List of Famous people born in Serbia

Jovan Sterija Popović was a Serbian playwright, poet, lawyer, philosopher and pedagogue who taught at the Belgrade Higher School. Sterija was recognized by his contemporaries as the one of the leading Serbian intellectuals and he is regarded as one of the best comic playwrights in Serbian literature.

Mór Than was a Hungarian painter.

Dan Tana is an American restaurateur, actor and former professional footballer from Yugoslavia. Tana is the proprietor of an eponymous restaurant, Dan Tana's, in West Hollywood, California, as well as being closely associated with football clubs Red Star Belgrade and Brentford F.C.

Nexhat Daci is a Kosovan politician. He was elected as the speaker of Assembly of Kosovo in 2001 as a member of President Ibrahim Rugova's Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK). In 2006, he was ousted from the speakership due to infighting within the LDK He is a member of the Assembly of Kosovo and the leader of the Democratic League of Dardania, which he founded following his unsuccessful bid to become leader of the Democratic League of Kosovo.

Zoran Živković is a Serbian writer, university professor, essayist, researcher, publisher and translator. Žiković's works have been translated to 20 languages and he was awarded World Fantasy Award.

Slobodan Beštić is a Serbian actor.

Žarko Jovanović was a Serbian Romani musician who is known for composing the Romani anthem Gelem, Gelem.

Milan Galić was a Serbian professional footballer who played as a striker.