Jurišić, Jurisic () is a Croatian and Serbian surname. It is derived from the personal name Juraj (George). It may refer to:
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Tomislav Jurisic,
karate, box and MMA fighter
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Helen Jurisic,
mixed martial artist
Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting sport based on striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world.
In the early 20th century, various inter-stylistic contests took place t ...
, World kick boxing Champion
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Nikola Jurišić
Baron Nikola Jurišić (; – 1543) was a Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat. He is known for commanding a force of 700–800 soldiers during the Siege of Kőszeg against a much larger Ottoman army of 120,000–140,000 stopping its adva ...
(c. 1490–1545), nobleman and hero
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Iva Jurišić, women volleyballer
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Zvonko Jurišić
Zvonko Jurišić (born 15 October 1961) is a Bosnian Croat politician.
Early life
Jurišić was born in Zagorje near the town of Posušje in Herzegovina. He attended the first 7 classes of elementary school in Posušje, and finished the eighth cl ...
, Bosnian Croat politician
* Ilija Jurišić, Bosnian Croat war criminal
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Planinka Jurišić-Atić, Bosnian pianist, piano pedagogue
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Mijo Jurišić
Mijo may refer to:
People
* Mijo Babić (1903–1941), Croatian fascist
* Mijo Caktaš (born 1992), Croatian football player
* Mijo Dadić (born 1981), Croatian football player
* Mijo Gorski (born 1952), Croatian Roman Catholic prelate
* Mijo Kov ...
, Croatian actor
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Blaž Jurišić, Croatian grammar writer
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Mario Jurišić, Croatian parody rock musician (
Vatrogasci)
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Goran Jurišić, Bosnian footballer (Sarajevo)
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Goran Jurišić, footballer (Šibenik, Dinamo, Hajduk)
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Goran Jurišić (historian), historian
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Melita Jurisic
Melita Jurisic is an Australian actress.
Jurisic was born in Croatia and migrated to Australia with her family at age five. She began her career as part of the Lighthouse Company (Playhouse) in Adelaide.
Career
Screen, stage and music
Jur ...
, Australian actress
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Ivo Jurišić, Croatian sports journalist, long-time editor of sports section in
Slobodna Dalmacija
(, where "Free" is an adjective) is a Croatian daily newspaper published in Split.
History
was first issued on 17 June 1943 by Tito's Partisans in an abandoned stone barn on Mosor, a mountain near Split, while the city was occupied by the I ...
Ivo Jurišić - skroman urednik s prevelikim zaslugama
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* Al Jurisich, American footballer of Croatian descent
* Nada Jurišić, Serbian actress, Winners of The Ring with figure of Joakim Vujić, Knjaževsko-srpski teatar
* Slobodan Jurišić, Serbian drummer of YU grupa, a former Mama Co Co and Točak Band member, drums
* Pavle Jurišić Šturm
Pavle Jurišić Šturm KCMG ( sr-cyr, Павле Јуришић Штурм; 8 August 1848 – 13 January 1922), born Paulus Eugen Sturm, was a Serbian general of Sorbian origin, best known for commanding the Serbian 3rd Army in World War I.
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(1848–1922), Serbian general of Sorbian descent
* Ivan Jurišić
Ivan () is a Slavic languages, Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek language, Greek name (English: John (given name), John) from Hebrew language, Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Sla ...
, Serbian footballer (Red Star)
* Svetozar Jurišić, Serbian footballer (Partizan)
* Milan Jurišić (1974–2009), Serbian criminal, member of Zemun Clan
The Zemun Clan () is one of the Belgrade clans of the Serbian mafia. It is named for the gang's base in Zemun, a municipality of Belgrade. The peak of the clan's power and influence occurred between 1999 and 2003 and they were considered to be o ...
.
See also
* Juriša
* Đurišić
References
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Surnames of Croatian origin
Surnames of Serbian origin