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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Family crest

''"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 * Mladen Bašić

Science

* Nino Bašić, mathematician

Sports

* Andrija Bašić, water polo player * Alen Bašić, 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, football player * Lovre Bašić, basketball player * Luka Bašič, 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, 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, football player and coach

Politics

* Đorđe Bašić, Serbian politician

Other

* Azra Bašić 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 ...

References

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