List of Famous people born in Lika-Senj County, Croatia

Nikola Tesla

Никола Тесла
First Name Nikola
Last Name Tesla
Born on July 10, 1856
Died on January 7, 1943 (aged 86)

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system.

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Rade Šerbedžija

First Name Rade
Born on July 27, 1946 (age 77)

Rade Šerbedžija is a Croatian actor, director and musician. He is known for his portrayals of imposing figures on both sides of the law. He was one of the best known Yugoslav actors in the 1970s and 1990s. He is internationally known mainly for his supporting roles in Hollywood films such as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, X-Men: First Class, The Saint, In the Land of Blood and Honey, Mission: Impossible 2; his role as Boris the Blade in Snatch; and for his recurring role as former Soviet Army General Dmitri Gredenko in Season 6 of TV action series 24.

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Marica Kosanovi

First Name Marica
Last Name Kosanovi
Born on January 1, 1858
Died on October 29, 1938 (aged 80)
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Jovanka Broz

Јованка Будисављевић
First Name Jovanka
Born on December 7, 1924
Died on October 20, 2013 (aged 88)

Jovanka Broz was First Lady of Yugoslavia as the wife of Yugoslav leader Josip Broz Tito. She was a lieutenant colonel in the Yugoslav People's Army.

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Milutin Tesla

First Name Milutin
Born on February 4, 1819
Died on April 17, 1879 (aged 60)
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Božidar Maljković

First Name Božidar
Born on April 20, 1952 (age 71)

Božidar "Boža" Maljković is a Serbian former professional basketball coach and current president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia.

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Nikica Valentić

First Name Nikica
Born on November 24, 1950 (age 73)

Nikica Valentić is a Croatian entrepreneur, lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Croatia from 1993 to 1995. He is to date the youngest person to have served in that capacity, being 42 years old when taking office, and is also the first Croatian prime minister born after World War II.

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Milan Mandarić

First Name Milan
Last Name Mandarić
Born on September 5, 1938 (age 85)

Milan Mandarić is a Serbian-American businessman who has owned a string of businesses and association football clubs, including Portsmouth, Leicester City and Sheffield Wednesday. He was born near Gospić, Kingdom of Yugoslavia, and grew up in Novi Sad, Serbia.

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Slavko Štimac

First Name Slavko
Born on October 15, 1960 (age 63)

Slavko Štimac is a Serbian actor of Croatian descent. He was born in the village of Konjsko brdo near Perušić. He graduated from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. Slavko Štimac made his screen debut in the 1972 film Vuk samotnjak. What followed was a career during which Štimac appeared in many popular and important 1970s and 1980s Yugoslav films where he played child and adolescent characters. His youthful looks later plagued his career, typecasting him into adolescent roles well into his 30s. However, in 2004 he had the leading role in Emir Kusturica's Life Is a Miracle, some years after playing the role of a stutterer in the internationally acclaimed film Underground of same director Kusturica.

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Ante Starčević

First Name Ante
Born on May 23, 1823
Died on February 28, 1896 (aged 72)

Ante Starčević was a Croatian politician and writer. His policies centered around Croatian state law, the integrity of Croatian lands, and the right of his people to self-determination. As an important member of the Croatian parliament and the founder of the Party of Rights he has laid the foundations for Croatian nationalism. He has been referred to as Father of the Nation due to his campaign for the rights of Croats within Austria-Hungary and his propagation of a Croatian state in a time where many politicians sought unification with other South Slavs. Some of his works and viewpoints, viewed by some historians as racist and Anti-semitic, served as tenets of Ustaše movement which has made him a controversial figure.

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