92 Notable alumni of University of Sarajevo

Updated: May 28, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of Sarajevo is ranked #1,379 in the world and #1 in Bosnia and Herzegovina by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 92 notable alumni from University of Sarajevo sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Sarajevo won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Branko Tošović

1. Branko Tošović

1949-. (aged 77)
slavist linguist philologist
Branko Tošović is an Austrian and Serbian philologist, linguist and literary scholar.
Ljubo Kojo

2. Ljubo Kojo

1920-1993 (aged 73)
politician
Ljubomir "Ljubo" Kojo was a Yugoslav politician who served as the 19th mayor of Sarajevo from 1955 to 1962.
Milorad Pejić

3. Milorad Pejić

1960-. (aged 66)
poet
Milorad Pejić is a Bosnian poet who resides in Sweden.
Olja Luetić

4. Olja Luetić

1991-. (aged 35)
fashion designer
Olja Luetić, is a Croatian product designer and fashion designer.
Tanja Softić

5. Tanja Softić

1966-. (aged 60)
artist
Tanja Softić is a Bosnian-American visual artist and art educator who works in media of drawing, printmaking, painting and photography. She is Professor of Art Practice in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Richmond.
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Muzafer Mujić

6. Muzafer Mujić

1931-. (aged 95)
physiologist
Muzafer Mujić is a Bosnian physiologist known for his contributions to classification of sympathomimetic drugs and comparative pharmacodynamics of imidazolines. He is professor emeritus at the University of Sarajevo and Editor-in-chief of Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences.
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Ernad Deni Čomaga

7. Ernad Deni Čomaga

1986-. (aged 40)
social entrepreneur youth activist lawyer
Ernad Deni Čomaga is a Bosnian-German lawyer, youth activist, legal tech expert, and social entrepreneur. He is known for his work in democratic youth participation, public procurement reform, and digital legal innovation. He is the founder and president of the Democratic Youth Movement, and former president of the Law Students' Association at the University of Sarajevo. He is currently based...
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Anđelko Habazin

8. Anđelko Habazin

1924-1978 (aged 54)
philosopher
Anđelko Habazin was a Croatian philosopher.
Vitomir Lukić

9. Vitomir Lukić

1929-1991 (aged 62)
writer
Vitomir Lukić, was a Yugoslav prose writer and pedagogue, considered to be one of the greatest writers to emerge from Bosnia and Herzegovina in the 20th century.
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Aida Čorbadžić

10. Aida Čorbadžić

1976-. (aged 50)
opera singer actor
Aida Čorbadžić is a Bosnian opera singer. She was born in Zavidovići and lives in Sarajevo. She primarily sings soprano. She received a special award at the secondary competition of music schools in Bugojno.
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Lulzim Tafa

11. Lulzim Tafa

1970-. (aged 56)
writer
Lulzim Tafa is a poet and academic. Tafa served as the Rector of AAB University, the largest non-public university in the Western Balkan region, from 2012 to 2020.
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Nevenka Petrić

12. Nevenka Petrić

1927-2015 (aged 88)
writer poet pedagogue politician
Nevenka Petrić was a Serbian writer, poet, educationalist, and expert in the fields of family planning and gender relations. She joined the Partisans at the age of 14. She became a youth leader and then a head of Health and Social Policy in Yugoslavian local government. She was a member of the Yugoslav women's assembly, secretary of the Conference for...
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Sanjin Halimović

13. Sanjin Halimović

1969-. (aged 57)
politician
Sanjin Halimović is a Bosnian politician. He served as the mayor of his hometown Sanski Most for seven years beginning in 2004. Halimović is the former Vice President of the Party of Democratic Action and was the Minister of Development, Entrepreneurship and Crafts in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2011 until 2015.
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Milan Radulović

14. Milan Radulović

1948-2017 (aged 69)
lecturer writer university teacher literary theorist literary historian
Milan Radulović was a Serbian politician, Professor and literary critic. He served as the Minister of Religion from 2004 to 2007. He died in Belgrade on 29 October 2017.
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Endi E. Poskovic

15. Endi E. Poskovic

1969-. (aged 57)
university teacher artist printmaker
Endi Poskovic is an American visual artist, printmaker and educator.
Sasha Skenderija

