1. Aleksa Šantić (1868)

Serb Poet

Bosnian-Serbian poet, writer, songwriter, and translator who wrote nearly 800 poems (collected in six volumes) and seven plays. Also an editor, he headed a literary review called Zora during the...

2. Bojan Bogdanović (1989)

Croatian Basketball Player

Croatian shooting guard and small forward who won a Croatian League Championship with Cibona Zagreb and, later, Turkish League, Turkish Cup and Turkish Supercup Championships with Fenerbahce Ulker. He signed...

3. Himzo Polovina (1927)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Singer

One of the most popular sevdalinka singers who has also been employed as a neuropsychiatrist.

4. Asim Peco (1927)

Linguist; Academician

A linguist and scholar known for his role in establishing the field of Bosnian and Herzegovinan linguistics, he published works on the dialects of Eastern and Central Herzegovina. He received...

5. Rale Rasic (1935)

Soccer Coach

Retired soccer player and manager best known for manager teams like the Canberra Cosmos and the Australian national team. He is a recipient of the Australian Sports Medal and was...

6. Ivica Zubac (1997)

Basketball Player

Second round selection of the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2016 NBA Draft who plays the center position.

7. Mirza Teletović (1985)

Bosnian Basketball Player

Sharpshooting power forward who made his NBA debut in 2012 for the Brooklyn Nets.

8. Sergej Barbarez (1971)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Footballe

Former midfielder known for his versatility. He played professionally from 1991 to 2008 and internationally for Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2006.

9. Senad Lulić (1986)

Bosnian Herzegovinian Footballer

Social media star who has gained fame for his career in Italy's Serie A, including for Lazio since 2011. He won the Coppa Italia with the club during the 2012-2013 season. 

10. Sergej Trifunović (1972)

Serbian Actor

Yugoslavian actor who portrayed the characters of Goran in Savior, Tarik in In the Name of the Son, Ooq-Mi-Fay Taqnufmini in War, Inc., and Ivan in Viko.

11. Srđan Pecelj (1975)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Footballe

Srđan Pecelj is a Bosnian football defender who currently plays for Rudar Trbovlje in the Ljubljanska Football League one of the five groups of the Slovenian Regional League fourth tier...

12. Admir Velagić (1975)

Bosnian Footballer

Admir Velagić is a Bosnian professional footballer that plays for Velež Mostar in the Premier League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

13. Nenad Gagro (1975)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Footballe

Nenad Gagro is a retired Herzegovian player of Croatian ethnicity.

14. Mario Bazina (1975)

Croatian Footballer

Mario Bazina is a retired Bosnian-born Croatian footballer. He last played as an offensive midfielder for Austria Wien in the Austrian Bundesliga and signed with the club until 2009. He...

15. Mija Martina (1985)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Singer

Mija Martina is a singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. She represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song Ne brini. She also provided the results...

16. Asim Škaljić (1981)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Footballe

Asim Škaljić is a Bosnian footballer currently playing as a defender for FK Velež Mostar.

17. Jasmin Šćuk (1990)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Footballe

Jasmin Šćuk is a Bosnian football midfielder. He currently plays for FK Mlada Boleslav in the Czech Gambrinus Liga. Šćuk was part of the youth team of FK Mlada Boleslav...

18. Tomislav Brkić (1990)

Tennis Player

Tomislav Brkić is a Bosnian professional tennis player. He is a member of the Bosnia Herzegovina Davis Cup team.

19. Željko Bogut (1969)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Chess Pla

Željko Bogut is a Bosnian chess player and two time national champion only player in Bosnia and Herzegovina who won title twice in 2006 and in 2010. This second time...

20. Danijel Prskalo (1990)

Footballer

Danijel Prskalo is a Croatian footballer who plays for SC Ritzing.

21. Igor Anić (1987)

French Handball Player

Igor Anić is a French handball player for Cesson-Rennes and the French national team.

22. Ante Puljić (1987)

Footballer

Ante Puljić is a Croatian football player currently playing for Lokomotiva on loan from Dinamo Zagreb in the Prva HNL. Born in Ljubuški in Bosnia and Herzegovina Puljić spent his...

23. Damir Džidić (1987)

Footballer

Damir Džidić is a Croatian footballer playing for HŠK Zrinjski Mostar. He is the younger brother of Ivica Džidić. He returned to HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in January 2009.

24. Mustafa Mujaga Komadina (Unknow)

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Mustafa Komadina was a business and political figure from Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina. He served as a mayor from 1909 until 1918. Under his supervision many modern buildings were constructed...

