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Entertainment	Marina Abramovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Performance Artist
	Marina is a conceptual and performance artist, philanthropist and art filmmaker. Her work explores body art, endurance art and feminist art, the relationship between performer and audience, the limits of the body, and the possibilities of the mind.
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Entertainment	Roko Abramovich	birthplace: Eureka, UT	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1980
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Academics	Ljubisa Adamovic		Professor
	Professor of Economics at the Florida State University
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Entertainment	Paul 'Pio' Adamovich	birthplace: Youngstown, OH	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1999
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Entertainment	Jelena Adzic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	On-Air Personality
	A host and reporter for CBC's entertainment news program CBC News: The Scene. She is also a frequent movie reviewer and arts commentator for various CBC Newsworld programs.
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Sports	Marko Aleksic	birthplace: Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Marko is a soccer player who plays for the Alberta Golden Bears. He spent four seasons with FC Edmonton, before the club ceased operations after the 2017 season.
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Art & Literature	Alma Alexander	birthplace: Novi Sad, Yugoslavia	Author
	born: Alma A. Hromic. She was born in Yugoslavia, grew up in Africa, and now lives in the state of Washington. She is the author of four previous novels that have been published exclusively in Australia and New Zealand.
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Entertainment	Ana Alexander	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Actor
	born: Ana Katarina Stojanovic. Ana was discovered as a fashion model at the age of 12 while playing basketball for the renowned Serbian basketball team, Partisan. Soon after that, she then began her acting career by appearing in several commercials. She has since worke in theater, had a successful modeling career, appeared in numerous commercials and movies. She has traveled extensively throughout her life, living in Serbia, South Africa, Germany, England, Italy, Austria and the United States.
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Entertainment	Sasha Alexander	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Actress
	born: Suzana S. Drobnjakovic. Acted on Presidio Med, NCIS, Wasteland, etc.
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Military	Milton P. Alexich		US Navy - Rear Admiral
	Assistant Vice Chief of Naval Operations and Director of Naval Administration. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Military	Jake Allex	birthplace: Prizren, Serbia	US Army - Corporal
	born: Jake Allex Mandusich. As a member of Company H, 131st Infantry, 33rd Infantry Division, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the U.S. Army during World War I
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Entertainment	Zoran Amar	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Director
	Zoran is the Founder & Producer of Film Underdogs Collective in New York City. He is also a director and actor.
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Sports	Alex Andjelic	birthplace: Backa Palanka, Yugoslavia	Ice Hockey
	He is an ice hockey coach that has coached extensively in the Netherlands and Germany, and now coaches the Serbian youth team - while working in Toronto.
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Art & Literature	Ivo Andric	birthplace: Dolac (near Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina) then part of the Ottoman Empire	Author - Nobel Prize
	The only Serbian and only person from the former state of 'Yugoslavia' to receive the Nobel prize, which was awarded for his book 'Bridge Over the River Drina.'
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Sports	Lee Angelich	birthplace: Wilmington, CA	Coach
	Starred in track and field in high school and college. After completing his education he began coaching. Under Mr. Angelich, Fresno High won four consecutive North Yosemite League titles (1957-1960). He is one of the rare coaches to win central Section titles in two different sports, as Fresno High captured the boys' track-and-field championship in 1957. He became one of the winningest high school basketball coaches in central section history.
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Sports	Stefan Antonijevic	birthplace: Buffalo Grove, IL	Soccer
	Selected by Sporting Kansas City in the 3rd round (No. 43 overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. After trialling in Serbia and Croatia, Antonijevic returned to the United States and signed for NASL club Fort Lauderdale Strikers and then moved to rival Florida club Tampa Bay Rowdies. In 2015 he was named to the NASL Team of the Week four times, more often than any other Rowdies player. In January 2019, he signed with Sogndal.
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Business & Finance	Daniel Antovich	birthplace: Seattle, WA	Management
	born: Danilo Antovich. Owner of Antovich Construction whch was involved in some of the largest and most important underground utility construction projects of northern California. Past-president of the Engineering and Utility Contractors Association.
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Entertainment	Mildred 'Mickey' Arangelovich	birthplace: Johnstown, PA	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2008
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Military	David R. Arbutina		USAF - Colonel
	Graduated from the Air Force Academy in 1976. Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the Mt. Nittany Medical Center in Penn State, (State College) PA.
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Sports	Mike Arbutina	birthplace: Freedom, PA	Administration
	Upon graduating from Geneva College, he accepted a teaching position at Freedom and also coached football and basketball there. In 1960, Mike became the assistant principal at Freedom High School and in 1962 was appointed the first principal at Western Beaver. Instrumental in the creation of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL) and served as President from 1972 to 1992. He was also active on the state level, serving as vice president of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) for two years and its president for three years. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Military	Millard 'Miladin' Arbutina		USAF - Major
	Twice received the highest award you can get in the Air Force - the Distinguished Flying Cross. Afterwards, he was also an Education Union Activist for the State of Pennsylvania.
Entertainment	Sebastian Arcelus	birthplace: New York City, NY	Actor
	Arcelus is an American actor, best known for his roles as Lucas Goodwin in the Netflix TV series House of Cards and Jay Whitman in the CBS TV series Madam Secretary.
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Entertainment	Tijana Arnautovic	birthplace: Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Beauty Queen
	She was was named Miss World Canada in 2004.
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Entertainment	Baruch Arnon	birthplace: Novi Sad, Yugoslavia	Musician
	Baruch is a classical pianist and renowned music teacher. He is currently a faculty member at the Juilliard School in New York and has previously taught music at the Israel Academy of Music in Tel Aviv and Musica de Camera.
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Entertainment	Marina Arsenijevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	Marina is a Serbian-born American pianist and composer who also goes by the professional name Marina. She is known for playing on a transparent piano, recording popular albums in her native country, and performing on a PBS television show featuring her original compositions.
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Science	Krste Asanovic		Scientist
	Krste has written and co-authored many academic papers concerning computer architecture. He is currently Chairman of the Board of the RISC-V Foundation. He was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2014 for contributions to computer architecture. He was elected as an ACM Fellow in 2018 for contributions to computer architecture, including the open RISC-V instruction set and Agile hardware.
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Business & Finance	Dennis Astorino		Architect
	Founder of DLA+ Architecture & Interior Design. He previously was CEO of Astorino Architects but left the company to start his own architectural company in February 2008 as part of a planned transition.
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Business & Finance	Louis Astorino		Architect
	Founder and CEO of Astorino Architects.
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Entertainment	Coco Austin	birthplace: Tarzana, CA	Actor
	born: Nicole Natalie Marrow. Coco began her career specializing in swimsuit, lingerie & body modeling, for calendars, catalogs and videos. She won the 1998 Miss Ujena contest in Mexico. She previously worked events and parties at the Playboy Mansion and also appeared in low-budget R-rated films. She has Serbian ancestry through maternal grandparents born in Serbia.
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Sports	Bob Babich	birthplace: Youngstown, OH	Football
	Former American football linebacker who played nine seasons in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers and the Cleveland Browns. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
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Art & Literature	Paul von Baich	birthplace: Gratz, Austria	Photographer
	Paul was a Canadian portrait and wildlife photographer who traveled throughout Canada documenting the life of Canadians and Northern Native people from coast to coast, including landscape and wildlife.
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Sports	Mike Bakic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	born: Milan Bakic. Mike is a Canadian retired soccer player. He played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane. He also played indoor soccer for the Hartford Hellions and Kansas City Comets.
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Sports	Milovan 'Mike' Bakic	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Soccer
	A Canadian international soccer player who earned 4 caps for the Canadian national side in 1977, scoring 2 goals. He played professional club soccer for Serbian White Eagles, Rochester Lancers, Washington Diplomats and Houston Hurricane.
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Sports	Erik Bakich		Baseball
	Head baseball coach for the Michigan baseball team. Bakich previously served as an assistant coach at Vanderbilt and Clemson, and most recently was the head coach for Maryland. He signed a contract with the Springfield Capitals in the Frontier League and played professionally for one season in 2001.
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Academics	Milica Bakic-Hayden		Author / Professor
	Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Pittsburgh. Honored by the United States Institute of Peace Fellowship for the project `On Common Ground: Christianity and Islam in the Balkans,` 2005-2006. Past-President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Entertainment	Emilija Baranac	birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Actress
	Emilija is a Serbian-Canadian actress and model. She is known for her portrayal of Midge Klump in The CW drama series Riverdale.
