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of the latter and of Božidar in the (South) Slavic languages include: Teodor, Todor, Tudor, Todo. The feminine form of the name is Božidarka. Notable people with the name Božidar include: * Božidar "Boki" Milošević (1931–2018), Serbian clarinetist * Božidar "Boško" Antić (1944–2007), Bosnian Serb footballer * Bozidar Brazda (born 1972), Canadian artist, writer, and musician * Bozidar Cuk (born 1992), Montenegrin volleyball player * Bozidar Iskrenov (born 1962), Bulgarian footballer *

Božidar Adžija Božidar Adžija ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Аџија; 24 December 1890 – 9 July 1941) was a Croatian communist politician and publicist. Biography A native of Drniš in the Kingdom of Dalmatia (present-day Croatia), of Croat and Serb descent, ...

(1890–1941), Yugoslav left-wing politician and journalist *

Božidar Alić Božidar Alić (24 December 1954 – 3 March 2020) was a Croats, Croatian actor. Early life and education Alić was born on 24 December 1954 in Zagreb, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. He graduated from the Academy of Dram ...

(1954–2020), Croatian actor * Božidar Antunović (born 1991), Serbian shot putter *

Božidar Bandović Božidar Bandović (; born 30 August 1969) is a Montenegrin professional football manager and former player. Playing career Born in Nikšić, SR Montenegro, as a player, while playing for Red Star Belgrade, he won one national cup in 1993. He ...

(born 1969), Serbian football player and manager * Božidar Belojević (1928–1997), Yugoslav footballer * Božidar Beravs (born 1948), Slovenian ice hockey player * Božidar Bojović (1938–2021), Montenegrin chief physician and politician * Božidar Ćosić (born 1982), Serbian footballer * Božidar Ćosović (1916–1943), Yugoslav gendarmerie officer * Božidar Čačić (born 1972), Croatian footballer *

Božidar Debenjak Božidar Debenjak (born 7 May 1935) is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher, social theorist and translator. Biography He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia, then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. In 1961, he became professor at the University of Ljublj ...

(born 1935), Slovenian Marxist philosopher, social theorist and translator *

Božidar Delić Božidar Delić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Делић, ; 20 February 1956 – 23 August 2022) was a Serbian general and politician who served as the vice president of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly of Serbia from 2007 to 2012 a ...

(1956–2022), Yugoslav Army general, former vice president of Serbia *

Božidar Đelić Božidar Đelić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Ђелић, ; born 1 April 1965) is a Serbian economist and former politician. A longtime member of the Democratic Party (Serbia), Democratic Party, he was highly positioned in politics of Serbia after ...

(born 1965), Serbian economist and politician * Božidar Ðorđević (born 1959), Yugoslav rower * Božidar Drenovac, (1922–2003), Serbian football player and manager * Božidar Đurašević (1933–2022), Serbian chess player *

Božidar Đurašković Božidar Ðurašković ( sr-cyr, Божидар Ђурашковић; born 27 December 1924) is a former Yugoslav middle distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was born in Ulcinj Ulcinj () is a town in the Coastal Montene ...

(born 1924), Yugoslav middle distance runner * Božidar Đurković, (born 1972), Serbian footballer *

Božidar Ferjančić Božidar Ferjančić ( sr-cyr, Божидар Ферјанчић; 17 February 1929 – 28 June 1998) was a Serbian historian, a specialist in medieval Serbian history and the later Byzantine empire. He was member of the Serbian Academy of Scienc ...

(1929–1998), Serbian historian * Božidar Finka (1925–1999), Croatian linguist and lexicographer * Božidar Goraždanin ( 16th century), founder of the Goražde printing house * Božidar Grujović, pseudonym of Teodor Filipović (1778–1807), Serbian writer, jurist and educator * Božidar Ivanović (born 1946), Montenegrin Yugoslav chess grandmaster and politician *

Božidar Jakac Božidar Jakac (July 16, 1899 – November 20, 1989) was a Slovene Yugoslavian e xpressionist, realist and symbolist painter, printmaker, art teacher, photographer and filmmaker. He produced one of the most extensive oeuvres of pastels and ...

(1899–1989), Slovene painter * Božidar Janković, (1951–1993), Bosnian footballer * Božidar Janković (1849–1920), Serbian army general and commander * Božidar Jelovac (born 1987), Serbian footballer *

Božidar Jović Božidar Jović (born 13 February 1972) is a retired Croatian team handball, handball player and current general manager of RK Zagreb, Zagreb Handball Club. He played for the Croatia men's national handball team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in A ...

(born 1972), Croatian handball player * Božidar Kalmeta (born 1958), Croatian politician *

Božidar Kantušer Božidar Kantušer (Bozidar Kantuser) (December 5, 1921, Pavlovski Vrh, Slovenia – May 9, 1999, Paris) was a Slovene composer of classical music. He was a Slovenian citizen and an American citizen. Kantušer is the author of symphonic music, ...

