List of people by city in Croatia

This is a list of notable people who were born or have lived in various cities in Croatia.

Arbanasi

  • Aleksandar Stipčević (1930–2015), archeologist, bibliographer, librarian and historian of Albanian origin.

Aržano

  • Josip Jović (1969–1991), policeman.
  • Ante Ledić (born 1939), businessman and politician.

Babina Greda

  • Franjo Babić (1908–1945), writer and journalist.

Bačevac

  • Andrija Hebrang (1899–1949), communist revolutionary and politician.

Bakar

  • Josip Marohnić (1866–1921), Croatian emigrant in the Americas.
  • Atilije Venturini (1908–1944), swimmer.

Banija

Banjole

  • Josip Crnobori (1907–2005), painter.

Bapska

Barilović

Baška Voda

  • Mate Granić (born 1947), diplomat and politician.
  • Jure Radić (1920–1990), catholic priest and scientist.

Batinske

Bedekovčina

Belišće

  • Matija Ljubek (1953–2000), sprint canoeist.
  • Vlado Poslek (born 1969), sprint canoer.

Benkovac

Bijelo Brdo

Bisko

Bizovac

Bjelovar

Blato

Bogdanovci

Borovo

Bosiljevo

Bošnjaci

Brckovljani

Brela

Brezarić

Brezovac Žumberački

Breznica

  • Antun Bauer (1856–1937), theologian and philosopher.

Bribir

Brinje

Brist

Brodski Drenovac

  • Andrija Štampar (1888–1958), distinguished scholar in the field of social medicine.

Brseč

Bruvno

Bučje

Buje

Bulinac

Bunić

Čakovec

Čaglin

  • Zlatko Crnković (1931–2013), literary translator, writer, critic and editor.

Čavoglave

Cavtat

Čazma

Crikvenica

Dalj

Đakovo

Darda

Daruvar

Davor

Đelekovec

Đeletovci

Desne

Đevrske

Donja Stubica

Donja Voća

Donja Zelina

Donji Čaglić

Donji Dolac

Donji Kraljevec

  • Rudolf Steiner (1861–1925), occultist, social reformer, architect, esotericist, and claimed clairvoyant.

Donji Kukuruzari

Donji Lapac

Donji Vaganac

Donji Vinjani

Dračevica

  • Petar Šimunović (1933–2014), linguist, onomatologist, dialectologist, lexicographer and academic.

Draga Bašćanska

Draž

Drenovci

Drniš

Dubravica

Dubrovnik

Duga Resa

Ervenik

Feričanci

Fužine

Garešnica

Glavice

  • Marko Veselica (1936–2017), politician, economist and university professor.
  • Vladimir Veselica (1938–2013), politician, economist and university professor.

Glina

Gola

Gologorica

Gora Veternička

Goričan

Goriš

  • Marko Mandič (1939–1991), rower.

Gorjani

Gornja Voća

  • Miroslav Martinjak (born 1951), organist, liturgist, composer, arranger, church musician, Catholic priest and university professor.

Gospić

Grabrovnica

Gračac

Gradina

  • Slavko Šajber (1929–2003), politician, footballer official and former president.

Gradište

Grohote

Gvozd

Hlebine

Hrženik

  • Josip Torbar (1889–1963), politician and lawyer.

Hvar

Ilok

Imotski

Ivanec

  • Đuro Arnold (1853–1941), writer and philosopher.
  • Mirko Malez (1924–1990), palaeontologist, speleologist, geo-scientist, ecologist and natural history writer.

Ivanić-Grad

Ivankovo

  • Dubravko Mataković (born 1959), illustrator best known for his grotesque comic books.

Jagodnjak

Jalžabet

Jastrebarsko

Jelsa

Ježenj

Juricani

Kakma

Kalinovac

Kapela Kalnička

Karanac

  • Pavao Štalter (1929–2021), animator, director, screenwriter, scenographer and artist.

Karlovac

Kastav

Kaštela

  • Ivo Perišin (1925–2008), economist, politician and academician.

