1. Mladen Juran (1942)

Croatian Film Director

Director and theatre actor who created the 1982 short film Transatlantic, which was considered to be one of the best Croatian shorts.

2. Ella Dvornik (1990)

Blogger

Fashion, lifestyle and travel blogger who travels the world and shares her adventures on her I Am Ella blog as well as writes a weekly column for Jutarnji. She has...

3. Sanja Doležal (1963)

Croatian Pop Singer And Televisi

A Croatian singer and former host of her own talk show Sanja.

4. Niko Kranjčar (1984)

Croatian Footballer

Croatian soccer player known as an attacking midfielder for clubs like Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatian national team. He won Croatian Cup titles with Dinamo Zagreb in 2001, 2002 and...

5. Julius Epstein (1832)

Pianist

One of Vienna's most acclaimed pianists and teachers following his 1852 debut.

6. Ivan Turina (1980)

Footballer

Late Croatian soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for clubs like Dinamo Zagreb and the Croatian national team. He passed away unexpectedly in his sleep as a result of...

7. Vjekoslav Heinzel (1871)

Architect

Croatian politician who was the Mayor of Zagreb from 1920 to 1928.

8. Oskar Alexander (1876)

Croatian Painter

Painter and professor who received a medal from the Emperor of Austria for his paintings of the battlefields of World War I.

9. Hugo Ehrlich (1879)

Croatian Architect

Croatian architect who took over the design of the Zagreb Stock Exchange in 1924. He was commissioned to restore the Burg Kreuzenstein while working for Humbert Walcher. He embraced eclectic...

10. Josip Račić (1885)

Croatian Painter

One of the founders of modern Croatian art. He belonged to an influential group of artists known as the Munich Four.

11. Oskar Herman (1886)

Croatian Painter

Modern artist who was the longest-living member of the famed Munich Circle. He had a strong influence on contemporary Croatian art.

12. Zvonimir Rogoz (1887)

Croatian Actor

Croatian actor known for appearing nude in the 1933 erotic drama, Ecstasy.

13. Marijan Trepše (1887)

Croatian Painter

Expressionist painter and graphic artist who belonged to a prominent artistic group known as The Prague Four.

14. Maksimilijan Vanka (1889)

Croatian American Painter

Eastern European painter who created murals for the St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church in Pennsylvania. His work often consisted of social commentary on fascism, war, and poverty.

15. Drago Ibler (1894)

Croatian Architect

Modernist architect famous for his 10-story "Wooden Skyscraper" in Zagreb. Founder of the Earth Group and a member of CIAM. He also built villas on the Korčula island and Zagreb....

16. Miroslav Krleža (1893)

Croatian Writer

A Croatian modernist author, poet, novelist, and dramatist, he is best known for works such as Banket u Blitvi (1939), Gospoda Glembajevi (1928), and Hrvatski bog Mars (1922). He was...

17. Marino Tartaglia (1894)

Croatian Painter

Painter and art teacher who received the Vladimir Nazor Award for lifetime achievement in 1964. He was influenced by Paul Cézanne and the post-Impressionists early on, but his later work...

18. Stjepan Planić (1900)

Croatian Architect

Croatian modernist and functionalist architect who received the Vladimir Nazor Award in 1968. He was a member of the Earth Group with Drago Ibler.

19. Juraj Neidhardt (1901)

Croatian Architect

Noted Croatian architect who designed Bosnia and Herzegovina's Parliament building. His projects included an Alexanderplatz, Berlin, department store and the Zagreb Diocese Theological School.

20. Zinka Milanov (1906)

Croatian Opera Singer

Famous for her roles in such Giuseppe Verdi operas as Il Trovatore, La forza del destino, and Aida, this Croatian-born soprano had a lengthy career at New York's Metropolitan Opera. Also a...

21. Draga Matković (1907)

Classical Pianist

Classical pianist who surpassed the 100-year mark. She was still performing at her 102nd birthday party.

22. Josip Pivarić (1989)

Footballer

Croatian professional football player known for his work as a defender on the Dynamo Kyiv club. He is also known for his work as a defender on the Croatian national...

23. Frank Sinkwich (1920)

All-american College Football Pl

Known as Flatfoot Sinkwich, he won the Heisman Trophy with the University of Georgia Bulldogs, playing halfback and quarterback.

24. Marin Soljačić (1974)

Croatian Physicist

Croatian physicist who was a pioneer of wireless energy transfer. He has also done important, government-funded, research into photonic crystals in solar cells.

25. Marko Arapovic (1996)

Basketball Player

Professional basketball player who signed with the Croatian basketball team KK Cedevita in 2014. He participated in the 2012 Jordan Classic International Game.

