List of Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# List of Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina

This is the List of Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

## Art

### Performing arts

**Cinema and theatre**

* Emir Kusturica (born 1954), filmmaker, actor and musician
* Zdravko Šotra (born 1933), film and television director and screenwriter
* Rudi Alvađ (1929–1988), film, radio and television actor and comedian
* Predrag Golubović (1935–1994), film director and screenwriter
* Nele Karajlić (born 1962), comedian, musician, composer, actor and television director living
* Karl Malden (1912–2009), Oscar-winning actor
* Marko Todorović (1929–2000), actor
* Boro Stjepanović (born 1946), actor
* Nataša Ninković (born 1972), actress
* Danina Jeftić (born 1986), actress
* Nebojša Glogovac (1969–2018), actor
* Nikola Pejaković (born 1966), actor
* Tihomir Stanić (born 1960), actor
* Sergej Trifunović (born 1972), actor
* Davor Dujmović (1969–1999), actor
* Goran Kostić (born 1971), actor
* Predrag Tasovac (1922–2010), actor
* Branko Pleša (1926–2001), actor
* Branko Đurić (born 1962), actor, comedian, director and musician
* Boro Drašković (born 1935), director, playwright and screenwriter
* Ognjenka Milićević (1927–2008), director, acting professor, and theatre expert
* Brad Dexter (1917–2002), American actor
* Gordon Bijelonic, American film producer
* Ogden Gavanski, Canadian film producer

**Music**

* Dušan Šestić, musician and composer of the national anthem of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Baja Mali Knindža, folk singer
* Đorđe Novković, Yugoslav songwriter, and father of Boris Novković
* Boro Drljača, folk singer
* Branka Sovrlić, folk singer
* Dejan Matić, pop-folk singer
* Goran Bregović, musician, Croat father and Serb mother
* Indira Radić, pop-folk singer
* Ipe Ivandić, rock drummer
* Ljiljana Petrović, pop singer
* Marinko Rokvić, folk singer
* Marta Savić, Yugoslav and Serbian singer
* Maya Berović, pop-singer
* Mile Kitić, Yugoslav and Serbian singer
* Milić Vukašinović, musician
* Milena Plavšić, folk singer
* Miloš Bojanić, Yugoslav and Serbian singer
* Minja Subota, composer, musician, entertainer and photographer
* Mitar Mirić, Yugoslav and Serbian singer
* Miroslav Čangalović, opera singer
* Mladen Vojičić Tifa, folk-rock singer
* Nada Obrić, folk singer
* Nedeljko Bajić Baja, Serbian singer
* Romana Panić, pop singer
* Sanja Maletić, turbo-folk singer
* Saša Matić, singer
* Seka Aleksić, pop-folk singer
* Srđan Čolić, pop-dance musician
* Vlado Pravdić, organist
* Srđan Marjanović, singer-songwriter
* Vukašin Brajić, pop-rock singer
* Zdravko Čolić, singer
* Željko Samardžić, singer
* Jadranka Stojaković, singer
* Božo Vrećo, sevdalinka singer
* Marija Šestić, singer
* Lepi Mića, singer
* Marija Šestić, singer

### Visual arts

* Miloš Bajić, painter
* Jovan Bijelić, painter
* Radomir Damnjanović, painter and conceptual artist
* Lazar Drljača, painter
* Oste Erceg, painter
* Nedeljko Gvozdenović, painter
* Kosta Hakman, painter
* Momo Kapor, painter and novelist
* Svetislav Mandić, painter, copier, fresco conserver and writer
* Roman Petrović, painter
* Ljubomir Popović, painter
* Sreten Stojanović, sculptor
* Slobodanka Stupar, visual artist
* Todor Švrakić, painter
* Rista Vukanović, painter

### Literature

**Writers**

* Meša Selimović (1910–1982), writer, Bosnian Muslim by birth
* Svetozar Ćorović (1875–1919), novelist
* Petar Kočić (1877–1916), writer
* Veselin Masleša (1906–1943), writer, activist and Yugoslav Partisan
* Branko Ćopić (1915–1984), writer
* Svetozar Koljević (1930–2016), literary critic and historian; translator
* Jovan Deretić (1934–2002), professor of literature and author of Serbian literary history
* Gavro Vučković Krajišnik
* Anabela Basalo, novelist
* Isidora Bjelica, prose writer, playwright and public figure

**Poets**

* Sima Milutinović Sarajlija (1791–1847), poet, hajduk, translator, historian, philologist, diplomat and adventurer
* Jovan Dučić, poet, writer and diplomat
* Skender Kulenović, poet
* Aleksa Šantić, poet
* Duško Trifunović, poet and writer
* Jovan Sundečić, poet and priest
* Pero Zubac (1945)

