Garry Kasparov
1963 – Present
Russian chess grandmaster and activist
chess playercriticjournalistpoliticianwriter
Born April 13Wikipedia →Famous People from Croatia
37 notable historical figures from Croatia, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
association football player (19)politician (8)association football coach (5)diplomat (2)university teacher (2)journalist (2)tennis player (2)chess player (1)critic (1)theosophist (1)
Luka Modrić
1985 – Present
Croatian association football player (born 1985)
association football player
Born September 9Wikipedia →Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
1968 – Present
Croatian politician and diplomat
diplomatpolitician
Born April 29Wikipedia →Rudolf Steiner
1861 – 1925
Austrian social reformer, occultist and esotericist (1861–1925)
theosophistautobiographeresotericistdraftspersonmusicologistoccultistlibrettistphilosopherfounderliterary criticjewelry designerchoreographereditorsculptorpedagoguepainterediting staffplaywrightpoetarchitectteacherwriter
Born February 27Wikipedia →Ivan Rakitić
1988 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born March 10Wikipedia →Franjo Tuđman
1922 – 1999
Croatian politician, soldier, president and historian (1922–1999)
university teacherhistorianpolitical commissarpolitician
Born May 14Wikipedia →Mario Mandžukić
1986 – Present
Croatian association football player (born 1986)
association football playerassociation football coach
Born May 21Wikipedia →Lorde
1996 – Present
Croatian-New Zealand singer, songwriter and producer (born 1996)
lyricistsinger-songwritersingercomposer
Born November 7Wikipedia →Stjepan Mesić
1934 – Present
2nd President of the Republic of Croatia
political commissarpoliticianlawyer
Born December 24Wikipedia →Ivo Josipović
1957 – Present
Croatian politician, third President of Croatia
university teacherpoliticianlawyercomposer
Born August 28Wikipedia →Ivan Perišić
1989 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born February 2Wikipedia →Otto von Habsburg
1912 – 2011
Head of the House of Habsburg and German politician
politician
Born November 20Wikipedia →Nina Badrić
1972 – Present
Croatian singer
recording artistmodelsinger-songwriter
Born July 4Wikipedia →Dejan Lovren
1989 – Present
Croatian association football player (born 1989)
association football player
Born July 5Wikipedia →Andrej Plenković
1970 – Present
Prime Minister of Croatia since 2016
diplomatpolitician
Born April 8Wikipedia →Mateo Kovačić
1994 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born May 6Wikipedia →Darijo Srna
1982 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Born May 1Wikipedia →Ivo Sanader
1953 – Present
Croatian politician, former Prime Minister
journalistpolitician
Born June 8Wikipedia →Vedran Ćorluka
1986 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Born February 5Wikipedia →Dražen Petrović
1964 – 1993
Croatian basketball player (1964-1993)
basketball player
Born October 22Wikipedia →Ivica Olić
1979 – Present
Croatian football player and manager
association football playerassociation football coach
Born September 14Wikipedia →Goran Višnjić
1972 – Present
Croatian actor
film actortelevision actorstage actoractor
Born September 9Wikipedia →Christian Pulisic
1998 – Present
American soccer player (born 1998)
association football player
Born September 18Wikipedia →Goran Ivanišević
1971 – Present
Croatian tennis player and coach
tennis coachtennis player
Born September 13Wikipedia →Danijel Subašić
1984 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born October 27Wikipedia →Niko Kovač
1971 – Present
Croatian footballer and manager
association football playerassociation football coach
Born October 15Wikipedia →Marcelo Brozović
1992 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born November 16Wikipedia →Domagoj Vida
1989 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born April 29Wikipedia →Andrej Kramarić
1991 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born June 19Wikipedia →Šime Vrsaljko
1992 – Present
Croatian association football player
association football player
Born January 10Wikipedia →Eduardo da Silva
1983 – Present
Croatian footballer
association football player
Born February 25Wikipedia →Dubravka Ugrešić
1949 – 2023
Croatian writer (1949–2023)
non-fiction writeressayistnovelistchildren's writervisual artistuniversity teacherresistance fighterartisttranslatorwriterscreenwriter
Born March 27Wikipedia →Slaven Bilić
1968 – Present
Croatian football manager and former player
association football player
Born September 11Wikipedia →