16. Sasha Skenderija

1968-. (aged 58)
poet librarian
Sasha Skenderija is a Bosnian-American poet currently residing in Prague.
Željko Majić

17. Željko Majić

1963-. (aged 63)
Catholic priest Catholic bishop
Željko Majić is a Bosnian-Herzegovinian prelate of the Catholic Church who is currently the bishop of Banja Luka since March 2024. Before his appointment, Majić served as a vicar general of the dioceses of Mostar-Duvno and Trebinje-Mrkan from 2012 to 2021.
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Muhamed Kreševljaković

18. Muhamed Kreševljaković

1939-2001 (aged 62)
historian politician
Muhamed Kreševljaković was a Bosnian politician who served as the 31st mayor of Sarajevo from 1990 to 1994. He was mayor when the Bosnian War broke out in 1992 and for the first two years of the Siege of Sarajevo.
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Predrag Kojović

19. Predrag Kojović

1965-. (aged 61)
Predrag Kojović is a Bosnian politician and former journalist serving as member of the national House of Representatives since December 2018. He was previously a member of the Federal House of Peoples from 2011 to 2019. He was president of Our Party from 2015 to 2021.
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Ranko Bugarski

20. Ranko Bugarski

1933-2024 (aged 91)
university teacher linguist writer
Ranko Bugarski was a Serbian linguist, academic and author.
Enes Karić

21. Enes Karić

1958-. (aged 68)
university teacher Islamicist writer
Enes Karić is a Bosnian Islamic scholar and full professor of Quranic Studies at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, University of Sarajevo. From 1994 to 1996, he served as the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Amir Zukić

22. Amir Zukić

1972-. (aged 54)
television journalist
Amir Zukić is a Bosnian television host and media manager. He is program and news director of N1 (TV channel) (CNN exclusive news channel affiliate for Adria region) in Bosnia and Herzegovina, based in Sarajevo. He anchors hard-talk show Pressing. He formerly hosted popular TV political shows Public Secret (BHT1) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty TV. He previously served as...
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Predrag Finci

23. Predrag Finci

1946-. (aged 80)
writer philosopher
Predrag Finci is a Bosnian–British philosopher, author, and essayist.
Semiha Borovac

24. Semiha Borovac

1955-. (aged 71)
politician
Semiha Borovac is a Bosnian lawyer and politician who served as the 35th mayor of Sarajevo from 2005 to 2009. She was Sarajevo's first female mayor.
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Milomir Kovac

25. Milomir Kovac

1962-2022 (aged 60)
journalist veterinarian non-fiction writer
Milomir Kovac was a Serbian-German veterinary surgeon, equine specialist, columnist, and author of university textbooks.
Dragan Kujović

26. Dragan Kujović

1948-2010 (aged 62)
politician
Dragan Kujović was a politician from the Republic of Montenegro and a member of the Democratic Party of Socialists of Montenegro. He served as acting President of Montenegro from 19 to 22 May 2003.
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Taras Kermauner

27. Taras Kermauner

1930-2008 (aged 78)
linguist essayist literary historian literary critic translator
Taras Kermauner was a Slovenian literary historian, critic, philosopher, essayist, playwright and translator.
Mile Akmadžić

28. Mile Akmadžić

1939-. (aged 87)
politician
Mile Akmadžić is a Bosnian Croat former politician who served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1992 to 1993, during the Bosnian War.
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Sredoje Nović

29. Sredoje Nović

1947-. (aged 79)
politician
Sredoje Nović is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2015. He previously served as Minister of Civil Affairs from 2007 to 2015.
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Adnan Terzić

30. Adnan Terzić

1960-. (aged 66)
politician
Adnan Terzić is a Bosnian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2007. He was a longtime member of the Party of Democratic Action, until he left it to join the Union for a Better Future.
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Armin Muzaferija

31. Armin Muzaferija

1988-. (aged 38)
singer
Armin Muzaferija is a Bosnian artist and vocal performer. His most popular songs are “Studen vodo”, "Vulkani", "Tvom Resulu", "Lasto mala", "Hadžija" and "Džehva". He has organized numerous concerts around the world, thus presenting the ethno-melodies of the Balkans: USA, England, Scotland, UAE, Morocco, Spain, France, Turkey, Italy, Norway, Germany, etc.
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Alija Behmen

