List of Famous people born in Croatia

Simon Sluga is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club Luton Town.

Adriana Altaras is a German actress, theater director and writer, born in Zagreb.

Rossana Rossanda was an Italian communist politician, journalist, and feminist.

Stipe Pletikosa is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Emir Spahić is a Bosnian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Zvonimir Boban is a Croatian former footballer who was Deputy Secretary General of FIFA. He was most recently the Chief Football Officer of A.C. Milan. Boban played as a midfielder and was usually deployed as an attacking midfielder. He played most of his professional career for Italian club Milan with whom he won four Serie A titles and one UEFA Champions League title. He also captained the Croatia national team which won third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Milivoj Petković is a Bosnian Croat army officer who is among six defendants convicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), in relation to the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia during the Bosnian War. He was sentenced to 20 years in jail but only served four.

Aleksandar "Aco" Petrović is a Croatian professional basketball coach and former player who last served as the head coach of the Victoria Libertas Pesaro of the Italian Serie A.

Marko Livaja is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek club AEK Athens and the Croatia national team. He has represented his country at every level from the Under15s to the senior team.

Ivano Balić is a Croatian former professional handballer, World and Olympic champion. He was voted 5 times in a row as the most valuable player in major international competitions, and is one of only four male handball players who received the IHF World Player of the Year award on two occasions. He was voted the best handball player in history in an online poll organized by the International Handball Federation.