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Sports	Mike Basrak	birthplace: Bellaire, OH	Football
	He was Duquesne University's first All-American selection, and the Most Valuable Player of the 1937 Orange Bowl game in Miami. Later in 1937 he was the first-round draft pick (#5 pick overall) of the NFL Pittsburgh Pirates (later called the Pittsburgh Steelers) where he played for two years before a knee injury ended his career. He was an officer in the United States Navy during the Second World War. And, in later life Basrak served as football coach at Niles East High School (1954?62) and then Niles West High School (1963?73), both in Skokie, Illinois.
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Art & Literature	Theodore 'Ted' Basrak	birthplace: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Artist
	Having immigrated to the United States after World War II, he eventually retired to Whidbey Island where he resided for 31 years. He became a painter, drawing inspiration from the the island's landscape and its changing weather. He became one of the first members of the cooperative group of artists at the Whidbey Art Gallery, formerly the Artists Cooperative Gallery, in Langley.
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Sports	Nick Bastaja	birthplace: Grantham, England	Football
	Former professional Canadian football offensive lineman who played 14 seasons in the Canadian Football League. He was raised in Hamilton, Ont and started his CFL career with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He was part of the Grey Cup championship-winning Winnipeg Blue Bombers teams of 1984 & 1988. He won the CFL's Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award in the 1985 CFL season.
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Sports	Arun Basuljevic	birthplace: Bronx, New York	Soccer
	Arun is an American professional soccer player who plays for Oklahoma City Energy in the USL Championship.
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Military	Gary M. Batinich		USAF - Brigadier General
	Brigadier General in the US Air Force. Currently the commander of the 419th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base.
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Politics	Melissa (Luburic) Bean	birthplace: Chicago, IL	U.S. Congress
	U.S. Congress-woman of Illinois
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Politics	John C. Begovich	birthplace: Jackson Gate, CA	State Senator
	Judge, Supervisor, Assemblyman and State Senator. Appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson as one of four United States Federal Marshals in the State of California. A section of Highway 49 in Amador County, California was posthumously named, 'The John C. Begovich Memorial Highway'.
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Entertainment	Mike Begovich	birthplace: Burlingame, CA	Actor
	born: Michael Joseph Begovich. He acted both on stage and on television. He would become a regular on the television series Fashion House playing Lance Miller. He would become a producer for music, movies and television.
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Business & Finance	Milos S. 'Sharkey' Begovich	birthplace: Plymouth, CA	Management
	Owner of Sharkey's Casino in Gardnerville, NV. Sharkey was known around the world for his Prime Rib Dinners and every year for 30 years (1971-2000) Sharkey held a free, open to the public, dinner party with music to honor Serbian Christmas on January 7th, attracting hundreds of locals and celebrities each year.
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Business & Finance	Nicholas Anthony Begovich	birthplace: Oakland, CA	Management
	Nick formerly served as a corporate Vice President of Litton Industries and President of the Woodland Hills, Calif., aerospace company's Data Systems Division. Prior to joining Litton, he retired as Vice President of the Ground Systems Group for Hughes Aircraft, where he made major contributions as an engineer, including groundbreaking work that led to advances in air defense systems.
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Business & Finance	Jelena Behrend	birthplace: Serbia	Business Owner
	Jelena is jewelry designer based out of the Lower East Side in New York City. Described as fashion forward by New York (magazine),[2] her hammered pieces have been seen on Hollywood celebrities and in feature films.
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Sports	Charles 'Chuck' Belas	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Softball
	In his 20 year career he won over 1000 games including 67 no hitters and four perfect games. He was also a potent batter and had a .417 batting average in 1947. He finished his career batting better than .300. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Entertainment	Donald P. Bellisario	birthplace: Cokeburg, PA	Producer
	Donald broke into television as the story editor for Black Sheep Squadron. He is an American television producer and screenwriter who created and sometimes wrote episodes for the TV series Magnum, P.I., Tales of the Gold Monkey, Airwolf, Quantum Leap, JAG, and NCIS.
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Entertainment	Michael Angelo Bellisario	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Actor
	Michael is an American actor and the son of scriptwriter and producer Donald P. Bellisario.
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Entertainment	Troian Bellisario	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Actor
	Troian is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Spencer Hastings in the television series Pretty Little Liars. She is the daughter of producers Donald P. Bellisario and Deborah Pratt.
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Entertainment	Laura Benanti	birthplace: New York City, NY	Actor
	born: Laura Ilene Vidnovic. Laura is an American actress and singer. She has received five Tony Award nominations. She played Louise in the 2008 Broadway revival of Gypsy, winning the 2008 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Benanti then appeared in the 2010 stage musical Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, winning the Drama Desk Award and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. She appeared in the 2013 NBC television production of The Sound of Music Live!, in the TV series Supergirl and the TBS comedy The Detour. She also has had a recurring role as First Lady Melania Trump on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
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Politics	Helen Delich Bentley	birthplace: Ruth, NV	U.S. Congress
	Served 10 years in Congress, representing the state of Maryland. On the 300th Anniversary of the Port of Baltimore, it was renamed the Helen Delich Bentley Port of Baltimore in her honor.
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Art & Literature	Rushka Bergman	birthplace: Serbia	Editor / Publisher
	Rushka is an artist, film director and contributing fashion editor for LUomo Vogue and Vogue Italia. She was the personal stylist for Michael Jackson and acted as creative consultant and costume designer for his This Is It concerts in London.
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Entertainment	Sanja Bestic	birthplace: Zemun, Belgrade, Serbia	Director
	aka: Sanja Bestic Berisavac. Sanja is a director, writer and producer.
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Entertainment	Gordon Bijelonic	birthplace: New York, NY	Producer
	Gordon is a Hollywood producer with over 40 film credits to his name. His movies feature a Who's Who of Hollywood actors from Vin Diesel to Robert De Niro, Keira Knightley and the late Robin Williams, among many others.
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Academics	Dr. Zarko Bilbija		Professor
	Emeritus Professor, Universities of Chicago and Miami.
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Religion	Bishop Irinej (Dobrijevic)	birthplace: Cleveland, OH	Bishop
	born: Mirko Dobrijevic. He is the bishop for the Serbian Orthodox Church in Australia and New Zealand. Prior to his election to Bishop at the May 2006 Holy Synod of the Church of Serbia, he was very active in interchurch relations, IOCC and the plight of Serbs in Kosovo.
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Religion	Bishop Nikolai Velimirovich	birthplace: Lelich, Serbia	Bishop
	A protector, mover and inspirer of the Serbian Orthodox Church in America. Also, an instructor at the St. Sava Seminary in Libertyville, IL, the dean and rector of the St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Seminary in South Canaan, PA, and the author of the valuable Prologue of Ochrid. On May 19, 2003, the Holy Assembly of Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Church, with one heart and one voice, unanimously decided to enter Bishop Nicholai (Velimirovic) of Ohrid and Zicha into the calendar of saints of our Holy Orthodox Church.
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Academics	Milana 'Mim' (Karlo) Bizic	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Teacher
	1990 NATIONAL AWARDEE at the Smithsonian for her pioneering efforts in integrating the computer into the school curriculum. She worked on a project for the Smithsonian called 'Beyond the Limits, Flight Enters the Computer Age.
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Entertainment	Predrag Bjelac	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia	Actor
	He portrayed Igor Karkaroff in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Lord Donnon in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. He is a graduate of the Belgrade University's Faculty of Dramatic Art, class of 1986, and studied at The Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute (1988) in New York City.
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Entertainment	Sandra 'Sibi' Blazic	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Actress
	A former model, one time actress, and movie director. Married to Christian Bale.
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Art & Literature	Walter Bogdanich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Journalist - Pulitzer Prize
	Won his Pulitzer prize in journalism at the Wall Street Journal in 1988 for his series of articles on medical fraud in laboratory practices. Continued on to win 2 more Pulitzer Prizes.
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Sports	Bogdan Bogdanovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Basketball
	Selected by the Phoenix Suns with the 27th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft, with his draft rights being traded to the Sacramento Kings during the 2016 NBA draft. In 2018, he was selecteed to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. He also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally. He earned an All-EuroLeague First Team and a EuroBasket All-Tournament Team selection in 2017. He was named the 2017 All-Europe Player of the Year, by the international basketball website Eurobasket.com.
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Entertainment	Dusan Bogdanovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	Dusan is a composer and classical guitarist. As a soloist and in collaboration with other artists, he has toured extensively throughout Europe, Japan, and the U.S. He has taught at the University of Southern California, San Francisco Conservatory, and the Geneva University of Music.
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Entertainment	Maja Bogdanovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	Maja is a Paris-based cellist who also lives part of the year in Chicago, Illinois.
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Entertainment	Peter Bogdanovich	birthplace: Kingston, NY	Director
	An American film historian, director, writer, actor, author and critic.