32. Alija Behmen

1940-2018 (aged 78)
university teacher politician
Alija Behmen was a Bosnian politician who served as the 36th mayor of Sarajevo from 2009 to 2013. He also served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2003. Behmen was a member of the Social Democratic Party.
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Ivo Miro Jović

33. Ivo Miro Jović

1950-. (aged 76)
politician
Ivo Miro Jović is a Bosnian Croat former politician who served as the 5th Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2005 to 2006.
Zdravko Grebo

34. Zdravko Grebo

1947-2019 (aged 72)
jurist university teacher
Zdravko Grebo was a Bosnian jurist, author and law professor at the University of Sarajevo's Faculty of Law.
Dino Mustafić

35. Dino Mustafić

1969-. (aged 57)
film director theatrical director
Dino Mustafić is a Bosnian film and theater director. He is the current managing director of the Sarajevo National Theatre.
Radmila Hrustanović

36. Radmila Hrustanović

1952-. (aged 74)
diplomat lawyer politician
Radmila Hrustanović is a Serbian politician.
Slavo Kukić

37. Slavo Kukić

1954-2024 (aged 70)
opinion journalist sociologist university teacher politician
Slavo Kukić was a Bosnian sociologist and academic who was a professor and PhD in Marxist sociology. He was a member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Jasmin Imamović

38. Jasmin Imamović

1957-. (aged 69)
jurist writer politician
Jasmin Imamović is a Bosnian politician and writer serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2022. He previously served as the 31st mayor of Tuzla from 2001 to 2022.
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Sabina Ćudić

39. Sabina Ćudić

1982-. (aged 44)
politician
Sabina Ćudić is a Bosnian politician who has served as a member of the House of Representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina since December 2022. She previously served as a member of the House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. Since October 2025, she has been the president of Our Party.
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Nikola Bašić

40. Nikola Bašić

1946-. (aged 80)
architect
Nikola Bašić is a Croatian architect internationally known for the conception of the Sea Organ in Zadar. He was born on the island of Murter and eventually attended the gymnasium in Zadar. In Sarajevo, he graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism. Bašić followed up the Sea Organ with another work on the promenade, just metres away, called the...
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Luka Bebić

41. Luka Bebić

1937-. (aged 89)
politician
Luka Bebić is a former Croatian politician who served as Speaker of the Croatian Parliament from 11 January 2008 to 22 December 2011. He is a member of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) and has been a representative in the Croatian Parliament since the nation's independence in 1991, being elected into office six consecutive times.
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Hasan Muratović

42. Hasan Muratović

1940-2020 (aged 80)
university teacher entrepreneur politician
Hasan Muratović was a Bosnian politician, entrepreneur and professor who served as the last Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1997. He also served as Minister without portfolio in all of the governments of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina throughout the Bosnian War. Muratović was the first post-war Minister of Foreign Trade and...
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Edvin Kanka Ćudić

43. Edvin Kanka Ćudić

1988-. (aged 38)
human rights defender martial artist journalist political scientist
Edvin Kanka Ćudić is a Bosnian human rights activist, martial artist and journalist who is best known as the leader of the UDIK, a non-governmental organisation campaigning for human rights and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia. In 2023, he won the Kemal Kurspahić International Journalist Award for best published story in Bosnian, Croatian, Montenegrin and Serbian for his story "Grobnica...
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Edin Forto

44. Edin Forto

1972-. (aged 54)
politician
Edin Forto is a Bosnian politician serving as the Minister of Communication and Traffic since January 2023. He previously served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2018 to 2020 and again from 2021 to 2023. He was president of Our Party from 2021 to 2025.
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Mićo Mićić

45. Mićo Mićić

1956-2020 (aged 64)
politician
Mićo Mićić was a Bosnian Serb politician, mayor of Bijeljina for 16 years from 2004 until 2020 and a Republika Srpska entity minister.
Ivo Komšić

46. Ivo Komšić

1948-. (aged 78)
university teacher politician
Ivo Komšić is a Bosnian professor and politician who served as the 37th mayor of Sarajevo from 2013 to 2017. He was a key figure in the talks that led to the end of the Bosnian War with the Dayton Agreement, and the formation of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Mirko Šundov

47. Mirko Šundov

1962-. (aged 64)
military personnel
Mirko Šundov is a Croatian General who served as a Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Croatia from 2016 until 2020.
Selmo Cikotić

