers

Nikola Bošković Nikola Bošković (, 1642 – 18 September 1721) was a Ragusan merchant, whose travels in Ottoman Raška were included in '' Illyricum sacrum''. He is best known as the father of Roger Joseph Boscovich (Ruđer Bošković). Origin Franjo Rački w ...

Art

Painters

* Miodrag "Dado" Đurić * Uroš Tošković * Petar Lubarda *

Milo Milunović Milo Milunović (6 August 1897 in Cetinje, Principality of Montenegro – 11 February 1967 in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFRY) was a distinguished Yugoslav and Montenegrin painter. He dabbled in both Impressionism and Cubism. Biography Milunović ...

Tripo Kokolja Tripo Kokolja (28 February 1661 – 18 October 1713) was a painter from the Bay of Kotor. He is chiefly remembered today for introducing the still life and landscape painting into the art of the eastern Adriatic. Life and work Born in Perast, on ...

* Boris Dragojević * Andrija Paltašić * Miloš Vusković *

Gojko Berkuljan Gojko Berkuljan ( Montenegrin: Gojko Berkuljan; Nikšić, September 6, 1923 – Cetinje, December 21, 1989) was a Montenegrin painter of Romanian origin. He was born in Nikšić but his family moved to Cetinje, former administrative center of Mon ...

* Vojo Stanić *

Mario Maskareli Mario Maskareli ( sr-Cyrl, Марио Маскарели; 20 October 1918 – 26 August 1996) was a painter from modern-day Montenegro. Biography Maskareli graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade, Dep ...

Sculptors

* Vojo Stanić *

Risto Stijović Risto Stijović ( sr-cyr, Ристо Стијовић; 8 October 1894 Podgorica, Principality of Montenegro – 20 December 1974 Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFRY) was a Yugoslav and Serbian sculptor, considered to be one of the most original artists of ...

Yevgeny Vuchetich Yevgeny Viktorovich Vuchetich (–12 April 1974) (russian: Евгений Викторович Вучетич; uk, Євген Вікторович Вучетич, ''Evhen Viktorovych Vuchetych'') was a prominent Soviet sculptor and artist. He is ...

Photographers

* Rizo Šurla

Film and theatre

Actors/actresses

* John Malkovich *

Branimir Popović Branimir Popović ( cnr, Бранимир Поповић; born 17 January 1967) is a Montenegrin and Serbian actor and politician. He appeared in more than twenty films since 1992. From 2000 to 2003, he served as Minister of Culture in the Governm ...

Dubravka Vukotić Dubravka Drakić (nee Vukotić) (Дубравка Вукотић) (born on June 25, 1976 in Titograd (now Podgorica), Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin actress. She performed for the city theatre of Podgorica from 1998 to 2014. She has t ...

Izudin Bajrović Izudin Bajrović (born 9 February 1963) is a Bosnian theater, film and television actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1986. Recent activity In 2017, Bajrović signed the Declaration on the Common Language of the Croats, Serbs, ...

* Momčilo Otašević *

Moamer Kasumović Moamer Kasumović ( cnr, Моамер Касумовић; born 12 December 1981) is a Bosniak and Montenegrin actor and producer. His first television role was in a film called '' Summer in the Golden Valley'' in 2003. However, Kasumović is m ...

Stefan Kapičić Stefan Kapičić (; born 1 December 1978) is a Serbian actor best known for his role of Colossus in ''Deadpool'' (2016) and ''Deadpool 2'' (2018). He is also one of three members of the Council for Film Industry of Montenegro. Early life Kapič ...

Milutin Karadžić Milutin ( sr, Милутин) is a Serbian masculine given name of Slavic origin. The name may refer to: *Stephen Uroš II Milutin of Serbia (1253–1321), king of Serbia *Milutin Bojić (1892–1917), poet *Milutin Ivković (1906–1943), football ...

Slavko Labović Slavko Labović (born 17 November 1962, Kolašin, PR Montenegro, FPR Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-Danish actor most popular for the role as a Serbian gangster in the '' Pusher trilogy''. Labović was born to Serbian Orthodox parents in Kolašin; he a ...

Veljko Mandić Veljko Mandić (10 October 1924 – 19 November 1988) was a Montenegrin actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1955 to 1988. Selected filmography References External links * 1924 births 1988 deaths Actors from Nikšić Yu ...

* Vladimir Popović

Film directors

Živko Nikolić Živko Nikolić (Cyrillic: Живко Николић; 20 November 1941 – 17 August 2001) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin film director. Biography Živko Nikolić was born in Ozrinići, Nikšić municipality in today's Montenegro, in 1941. He ...

* Veljko Bulajić * Ivan Kraljević *

Željko Sošić Željko Sošić (born 14 October 1980) is a Montenegrin film and theater director. He is currently Director of the Montenegrin National Theater (CNP). Biography Sošić was born in Titograd (today'Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro ) , ...

