List of people from Karlovac County

The following is a list of notable people from Karlovac and the geographical area of present-day Karlovac County.

Artists, musicians and actors

Zrinka Cvitešić (born 1979), theater, film and television actress
Darko Domijan (born 1952), pop singer
Zvonimír Eichler (1903–1975), painter
Vjekoslav Karas (1821–1858), 19th-century painter
Tomislav Krizman (1882–1955), painter, graphic artist, costume and set designer
Alfred Krupa Sr. (1915–1989), Silesia-born painter, inventor and sportsman
Alfred Freddy Krupa (born 1971), painter^[1]^[2]
John Malkovich (born 1953), actor whose paternal grandparents were from Ozalj^[3]^[4]
Carla Martinis (1922–2010), soprano
Boris Mutić (1939–2009), sports journalist and television commentator
Vladimir Pogačić (1919–1999), film director
Barbara Radulović (born 1982), TV host
Slava Raškaj (1877–1906), painter^[5]
Božidar Širola (1889–1956), composer, musicologist
Dejan Šorak (born 1954), film director
Miroslav Šutej (1936–2005), designer

Authors

Ivana Brlić-Mažuranić (1874–1938), writer
Ulderiko Donadini (1894–1923), novelist, dramatist, short story writer
Karl Felix Wolff (1879–1966), journalist, poet, author and self-taught folklorist
Dragojla Jarnević (1812–1874), writer and poet
Juraj Križanić (1618–1683), writer, earliest recorded pan-slavist^[6]^[7]
Irena Lukšić (1953–2019), writer and translator

Military leaders

Edgar Angeli (1892–1945), rear admiral
Anton Csorich (1795–1864), nobleman and general
Ivan Gošnjak (1909–1980), general, secretary of defence of Yugoslavia
Roza Miletić (born 1934), veteran of Croatian war of Independence
Pavao Miljavac (born 1953), army general
Omar Pasha (1806–1871), field marshal
Petar Stipetić (1937–2018), general

Musicians

Davor Gobac (born 1964), singer
Ema Pukšec (1834–1889), soprano opera singer
Ana Vidović (born 1980), Silvije Vidović and Viktor Vidović (1973), academic musicians
Viktor Vidović (born 1973), guitarist

Politicians

Elvira Abdić-Jelenović (born 1967), politician
Ivan Banjavčić (1843–1913), Mayor of Karlovac
Josip Boljkovac (1920–2014), politician, Minister of the Interior
Nikolina Brnjac (born 1978), politician, Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Croatia
Većeslav Holjevac (1917–1970), Mayor of Zagreb
Daniel Ivin (1932–2021), politician, activist, writer
Fran Krsto Frankopan (1643–1671), politician, nobleman and writer.
Josip Kregar (1953–2020), politician, Mayor of Zagreb
Miroslav Lazanski (1950–2021), military analyst, politician and a diplomat, ambassador of Serbia to Russia
Miodrag Linta (born 1969), politician and activist
Blaž Lorković (1839–1892), economist, lawyer
Ivan Mažuranić (1814–1890), poet, linguist and politician.
Ivan Ribar (1881–1968), politician
Ivan Šubašić (1892–1955), politician, last Ban of Croatia
Ivan Vilibor Sinčić (born 1990), President of the Living Wall
Branko Vukelić (1958–2013), politician, 11th Minister of Defence of Croatia
Nikola Vuljanić (1949–2024), politician, member of the European Parliament for Croatia

Historians, intellectuals, scientists

Vladimir Goldner (1933–2017), physician and professor
Ljudevit Jonke (1907–1979), linguist
Božidar Liščić (born 1929), engineer, member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts^[8]
Radoslav Lopašić (1835–1893), historian
Gojko Nikoliš (1911–1995), physician and historian^[9]^[10]
Anđelko Milardović (born 1956), political scientist
Sava Mrkalj (1783–1833), linguist, grammarian, philologist, poet
Gajo Petrović (1927–1993), author and philosopher
Elza Polak (1910–1995), horticulturist
Ivo Protulipac, physician, a lawyer, and an important Catholic activist
Vanja Sutlić (1925–1989), philosopher
Živko Vrcelj (born 1959), doctor and politicians

