List of Famous people born in Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia

Petra Martić is a professional tennis player from Croatia. Having made her international debut in 2008, she reached a career high singles ranking of No. 14 in January 2020. Martic has won one singles title on the WTA Tour—the 2019 Istanbul Cup, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2019 French Open. She has also won one WTA 125K series singles and one doubles tournament, as well as four singles and five doubles titles on the ITF Circuit.

Blanka Vlašić is a Croatian track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. She is a two-time world champion and double Olympic medallist who ranks as the joint second highest female jumper of all time with her personal best of 2.08 m. She is the Croatian record holder in the event, and the former indoor world champion.

Igor Tudor is a Croatian professional football coach and former player who is the assistant coach of Serie A club Juventus.

Dino Rađa is a Croatian former professional basketball player of Italian descent. He was a member of the Jugoplastika team of the late 1980s and early 1990s, which he helped to win two FIBA European Champions Cup championships. He spent three and a half seasons with the Boston Celtics, being one of the European pioneers in the NBA. Rađa was named one of FIBA's 50 Greatest Players in 1991, and one of the 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors in 2008. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame, as a member of the 2018 class.

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.

Matea Jelić is a Croatian taekwondo athlete. She is the 2020 Olympic champion in 67 kg.

Stipe Pletikosa is a Croatian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Zvonimir Boban is a Croatian former footballer who was Deputy Secretary General of FIFA. He was most recently the Chief Football Officer of A.C. Milan. Boban played as a midfielder and was usually deployed as an attacking midfielder. He played most of his professional career for Italian club Milan with whom he won four Serie A titles and one UEFA Champions League title. He also captained the Croatia national team which won third place at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Marko Livaja is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek club AEK Athens and the Croatia national team. He has represented his country at every level from the Under15s to the senior team.

Ivano Balić is a Croatian former professional handballer, World and Olympic champion. He was voted 5 times in a row as the most valuable player in major international competitions, and is one of only four male handball players who received the IHF World Player of the Year award on two occasions. He was voted the best handball player in history in an online poll organized by the International Handball Federation.