Cartoonists

Dušan Vukotić Dušan Vukotić (7 February 1927 – 8 July 1998) was a Yugoslav and Croatian cartoonist, author and director of animated films of Montenegrin descent. He is the best known member of the Zagreb school of animated films. Biography Vukotić w ...

Cinematographers

* Bojan Bazelli

Music

Classical

Miloš Karadaglić Miloš Karadaglić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Карадаглић, born 23 April 1983), sometimes known just by his mononym Miloš, is a classical guitarist and Deutsche Grammophon/ Mercury Classics recording artist from Montenegro. Biograph ...

Nastasja Vojinović Nastasja Vojinović is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin classical violinist, soloist, and chamber musician. She is known for her work with the ''Philadelphia String Quartet'' and performances with numerous tango music, tango ensembles and Chamber musi ...

* Janko Nilović *

Ratimir Martinović Ratimir Martinović ( sr-Cyrl, Ратимир Мартиновић, ) is a Montenegrin pianist. Biography Martinović was born in Kotor, Montenegro, then Yugoslavia, where he completed the elementary music school; he continued his education in ...

Jovo Ivanišević Jovan Đurov Ivanišević (1861-1889) was a Montenegrin composer from Donji Kraj near Cetinje, Montenegro. While young he showed exquisite talent for music, and is most famous for composing the contemporary anthem of Principality of Montenegro ...

* Milivoje Mićo Božović *

Danijel Cerović Danijel Cerović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Данијел Церовић), born in 1979 in Nikšić, is a Montenegrin classical guitarist. He lectures in guitar and chamber music at the Music Academy in Cetinje, University of Montenegro and he is a g ...

Pop

* Andrea Demirović * Knez * Slavko Kalezić *

Vanja Radovanović Vanja Radovanović ( cnr, Вања Радовановић; born 28 October 1982) is a Montenegrin singer and songwriter. He represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal, with the song "Inje", however failed to ...

Nina Žižić Nina Žižić (born 20 April 1985) is a Montenegrin singer. RTCG announced in December 2012 that Who See would represent Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö together with a "secret artist" which was Nina. Their entry ...

Sergej Ćetković Sergej Ćetković ( sr-cyrl, Сергеј Ћетковић, ; born 8 March 1976) is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin recording artist. He lives and works in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Ćetković represented Montenegro in the Eurovision Song Co ...

* Danijel Alibabić * Marko Prentić * Bojan Marović * Stefan Filipović *

Nina Petković Nina Petković (Cyrillic: Нина Петковић; born 10 April 1981 in Kotor, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin singer, musician and television personality. She came to media prominence in regional ''Star Academy'' version, '' Opera ...

* Stevan Faddy *

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Marinko Pavićević Marinko Pavićević (Cyrillic: Маринко Павићевић), is a Montenegro, Montenegrin singer, songwriter, guitarist and poet, whose musical style incorporates elements of chanson, pop rock, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and recital. Duri ...

Rock

Miladin Šobić Miladin Šobić ( cg, Миладин Шобић, script=Cyrl, born 7 January 1956) is a Montenegrin poet, singer and songwriter. He was an active performer during the late 1970s and early 1980s in SFR Yugoslavia where his prominence had a regio ...

Dragoljub Đuričić Dragoljub Đuričić ( Serbian and Montenegrin Cyrillic: Драгољуб Ђуричић; 10 February 1953 – 15 March 2021) was a Serbia-based Montenegrin drummer. Đuričić started his career in the early 1970s in Herceg Novi, playing in l ...

Jazz

* Rambo Amadeus

Hip-Hop

* Noyz * Niggor * Senidah * Barska Stoka (hip-hop group)

Folk

* Božo Vrećo

Fashion models

* Karnela Scekic *

Marija Vujović Marija Vujović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Марија Вујовић, ) (born 19 May 1984 in Titograd, Yugoslavia, now Podgorica, Montenegro) is a Montenegrin model born in Yugoslavia. She was discovered by Elite Model Management in her home tow ...

Filip Kapisoda Filip Kapisoda (3 April 1987 – 16 March 2010) was a Montenegrin model and former handball player, one of the contestants of the Serbian show, ''Veliki Brat VIP All Stars'' (''Big Brother VIP All Stars'') in which he reached the finals in third p ...

* Tara Emad

Military

Admirals

Matija Zmajević Matija Zmajević (also Matej Zmajević; russian: Матвей Христофорович Змаевич, Matvei Khristoforovich Zmayevich; ; January 6, 1680 – August 23, 1735) was an admiral of the Russian Baltic Fleet and the shipbuilder of T ...

