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Find out more about the greatest Croatian, including Slavica Ecclestone, Rudolf Steiner, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, Goran Ivanisevic and Slava Raškaj.

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Croatia is a Roman Catholic country situated at the intersection of Central Europe, Southeast Europe and Mediterranean. Having a history that dates back to 7th century AD, Croatia, much like its European counterparts, faced suppression from the Ottoman Empire and was later merged into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. It was not until 1991 that Croatia gained complete independence and was adjudged as the Republic of Croatia. Over the years, Croatia’s strategic geographic location influenced the country’s art and culture so much so, giving it shades of both the western and eastern hemispheres. Though Croatian stalwarts dominated Croatia’s politics, economy, military, academics, science, medicine, and arts and entertainment since times immemorial, it was in the 19th century that Croatian culture witnessed unprecedented developments in all the fields, thus giving rise to a number of popular historical figures such as, Franjo Tudman, Tin Ujevic, Vlado Gotovac, Janica, Kostelic, Ivan Supek and so on, The country also boasts of having three Nobel Prize winners including Lavoslav Ružička and Vladimir Prelog in the field of chemistry and Ivo Andrić in the field of literature. Know more about the life and works of popular Croatians in this section.

Lorde
(Singer)

07 November 1996

Takapuna

Scorpio

Rudolf Steiner
(Philosopher, social reformer, architect and esotericist)

25 February 1861

30 March 1925

Donji Kraljevec, Croatia

Pisces

Mario Andretti

28 February 1940

Italy

Pisces

Slavica Ecclestone
(Model, Ex-Wife of Bernie Ecclestone)

02 June 1958

Rijeka, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia

Gemini

Theodor Billroth
(Surgeon)

26 April 1829

06 February 1894

Bergen auf Rügen

Taurus

Slava Raškaj
(Painter)

02 January 1877

29 March 1906

Ozalj

Capricorn

Anton Haus
(Naval officer)

13 June 1851

08 February 1917

Tolmin

Gemini

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
(Fourth President of Croatia)

29 April 1968

Rijeka

Taurus

Goran Ivanisevic
(Tennis Player)

13 September 1971

Split, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia

Virgo

Herman Potočnik
(Engineer)

22 December 1892

27 August 1929

Pula

Sagittarius

Ivan Meštrović
(Sculptor)

15 August 1883

15 January 1962

Vrpolje

Leo

Franjo Rački
(Historian)

25 November 1828

13 February 1894

Fužine, Croatia

Sagittarius

Emanuel Vidović
(Artist)

24 December 1870

01 June 1953

Split

Capricorn

Diocletian
(Emperor)

22 December 0244

03 December 0311

Solin

Sagittarius

Jerome
(Priest)

27 March 0347

30 December 0420

Štrigova

Aries

Dejan Lovren
(Croatian footballer)

05 July 1989

Zenica, Bosnia

Cancer

Davor Šuker
(Footballer)

01 January 1968

Osijek

Capricorn

Eduardo da Silva
(Brazilian-Croatian footballer)

25 February 1983

Rio de Janeiro

Pisces

Darijo Srna
(Croatian footballer)

01 May 1982

Metković

Taurus

Maximian

0250 AD

11 July 0310

Sirmium, Yugoslavia

Marko Pjaca
(Croatian footballer)

06 May 1995

Zagreb

Taurus

Valentinian I

0321 AD

Vinkovci

Valens

0328 AD

Vinkovci

Mira Furlan
(Actress)

07 September 1955

Zagreb

Virgo

Domagoj Vida
(Croatian footballer)

29 April 1989

Našice, Croatia

Taurus

Milan Badelj
(Croatian footballer)

25 February 1989

Zagreb

Pisces

Zvonimir Boban

1968 AD

Imotski

János Kádár
(political)

26 May 1912

06 July 1989

Rijeka

Gemini

Igor Tudor
(Croatian football manager)

16 April 1978

Split

Aries

Marko Rog
(Croatian footballer)

19 July 1995

Varaždin

Cancer

Tin Jedvaj
(Footballer)

28 November 1995

Zagreb

Sagittarius

Dado Pršo
(Footballer)

05 November 1974

Zadar

Scorpio

Glycerius
(Emperor)

0420 AD

0480 AD

Pope Caius

22 April 0296

Roman Dalmatia

Stipe Pletikosa

1979 AD

Split

Mary of Hungary
(Queen)

1371 AD

17 May 1395

Pope John IV

0600 AD

Dalmatia

Saint Marinus

0300 AD

Lopar, Croatia

Danijel Ljuboja
(Footballer)

04 September 1978

Vinkovci

Virgo

Ivo Sanader
(Politician, Prime Minister)

08 June 1953

Split

Gemini

Jadranka Kosor
(Politician, Journalist)

01 July 1953

Pakrac

Cancer

Probus
(Emperor)

19 August 0232

31 August 0282

Sirmium

Leo

Ivica Vastic
(Football midfielder)

29 September 1969

Split

Libra

Andrija Mohorovičić
(Meteorologist)

23 January 1857

18 December 1936

Opatija

Aquarius

Ante Pavelić
(Author)

14 July 1889

28 December 1959

Konjic

Cancer

Blanka Vlašić
(Athlete)

08 November 1983

Split

Scorpio

Dario Šimić
(Football player)

12 November 1975

Zagreb

Scorpio

Dražen Petrović
(Basketball player)

22 October 1964

07 June 1993

Šibenik

Libra

Franjo Tuđman
(Former President of Croatia)

14 May 1922

10 December 1999

Veliko Trgovišće

Taurus

Ivica Olić
(Croatian footballer)

14 September 1979

Davor

Virgo

Ivo Karlović
(Croatian tennis player)

28 February 1979

Zagreb

Pisces

Janica Kostelić
(Alpine ski racer)

05 January 1982

Zagreb

Capricorn

Lavoslav Ružička
(Croatian-Swiss scientist)

13 September 1887

26 September 1976

Vukovar

Virgo

Luka Modrić
(Footballer)

09 September 1985

Zadar

Virgo

Mario Ančić
(Tennis player)

30 March 1984

Split

Aries

Milutin Milanković
(Mathematician,Astronomer, Climatologist, Geophysicist, Civil engineer)

28 May 1879

12 December 1958

Dalj

Gemini

Niko Kranjčar
(Footballer)

13 August 1984

Zagreb

Leo

Siniša Mihajlović

1969 AD

Vukovar

Stjepan Mesić

1934 AD

Orahovica

Toni Kukoč

1968 AD

Split

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