Athletes

Boris Batinić (born 1981), handball player
Bill Belichick (born 1952) and Steve Belichick (1919–2005) football coaches born in the U.S., whose ancestors were from near Karlovac^[11]
Dražen Bolić (born 1971), football player
Goran Bunjevčević (1973–2018), football player
Mirko Bunjevčević (born 1978), football player
Damir Čavlović (born 1952), handball player
Luka Cindrić (born 1993), handball player
Borislav Cvetković (born 1964), Yugoslav footballer
Zvjezdan Cvetković (1960–2017), football manager and player
Miloš Hrstić (born 1955), former footballer for HNK Rijeka and Yugoslavia's national team
Nikolina Ilijanić (born 1983), basketball player
Dejan Jakovic (born 1985), Canadian soccer player
Marko Jakšić (born 1987), football defender and player
Rajko Janjanin (born 1957), football player
Tihomir Jarnjević (born 1978), rower
Peter Kokotowitsch (1890–1968), wrestler.
Branko Kokir (born 1974), handball player
Simeon Kosanović (born 1933), former basketball and handball player
Željko Kosanović (born 1934), former basketball and handball player
Nikola Krajinović (born 1999), football player
Josip Krznarić (born 1993), football player
Jurica Lakić (1953–1982), handball player who played for RK Zamet and Yugoslavia's national team
Adrijana Lekaj (born 1995), tennis player.
Elvis Letaj (born 2003), football player
Kristijan Lovrić (born 1955), football player
Dino Martinović (born 1990), football player
Snježana Mijić (born 1971), volleyball player
Boris Mutić (1939–2009), sports reporter, working for Croatian national television (HRT)
Milan Neralić (1875–1918), fencer, won a bronze medal at the Olympics^[12]
Igor Novaković (born 1979), football midfielder
Sandro Obranović (born 1992), handball player
Vladimir Ostarčević (born 1982), handball player
Ante Pavić (born 1989), tennis player
Jelica Pavličić-Štefančić (born 1954), athlete, multiple champion of Yugoslavia in the 100m, 200m and 400m; 400 m world record holder
Dražen Perković (born 1963), taekwondo practitioner
Željko Perušić (1936–2017), football player who played for Dinamo Zagreb and Yugoslavia
Predrag Počuča (born 1986), football player
Jelena Popović (born 1984), handball player
Krešimir Račić (1932–1994), hammer thrower
Milan Šašić (born 1958), football manager and player
Antun Stipančić (1949–1991), table tennis player
Tin Vukmanić (born 1999), footballer
Dragomir Vukobratović (born 1988), footballer

Religion

Mile Bogović (1939–2020), titular bishop of Tamata and diocesan bishop of Gospić-Senj
Branko Dobrosavljević (1886–1941), Serbian Orthodox priest killed during ethnic cleansing in WW2^[13]^[14]
Maksimilijan Vrhovac (1752–1827), Bishop of Zagreb

Other

Jelka Glumičić (1941–2020). activist
Mirko and Stjepan Seljan (1871 – 20th century) (1875–1936), explorers
Ilona Zrínyi (1643–1707), daughter of Petar Zrinski
Katarina Zrinska (1625–1673), influential woman from the Frankopan family

References

^ https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2023_05_53_892.html
^ https://total-croatia-news.com/news/made-in-croatia/alfred-krupa/
^ "Being John Malkovich". The Age. April 26, 2003. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
^ Sophie Lam (March 20, 2015). "John Malkovich: My life in travel". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2018.
^ Ožegović, Nina (26 May 2008). "Sjaj genijalne slikarice" [Glory of a genius artist]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 654. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
^ VLČEK, Radomír. Ruský panslavismus - realita a fikce. Prague: Historický ústav AV ČR, 2002. s. 43. (čeština)
^ Ł. Puszkariow, Jurij Kriżanicz, Oczierk żizni i tworcziestwa, Nauka, 1984.
^ "Bozidar Liscic, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts". info.hazu.hr. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 2014-11-25.
^ "dr. Gojko Nikoliš, SANU membership". sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ "Narodni heroji Jugoslavije - Nikoliš Mihajla Gojko" / "National Heroes of Yugoslavia - Nikoliš (Mihajlo) Gojko"
^ (in Croatian) Bill Belichick Djed iz Draganića uvijek mi je pričao o Hrvatskoj, Jutarnji list, February 2, 2007
^ "Milan Neralić Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
^ Perica, Vjekoslav (2002-07-11). Balkan Idols: Religion and Nationalism in Yugoslav States. Oxford University Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-19803-389-9.
^ Rivelli, Marco Aurelio (1998). Le génocide occulté: état indépendant de Croatie, 1941–1945. L'âge d'homme. p. 59. ISBN 978-2-82511-152-9.

[1] ttps://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2023_05_53_892.html

[2] ttps://total-croatia-news.com/news/made-in-croatia/alfred-krupa/

[3] "Being John Malkovich". The Age. April 26, 2003. Archived from the original on October 16, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2015.

[4] Sophie Lam (March 20, 2015). "John Malkovich: My life in travel". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 29, 2019. Retrieved November 18, 2018.

[nacional-5] Ožegović, Nina (26 May 2008). "Sjaj genijalne slikarice" [Glory of a genius artist]. Nacional (in Croatian). No. 654. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[6] VLČEK, Radomír. Ruský panslavismus - realita a fikce. Prague: Historický ústav AV ČR, 2002. s. 43. (čeština)

[7] Ł. Puszkariow, Jurij Kriżanicz, Oczierk żizni i tworcziestwa, Nauka, 1984.

[HAZU_en_bio-8] "Bozidar Liscic, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts". info.hazu.hr. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 2014-11-25.

[9] "dr. Gojko Nikoliš, SANU membership". sanu.ac.rs. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[10] "Narodni heroji Jugoslavije - Nikoliš Mihajla Gojko" / "National Heroes of Yugoslavia - Nikoliš (Mihajlo) Gojko"

[granddad-11] (in Croatian) Bill Belichick Djed iz Draganića uvijek mi je pričao o Hrvatskoj, Jutarnji list, February 2, 2007

[sports-reference-12] "Milan Neralić Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-31.

[13] Perica, Vjekoslav (2002-07-11). Balkan Idols: Religion and Nationalism in Yugoslav States. Oxford University Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-19803-389-9.

[Rivelli-14] Rivelli, Marco Aurelio (1998). Le génocide occulté: état indépendant de Croatie, 1941–1945. L'âge d'homme. p. 59. ISBN 978-2-82511-152-9.

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