List of Famous people born in Croatia

Lovro Majer is a Croatian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dinamo Zagreb.

Mario Gabriele Andretti is an Italian-born American former racing driver and one of the most successful Americans in the history of the sport. He is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR. He also won races in midget cars and sprint cars.

Jakov Kitarović is a Croatian engineer who is the husband of Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, the 4th President of Croatia from 2015 to 2020, who was narrowly elected to office in the January 2015 presidential election by defeating the 3rd president Ivo Josipović. As a result, he succeeded Tatjana Josipović as First Spouse and is the first man in the role, as well as the youngest to date, aged 46 at the time.

Šime Vrsaljko is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Croatian national team. He made his debut for Croatia in 2011 and went on to represent his country in the UEFA Euro 2012 and 2016 and the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups.

Borna Ćorić is a Croatian professional tennis player. On 5 November 2018, he reached his best singles ranking of world number 12.

Mirko Filipović, known by the nickname Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro Cop fought in the UFC, K-1, RIZIN and Bellator. He is widely considered as one of the greatest Heavyweight Kickboxers and MMA fighters of all time.

Luka Peroš is a Croatian actor best known for the role of Marseille in Money Heist.

Andrej Kramarić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim and the Croatia national team.

Neven Spahija is a Croatian professional basketball coach who is the head coach for Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He spent four years in the NBA as an assistant coach with the Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.

Darijo Srna is a Croatian former professional footballer and current director of football of Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk. During most of his career he played as a defender.