26. Borna Ćorić (1996)

Croatian Tennis Player

Croatian tennis player who received the ATP Star of Tomorrow award in November 2014 for being the youngest player ranked in the ATP Top 100. Among his most notable victories...

27. Milan Badelj (1989)

Croatian Footballer

Central midfielder who joined Hamburger SV in 2012 and became a member of the Croatian national team in 2010.

28. Sonja Kastl (1929)

Croatian Film And Stage Actress

Dancer in the Zagreb Opera Ballet who later served as director of ballet at The Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb.

29. Relja Bašić (1930)

Croatian Actor And Politician

Prolific character actor who made a career out of playing suave villains. His films include The Battle of Austerlitz, The Seven Revenges, and Millions on the Island. 

30. Ajla Tomljanović (1993)

Croatian Tennis Player

Decorated tennis player who first gained fame competing for Croatia. Then, in 2014, she announced plans to become an Australian citizen and began competing in Grand Slam events for the...

31. Sylva Koscina (1933)

Actress Model

Italian model and actress who played the bride of Hercules in the 1958 film Hercules.

32. Andrej Kramarić (1991)

Footballer

Croatian striker who signed a 3-and-a-half-year deal with Leicester City in 2015 and has been key player for Croatia internationally since 2005. He was named the Prva HNL Player of...

33. Mirjana Bohanec (1939)

Croatian Opera Singer And Actor

Operatic soprano who sang with the Croatian National Opera. She performed in operas such as Donizetti's Don Pasquale and Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro.

34. Tomaz Salamun (1941)

Poet

Croatian, Neo-avant-garde writer who published more than thirty-five poetry collections. His acclaimed works include The Four Questions of Melancholy, The Book for My Brother, and Feast.

35. Petar Kralj (1941)

Actor

Serbian actor who appeared in over 200 films and television series and on stage around 3,000 times. He played the lead role in the 2005 television series The Collector.

36. Jacques Houdek (1981)

Pop Singer

Singer-songwriter who represented his home nation of Croatia in the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest with the single "My Friend." He has won numerous Croatian Music Awards and many of his...

37. Mario Kovac (1975)

Director

Director known for his work with alternative and experimental theatre.

38. Josipa Lisac (1950)

Croatian Pop Singer

Pop-rock singer known primarily by the success of her critically acclaimed first album, The Diary of a Love, that was released in 1973. She performed in the 1975 Croatian rock opera...

39. Tatjana Jurić (1982)

Croatian Television Presenter An

TV show host was a contestant on season 6 of Ples sa zvijezdama, Croatia's Dancing with the Stars, in 2011. 

40. Jozo Šimunović (1994)

Croatian Footballer

Croatian international center back who started representing his country as far back as the U14 level. He was first called up to the senior side in 2015 and has played...

41. Ivan Zak (1979)

Pop Singer

Croatian pop star who first gained significant attention for his stellar showing at the annual music contest The Hrvatski Radijski Festival. His career took off further with the release of...

42. Maja Suput (1979)

Pop Singer

Croatian singer known for the albums Obori me s nogu and Nevaljala. She released her debut album, Enjoy, in 2000. In 2017, she became a judge on the show Supertalent.

43. Ante Coric (1997)

Soccer Player

Croatian midfielder who has played for Dinamo Zagreb in the Prva HNL. He was awarded Croatian Football Hopeful of the Year by Vecernji newspaper in 2015.

44. Leona Paraminski (1979)

Croatian Actress

Winner of the Golden Arena Award for Best Actress at the 2002 Pula Film Festival for her role in the film Winter in Rio.

45. Jagoda Kaloper (1947)

Croatian Actress

Actress of classic Yugoslavian films who was best known for her role in the 1971 cult film, WR: Mysteries of the Organism.

46. Mira Furlan (1955)

Croatian Actress

Croatian actress who became known for her roles on the television series Babylon 5 and Lost.

47. Vinko Brešan (1964)

Croatian Film Director

Pioneer of 1990s Croatian cinema who directed award-winning films such as How the War Started on My Island, Witness, and Marshall Tito's Spirit.

48. Marko Pjaca (1995)

Footballer

Croatian international winger who played for his country at the 2016 European Championship. He's played professionally for Lokomotiva Zagreb and Dinamo Zagreb. He then signed a five-year contract with Juventus in 2016. In...

49. Rene Bitorajac (1972)

Croatian Actor

Actor who starred in the Bosnian film No Man's Land, which won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2001. He won a Golden Arena Award for Best...

50. Sandra Perković (1990)

Croatian Discus Thrower

Track and field champion who competed in the Olympics since 2010. She does dicus throwing and won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics in 2016.