Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in
Slavic dithematic names
Given names originating from the Slavic languages are most common in Slavic countries.
The main types of Slavic names:
* Two-base names, often ending in mir/měr (''Ostromir/měr'', ''Tihomir/měr'', '' Němir/měr''), *voldъ (''Vsevolod'', ' ...
. It roughly means "very beloved". The usual nickname is Peđa (Pedja).
Notable people with the name
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Predrag Alempijević
Predrag Alempijević (; born 23 December 1970) is a Serbian retired 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 ...
(born 1970), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Antonijević
Predrag "Gaga" Antonijević ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Гага Антонијевић; born 7 February 1959) is a Serbian film director and screenwriter. In 2021, he was awarded the Order of Karađorđe's Star.
Filmography
;TV works
Refer ...
(born 1959) , Serbian director and screenwriter
* Predrag Azdejković (born 1978), Serbian activist, journalist, writer
* Predrag Balašević (born 1974), Serbian-Romanian politician
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Predrag Bambić
Predrag Bambić is a Serbian film and television cinematographer and producer born August 7, 1958, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.Predrag Banović
Predrag Banović (born 28 October 1969Profile icty.org; accessed 13 April 2015. in (born 1969), Bosnian Serb war criminal
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Predrag Benaček
Predrag Benaček (born 29 March 1959) is a Bosnian professional basketball coach and former player who is the current head coach for Olomoucko of the Czech National League.
Playing career
A power forward, Benaček played 20 seasons in Yugosl ...
(born1959), Bosnian basketball coach
* Predrag Bjelac (born 1962), Serbian actor
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Predrag Bobić
Predrag Bobić (born May 18, 1960), sometimes credited as Dragan Bobić and known by his nickname Bleka, is a Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue. He is most notable as a former bassist of rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.
Music career ...
(born 1960), Croatian musician, guitarist and music pedagogue
* Predrag Bogosavljev (born, 1959), Serbian basketball executive
* Predrag Bošković (born 1972). Montenegrin politician and sports administrator
* Predrag "Pedj" Bojić (born 1984). Australian soccer player
* Predrag Bošnjak (born 1985). Hungarian footballer
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Predrag Brzaković
Predrag "Peca" Brzaković (; 27 September 1964 – 14 September 2012) was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
After starting out at Radnički Beograd, Brzaković played for OFK Beograd in the Yugoslav Secon ...
(1964–2012), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Bubalo
Predrag Bubalo (; born 14 October 1954) is a Serbian politician who held various ministerial positions in the Government of Serbia. He served as the Minister of Foreign Economic Relations in 2004, as the Minister of Economy from 2004 to 2007 a ...
(born 1954). Serbian politician
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Predrag Bulatović
Predrag Bulatović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Булатовић; born 16 July 1956) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin politician, current member of the Parliament of Montenegro and vice-president of the Democratic People's Party (Montenegro), ...
(born 1956). Montenegrin politician
* Predrag Cvetanović (born 1967), Serbian politician
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Predrag Cvitanović
Predrag Cvitanović (; born April 1, 1946) is a theoretical physicist regarded for his work in nonlinear dynamics, particularly his contributions to periodic orbit theory.
Life
Cvitanović earned his B.S. from MIT in 1969 and his Ph.D. at Corn ...
(born 1946), Croatian physicist and academic
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Predrag Đajić
Predrag Đajić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђајић; 1 May 1922 – 13 May 1979) was a Yugoslav footballer.
Club career
He had started his playing career before World War II, and had played in Slavija Sarajevo in the 1930s before coming to S ...
(1922–1979), Yugoslav footballer
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Predrag Danilović
Predrag "Saša" Danilović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг "Саша" Даниловић, ; born February 26, 1970), usually referred to in English as Sasha Danilović, is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former player, considered one o ...
(born 1970), Serbian basketball player
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Predrag Đorđević
Predrag Đorđević (alternatively Djordjević, sr-cyr, Предраг Ђорђевић; born 4 August 1972) is a Serbian retired footballer.
Known for his set pieces, Đorđević played as a left midfielder for Greek club Olympiacos for 13 y ...
(born 1972), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Đorović
Predrag Đorović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Ђоровић; born 3 June 1983) is a Serbian retired football midfielder
In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position ...
(born 1983), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Dragić
Predrag R. Dragić Kijuk (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Р. Драгић Кијук; 8 December 1945 – 29 January 2012) was a Serbian humanist, writer, essayist, anthologist, playwright, literary and art critic, lexicographer, medievalist, his ...
