List of Serbian Americans

This is a list of notable Serbian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Serbian American or must have references showing they are Serbian American and are notable.

Academics

 * Dimitrije Đorđević, historian
 * Bogdan Denitch, sociologist
 * Boyan Jovanovic, professor of economics at New York University
 * Petar V. Kokotovic, professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Barbara
 * Milivoje Kostic, a thermodynamicist and professor Emeritus of Northern Illinois University
 * Radovan Kovacevic, professor and inventor
 * Alexander Margulis, clinical Professor of Radiology
 * Vasa Mihich, painter and sculptor
 * Branko Milanović, economist
 * Nikola Moravčević, literary historian, literary critic, academic and novelist
 * Anna Novakov, art historian, critic, educator, and curator
 * Zorica Pantic President of Wentworth Institute of Technology
 * Traian Stoianovich, historian and a professor of history at the Rutgers University
 * Dragoslav D. Šiljak, professor of Electrical Engineering at Santa Clara University
 * Wayne S. Vucinich, historian and professor and a founding father of Russian, Slavic, East European and Byzantine scholarship after World War II

Artists

 * Marina Abramović, performance artist, Serbian-born
 * Tom Carapic, found object artist, Serbian-born
 * Radoje Dedić, graphic artist and designer, Serbian-born
 * Marjorie Mikasen, painter and author.
 * Alexander Sambugnac, artist and sculptor, Serbian-born

Actors

 * Sasha Alexander, actress, Serbian parents.
 * Lolita Davidovich, actress, Serbian parents.
 * Milla Jovovich, actress, Montenegrin Serb father.
 * Stana Katic, actress, Serb parents.
 * Natalia Nogulich, actress, Serbian parents.
 * Ivana Bozilovic, actress, Serbian parents.
 * Nina Seničar, actress, Serbian parents.
 * Coco Austin, glamour model, actress, Serbian maternal grandparents.
 * Michael Bellisario, actor, Serbian maternal grandmother.
 * Troian Bellisario, actress, Serbian maternal grandmother.
 * Brad Dexter, actor, Serbian parents.
 * Divine, actor, singer and drag queen, Serbian mother.
 * Milena Govich, actress, Serbian father.
 * Adrienne Janic, actress and TV presenter, Serbian father.
 * George Kapetan, actor
 * Karl Malden, actor, Oscar winner, Serbian father.
 * Margaret Markov, actress
 * Milos Milos, actor, stunt double, and bodyguard of actor Alain Delon, Serbian-born.
 * Alex Nesic, actor, Serbian father.
 * Catherine Oxenberg, actress, Serbian mother.
 * Michael Sorich, actor
 * Stoya, pornographic actress, Serbian mother.
 * Inari Vachs, pornographic actress.
 * Steve Vinovich, actor, Serbian father.
 * John Vivyan, actor, Serbian parents.
 * Gloria Grey, actress
 * Bill Radovich, actor

Directors and screenwriters

 * Sanja Bestic, theatre director, writer and producer
 * Peter Bogdanovich, film historian, director, writer, actor, producer and critic
 * Pavle Stanimirovic, writer and reformed criminal
 * Steve Tesich, screenwriter,playwright and novelist, Academy Award Winner for Best Original Screenplay
 * Slavko Vorkapić, Hollywood motion-picture montagist, Chair of USC School of Cinematic Arts

Media

 * Donald P. Bellisario, television producer, Serbian mother.
 * Rasha Drachkovitch, television producer and President of 44 Blue Productions
 * Ellis Cannon, television personality
 * Natalie Jacobson, television presenter, Serbian paternal grandparents.
 * Paul Stojanovich, television producer
 * Peter Bogdanovich, film producer/director
 * Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, Founder/Director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Taliesin Fellowship

Musicians

 * Baruch Arnon, classical pianist and renowned music teacher
 * Muruga Booker, drummer, composer and recording artist.
 * Del Casher, guitarist and inventor
 * Mike Dimkich, guitarist
 * Ivan Ilić, pianist, Serbian-born
 * Brandon Jovanovich, opera singer
 * Lene Lovich, singer, songwriter and musician
 * Charlie Marinkovich, singer and songwriter
 * Milan the Leather Boy, record producer, songwriter and recording artist, Serbian-born
 * Filip Mitrovic, composer, Serbian-born
 * Spud Murphy, jazz multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and arrange
 * Nikola Resanovic, composer and professor of music
 * Rudolph Reti, musical analyst, composer and pianist

