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Most Famous People from Serbia

All 152,953
Serbia 572
175 MT Mother Teresa Mother Teresa Serbian Nun 1910–1997
504 CT Constantine the Great Constantine the Great Serbian Emperor 274–337
606 ND Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Serbian Player b. 1987
1,509 EK Emir Kusturica Serbian Actor b. 1954
2,426 MS Monica Seles Monica Seles Serbian Player b. 1973
6,003 VK Vuk Karadžić Vuk Karadžić Serbian Linguist 1787–1864
7,626 AI Alexander I of Yugoslavia Alexander I of Yugoslavia Serbian Sovereign 1888–1934
8,159 MP Mihajlo Pupin Mihajlo Pupin Serbian Chemist 1858–1935
8,232 DM Draža Mihailović Draža Mihailović Serbian Soldier 1893–1946
8,834 G Galerius Galerius Serbian Emperor 250–311
11,668 LO Lazar of Serbia Lazar of Serbia Serbian Chamberlain 1329–1389
12,781 NV Nemanja Vidić Nemanja Vidić Serbian Football b. 1981
13,476 MK Mateja Kežman Serbian Football b. 1979
13,550 NP Nikola Pašić Nikola Pašić Serbian Politician 1845–1926
15,873 SN Stefan Nemanja Stefan Nemanja Serbian Prince 1113–1199
16,362 DĆ Dobrica Ćosić Dobrica Ćosić Serbian Writer 1921–2014
17,129 MK Miloš Krasić Serbian Football b. 1984
17,892 NM Nemanja Matić Nemanja Matić Serbian Football b. 1988
18,736 JC Jovan Cvijić Serbian Geographer 1865–1927
19,213 DM Desanka Maksimović Desanka Maksimović Serbian Poet 1898–1993
19,257 ZT Zoran Tošić Zoran Tošić Serbian Football b. 1987
20,276 NS Neven Subotić Neven Subotić Serbian Football b. 1988
20,510 MC Miloš Crnjanski Miloš Crnjanski Serbian Poet 1893–1977
20,536 MI Milan I of Serbia Milan I of Serbia Serbian King 1854–1901
21,069 DT Dušan Tadić Dušan Tadić Serbian Football b. 1988
21,213 DO Dositej Obradović Dositej Obradović Serbian Writer 1742–1811
21,522 AP Aleksandar Prijović Serbian Football b. 1990
22,078 MO Miloš Obrenović Miloš Obrenović Serbian Prince 1780–1860
23,732 SS Saint Sava Saint Sava Serbian Priest 1169–1236
23,862 AL Adem Ljajić Adem Ljajić Serbian Football b. 1991
24,162 LM Lazar Marković Lazar Marković Serbian Football b. 1994
24,188 VD Vuk Drašković Vuk Drašković Serbian Politician b. 1946
25,975 BĆ Branko Ćopić Branko Ćopić Serbian Writer 1915–1984
26,583 FĐ Filip Đuričić Filip Đuričić Serbian Football b. 1992
27,156 GM Gojko Mitić Gojko Mitić Serbian Actor b. 1940
27,315 AK Alexander Karađorđević (Prince of Serbia) Alexander Karađorđević (Prince of Serbia) Serbian Sovereign 1806–1885
27,928 MT Miloš Teodosić Miloš Teodosić Serbian Basket b. 1987
28,225 MN Milan Nedić Milan Nedić Serbian Politician 1877–1946
28,476 BŽ Bata Živojinović Bata Živojinović Serbian Politician 1933–2016
28,534 SL Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević Serbian Prince 1374–1427
29,011 MO Mihailo Obrenović Serbian Sovereign 1823–1868
31,430 PM Prince Marko Prince Marko Serbian King 1335–1395
31,571 AM Aleksandar Mitrović (footballer) Aleksandar Mitrović (footballer) Serbian Football b. 1994
31,745 NM Nikola Maksimović Nikola Maksimović Serbian Football b. 1991
32,331 LK Laza Kostić Laza Kostić Serbian Writer 1841–1910
33,632 ŽM Živojin Mišić Živojin Mišić Serbian Officer 1855–1921
34,402 ĐJ Đura Jakšić Đura Jakšić Serbian Poet 1832–1878
36,740 RP Radosav Petrović Serbian Football b. 1989
37,350 C( Ceca (singer) Ceca (singer) Serbian Singer b. 1973
37,876 JP Josif Pančić Josif Pančić Serbian Botanist 1814–1888
37,960 PR Predrag Rajković Predrag Rajković Serbian Football b. 1995
37,974 SŠ Slavko Štimac Slavko Štimac Serbian Actor b. 1960
41,534 P( Pavle (Serbian Patriarch) Pavle (Serbian Patriarch) Serbian Priest 1914–2009
41,623 ID Ivica Dragutinović Serbian Football b. 1975
42,913 DA David Albahari Serbian Writer b. 1948
43,127 BM Boban Marjanović Boban Marjanović Serbian Basket b. 1988
43,191 SM Savo Milošević Savo Milošević Serbian Football b. 1973
43,713 LB Lepa Brena Lepa Brena Serbian Singer b. 1960