(1945–2012), Serbian humanist and writer
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Predrag Drobnjak
Predrag "Peđa" Drobnjak ( sr-cyrl, Предраг "Пеђа" Дробњак; born 27 October 1975) is a Montenegrin professional basketball scout and former player. At , he played at the Power forward (basketball), power forward and Center (bask ...
(born 1975), Montenegrin basketball player
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Predrag Ejdus
Predrag Ejdus ( sr-cyr, Предраг Ејдус; 24 July 1947 – 28 September 2018) was a Serbian actor of theater, film and television. His extensive body of work includes over 200 theater productions, 50 films and 30 television series.
Ejdu ...
(1947–2018), Serbian actor
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Predrag Erak
Predrag Erak (; born 1 July 1970) is a Bosnian football manager and former player.
Playing career Club
Born in Travnik, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, he started playing with NK Vlašić Turbe. Then he played for Čelik Zenica and Hajduk Split in t ...
(born 1970), Bosnian football player and manager
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Predrag Filipov
Predrag Filipov (; born January 7 1956) is a Serbian doctor, internal medicine specialist, doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He is a former ambassador of Yugoslavia, i.e. Serbia and M ...
(born 1956), Serbian doctor of medical sciences, politician and diplomat
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Predrag Filipović (footballer)
Predrag Filipović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Филиповић; born 12 January 1975) is a Montenegrin retired footballer.
Club career
He left Dutch Eredivisie club Roda JC for Lokeren in January 2006. In July 2007, he moved from SC ...
(born 1975), Montenegrin footballer
* Predrag Filipović (racewalker) (born 1978), Serbian racewalker
* Predrag Finci (born 1946), Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist
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Predrag Ginculj
Predrag Ginculj ( sr-cyr, Предраг Гинцуљ; born 1983) is a politician in Serbia. He has served in the Assembly of Vojvodina since 2012 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Private career
Ginculj is a master economist. He is fr ...
(born 1983), Serbian politician
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Predrag Gojković Cune
Predrag Gojković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Гојковић; 6 November 1932 – 21 July 2017), better known by his nickname Cune, was a Serbian vocalist and recording artist with a career spanning six decades.
Biography
In 1939, he enro ...
(1932–2017), Serbian vocalist and recording artist
* Predrag Golubović (1935–1994), Serbian film director and screenwriter
* Predrag Gosta (born 1972), Serbian-American conductor and musician
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Predrag Govedarica
Predrag Govedarica ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Говедарица; born 21 October 1984) is a Serbs, Serbian retired Association football, football midfielder who last played for FK IMT, IMT.
Career
In August 2014, Govedarica joined FK Napredak ...
Predrag Jeremić
Predrag Jeremić (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Јеремић; born 22 November 1987 in Šabac) is a Serbian football midfielder who plays for MB in the Faroe Islands. at Srbijafudbal He is a midfielder, but sometimes he plays as right-back ...
(born 1987), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Jokanović (born 1968), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Jokić
Predrag Jokić (Montenegrin Cyrillic: Предраг Јокић; born 3 February 1983 in Kotor) is a Montenegrin 1.88 m tall water polo player. He is a member of the Montenegro men's national water polo team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2012 Sum ...
Predrag Jović
Predrag Jović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Јовић; born 29 May 1987) is a Serbs, Serbian Association football, football Defender (association football), defender who plays for Munja Barič.
Career
Ahead of the 2019/20 season, Jović returned ...
(born 1987), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Jurić (born 1961), Bosnian footballer
Predrag Kodžo
Predrag 'Peca' Kodžo (; born on January 30, 1973) is a Serbian footballer. In Serbia, he is well known as "Peca". Well known for his technical skills and attractive playing style.
Career in Inđija
Being born in Inđija, the majority of Predr ...
(born 1973), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Kojović
Predrag Kojović (; born 2 July 1965) is a member of the national House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina, House of Representatives since 2018.
From 2014 to 2018, Kojović was a member of the House of Representatives of the Federation ...
(born 1965), Bosnian Serb politician
* Predrag Koraksić Corax (born 1933), Serbian political caricaturist
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Predrag Kovačević
Predrag Kovačević, known by his nickname Kova, is a Bosnian guitarist. He first found mainstream success as a 1980s lineup member of a Bosnian garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.
