List of Famous people born in Croatia
Mario Hezonja
Mario Hezonja is a Croatian professional basketball player. He represents the Croatian national team internationally. He was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Orlando Magic.
Igor Tudor
Igor Tudor is a Croatian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of Serie A club Juventus.
Siniša Mihajlović
Siniša Mihajlović is a Serbian professional football manager and former footballer, who is the manager of Serie A club Bologna.
Zoran Milanović
Zoran Milanović is a Croatian politician who has served as President of Croatia since 19 February 2020. Prior to assuming the presidency, he was Prime Minister from 2011 to 2016, and president of the Social Democratic Party from 2007 to 2016.
Niko Kranjčar
Niko Kranjčar is a Croatian former professional footballer. He primarily played as an attacking midfielder, but could also operate as a winger or second striker.
Andrej Plenković
Andrej Plenković is a Croatian politician currently serving as Prime Minister of Croatia and President of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) since 2016. He was previously one of eleven Croatian members of the European Parliament, serving from Croatia's accession to the European Union in 2013 until his resignation as MEP when he took office as prime minister.
Joško Gvardiol
Joško Gvardiol is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or a left-back for Prva HNL club Dinamo Zagreb, on loan from Bundesliga club RB Leipzig, and the Croatia national team.
Milan Badelj
Milan Badelj is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Genoa and the Croatia national team. He is a member of the Croatian squad that finished runners-up in the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Banu Alkan
Banu Alkan is a Turkish-Croatian actress. She moved to Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey in 1966 when she was 8. She is described as an "80s pop culture icon of Turkey". Her first film appearance was in the 1976 film Taksi Şoförü directed by Şerif Gören.
Ognjen Vukojević
Ognjen Vukojević is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of the Croatia national under-20 team and assistant manager of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv.