List of Famous people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Biljana Plavšić is a Bosnian Serb former politician and University Professor who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War.

Igor Karačić is a Croatian handball player for Łomża Vive Kielce and the Croatian national team.

Haris Bukva is an Austrian retired professional footballer of Bosnian descent and current head coach of Union Schlierbach.

Aleksandar Ristić is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian football manager and a former player.

Dževad Karahasan is a Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher. Karahasan was awarded with Herder Prize and Goethe Medal for his writings.

Ivan Dodig is a Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP rankings are world No. 29 in singles and world No. 4 in doubles. Dodig is a Grand Slam champion after winning the 2015 French Open men's doubles title with Marcelo Melo, and 2021 Australian Open men's doubles title with Filip Polášek, adding the mixed-doubles titles at Roland-Garros in 2018 and 2019 with Latisha Chan.

Elvir Bolić is a Bosnian former footballer who played as a striker.

Amel Tuka is a Bosnian middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. Tuka holds national records in the 400-metre and 800-metre disciplines.

Tomislav Stipić is a Croatian-German professional football manager currently in charge as the head coach of Slaven Belupo.

Dejan Joveljić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Austrian club Wolfsberger AC, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.