Vladimir Barović Vladimir Barović (7 November 1939 – 29 September 1991) was a Montenegrin rear admiral in the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) who committed suicide after refusing an order to shell Croatian cities. Early life and education Barović was born in Ba ...

Captains

Krsto Zmajević Krsto Zmajević (May 21, 1620— 1688), also known as Krile, was a captain and merchant in his home-town of Perast. He was the brother of Andrija Zmajević. Life Zmajević was born in Perast, in the Bay of Kotor, at the time part of the Republic ...

Commanders

Sava Kovačević Sava Kovačević ( sr-cyrl, Сава Ковачевић; 25 January 1905 – 13 June 1943) was a Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander during World War II, and one of the heroes of the communist Partisan movement. Early life Kovačević was ...

* Peko Dapčević *

Vlado Dapčević Vladimir "Vlado" Dapčević ( sr-cyr, Владимир "Владo" Дапчевић; 14 June 1917 – 12 July 2001) was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin communist, revolutionary and political leader who fought as a Partisan against Axis occupation tro ...

* Radola Gajda * Marko Popović

Generals

Anto Gvozdenović Anto Gvozdenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Анто Гвозденовић; 26 January 1853 – 2 September 1935) was a Montenegrin, Russian, and French general, a member of the Imperial Russian Privy Council, and a diplomat and statesman.

Krsto Zrnov Popović Krsto (Cyrillic script: Крсто), also Krste or Krǎstyo is a South Slavic masculine given name. *Krsto Papić * Krsto Ungnad * Krsto Zrnov Popović *Fran Krsto Frankopan * Vuk Krsto Frankopan * Krsto Hegedušić *Krste Crvenkovski *Krste Misir ...

Janko Vukotić Janko Vukotić ( sr-cyr, Јанко Вукотић; 18 February 1866 – 4 February 1927) was a Montenegrin serdar, general in the armies of the Principality and Kingdom of Montenegro in the Balkan Wars and World War I. Biography Vukotić was bor ...

Veljko Kovačević Veljko Kovačević (19 December 1912 – 24 May 1994) was a Montenegrin general and writer. Biography He was born in Grahovo (part of Nikšić) in the Kingdom of Montenegro. After abandoning the studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zagreb in ...

Ivan Milutinović Ivan Milutinović (nickname Milutin; sr-cyr, Иван Милутиновић; 27 September 1901 – 23 October 1944) was a Yugoslav Partisan general and an eminent military commander who participated in World War II. Before the war In October ...

* Bogdan Vujošević

Majors

* Marko Popović

Pilots

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Seamen

Explorers

* Ivan Visin

Voivodes

Novica Cerović Novica Cerović ( sr-Cyrl, Новица Цepoвић; 1805–1895) was a Montenegrin '' vojvoda'' (duke) of the Drobnjak clan, who is noted as having defeated and killed a local Ottoman tyrant, Smail-aga Čengić, on the auspices of Petar II Petr ...

Gavro Vuković Gavro Vuković ( sr-cyrl, Гавро Вуковић; 1852, Lijeva Rijeka, Principality of Montenegro – 29 July 1928, Berane, Kingdom of SCS) also known as Vojvoda Gavro (Војвода Гавро) was a jurist, senator of the Principality o ...

Others

* Vukašin Marković *

Dušan Mugoša Dušan Mugoša ( sr-cyr, Душан Мугоша 7 January 1914 – 8 August 1973), nicknamed Duć (Дућ), was a Yugoslav Partisan. He and Miladin Popović were the Yugoslav delegates that helped unite the Albanian communist groups in 1941. The ...

Miladin Popović Miladin Popović ( sr-cyr, Миладин Поповић; 23 September 1910 – 13 March 1945) was a Yugoslav Partisan and secretary of the Regional Committee of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia (OK KPJ) of Kosmet (Kosovo). He was one of the org ...

Boro Vukmirović Borko "Boro" Vukmirović (Cyrillic: Борко Боро Вукмировић; 1 August 1912 – 10 April 1943) was one of the organizers of the anti-fascist uprising in Kosovo.''Narodni heroji Jugoslavije''. Belgrade: Mladost, 1975 He was posthumo ...

Stana Tomašević Stana Tomašević (1920–1983) was a Yugoslav Partisan officer during World War II, a model, and a Yugoslav politician and diplomat, serving as president (that is, speaker) of the Federal Chamber from 1979–82. She was born in Montenegro and s ...

Politicians

Prime Ministers

* Milojko Spajić * Duško Marković *

Igor Lukšić Igor Lukšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Игор Лукшић, ; born 14 June 1976) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the 4th Prime Minister of Montenegro from 2010 to 2012, following the resignation of Milo Đukanović. He was succeeded by Đ ...

