List of Sarajevans
Encyclopedia
Sarajevo
has had a number of famous citizens over the years. They include an Academy Award
winner, one Nobel Prize
winner, musicians, novelists, and politicians. Sarajevo has also produced presidents for three countries.
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
has had a number of famous citizens over the years. They include an Academy Award
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
winner, one Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prizes are annual international awards bestowed by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel, the inventor of dynamite, established the prizes in 1895...
winner, musicians, novelists, and politicians. Sarajevo has also produced presidents for three countries.
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- Abdulah SidranAbdulah SidranAbdulah Sidran , often referred to by his nickname Avdo, is a Bosnian writer and poet who is renowned for his screenplays and dramas.-Works:...
(born 1944), writer - Aleksandar HemonAleksandar HemonAleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American fiction writer. He is the winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant. He has written four acclaimed books: Love and Obstacles: Stories , The Lazarus Project: A Novel , which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle...
(born 1964), writer, winner of a MacArthur Foundation grant - Asim FerhatovićAsim FerhatovicAsim "Hase" Ferhatović was a Bosnian footballer. He started his professional football career in 1948 for FK Sarajevo...
(1933–1987), footballer
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- Bekim FehmiuBekim FehmiuBekim Fehmiu was a Yugoslavian theater and film actor of Albanian ethnicity. He was the first Eastern European actor to star in Hollywood during the Cold War.-Background:...
(1936–2010), actor - Boris TadićBoris TadicBoris Tadić is the President of Serbia and leader of the Democratic Party. He was elected to a five-year term on 27 June 2004, and was sworn into office on 11 July. He was re-elected for a de facto second five-year term on 3 February 2008 and was sworn in on 15 February...
(born 1958), President of Serbia - Branko CrvenkovskiBranko CrvenkovskiBranko Crvenkovski leads the Republic of Macedonia's largest opposition party, the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. He was Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and again from 2002 to 2004, then President of the Republic of Macedonia from 2004 to 2009.Crvenkovski was...
(born 1962), President of the Republic of MacedoniaRepublic of MacedoniaMacedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991... - Branko Đurić Đuro (born 1962), actor and director
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- David ElazarDavid ElazarDavid "Dado" Elazar was the ninth Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, serving in that capacity from 1972 to 1974. He was forced to resign in the aftermath of the Yom Kippur War.-Early life:...
(1925–1976), Israeli general and IDF Chief of Staff - Davor Sučić (Sejo SexonSejo SexonSejo Sexon is the stage name of Davor Sučić, Bosnian Croat rock and roll musician, composer, actor and television director....
) (born 1961), musician
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- Edin DžekoEdin DžekoEdin Džeko is a Bosnian footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Manchester City and the Bosnian national team. He was named Bosnian Footballer of the Year for 2009 and 2010...
football player - Elvir BaljićElvir BaljicElvir Baljić is a retired Bosnian football player and current assistant manager in Bosnia-Herzegovina's national team.-Club career:...
, ex-footballer who played for Real MadridReal MadridReal Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la... - Emir KusturicaEmir KusturicaEmir Nemanja Kusturica , is a Serbian filmmaker, actor and musician, recognized for several internationally acclaimed feature films...
(born 1954), director
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- Gazi Husrev-begGazi Husrev-begGazi Husrev-beg was a Bosniak bey in the Ottoman Empire during the first half of the 16th century...
(1480–1541), beyBeyBey is a title for chieftain, traditionally applied to the leaders of small tribal groups. Accoding to some sources, the word "Bey" is of Turkish language In historical accounts, many Turkish, other Turkic and Persian leaders are titled Bey, Beg, Bek, Bay, Baig or Beigh. They are all the same word...
in the Ottoman EmpireOttoman EmpireThe Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, greatest donor and builder of SarajevoSarajevoSarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... - Goran BregovićGoran BregovicGoran Bregović is one of the most internationally known modern musicians and composers of the Balkans. He currently splits his time between Paris and Belgrade, where he settled down during the Yugoslav Wars.Bregović has composed for such varied artists as Iggy Pop and Cesária Évora...
(born 1950), composer
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- Isa-Beg IsakovićIsa-Beg IsakovicIsa-Beg Ishaković, or Isa-Beg Isaković, was an Ottoman general and the first governor of the Ottoman Province of Bosnia. He ruled during the 1450s and 1460s. He made much of the initial conquests for the Turkish Empire in the region, and was one of the then Sultan's most trusted generals. He was...
- general, first governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, and founder of the cities of SarajevoSarajevoSarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
and Novi PazarNovi PazarNovi Pazar is a city and municipality located in southwest Serbia, in the Raška District. According to the official census in 2011, number of inhabitants of municipality is 92,776, while the city itself has a population of 60,638... - Ivan StrausIvan StrausIvan Straus is a Czech violinist and music pedagogue. He is particularly associated with the works of Bohuslav Martinů. He has served as first violinist of the Suk Quartet since 1979. With the quartet he has toured internationally and made multiple recordings. He was previously a member of the...
(born 1928), architect - Ivana MiličevićIvana Milicevic-Early life:Miličević was born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina to a Croatian family, the daughter of Tonka, a homemaker, and Damir Miličević, a slaughterhouse worker and entrepreneur. She emigrated to the United States at the age of five and was raised in Michigan...
