Slavic
Slavic, Slav or Slavonic may refer to:
Peoples
* Slavic peoples, an ethno-linguistic group living in Europe and Asia
** East Slavic peoples, eastern group of Slavic peoples
** South Slavic peoples, southern group of Slavic peoples
** West Slav ...
surname, sometimes used as a first name, most common among
South Slavs
South Slavs are Slavic people who speak South Slavic languages and inhabit a contiguous region of Southeast Europe comprising the eastern Alps and the Balkan Peninsula. Geographically separated from the West Slavs and East Slavs by Austria, ...
. It can be related to the name
Sava
The Sava, is a river in Central Europe, Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reac ...
or
Sava (river)
The Sava, is a river in Central and Southeast Europe, a right-bank and the longest tributary of the Danube. From its source in Slovenia it flows through Croatia and along its border with Bosnia and Herzegovina, and finally reaches Serbia, fee ...
.
Notable people with the surname include:
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Savić
* Ana Savić (born 1989), former Croatian tennis player
* Aleksandar Savić (1923–1941), Croatian Jewish communist and member of the resistance movement in Croatia
* Branko Savić (born 1972), retired Serbian football player
* Darko Savić (born 1979), Serbian footballer
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David Savić
David Savić (; born August 23, 1985) is a Serbian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. In 2012 he was banned from tennis for match-fixing. After an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the permanent suspension was upheld ...
(born 1985), Serbian tennis coach and former professional tennis player
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Dejan Savić
Dejan Savić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Савић; born 24 April 1975) is a Serbian professional water polo coach and former player.
During his playing career, he was part of two Olympic bronze medal squads, one for FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Olympic ...
(born 1975), Serbian water polo player
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Dušan Savić
Dušan "Dule" Savić ( sr-cyr, Душан "Дуле" Савић; born 1 June 1955) is a retired Serbian footballer.
Playing career Club
Savić started playing football in the local side Jedinstvo Ub in his hometown. He arrived for a tryout at ...
Duško Savić
Duško Savić (, born 1 July 1968) is a former Bosnian Serb footballer.
Career
He played with FK Sloboda Užice before joining Red Star Belgrade with which they won the Yugoslav First League in 1990–91 and 1991–92.
Savić had a spell wit ...
, former Bosnian Serb association footballer
*Ivan Savić (1949–2005), Croatian Franciscan Catholic priest
* Jela Spiridonović-Savić (1891–1974), poet and wife of Vladislav Savić, the Consul general of Yugoslavia
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Luka Savić
Luka Savić (born 2 July 1991) is a Serbian people, Serbian retired Association footballer, footballer who played as a midfielder. He primarily played in a central role, but also played in attacking and defensive positions.
Club career
He playe ...
(born 1991), Serbian footballer
*Luka Savić (born 1990), Slovenian visual artist and philosopher
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Maja Savić
Maja Savić (born April 29, 1976) is a former Montenegrin handball player, playing for ŽRK Budućnost, where she came to from Viborg HK. She plays on the left wing position, and was member of ŽRK Budućnost and Slagelse Dream Team (2004 ...
(born 1976), handball player from Montenegro
*Maja Savić (born 1979), Croatian Jazz singer
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Marko Savić (pianist)
Marko Savić (Serbian Cyrillic alphabet, Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Савић; 26 April 1941 – 8 February 2013) was a Serbian pianist and university professor.
Education
Marko Savić graduated from the Belgrade Music Academy in 1965 (Music ...
(1941–2013), Kosovo Serb pianist and university professor
* Marko Savić (footballer) (born 1984), Serbian football striker
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Massimo Savić
Massimo Moreno Savić (6 June 1962 – 23 December 2022), also known simply as Massimo, was a Croatian pop singer.
Biography
Savić was born in Pula. His father Sergio was from Banjevci, Municipality of Stankovci, near Lake Vrana. His mother ...
(born 1962), Croatian singer
* Michaela Savić (born 1991), Swedish beauty pageant titleholder and model
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Milisav Savić
Milisav Savić (Serbian Cyrillic: Милисав Савић; born 15 April 1945) is a Serbian writer and novelist.
Early life
He attended elementary school in Raška and high school in Novi Pazar. Later, he graduated from University of Belgra ...