* Milo Đukanović * Filip Vujanović *

Jovan Plamenac Jovan Simonov Plamenac ( sr-cyrl, Јован Симонов Пламенац; 1873 – 1944) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav politician. Starting out as a prominent leader of the True People's Party in the Principality of Montenegro, state that ...

Evgenije Popović Evgenije "Đena" Popović GBE (Serbian Cyrillic: Евгеније Поповић; 6 January 1842, Risan, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary - 4 April 1931, Trieste, Kingdom of Italy) was a Montenegrin statesman, journalist, diplomat, writer and editor. Bi ...

Lazar Mijušković Lazar Mijušković ( sr-cyrl, Лазар Мијушковић; 24 December 1867 – 29 September 1936) was a Montenegrin politician and diplomat. Biography Mijušković was born on 24 December 1867 in the village of Povija in Pješivci, in the ...

Andrija Radović Andrija Radović ( sr-cyr, Андрија Радовић; 1872–1947) was a Montenegrin and Yugoslav politician and statesmen, former Prime Minister and leader of the People's and then Democratic Party, fighter for parliamentary democracy and ...

* Milutin Vučinić *

Marko Orlandić Marko Orlandić ( cyrl, Марко Орландић; 28 September 1930 – 20 December 2019) was a high-ranking Montenegrin politician in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY) during the 1970s and '80s. He was born in Seoca, Yugos ...

Blažo Jovanović Blažo Jovanović (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic; Блажо Јовановић; ; 28 March 1907 – 4 February 1976) was a Montenegrin politician and revolutionary army commander in the Yugoslav Partisans. He served as the first President of the People ...

* Filip Bajković

Presidents

* Milo Đukanović * Filip Vujanović * Dragan Kujović

Other

* Aleksandar Bogdanović *

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Slavko Perović Slavko Perović (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Славко Перовић; born 2 August 1954) is a Montenegrin politician. He is best known as a co-founder and former leader of Liberal Alliance of Montenegro (LSCG), former party that was fighting for in ...

Andrija Popović Andrija Popović ( cyrl, Андрија Поповић; born 22 September 1959) is a Montenegrin nationalist and liberal politician and former professional water polo player. He is the president of the Liberal Party of Montenegro. Popović ...

Milica Pejanović-Đurišić Milica Pejanović-Đurišić (Cyrillic: Милица Пејановић-Ђуришић; born 27 April 1959) is a Montenegrin professor and politician who was Minister of Defense from 2012 to 2016. She is the first woman to hold this office. She is ...

Predrag Bošković Predrag Bošković (; born 12 March 1972) is a Montenegrin politician and sports administrator. Currently he is a member of the Parliament of Montenegro, and the former Minister of Defence of Montenegro. Bošković is an economist and has been i ...

* Nikola Janović *

Dragiša Burzan Dragiša Burzan ( sr-cyrl, Драгиша Бурзан; born 13 September 1950) is a Montenegrin politician and diplomat. He served as Montenegrin ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010. Before that, he was the ambassador of Serbia and ...

Dragan Đurović Dragan Đurović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драган Ђуровић; born October 31, 1959 in Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia) was the deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro (in the period between 2001 and 2007), and within ...

Draginja Vuksanović Draginja ( sr, Драгиња) is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Draginja Adamović (1925–2000), Serbian poet * Draginja Babić (1886-1915), Serbian doctor * Draginja Vlasic (1928–2011), Serbian painter * Dragi ...

Ranko Krivokapić Ranko Krivokapić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Ранко Кривокапић; born August 17, 1961) is a Montenegrin politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs in 2022. He is a former long-term President of the Parliament of Montenegro ...

* Ivan Brajović * Svetozar Vukmanović *

* Sekula Drljević *

Žarko Bulajić Žarko Bulajić (22 July 1922 in Vilusi, Nikšić, Montenegro – 1 January 2009) was the President of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Soci ...

* Radivoje Brajović * Momčilo Cemović * Milovan Djilas * Veselin Đuranović *

Božina Ivanović Božina M. Ivanović ( sr-cyrl, Божина М. Ивановић; 31 December 1931 – 10 October 2002) was a Montenegrin anthropologist and politician. He served as General Secretary of the Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts and President ...

Jovo Kapičić Jovan "Jovo" Kapičić, born Jovan Kapa, (Cyrillic: Јован Јово Капичић); 2 September 1919 – 9 December 2013) was a Yugoslav Yugoslav Partisans, General and post-war communist politician.''Narodni heroji Jugoslavije''. Belgrade: Ml ...

Vidoje Žarković Vidoje Žarković (Plužine, 10 June 1927 – Beograd, 29 September 2000) was a communist politician from Socialist Republic of Montenegro The Socialist Republic of Montenegro ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Socijalistička Republika Crna G ...