Military personnel

 * Jake Allex
 * Teresa A. H. Djuric, United States Air Force brigadier general
 * Rade Grbitch
 * Stevan Mandarich, U.S. Navy
 * John W. Minick, USA army soldier
 * George Musulin
 * Mitchell Paige
 * Milo Radulovich
 * Lance Sijan, Air Force officer and fighter pilot
 * Butch Verich
 * Mel Vojvodich, aviator and Major General in the United States Air Force
 * George Vujnovich

Politicians

 * Melissa Bean, U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2005 to 2011
 * Rod Blagojevich, served as the 40th Governor of Illinois from 2003 to 2009
 * Mark Brnovich, attorney general of Arizona
 * Marko Dapcevich, former mayor of Sitka, Alaska
 * Helen Delich Bentley, Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995
 * Bill Ray, politician, businessman and writer
 * George Voinovich, former United States Senator from the state of Ohio from 1999 to 2011
 * Rose Ann Vuich, the first female member of the California State Senate
 * Michael Stepovich, former governor of Alaska

Scientists, inventors and engineers

 * Slobodan Ćuk, electrical engineer
 * Bernhard Caesar Einstein, physicist
 * Marko V. Jaric, physicist
 * Drago Jovanovich, Designer and inventor of gyrocopter
 * Dusan Krajcinovic, mechanical engineer
 * Miroslav Krstić, control theorist
 * Bogdan Maglich, experimental nuclear physicist
 * Mihajlo D. Mesarovic, systems engineering
 * Tihomir Novakov, physicist
 * Mihajlo Pupin, physicist and physical chemist
 * Miodrag Radulovacki, scientist and inventor
 * Nataša Šešum - mathematician
 * Nikola Tesla, inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist
 * Milan Vukcevich, chemist, Grandmaster chess problem composer, and writer
 * Vladimir Vukićević, software engineer
 * John Vukovich, engineer and currently a professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia University
 * Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, biomedical engineer

Sportspeople

 * Brian Bogusevic, MLB player
 * Norm Bulaich, NFL player
 * Milorad Čavić, swimmer
 * Vlade Divac, former basketball player currently serving as general manager of for the Sacramento Kings'
 * Jess Dobernic, MLB player
 * Walt Dropo, MLB player
 * Filip Filipović, NFL player
 * Bob Gain, NFL player
 * George Glamack, basketball player
 * Eli Grba, MLB player
 * Tim Jankovich, college basketball coach
 * Pavle Jovanovic, bobsledder
 * Frank Kaminsky, basketball player
 * Mike Kekich, MLB player
 * Sacha Kljestan, soccer player
 * Igor Kokoškov, basketball coach
 * Mike Krsnich, MLB player
 * Rocky Krsnich, MLB player
 * Pete Lalich, basketball player
 * Milan Lazetich, NFL player
 * Pete Lazetich, NFL player
 * Mike Mamula, NFL player
 * Jim Mandich, NFL players
 * Dan Majerle, basketball player
 * Pete Maravich, basketball player
 * Press Maravich, basketball player and coach
 * Duke Maronic, NFL player
 * Babe Martin, MLB player
 * Doc Medich, MLB player
 * Ed Melvin, basketball player and coach
 * Johnny Miljus, MLB player
 * Ed O'Bradovich, NFL player
 * Dave Pilipovich, college basketball coach
 * Gregg Popovich, basketball coach, Serbian father.
 * Milt Popovich, NFL player
 * Paul Popovich, baseball player
 * Preki, soccer player
 * Dan Radakovich, NFL player and later coach
 * Bill Radovich, NFL player
 * Dave Rajsich, MLB player
 * Gary Rajsich, MLB player
 * Rhonda Rajsich, racquetball player
 * Pete Romcevich, racecar driver
 * Goran Suton. basketball player
 * Paul Salata, NFL player
 * Jeff Samardzija, MLB player
 * Alex Smith, NFL player
 * Alex Stepanovich, NFL player
 * Peja Stojaković, former basketball player that works for the Sacramento Kings
 * Pete Stoyanovich, NFL player
 * Nick Strincevich, MLB player
 * Pete Suder, MLB player
 * Steve Sundra, MLB player
 * Mike Todorovich, basketball player and coach
 * Pete Vuckovich, MLB player
 * Bill Vukovich, automobile racing driver
 * Bill Vukovich II, automobile racing driver
 * Billy Vukovich III, automobile racing driver
 * George Vukovich, MLB player
 * John Vukovich, MLB player and coach
 * Mick Vukota, NHL player
 * Jim Zeravich, basketball player
 * Zoran Zorkic, professional golfer
 * Trifun Živanović, figure skater

