Branko (
Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic, Turkic, Mongolic, Uralic, Caucasian and Iranic-speaking cou ...
: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the
former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names
Branimir and
Branislav Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...
, and the female equivalent is
Branka.
People named Branko include:
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Branko Babić (born 1947), Serbian football manager
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Branko Baković (born 1981), Serbian footballer
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Branko Baletić (born 1946), Serbian-Montenegrin film director and producer
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Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director
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Branko Bokun
Branko Bokun (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Бокун; 28 June 1920 – 1 January 2011) was an author in the fields of sociology and psychology.
Early life
Bokun was born in Koljane, Croatia, a small village in the Dalmatian mountains of the K ...
(1920–2011), Yugoslav-British author and journalist
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Branko Bošković (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer
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Branko Bošnjak (1923–1996), Croatian philosopher
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Branko Bošnjak (born 1955), Yugoslav footballer
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Branko Bošnjaković (born 1939), Dutch-Croatian physicist
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Branko Brnović (born 1967), Montenegrin football manager
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Branko Buljević
Branko Buljevic (born 6 September 1947 in Split, Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia) is a former Australian soccer player. He was a member of the Australia 1974 World Cup squad in West Germany and represented Australia 30 times in total between 1972 and 1 ...
(born 1947), Croatian-Australian footballer
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Branko Cikatić (1954–2020), Croatian martial artist
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Branko Crvenkovski
Branko Crvenkovski ( mk, Бранко Црвенковски, pronounced ; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, and as President of Macedonia ...
(born 1962), Macedonian politician
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Branko Cvetković (born 1984), Bosnian basketball player
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Branko Ćopić (1915–1984), Yugoslav writer
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Branko Čulina (born 1957), Croatian-Australian football manager
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Branko Đurić (born 1962), Bosnian actor
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Branko Gračanin (born 1943), Croatian footballer
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Branko Grahovac (born 1983), Bosnian footballer
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Branko Grünbaum (1929–2018), Croatian-American mathematician
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Branko Horvat (1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician
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Branko Ilič (born 1983), Slovenian footballer
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Branko Isaković
Branko Isaković (born June 24, 1958) is a Serbian bass player, producer and composer of Balkan ambient beat. After a long career in pop, rock, and ethno bands he launched his ''Divine Sound'' project with healing music.
Biography
Isaković w ...
(born 1958), Serbian musician
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Branko Ivanković
Branko Ivanković (; born 28 February 1954) is a Croatian former footballer who played as a midfielder, and the current manager of the Oman national team. After a 12-year playing career at Varteks, Ivanković started his coaching career at the ...
(born 1954), Croatian football manager
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Branko Jelić
Branko Jelić ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Јелић, ; born 5 May 1977) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Biography Club career
Jelić was born in Čačak. He started his playing career with Borac Čačak befo ...
(born 1977), Serbian footballer
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Branko Kadija
Background
On 22 June 1942, the Albanian student trio of Branko Kadija, Jordan Misja, and Perlat Rexhepi, who stayed in Misja's house at Firaj Street in Shkodër
Shkodër ( , ; sq-definite, Shkodra) is the fifth-most-populous city of th ...
(1921–1942), Albanian communist of Serbian descent, People's Hero of Albania
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Branko Karačić (born 1960), Croatian football manager
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Branko Kostić
Branko Kostić (Serbian Cyrillic
The Serbian Cyrillic alphabet ( sr, / , ) is a variation of the Cyrillic script used to write the Serbian language, updated in 1818 by Serbian linguist Vuk Karadžić. It is one of the two alphabets used to ...
(born 1939), Montenegrin Serb politician
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Branko Lazarević (born 1984), Serbian footballer
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Branko Lustig (1932–2019), Croatian film producer
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Branko Mamula
Branko "Đuro" Mamula ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко "Ђурo" Мамула; 30 May 1921 – 19 October 2021) was a Serbian politician and Yugoslav officer who participated in World War II in Yugoslavia. He was later the Minister of Defence of Yugoslav ...
(born 1921), Yugoslav officer and politician
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Branko Marinković (born 1967), Bolivian-Croatian politician and businessman.
