45.8130° N, 15.9772° E
ZAGREB - CENTAR
Most Famous People Born in Zagreb - Centar, Croatia
- Notable people
- 1,308
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1968
- Most distinctive
- Handball 12.7×
Yugoslavia and then Croatia sent their sports pipeline to Europe through here — handball at 12.7×, with basketball, rowing, hockey, and football all above the global rate. Miroslav Krleža wrote the entire modernist Croatian canon on these streets, and the architect over-index traces the Secessionist downtown that Zagreb rebuilt around itself after 1880.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Zagreb - Centar Is Known For
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Football is Zagreb - Centar's biggest profession — 24% of all notables (320).
Zagreb - Centar over-indexes on handball — 12.7× the global rate.
Zagreb - Centar under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Zagreb - Centar's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Miroslav Krleža
1893 - 1981
Sylva Koscina
1933 - 1994
Mira Furlan
Born 1955
Niko Kranjčar
Born 1984
Andrej Kramarić
Born 1991
Ivo Josipović
Born 1957
Dario Šimić
Born 1975
Sandra Perković
Born 1990
Milan Badelj
Born 1989
Franz von Bayros
1866 - 1924
Janica Kostelić
Born 1982
Jacques Houdek
Born 1981
William Feller
1906 - 1970
Marko Pjaca
Born 1995
Marcelo Brozović
Born 1992
Zlatko Čajkovski
1923 - 1998
Krešimir Ćosić
1948 - 1995
Ante Ćorić
Born 1997
Jerko Leko
Born 1980
Oja Kodar
Born 1941
Tomaž Šalamun
1941 - 2014
Andrej Plenković
Born 1970
August Šenoa
1838 - 1881
Ivan Kelava
Born 1988
Zoran Milanović
Born 1966
Ivo Karlović
Born 1979
Zinka Milanov
1906 - 1989
Tin Jedvaj
Born 1995
Ivan Tomečak
Born 1989
Josip Pivarić
Born 1989
Max Emanuel Cenčić
Born 1976
Borna Ćorić
Born 1996
Mensur Mujdža
Born 1984
Branko Zebec
1929 - 1988
Ivan Turina
1980 - 2013
Igor Bišćan
Born 1978
Darko Rundek
Born 1956
Jozo Šimunović
Born 1994
Besart Abdurahimi
Born 1990
Vatroslav Lisinski
1819 - 1854
Rajko Grlić
Born 1947
Damjan Rudež
Born 1986
Vesna Pusić
Born 1953
Eugen Kvaternik
1825 - 1871
Mihael Mikić
Born 1980
Filip Šovagović
Born 1966
Zvonimir Soldo
Born 1967
Ajla Tomljanović
Born 1993
Ivica Kostelić
Born 1979
Josip Brekalo
Born 1998
Bernard Vukas
1927 - 1983
Zlatko Kranjčar
Born 1956
Milan Mladenović
1958 - 1994
Iva Majoli
Born 1977
Ivo Lola Ribar
1916 - 1943
Nina Badrić
Born 1972
Krunoslav Simon
Born 1985
Tomo Šokota
Born 1977
Antun Mihanović
1796 - 1861
Vlado Milunić
Born 1941
Zlatko Hasanbegović
Born 1973
Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger
1856 - 1936
Tomislav Ivković
Born 1960
Sanja Iveković
Born 1949
Oliver Zelenika
Born 1993
Branko Strupar
Born 1970
Josipa Lisac
Born 1950
Sergio Mimica-Gezzan
Born 1956
Igor Vori
Born 1980
Ivan Supek
1915 - 2007
Great Antonio
1925 - 2003
Hrvoje Čale
Born 1985
Tomislav Butina
Born 1974
Tomislav Dujmović
