- Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (10 July 1856 - 7 January 1943) was an inventor, physicist, mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. Born in Smiljan, Croatia, he was an ethnic Serb subject of the Austrian Empire and later became an American citizen. Tesla is best known for his many revolutionary contributions to the discipline of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th century. - Charles Simic
Charles Simic (born May 9, 1938) is a Serbian-American poet. Having emigrated in his youth from Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Simic represents an interesting counterpoint to many North American contemporaries, so many of whom have evolved from the traditions of American 19th century writers such as Dickinson and Whitman, both of whom wrote about the details of the world surrounding them. - Vlade Divac
Vlade Divac (born February 3 1968, in Prijepolje, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (now Serbia)) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the United States' NBA. At 7'1" he played at center and was known for his deft passing skills. - Melissa Bean
Melissa Luburić Bean, American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 2004, representing (map). The district includes parts of the northwest Chicago suburbs of Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Schaumburg, Palatine and Barrington. Bean graduated from Roosevelt University and lives in Barrington with her husband and two children. Prior to her election to Congress, she was president of a consulting firm, … - George Voinovich
Throughout his distinguished career in service to the people of Ohio, U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich has strived to make government "work harder and smarter and do more with less." - Rod Blagojevich
Gov. Rod Blagojevich 's lead attorney says he plans to resign from his criminal case. Ed Genson 's decision Friday comes one day after Blagojevich's defense team sent mixed signals over whether the governor would file a lawsuit to block his impeachment trial in the state Senate. ( Sat, 24 Jan 2009 00:49:32 GMT ) - Milo Radulovich
Milo Radulovich (born circa 1926) is an American citizen of Serbian descent and former reserve Air Force lieutenant who was accused of being a security risk in 1953. His case was made public and helped turn the American people against McCarthyism (though Senator Joseph McCarthy was not directly involved). In 1953, in the middle of McCarthyism in the USA, Radulovich, a reserve Air Force lieutenant in Dexter, Michigan, … - Carl Kosta Savich
Carl K. Savich is a Serbian-American historian and writer. Carl teaches history at the college level. He received his B.A. in Political Science from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He has an M.A. in History and a J.D. in Law. He is a member of the Alpha Zeta Upsilon chapter of the international history honor society, Phi Alpha Theta. He has received an LCP BW American Jurisprudence Award and a Handy and Harmon Academic Scholarship. - Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich Serbian Cyrillic Петар Богдановић(born July 30, 1939) is a Serbian-American film director, writer and actor. He was part of the wave of "New Hollywood" directors (which included William Friedkin, Brian DePalma, George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Michael Cimino and Francis Ford Coppola, among others), and was particularly relevant during the 1970s with his film "The Last Picture Show". - Preki
Predrag Radosavljević, known simply as Preki, is a Serbian-American soccer player. He is currently the head coach at C.D. Chivas USA. Preki's career with league football clubs began in 1983 with Red Star Belgrade, with whom he spent 2 years, winning one championship. Preki moved to the United States in 1985 to play indoor soccer in the original MISL, first with the Tacoma Stars then with the St. Louis Storm. - Lance Sijan
Lance Peter Sijan (April 13, 1942 - January 22, 1968) was a United States Air Force officer and fighter pilot. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military award, for his selflessness and courage in the face of lethal danger. Sijan was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1942 from a Serbian father and Irish mother. He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1965, and after attending pilot training, … - Helen Delich Bentley
Helen Delich Bentley was an American politician and a former Republican U.S. House Representative from the second district of her adopted home state of Maryland. Bentley attended the University of Nevada and George Washington University. She earned a BA from The University of Missouri in 1944. She was a maritime reporter and editor of "The Baltimore Sun" and served on the Federal Maritime Commission from 1969 to 1975. - Gregg Popovich
Gregg Popovich is the head coach of the National Basketball Association's San Antonio Spurs - Karl Malden