* Svetozar Vukmanović *

Ratko Vujović Ratko Vujović (16 December 1916 – 29 October 1977) was a Yugoslavian political activist and soldier. After the Second World War, Vujović was the first elected President of FK Partizan. Biography Ratko Vujović was born on 16 December 1916 in ...

* Veljko Vlahović

Foreign figures of Montenegrin descent

People with Montenegrin ancestry but high-ranked officials of other countries: * Jorge Milton Capitanich,

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Senators

Businesspeople

Aco Đukanović Aleksandar "Aco" Đukanović ( cyrl, Александар "Ацо" Ђукановић; born 1965) is a Montenegrin businessman, widely considered to be one of the richest and most powerful individuals in the country, along with Brano Mićunović ...

Duško Knežević Duško Knežević (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Душко Кнежевић) is the founder and president of the board of directors oAtlas Group Corporation (AGC) a financial group based in Montenegro consisting of companies with interests in banks in Se ...

* Vitalik Buterin * Samih Sawiris *

Slobodan Šaranović Slobodan Šaranović was a Yugoslav and Montenegrin businessman from Danilovgrad, who was arrested in July 2013 in connection with the murders of Miloš Vidaković and Nikola Bojović. He himself was murdered in March 2017. Šaranović had perf ...

Royalty

Formal portrait of Queen Elena of Montenegro

Princes

* Prince Boris I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro * Crown Prince Danilo I Aleksandar Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro * Prince Michael I Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro * Prince Milo Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro * Prince Mirko Dimitri Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro * Prince Nikola II Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro

Prince-Bishops (Vladikas)

Princesses

* Princess Altinaï of Montenegro * Princess Anastasia Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro/Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicholaievna of Montenegro * Princess Milica Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro/Grand Duchess Militsa Nicholaievna of Montenegro * Princess Jelena Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro/Queen Elena of Italy * Princess Ljubica (Zorka) Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro/ Ljubica (Zorka) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes * Princess Anna Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro * Princess Ksenija Petrović-Njegoš of Montenegro

Historical Figures

Balšić family

Balša I Balša ( sr-Cyr, Балша) or Balsha ( sq, Balsha) 1362) was a provincial lord of the Zeta in ca. 1362. He is the eponymous founder of the Balšić noble family. Life He was a nobleman and military commander during the rule of Emperor Dušan t ...

* Đurađ I * Balša II * Đurađ II * Balša III

Crnojević family

* Đurađ III Crnojević *

Stefan I Crnojević Stefan may refer to: * Stefan (given name) * Stefan (surname) * Ștefan, a Romanian given name and a surname * Štefan, a Slavic given name and surname * Stefan (footballer) (born 1988), Brazilian footballer * Stefan Heym, pseudonym of German writ ...

Ivan I Crnojević Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

* Đurađ IV Crnojević *

Đurađ V Crnojević Đurađ ( sr-Cyrl, Ђурађ, ; ) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from the Greek ''Georgios''. It is also transliterated as Djuradj. It is, along with the variant ''Đorđe'', the equivalent of the English ''George''. It was widespre ...

Staniša Crnojević Staniša ( sr-cyr, Станиша) is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic root ''stan'' and suffix ''-iša''. It was traditionally given as an apotropaic (protective) name, when children often died, or when many children were born. I ...

Arsenije III Crnojević Arsenije III Crnojević ( sr-cyr, Арсеније III Црнојевић; 1633 – 27 October 1706) was the Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch from 1674 to his death in 1706. In 1689, during the Habsburg-Ottoman War (1683–1699), he side ...

Petrović family

* Danilo I Petrović-Njegoš *

Petar I Petrović Njegoš Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic languages, South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros (given name), Petros cognate to Peter (given name), Peter. Derivative forms include Pero (given name) ...

Nicholas I of Montenegro Nikola I Petrović-Njegoš ( sr-cyr, Никола I Петровић-Његош; – 1 March 1921) was the last monarch of Montenegro from 1860 to 1918, reigning as prince from 1860 to 1910 and as the country's first and only king from 1910 to 19 ...

Religion

Popes

Pope Sixtus V Pope Sixtus V ( it, Sisto V; 13 December 1521 – 27 August 1590), born Felice Piergentile, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 24 April 1585 to his death in August 1590. As a youth, he joined the Franciscan order ...

Saints

* Petar I Petrović-Njegoš/Saint Peter of Cetinje * Petar II Petrović-Njegoš/Saint Peter II of Cetinje * Saint Vasilije Ostroški * Saint Jovan Vladimir * Saint Stefan Štiljanović * Saint Stefan of Piperi

Religious figures

Vicko Bujović Vicko Bujović (1660 – May 6, 1709) was a Venetian military commander and captain of Perast. Life During the Morean War, Bujović took command of the forces of Perast, offering their services, in his own name and that of the people of the city, ...

