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: Ратко) is a male

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

of Slavic origin. It is a

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form of the names Ratibor and Ratimir.

Notable people

* Ratko Čolić (1918–1999), Serbian footballer * Ratko Dautovski, Macedonian percussionist, interested in world percussion * Ratko Delorko (born 1959), German pianist, composer, producer and conductor * Ratko Đokić (1940–2003), Yugoslavian-Swedish mob boss, a leader of the so-called "Cigarette Mafia" * Ratko Dostanić (born 1959), Serbian football (soccer) head coach * Ratko Glavina (born 1941), Croatian actor * Ratko Janev (1939–2019), physicist * Ratko Kacian (1917–1949), Croatian footballer * Ratko Mladić (born 1942), Chief of Staff of the Bosnian Serb Army during the Bosnian War of 1992–1995 *

Ratko Nikolić Ratko Nikolić (; born 15 September 1977) is a Serbian politician and former handball player serving as a member of the National Assembly since 8 December 2021. He is a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia (SPS). Club career After starting ...

(born 1977), Serbian handballer * Ratko Ninković (born 1967), football manager and former player from Bosnia-Herzegovina * Ratko Perić (born 1944), the Bishop of Mostar-Duvno and Apostolic Administrator of Trebinje-Mrkan * Ratko Radovanović (born 1956), basketball player * Ratko Rudić (born 1948), Croatian water polo coach * Ratko Stevović (born 1956), Montenegrin football manager * Ratko Štritof (born 1972), Croatian water polo player * Ratko Svilar (born 1950), former Serbian football goalkeeper * Ratko Vansimpsen (born 1989), Belgian footballer * Ratko Varda (born 1979), Serbian professional basketball player * Ratko Vujović (1916–1977), Montenegrin political activist and soldier

Notable people

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