List of Famous people born in Croatia

Aldo Andretti was an Italian-born American racing driver and entrepreneur, the twin brother of Mario Andretti and the father of Carolyn Andretti Molander, Mark Andretti, the late John Andretti, Mary Jo Andretti Dial, and Adam Andretti. He was the uncle of Michael Andretti and Jeff Andretti, great-uncle of Marco Andretti, and grandfather of Jarett Andretti. Aldo and Mario were identical twins. However, due to facial reconstructive surgery following a major racing accident, Aldo did not look identical to Mario.

Vladimir Kren was a Croatian major general and commander of the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia (ZNDH) during World War II. He was an officer in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force (VVKJ) before the war. In April 1941, he defected to Nazi Germany and handed over the locations of many of the VVKJ's dispersal airfields and exposed many of its codes. This made it easier for the Luftwaffe to destroy the VVKJ during the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia, which began shortly after Kren's defection.

Josip Pivarić is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Prva HNL side Lokomotiva.

Ivan Bebek is a Croatian football referee. He lives in Rijeka.

Tatjana Šimić, also known by the mononym Tatjana, is a Croatian-Dutch model, actress and singer.

Zoran Mamić is a Croatian professional football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Croatian First Football League club Dinamo Zagreb.

Domagoj Duvnjak is a Croatian professional handball player for THW Kiel and the Croatian national team. Duvnjak is regarded as one of the best handball players of all time alongside fellow Croatian Ivano Balic.

Goran Višnjić is a Croatian-American actor who has appeared in American and British films and television productions. He is best known in the United States for his roles as Dr. Luka Kovač on ER and Garcia Flynn on Timeless, both NBC television series. For ER, he and his cast were nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the son-in-law of Croatian film director and former head of Croatian Radiotelevision (1991–95), Antun Vrdoljak. He moved to the United States in the late 1990s.

Mate Pavić is a Croatian professional tennis player specialising in doubles. He reached the final of all four men's dobules Grand Slams tournaments, winning the 2018 Australian Open and the 2020 US Open. Pavić also reached the 2017 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles finals, and the 2018 French Open men's doubles finals. He also won mixed doubles titles at the 2016 US Open in partnership with Laura Siegemund and at the 2018 Australian Open with Gabriela Dabrowski.

Tin Jedvaj is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a defender for German side Bayer Leverkusen, and the Croatia national football team. He was a part of the Croatian squad which ended runners-up to France in 2018 FIFA World Cup.