Croatia
Historical figures born in Croatia
3,284 notable historical figures were born in Croatia. These are the most notable:
Croatia ranks #39 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Portugal, Nigeria and Ireland.
By era
- Ancient: 8
- Medieval: 3
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 27
By occupation
- Politician: 19
- Writer/Author: 12
- Head of State/President: 7
- Monarch/Royalty: 7
- Poet: 6
- Cleric: 5
- Physicist: 4
- Soldier/Officer: 4
- Nikola Tesla (1856 to 1943, Science)
- Luka Modrić (born 1985, Sports)
- Josip Broz Tito (1892 to 1980, Politics)
- Jerome (345 to 420, Religion)
- Rudolf Steiner (1861 to 1925, Architecture)
- Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (63 BC to 12 BC, Politics)
- Franjo Tuđman (1922 to 1999, Politics)
- Zoran Milanović (born 1966, Politics)
- Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (born 1968, Politics)
- Valentinian I (321 to 375, Politics)
- Julius Nepos (430 to 480, Politics)
- Valens (328 to 378, Politics)
- Andrej Plenković (born 1970, Politics)
- János Kádár (1912 to 1989, Politics)
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934 to 2021, Science)
- Caius (Religion)
- Oja Kodar (born 1941, Entertainment)
- Stjepan Mesić (born 1934, Politics)
- John IV (600 to 642, Religion)
- Glycerius (430 to 480, Politics)
- Milutin Milanković (1879 to 1958, Science)
- Crispus (303 to 326, Politics)
- Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711 to 1787, Science)
- Ivo Sanader (born 1953, Politics)
- Omar Pasha (1806 to 1871, Military)
- Ivo Josipović (born 1957, Politics)
- Ivan Meštrović (1883 to 1962, Arts & Music)
- Saint Marinus (275 to 366, Other)
- Joanna II (1373 to 1435, Politics)
- Tena Štivičić (born 1977, Literature)
- Archduke Wilhelm of Austria (1895 to 1948, Politics)
- Stephen the Little (1800 to ?, Politics)
- Mišo Broz (born 1941, Politics)
- Paul Neményi (1895 to 1952, Science)
- Jadranka Kosor (born 1953, Politics)
- Marko Marulić (1450 to 1524, Literature)
- Leopold Ružička (1887 to 1976, Science)
- Dubravka Ugrešić (1949 to 2023, Literature)
- Milka Planinc (1924 to 2010, Politics)
- Mario Andretti (born 1940, Sports)
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