Most Famous Croatian Writers

50 Croatian Writers in view out of 67

Writing 67
Croatia 452
Dubravka Ugrešić
Dubravka Ugrešić Croatian Writer Born 1949
#27,577
Tin Ujević
Tin Ujević Croatian Poet 1891 – 1955
#28,373
MZ
Miklós Zrínyi Croatian Poet 1620 – 1664
#29,295
PM
Predrag Matvejević Croatian Writer 1932 – 2017
#34,064
Vladimir Nazor
Vladimir Nazor Croatian Poet 1876 – 1949
#41,868
Antun Gustav Matoš
Antun Gustav Matoš Croatian Writer 1873 – 1914
#42,454
August Šenoa
August Šenoa Croatian Writer 1838 – 1881
#44,742
Mile Budak
Mile Budak Croatian Writer 1889 – 1945
#47,638
Fran Krsto Frankopan
Fran Krsto Frankopan Croatian Poet 1643 – 1671
#65,411
Marija Jurić Zagorka
Marija Jurić Zagorka Croatian Playwright 1873 – 1957
#68,690
Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević
Silvije Strahimir Kranjčević Croatian Poet 1865 – 1908
#69,458
Miro Gavran
Miro Gavran Croatian Writer Born 1961
#72,058
JK
Juraj Križanić Croatian Writer 1618 – 1683
#73,623
Franjo Rački
Franjo Rački Croatian Historian 1828 – 1894
#81,359
RM
Ranko Marinković Croatian Playwright 1913 – 2001
#84,408
Antun Branko Šimić
Antun Branko Šimić Croatian Writer 1898 – 1925
#90,240
Ivan Goran Kovačić
Ivan Goran Kovačić Croatian Poet 1913 – 1943
#94,322
Petar Hektorović
Petar Hektorović Croatian Writer 1487 – 1572
#97,107
Milan Šufflay
Milan Šufflay Croatian Historian 1879 – 1931
#97,772
Vesna Parun
Vesna Parun Croatian Poet 1922 – 2010
#98,055
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski
Ksaver Šandor Gjalski Croatian Writer 1854 – 1935
#103,667
Ivo Brešan
Ivo Brešan Croatian Writer 1936 – 2017
#104,790
Hanibal Lucić
Hanibal Lucić Croatian Poet 1485 – 1553
#123,954
Milan Begović
Milan Begović Croatian Writer 1876 – 1948
#136,743
BB
Bruno Bušić Croatian Journalist 1939 – 1978
#139,685
Ante Kovačić
Ante Kovačić Croatian Writer 1854 – 1889
#141,693
Grgo Martić
Grgo Martić Croatian Writer 1822 – 1905
#150,526
Ivan Aralica
Ivan Aralica Croatian Writer Born 1930
#158,051
Tadija Smičiklas
Tadija Smičiklas Croatian Historian 1843 – 1914
#162,921
Slavko Kolar
Slavko Kolar Croatian Author 1891 – 1963
#189,437
Vjekoslav Klaić
Vjekoslav Klaić Croatian Historian 1849 – 1928
#204,000
Frane Bulić
Frane Bulić Croatian Art Historian 1846 – 1934
#207,980
Joža Horvat
Joža Horvat Croatian Writer 1915 – 2012
#224,968
DB
Dušan Bilandžić Croatian Historian 1924 – 2015
#237,597
Milorad Pupovac
Milorad Pupovac Croatian Philologist Born 1955
#238,411
Petar Skok
Petar Skok Croatian Linguist 1881 – 1956
#266,700
Janko Leskovar
Janko Leskovar Croatian Writer 1861 – 1949
#268,728
Mato Lovrak
Mato Lovrak Croatian Writer 1899 – 1974
#272,346
Pavao Štoos
Pavao Štoos Croatian Poet 1806 – 1862
#296,531
SL
Slaven Letica Croatian Writer 1947 – 2020
#307,508
BF
Branko Fučić Croatian Art Historian 1920 – 1999
#313,641
Mirko Vidović
Mirko Vidović Croatian Writer 1940 – 2016
#325,118
ŠS
Šime Starčević Croatian Linguist 1784 – 1859
#343,228
VD
Vladimir Dvorniković Croatian Philosopher 1888 – 1956
#365,361
Spomenka Štimec
Spomenka Štimec Croatian Writer Born 1949
#385,346
Filip Grabovac
Filip Grabovac Croatian Writer 1698 – 1749
#421,959
Dragutin Domjanić
Dragutin Domjanić Croatian Poet 1875 – 1933
#437,281
Adolfo Veber Tkalčević
Adolfo Veber Tkalčević Croatian Literary 1825 – 1889
#451,794
Đuro Blažeka
Đuro Blažeka Croatian Linguist Born 1968
#468,189
NR
Nikša Ranjina Croatian Writer 1494 – 1582
#492,606

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Inside Croatia Writers

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What Croatia Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Croatia Writers's biggest group — 40% of all notables (27).

Croatia Writers over-index on writer — 9.8× the global rate.

  1. Writer27
  2. Poet11
  3. Historian6
  4. Journalist4
  5. Linguist4
  6. Author3
  7. Playwright2
  8. Art Historian2
  1. Writer279.8×
  2. Poet118.4×
  3. Historian67.5×