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Historical figures born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

1,669 notable historical figures were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These are the most notable:

• Ratko Mladić (born 1943, Military)
• Ante Pavelić (1889 to 1959, Politics)
• Mate Rimac (born 1988, Business)
• Ivo Andrić (1892 to 1975, Literature)
• Zoran Đinđić (1952 to 2003, Politics)
• Goran Bregović (born 1950, Arts & Music)
• Željka Cvijanović (born 1967, Politics)
• Boris Tadić (born 1958, Politics)
• Handan Sultan (1570 to 1605, Politics)
• Bakir Izetbegović (born 1956, Politics)
• Borjana Krišto (born 1961, Politics)
• Tvrtko I of Bosnia (1338 to 1391, Politics)
• Biljana Plavšić (born 1930, Politics)
• David Elazar (1925 to 1976, Military)
• Prince Marko (1335 to 1395, Politics)
• Haris Silajdžić (born 1945, Politics)
• Gavrilo Princip (1894 to 1918, Politics)
• Meša Selimović (1910 to 1982, Literature)
• Radislav Krstić (born 1948, Military)
• Raif Dizdarević (born 1926, Politics)
• Edin Džeko (born 1986, Sports)
• Aleksandar Hemon (born 1964, Literature)
• Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962, Politics)
• Vladimir Prelog (1906 to 1998, Science)
• Rasim Delić (1949 to 2010, Military)
• Cvijetin Mijatović (1913 to 1993, Politics)
• Branko Ćopić (1915 to 1984, Literature)
• Stjepan Vukčić Kosača (1404 to 1466, Politics)
• Matrakçı Nasuh (1480 to 1564, Architecture)
• Atif Dudaković (born 1953, Military)
• Blaž Kraljević (1947 to 1992, Military)
• Saša Lošić (born 1964, Arts & Music)
• Jovan Dučić (1871 to 1943, Literature)
• Aleksa Šantić (1868 to 1924, Literature)
• Miljenko Jergović (born 1966, Literature)
• Petar Kočić (1877 to 1916, Literature)
• Blagoje Adžić (1932 to 2012, Politics)
• Enver Hadžihasanović (1950 to 2024, Military)
• Momo Kapor (1937 to 2010, Literature)
• Branko Mikulić (1928 to 1994, Politics)

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