48. Selmo Cikotić

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Selmo Cikotić is a Bosnian politician who served as Minister of Security from 2020 to 2023. He was also the Minister of Defence from 2007 to 2012. He is currently serving a three-year prison sentence for corruption in Vojkovići prison.
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Rajko Petrov Nogo

49. Rajko Petrov Nogo

1945-2022 (aged 77)
poet literary critic university teacher children's writer essayist
Rajko Petrov Nogo was a Serbian poet, essayist and literary critic.
Dragan Đokanović

50. Dragan Đokanović

1958-. (aged 68)
artistic gymnast politician
Dragan Đokanović is a Bosnian Serb politician, member, founder and president of the Democratic Party of Federalists.
Sulejman Tihić

51. Sulejman Tihić

1951-2014 (aged 63)
lawyer judge politician prosecutor
Sulejman Tihić was a Bosnian politician who served as the 4th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2002 to 2006. He also served as the second president of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA) from 2001 until his death in 2014. From 2007 until his death, Tihić served as member of the national House of Peoples.
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Zlatko Lagumdžija

52. Zlatko Lagumdžija

1955-. (aged 71)
economist business informatician university teacher politician
Zlatko Lagumdžija is a Bosnian politician and diplomat serving as the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations since July 2023. He served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2001 to 2002. Having also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2001 to 2002 and from 2012 to 2015, he was...
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Radovan Višković

53. Radovan Višković

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Radovan Višković is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Prime Minister of Republika Srpska from 2018 to 2025. He is a member of the Alliance of Independent Social Democrats.
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Arminka Helic

54. Arminka Helic

1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Arminka Helic, Baroness Helic, is a British Conservative politician and life peer from Bosnia and Herzegovina who served as a special adviser to Foreign Secretary William Hague.
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Sulejman Ugljanin

55. Sulejman Ugljanin

1953-. (aged 73)
politician
Sulejman Ugljanin is a Serbian politician. An ethnic Bosniak, he has led the Party of Democratic Action of Sandžak since its establishment in 1990.
Fadil Novalić

56. Fadil Novalić

1959-. (aged 67)
politician
Fadil Novalić is a Bosnian politician who served as Prime Minister of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2015 to 2023. He also served as member of the Federal House of Representatives from 2023 to 2024. Having served for over eight years, he is the longest-serving federal prime minister.
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Bisera Turković

57. Bisera Turković

1954-. (aged 72)
diplomat
Bisera Turković is a Bosnian diplomat and politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2023. She was the first female foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Nikola Špirić

58. Nikola Špirić

1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher economist politician
Nikola Špirić is a Bosnian Serb politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2007 to 2012. He has served as a member of the national House of Peoples since 2019.
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Nijaz Duraković

59. Nijaz Duraković

1949-2012 (aged 63)
writer political commissar university teacher politician
Nijaz Duraković was a Bosnian author, intellectual, professor and politician who served as the last president of the League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1989 to 1991. He is widely considered to have been one of the most influential modern authors on sociopolitical issues in the region of his generation.
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Sven Alkalaj

60. Sven Alkalaj

1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat engineer politician
Sven Alkalaj is a Bosnian diplomat who has served as Bosnia and Herzegovina's ambassador to the United States since June 2023. He previously served as the Permanent Representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the United Nations from 2019 to 2023. Alkalaj also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2007 until 2012. He is the country's longest-serving foreign minister.
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Živko Radišić

61. Živko Radišić

1937-2021 (aged 84)
politician
Živko Radišić was a Bosnian Serb politician who served as the 2nd Serb member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1998 to 2002.
Jadranka Stojaković

62. Jadranka Stojaković

1950-2016 (aged 66)
singer-songwriter
Jadranka Stojaković was a Bosnian singer-songwriter popular in the former Yugoslavia, known for her unique voice. Her best known hits are "Sve smo mogli mi", "Što te nema", and "Bistre vode Bosnom teku".
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Rasim Ljajić

63. Rasim Ljajić

1964-. (aged 62)
physician politician journalist
Rasim Ljajić is a Serbian politician and sports administrator who currently serves as president of FK Partizan.
Kornelije Kovač

64. Kornelije Kovač

1942-2022 (aged 80)
musician songwriter pianist composer record producer
Kornelije "Bata" Kovač was a Serbian composer.
Miljenko Jergović