Leopold Mandić Leopold Maria Mandić, OFMCap (also known as Leopold of Castelnuovo; 12 May 1866 – 30 July 1942) was a Croatian Capuchin friar and Catholic priest, who suffered from disabilities that would plague his speech and stature. He developed tremendou ...

(Saint) * Ozana of Kotor (beatified)

Sports

Football

Adam Marušić Adam Marušić ( sr-Cyrl, Адам Марушић, ; born 17 October 1992) is a Montenegrins, Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a full-back (association football), full-back for Serie A club S.S. Lazio, Lazio and the Montenegro na ...

Aleksandar Boljević Aleksandar Boljević (Serbian Cyrillic: Александар Бољевић; born 12 December 1995) is a Montenegrin professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovi ...

* Andjelo Rudović *

Dejan Damjanović Dejan Damjanović ( sr-cyrl, Дејан Дамјановић, ; born 27 July 1981), also known mononymously as Dejan, is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a forward for Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. He is regarded as ...

* Dejan Savićević * Predrag Mijatović *

Sead Hakšabanović Sead Hakšabanović ( cnr, Сеад Хакшабановић, ; Albanian: Sead Hakaj; born 4 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish club Celtic. He made his professional debut with Halmstads BK and trained in ...

* Mirko Vučinić *

Marko Vešović Marko Vešović (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Вешовић; born 28 August 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a right wing-back for Qarabağ FK and the Montenegro national team. Club career Early career Born in what i ...

Nikola Vukčević (footballer, born 1991) Nikola Vukčević ( cnr, Никола Bукчeвић, ; born 13 December 1991), also known as Điđo (Ђиђо), is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatar Stars League side Al-Ahli. Vukčević began ...

Stevan Jovetić Stevan Jovetić ( cnr, Стеван Јоветић, ; born 2 November 1989) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Hertha BSC and captains the Montenegro national team. Jovetić's primary position is a second s ...

Luka Đorđević Luka Đorđević ( sr-Cyrl, Лукa Ђорђевић, ; born 9 July 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a forward for Russian club Sochi. Club career Zenit On 11 August 2012, Đorđević made his first appearance for Zeni ...

Danijel Petković Danijel Petković ( sr-Cyrl, Данијел Петковић, ; born on 25 May 1993) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Hungarian club Kisvárda and the Montenegro national team. Club career Petković started ...

Marko Baša Marko Baša ( sr-Cyrl, Марко Баша, ; born 29 December 1982) is a Montenegrin retired professional footballer who played as a centre back. Club career Lille On 23 June 2011, Baša returned to France after three years in Russia with Lo ...

Stefan Savić Stefan Savić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Савић, ; born 8 January 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the Montenegro national team as a central defender. Born in Mojkovac ...

Stefan Mugoša Stefan Mugoša (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Мугоша; born 26 February 1992) is a Montenegrin professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker for Vissel Kobe in the J1 League ...

* Simon Vukčević * Vasilije Adžić *

Viktor Đukanović Viktor Đukanović (born 29 January 2004) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a winger for Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF and the Montenegro national team. Club career Budućnost Đukanović started his youth career with Sutjesk ...

Vladimir Jovović Vladimir Jovović ( sr-cyr, Владимир Јововић, ; born 26 October 1994) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Czech team Jablonec. Club career Sutjeska Jovović made his professional deb ...

Žarko Tomašević Žarko Tomašević (Serbian Cyrillic: Жapкo Toмaшeвић, ; born 22 February 1990) is a Montenegrin footballer who plays for FC Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League as a central defender. Club career Born in Pljevlja, SR Montenegro, SFR Y ...

* Mirsad Huseinović * Refik Sabanadzovic

Basketball

* Angel Robinson *

Blagota Sekulić Blagota Sekulić ( cyrl, Благота Секулић; born March 14, 1982) is a Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player. Standing at , he played both power forward and center positions. Professional career In his profession ...

Boris Bakić Boris Bakić ( sr-cyr, Борис Бакић; born 23 May 1986) is a Montenegrin retired professional basketball player. Professional career Bakić grew up with KK Budućnost Podgorica, KK Budućnost youth team. While at KK Partizan, he won Adri ...

* Bojan Dubljević *

Derek Needham Derek Needham (born October 20, 1990) is an American- Montenegrin professional basketball player for Frutti Extra Bursaspor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi. Standing at , he plays the point guard position. Needham played college basketball for Fai ...

* Glory Johnson *

Miloš Borisov Miloš Borisov ( sr-cyrl, Милош Борисов; born 3 September 1985) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Kecskeméti TE Kecskeméti Testedző Egyesület, commonly known as Kecskeméti TE or simply Kecskemét, is a sport ...