(born 1974), actress - Ivica OsimIvica OsimIvan "Ivica" Osim is a Bosnian former football player and manager. He was most recently head coach of Japan, before he suffered a stroke in November 2007 and left the post...
(born 1941), football coach - Ivo AndrićIvo AndricIvan "Ivo" Andrić was a Yugoslav novelist, short story writer, and the 1961 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. His writings dealt mainly with life in his native Bosnia under the Ottoman Empire...
(born 1892), writer
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- Mila MulroneyMila MulroneyMilica "Mila" Mulroney , is the wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. They have one daughter, Caroline, and three sons, Benedict, Mark, and Nicholas...
, former first lady of Canada - Miljenko JergovićMiljenko JergovicMiljenko Jergović is a Bosnian prose writer. Jergović currently lives and works in Zagreb, Croatia, having moved there in 1993....
(born 1966), writer - Mladen SavovićMladen SavovichDr. Mladen Savovich is a Serbian structural engineer and professor of structural engineering.Dr...
(born 1950), engineer - Mladen Vojičić aka Tifa, Musician, former lead singer of Bijelo DugmeBijelo dugmeBijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock...
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- Predrag Danilović (1971), former yugoslav basketball player, member of NBA's Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks
- Endi E. Poskovic (born 1969), graphic artist and printmaker, professor at the University of Michigan
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- Sandra Blažić, wife of WelshWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
actor Christian BaleChristian BaleChristian Charles Philip Bale is an English actor. Best known for his roles in American films, Bale has starred in both big budget Hollywood films and the smaller projects from independent producers and art houses.... - Sanela Diana JenkinsSanela Diana JenkinsSanela Diana Jenkins is a Bosnian entrepreneur and philanthropist. She currently resides in California...
, entrepreneur, philanthropist and owner of NeuroDrinks from California - Saša ToperićSaša TopericSaša Toperić, also written as Sasha Toperich is a Bosnian Israeli concert pianist, diplomat, and human rights advocate.-Concert Pianist:Toperich, born in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, began playing piano at the age of four...
(born 1972), concert pianist and diplomat - Senad Hadžimusić TenoSenad Hadžimusić TenoSenad Hadžimusić is a musician, songwriter and poet best known as the founder, mastermind, songwriter, producer, singer and guitarist of the Sarajevo alternative industrial band SCH. With SCH, his band-alterego, Teno has authored, performed, produced and recorded 11 official albums...
(born 1957), musician - Silvije Strahimir KranjčevićSilvije Strahimir KranjcevicSilvije Strahimir Kranjčević was a Croatian poet. His reflexive poetry, reaching its zenith in the 1890s, was a turning point that ushered modern themes in Croatian poetry.-Early life:...
(1865–1908), poet - Sima Milutinović SarajlijaSima Milutinovic SarajlijaSima Milutinović "Sarajlija" was a Bosnian–Serbian poet, hajduk, translator, historian, philologist, diplomat and adventurer.-Biography:...
(1790–1847), poet
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- Tinka KurtiTinka KurtiTinka Kurti is one of the best known Albanian actresses. Her body of work, in about 60 years, includes more than 50 feature movies and 150 theatre plays. She has been awarded the People's Artist of Albania medal.- Biography :...
(born 1932), famous AlbanianAlbaniansAlbanians are a nation and ethnic group native to Albania and neighbouring countries. They speak the Albanian language. More than half of all Albanians live in Albania and Kosovo...
actress - Tomo MiličevićTomo MiličevićTomislav "Tomo" Miličević is a Bosnian-American musician. He is the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.- Family :...
(born 1979), musician
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- Vladimir PrelogVladimir PrelogVladimir Prelog FRS was a Croatian chemist and Nobel Prize winner in chemistry. Prelog lived and worked in Prague, Zagreb and Zürich during his lifetime.-Biography:...
(born 1906), Nobel prize winner for Chemistry - Vuk KulenovicVuk KulenovicVuk Kulenovic is a contemporary composer and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. He teaches counterpoint, orchestration and directed study at Berklee College of Music. He actively composes and has commissions from around the world. His influences are wide-tanging, including jazz, Indian ragas,...
(born 1946), classical composer
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- Željko BebekŽeljko BebekŽelimir "Željko" Bebek is a popular Bosnian Croat singer most notable for being the lead vocalist of Bijelo dugme from 1974 to 1984....
(born 1945), lead singer of Bijelo DugmeBijelo dugmeBijelo dugme was a highly influential former Yugoslav rock band, based in Sarajevo. Active between 1974 and 1989, it is widely considered to have been the most popular band ever to exist in former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and one of the most important acts of the Yugoslav rock...
1974-1984 - Žan MaroltŽan MaroltŽan Marolt was an actor and TV personality from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was a regular actor of the Chamber Theatre 55, he has made numerous roles in the theater, in plays such as Buba u uhu, Umri muški, Kidaj od svoje žene, Ujak Vanja and in numerous films and television shows.He died in...
(25 September 1964 - 11 July 2009) actor - Zlata FilipovićZlata FilipovicZlata Filipović is a Bosnian writer and author of the book Zlata's Diary.From 1991 to 1993, she wrote in her diary about the horrors of war in Sarajevo, through which she was living. Some news agencies and media outlets labeled her the "Anne Frank of Sarajevo"...
(born December 3, 1980), novelist and short story writer