List of Famous people born in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Josip Iličić is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Atalanta and the Slovenia national team.

Ratko Mladić is a Bosnian Serb colonel-general and convicted war criminal who led the Army of Republika Srpska (VRS) during the Yugoslav Wars. In 2017 he was found guilty of committing war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY).

Neven Subotić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Austrian Football Bundesliga club SC Rheindorf Altach.

Vedran Ćorluka is a Croatian footballer who plays for and captains Lokomotiv Moscow. He plays as a centre-back.

Marko Marin is a German professional footballer who plays for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ahli as an attacking midfielder and left winger. He is known for his acceleration, dribbling, agility, creativity, versatility, technical skill and playmaking ability.

Asmir Begović is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Championship club AFC Bournemouth and the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.

Tijana Bošković is a Serbian volleyball player for the Serbia women's national volleyball team. She was the leading scorer for the Serbia women's national volleyball team in her debut in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship, and 2017 Women's European Volleyball Championship. Her current club is Eczacıbaşı VitrA She has been playing for Eczacıbaşı VitrA since the 2015-2016 season. She has won the Serbian Championship title and two Serbian Super Cups before she joined the Tigers.

Željko Buvač is a Bosnian football manager and former professional player who works as a sporting director for Russian Premier League club FC Dynamo Moscow. He is the former assistant manager of Premier League club Liverpool, a role he took in 2015 but left in April 2018.

Mirsad Julius Bektić is a Bosnian-American professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)

Ivan Ljubičić is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on 1 May 2006. His career highlights include reaching a Grand Slam semifinal at the 2006 French Open, and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Indian Wells Masters in 2010 as well as 3 other finals, 2 of them coming in 2005 at Madrid and Paris, and the other at the Miami Masters in 2006.