(born 1945), Serbian writer
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Miloš Savić
Miloš Savić (born 1 March 1987 in Kragujevac) is a Serbian bobsledder who has competed since 2009. He finished 18th in the four-man event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.Milunka Savić (1888–1973), Serbian woman war heroine from The First World War
* Miroslav Savić (born 1973), Serbian footballer
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Momir Savić Momir Savić (born 21 January 1951, Drinsko, Višegrad) is a Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander convicted for war crimes committed during the ethnic cleansing of the Višegrad region of eastern Bosnia during the 1992-1995 Bosnian War.
Crimes
Momir ...
(born 1951), Bosnian Serb paramilitary commander convicted for war crimes
* Nenad Savić (born 1981), Serbian-born Swiss football player
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Pavle Savić
Pavle Savić ( sr-cyr, Павле Савић; 10 January 1909 – 30 May 1994) was a Serbian physicist and chemist. In his early years, he worked in Serbia as well as France, and became one of the pioneers in the research of nuclear fission. He ...
(1909–1994), Serbian physicist and chemist
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Radmila Savić
Radmila "Rada" Savić ( sr-cyrl, Радмила "Рада" Савић, born 18 June 1961 in Belgrade) is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Gam ...
(born 1961), former Yugoslav handball player
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Slobodan Savić
Slobodan Savić (born in 1964) is a Serbian writer, including journalist, screenwriter, and theatre critic.
Early life and education
Savić was born at Požarevac and grew up at Kostolac.
He graduated with a degree in literature and the theor ...
(born 1964), journalist, writer, critic
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Sonja Savić
Sonja Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Соња Савић; 15 September 1961 – 23 September 2008) was a Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice and series of impressive roles in some of the most memorable Yugoslav films of 1980s and 1990s.
She was born ...
(1961–2008), cult Serbian actress, famous for her husky voice
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Stefan Savić
Stefan Savić ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Стефан Савић, ; born 8 January 1991) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the Montenegro national team.
Born in Mojkovac, Savi ...
(born 1991), Montenegrin football defender
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Tanja Savić
Tanja Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Тања Савић; born 20 March 1985) is a Serbian singer.
Career
In 2004, Savić rose to prominence by competing on the first season of the singing competition show '' Zvezde Granda'', where she ultimately placed as t ...
(born 1985), Serbian folk singer
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Vladan Savić
Vladan Savić (Cyrillic: Владан Савић; born 26 July 1979) is a Montenegrin retired footballer.
Club career
He played for hometown club FK Berane as well as for Kecskeméti TE, FK Budućnost Podgorica, FK Mladost Apatin, FK Spartak S ...
(born 1979), Montenegrin footballer
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Vujadin Savić
Vujadin Savić ( sr-cyr, Вујадин Савић; born 1 July 1990) is a Serbian football coach and former player. He played as a centre-back.
Club career Early career
Savić was eight years old when he began training for the Red Star Belgrade ...
(born 1990), Serbian football Central back, playing for Red Star Belgrade
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Zoran Savić
Zoran Savić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Савић; born November 18, 1966) is a Serbian professional basketball executive and former professional player who is currently the sports director for Partizan Belgrade of the Serbian KLS, the Adriatic Le ...
(born 1966), retired Serbian professional basketball player
* Zoran Savić (soccer), retired Yugoslavian soccer forward
Jessica Savitch
Jessica Beth Savitch (February 1, 1947 – October 23, 1983) was an American television journalist who was the weekend anchor of ''NBC Nightly News'' and daily newsreader for NBC News during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Savitch was one of ...
(1947–1983), American journalist
* Mike Savitch (born 1973), bobsledder
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Walter Savitch
Walter John Savitch (February 21, 1943 – February 1, 2021) was best known for defining the complexity class NL (nondeterministic logarithmic space), and for Savitch's theorem, which defines a relationship between the NSPACE and DSPACE complexi ...
(1943-2021), American computer scientist
First name
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Savić Marković Štedimlija
Savić Marković Štedimlija ( sr-cyrl, Савић Марковић Штедимлија; 12 January 1906 – 25 January 1971) was a Montenegrin writer. He studied the history of Croatia and was an associate of the Lexicographic Institute in Zagr ...