* Nikola Ivanović * Marko Todorović *

Nemanja Đurišić Nemanja Đurišić (born February 23, 1992) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for Stal Ostrów Wielkopolski of the Polish Basketball League (PLK). Đurišić is also currently a member of Montenegrin national basketball team and dur ...

Nikola Mirotić Nikola Mirotić ( sr-cyrl, Никола Миротић; born 11 February 1991) is a Montenegrin-Spanish professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. The power forward is a four-time All-EuroLeague Team memb ...

Nikola Vučević Nikola Vučević (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Вучевић, ; born 24 October 1990) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the USC ...

Halil Kanacević Halil Kanacević (born October 23, 1991) is an American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Trikala Aries of the Greek Basket League. Previously, he played basketball with Saint Joseph's University, where he helped lead the team t ...

Javonte Green Javonte Green (born July 23, 1993) is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Radford Highlanders. Early life and high school ...

Justin Cobbs Justin Cobbs (Serbian Cyrillic: Џастин Кобс; born March 16, 1991) is an American-born Montenegrin professional basketball player for Alvark Tokyo of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the University of Minnesota then ...

Kendrick Perry Kendrick Perry (born December 23, 1992) is an American- Montenegrin professional basketball player for Unicaja of the Spanish Liga ACB and the Basketball Champions League. He played college basketball at Youngstown State University. High school c ...

Nikola Pavličević Nikola Pavličević (born August 11, 1988) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player who plays for Studentski centar of the Montenegrin Basketball League and the ABA League The ABA League, renamed to the ABA League First Division in 2 ...

Nikola Peković Nikola Peković (Serbian Cyrillic: Никола Пековић; born 3 January 1986) is a Montenegrin businessman, basketball executive and former professional player who is the current president of the Basketball Federation of Montenegro. He beg ...

Nemanja Radović Nemanja Radović (; born November 11, 1991) is a Montenegrin professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Liga ACB. He can play both small forward and Power forward (basketball), power forward positions. References External links Adria ...

* Ognjen Čarapić *

Omar Cook Omar-Sharif Cook ( sr, Omar-Šarif Kuk / Омар-Шариф Кук; born January 28, 1982) is an American-Montenegrin professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for the Cleveland Charge of the NBA G League. He rep ...

Predrag Drobnjak Peja Drobnjak (born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At , he played at the power forward and center positions. Throughout his nineteen-year career, Drobnjak has spent three full seasons playing in ...

Quincy Douby Quincy Douby (born May 16, 1984) is an American–born, naturalized Montenegrin former professional basketball player. At , , Douby played shooting guard for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. The Sacramento Kings made him the 19th selection of the 200 ...

Taylor Rochestie Taylor Campbell Rochestie (born July 1, 1985) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin professional basketball player for the Shandong Hi-Speed Kirin of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also represents the senior Montenegrin nation ...

(born 1985), American-Montenegrin player in the Israel Basketball Premier League * Shay Murphy *

Tyrese Rice Tyrese Jammal Rice (born May 15, 1987) is an American-born naturalized Montenegrin former professional basketball player who last played for AEK Athens of the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. He also represents the senior m ...

* Velibor Radović (born 1972), Montenegrin-Israeli professional basketball player * Zoran Nikolić

Coaches

* Gregg Popovich * Dejan Radonjić * Zvezdan Mitrovic * Vlado Scepanovic

Handball

Petar Kapisoda Petar Kapisoda (born 26 June 1976) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Club career After starting out at his hometown club Lovćen, Kapisoda moved to Crvenka. He later played for Partizan (1994–1996) and Crvena zvezda (1996–1998). Subse ...

Alen Muratović Alen Muratović, (born 23 October 1979) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Club career After playing for Budućnost Podgorica, Muratović joined Yugoslav champions Lovćen in 2001. He helped them win two consecutive national cups (2002 and 2 ...

* Katarina Bulatović * Majda Mehmedović * Jovanka Radičević * Milena Raičević *

Bojana Popović Bojana Popović née Petrović, (born 20 November 1979) is a handball coach and a retired Montenegrin handballer. She is considered by many to be the best female handball player of the past decade, despite not being given any official recogniti ...

* Marina Rajčić *

Đurđina Jauković Đurđina Jauković (born 24 February 1997) is a Montenegrin handball player for Brest Bretagne Handball and the Montenegrin national team. Achievements National team * European Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2022 European *EHF Champions L ...

Vuko Borozan Vuko Borozan (born 9 April 1994) is a Montenegrin handball player. Achievements Vardar * EHF Champions League : ''Winner'': 2016–17 * SEHA League : ''Winner'': 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Macedonian Handball Super League The Mac ...

Sonja Barjaktarović Sonja Barjaktarović (born 11 September 1986) is a retired Montenegrin handball goalkeeper. She was the first goalkeeper of the Montenegro women's national handball team and helped them to win the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In 20 ...

