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.
John Malkovich (born 1953), actor whose paternal grandparents were from Ozalj.[1][2]
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.[3]
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.[4][5]
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 of the group Psihomodo pop.
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 (born 1949), 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.[6]
Radoslav Lopašić (1835–1893), historian.
Gojko Nikoliš (1911–1995), physician and historian.[7][8]
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[9]
Dražen Bolić (born 1971), footballer player.
Goran Bunjevčević (1973–2018), footballer player.
Mirko Bunjevčević (born 1978), footballer player.
Damir Čavlović (born 1952), handball player.
Luka Cindrić (born 1993), handball player.
Borislav Cvetković (born 1964), Yugoslav footballer player.
Zvjezdan Cvetković (1960–2017), footballer 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), footballer defender and player.
Rajko Janjanin (born 1957), footballer 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), footballer player.
Josip Krznarić (born 1993), footballer 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), footballer player.
Kristijan Lovrić (born 1955), footballer player.
Dino Martinović (born 1990), footballer 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[10]
Igor Novaković (born 1979), footballer 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), footballer player who played for Dinamo Zagreb and Yugoslavia.
Predrag Počuča (born 1986), footballer player.
Jelena Popović (born 1984), handball player.
Krešimir Račić (1932–1994), hammer thrower.
Milan Šašić (born 1958), footballer manager and player.
Antun Stipančić (1949–1991), table tennis player.
Tin Vukmanić (born 1999), footballer player.
Dragomir Vukobratović (born 1988), footballer player.

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.[11][12]
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

"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.

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

[2] 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-3] 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.

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

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

[HAZU_en_bio-6] "Bozidar Liscic, Fellow of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts". info.hazu.hr. Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 2014-11-25.

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

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

[granddad-9] (in Croatian) Bill Belichick Djed iz Draganića uvijek mi je pričao o Hrvatskoj, Jutarnji list, February 2, 2007

[sports-reference-10] "Milan Neralić Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-03-31.

[11] 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-12] 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.