Career
Kovačević joined a Sarajevo-based rock band Zabranje ...
, Bosnian guitarist
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Predrag Krunić
Predrag Krunić (born 27 November 1967) is a Bosnia and Herzegovina professional basketball coach. He currently coaches the EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).
Before he returned to Bonn in 2016, he coached professional team ...
Predrag J. Marković
Predrag J. Marković (born 6 September 1965) is a Serbian politician and historian. A member of the National Assembly of Serbia from 2020 to 2021, he is currently serving as one of the vice-presidents of the Socialist Party of Serbia.
Early l ...
(born 1965), Serbian politician and historian
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Predrag Marsenić
Predrag Marsenić (; born 1970) is a Serbian engineer and politician who has been a Member of parliament, member of the National Assembly (Serbia), National Assembly since 1 August 2022. He is a vice president of the New Democratic Party of Serbia ...
(born 1970), Serbian engineer and politician
* Predrag Materić (born 1977), Serbian–French basketball player and sports agent
* Predrag Matić (1962–2024), Croatian politician
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Predrag Matvejević
Predrag Matvejević (7 October 1932 – 2 February 2017) was a Bosnian and Croatian writer and scholar. A literature scholar who taught at universities in Zagreb, Paris and Rome, he is best known for his 1987 non-fiction book ''Mediterranean: A ...
(1932–2017), Yugoslav writer and scholar
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Predrag Mihailović
Predrag Mihailović (born 24 February 1974) is an Australian water polo coach. He was the head coach of the Australia women's national water polo team at the 2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an i ...
(born 1974), Australian water polo coach
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Predrag Mijatović
Predrag Mijatović ( sr-cyrl, Предраг Мијатовић; born 19 January 1969) is a Montenegrin Association football, football administrator and former player who played as a Striker (association football), striker.
At club level, Mijato ...
(born 1969), Montenegrin football player
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Predrag Mijić
Predrag Mijić (; born 5 November 1984) is a Serbian retired footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American footbal ...
Predrag Milinković
Predrag Milinković ( sr-cyr, Предраг Милинковић; 20 August 1933 – 4 April 1998) was a Serbian actor.
Consider by many to be the most famous supporting actor of Yugoslav cinema, he appeared in 222 films from 1958 to 1998, with ...
(1933–1998), Serbian actor
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Predrag Milićević Barbarien
Predrag Milićević - Barbarien (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Милићевић - Барбаријен; Jagodina, February 2, 1963 – May 5, 2013) was a Serbian outsider art (also used terms: marginal art, brut art) painter.
Biography ...
(1963–2013), Serbian painter
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Predrag Milosavljević
Predrag Peđa Milosavljević (Lužani, Kragujevac, Kingdom of Serbia 1908 — Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1989) was painter, lawyer, diplomat and dramaturge and member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He received the Grand Prix during the Interna ...
(1908—1989), Serbian painter
* Predrag Miloš (born 1955), Serbian swimmer
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Predrag Milošević
Predrag Milošević (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Милошевић; February 4, 1904 in Knjaževac – January 4, 1988 in Belgrade) was a composer, conductor, pianist, pedagogue, and music writer. As one of those musicians from Serbia who co ...
(1904–1988), Serbian composer and conductor
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Predrag Mirčeta
Predrag Mirčeta (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Мирчета; born 2 February 1984) is a Serbian footballer.
He had previously played with Serbian clubs RFK Grafičar Beograd, FK Jedinstvo Surčin, Austrian FC Oslip, back in Serbia with ...
(born 1984), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Mitić
Predrag Mitić (; born 30 August 1969) is a Serbian former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker.
Career
Mitić played for OFK Beograd in Yugoslavia, before moving abroad to Greece. He ...
(born 1969), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Momirović (born 1977), Serbian sprinter
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Predrag Mužijević
Predrag ("Pedja") Mužijević is a Bosnian pianist.
He shared with Benjamin Frith the 1986 Concorso Busoni's 2nd prize, with the first prize being declared void. Mužijević has an international concert career. He lives in the United States, wh ...
, Bosnian pianist
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Predrag K. Nikić
Predrag K. Nikić is a Yoga exponent and the Honorary president of the Yoga Federation of Serbia. He is the President of the General Assembly of thYoga Federation of Europe Holder of doctoral degree in Emotional Intelligence, he is a professor o ...