American football

 * Milan Lazetich (1921-1969) played for the Cleveland Rams and Los Angeles Rams in the 1940s.
 * Tom Yewcic (May 9, 1932) played in the American Football League from 1961 to 1966 for the Boston Patriots, and professional baseball in 1957 for the Detroit Tigers.
 * Chris Cvetkovic is a former, professional Canadian football player (long snapper).
 * Mike Dopud played professional American football briefly for the CFL Saskatchewan Roughriders.
 * Rudy Bukich of the Los Angeles Rams (1953 NFL Draft).
 * Mike Mamula (born 1973), American of Serbian descent, played for Philadelphia Eagles (1995–2000) (NFL). Recipient of Eagles Ed Block Courage Award (1999) and All-Big East (1994).
 * "Mad Dog" Mandich (1948–2011), American of Serbian descent, played for Miami Dolphins (1970–1977) and Pittsburgh Steelers (1977) (NFL). All-American, and College Football Hall of Fame.
 * Paul Salata (born 1926), Serbian-American, scored the 49ers last touchdown in the All-American Football Conference, as well as the first TD in NFL. He also played three seasons in Canada in the early 1950s. After leaving football, he became a highly successful businessman in Southern California.
 * Norm Bulaich (born 1946), American of Serbian descent, played for Baltimore Colts (1970–1972), Eagles (1973–1974), Dolphins (1975–1979) (NFL). Colts single-game rushing record with 198 yards (in 1971, broken in 2000), AFC Pro Bowl squad 1971, cover of sports illustrated in the November issue in 1971.
 * Milt Popovich (1915–2005), American of Serbian descent, played halfback for Chicago Cardinals (1938–1942).
 * Alex Stepanovich (born 1981), American of Serbian descent, played professionally for 4 clubs, currently free agent (active)
 * Bob O'Billovich (born 1940), Serbian-American, played professionally and coached for the Canadian Football League, currently involved in the administrative side of football. His brother Jack "Mad Dog" O'Billovich (1942–1995) was an All-American at Oregon State who helped OSU get to the Rose Bowl in 1965.
 * Jim Obradovich (born 1953), Serbian-American, is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League for the New York Giants, San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
 * Ed O'Bradovich (born 1940 in Butte, Montana), Serbian-American, is a former American football defensive end in the NFL who played for the Chicago Bears from 1962 to 1971.
 * Novo Bojovic is a former professional American football placekicker. He played for the USFL Michigan Panthers, Oakland Invaders, and Detroit Drive and the NFL St. Louis Cardinals.
 * Dan Radakovich (American football)
 * Bob Gain is a Cleveland Browns defensive lineman in the 1950s and 1960s. He was voted to the All NFL defensive team in 1958 by NEA. He was picked for the Pro Bowl from 1957 to 1959 and in 1961 and 1962.
 * Bob Babich, a linebacker for the Browns from 1973 to 1978, was acquired by the Browns in 1973 in a trade with the San Diego Chargers for a first-round draft in 1974 and second-round pick in 1975.
 * Pete Catan
 * Dan Rains
 * Scott Milanovich
 * Todd Marinovich
 * Marv Marinovich
 * Mike Zordich
 * Bernie Kosar
 * Chuck Drazenovich played an entire decade with NFL's Washington Redskins from 1950 to 1959. His brother Joe Drazenovich was also an athlete.
 * Steve Ruzich
 * Mike Nixon
 * Nick Skorich
 * George Mrkonic (1929–2011) was a former American football offensive tackle with the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles. He also played in the CFL for the BC Lions. He was a K-Mart executive for many years.
 * Rex Mirich
 * George Tarasovic
 * Mike Basrak
 * Nick Bastaja
 * George Karamatic
 * Bill Radovich left his career with the Detroit Lions to play "tough guy" roles on film.
 * Emil Uremovich was picked up by the Pittsburgh Steelers during 1941 NFL Draft.
 * Pete Kmetovic
 * Pete Lazetich is a former professional American football player who played defensive lineman for five seasons for the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles.
 * Pete Stoyanovich
 * Sam Jankovich is the former GM of the New England Patriots. He was also an athletic director at the University of Miami during the Hurricane's national championships.
 * Tim Rossovich is an American football player of Italian-Serbian origin.
 * Lou Saban
 * Walt Dropo was better known for baseball than football, but in 1947 he was drafted in the first round by the BAA Providence Steamrollers. He was also drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 9th round of the 1946 NFL Draft. He turned down both offers to sign with the Red Sox as an amateur free agent in 1947.
 * Lou Zivkovich
 * George Paskvan was a bruising fullback usually requiring more than one tackler to bring him to the turf. He was a two-time all-Conference choice in 1939 and 1949 and both times was the Badger's MVP. The La Grange, Illinois native led the University of Wisconsin in rushing in 1939. His career rushing total was 1,029 yards.
 * Joe Tepsic fought at Guadalcanal campaign and was wounded in hand-tohand combat, he played on the 1945 Penn State team as it opened its season just a few months after the war had ended. He was an inspiration to his team and fans. In his first game, he scored two TDs, including one on a 52-yeard run. Tepsic played just one season opting to play baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who offered him a contract.
 * Alex Smith, the quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs.
 * Bo Pelini