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Entertainment	Nikola Bogojevic	birthplace: Duluth, MN	Wrestler
	Nikola is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Otis, and is the current holder of the mens Money in the Bank contract. He was the National Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling at the Junior Pan-American Games in 2011. He also won bronze at the Pan-American Games in Greco-Roman wrestling in 2014. He had a perfect 48-0 season in 2010 for the Spartans, winning the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association State Wrestling Championship in the 285-pound class.
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Sports	Brian Thomas Bogusevic	birthplace: Oak Lawn, IL	Baseball
	Brian is an American/Serbian professional baseball former outfielder and broadcaster. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Chicago Cubs, and Philadelphia Phillies and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Orix Buffaloes.
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Aerospace	Danilo Bojic	birthplace: Lipovo near Kolasin	Engineer
	Redesigned the new escape hatch after the Apollo I disaster. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'.
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Sports	Novo Bojovic	birthplace: Podgorica formerly Titograd, Yugoslavia	Football
	Former placekicker who played pro football with the United States Football League's Michigan Panthers (1983-84)and Oakland Invaders (1985). He then had a brief career in the National Football League playing with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1985. He next embarked on a successful five-year career in the Arena Football League with the Detroit Drive.
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Sports	Ivan Boldirev	birthplace: Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia	Hockey
	A professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the NHL from 1970 until 1985. An elegant center, Boldirev was noted during his career as one of the sport's best stickhandlers. Raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. Born to a Ukrainian father and Serbian mother.
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Academics	Ranko Bon		Professor
	Rankjo holds a Diplomate Engineer in Architecture degree from Belgrade University, a Master's in City Planning from Harvard, and a Ph.D. in Urban Studies and Planning from MIT. He has worked in the Urban Planning Institute of Slovenia in Ljubljana before teaching at MIT, the University of Massachusetts in Boston, Northeastern University, MIT, and the University of Reading, where he is emeritus professor. He is also a writer and painter.
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Art & Literature	Bratsa Bonifacho	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Artist
	Bratsa is a painter, working from a discipline based in formalism, he is an abstract expressionist who chooses between many elements including symbolist and figurative to express non-verbal thoughts and emotions abstractly.
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Art & Literature	Boogie	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Photographer
	born: Vladimir Milivojevich. Boogie is a photographer from Serbia, based in Brooklyn, New York. He is known for his documentary and portrait photographs of people on the margins of society and for his street photography. His work has been published in The New York Times,Time, The Huffington Post, Huck, and shown on HBO (for the show How To Make It in America).
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Entertainment	Muruga Booker	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Musician
	born: Steven Bookvich. Muruga is an American drummer, composer, inventor, artist, recording artist, and an autonomous Orthodox priest.
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Science	Olga Boric-Lubecke		Engineer
	Olga is a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. She was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 for contributions to biomedical microwave technology. She co-founded Adnoviv a startup working with sensor technology founded in 2013.
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Sports	Milan Borjan	birthplace: Knin, SR Croatia	Soccer
	Although born in Knin, SFR Yugoslavia, Milan was raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He is a Canadian professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Serbian club Red Star Belgrade and the Canadian national team.
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Judiciary	Nick Borkovich	birthplace: Sudbury, Ontario, Canada	Judge
	Honourable Nick Borkovich was an Attorney, Judge in the Ontario Court of Justice (General Division) (1990-1999) and Judge in the Superior Court of Justice (1999-2010). Also helped organize Hamilton's SNF Basketball teams in the 1960's & 1970's.
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Academics	Dr. Sava D. Bosnitch	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Professor
	Professor of Political Science at the University of New Brunswick. Also a Past President of the Canadian Association of Slavists.
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Sports	Evan Bouchard	birthplace: Oakville, Ontario, Canada	Hockey
	Evan was drafted in the first round, in the 2015 OHL Priority Selection by the London Knights. He helped London capture the OHL Championship and 2016 Memorial Cup in his first year with the organization and was named captain of the Knights for the 2017-18 OHL season. He was then selected in the first round, by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Evan was the youngest Oilers' defenceman to score a goal five days after his 19th birthday. Son of a Serbian mother.
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Judiciary	Jasmina Theodore Boulanger	birthplace: Kenosha, WI	Attorney
	She is a corporate and securities lawyer. She has also has taught Law and Economics at U.S.C. and at Claremont McKenna College. She is a Past President of the Serbian Unity Congress (SUC).
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Entertainment	George Bozic	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	On-Air Personality
	On-air name: George Bowes. Radio Announcer. Co-founder of the Serbian Radio Hour of Aliquippa, PA, and former Public Relations Director for the Pennsylvaia Department of Transportation.
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Business & Finance	Michael Bozic	birthplace: Clairton, PA	Management
	Was the former Vice Chairman of K-Mart, head of the merchandising group at Sears and former CEO of Hills Department Stores
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Sports	Milan Bozic	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Soccer
	Milan is a Canadian football player that previously played with Serbian top league clubs FK Zvezdara and FK Hajduk Beograd, Ukrainian club FC Volyn Lutsk, lower league Serbian clubs FK Indija, FK Zeleznicar Beograd and FK Kolubara and with the Bosnian Premier League club FK Leotar.
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Sports	Robert (Bob) Bozic	birthplace: Windsor, Ontario Canada	Boxing
	Bob was a professional heavyweight boxer from Toronto, Canada, between 1970-77. His boxing record was 14-3 (7 KOS). He fought and lost to Larry Holmes in Madison Square Garden in 1973. He recently worked as a bartender in New York City at Fanelli Cafe.
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Entertainment	Ivana Bozilovic		Actress
	Her credits includes roles in the films 100 Girls, National Lampoon's Van Wilder and Wedding Crashers. She also co-hosted the reality television show Hotlines in 2003.
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Politics	Bob Bratina	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Mayor
	Canadian broadcaster and politician who served as the 56th Mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 2010 to 2014. Went on to become the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Hamilton East--Stoney Creek. He also played brac, clarinet, saxophone and accordion for the Balkan Strings Tamburitza Orchestra. Son of a Serbian mother & Croatian father.
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Sports	David Joseph Brcic	birthplace: St. Louis, MO	Soccer
	David is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. He also competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and earned four caps with the United States mens national soccer team.
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Art & Literature	John David Brcin	birthplace: Gracac, Croatia	Sculptor
	Drawing his inspiration from American subjects, Brcin sculpted busts of President Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain, and many others. He also created large reliefs depicting scenes from American history.
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Judiciary	R. Rhody Brenlove		Attorney
	He was also the first Serbian lawyer in Pittsburgh (1929). He also was the first SNF legal advisor, 1939-1952.
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Politics	Daniel Britza		Mayor
	Former Mayor of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. Presently serving as Aliquippa Controller.
Sports	Mike Brkovich	birthplace: Windsor, Ontario	Basketball
	Member of the Canadian national basketball team and played on the Michigan State Spartans team that won the 1979 NCAA tournament. He was known as the known as the 'Canadian Golden Arm'. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1981.
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Politics	Mark Brnovich	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Attorney General
	Mark currently serves as Arizonas 26th Attorney General. He was first inaugurated in 2015, and again in 2019 after winning re-election. Mark has spent most of his professional life serving as a prosecutor at the local, state, and federal levels.
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Sports	Nikola 'Niki' Budalic	birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada	Soccer
	Niki is a retired Canadian soccer player who currently serves as a director of soccer operations for Inter Miami CF. He previously played for the Serbian White Eagles FC of the Canadian Soccer League. He also was named team captain of the Serbian White Eagles for the 2008 season.
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Sports	Rudy Bukich	birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri	Football
	He was selected in the second round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams. He would go on to play for the Washington Redskins, Chicago Bears, and the Pittsburgh Steelers. His greatest performances were during his second stint with the Chicago Bears. He was a quarterback with the Bears when they won the 1963 NFL Championship. In 1964 he tied a record with 13 consecutive pass completions, and in 1965 he was the second leading passer in the NFL. After the NFL, he appeared in 3 movies.
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Entertainment	Vaso Bukvich		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2000. His style of playing had an immense impact on later tamburasi, including Marty Kapugi, who credits him as a big influence. Not only was he a great primas, but a talented singer as well.
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Sports	Norm Bulaich	birthplace: Galveston, TX	Football
	Former football running back in the NFL. He was the 18th overall pick of the Colts in the 1970 NFL Draft, Named to the 1971 Pro Bowl & Won Super Bowl V. His run set up the field position for the Colts' late winning FG against Dallas.
