Bosnia and Herzegovina
Historical figures born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,669 notable historical figures were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These are the most notable:
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks #58 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Cuba, Latvia and Slovenia.
By era
- Medieval: 4
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 35
By occupation
- Politician: 14
- Writer/Author: 12
- Soldier/Officer: 9
- Poet: 7
- Journalist: 6
- Head of State/President: 5
- Monarch/Royalty: 5
- Novelist: 4
- 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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