65. Miljenko Jergović

1966-. (aged 60)
poet writer journalist
Miljenko Jergović is a Bosnian writer.
Zoran Tegeltija

66. Zoran Tegeltija

1961-. (aged 65)
politician
Zoran Tegeltija is a Bosnian Serb politician serving as director of the Indirect Taxation Authority of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ITA) since June 2023. He previously served as Minister of Finance and Treasury from January to June 2023. He also served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2019 to 2023.
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Dunja Mijatović

67. Dunja Mijatović

1964-. (aged 62)
human rights defender
Dunja Mijatović is a Bosnian human rights expert and activist.
Benjamina Karić

68. Benjamina Karić

1991-. (aged 35)
historian jurist politician
Benjamina Karić is a Bosnian politician serving as the municipal mayor of Novo Sarajevo since November 2024. She previously served as the 39th mayor of Sarajevo from 2021 to 2024. She has been a member of the Social Democratic Party since 2009.
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Muharem Bazdulj

69. Muharem Bazdulj

1977-. (aged 49)
writer translator journalist
Muharem Bazdulj is a Bosnian and Serbian writer and journalist. His work of historical fiction Byron and the Beauty has been translated into English by John K Cox.
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Predrag Matvejević

70. Predrag Matvejević

1932-2017 (aged 85)
opinion journalist university teacher literary historian essayist translator
Predrag Matvejević was a Bosnian and Croatian writer and scholar. A literature scholar who taught at universities in Zagreb, Paris and Rome, he is best known for his 1987 non-fiction book Mediterranean: A Cultural Landscape, a seminal work of cultural history of the Mediterranean region which has been translated into more than 20 languages.
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Dževad Karahasan

71. Dževad Karahasan

1953-2023 (aged 70)
playwright university teacher theatre critic writer essayist
Dževad Karahasan was a Bosnian writer, essayist and philosopher. Karahasan was awarded the Herder Prize and Goethe Medal for his writings.
Semir Osmanagić

72. Semir Osmanagić

1960-. (aged 66)
archaeologist entrepreneur non-fiction writer
Semir Osmanagić, also known as Sam Osmanagich, is a Bosnian-American businessman and author. He is best known for promoting his pseudo-archaeological project in central Bosnia (near the town of Visoko) related to the so-called "Bosnian pyramids". Osmanagić claims that a cluster of natural hills in central Bosnia and Herzegovina are the largest human-made ancient pyramids on Earth. He has conducted...
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Šefik Džaferović

73. Šefik Džaferović

1957-. (aged 69)
politician
Šefik Džaferović N.Pk is a Bosnian politician who served as the 7th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2018 to 2022. He has been serving as member of the national House of Peoples since 2023. A member of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA), he was formerly its vice president and general secretary.
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Nele Karajlić

74. Nele Karajlić

1962-. (aged 64)
singer rock musician composer actor musician
Nenad Janković, known as Dr Nele Karajlić (Serbian Cyrillic: Др Неле Карајлић), is a Yugoslav and Bosnian Serb musician, composer, comedian, actor, writer and television director living and working in Belgrade, Serbia. One of the founders of the New Primitivism cultural movement in his hometown of Sarajevo, he was also the lead singer and co-author for one of former Yugoslavia's...
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Danis Tanović

75. Danis Tanović

1969-. (aged 57)
composer film producer film director cinematographer director
Danis Tanović is a Bosnian film director and screenwriter. He is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, as well as nominations for the Golden Bear and the Palme d'Or.
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Jasmila Žbanić

76. Jasmila Žbanić

1974-. (aged 52)
screenwriter film director video artist film producer
Jasmila Žbanić is a Bosnian film director, screenwriter and producer. She has received numerous accolades, including nominations for the Academy Award and two BAFTA Awards. Žbanić has also won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival and has been nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival.
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Denis Zvizdić

77. Denis Zvizdić

1964-. (aged 62)
university teacher politician
Denis Zvizdić is a Bosnian politician who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2015 to 2019. He has been serving as member of the national House of Representatives since 2019. He also served as Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton from 2003 to 2006.
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Željko Komšić