**Epic poetry**

* Filip Višnjić, epic poet and gusle player

## Sciences and engineering

* Milan Budimir (1891–1975), classical studies expert, linguist and academic.
* Vaso Čubrilović (1897–1990), historian.
* Vladimir Ćorović (1885–1941), historian and academic.
* Petar Đurković (1908–1981), astronomer.
* Vlado Kešelj, computer scientist.
* Danilo Mandic (1963), electrical engineer.
* Svetislav Mandić (1921–2003), historian, copier, fresco conserver, poet and painter.
* Sima Milutinović (1899–1981), mechanical engineer and the most prolific Yugoslav aircraft constructor.
* Radovan Samardžić (1922–1994), historian.
* Milorad Ekmečić (1928–2015), historian and academic.
* Ljubisav Rakić (born 1931), physician, professor and academic.
* Ranko Bugarski (born 1933), linguist.
* Rade Mihaljčić (born 1937), historian and academic.
* Milorad Simić (born 1946), linguist and academic.
* Tibor Živković (1966–2013), medievalist and academic.
* Vladimir Terzija (1962), electrical engineer.
* Stevo Todorčević (born 1955), mathematician.

## Politics

### Yugoslavia / SR Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Cvijetin Mijatović, former President of the Presidency of SFR Yugoslavia
* Vojislav Kecmanović, former President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Đuro Pucar, former President of the People's Assembly and President of the Executive Council of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Vlado Šegrt, former President of the People's Assembly of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Ratomir Dugonjić, former President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Obrad Piljak, former President of the Presidency of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Milanko Renovica, former President of the Presidency and President of the Executive Council of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Rodoljub Čolaković, former President of the Executive Council of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Milan Gorkić, former President of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia
* Bogoljub Kujundžić, former Ban of Vrbas Banovina
* Aristotel Petrović, former Mayor of Sarajevo
* Ljubo Kojo, former Mayor of Sarajevo
* Vaso Radić, former Mayor of Sarajevo

### Bosnia and Herzegovina / Republika Srpska

* Momčilo Krajišnik, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Tatjana Ljujić-Mijatović, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Živko Radišić, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mayor of Banja Luka
* Mirko Šarović, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Borislav Paravac, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Nebojša Radmanović, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Mayor of Banja Luka
* Mladen Ivanić, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Dragan Mikerević, former member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina and former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Milorad Dodik, incumbent member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, former President and former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Spasoje Tuševljak, former Chairmen of the Council of Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Dragan Mikerević, former Chairmen of the Council of Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Nikola Špirić, former Chairmen of the Council of Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Boro Bosić, former Co-Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Zoran Tegeltija, incumbent Chairmen of the Council of Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Radovan Karadžić, former President of Republika Srpska
* Biljana Plavšić, former President of Republika Srpska
* Nikola Poplašen, former President of Republika Srpska
* Mirko Šarović, former President of Republika Srpska
* Dragan Čavić, former President of Republika Srpska
* Milan Jelić, former President of Republika Srpska
* Igor Radojičić, former acting President of Republika Srpska and Mayor of Banja Luka
* Rajko Kuzmanović, former President of Republika Srpska
* Željka Cvijanović, incumbent President of Republika Srpska and former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Pero Bukejlović, former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Aleksandar Džombić, former Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Radovan Višković, incumbent Prime Minister of Republika Srpska
* Nedeljko Čubrilović, former Speaker of the National Assembly of Republika Srpska
* Draško Stanivuković, incumbent Mayor of Banja Luka
* Mladen Grujičić, incumbent Mayor of Srebrenica
* Branislav Borenović, incumbent president of the Party of Democratic Progress
* Predrag Kojović, incumbent president of the Our Party
* Mićo Sokolović, founder of the labour movement in Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights

### Serbia

* Jovan Marinović, former Prime Minister of Serbia
* Zoran Đinđić, former Prime Minister of Serbia and Mayor of Belgrade
* Slobodan Unković, President of the National Assembly of Serbia
* Boris Tadić, former President of Serbia
* Vojislav Šešelj, founder and president of Serbian Radical Party and a former Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia
* Zorana Mihajlović, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia and Minister of Energy and Mining; former Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure
* Saša Radulović, former Minister of Economy of Serbia
* Nela Kuburović, former Minister of Justice of Serbia
* Darija Kisić Tepavčević, Minister of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy of Serbia
* Vjerica Radeta, former Vice President of the National Assembly of Serbia