Baseball

 * Emil Verban (1915–1989) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played seven seasons (1944–1950) for the St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Braves.
 * Mike Kreevich (1908–1994) was an American Major League Baseball player who was primarily an outfielder during the 1930s and 1940s. He was considered the best fielding center fielder of the era.
 * Steve Sundra was a former Major league baseball pitcher and 1939 World Series Champion. Pitched nine years in the majors with New York Yankees, Washington Senators, and St. Louis Browns. Best year was 1939 with Yankees : 11-1 record with 2.76 ERA. Posted a lifetime record of 56-41. Pitched in one World Series.
 * Al Jurisich (1921–1981)
 * Jess Dobernic (1917–1998)
 * Mickey Lolich (Baseball)
 * Walt Dropo played for the Boston Red Sox from 1949 to 1952
 * Paul Popovich (Baseball)
 * Derek Popovich (Baseball)
 * Eli Grba (born 1934), a former first selection in the 1960 MLB expansion draft with the Los Angeles Angels (1960–1963), is also an American League Champion with the New York Yankees (1959–1960). He stopped playing after the 1963 season.
 * Mike Kekich (Baseball)
 * Al Niemiec was a professional Major League Baseball player for the Boston Red Sox in 1934 and for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1936. He was also Seattle Rainiers's regular second baseman during 1940-1942, a decent .266 hitter when he was called off to serve as a Navy lieutenant. When he resumed to Seattle in 1946 at the age of thirty-six he was released by the Seattle Rainiers after a thirty-day trial period. With the assistance of the Selective Service system, Niemiec filled suit against the team in federal court and won.
 * Gary Rajsich (Baseball)
 * Dave Rajsich (Baseball)
 * John Vukovich (Baseball)
 * Doc Medich (Baseball)
 * John Miljus (1895–1976) (Baseball)
 * Steve Swetonic (1908–1974) (Baseball)
 * Babe Martin (born 1920) (Baseball)
 * Pete Suder (1916–2006) (Baseball)
 * Peter Vuckovich (Baseball; AL Cy Young winner: 1982)
 * Jeff Samardzija has pitched for three major league teams, currently with the Chicago White Sox, and is also a former All-America wide receiver at Notre Dame.
 * Ryan Radmanovich (Baseball)
 * Nick Strincevich (1915–2011)(Baseball)
 * Erik Bakich is a college baseball coach
 * Joe Tepsic (Baseball)

Writers

 * Branko Mikasinovich, scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature as well as a noted Slavist
 * Charles Simic, poet and was co-poetry editor of the Paris Review
 * Dejan Stojanović, poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist
 * Vojislav Stanimirović, former journalist scholar of Yugoslavian and Serbian literature as a writer ,essayist ,businessman, and former American criminal.
 * Pavle Stanimirovic is the son of Vojislav Stanimirović and is a former criminal today American Serb. Miami based writer, and authority on crime and criminality.

Other

 * Louis D. Astorino, architect
 * Bob Babich, NFL player
 * Walt Bogdanich, investigative journalist
 * Nicholas Chabraja, lawyer
 * George Fisher, explorer, customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution
 * Sam Jankovich, sports administrator
 * Drago Jovanovich, helicopter designer
 * William Jovanovich, publisher, author, and businessman
 * Christopher (Kovacevich), metropolitan bishop
 * Milan Mandarić, businessman
 * George Michael Marovich, United States federal judge
 * Mateja Matejić, priest
 * Trevor Matich, American football analyst
 * Mitchell Melich, solicitor for the Interior Department under the first Richard Nixon administration
 * Milan Panić, businessman
 * Steve Popovich, record company executive
 * Zoran Popovich, senior judge on the Pennsylvania Superior Court
 * Milan Puskar, entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * Anka Radakovich, author and columnist
 * Andy Stefanovich, speaker, bestselling author, and business consultant
 * Varnava Nastić, bishop of Hvosno and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church
 * Phebe Novakovic, businesswoman
 * Daniel Vosovic, fashion designer
 * Vukan R. Vuchic, public transport expert
 * Stephen Yokich, American labor union activist who served as President of the United Auto Workers from 1994 to 2002
 * Paul Yovovich, businessman
 * Mira Zivkovich,Ellis Island Medal of Honor winning President and CEO of MZI Global Marketing a strategic marketing consulting firm and Dame Commander of the Order of Merit of Savoy