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Entertainment	Nina Bunjevac	birthplace: Welland, Ontario, Canada	Cartoonist
	Canadian born, Nina spent her formative years in Yugoslavia, where she began her art education before returning to Canada at onset of the war of the 1990s. Nina's comics have been published in a number of international periodicals and anthologies, including The National Post, Le Monde Diplomatique, ArtReview and Best American Comics. She has authored 3 books. And, her artwork has been included in a number of exhibitions, both in Canada and internationally.
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Politics	John Butrovich Jr.	birthplace: Fairbanks, AK	State Senator
	Born in a mining camp, John worked in the insurance business and served in the Alaska Territorial Senate. A conservative, budget-pinching Republican in the territorial and state legislatures, he nevertheless drew respect from Democrats for his willingness to support taxes that paid for services to Alaskans.
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Business & Finance	Ljubomir Buturovic		Management
	Ljubomir is vice president of informatics at Inflammatix where his team leverages novel data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence to develop and validate the robust clinical algorithms that power the company's diagnostic tests. Prior to Inflammatix, Dr. Buturovic was the principal at Clinical Persona, chief scientist at Pathwork Diagnostics, Inc., bioinformatics director at Incyte Corporation and adjunct professor of computer science at San Francisco State University.
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Sports	Zarko Cabarkapa	birthplace: Zrenjanin, Serbia	Basketball
	Drafted by the Phoenix Suns in the 1st round (17th overall) in the 2003 NBA Draft. In his rookie season, he was injured and limited to 49 games. In 2005 the Suns traded him to the Golden State Warriors where he played 2005-2006 until he was cut due to a back injury.
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Entertainment	Ellis G. Cannon	birthplace: Midland, PA	On-Air Personality / Business Owner
	President & Publisher of Pittsburgh Sports Report, Inc. He is also an Attorney as well as a Radio & TV Personality. The son of Henry and Betsy (Kosanovich) Cannon.
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Art & Literature	Tom Carapic	birthplace: Velisevac, Serbia	Artist
	born: Tomislav Sava Carapic. He is an artist who specialises in found object artwork.
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Entertainment	Del Casher	birthplace: Hammond, IN	Musician / Inventor
	born: Delton Kacar, aka: Delton Kacher. an American guitarist and inventor. His many innovations include the Wah-wah pedal, which changed the course of rock and roll, the Ecco-Fonic, Fender Electronic Echo Chamber, and the Guitar synthesizer.
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Sports	Pete Catan	birthplace: Rochester, NY	Football
	He played three seasons with the Canadian Football League?s Winnipeg Blue Bombers, two seasons with the United States Football League?s Houston Gamblers and two years in the National Football League with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and San Diego Chargers. He was nicknamed 'Sledgehammer'.
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Business & Finance	George B. Cavic		Management
	VP of Healthcare Management at Parke-Davis
Sports	Milorad Cavic	birthplace: Anaheim, CA	Swimming
	While swimming for the University of California, Berkeley and training with Mike Bottom, Cavic set a new school and Pac-10 record in the 100 yd butterfly. He won silver at the 2008 Bejing Olympics and gold at the 2009 World Championships in Rome.
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Sports	Stefan Cebara	birthplace: Zadar, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Stefan is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Valour FC. Born to a Serb father and a Croat mother and spent his early years in the town of Benkovac. He first moved to Belgrade with his family when he was four, and then to Canada at the age of six. At the age of nine he started playing with Windsor FC Nationals. He grew up competing in soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball and track/field.
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Entertainment	Kaca Celan	birthplace: Ratkovo (OdZaci), SR Serbia	Director
	Kaca is an award-winning writer, director, theatre and acting expert, professor and actress. She is internationally known for being awarded the first prize for the best German-language play from the Bund der Theatergemeinden (Alliance of the German Theatre Community) for her play Heimatbuch among other awards.
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Business & Finance	Nicholas 'Nick' Chabraja	birthplace: Gary, IN	Management
	First made his mark as a lawyer, eventually serving as special counsel to the House of Representatives. Because of his legal services to General Dynamics that he was able to make the shift from lawyer to business executive, becoming both general counsel and vice president for the company in 1993. He revealed an astute understanding of the problems that beset General Dynamics in the 1990s and rose to become the company's chief executive officer.
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Judiciary	Nicholas S. Chanak		Judge
	Was a Supreme Court Judge for the state of Minnesota
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Business & Finance	Peter Chelovich		Business Owner
	President/Owner of Export Lakes Export. He is a recipient of Volunteerism award presented at the White House by President Ronald Reagan.
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Business & Finance	Tyrus W. Cobb	birthplace: Reno, NV	Management
	He served as Special Assistant to the President to President Ronald Reagan at the White House from 1987-89. He was the Director of Soviet, European and Canadian Affairs in the National Security Council at the White House from 1983-87. He became President and CEO of the Business Executives for National Security (BENS) in 1991, then left to become President/CEO of the Yosemite National Institutes (1995-2002). He returned to his home town of Reno, NV, where he heads up the Northern Nevada Network.
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Entertainment	Crlenica Brothers		Tamburitza Musician
	A very impressive list of movies are also to the credits of the Crlenica Vrothers Orchestra. Starting with Storm at Daybreak, and followed by Cat People and a long list of movies with the late Nelson Eddy, Balalaika and Chocolate Soldier among the few. The Razors Edge and Song to Remember followed by several Walt Disney films and The Patton Story. Blood and Guts and Lawrence of Arabia and who can forget the haunting theme of Dr. Zhivago as played by Vaso on the prima and backed up by a 150-piece orchestra. Also known by Crljenica Brothers and The Continental 5.
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Entertainment	Vasil Crlenica		Tamburitza Musician
	aka: Vaso Crlenica. Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1978
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Entertainment	Jovo Crljenica		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1973
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Entertainment	Paul Crljenica		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1987
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Entertainment	Steve Crljenica		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1987
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Business & Finance	John Crnokrak	birthplace: South Deering Chicago, IL	Author
	Author and Executive Coach. A member of Loyola University - Basketball Hall of Fame. Was a member of the college All-Star Team that toured nationwide against the Harlem Globetrotters. Also was signed to the AFL Houston Oilers professional football team.
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Science	Slobodan Cuk	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Engineer
	For over 20 years, Slobodan was a full-time Professor of Electrical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology until January 2000. In 1979, he founded TESLAco, which is currently located in Laguna Niguel, California. Over 30 patents have Slobodans name on them.
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Military	Louis 'Lou' Cukelja	birthplace: Spalato, Crotia	USMC - Sergeant
	The first person in US history to receive 2 congressional medals (WW-I) (ARMY Medal & Navy Medal). He also received the highest decorations given by France, Belgium and Serbia.
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Sports	Chris Cvetkovic	birthplace: Hamilton, Canada	Football
	Canadian football long snapper for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. He was originally signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played CIS Football for Concordia.
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Business & Finance	Brad Cvetovich	birthplace: Midland, PA	Management
	Began his career in the 1960's as a design engineer at the former North American Rockwell Co. where he spent 24 years. He joined Boeing in 1990 and was appointed V-P in 1996. In 1998, he was appointed vice president and general manager of the Customer Services organization of the Boeing Commercial Airplane Group.
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Sports	Nick Cvjetkovich	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Canada	Wrestling
	A Canadian professional wrestler of British and Serb descent, better known as The Original Sinn, or simply Sinn (also spelt as SiNN). He is working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown brand as Kizarny. He was the writer, artist and publisher of the Fred the Possessed Flower comic book series (1999-2000). He and his brother Steven have variously published as Happy Predator Press and Happy Predator Publications.
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Entertainment	Misha Dabich	birthplace: Lebanon, PA	Entertainer
	Award winning international skating artist, performer, musician, entertainer and comedian.
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Religion	Archimandrite Sebastian Dabovich	birthplace: San Francisco, CA	Archimandrite
	born: Sebastian Dabovich. First person born in the United States of America to be ordained as an Orthodox priest, and also the first native-born American to be tonsured as an Orthodox monk. Known as the 'Father of Serbian Orthodoxy in America,' he was responsible for the founding of several of the first Serbian churches in the New World.
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Sports	Drazen Dalipagic	birthplace: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	Widely known by his nickname Praja, started playing basketball at the age of 19. Between 1973 and 1986 he played 243 games for the Yugoslavian Men's Basketball National Team, winning the Basketball World Championship in 1978 and the Olympic Gold Medal in 1980. Dalipagic was enshrined to the Basketball Hall of Fame as a player on September 10, 2004. In 2007, he was enshrined in the FIBA Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Frank Dancevic Russell	birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada	Tennis
	Frank is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the countrys top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an 18-year-old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. Dancevic has reached two ATP singles finals (Indianapolis and Eastbourne), the quarterfinals of the 2007 Montreal Masters and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 65 in September 2007.