## Military people

* Omar Pasha, Ottoman general and governor
* Srđan Aleksić
* Emanuel Cvjetićanin, Austro-Hungarian Feldmarschalleutnant
* Slobodan Princip, Yugoslav Partisan
* Petar Baćović, Chetnik
* Jezdimir Dangić, Chetnik
* Jeronim Ljubibratić, Habsburg general
* Mićo Ljubibratić, rebel
* Pecija, rebel
* Golub Babić, rebel
* Prodan Rupar
* Bogdan Zimonjić
* Bogić Vučković

## Rulers and royalty

### Middle Ages

* Beloje
* Stephen, Duke of Bosnia
* Miroslav of Hum
* Hramko
* Andrija, Prince of Hum
* Prvoslav Radojević
* Mrnjava
* Domanek
* Dražen Bogopenec
* Milten Draživojević
* Mišljen (veliki tepčija)
* Dimitrije (veliki čelnik)
* Vuk Kosača
* Branivojević noble family
* Vojin (magnate)
* Vojislav Vojinović
* Miloš Vojinović
* Pribil
* Pavle Radenović

### Ottoman statesmen

* Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
* Lala Kara Mustafa Pasha
* Sokolluzade Lala Mehmed Pasha
* Telli Hasan Pasha

## Sports

### Individual sports

* Jelena Lolović, alpine skier, Universiade champion
* Žana Novaković, alpine skier
* Ivana Španović, athlete (track and field), World and European Champion, Olympic bronze medalist
* Dragan Perić, athlete (track and field), World Championships bronze medalist
* Borisav Pisić, athlete (track and field), Mediterranean Games champion
* Draženko Mitrović, athlete (track and field), Paralympic Games silver medalist
* Branko Dangubić, athlete (track and field)
* Đuro Kodžo, athlete (track and field)
* Vuk Rađenović, bobsledder
* Slobodan Kačar, boxer, Olympic champion
* Tadija Kačar, boxer, Olympic Games silver medalist
* Milenko Zorić, canoer, World champion and Olympic Games silver medalist
* Veselin Petrović, cyclist
* Radomir Kovačević, judoka, Olympic Games bronze medalist
* Nemanja Majdov, judoka, World champion
* Aleksandar Kukolj, judoka, European champion
* Mitar Mrdić, judoka
* Radoje Đerić, rower, European Championships bronze medalist
* Andrea Arsović, sports shooter, European champion
* Srećko Pejović, sports shooter, European Championships silver medalist
* Velimir Stjepanović, swimmer, European champion
* Đorđe Marković, swimmer
* Ivana Ninković, swimmer
* Mladen Tepavčević, swimmer
* Zoran Prerad, taekwondo practitioner, European champion
* Andrea Petkovic, tennis player, World No.9
* Nikola Ćaćić, tennis player, ATP Cup champion
* Momir Kecman, wrestler, World Championships silver medalist
* Boško Marinko, wrestler, European champion
* Stevan Mićić, wrestler, European Games and European Championships medalist
* Ognjen Topic, American Muay Thai Boxing champion

### Team sports

**Basketball**

* Borislav Stanković, former FIBA's Secretary General
* Dražen Dalipagić, Olympic, World and European champion
* Ratko Radovanović, Olympic, World and European champion
* Dejan Bodiroga, World and European champion, Olympic silver medalist
* Predrag Danilović, World and European champion, Olympic silver medalist
* Žarko Paspalj, World and European champion, Olympic silver medalist
* Slađana Golić, Olympic, World and European Championships silver medalist
* Saša Čađo, Olympic bronze medalist and European champion
* Jelica Komnenović, Olympic bronze medalist and Eurobasket silver medalist
* Zoran Savić, World and European champion, Olympic silver medalist
* Dragana Stanković, Olympic bronze medalist
* Milan Gurović, World and European champion
* Aleksandar Nikolić, World and European champion
* Vladimir Radmanović, World champion
* Veselin Petrović, European champion
* Ognjen Kuzmić, NBA champion and Eurobasket silver medalist
* Darko Miličić, NBA champion
* Vule Avdalović, Universiade champion
* Vanja Plisnić, Universiade champion
* Mile Ilić, Universiade champion
* Draško Albijanić
* Nemanja Gordić
* Stefan Janković
* Srđan Kalember
* Dejan Kravić
* Milan Milošević
* Nebojša Popović
* Dragan Raca
* Boris Savović
* Đoko Šalić
* Marko Šutalo
* Miroslav Todić
* Dejan Todorović
* Ratko Varda
* Dušan Vukčević
* Dalibor Ilić
* Lara Mandić
* Ivanka Matić
* Slavica Pečikoza
* Daliborka Vilipić