Karl Malden (born on March 22, 1912) is an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, known for his expansive manner. In a career that spanned over seven decades, he was featured in classic films such as "A Streetcar Named Desire", "On the Waterfront" and "One-Eyed Jacks", with Marlon Brando, and also starred in the blockbuster movie, "Patton". - Milan Mandarić
Milan Mandarić is a Serbian business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth F.C. and Leicester City. He was born in Yugoslavia, on September 5, 1938, and grew up in the Serbian city of Novi Sad, Vojvodina. - Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich /Milica Jovović, Ukrainian: Мілла Йовович/Mіlla Jovovič (Born Milica Nataša Jovović on December 17, 1975)) is an Ukrainian-born supermodel, actress, musician, singer, and fashion designer. Jovovich has been described by Paul W.S. Anderson, director of her film "Resident Evil", … - Sasha Alexander
Sasha Alexander (born Suzana S. Drobnjaković on May 17 1973) is an American actress of Serbian and Italian descent. She is well known for her role as Caitlin Todd in the CBS television drama "NCIS." - Brad Dexter
Brad Dexter in Goldfield, Nevada of Serbian parentage. Burly, dark and handsome, Brad Dexter was usually given supporting roles of a rugged character. Early in his acting career, he went by the name of Barry Mitchell. After having a stint as an amateur boxer, Dexter attended the Pasadena Playhouse where he studied theatre. During World War II he was enlisted for military service. His career in Hollywood spanned over four decades. - Mitchell Paige
Mitchell Paige (August 31, 1918-November 15, 2003) was a recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II. He received this most prestigious military honor awarded by the United States of America for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands on October 26, 1942, where, after all of the other Marines in his platoon were killed or wounded, he operated four machine guns, singlehandedly stopping an entire Japanese regiment. - Jeff Samardzija
Jeffrey Alan Samardzija (born January 23, 1985 in Merrillville, Indiana) is an American baseball player as a pitcher with the Daytona Cubs, the single-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. He is also a former American football player as a wide receiver at the University of Notre Dame. Formerly a senior, Samardzija was majoring in marketing. - Steve Tesich
Steve Tesich in Užice, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), but immigrated to the USA with his family when he was 14 years old. They settled in East Chicago, Indiana, and Tesich later graduated from Indiana University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. He went on to do graduate work at Columbia University, where he also wrote his first plays. - John Simon
John Simon (born Ivan Simon on May 12, 1925) is a Serbian-American author and literary, theater, and film critic. Born in Subotica, Serbia, he was educated at Harvard (B.A., M.A., and Ph.D.), and has been a regular contributor to a number of magazines, including "The New Leader", "The New Criterion", and "National Review". - Pete Maravich
Peter Press Maravich (June 22, 1947 - January 5, 1988) was a Serb-American basketball player known for his dazzling ballhandling, incredible shooting abilities, and creative passing. He learned at a very young age fundamental basketball and ball handling drills from his father coach Press Maravich. He would follow his father and coach throughout the eastern and gulf seaboards as a young man before exploding onto the NBA in his own right. - Milorad Čavić
Milorad Čavić (born on May 31,1984 in Anaheim, California) is a Serbian swimmer. Born in Anaheim, Čavić participated in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, where he represented Yugoslavia in the 50m freestyle. While swimming for the University of California, Berkeley and training with Mike Bottom, Čavić set a new school and Pac-10 record in the 100m butterfly (45.44). In the European SC Championships in Dublin, 2003, … - Milan Panić
Milan Panić is a Serbian-American Newport Beach and Pasadena, California-based business tycoon. He founded ICN Pharmaceuticals in the late 1950s and led it, as Chairman, CEO, and President ICN Pharmaceuticals, to annual sales exceeding $672 million (USD) in 1997. After numerous run-ins with the Securities & Exchange Commission and six different sexual harassment suits filed by former employees, he was pressured to resign by ICN's Board of Directors. - George Fisher
George Fisher was a customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution. Fisher (originally named Đorđe Ribar, which translated into English is "George Fisher") was born to Serbian parents in Székesfehérvár, Hungary in April 1795. Following his father's death George was sent to the Orthodox Church in Karlovci, to train as a priest. - Nikola Resanovic