44,797 NJ Nikola Jokić Nikola Jokić Serbian Basket b. 1995
45,069 AT Aleksandar Tišma Aleksandar Tišma Serbian Writer 1924–2003
45,073 DK Dušan Kovačević Dušan Kovačević Serbian Writer b. 1948
45,583 LF Ljubomir Fejsa Ljubomir Fejsa Serbian Football b. 1988
46,289 VB Vujadin Boškov Vujadin Boškov Serbian Football 1931–2014
46,377 BJ Borisav Jović Borisav Jović Serbian Politician b. 1928
46,400 NĐ Nikola Đurđić Nikola Đurđić Serbian Football b. 1986
47,127 DK Darko Kovačević Darko Kovačević Serbian Football b. 1973
47,985 MR Miroslav Raduljica Miroslav Raduljica Serbian Basket b. 1988
49,100 PS Peja Stojaković Peja Stojaković Serbian Basket b. 1977
49,541 DM Draga Mašin Draga Mašin Serbian Queen 1864–1903
49,609 BS Borisav Stanković Borisav Stanković Serbian Writer 1876–1927
51,875 NK Nenad Krstić Nenad Krstić Serbian Basket b. 1983
51,921 NN Nemanja Nedović Nemanja Nedović Serbian Basket b. 1991
52,049 IG Ilija Garašanin Ilija Garašanin Serbian Politician 1812–1874
53,475 AK Aleksandar Katai Aleksandar Katai Serbian Football b. 1991
57,336 LR Lazar Ristovski Lazar Ristovski Serbian Actor b. 1952
61,247 MA Mika Antić Mika Antić Serbian Poet 1932–1986
62,202 OK Ognjen Kuzmić Ognjen Kuzmić Serbian Basket b. 1990
62,595 MG Milovan Glišić Milovan Glišić Serbian Writer 1847–1908
65,419 RD Radoje Domanović Radoje Domanović Serbian Writer 1873–1908
65,683 PB Petar Bojović Petar Bojović Serbian Officer 1858–1945
66,943 AP Aleksandar Pavlović Aleksandar Pavlović Serbian Basket b. 1983
68,606 DP Dejan Petković Dejan Petković Serbian Football b. 1972
70,559 SP Svetozar Pribićević Svetozar Pribićević Serbian Politician 1875–1936
70,569 DM Dragana Mirković Dragana Mirković Serbian Singer b. 1968
71,295 NM Nemanja Maksimović Nemanja Maksimović Serbian Football b. 1995
72,470 ŽR Željko Rebrača Željko Rebrača Serbian Basket b. 1972
72,858 JV Jagoš Vuković Serbian Football b. 1988
76,848 DB Darko Brašanac Serbian Football b. 1992
77,950 KP Kosta Pećanac Kosta Pećanac Serbian Soldier 1879–1944
79,175 SS Stepa Stepanović Stepa Stepanović Serbian Marshal 1856–1929
79,340 MB Mira Banjac Mira Banjac Serbian Actor b. 1929
79,953 VB Vuk Branković Vuk Branković Serbian Noble 1345–1397
81,607 RA Radomir Antić Radomir Antić Serbian Football 1948–2020
83,069 NN Nikola Ninković Serbian Football b. 1994
83,683 AP Aleksandar Pantić (footballer (Born 1992)) Aleksandar Pantić (footballer (Born 1992)) Serbian Football b. 1992
83,890 AI Arsenije III Čarnojević Arsenije III Čarnojević Serbian Priest 1633–1706
86,282 PO Perica Ognjenović Serbian Football b. 1977
86,412 SR Stevan Raičković Stevan Raičković Serbian Poet 1928–2007
86,814 NA Neda Arnerić Neda Arnerić Serbian Actor 1953–2020
87,089 BM Boban Marković Boban Marković Serbian Trumpet b. 1964
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By the numbers

Inside Serbia

572 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Serbia during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Serbia peaked in the 1940s with 74 people.

What Serbia Is Known For

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Sports is Serbia's biggest group — 30% of all notables (172).

Serbia over-indexes on royalty — 2.5× the global rate.

Serbia under-produces politics & law — only 0.6× the global rate.

  1. Sports172
  2. Writing82
  3. Politics & Law75
  4. Military45
  5. Music44
  6. Art & Design31
  7. Science29
  8. Other28
  1. Royalty132.5×
  2. Military451.9×
  1. Politics & Law750.6×
  2. Science290.6×
  3. Other280.7×
  4. Film & TV270.7×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Serbia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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  • Writing
  • Politics & Law
  • Music
  • Military
  • Art & Design
  • Other

Datelines

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