25. Florijan Mićković (1935)

Croatian Sculptor

jan Mićković is a Bosnian sculptor living and working in Mostar and Medjugorje.

26. Vlado Zadro (1987)

Bosnian Footballer

Vlado Zadro is a professional Bosnian football player currently playing in Premier League club Široki Brijeg. He began his career in HŠK Zrinjski Mostar and played for NK Zagreb.

27. Gordan Mihić (1938)

Writer

28. Toni Šunjić (1988)

Footballer

Toni Šunjić is a Herzegovinian football defender playing for Zorya.

29. Ivan Ćurković (1944)

Serbian Footballer

Ivan Ćurković had a professional goalkeeping career and was the president of the FK Partizan and of the Serbian Olympic Committee.

30. Slobodan Kuljanin (1953)

Former Footballer And Current Co

Slobodan Kuljanin is a Serbian retired footballer and current coach.

31. Sergej Jakirović (1976)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Footballe

Sergej Jakirović is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays for NK Sesvete as a midfielder.

32. Enver Marić (1948)

Yugoslav Footballer

Enver Marić is a former Bosnian football goalkeeper and a goalkeeper coach. He started his playing career with FK Velež where he played a record 600 games in his nine-year...

33. Jadranko Topić (1949)

Yugoslav Footballer

Jadranko Topić is a Yugoslavian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

34. Boro Primorac (1954)

Footballer

Boro Primorac is a Croatian football coach and a former Yugoslav international player. Currently he is the first team coach at Arsenal. As a player Primorac was an accomplished international...

35. Asim Brkan (1954)

Bosnia And Herzegovina Musician

Asim Brkan is a Bosniak folk singer and musician from Mostar Bosnia and Herzegovina.

36. Blaž Slišković (1959)

Yugoslav/bosnian Footballer

Blaž Baka Slišković is a Bosnian-Croatian football manager and former Yugoslav player. Currently he is the manager of Zrinjski Mostar. Slišković was nicknamed Balkan Maradona. In July 2011 Zinedine Zidane...

37. Džemal Bijedić (1917)

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Džemal Bijedić was a Bosniak Communist politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina and the prime minister of Yugoslavia from 1971 until his death.

38. Azra Hamzić (1992)

Footballer

Azra Hamzić is a Bosnian football striker currently playing in the Bosnian Championship for SFK Sarajevo with which she has also played the Champions League. A former U-19 international she...

39. Anel Karabeg (1962)

Yugoslav Footballer

Anel Karabeg is a former Bosnian football player from the 1980s whose professional career lasted until the end of season 2000–01. Karabeg played mostly in the midfield and his duty...

40. Ali Demić (1992)

Basketball Player

Ali Demić is a Bosnian basketball player.

41. Sabahudin Vugdalić (1953)

Footballer

Sabahudin Saša Vugdalić is a sports journalist and former football goalkeeper who played for clubs in the former Yugoslavia and Turkey.

42. Velibor Pudar (1964)

Yugoslav Footballer

Velibor Pudar is a Bosnian football manager and former player. During his playing career as a goalkeeper Pudar played for several clubs. He began playing with FK Velež Mostar between...

43. Semir Tuce (1964)

Yugoslav Footballer

Semir Tuce is a former football striker from Bosnia and Herzegovina. Tuce was born in Mostar and started to play professionally for Velež in 1983 and became one of their...

44. Franjo Arapović (1965)

Croatian Basketball Player

jo Arapović is a former Croatian basketball center - 7 ft 0. 5 in tall - who won the silver medal with the Croatia national basketball team at the 1992...

45. Avdo Humo (1914)

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Avdo Humo was a Yugoslav and Bosnian communist politician writer and an Order of the People's Hero recipient. He is prominent because of his commitment for equality of Muslims in...

46. Jasna Kolar-Merdan (1956)

Handball Player

Jasna Kolar-Merdan is a former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1980 she won...

47. Dragan Despot (1956)

Actor

48. Vjekoslav Bevanda (1956)

Bosnian Croat Politician

Vjekoslav Bevanda is a Bosnian Croat politician and is the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina. He is a member of Croatian Democratic Union of Bosnia...

49. Stanko Barać (1986)

Croatian Basketball Player

Stanko Barać is a Bosnian Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for Anadolu Efes Istanbul of the Turkish Basketball League.

50. Andrija Stipanović (1986)

Basketball Player

Andrija Stipanović is a Bosnian professional basketball player for Trabzonspor of the Turkish Basketball League.