, Serbian Yoga teacher
* Predrag Nikolić (born 1960), Bosnian Serb chess grandmaster
* Predrag Nikolić (director) (born 1962), Serbian director, screenwriter and media advisor
* Predrag Ocokoljić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Ostojić (1938–1996), Yugoslav chess player
* Predrag Pajdic (born 1965), Serbian-British artist, art historian and curator
* Predrag Pajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player
* Predrag Palavestra (1930–2014), Yugoslav author, literary historian and academic
* Predrag Papaz (born 1987), Bosnian footballer
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Predrag Patić
Predrag Patić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Патић; born 23 October 1967) is a politician in Serbia. He has served in the National Assembly of Serbia and the Assembly of Vojvodina and has held high political office at the city level in Pančevo. O ...
(born 1967), Serbian politician
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Predrag Pavlović
Predrag Pavlović (; born 19 June 1986) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Kruševac, Pavlović made his first football steps at his hometown club Napredak. He would join the youth system ...
(born 1986), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Pašić
Predrag Pašić (born 18 October 1958) is a Bosnian retired professional Football player, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or as a Forward (association football), forward.
Club career
During his c ...
(born 1958), Bosnian footballer
* Predrag Pažin (born 1973), Bulgarian footballer
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Predrag Peruničić
Predrag Peruničić (; born 27 June 1967) is a Serbian former handball player.
Club career
Over the course of his career that spanned 20 years, Peruničić played for Partizan on four separate occasions, winning three national championships (19 ...
(born 1967), Serbian handball player
* Predrag Počuča (born 1986), Croatian-Serbian footballer
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Predrag Puharić
Predrag Puharić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Пухарић; born 1977) is a Bosnian computer security expert and politician serving as the 40th mayor of Sarajevo since November 2024. He is a member of the Social Democratic Party.
Early life and ...
(born 1977), Bosnian computer security expert and politician
Predrag Radovanović
Predrag Radovanović (; 27 March 1911 – 1 August 1964) was a Serbian footballer and coach.
Biography
Nicknamed ''Pegi'', he was born in Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia was a country located in the Balkans which was cr ...
(1911–1964), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Radošević, Montenegrin boxer
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Predrag Rajić
Predrag Rajić ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Рајић; born 23 September 1987) is a politician and political commentator in Serbia. He has served in the National Assembly of Serbia since 2020 as a member of the Serbian Progressive Party.
Early life ...
(born 1987), Serbian politician
* Predrag Rajković (born 1995), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Rakić
Predrag Rakić, known by his nickname Šeki, is a Bosnian drummer and music manager. He first found mainstream success as an original lineup member of a Bosnian garage rock band Zabranjeno Pušenje.
Career
Rakić joined a Sarajevo-based garage ...
, Bosnian drummer and music manager
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Predrag Raković
Predrag Raković ( sh-Cyrl, Предраг Раковић; 10 June 191215 December 1944) was a Yugoslav military officer who joined the Chetnik forces of Draža Mihailović after the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941 during World War II. ...
(1912–1944), Yugoslav military officer
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Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1976)
Predrag Ranđelović (; born 13 September 1976) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Playing career
After playing in his homeland, Ranđelović moved to Russia and signed with Anzhi Makhachkala in 1999. He was t ...
, Serbian footballer
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Predrag Ranđelović (footballer, born 1990)
Predrag Ranđelović (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Ранђеловић, Macedonian: Предраг Ранѓеловиќ; born 20 March 1990) is a Macedonian football player who plays for Utsikten in Sweden and played for the Macedonian nat ...
, Macedonian footballer
* Predrag Ristanović (born 1972), Serbian football player and manager
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Predrag Ristić
Predrag Ristić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Ристић; 17 January 19315 August 2019) was a Serbian architect and university professor. Ristić was best-known for his works in the domain of sacral architecture.
Biography
Ristić was born in Belgr ...
(1931–2019), Serbian architect and university professor
* Predrag Ristović (born 1975), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Rogan (born 1974), Serbian football manager and former player
* Predrag Rusevski (born 1983), Macedonian tennis player
* Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986), Macedonian basketball player
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Predrag Sarić
Predrag Sarić (24 June 1921 – 16 October 1979) was a Croatian rower. He competed in the men's coxed pair event at the 1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as ...
(1921–1979), Croatian rower
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Predrag Šarić
Predrag Šarić "Šiši" (born November 20, 1959) is a Croatian former professional basketball player. In his career, he played for Šibenka, Zadar, and Triglav Osiguranje Rijeka. He also played for the Yugoslavia national team six times.
