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"). It may refer to: * Vasilije, Serbian Patriarch (), Serbian cleric born Vasilije Jovanović-Brkić * Vasilije Calasan (born 1981), French racing driver * Vasa Čarapić (1768–1806), Serbian ''voivode'' (military commander) * Vasa Jovanović (1874–1970), Serbian lawyer, politician, founder of the Chetnik movement and a founding member of the League of Nations *

Vasilije Krestić Vasilije Krestić ( sr-cyr, Василије Крестић; born 20 July 1932) is a Serbian historian and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Biography As a historian, he focuses on the history of the Serbs of the Habsburg mona ...

(born 1932), intellectual and historian, and a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts * Vasilije Matić (1906–1981), forestry expert born in Srpske Moravice * Vasilije Mokranjac (1923–1984), greatly influential and renowned Serbian composer *

Vasa Pelagić Vasilije "Vasa" Pelagić (Serbian Cyrillic: Василије "Васа" Пелагић; 1833 – 25 January 1899) was a Bosnian Serb writer, physician, educator, clergyman, nationalist and a proponent of utopian socialism among the Serbs in th ...

(1833–1899), Bosnian Serb writer, physician, educator, clergyman, nationalist and proponent of utopian socialism *

Vasilije Petrović Vasilije Petrović ( sr-cyrl, Василије Петровић; 1709 – 10 March 1766) was the metropolitan bishop of Cetinje (Prince-Bishop of Montenegro), ruling with Sava Petrović (prince-bishop), Sava Petrović, his cousin. He was author o ...

(1709–1766), Prince Bishop of Montenegro *

Vasilije Popović (disambiguation) Vasilije Popović may refer to: * Vasilije Popović (cleric) (1860–1938), Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan * Vasilije Popović (revolutionary) (1775–1832), Serbian revolutionary * Vasilije Popović, real name of Pavle Ugrinov (1926–2007), Ser ...

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Vasilije Prodanović Vasilije Prodanović (; born 24 November 1985) is a Serbian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in Belgrade, he previously played with FK Jedinstvo Ub, FK Čukarički, FK Zemun, FK Bežanija, FK Jago ...

(born 1985), Serbian footballer *

Vasilije Radović Vasilije "Čiko" Radović (, 10 September 1938 – 25 March 2019) was a Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager. Born in Montenegro, he spent most of his life in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Radović made three appearances for the Yugosla ...

(1938–2019), former Yugoslav football goalkeeper and manager *

Vasilije Šijaković Vasilije Šijaković ( Montenegrin Cyrillic: Василије Шијаковић; 31 July 1929 – 10 November 2003) was a Montenegrin footballer who played as a defender. He played at two World Cup Finals tournaments for Yugoslavia. Club ...

(1929–2003), Montenegrin football player *

Vasilije Tomović Vasilije Tomović aka Vasily Tomovic (born 11 May 1906, died c. 1994) was a Montenegrin chess master. He was born in Mateševo Mateševo ( cnr-Cyrl, Матешево) is a village in northern Montenegro, within Kolašin Municipality Kolašin Muni ...

(1906–1994), Montenegrin chess master *

Vasilije Trbić Vasilije Trbić ( sr-Cyrl, Василије Трбић; 1881 – 1962) was a Serbian Chetnik commander in Macedonia who became a politician in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, first representing the People's Radical Party (NRS) in ...

(1881–1962), Serbian Chetnik leader and politician *

Vasa Živković Vasilije "Vasa" Živković (1819–1891) was a Serbian poet and Orthodox priest. He is highly regarded in Serbian culture for his role in collecting verses from oral traditions of his people. His literary opus sustained only half of his poems to ...

(1819–1891), Serbian poet and Orthodox priest

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