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Branko Mihaljević (1931–2005), Croatian composer
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Branko Mikša (born 1947), Croatian politician
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Branko Mikulić (1928–1994), Yugoslav politician
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Branko Milanović
Branko Milanović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранко Милановић, ) is a Serbian-American economist. He is most known for his work on income distribution and inequality. Since January 2014, he has been a visiting presidential professor at the Graduate ...
(born 1953), Serbian-American economist
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Branko Milićević (born 1946), Serbian actor
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Branko Milisavljević
Branko Milisavljević ( sr, Бранко Милисављевић; born 21 July 1976) is a Serbian professional basketball coach and former player who is an assistant coach for Podgorica of the Prva A Liga and the ABA League Second Division.
Stan ...
(born 1976), Serbian basketball player
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Branko Miljković
Branko Miljković (Serbian Cyrillic: Бранко Миљковић; 29 January 1934 – 12 February 1961) was a Serbian poet.
Biography
Miljković was born in Niš to a Serb father Gligorije Miljković, who hails from Gadžin Han, and a Croat mo ...
(1934–1961), Serbian poet
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Branko Miljuš
Branko Miljuš (born 17 August 1960) is a Croatian retired footballer.
Club career
During his club career he played in 357 games (217 competitive matches) for Hajduk Split.
In his late career, Miljuš left Yugoslavia few years before the i ...
(born 1960), Croatian footballer
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Branko Mladenović (fl. 1355), Serbian magnate
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Branko Nuss (born 1976), Basic Element (music group) accordion
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Branko Oblak (born 1947), Slovenian footballer
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Branko Panić
Branko Panić (born 24 November 1977) is a retired Croatian footballer.
Career
Panić previously played for HNK Rijeka and NK Pomorac in the Croatian Prva HNL
The Hrvatska nogometna liga () ( en, Croatian football league), also known as H ...
(born 1977), Croatian footballer
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Branko Pavlović
Branko Pavlović (''Бранко Павловић''; born 11 June 1960) is a Serbian politician and lawyer. He was the leader of the list ''Branko Pavlović – "Because it has to be better"'' on 2007 Serbian parliamentary election that won no sea ...
(born 1960), Serbian politician and lawyer
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Branko Peković (born 1979), Serbian water polo player
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Branko Pleše (1915–1980), Croatian footballer
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Branko Radičević (1924–1953), Serbian poet
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Branko Radivojević (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
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Branko Radovanović
Branko Radovanović (; born 18 February 1981) is a former Serbian footballer.
Career
He most recently played for UTA Arad in the Romanian Liga I. He also played for a number of clubs, as Serbian FK Čukarički, FK Beograd, FK Železnik and FK Ra ...
(born 1981), Serbian footballer
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Branko Rasić Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic male given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is related to the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka.
People named Branko include:
* Branko Babić ...
(born 1976), Serbian footballer
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Branko Rašović (born 1942), Montenegrin footballer
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Branko Schmidt (born 1957), Croatian film director
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Branko Segota (born 1961), Croatian-Canadian footballer
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Branko Skroče (born 1955), Croatian basketball player
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Branko Smiljanić (born 1957), Serbian football manager
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Branko Stanković (1921–2000), Bosnian Serb football player and manager
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Branko Stanovnik (born 1938), Slovenian chemist
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Branko Strupar (born 1970), Croatian-Belgian footballer
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Branko Štrbac (born 1957), Yugoslav handball player
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Branko Tomović (born 1980), Serbian-German actor
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Branko Tucak (born 1952), Croatian football manager
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Branko Vukelić
Branko Vukelić (9 March 1958 – 3 May 2013) was a Croatian politician and former Minister of Defence, and member of the Croatian Democratic Union.
Vukelić graduated from the University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveuči ...
(1958–2013), Croatian politician
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Branko Zebec (1929–1988), Croatian football player and manager
Other
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Branko's Bridge
* Branko, artist's name of
Branko (João Barbosa)
João Barbosa, commonly known as Branko, is a Portuguese DJ and producer who first became known as part of the Buraka Som Sistema, Buraka som Sistema.
Career
His debut album as Branko, ''Atlas'', was released in 2015 — inspired by his travels a ...
, Portuguese musician, see
Buraka Som Sistema
See also
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Branislav Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...
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Branković
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Brankovina
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Brankovići (Rogatica)
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