List of personalities of the city of Sarajevo

The following list contains personalities who were born in Sarajevo and who temporarily lived there, listed chronologically by year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Sarajevo

To 1900

Simon Georg Sina the Elder (1753–1822), merchant
Sima Milutinović (1791–1848), poet
Judah Alkalai (1798–1878), rabbi in Semlin and forerunner of modern Zionism
Fehim Čurčić (1886–1916), politician
Danica Deutsch (1890–1976), psychologist and educator
Miroslav Navratil (1893–1947), flying ace
Ilse Ringler-Kellner (1894–1958), author
Franz Glaubacker (1896–1974), portrait painter

1901 to 1950

Ernst Navratil (1902–1979), gynecologist
Hans Fronius (1903–1988), painter
Vladimir Prelog (1906-1998), chemist
Erih Koš (1913-2010), writer and translator
Zlata Bartl (1920–2008), chemist
Mladen Gutesha (* 1923), composer
David Elazar (1925–1976), Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces
Sulejman Kapić (1925–1998), film producer
Slavko Goldstein (1928–2017), author and politician
Tinka Kurti (* 1932), actress
Ljubomir Berberović (1933–2019), geneticist
Asim Ferhatović (1933–1987), football player
Osman Muftić (1934–2010), politician and diplomat
Sabahudin Kurt (1935-2018), singer
Semka Sokolović-Bertok (1935–2008), actress
Bekim Fehmiu (1936-2010), actor
Mirjana Wittmann (* 1938), translator
Ljubiša Beara (1939–2017), military chief
Slobodan Ćurčić (1940–2017), art historian and Byzantinist
Frieder Naschold (1940–1999), social researcher and political scientist
Ivica Osim (* 1941), football player
Othmar Haberl (1943–2019), political scientist
Džemaludin Mušović (* 1944), football player
Aleksandar Ristić (* 1944), football player and coach
Momčilo Krajišnik (* 1945), politician
Before Popović (1946–2001), singer
Sven Alkalaj (* 1948), politician
Braco Dimitrijević (* 1948), artist, graphic artist and art theorist
Sead Mahmutefendić (* 1949), poet, novelist, narrator, essayist, publicist and literary critic
Goran Bregović (* 1950), musician and composer
Edhem Šljivo (* 1950), football player

1951 to 1975

Zdravko Čolić (* 1951), singer and producer
Tarik Hodžić (* 1951), football player
Emir Kusturica (* 1954), film director
Mustafa Mujezinović (1954–2019), economic manager, diplomat and politician
Vojislav Šešelj (* 1954), politician
Mladen Ančić (* 1955), historian
Semiha Borovac (* 1955), politician
Zlatko Lagumdžija (* 1955), politician
Bakir Izetbegović (* 1956), politician
Zoran Lukić (* 1956), football player and coach
Aleksandar Obradović (* 1956), writer and painter
Faruk Hadžibegić (* 1957), football player and coach
Boris Nemšić (* 1957), manager
Dragan Đokanović (* 1958), politician
Boris Tadić (* 1958), politician and Serbian President
Zlatko Vujović (* 1958), football player
Hajrudin Varešanović (* 1961), singer
Mirsad Baljić (* 1962), football player
Branko Crvenkovski (* 1962), politician and President of Macedonia
Danica Dakić (* 1962), artist
Dino Merlin (* 1962), singer and producer
Vlatko Kucan (* 1963), jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
Vladimir Petković (* 1963), football player and coach
Aleksandar Hemon (* 1964), writer
Željko Komšić (* 1964), politician
Nebojša Novaković (born 1964), football player
Adnan Fočić (* 1966), football player
Miljenko Jergović (* 1966), writer, poet and essayist
Maja Bajević (* 1967), video and installation artist
Boris Novković (* 1967), singer and composer
Zdenko Miletić (* 1968), football goalkeeper and coach
Rade Bogdanović (* 1970), football player
Predrag Danilović (* 1970), basketball player
Sead Kapetanović (born 1972), football player
Mario Stanić (* 1972), football player
Tinka Milinović (* 1973), singer and presenter
Elvir Baljić (* 1974), football player
Ivana Miličević (* 1974), actress
Jasmila Žbanić (* 1974), director
Adnan Gušo (* 1975), soccer goalkeeper

From 1976

Almedin Hota (* 1976), football player
Marko Pešić (* 1976), basketball player
Tomislav Miličević (* 1979), guitarist
Anel Džaka (* 1980), football player
Emir Kurtagic (* 1980), German handball player and coach of Bosnian origin
Dubravko Mandic (* 1980), German politician (AfD)
Jelena Lolović (* 1981), ski racer
Tijan Sila (* 1981), German writer
Alen Škoro (* 1981), football player
Džana Pinjo (* 1982), actress
Miro Ćosić (* 1983), biathlete
Zana Marjanović (* 1983), actress
Amir Spahić (* 1983), football player
Alen Milak (* 1984), football player
Mirnel Sadović (* 1984), football player
Haris Medunjanin (* 1985), football player
Before that, Palo (* 1985), chess player
Edin Džeko (* 1986), football player
Boris Rothbart (* 1986), basketball player
Aleksandra Vasiljević (* 1986), biathlete
Semir Štilić (* 1987), football player
Emra Tahirović (* 1987), football player
Darko Bodul (* 1989), football player
Nemanja Košarac (* 1989), biathlete
Haris Handžić (* 1990), football player
Benjamin Pintol (* 1990), football player
Toni Tipurić (* 1990), Austrian football player
Faruk Vražalić (* 1990), handball player
Dario Vujičević (* 1990), football player
Tanja Karišik (* 1991), biathlete and cross-country skier
Luna Mijović (* 1991), actress
Đorđe Petrović (* 1991), biathlete
Eli Babalj (* 1992), football player
Damir Džumhur (* 1992), actor and tennis player
Ermedin Demirović (* 1998), football player

Well-known residents of Sarajevo

Adil Zulfikarpašić (1921–2008), politician, philanthropist and businessman, lived in Sarajevo
Raif Dizdarević (* 1926), politician, lives in Sarajevo
Safet Isović (1936–2007), Sevdah singer, lived and worked in Sarajevo
Jovan Nikolaidis (* 1950), writer, publisher and cultural activist, lived in Sarajevo from 1974 to 1990
Mustafa Cerić (* 1952), former Reisu-l-ulema (Grand Mufti) of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Mile Stojić (* 1955), poet and essayist, lived in Sarajevo until 1992
Edvin Kanka Ćudić (* 1988), human rights activist, lives in Sarajevo
Vedran Smajlović (* 1956), "Cellist from Sarajevo"
Elvir Laković Laka (* 1969), singer, lives in Sarajevo
Nihad Hasanović (* 1974), writer and translator, lives and works in Sarajevo