78. Željko Komšić

1964-. (aged 62)
diplomat lawyer politician
Željko Komšić is a Bosnian Croat politician serving as the 6th and current Croat member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2018, having served from 2006 to 2014 as well. He has also been serving as chairman of the Presidency since July 2025. Previously, he was a member of the national House of Representatives from 2014 to 2018.
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Biljana Plavšić

79. Biljana Plavšić

1930-. (aged 96)
university teacher politician
Biljana Plavšić is a Bosnian Serb former politician, university professor and scientist who served as President of Republika Srpska and was later convicted of crimes against humanity for her role in the Bosnian War.
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Emir Spahić

80. Emir Spahić

1980-. (aged 46)
association football player
Emir Spahić is a Bosnian football executive and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current director of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team.
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Branko Đurić

81. Branko Đurić

1962-. (aged 64)
screenwriter film director actor musician
Branko Đurić, commonly known as Đuro (Cyrillic: Ђуро) is a Bosnian actor, comedian, film director and musician.
Aleksandar Hemon

82. Aleksandar Hemon

1964-. (aged 62)
writer novelist journalist screenwriter
Aleksandar Hemon is a Bosnian-American author, essayist, critic, television writer, and screenwriter. He is best known for the novels Nowhere Man (2002) and The Lazarus Project (2008), and his scriptwriting as a co-writer of The Matrix Resurrections (2021).
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Alija Izetbegović

83. Alija Izetbegović

1925-2003 (aged 78)
politician lawyer writer philosopher political commissar
Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosopher and author who served as the president of the presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996. He later served as the first chairman of the presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1998, and then briefly in 2000. He was also the founder and first president...
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Vojislav Šešelj

84. Vojislav Šešelj

1954-. (aged 72)
military personnel university teacher lawyer writer politician
Vojislav Šešelj is a Serbian politician. He is the founder and president of the far-right Serbian Radical Party (SRS). From 1998 to 2000, he was a deputy prime minister of Serbia.
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Ivica Osim

85. Ivica Osim

1941-2022 (aged 81)
sports official association football coach association football player
Ivan Osim, best known as Ivica Osim, was a Bosnian professional footballer and football manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest Bosnian football managers of all time, he is also seen as one of the most influential football managers in the former Yugoslavia.
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Zdravko Čolić

86. Zdravko Čolić

1951-. (aged 75)
singer
Zdravko Čolić is a Bosnian and Serbian pop singer who is widely considered one of the greatest vocalists and cultural icons of the former Yugoslavia. He has been compared to Paul McCartney and Tom Jones by music critics and the general public. He has garnered fame in Southeastern Europe for his emotionally expressive tenor voice, fluent stage presence and numerous...
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Neda Ukraden

87. Neda Ukraden

1950-. (aged 76)
recording artist singer
Neda Ukraden is a Serbian-Croatian singer. Her professional career stretches back to 1967 and has collectively released thirty studio albums. With collective sales of over five million records, Ukraden is recognised as one of the most successful artists from former Yugoslavia.
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Sanela Diana Jenkins

88. Sanela Diana Jenkins

1973-. (aged 53)
entrepreneur philanthropist
Sanela Diana Jenkins is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who was born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She currently resides in California. Jenkins fled her home country during the siege of Sarajevo and immigrated to London, where she studied at City University, London.
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Dritan Abazović

89. Dritan Abazović

1985-. (aged 41)
politician
Dritan Abazović is a Montenegrin politician who served as Prime Minister of Montenegro and as acting Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2022 to 2023. An ethnic Albanian, he heads the United Reform Action party. He previously served as deputy prime minister in the cabinet of Zdravko Krivokapić from 2020 until 2022.
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Bakir Izetbegović

90. Bakir Izetbegović

1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Bakir Izetbegović is a Bosnian politician who served as the 6th Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 2010 to 2018. He is the third and current president of the Party of Democratic Action (SDA).
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Denis Bećirović

91. Denis Bećirović

1975-. (aged 51)
politician
Denis Bećirović is a Bosnian politician, professor and historian serving as the 8th and current Bosniak member of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2022. Previously, Bećirović was a member of the national House of Peoples from 2019 to 2022. He is a member and former vice-president of the Social Democratic Party (SDP BiH).
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Husein Kavazović

92. Husein Kavazović

1964-. (aged 62)
ulema imam mufti
Husein ef. Kavazović is a Bosnian cleric serving as Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina since November 2012.