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Art & Literature	Victor J. Danilov		Author
	Former president and director of Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry, is the founder and currently the director of the Museum Management Program at the University of Colorado. He has written extensively about museums, galleries, and historic sites, and is the author of many books.
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Sports	Predrag 'Sasha' Danilovic	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	A retired Serbian professional basketball player, considered the best European shooting guard during the 1990s, and current president of his former team KK Partizan Belgrade. he was a member of the NBA's Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks from 1995 until 1997.
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Business & Finance	Djordjina Dapcevich		Management
	Head of the Veterans Retirement Center and Veterans Affairs
Politics	John Dapcevich		Mayor
	Mayor of Sitka, Alaska for 5 terms (total of 12 years).
Politics	Marko Dapcevich		Mayor
	Mayor of Sitka, Alaska
Politics	Velimir 'Bill' Dapcevich		Administration
	Head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the state of Alaska.
Entertainment	Lolita Davidovich	birthplace: London, Ontario, Canada	Actress
	She first received notice co-starring in Blaze (1989), for the title role of the notorious burlesque performer, Blaze Starr, with Paul Newman .
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Academics	Stevan Dedijer	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Business Intelligence
	Attended secondary school in Italy, and graduated from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, in 1930. He earned a degree in physics at Princeton University in 1934. Stevan worked as a journalist in Pittsburgh and New York and later, after WW-II in Yugoslavia. He served in the American army as a paratrooper in The 101st Airborne Division from 1942 to 1945. Founded the research policy institute at Sweden's Lund University.
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Sports	Nicholas Nick Delpopolo	birthplace: Niksic, Montenegro, Yugoslavia	Martial Arts
	born: Petar Perovic. Nick is an American judoka. He competed in the mens 73 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics; Won the 2nd & 3rd rounds, lost the 4th round and was eliminated in the repechages. He was then expelled from the Olympics by the IOC after he tested positive for cannabis. He competed again at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the mens 73 kg event, ultimately finishing 7th in his division.
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Academics	Bogdan Denitch	birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria	Sociology
	born: Bogdan Denis Denic. Bogdan was an American sociologist. He was a leading authority on the political sociology of the former Yugoslavia, and served as professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) from 1973 to 1994. Denitch was active in democratic left politics throughout his life, joining the Young Peoples Socialist League at age 18, and later co-founding the Democratic Socialists of America. From 1983 through 2004 he organized the annual Socialist Scholars Conference in New York. Since the 1990s he was an advocate for human rights and an opponent of nationalism in the former Yugoslavia.
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Entertainment	Brad Dexter	birthplace: Goldfield, Nevada	Actor
	born: Boris Michel Soso and aka: Boris Milanovich. Acted in Magnificent Seven, Heldorado, Sinbad the Salior, The Asphalt Jungle, The Las Vegas Story, Run Silent-Run Deep, The George Raft Story, Taras Bulba, etc. Married at one time to Peggy Lee.
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Judiciary	Richard A. DiLiberto, Jr.		Attorney
	He is a Past President of the Delaware Trial Lawyers Association, and former Legislative Committee Chairman. For a decade he was a Delaware lawmaker serving with distinction in the Delaware House of Representatives.
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Art & Literature	Rose A. Dillberger	birthplace: St. Louis, MO	Artist
	born: Rose Alexandra Mirjanich. She has won scores of ribbons at art shows, and her solo exhibits include one at the Beverly Hills Ladies' Club and another at the Sun City Museum of Art. Her portraits and originals are in private collections abroad in Paris, London, and Teheran and here in St. Louis, Los Angeles, New York, and Phoenix. After graduating from the . Louis's Washington University School of Fine Arts, she taught painting there for ten years and worked as an artist at St. Louis' large Gardner Advertising Agency. Her work is highly personal and eclectic.
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Science	Dr. Dimitri Dimitrijevic		Psychiatrist
	Recognized for his major innovations as a psychiatrist and administrator in the treatment of mental illness in Illinois
Politics	Marina Dimitrijevic		City Government
	Marina is an American politician from Wisconsin and the Milwaukee Common Council member for the 14th Aldermanic District, serving since 2020. Previously, she served on the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors from 2004 to 2020, including as board chairwoman from 2012 to 2015. A Democrat, she has also worked as the executive director of the Wisconsin Working Families Party.
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Entertainment	Mike Dimkich	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Musician
	born: Michael John Dimkich. Mike is an American guitarist who is currently a member of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He has also played for The Cult, Channel 3, Suckerpunch, and Steve Jones.
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Academics	Milan R. Dinitrijevic		Professor
	M.D., D. Sc. Emeritus Professor of the Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. TX.
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Sports	Vlade Divac	birthplace: Prijepolje, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	Vlade is a retired Serbian professional basketball player who spent most of his career in the United States' NBA. At 7ft 1in, he played center and was known for his passing skills. Is currently the Sacramento Kings' GM. Recipient of the 2006 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, a two time FIBA World Cup Champion and two time Olympic Silver winner. His #21 has been retired by the Sacramento Kings.
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Sports	Srdjan Djekanovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	A Yugoslavian-born Canadian soccer player of Serbian origin who currently plays for the Montreal Impact in the USL First Division.
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Entertainment	Denise Djokic	birthplace: Halifax, Nova Scotia	Musician
	As a Cellist, she has been praised worldwide for her sincere, powerful interpretations, and her bold command of the instrument. Instantly recognized by her 'arrestingly beautiful tone colour' (The Strad). She moves audiences with her natural musical instinct, and her remarkable combination of strength and sensitivity.
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Entertainment	Philippe Djokic	birthplace: Nancy, France	Musician
	Upon obtaining his Master of Music degree as a student at the Juilliard School, Djokic also won the school's Fritz Kreisler Prize. He is currently professor of violin at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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Sports	Novak Djokovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Tennis
	Nivak is a professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He has won 17 Grand Slam singles titles, 5 ATP Finals titles, 34 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 14 ATP Tour 500 titles, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for over 280 weeks. In majors, he has won a record 8 Australian Open titles, 5 Wimbledon titles, 3 US Open titles, and 1 French Open title. By winning the 2016 French Open, he became the 8th player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam and the 3rd man to hold all 4 major titles at once, the first since Rod Laver in 1969 and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces.
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Sports	Bob Djokovich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Handball
	born: Robert Ray Djokovich. Bob is an American former Basketball and Handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics in handball. He was the 4th President of the USA Team Handball. At the Summer Olympics in 1984 was he team captain and scored 18 goals. His biggest victories are the Gold medal at the Pan American Games (1987) and a silver medal at the Goodwill Games (1986).
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Sports	Barney Djordjevic		Soccer
	born: Slobodan Djordjevic.Barney was an American soccer forward who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in a 2-1 World Cup qualification loss to Mexico on September 10, 1972 in Los Angeles. He played in the German American Soccer League and was in the stands to watch the game. Through an error by the United States Soccer Federation, the team was short handed and Barney came out of the stands to start the game. He was replaced at halftime.
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Business & Finance	Marek Djordjevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Management
	Marek worked at Rolls Royce for 15 years as the companys head of exterior design and also creative director for the USA Design works studio. While there, he worked on the Mini, MG, and Land Rover vehicles, while Rover Group was owned by Rolls Royce. He was also involved in the design of the Phantom Drophead Coupe, the Phantom Coupe and the experimental Rolls-Royce 100EX, named best luxury car ever by Esquire magazine. In 2003, he designed the exterior of the Rolls-Royce Phantom VII, a luxury model which helped revive the Rolls Royce brand. Marek left Rolls Royce in 2005, to start his own namesake firm in Los Angeles.
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Academics	Dr. Dimitrije Djordjevich		Professor
	Emeritus Professor History-UC, Santa Barbara
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Art & Literature	Dragoslav Djordjevich	birthplace: Obrenovac, Serbia	Author
	aka: Dragoslav Georgeivch. He spent nearly 30 years teaching Serbo-Croatian at the Army Language School in Monterey, California (Defense Language Institute) where he retired as the Chairman of the Serbo-Croatian Department. He earned two postgraduate degrees (history and linguistics) at San Jose State University. He wrote several books, including the notable 'Na Raskrsnici' (At the Crossroads). He was a co-founder of the Serbian Unity Congress (SUC) and a founding trustee of the Studenica Foundation.
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Business & Finance	Miroslav 'Michael' Djordjevich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Management
	Serbian Unity Congress (SUC) founding member and the first President. He is also Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Southeast Europe International, Inc. He is also a founder and President of Studenica Foundation. Son of Dragoslav (Georgevich) Djordjevich.