Nikola Resanovic (born 1955) is an American composer and professor of music. He is the winner of the 2003 Cleveland Arts Prize in Music and is one Ohio's best known composers. In 1955, he was born in Derby, England. Resanovic moved to the United States where he has been a naturalized citizen since 1966. He graduated from the University of Akron, where he is currently a Professor of Music. Resanovic has composed numerous symphonic and choral works, … - Press Maravich
Peter "Press" Maravich (August 29, 1915 - April 15, 1987), a first-generation American of Serbian descent, was a popular college and professional basketball coach. Received the nickname "Press" for always having gossip-styled updates in his hometown of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb. Maravich Sr. also served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Despite a long and distinguished career as a player and coach, … - Dragoljub Pokrajac
Dragoljub Pokrajac (born 1970 in Šibenik, Croatia (then Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-American scientist. His fields of interest include data mining, video analysis, image processing, applied mathematics and others. He is currently working as assistant professor at Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware. After his secondary education, he enrolled with Faculty of Electronics in Niš, Serbia where he earned BS and MS degrees 1993 and 1997, respectively. - Monica Seles
I read two books (biographies) about Monica Seles . I suggest you to read Monica's official biography, Monica Seles : From Fear to Victory . Nancy Ann Richardson is the author of this book. Richardson wrote the book with the help of Monica, her friends and her family. The other book, Return of a Champion ; The Monica Seles Story , is from Joseph Layden . Here is my version of Monica's story. - Milan Vukcevich
Milan Radoje Vukcevich (March 11, 1937 - May 10, 2003) was a Yugoslav scientist, chess player and chess problem composer. Vukcevich was born in Belgrade. In 1955 he won the Yugoslav Junior Championship, drawing a six game match with Bent Larsen in the same year. He became a chess International Master in 1958, and in 1960 played for Yugoslavia at the Chess Olympiad in Leipzig and had the second best overall score at the Student Chess Olympiad in Leningrad. - Bill Vukovich
Bill Vukovich (born December 13, 1918 in Fresno, California, died May 30, 1955), was an American automobile racing driver, of Serbian descent. He was known variously as "Vuky" and "The Mad Russian" for his intense driving style, as well as the "Silent Serb" for his cool demeanor. Several drivers of his generation have referred to him as the greatest ever encountered in American motorsport. - Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin
Mihajlo Idvorski Pupin, Ph.D, LL.D. (4 October, 1854 - 12 March, 1935; Serbian Cyrillic: "Михајло Идворски Пупин"), also known as Michael I. Pupin, was a Serbian physicist and physical chemist. Pupin is best known for his landmark theory of modern electrical filters as well as for his numerous patents, … - Nikola Moravčević
- Sam Jankovich
Sam Jankovich was born in Butte, Montana and lettered in football while playing for the University of Montana in 1957. He played linebacker and offensive line. A knee injury ended his career. After graduation, he coached a couple of Montana high school football teams. Jankovich would later become defensive coordinator with Washington State University in 1968. Jankovich was athletic director for the University of Miami from 1983-1991. - Miloš Raičković
Miloš Raičković (born 1956, Belgrade, Yugoslavia) is a Serbian-American composer and anti-war activist. - Paul Stojanovich
Paul Stojanovich (February 13, 1956 in Sacramento, California - March 15, 2003 near Manzanita, Oregon) was an American television producer. As a teenager Stojanovich became an avid photographer, saving his money to buy an expensive Hasselblad camera and getting his own dark room in his father's barn in Campbell, California. - Mike Mamula
Michael Brian Mamula (born August 14, 1973 in Lackawanna, New York) is an American former professional football player who was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1st round (7th overall) of the 1995 NFL Draft. The Eagles traded their first round draft pick (12th overall), and two second round selections to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for their first round draft pick (7th overall) and a third round selection. - Louis Cukela
Louis Cukela (1 May, 1888 - 19 March 1956) was a famous United States Marine. He was awarded both the Navy and Army Medal of Honor, and decorations from France, Italy, and his native Yugoslavia. - Norm Bulaich
Norm Bulaich was affectionately known to his teammates as "Boo." Norm was born on December 25, 1946 (coincidentally, the same birthday as the man he replaced at fullback for the Miami Dolphins--Larry Csonka) in Galveston, Texas. Upon completing his schooling at Texas Christian University, Bulaich was drafted 18th overall by the Baltimore Colts in the 1970 NFL Draft.
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