Here is a short list of some of the world famous Serbs:

Nikola Tesla (Tesla is best known for his many revolutionary contributions to the discipline of electricity and magnetism in the late 19th and early 20th century. Tesla's patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current electric power (AC) systems, including the polyphase power distribution systems and the AC motor, with which he helped usher in the Second Industrial Revolution. Contemporary biographers of Tesla have deemed him "the man who invented the twentieth century"[3] and "the patron saint of modern electricity."[4])



Ivo Andric (Novelist, short story writer, Nobel Prize in Literature)


Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakovic (famous NBA players)



Mihajlo Pupin (Serbian physicist and physical chemist. Pupin is best known for his landmark theory of modern electrical filters and for his numerous patents, including a means of greatly extending the range of long-distance telephone communication by placing loading coils (of wire) at predetermined intervals along the transmitting wire (known as pupinization).Pupin was president of the Institute of Radio Engineers in 1917 and the American Institute of Electrical Engineers in 1925-1926. Pupin was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the New York Academy of Sciences, member of the French Academy of Science, and the Serbian Academy of Science.

In 1920, he received AIEE's Edison Medal For his work in mathematical physics and its application to the electric transmission of intelligence. Columbia University's Pupin Hall, the site of Pupin Physics Laboratories, is a building completed in 1927 and named after him in 1935. A small crater on the Moon was named in his honor. The Mihajlo Pupin Institute, an engineering and technological research insititution, was founded in 1946 in Belgrade.)

Here's another one for your list.



Miloševic was arrested by Serbian authorities early on Sunday, April 1, 2001, on suspicion of corruption, abuse of power, and embezzlement. The initial investigation into Miloševic faltered for lack of hard evidence prompting the Serbian Prime Minister to send him to The Hague to stand trial for alleged war crimes instead.

The Hague war crimes tribunal charged Miloševic with crimes against humanity, violating the laws or customs of war, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions and genocide for his role during the wars in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.

Someone to be proud of, no?

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Emir Kustorica, famous movie director



Ana Ivanovic, beautiful Serbian professional tennis player. She is currently ranked World No. 2



Jelena Jankovic, Serbian professional female tennis player. She entered the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) top 15 in September 2006 when she reached the semifinals of the U.S. Open. In early 2007, she broke into the top 10 and subsequently entered the top 3 when she reached the semifinals of the 2007 French Open. She won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon in 2007 with partner Jamie Murray.



Mileva Maric Einstein, Serbian Mathematician and Albert Einstein's wife. She is now deemed a co-creator of Einstein's Theory of Relativity. Albert divorced Mileva in 1919 leaving her to fend for herself and two sons. The proceeds from the Nobel Prize was given to her by Albert but was soon exhausted by expensive medical costs. In the picture below: Mileva and Albert Einstein:

Jovan Cvijic, Scientist and geographer. One of the great names of not only Serbian but European science. He founded the Serbian Geographic Association and he was the President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences. Honouree doctor of Paris Sorbonne and Karl University in Prague. He studied Serbia and the Balkan peninsula and by its science he laid the foundations of scientific geography, geo-morphology and athro-geography in Serbia. He was awarded numerous honours and left a great number of scientific works. He left his entire property as a legacy to the Serbian people and the Serbian geographic association. The highest peak of the mountain Rudnik is called Cvijic peak. Chairman of the Serb Royal Academy. Except in Belgrade, he also taught at Sorbonne and was holder of an honorary Ph.D. and honorary member of academies in several countries in the world.