Kaštel Novi

Kirin

Kistanje

Klanjec

Klinča Sela

Ključ

Kloštar Podravski

Kneževo

Knin

Koljane

Komiža

Konavle

Končarev Kraj

Konjsko Brdo

Koprivnica

Korčula

Korenica

Korođ

Kosa Janjačka

Kostajnica

Kotezi

Kotoriba

Kovačić

  • Momčilo Đujić (1907–1999), Vojvoda and Ravna Gora Movement of Serbian Chetniks.

Kozarac

Kraljevečki Novaki

Krapinica

  • Franjo Dugan (1874–1948), composer, organist and academic.

Krapina

  • Ljudevit Gaj (1809–1872), linguist, politician, journalist and writer.
  • Mirko Grmek (1924–2000), historian of medicine, writer and scientist.
  • Darko Horvat (born 1973), footballer player.
  • Kreso Kovacec (born 1969), footballer player.
  • Danijel Premerl (1904–1975), footballer player.
  • Josip Seissel (1904–1987), architect and urban planner.

Krašić

  • Franjo Kuharić (1919–2002), bishop.
  • Josip Torbar (scientist) (1824–1900), natural scientist, educator and politician.

Križ

Križevci

Krk

Kukar

Kumrovec

Kuna

Kuna Pelješka

Kutina

Kuželj

Labin

Lemeš

Lepoglava

Ličko Novo Selo

Lipik

Lipovljani

Lobor

Loborika

Lošinj

Lovran

Ludbreg

Lumbarda

  • Frano Kršinić (1897–1982), sculptor.
  • Frano Kršinić (biologist) (born 1947), marine biologist.

Lužnica

Mače

Mačkovec

Magadenovac

  • Pavle (1914–2009), bishop.

Majske Poljane

Makarska

Mala Mlaka

Maletići

Mali Bukovec

Mali Lošinj

Malo Trojstvo

Marija Bistrica

Marija Gorica

  • Anton Kržan (1835–1888), philosopher, university professor and a rector.
  • Ivan Pernar (1889–1967), politician.

Martinska Ves

  • Antun Radić (1868–1919), scientist, writer, translator, journalist, sociologist, ethnographer and politician.
  • Pavle Radić (1880–1928), politician.
  • Stjepan Radić (1871–1928), politician.

Maruševec

Medak

  • Dušan Vuksan (1881–1944), pedagogue, historian, editor and prominent representative.

Metković

Mokro Polje

Molve

Motovun

Muć

Mursko Središće

Murter

Našice

Nedelišće

Negovec

Nin

Nova Gradiška

Nova Kapela

Nova Rača

  • Tošo Dabac (1907–1970), photographer of international renown.
  • Ivan Trnski (1819–1910), writer, translator and puzzle designer.

Novalja

Novi Marof

Novi Varoš

Novigrad na Dobri

  • Blaž Lorković (1839–1892), economist, lawyer, political and cultural worker.

Novska

  • Gjuro Szabo (1875–1943), historian, art conserver and museologist.
  • Vladimir Tadej (1925–2017), production designer, screenwriter and film director.

Okučani

  • Ivan Picelj (1924–2011), painter, sculptor and graphic designer.

Ogulin

Oklaj

Omilje

Omiš

Omišalj

Opatija

Orahovica

Orebić

  • Petar Šegedin (1926–1994), steeplechase and long-distance runner.
  • Marija Tolj (born 1999), athlete.
  • Ivan Tomašević (1897–1988), labourer and political activist.

Orehovica

Oriovac

Osijek

Otočac

Otok

Ozalj

Pađene

  • Marija Ilić Agapova (1895–1984), jurist, translator, librarian, civil rights activist and the first director.

Paklenica

Pakoštane

Pakrac

Pag

  • Željko Bujas (1928–1999), linguist, Anglicist, Americanist and lexicographer.

Papići

  • Luka Marić (1899–1979), mineralogist and geologist.