Born 1981
Tomislav Sunić
Born 1953
Domagoj Antolić
Born 1990
Ana Rucner
Born 1983
Stjepan Bobek
1923 - 2010
Relja Bašić
1930 - 2017
Nikola Jurčević
Born 1966
August Cesarec
1893 - 1941
Goran Prpić
Born 1964
Dino Drpić
Born 1981
Tatjana Šimić
Born 1963
Vinko Brešan
Born 1964
Daša Drndić
1946 - 2018
Dimitrija Demeter
1811 - 1872
Dalibor Matanić
Born 1975
Filip Krovinović
Born 1995
Andrej Panadić
Born 1969
Julius Epstein (pianist)
1832 - 1926
Mirko Novosel
Born 1938
Vlatko Pavletić
1930 - 2007
Stjepan Šulek
1914 - 1986
Dido Kvaternik
1910 - 1962
Dragutin Šurbek
1946 - 2018
Mladen Lorković
1909 - 1945
Goran Lovre
Born 1982
Zlatko Grgić
1931 - 1988
Velimir Zajec
Born 1956
Damjan Djoković
Born 1990
Martin Sinković
Born 1989
Frank Sinkwich
1920 - 1990
Radovan Vlatković
Born 1962
Dubravko Pavličić
1967 - 2012
Nikola Mektić
Born 1988
Sandy Marton
Born 1959
Dobroslav Paraga
Born 1960
Željko Čajkovski
1925 - 2016
Darija Jurak
Born 1984
Nives Celsius
Born 1981
Elma Karlowa
1932 - 1994
Ivica Šerfezi
1935 - 2004
Valent Sinković
Born 1988
Paul Skalich
1534 - 1573
Adriana Altaras
Born 1960
Tajči
Born 1970
Milan Turkovic
Born 1939
Filip Benković
Born 1997
Mario Maloča
Born 1989
Jana Fett
Born 1996
Marko Pajač
Born 1993
Igor Jovićević
Born 1973
Alfi Kabiljo
Born 1935
Esad Ribić
Born 1972
Jovan Karamata
1902 - 1967
Gordan Giriček
Born 1977
Dragan Travica
Born 1986
Miljenko Matijevic
Born 1964
Ivan Buva
Born 1991
Mario Šitum
Born 1992
Ante Tomić (footballer)
Born 1983
Nenad Kljaić
Born 1966
Vlado Kristl
1923 - 2004
Borna Rendulić
Born 1992
Bora Ćosić
Born 1932
Karlo Bartolec
Born 1995
Borna Sosa
Born 1998
Ivana Banfić
Born 1969
Ranko Munitić
1943 - 2009
Ivan Đikić
Born 1966
Ivica Banović
Born 1980
Rudolf Belin
Born 1942
Alen Peternac
Born 1972
Ante Čačić
Born 1953
Bogdan Lalić
Born 1964
Vladimir Miholjević
Born 1974
Tomislav Kiš
Born 1994
Dunja Vejzović
Born 1943
Tihomir Orešković
Born 1966
Mario Brkljača
Born 1985
Zoran Ferić
Born 1961
Lovro Zovko
Born 1981
Nikola Radulović
Born 1973
Slobodan Šnajder
Born 1948
Mladen Ramljak
1945 - 1978
Silvio Marić
Born 1975
Natko Zrnčić-Dim
Born 1986
Tomislav Barbarić
Born 1989
Slavko Ćuruvija
1949 - 1999
Ivan Šimonović
Born 1959
Adrian Šemper
Born 1998
Antonija Šola
Born 1979
Slaven Rimac
Born 1974
Radoslav Katičić
1930 - 2019
Darko Suvin
Born 1930
Berislav Klobučar
1924 - 2014
Nina Morić
Born 1976
Ivo Malec
1925 - 2019
Jagoda Kaloper
1947 - 2016
Željko Reiner
Born 1953
Manuel Štrlek
Born 1988
Rene Bitorajac
Born 1972
Danko Cvjetićanin
Born 1963
Dejan Medaković
1922 - 2008
Lea Deutsch
1927 - 1943
Janko Drašković
1770 - 1856
Darko Macan
Born 1966
Zdravko Zupan
1950 - 2015
Filip Lončarić
Born 1986
Vedran Zrnić
Born 1979
Zlatko Horvat
Born 1984
Roko Karanušić
Born 1982
Mario Musa
Born 1990
Radovan Ivšić
1921 - 2009
Igor Aleksander
Born 1937
Franjo Wölfl
1918 - 1987
Josip Račić
1885 - 1908
