List of people from Sarajevo

Sarajevo has had a number of famous citizens over the years. They include an Academy Award winner, two Nobel Prize winners, musicians, novelists, athletes, actors, artists, designers, film directors, screenwriters, politicians etc. Sarajevo has also produced presidents for three countries.

Apart from people born in Sarajevo, this list also includes people that were or are associated with Sarajevo throughout their career, nevermind where they were actually born.

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  • Ognjen Gajić (born 1963), intensive care physician, pulmonologist, university professor and a former musician.
  • Ognjen Sokolović (born 1963), bobsledder.
  • Oskar Danon (1913–2009), composer and conductor.

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  • Edin Forto (born 1972), 16th prime minister of Sarajevo Canton.
  • Emerik Blum (1911–1984), businessman, 26th mayor of Sarajevo.

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  • Isa-Beg Ishaković (15th century), general, first governor of the Ottoman province of Bosnia, and founder of the cities of Sarajevo and Novi Pazar.
  • Ivan Barbalić (born 1975), diplomat.
  • Ivo Komšić (born 1948), 37th mayor of Sarajevo.

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  • Nenad Kecmanović, politician, political scientist, sociologist, political analyst, publicist, professor of political science.
  • Nezir Škaljić (1844–1905), 3rd mayor of Sarajevo.

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  • Vojislav Šešelj (born 1954), politician, former deputy prime minister of Serbia and convicted war criminal.

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