Play ...
(born 1959), Croatian basketball player
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Predrag Savović
Predrag Savović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Савовић; born 21 May 1976) is a Montenegro, Montenegrin former professional basketball player. Among many teams in his professional career he played for KK Partizan, KK Partizan Belgrade, the Nati ...
(born 1976), Montenegrin basketball player
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Predrag Sikimić
Predrag Sikimić ( sr-cyr, Предраг Сикимић; born 29 August 1982) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He is the younger brother of Milovan Sikimić.
Career
On 11 January 2019, Sikimic signed with ...
(born 1982), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Šimić (born 1979), Bosnian footballer
* Predrag Spasić (born 1965), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Stamenković
Predrag Stamenković (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Стаменковић; born 7 July 1977) is a Serbian football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball t ...
(born 1977), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Stanimirović
Predrag Stanimirović ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Станимировић; born 9 September 1995) is a Serbian footballer, who plays as a defender for Železničar Pančevo.
Career
Stanimirović joined FK Smederevo 1924
Fudbalski klub Smede ...
Predrag Stojaković
Predrag ( sr-cyr, Предраг) is a Slavic masculine given name, predominantly borne by ethnic Slavs, derived from ''pre-'' ("very, much") and '' -drag'' ("dear, beloved"), both common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "very beloved ...
(born 1977), Serbian basketball player
* Predrag Stojanović (born 1958), Serbian academic and politician
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Predrag Štromar
Predrag Štromar (; born 13 January 1969) is a Croatian politician who served as Ministry of Construction and Spatial Planning (Croatia), Minister of Construction and Physical Planning and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia, Deputy Prime Minister in ...
(born 1969), Croatian politician
* Predrag Šuput (born 1977), Serbian basketball player
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Predrag Šustar
Predrag Šustar (born 11 March 1970) is a Croatian philosophy professor and politician who served as Minister of Science, Education and Sports in the Cabinet of Tihomir Orešković from 22 January 2016 until 19 October 2016. He is member of the ...
(born 1970), Croatian philosophy professor and politician
* Predrag Tasovac (1922–2010), Serbian actor
* Predrag Timko (born 1948), Yugoslav handball player
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Predrag Tomić
Predrag Tomić (Serbian Cyrillic: Предраг Томић; born 1953) is a Serbian retired footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are associ ...
(born 1953), Serbian footballer
* Predrag Umičević (born 1963), Serbian engineer and politician
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Predrag Valenčić
Predrag Valenčić (born 2 October 1963) is a Croatian retired Association football, football player.
Career
Born in Rijeka, as a player he spent much of his career with HNK Rijeka, where he collected over 100 caps and scored 14 goals in the Yug ...
(born 1963), Croatian footballer
* Predrag Vejin (born 1992), Serbian handball player
* Predrag Vranicki (1922–2002), Yugoslav philosopher
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Predrag Vujović
Predrag Vujović (; born 20 August 1983) is a Montenegrin former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Born in Bar, Montenegro, Bar, SR Montenegro, he had previously played with Serbian clubs FK N ...
(born 1983), Montenegrin footballer
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Predrag Vuković
Predrag Vuković ( sr-cyr, Предраг Вуковић; born 31 May 1966) is a politician in Serbia. He was the mayor of Šid from 2016 to 2020 and has served in the Assembly of Vojvodina since 2020. Vuković is a member of the Serbian Progressiv ...
(born 1966), Serbian politician
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Predrag Vušović
Predrag "Pređo" Vušović (29 August 1960 – 17 February 2011) was a Croatian actor. He appeared in more than fifty films from 1983 to 2011.
Selected filmography
References
External links
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1960 births
2011 deaths
People from Koto ...
(1960–2011), Croatian actor
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Predrag Zimonjić
Predrag Zimonjić (born 15 October 1970) is a Serbian water polo player who played for FR Yugoslavia at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.
See also
* List of Olympic medalists in water polo (men)
* List of World Aquatics Champio ...
(born 1970), Serbian water polo player
* Predrag Živadinović (born 1983), Serbian footballer
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Predrag Živković Tozovac
Predrag Živković ( sr-Cyrl, Предраг Живковић; 22 January 19366 April 2021), nicknamed Tozovac ( sr-Cyrl, Тозовац) was one of the most famous Serbian folk singers and composers. He was also an accomplished accordion player ...