Maja Savić Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976 in Berane, Montenegro) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slage ...

* Anđela Bulatović * Marija Jovanović * Ema Ramusović *

Radmila Miljanić-Petrović Radmila Petrović née Miljanić, (born 19 April 1988) is a retired Montenegrin handball player. She played for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica and the Montenegrin national team, and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Bra ...

* Andrea Klikovac * Žarko Marković *

Vasko Ševaljević Vasko Ševaljević (born 21 June 1988) is a Montenegrin handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) p ...

Vladan Lipovina Vladan Lipovina (born 7 March 1993) is a Montenegrin handball player for Qadsia SC. Honours *EHF Champions League: **: 2023 Events Predicted and scheduled events * January 1 ** In the United States, books, films, and other works ...

* Stevan Vujović

Water Polo

* Nikola Janović *

Mlađan Janović Mlađan Janović ( sr-cyrl, Млађан Јановић; born 12 June 1984 in Kotor, SR Montenegro, Yugoslavia) is a Montenegrin water polo player. He currently plays for AN Brescia and he is a long-standing member of the Montenegrin national w ...

* Veljko Uskoković *

Vladimir Gojković Vladimir Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Владимир Гојковић; born 29 January 1981) is a Montenegrin former water polo player and current water polo coach of Montenegro national team. He won silver medal as a member of the Serbia a ...

Aleksandar Ivović Aleksandar Ivović, (born 24 February 1986) is a Montenegrin professional water polo player. He started his career at PVK Jadran, which is his first senior team to compete for. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at ...

Draško Brguljan Draško Brguljan (Serbian Cyrillic: Драшко Бргуљан; born 27 December 1984) is a Montenegrin water polo player who is a free agent. He was a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. The team ...

* Filip Klikovac *

Jovan Vavic Jovan Vavic (born ) is the former head coach of both the University of Southern California (USC) men's and women's water polo teams. In 2012, he was interim head coach of the United States men's national water polo team. While coaching USC he won ...

(lived in Montenegro)

Tennis

* Miloš Raonić * Danka Kovinić

Martial Arts

Boxing

Dejan Zlatičanin Dejan Zlatičanin (born 23 April 1984) is a Montenegrin professional boxer. He is the first Montenegrin to win a boxing world title, having held the WBC lightweight title from 2016 to 2017. Professional career Zlatičanin made his professional ...

Vukašin Dobrašinović Vukašin Dobrašinović (born 15 July 1964) is a Montenegrin boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and com ...

Boško Drašković Boško Drašković (4 January 1987, Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the cent ...

* Milorad Gajović *

Miodrag Perunović Miodrag Perunović (born 10 December 1957 in Cetinje) is a former professional boxer from Montenegro ) , image_map = Europe-Montenegro.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = ...

Janko Vučinić Janko Vucinic (Serbian Cyrillic: Јанко Вучинић; 13 May 1966 – 25 October 2019) was a Montenegrin professional boxer, union leader and politician, member of the Parliament of Montenegro. He was the president of the Workers' Party (Mo ...

* Milorad Žižić

Kickboxing

* Ivan Strugar *

Goran Radonjić Goran Radonjić is a Montenegrin heavyweight kickboxer fighting out of Podgorica, Montenegro, captain of Montenegrin kickboxing team. Radonjić is declared as the best professional Montenegrin kickboxer in 2011 by steering committee of Monteneg ...

Judo

* Srđan Mrvaljević *

Dragomir Bečanović Dragomir Bečanović (born 10 February 1965) is a Montenegrin retired judoka. He represented Yugoslavia at the 1988 Summer Olympics and 1989 World Judo Championships, where he earned a gold medal. He is the father of sprinter Stefan Bečanov ...

* Nicholas Delpopolo

American football

* Novo Bojović

Scientists

Physics

Dragan Hajduković Dragan S. Hajduković (Cyrillic: Драган С. Хајдуковић; born 11 June 1949 in Cetinje, SR Montenegro, SFRY), is a Montenegrin physics professor, astrophysicist and physicist, employed to CERN, environmental activist and perennial can ...

* Sanja Damjanović

Computer science

Nenad Medvidović Nenad Medvidović is a Professor of Computer Science and Informatics at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA. He is a fellow of the IEEE and an Association for Computing Machinery, ACM Distinguished Member. He was chair of Asso ...

Electrical engineering

Ljubiša Stanković Ljubiša Stanković ( sr-cyrl, Љубиша Станковић; born June 1, 1960) is a doctor in signal processing, while also being the former Rector (2003-2008) and University Board President (2008-2011) for the University of Montenegro. Since M ...

Linguists

* Vojislav Nikčević

Other

Nero Wolfe Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky. He lives in a luxurious brownstone on West 35th Street in Ne ...

, fictional detective created by American writer Rex Stout

References

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