List of Famous people born in Serbia
Dušan Ivković
Dušan "Duda" Ivković is a Serbian retired professional basketball player and coach. He served as head coach of the senior Serbian national basketball team from 2008 to 2013, and of the senior Yugoslavian national basketball team, from 1987 to 1995. He is also the current president of the Serbian club BKK Radnički.
Marina Tucaković
Marina Tucaković was a Serbian lyricist who wrote several hit albums in former Yugoslavia and more than 4,000 songs. She was a known collaborator with Lepa Brena, Ceca and Jelena Karleuša, among others. She composed the lyrics of the Serbian entries for Eurovision Song Contest 2010, 2012 and 2013.
Marko Živić
Marko Živić was a Serbian actor and comedian. Dubbed as a great "showman" by media, Živić started his theatre career in 2002 at the Belgrade Drama Theatre. He initially rose to prominence for his role as Lepi Lukić in the televised comedy Folk. His later known portrayals are of good-hearted and vulnerable musician Mika Armonika in Psi laju, velar nosi and cunning drug dealer Vasilije in Shadows over Balkan. His film credits include Čitulja za Eskobara, The Belgrade Phantom and Montevideo, God Bless You!. Živić also hosted the The Marko Živić Show.
Nikola Karabatić
Nikola Karabatić is a male French handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team.
Katarina Blagojević
Katarina Blagojević, also known as Katarina Blagojević-Jovanović was a Serbian chess player who held the title of Woman Grandmaster. She shared 4th–5th place in the Women's World Chess Championship Candidates Tournament in 1964. She was a three-time winner of the Yugoslav Women's Chess Championship and won a team silver medal and bronze individual medal at the Women's Chess Olympiads in 1963 and 1966, respectively.
Branislav Ivanović
Branislav Ivanović is a Serbian professional footballer who plays for Premier League club West Bromwich Albion. A versatile defender, Ivanović plays as a right back, although he can also play as a centre back.
Aleksandar Vučić
Aleksandar Vučić is a Serbian politician serving as the President of Serbia since 2017. After leaving the ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party in 2008, he became one of the founders of the populist Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) and he has been the party's president since 2012.
Darko Perić
Darko Perić is a Serbian actor. He is best known for playing Helsinki in the Spanish crime thriller series La casa de papel (2017–present).
Šaban Šaulić
Šaban Šaulić was a Serbian-born folk singer.
Marko Grujić
Marko Grujić is a Serbian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Primeira Liga club Porto, on loan from Liverpool, and the Serbia national team.