(1921–1999), Slovene composer * Božidar Karađorđević (1862–1908), Serbian artist and writer on art *

Božidar Kavran Božidar Kavran (1913–1948) was a member of the Croatian World War II Ustaše regime. Kavran was born in Zagreb on 22 September 1913. He served as leader of the Ustaše from May 1943 onwards. He attempted to organize a rebellion against the Co ...

(1913–1948), Croatian Ustaše war criminal * Božidar Kljajević (born 1953) is a Serbian historian, geographer and ethnologist * Božidar Knežević (born 1862), Serbian philosopher * Božidar Kolaković (1929–2010), Serbian footballer * Božidar Kunc (1903–1964), Croatian composer and pianist * Božidar Leiner (1919–1942), Croatian communist and Partisan * Božidar Leković (born 1991), Montenegrin handball player * Božidar Liščić (1929–2020), Croatian engineer * Božidar Magovac (1908–1955), Croatian journalist and politician * Božidar Maksimović (1886–1969), Serbian lawyer and politician *

Božidar Maljković Božidar "Boža" Maljković ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар "Божа" Маљковић; born 20 April 1952) is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia. He is one of the most successful b ...

(born 1952), Serbian basketball coach *

Božidar Matić Božidar Matić (; 8 September 1937 – 12 May 2016) was a Bosnian politician and academic who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from February to July 2001. Additionally, he was Minister of Finance and Trea ...

(1937–2016), Bosnian politician and academic * Božidar Milenković (1954–2020), Serbian footballer * Božidar Milojković (born 1952), Serbian cartoonist and comic book artist *

Božidar Munćan Božidar "Boža" Munćan was a Serbian basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally. Playing career Munćan played for Belgrade-based teams Yugoslav Army and Partizan of the Yugoslav Firs ...

(1925–1990), Serbian basketball player *

Božidar Nikolić Božidar "Bota" Nikolić ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Бота Николић; 1 January 1942 – 13 May 2021) was a Serbian film director and screenwriter. He directed the films ''Balkan Spy'', ''The Dark Side of the Sun (film), The Dark Side of th ...

(1942–2021), Serbian film director and screenwriter * Božidar Orešković (1942–2010), Croatian actor * Božidar Pavićević (1932–2004), Serbian actor * Božidar Pešić (born 1952), Serbian basketball player * Božidar Peter (1938–2012), former Croatian handball player * Božidar Petranović (1809–1874), Serbian author, scholar, journalist, historian of Serbian literature *

Božidar Prokić Božidar Prokić ( Zabojnica, near Kragujevac, Principality of Serbia, 11 October 1859 – Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, 6 May 1922) was a Serbian historian who was among the first Byzantinists. He was the principal founder of Byzantine Studies ...

(1859–1922), Serbian historian * Božidar Puretić (1921–1971), Croatian physician *

Božidar Purić Božidar Purić ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Пурић; 19 February 1891 – 28 October 1977) was a Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat. Between 1928 and 1934 he was a chargé d'affaires in the Embassy of Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the Unite ...

(1891–1977), Serbian and Yugoslav politician and diplomat * Božidar Radošević (born 1989), Croatian footballer * Božidar Rašica (1912–1992), Yugoslav architect, scenographer and painter * Božidar Sandić (1922–2008), Serbian footballer * Božidar Senčar (1927–1987), Croatian footballer *

Božidar Širola Dr. Božidar Širola (1889 in Žakanje – 1956 in Zagreb Zagreb ( ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, north of the co ...

(1889–1956), Croatian composer and musicologist * Božidar Smiljanić (1936–2018), Croatian actor * Božidar Špišić (1879–1957), Croatian orthopedist and rector of the University of Zagreb * Božidar Stanišić (1936–2014), Montenegrin water polo player * Božidar Tadić (born 1983), Serbian footballer * Božidar Urošević (born 1975), Serbian footballer *

Božidar Vidoeski Božidar "Božo" Vidoeski (8 November 1920 – 16 May 1998; ) was a Macedonian linguist and the founder of Macedonian dialectology. Life Božidar Vidoeski was born with the surname Vidojević on 8 November 1920 in Zvečan, then in South Se ...

(1920–1998), Macedonian linguist * Božidar Vučićević (born 1998), Serbian volleyball player *

Božidar Vuković Božidar Vuković ( sr-Cyrl, Божидар Вуковић, , ; c. 1460 — c. 1539) was one of the first printers and editors of Serbian books in Montenegro. He founded the famous Vuković printing house in Venice. His printing house was opera ...

(1466–1540), one of the first printers of Serbian books * Božidar Zečević (born 1948), Serbian film historian

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