Most Famous Yugoslav Writers

48 Yugoslav Writers in view out of 48

Writing 48
Yugoslavia 199
Ivo Andrić
Ivo Andrić Yugoslav Writer 1892 – 1975
#1,854
MK
Miroslav Krleža Yugoslav Writer 1893 – 1981
#10,802
MS
Meša Selimović Yugoslav Writer 1910 – 1982
#17,321
Vasko Popa
Vasko Popa Yugoslav Writer 1922 – 1991
#31,057
Isidora Sekulić
Isidora Sekulić Yugoslav Writer 1877 – 1958
#44,270
MD
Mak Dizdar Yugoslav Poet 1917 – 1971
#68,523
Ivan Tavčar
Ivan Tavčar Yugoslav Writer 1851 – 1923
#83,744
Rudolf Maister
Rudolf Maister Yugoslav Poet 1874 – 1934
#90,193
Fran Saleški Finžgar
Fran Saleški Finžgar Yugoslav Writer 1871 – 1962
#91,117
Lojze Grozde
Lojze Grozde Yugoslav Poet 1923 – 1943
#147,018
Ivan Pregelj
Ivan Pregelj Yugoslav Poet 1883 – 1960
#148,012
Miško Kranjec
Miško Kranjec Yugoslav Writer 1908 – 1983
#157,412
Karel Destovnik
Karel Destovnik Yugoslav Poet 1922 – 1944
#228,833
Leopold Suhodolčan
Leopold Suhodolčan Yugoslav Writer 1928 – 1980
#258,124
Mate Balota
Mate Balota Yugoslav Poet 1898 – 1963
#294,518
IC
Izidor Cankar Yugoslav Linguist 1886 – 1958
#304,968
Igo Gruden
Igo Gruden Yugoslav Poet 1893 – 1948
#336,883
Ágoston Pável
Ágoston Pável Yugoslav Writer 1886 – 1946
#370,464
Dušan Pirjevec
Dušan Pirjevec Yugoslav Literary 1921 – 1977
#391,925
Lojze Krakar
Lojze Krakar Yugoslav Literary 1926 – 1995
#399,102
Dragojlo Dudić
Dragojlo Dudić Yugoslav Writer 1887 – 1941
#399,505
Anica Černej
Anica Černej Yugoslav Poet 1900 – 1944
#466,518
József Klekl (politician)
József Klekl (politician) Yugoslav Writer 1874 – 1948
#473,714
Slavko Grum
Slavko Grum Yugoslav Writer 1901 – 1949
#492,493
Fran Zwitter
Fran Zwitter Yugoslav Historian 1905 – 1988
#531,627
Fran Detela
Fran Detela Yugoslav Writer 1850 – 1926
#592,028
Narte Velikonja
Narte Velikonja Yugoslav Writer 1891 – 1945
#593,124
Mihael Napotnik
Mihael Napotnik Yugoslav Author 1850 – 1922
#608,264
Branko Hofman
Branko Hofman Yugoslav Poet 1929 – 1991
#611,071
France Vodnik
France Vodnik Yugoslav Literary 1903 – 1986
#611,154
Veljko Kovačević
Veljko Kovačević Yugoslav Writer 1912 – 1994
#636,493
France Koblar
France Koblar Yugoslav Literary 1889 – 1975
#641,166
Rajko Petrov Nogo
Rajko Petrov Nogo Yugoslav Poet Born 1945
#706,807
Anton Slodnjak
Anton Slodnjak Yugoslav Literary 1899 – 1983
#733,583
VB
Vida Brest Yugoslav Writer 1925 – 1985
#744,370
SK
Sida Košutić Yugoslav Author 1902 – 1965
#787,842
IZ
Ivan Zelko Yugoslav Historian 1912 – 1986
#829,861
NB
Nikolaus Bencsics Yugoslav Historian Born 1937
#860,303
AS
Antal Stevanecz Yugoslav Writer 1861 – 1921
#893,245
MG
Marica Gregorič-Stepančič Yugoslav Writer 1874 – 1954
#894,551
Ferenc Oslay
Ferenc Oslay Yugoslav Historian 1883 – 1932
#897,045
Mijo Lončarić
Mijo Lončarić Yugoslav Linguist Born 1941
#950,927
Anton Debeljak
Anton Debeljak Yugoslav Writer 1887 – 1952
#986,428
Ferenc Talányi
Ferenc Talányi Yugoslav Writer 1883 – 1959
#1,001,125
István Kováts
István Kováts Yugoslav Writer 1866 – 1945
#1,002,795
Rudolf Pečjak
Rudolf Pečjak Yugoslav Writer 1891 – 1940
#1,036,963
Fran Bradač
Fran Bradač Yugoslav Philologist 1885 – 1970
#1,132,898
PB
Peter Butkovič Yugoslav Writer 1888 – 1953
#1,177,172

By the numbers

Inside Yugoslavia Writers

48 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous yugoslavia writers born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Yugoslavia Writers peaked in the 1880s with 10 people.

What Yugoslavia Writers Are Known For

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Writer are Yugoslavia Writers's biggest group — 50% of all notables (24).

Yugoslavia Writers over-index on literary — 82.1× the global rate.

  1. Writer24
  2. Poet10
  3. Literary5
  4. Historian4
  5. Linguist2
  6. Author2
  7. Philologist1
  1. Literary582.1×
  2. Writer2412.1×
  3. Poet1010.7×