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Entertainment	Zeljko Djukic	birthplace: Derventa, Bosnia & Herzegovina	Director
	Zeljko was born in Derventa, Bosnia & Herzegovina. He studied Stage Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. He co-founded The Utopian Theater Asylum (TUTA) in Washington, DC in 1995 and moved the company to Chicago in 2002. He began as Artistic Director and will now assume the role of Founding Director. He received a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture at Drama Arts School in Belgrade, Serbia. He will teach Modern American Dance abroad, but will also continue to teach classes at TUTA.
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Art & Literature	Radovan Lale Djuric	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Artist
	Lale started studying art at the College of Architecture in Nis, Serbia. After his studies in Nis, he went on to work at the Nation Theatre in Belgrade, Serbia as a set designer before studying fine art in Belgrade, Venice, Amsterdam, and Paris. He went on to work with the Dalmas design firm in Paris before moving to the United States in the 70s for the remainder of his career. Once moving to the United States, he set up his gallery Lales space on East 72nd street in Manhattan, NY, where he displayed his own artwork, including his large folding panels.
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Military	Theresa A.H. Djuric		USAF - Brigadier General
	Teresa is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. Her last assignment was Deputy Director, Space and Intelligence Office, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C.
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Sports	Andrew Joseph 'Jess' Dobernic	birthplace: Mount Olive, IL	Baseball
	born: Andrew Joseph Dobernic. Jess was an American professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of three seasons (1939, 1948-49) with the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, and Cincinnati Reds. For his career, he compiled a 7-3 record, with a 5.21 earned run average, and 55 strikeouts in 109 innings pitched.
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Entertainment	Djoko Dokich	birthplace: Selo Tuk, Srem, Yugoslavia	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1975
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Entertainment	Melvin 'Milovan' Dokich		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1975
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Sports	Mike Dopud	birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Football
	He is a Canadian film actor, television actor, voice actor, stuntman, stage actor and athlete. He played professional Canadian football briefly for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
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Art & Literature	William S. 'Bill' Dorich		Author
	American journalist and writer. The Serbian Church awarded him their highest honor, the St. Sava Medal.
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Academics	Dr. Milorad M. Drachkovitch	birthplace: Serbia	Professor
	Milorad received a bachelor's degree in political science (1949) and a Ph.D (1953) from the University of Geneva, Switzerland. After serving as director of studies at the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, he went to the United States (1958), where he held a succession of academic posts. He was a visiting assistant professor of political science at the UC Berkeley, a fellow at the Russian Research Center at Harvard and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. He served as the director of the Hoover Archives and was awarded the title of senior fellow, emeritus, at the Hoover Institution in 1993.
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Entertainment	Rasha Drachkovitch		Producer
	Rasha is an American television producer and President of 44 Blue Productions, which he co-founded with his wife, Stephanie Drachkovitch in 1984. In that capacity, he has been the executive producer of A&Es Whalburgers, and Night Watch Animal Planets Pit Bulls & Parolees, FS1s Pecos League, LMNs Killer Kids, and MSNBCs Lockup.
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Art & Literature	Dr. Alex N. Dragnich		Author
	Recipient of the Thomas Jefferson Award for Distinguished Service to Vanderbilt University. He is the author of a dozen books on Yugoslav history and politics. Served as Cultural Attache and head of the US Information Agency office in Belgrade from 1947 to 1950.
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Sports	Predrag 'Peja' Drobnjak	birthplace: Bijelo Polje, Montenegro, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	He was a second-round draft choice of the Washington Bullets in the 1997 NBA Draft. During his time in the NBA, he played two seasons for the Seattle SuperSonics, one season for Los Angeles Clippers, and one season for Atlanta Hawks.
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Sports	Walt 'Moose' Dropo	birthplace: Moosup, CT	Baseball
	A former Major League Baseball first baseman and right-handed batter who played with the Boston Red Sox (1949-52), Detroit Tigers (1952-54), Chicago White Sox (1955-58), Cincinnati Redlegs (1958-59), and Baltimore Orioles 1959-61). He was the AL Rookie of the Year in 1950. He was also drafted by the NFL Chicago Bears (1946, 9th Round) and BAA Providence Steamrollers (1947, 1st Round).
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Business & Finance	Mitchell M. Duchich		Business Owner
	born: Mihailo Duchich. Mitchell was the founder of the Clover Leaf Dairy Company. Built in 1908, it was one of the earliest dairies in Gary, Indiana and one of the largest employers there at that time. Actor Karl Maldens father worked there as a milkman. As president of the Serbian National Defense Council of America, he met with president Harry S. Truman in the early 1950s. Known as a philanthropist, he also funded a scholarship program allowing American youth of Serbian origin to attend college.
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Art & Literature	Jovan Ducic	birthplace: Trebinje, Bosnia-Herzegovina	Author / Poet
	A famous Serbian poet, writer and diplomat.
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Aerospace	Paul Duich	birthplace: Centerville, IA	Engineer
	Paul was a Logistics Manager and Engineer for electrical energy for the Apollo spaceship during the flight to the moon. He also was a Retired USAF Colonel. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'.
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Military	Momcilo Voyvoda Djujic	birthplace: Kovacic, Knin, Dalmatia, Austria-Hungary	Chetniks
	Momcilo was a Serbian Orthodox priest and Chetnik commander who led a significant proportion of the Chetniks within the northern Dalmatia and western Bosnia regions of the Independent State of Croatia during World War II. He survived the war, surrendered to the western Allies and emigrated to California. He played an important role in Serbian emigre circles and founded the Ravna Gora Movement of Serbian Chetniks alongside other exiled Chetnik fighters. He later retired to San Marcos. He died at a hospice in San Diego at the age of 92.
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Judiciary	Nicholas M. Duric		Attorney
	Chicago Attorney and founder of the Serbian Bar Association.
Entertainment	Richard Dick Durock	birthplace: South Bend, IN	Actor
	Dick was an American actor and stuntman who appeared in over 80 films and over 700 television episodes. He was perhaps best known for playing Swamp Thing in both the feature films Swamp Thing and The Return of Swamp Thing and the subsequent television show.
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Business & Finance	Bogdan Dzakovic		Security
	From 1995 to 2001, he served as a team leader on the Federal Aviation Administration's Red Team. Set up by Congress to help the FAA think like terrorists, the elite squad tested airport security systems. The team repeatedly warned the FAA, prior to 9/11, of the potential for security breaches and hijackings but was told to cover up its findings.
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Art & Literature	Alexander Dzigurski, II	birthplace: Atherton, CA	Artist
	Received national recognition and success for his powerful seascapes and landscapes. Son of Alexander Dzigurski, Sr.
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Art & Literature	Alexander Dzigurski	birthplace: Stari Becej, in Backa, Serbia	Artist
	Internationally acclaimed seascape artist.
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Science	Bernhard Caesar Einstein	birthplace: Bern, Switzerland	Physicist
	Bernard spent his early years in Switzerland until the age of eight, when his family moved to Greenville, South Carolina. He was not a serious student in high school, or even in his first two years of college at UC Berkeley. He enlisted in the US Army was stationed in southern Germany. He credited the army for giving him self-discipline, and after discharge he applied and was admitted to Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zürich, Switzerland. He followed in both his grandfathers and his fathers footsteps to study physics at the ETH. Upon graduation at ETH, he returned to the United States and worked as an engineer for Texas Instruments and then Litton Industries. He filed and obtained five U.S. patents.
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Science	Hans Albert Einstein	birthplace: Bern, Switzerland	Physicist
	Hans was a Swiss-American engineer and educator, the second child and first son of Albert Einstein and Mileva Maric. Hans A. Einstein was a long-time professor of Hydraulic Engineering at the UC Berkeley. He was widely recognized for his research on sediment transport. To honor his outstanding achievement in hydraulic engineering, the American Society of Civil Engineers established the Hans Albert Einstein Award in 1988 and the annual award is given to those who have made significant contributions to the field.
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Entertainment	Vinka Ellesin	birthplace: Akron, OH	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1975
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Academics	Thomas A. Emmert		Author / Professor
	Gustavus Adolphus College. Past-President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Sports	Mike Enich	birthplace: Boone, IA	Football
	Iron Mike was a college football player for the University of Iowa. He was a member of Iowas 1939 Ironmen team and a first team All-American in 1940. As a senior in 1940, Enich was named team captain and MVP of the football team. He earned first team All-American honors and played in the East-West Shrine Game in 1941. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the USMC. He served in the South Pacific theater where he received severe chest wounds at the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 and was awarded the Purple Heart. He returned to the University of Iowa where he attended law school, receiving his juris doctor degree in 1948. He was elected Poweshiek County Attorney (1963) and was appointed to the district court bench (1971). He was also inducted into the Iowa Sports Hall of Fame and the University of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Steve Enich	birthplace: Hibbing, MN	Football
	Drafted in the fourth round of the 1945 NFL Draft by the Boston Yanks and played that season with the Chicago Cardinals as an Offensive Guard. Received the Order of St. Sava Category I (1989).