Zoran Djindjic, Serbian Prime Minister. The international spotlight was focused upon Zoran Djindjic in 2000 as he spearheaded popular demonstrations which toppled Serbian leader Slobodan Milosevic. He was the founder of the Serbian Democratic Party and a high profile critic of the country's communist system with a pro-western stance believing Serbia should align with Europe and the West. After Milosevic ignored an opposition victory in local elections, he organized months of daily protest rallies in Belgrade which led to a reversal by the government allowing him to become the first noncommunist mayor of the city. Opposition parties led by Vojislav Kostunica defeated Milosevic at the polls but he refused to step down. Many huge demonstrations led by Kostunica and Djindjic finally drove Milosevic from power. Elected prime minster in Serbia's first noncommunist government in 2001, he called for the introduction of a market economy and stated that Serbia's future lay in close integration with the west. A rift developed between Djindjic and Kostunica, now the President of Yugoslavia, over the arrest of Milosevic and deportation to the Hague for trial. Alas...the gun is part of Balkan politics, a bullet claimed him. Serbia lost its reformer and its best hope for peace and prosperity. Zoran Djindjic was assassinated in the stairway of the main Serbian government building by a bullet from a rifle with a sniper scope from the window of a nearby building. A single shot penetrated his heart resulting in instant death. His solemn state procession and funeral were attended by hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens as well as foreign delegations. Zoran was born in Bosanski Samac a town on the Sava river in northern Bosnia to Dragomir and Mila Djindjic. His father was a Yugoslavian army officer and his mother sometimes worked as a hostess. His secondary education was interrupted as his father was transferred to Belgrade where he completed his high school education and became a student of philosophy at the University of Belgrade. Here, he was an active opponent of the country's communist system and was jailed for activities trying to organize an independent political movement consisting of students. Moving to Germany, he obtained a Ph.D. in philosophy from the university of Konstanz. Upon returning to Serbia, he took a teaching position at Novi Sad University and together with other Serbs founded the Democratic Party with him as Chairman. He was elected to the Parliament of Serbia while becoming the President of the party. A quick in and out term as mayor of Belgrade followed. Realizing he was on the assassination list of President Milosevic, he left Serbia for a lengthy trip to western countries meeting with various leaders, George Bush, Tony Blair, Jacqes Chirac and others. Time magazine named him one of the most important politicians of his time. Upon his return to Serbia, he was arrested and charged with endangering state security with a closed trial. He ultimately would get both justice and revenge over the Milosevic regime. Djindjic played a prominent role in the presidential elections in September 2000 and the uprising that followed which overthrew Milosevic and then led a broad base of party coalitions to victory in Serbian elections. He became Prime Minister of Serbia. Legacy...He put Serbia back on the road to sanity. His untimely death halted reform in a tragic country where death and corruption was a way of life. Although his dream of coexistence with neighboring nations, close ties with Europe and economic prosperity died with him, his imprint remains in Serbia. His hands on quest for jobs and concern for the economy in 2001 resulted as he headed a delegation that met with Bill Gates, head of Microsoft at his residence in Redmond, Washington. They discussed the modernization and sorry state of Serbian public services. He pleaded with Gates to invest in the country and make it the software representative in the Balkans. In 2005, Microsoft opened a development center for Tablet PC technology in Belgrade.

Nope. He is the one our people is ashamed of. But every people had bad characters throughout history. Milosevic is neither the first nor the last. And you shouldn't have ruined my thread with his picture.

I was just wondering what you thought, to be honest. You are very nationalistic and that doesn't always lend itself to honesty about one's leaders - for example all the people in America who actually defend and even support Bush.

On a brighter note - LOVE Ana Ivanovic. She's gorgeous and apparently very sweet and kind as a person, too.

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I am curious, since Serbia was united with other ethnicities, like the Croats and the Slovene; I just want to know how many of the people you listed are of other ethnicities.

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I don't remember Serbia ever being `united' with Croatia!!

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We've got rules and maps and guns in our backs, but we still can't just behave ourselves. Even if to save our own lives, we are a brutal kind. The Shins

..is a good thing, IMO. Good response to western hypocrits.

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Really? Blind loyalty and an inability to accept criticism is a good thing? Interesting....

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We've got rules and maps and guns in our backs, but we still can't just behave ourselves. Even if to save our own lives, we are a brutal kind. The Shins