**Football**

* Milan Galić, Olympic champion and European Championship silver medalist
* Velimir Sombolac, Olympic champion
* Branko Stanković, Olympic silver medalist
* Vlado Čapljić, Olympic bronze medalist
* Marko Marin, World Cup bronze medalist
* Boško Antić, European Championship silver medalist
* Ilija Pantelić, European Championship silver medalist
* Savo Milošević, European Championship top scorers
* Mijat Gaćinović, World U20 and European U19 champion
* Srđan Babić, World U20 champion
* Miladin Stevanović, World U20 champion
* Ognjen Ožegović, European U19 champion
* Dušan Bajević
* Nemanja Bilbija
* Predrag Đajić
* Aleksandar Đurić
* Milan Đurić
* Mladen Krstajić
* Ognjen Koroman
* Zdravko Kuzmanović
* Zvjezdan Misimović
* Predrag Pašić
* Ljupko Petrović
* Saša Stević
* Nikola Stipić
* Neven Subotić
* Nemanja Supić
* Miloš Šestić
* Siniša Ubiparipović
* Ognjen Vranješ
* Slavko Zagorac
* Luka Jović

**Handball**

* Svetlana Kitić, Olympic champion
* Milorad Karalić, Olympic champion
* Zlatan Arnautović, Olympic champion
* Nebojša Popović, Olympic champion
* Zdravko Rađenović, Olympic champion
* Radmila Drljača, Olympic silver medalist
* Vesna Radović, Olympic silver medalist
* Mladen Bojinović, World Championship bronze medalist
* Nebojša Golić, World Championship bronze medalist
* Jasmina Jankovic, European Championship silver medalist
* Dobrivoje Marković European Championship silver medalist
* Aleksandar Knežević, European Championship bronze medalist
* Danijel Šarić, World Championship silver medalist
* Gorica Aćimović

**Volleyball**

* Vladimir Grbić, Olympic and European champion
* Nikola Grbić, Olympic and European champion
* Tijana Bošković, World and European champion, Olympic silver medalist
* Brankica Mihajlović, World and European champion, Olympic silver medalist
* Đorđe Đurić, Olympic bronze medalist
* Saša Starović, European champion
* Jelena Blagojević, European champion and World Championship bronze medalist
* Aleksandar Okolić, European and World League champion
* Slađana Erić
* Sanja Starović

**Water polo**

* Duško Pijetlović, Olympic, World and European champion
* Gojko Pijetlović, Olympic, World and European champion
* Nikola Rađen, World and European champion, Olympic bronze medalist
* Milan Muškatirović, Olympic and European Championship silver medalist

## Religion

### Patriarchs

* Makarije Sokolović, Patriarch of Serbs (s. 1557–1571)
* Antonije Sokolović, Patriarch of Serbs (s. 1571–1575)
* Gerasim Sokolović, Patriarch of Serbs (s. 1575–1586)
* Savatije Sokolović, Patriarch of Serbs (s. 1587)
* Gavrilo II, Patriarch of Serbs (s. 1752)

### Metropolitans and bishops

* Gavrilo Avramović, Metropolitan of Dabar-Bosna (s. 1578–88)
* Basil of Ostrog (1610–1671), Bishop of Zahumlje, born in Trebinje area
* Visarion, Metropolitan of Herzegovina (s. 1590–1602), born in Herzegovina
* Savatije Ljubibratić, Metropolitan of Zahumlje and Dalmatia (s. 1693–1716)
* Jovan Ćulibrk (1965)
* Grigorije Durić (1966)

### Other

* Nićifor Dučić (1832–1900), theologian, historian, philologist and writer
* Martyr Vukašin of Klepci
* Jovica Ilić (fl. 1834–), Orthodox priest, rebel leader
* Pavle Tvrtković (fl. 1834–51), Orthodox priest, served at the Serbian court
* Gavro Vučković Krajišnik, trader, politician and writer
* Djoko Slijepčević, (1907–1993), church historian

## Other

* Tijana Arnautović, Miss Canada 2004
* Luka Ćelović, businessman
* Mila Mulroney, wife of former prime minister of Canada
* Monika Radulovic, Miss Universe Australia 2015
* Sava Vladislavich, Serbian diplomat, count and merchant-adventurer in the employ of Peter the Great
* Nataša Vojnović, fashion model
* Milomir Kovac (born 1962), German surgeon
* Caroline Mulroney, Canadian politician
* Ben Mulroney, Canadian television host
* Sasa Radulovic, award-winning Canadian architect
* Maja Vidaković Lalić, architect and founder of the Mikser Festival
* Nedeljko Čabrinović, member of the Black Hand