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Entertainment	Ted 'Tosho' Erdel	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Musician
	He started as a big band singer with the Mickey Ross Orchestra and, then became a member of the great Shep Fields Orchestra using the name 'Ted Perry'. When performing at the 'Motel 7th Ave' lounge, he was backed up on piano by jazz great Errol Gardner. Several years later, he was with the Lee Kelton Band. And, he also recorded a few 78's with the Danny Kukich Orchestra. With the demise of big bands, he affiliated with the opera.
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Sports	Nestor Evancevich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Bicycle Racing
	He was instrumental in the rapid growth of bicycle racing in Illinois and the greater midwest. He became the Illinois USCF District Rep. He became the first USCF 'Super Rep' as he gradually took over first, Wisconsin and ultimately Indiana, Kentucky and Michigan. In 1995, he was the founder and principle officer of American Bicycle Racing (ABR).
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Academics	M. Dolan Evanovich	birthplace: McKeesport, PA	Administration
	born: Myles Dolan Evanovich. Vice President for the Division of Enrollment Planning, Management and Institutional Research at the University of Connecticut (UConn). He oversees the Office of Undergraduate Admissions; the Office of Student Financial Aid Services including scholarship programs, student employment, and Veterans Administration; the Office of the Registrar; New Student Orientation and Parent Programs; the Wilbur Cross Student Services Center; and the Office of Institutional Research. He previously served as the Director of Undergraduate Admissions both at Arizona State University and at Eastern Michigan University, as well as having served as Associate Director of Admissions at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.
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Sports	Filip Filipovic	birthplace: Belgrade,Serbia	Football
	Punter for the NFL Dallas Cowboys (2002) and Chicago Bears (2007).
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Judiciary	Jill Nicole Filipovic	birthplace: United States	Attorney
	Jill is an American feminist, lawyer and author. She earned a BA degree with dual majors in Journalism and Politics from New York University (NYU) and a JD degree from the NYU School of Law in 2008.
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Academics	Lilien Filipovic-Robinson	birthplace: Slovenia	Professor
	Professor of Art at George Washington University
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Entertainment	Libby Fill	birthplace: Campbell, OH	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1979
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Politics	George Fisher	birthplace: Szekesfehervar, Hungary	Settler
	born: Djordje Sagic. Aka: George Ribar. Was a customs officer and early leader of the Texas Revolution. He also helped found the first York Rite Masonic Lodge in Mexico.
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Entertainment	Dillon Hart Francis	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Musician
	Dillonis is an American electronic musician, record producer and DJ. A native of Los Angeles, he is best known for popularizing the moombahton genre.
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Humanitarian	Helen Losanitch Frothingham	birthplace: Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia	Pioneer
	Helen was a humanitarian aid worker, womens rights activist, nurse and writer. During World War I, she travelled from Serbia to the United States to secure relief packages from donors to help soldiers and orphans. When the war ended, she established an orphanage in Guethary, France to care for orphans of the Spanish Civil War. She was honoured for her service with Serbias highest award, the Order of the White Eagle.
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Sports	Dan Gadzuric	birthplace: The Hague, Holland	Basketball
	Dutch born professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA. Gadzuric, a center, attended Governor Dummer Academy in Byfield, MA before playing college basketball at UCLA. Gadzuric was named to the prestigious McDonald's All-American Team.
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Sports	Bob Gain	birthplace: Akron, OH	Football
	He was a former American football player who played 13 seasons for the NFL Cleveland Browns, and also played for the CFL Ottawa Rough Riders. For his NFL career the Pro Football Researchers Association voted him in the NFL 'Hall of the Very Good in the Class of 2010'. He played in 5 Pro Bowls in the space of seven years with the Browns and was a First-team All-Pro selection once and a Second-team selection seven times.
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Sports	Ilija Gajic	birthplace: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada	Lacrosse
	Drafted second overall by the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League in 2009. Brother of Nenad Gajic.
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Sports	Nenad Gajic	birthplace: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada	Lacrosse
	A lacrosse player on the New Westminster Salmonbellies and Colorado Mammoth. He was the number 39 pick in the 2004 NLL draft by the San Jose Stealth. Brother of Ilija Gajic.
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Art & Literature	Radovan Gajic	birthplace: Knin, Yugoslavia	Author / Poet
	A Canadian poet and writer of ethnic Serbs of Croatia descent.
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Aerospace	Peter Galovich	birthplace: Hudson, WY	Engineer
	Peter was an Electronics Engineer for the 'Emergency Hatch System'. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'.
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Business & Finance	Dr. Rose (Karlo) Gantner		Management
	Director of all the Red Cross in Vietnam at the age of 26 in 1969-1970! She served TWO tours of duty in Viet Nam, the first one being from 1966-1967. Presently a Senior Director at UPMC Health Plan.
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Business & Finance	Welko Gasich		Management
	aka: Velko Gasich. Welko was a retired Executive Vice President, Programs Northrop Grumman for Aerospace Engineering. He was also a retired Aerospace Defense Executive, Management Consultant of Douglas Aircraft Co. Instrumental in the development of the T-38, F-5, F-20 and B-2 Bomber.
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Entertainment	Ogden Gavanski		Producer
	Ogden is a film producer. He has worked with well-known Hollywood actors and also co-produced with Pedro Almodovar. He is one of the owners of Milestone Production, a Vancouver production company founded in 1996. He is a member of the Directors Guild of Canada.
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Sports	Momcilo 'Gabbo' Gavric	birthplace: Sinj, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Gabbo was a professional soccer player. In 1967, he signed with the Oakland Clippers of the North American Soccer League (NASL). He spent two seasons with the Clippers and won the 1967 championship with them. He was also an NFL placekicker for the San Francisco 49ers in 1969. He moved to the Dallas Tornado, then to the San Jose Earthquakes where he was the co-MVP of the NASL indoor tournament and named to the All-tournament team.
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Medicine	Brian Generalovich	birthplace: Farrell, PA	Dentist / Athlete
	College Football & Basketball star that was drafted by the New York Knicks of the NBA, the Boston Patriots of the AFL and the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He passed up the chances, however, to attend the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine.
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Business & Finance	Obren Brian Gerich		Management
	Senior Vice President of Public Storage, Inc and respected philanthropist of the Orthodox Christian community in America. Recipient of the 2007 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Academics	Thomas Dashiff Gilovich	birthplace: United States	Author / Professor
	Thomas is the Irene Blecker Rosenfeld Professor of Psychology at Cornell University. He has conducted research in social psychology, decision making, behavioral economics, and has written popular books on these subjects. he has collaborated with Daniel Kahneman, Richard Nisbett, Lee Ross and Amos Tversky. His articles in peer-reviewed journals on subjects such as cognitive biases have been widely cited. In addition, he has been quoted in the media on subjects ranging from the effect of purchases on happiness to perception of judgment in social situations. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.
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Sports	George Gregory Glamack	birthplace: Johnstown, PA	Basketball
	Player of the Year and a Consensus All American basketball player at North Carolina and was known as the 'Blind Bomber' because, they said, his eyesight was so poor that he couldn't see the basket. His #20 has been retired by the University of North Carolina Tar Heels and is only 1 of 7 including Michael Jordan and James Worthy.
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Business & Finance	Milomir Glavcic	birthplace: Pope, Serbia	Business Owner
	Milomir arrived in Canada in 1949 not knowing the language or the customs, without a penny in his pocket. He first worked as a farm laborer and then as a miner. Soon after, he moved to Niagara Falls and opened a small restaurant. With hard work, frugal living, and shrewd investment, he soon began buying real estate and a few small business. As he prospered, he became a generous patron of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Canada and helped Serbs in Niagara Falls build the church dedicated to St. George. He also paid for the reconstruction of several ruined churches in his native village and the surrounding area. Glavcic Drive is named in his honor.
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Sports	Michael Gligic	birthplace: Burlington, Ontario, Canada	Golf
	Canadian golfer. Turned professional in 2008, joined the Korn Ferry Tour in 2019 and joined the PGA TOUR in 2020.
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Sports	Mike Glumac	birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ontario	Hockey
	A professional ice hockey player that played with the St. Louis Blues, Montreal Canadiens and Captain for Croatian hockey club KHL Medvescak Zagreb in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Judiciary	Michael Glusac		Attorney
	An attorney with a juris doctorate from Wayne State University Law School, Glusac also served as a mayor and councilman for the City of Highland Park, as chairman of the Metropolitan Detroit Convention and Visitors Bureau, president of the Michigan Municipal League and has been inducted into the International Institute Hall of Fame. He also was vice president of government affairs for Chrysler Corp., and also served as executive director of SEMCOG for eight years.