Pazin

Perušić

Peteranec

Petrinja

Perušić

Pitomača

Plaški

Podbablje

Podcrkavlje

Podgora

Polača

Poljica

  • Ivan Vekić (1938–2014), politician and lawyer.

Poljana Biškupečka

Popovac

Poreč

Posavski Podgajci

Postira

Požega

Preloščica

Primošten

Prkovci

Promina

Pučišća

Pula

Rab

Rajevo Selo

Radoboj

  • Sida Košutić (1902–1965), novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, literary critic, columnist, lector, and editor-in-chief.

Rakalj

Rastoka

Ražanac

Repno

Režanci

Ribnik

Ričice

  • Mate Matišić (born 1965), playwright, screenwriter, composer and musician.

Rijeka

Rodaljice

Rovinj

Rupe

Sali

Samobor

Šegotići

  • Ante Ciliga (1898–1992), politician, writer and publisher.

Selca

Senj

Sesvete

Severin na Kupi

Šibenik

Sibinj

Sinj

Sirač

Sisak

Siverić

Sjeničak Lasinjski

Skrad

Slanje

Slanovec

Slatina

Slavonski Brod

Slavsko Polje

Slivno

  • Slaven Ravlić (born 1951), lexicographer, politologist and sociologist.

Slunj

Smiljan

  • Kata Pejnović (1899–1966), feminist and politician.
  • Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist.

Sokolovac

  • Aleksandar Licht (1884−1948), leader and founder of the Zionist movement in Croatia.

Solin

Sošice

Špišić Bukovica

Split

Stari Grad

Stari Mikanovci

Stobreč

Stojčinovac

Strizivojna

Sućuraj

Suhopolje

Sumartin

Sušak

Sveta Nedelja

Sveti Ivan Žabno

  • Ivan Babić (1904–1982), soldier and lieutenant-colonel

Sveti Juraj

Sveti Rok

Tkon

  • Ante Gotovina (born 1955), lieutenant general and former French senior corporal.

Topusko

Tovarnik

  • Antun Gustav Matoš (1873–1914), poet, short story writer, journalist, essayist and travelogue writer.
  • Stjepan Kovačević (1841–1913), politician.
  • Vojislav Stanimirović (born 1953), politician.

Traù

Tremušnjak

Trilj

Trogir

Tužno

Udbina

Uglješ

Umag

Valpovo

Varaždin

Varaždinske Toplice

Vela Luka

Veli Lošinj

Velika Gorica

Velika Pisanica

Velika Trnovitica

Veliki Grđevac

Veliko Trgovišće

Veli Rat

Veternica

Vidonje

Vinica

Vinišće

Vinkovci

Virje

Virovitica

Viškovci

Vižinada

Vodnjan

Vranjic

  • Frane Bulić (1846–1934), priest, archaeologist, and historian.

Vrapče

Vratišinec

Vrbanj

Vrbnik

  • Blaž Baromić (1450–1505), printer, calligrapher and printing press.

Vrboska

  • Rajmund Kupareo (1914–1996), priest, poet, theological writer, composer, translator and editor.

Vrbovec

Vrgorac

Vrlika

Vrpolje

Vrsar

Vugrovec

Vukova Gorica

Vukovar

Zabok

Zabroni

Zadar

Zagreb

Zagvozd

Zalužnica

Zaprešić

Zavojane

  • Stipe Božić (born 1951), mountaineer, documentary filmmaker, photographer and writer.

Zdenci

Zelovo

Zemunik Donji

Zlarin

Zmijavci

Žminj

  • Zvane Črnja (1920–1991), poet, prose writer, essayist, culturologist, screenwriter, playwright, filmologist, journalist, publicist, polemicist and publisher.
  • Slavko Krajcar (1951–2021), electrical engineer.

Zrinska

Zrinski Topolovac

Žrnovo

  • Petar Šegedin (1909–1998), writer.

Žumberak

Županja

References

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External links

  • T.M. (2 August 2022). "Notable people". Zagreb: SiB.hr. RTL (Croatian TV channel). Archived from the original on 3 August 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.