Božo () is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate of the English Theo, and, similarly, a popular abbreviation of the name - Božidar, English Theodore. Notable people with the name include: * Božo Bakota (1950–2015), Croatian footballer * Božo Biškupić (born 1938), Croatian politician and lawyer * Božo Broketa (1922–1985), Yugoslavian football (soccer) player *

Božo Đumić Božo Đumić ( sr-cyr, Божо Ђумић, born 7 January 1992) is a Serbian professional basketball player for KK Hercegovac Gajdobra, Hercegovac Gajdobra of the Second Basketball League of Serbia. He arrived to Partizan from KK Vojvodina Srbi ...

(born 1992), Serbian professional basketball player * Božo Đurković (born 1972), retired Serbian football player * Božo Janković (1951–1993), Bosnian Serb football player * Božo Koprivica, essayist, dramatic adviser and literary critic from Montenegro of Yugoslavian ethnicity * Božo Kos (1931–2009), Slovene illustrator, caricaturist and comics artist * Božo Kovačević (footballer) (born 1979), Austrian footballer of Serbian descent *

Božo Kovačević (politician) Božo Kovačević (born 11 January 1955) is a Croatian politician and diplomat. Kovačević was born in Pakrac and he graduated in sociology and philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy, Zagreb.http://www.mvep.hr/hr/predstavnistva/poslanici/kovace ...

(born 1955), the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Croatia to the Russian Federation from 2004 to 2009 * Božo Ljubić (born 1949), Croat politician of Bosnia and Herzegovina * Božo Milić (born 1981), Montenegrin professional footballer * Božo Nikolić (1946–2010), Croat politician from Montenegro representing the Croatian Civic Initiative * Božo Petek, the author of two books on model aircraft building published in Slovene in 1946 and 1953 *

Božo Petrov Božo Petrov (; born 16 October 1979) is a Croatian politician and psychiatrist who served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 2016 to 2017. He has been the president of The Bridge party since 2012. He previously served as mayor of his n ...

(born 1979), Croatian politician and psychiatrist who currently serves as mayor of Metković *

Božo Škerlj Božo Škerlj (28 September 1908 – 10 November 1961) was a Slovenes, Slovene Anthropology, anthropologist, author of eleven books and over 200 scientific articles published in journals at home and abroad. Škerlj was born in Vienna in 1908. He ...

(1908–1961), Slovene anthropologist, author of eleven books and over 200 scientific articles * Božo Skoko (born 1976), associate professor of public relations at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb *

Božo Starčević Božo Starčević (born 11 December 1988 in Zagreb) is a male Greco-Roman wrestler from Croatia. His best achievement is the bronze medal at the 2013 European Wrestling Championships – Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg in Tbilisi, Georgia. Early life ...

(born 1988), male Greco-Roman wrestler from Croatia *

Božo Vrećo Božo Vrećo ( sr-cyr, Божо Врећо; born 18 October 1983) is a Bosnian musician. Childhood Božo Vrećo was born in Foča, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia on October 18, 1983. His father died when he was five years old, and h ...

(born 1983), Bosnian musician *

Božo Vuletić Božo Vuletić (born 1 July 1958) is a Croatian former water polo player and coach. He won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Yugoslav water polo Water polo is a competitive sport, competitive team sport played in water between two ...

(born 1958), won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Yugoslav water polo team at the 1984 Olympics

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