Marko Mlinarić
Born 1960
Maximilian Njegovan
1858 - 1930
Ivan Pernar (politician, born 1985)
Born 1985
Danijel Žeželj
Born 1966
Eugen Pusić
1916 - 2010
Baltazar Adam Krčelić
1715 - 1778
Zlatko Baloković
1895 - 1965
Ranko Matasović
Born 1968
Branimir Kalaica
Born 1998
Miroslav Nemec
Born 1954
Jurica Golemac
Born 1977
Drago Vabec
Born 1950
Milan Kangrga
1923 - 2008
Mario Cvitanović
Born 1975
Željko Šakić
Born 1988
Antun Palić
Born 1988
Ljudevit Vukotinović
1813 - 1893
Mišo Cebalo
Born 1945
Ivo Pukanić
1961 - 2008
Mislav Oršić
Born 1992
Fran Tudor
Born 1995
Domagoj Pavičić
Born 1994
Paul Diamond
Born 1961
Miljenko Prohaska
1925 - 2014
Živa Kraus
Born 1945
Franjo Bučar
1866 - 1946
Vera Schwarz
1888 - 1964
Tituš Brezovački
1757 - 1805
Luna Alcalay
1928 - 2012
Fran Brodić
Born 1997
Marko Mamić
Born 1994
Rudi Supek
1913 - 1993
Žarko Puhovski
Born 1946
Toma Bašić
Born 1996
Nenad Petrović (chess composer)
1907 - 1989
Vida Jerman
1939 - 2011
Igor Kordej
Born 1957
Radimir Čačić
Born 1949
Zoran Čutura
Born 1962
Milan Trenc
Born 1962
Ivan Kovačec
Born 1988
Albin Vidović
1943 - 2018
Željko Mavrović
Born 1969
Marko Radaš
Born 1983
Dubravko Šimenc
Born 1966
Ivan Fiolić
Born 1996
Božo Bakota
1950 - 2015
Tomislav Pinter
1926 - 2008
Bojan Knežević (Croatian footballer)
Born 1997
Thea Altaras
1924 - 2004
Domagoj Abramović
Born 1981
Vlado Stenzel
Born 1934
Damir Šolman
Born 1949
Ana Vrljić
Born 1984
Nada Klaić
1920 - 1988
Mladen Bašić
1917 - 2012
Marin Soljačić
Born 1974
Petar Mamić
Born 1996
Dražen Brnčić
Born 1971
Goran Sudžuka
Born 1969
Bruno Orešar
Born 1967
Nataša Osmokrović
Born 1976
Filip Hrgović
Born 1992
Zlatko Papec
1934 - 2013
Rada Iveković
Born 1945
Jaroslav Dietl
1929 - 1985
Leona Paraminski
Born 1979
Anđelko Klobučar
1931 - 2016
Zlatko Škorić
1941 - 2019
Ivo Pilar
1874 - 1933
Marino Tartaglia
1894 - 1984
Ivo Goldstein
Born 1958
Rudolf Matz
1901 - 1988
Denis Špoljarić
Born 1979
Zdenka Kovačiček
Born 1944
Martina Filjak
Born 1978
Dejan Lazić
Born 1977
Predrag Cvitanović
Born 1946
Zvonimir Cimermančić
1917 - 1979
Hermina Pipinić
Born 1928
Fran Bošnjaković
1902 - 1993
Nikola Tkalčić
Born 1989
Sreto Ristić
Born 1976
Goran Milić
Born 1946
Bruno Gudelj
Born 1966
Jean Lindenmann
1924 - 2015
Branka Musulin
1917 - 1975
Braslav Rabar
1919 - 1973
Josip Šimić
Born 1977
Zvonimir Rogoz
1887 - 1988
Juraj Neidhardt
1901 - 1979
Andrea Ivančević
Born 1984
Toni Gorupec
Born 1993
Oskar Herman
1886 - 1974
Gordan Kožulj
Born 1976
Igor Jovanović
Born 1989
Mario Jurić
Born 1979
Sofija Novoselić
Born 1990
Davor Kukec
Born 1986
Tomislav Šola
Born 1948
Mirko Boman
1926 - 2013
Lucija Šerbedžija
Born 1973
Josip Juranović
Born 1995
Branko Kralj
1924 - 2012
Fran Karačić
Born 1996
Mirko Stojanović
Born 1939
Martina Zubčić
Born 1989
Mária Lebstück
1831 - 1892
Branko Hucika
Born 1977
Branko Špoljar
1914 - 1985
Fabijan Komljenović
Born 1968
Josip Ćorić
Born 1988