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Entertainment	Peter Glusac	birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2008
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Academics	Dr. Radmila J. Gorup		Professor
	Professor of Lingusistic-Columbia University. Past President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Sports	Bato Zdravko Govedarica	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Basketball
	He attended Chicago's Lane Tech High School and DePaul University. He played 23 games for the Syracuse Nationals during the 1953-54 National Basketball Association season. he was inducted into the Chicago Basketball Hall of Fame on May 13, 2006.
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Entertainment	Milena Govich	birthplace: Norman, OK	Actress
	She has appeared on Broadway, where her aunt Milica Govich is an actress, in the musical revival of Cabaret. She performed the role of Lulu and understudied for the role of Sally Bowles. Govich also performed in the 2002 musical revival of The Boys from Syracuse and in the musical Good Vibrations. She has also appeared on television and in several movies, including 2004's Bad Behavior, and 2006's In Love.
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Business & Finance	Jeff Gray		Executive/Entrepreneur
	CEO & Co-founder of Gluware. Prior to GLuware, he was VP of BD at Yelofin, Director of BD at Firefly and a Management Consultant at Deutsche Bank GTS/Cards. He has 2 US Patents and has received a US Special Congressional Recognition and a US COngressional Commendation for service to the community and business entrepreneurship.
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Sports	Eli Grba	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Baseball
	Former professional baseball player who played five seasons for the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Angels of Major League Baseball.
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Military	Rade Grbitch	birthplace: Chicago, IL	US Navy - Seaman
	aka: Rade Grba. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, in 1905, by the United States for his heroic actions in the Navy.
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Politics	John Gregovich	birthplace: Petrovac, Montenegro	State Senator
	John was a merchant and Nevada Senator in the late 19th century. A member of the Silver Party during his tenure as senator, he later helped take on the cases of various Serbian and Montenegrin immigrants living in Tonopah after a mine fire in 1911. He was murdered in 1912 by fellow immigrant Andriza Mircovich, who remains the only person executed by firing squad in the state of Nevada. His house in Tonopah, the John Gregovich House, is a historic home listed on the National Register of Historical Places.
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Entertainment	Gloria Grey	birthplace: Portland, OR	Actor
	born: Maria Dragomanovich. Gloria was an American screen and stage actress and director, appearing in mainly dramatic/romantic films during the silent era and after. She appeared in 33 films[a] during the 1920s, as well as five Spanish-language films made in Argentina during World War II.
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Academics	Andrej Grubacic	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Professor
	Andrej is a US-based Yugoslav Sociologist, Balkan federalist, and university Professor with a Yugoslavian background who has written on cooperation and mutual aid in world history, world systems theory, labor history, and the history of the Balkans. He is the grandson of Ratomir Dugonjic, Yugoslav partisan leader and communist revolutionary. An advocate of an anarchist approach to world-systems theory, he is one of the protagonists of new anarchism, and a prominent member of the now defunct antiglobalization or global justice movement.
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Sports	Marko Guduric	birthplace: Priboj, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia	Basketball
	Marko signed his first professional contract in April 2013. In 2019, he signed a multi-year contract with the Memphis Grizzlies and in December 2020, the Grizzlies waived him. He then signed with Fenerbahçe Beko.
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Medicine	Steven Gurgevich, Ph.D.	birthplace: Gary, IN	Psychologist
	Psychologist specializing in Mind-Body Medicine. He is a Fellow, Approved Consultant and faculty of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. Other professional memberships are: Fellow and Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists; faculty member of the American Academy of Pain Medicine; Diplomate and Senior Disability Analyst of the American Board of Disability Analysts; the Society of Behavioral Medicine; the American Psychological Association, and state and local psychological societies. He is also an author.
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Humanitarian	John Hajdukovich	birthplace: Montenegro	Pioneer
	John ran several trading posts around Big Delta and was a member of the Alaska Game Commission. He immigrated to Alaska in 1903 and worked as a miner, trapper, and guide. In 1906 John bought the roadhouse in Big Delta and enlarged it, and later sold it. In 1928 his observations and experience in the Big Delta country was the basis for the relocation of the bison herd from Montana that lives there.
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Humanitarian	Denise Hale	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Philanthropist
	Born in Belgrade and paragon of San Francisco and international society for over 40 years. She has played a prominent role as a great supporter of cultural and charitable organizations, both in San Francisco and around the world. Formerly married to film director Vincent Minnelli, she later married Department Store scion Prentis Cobb Hale. Twenty years later, in the early 1990's, bothered by the fact that she and Mr. Hale had only had time for a civil ceremony, she and Prentis Cobb Hale reaffirmed their vows in a lavish wedding in St. John's Serbian Orthodox Church in San Francisco, complete with a tamburitza band and attended by international high society. They remained married until Mr. Cobb's death a decade ago, and Denise Hale has continued her role as a prominent member of San Francisco's genteel social set.
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Art & Literature	Mary Nicklanovich Hart		Editor / Publisher
	Began editing and publishing Serb World U.S.A.in 1984. Prior to that, she spent several years researching early South Slav immigration to the United States, published a few journal articles, and was several times a featured speaker on the subject.
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Art & Literature	Aleksandar Hemon	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Author
	He graduated from the University of Sarajevo with a degree in literature in 1990. After moving to Chicago in 1992 knowing little English, and finding himself unable to write in his native Bosnian, he resolved to learn English within five years. In 1995, he began to write in English, and his work soon appeared in The New Yorker, Esquire, The Paris Review, and elsewhere. In 2000 Hemon published his first book, The Question of Bruno, which included short stories and a novella. His first novel, Nowhere Man, followed in 2002. He was awarded a 'genius grant' from the MacArthur Foundation in 2004.
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Politics	Karin Housley	birthplace: South St. Paul, MN	State Senator
	Karin is a Minnesota politician, businesswoman, and member of the Minnesota Senate. She is also an author and has been published by Random House. Karin's father was born to Serbian parents (Milovan & Anna Tabakovich) and, at a young age, was adopted by his sister & brother-in-law after the passing of his parents. She is married to Phil Housley who is an American professional ice hockey coach and former NHL player.
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Art & Literature	Tijana Ibrahimovic	birthplace: Sombor, Serbia	Journalist
	Tijana is an entertainment journalist and TV personality. She first left her native country to complete Serbo-Hungarian high school in Budapest, Hungary. She then moved to the US as an international student and attended CUNY
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Entertainment	Ivan Ilic	birthplace: Palo Alto, CA	Musician
	Pianist Ivan enjoys a unique place in today's musical landscape thanks to his unconventional repertoire and multifaceted approach. By combining performing with writing, producing radio and video, and drawing upon key interdisciplinary experiences with visual art, acting, and the neuroscience of learning, he develops new audiences for unfamiliar music.
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Sports	Mile Ilic	birthplace: Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	Drafted by the Nets in 2005 as the 43rd overall pick, and began his rookie season in 2006-07.
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Art & Literature	Mirko Ilic	birthplace: Bosnia and Herzegovina	Artist
	Mirko is a comics artist based in New York City. He published his first works in 1973, and has since been publishing comics and illustrations in magazines and has become the art and comics editor of the students magazine Polet in 1976. He also designed album covers, designed covers for political weekly magazines, posters for theaters and posters for movies. In March 1986 he moved to New York. He started publishing his illustrations in Time, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and many other newspapers and magazines. In 1991, he became an art director of Time International and the following year he became art director of the Op-Ed in the New York Times.
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Judiciary	George S. Ivancevich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Judge / Attorney
	Civil Magistrate in the Lake County, Indiana Circuit Court
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Entertainment	Goran Ivanovic	birthplace: Osijek, Croatia	Musician
	A child prodigy in his native town of Osijek, near the Hungarian border in Croatia, Ivanovic was born and raised by a Bosnian Croat mother and Serbian father. He left home for the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria in 1989, just before the outbreak of the bloody civil war. While he was studying with masters such as Elliot Fisk and Joaquin Clerch, his parents were perilously expelled from Croatia. They joined him in Salzburg as refugees, until the family was granted Political Asylum in the United States. He is considered one of the foremost guitarists of his generation. He has appeared in concert and has given masterclasses at European and American music festivals.
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Entertainment	Natalie (Salatich) Jacobson	birthplace: Boston, MA	On-Air Personality
	A well-regarded and popular television newscaster with WCVB-TV in Boston, Massachusetts for 35 years.
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Entertainment	Knez Jakovac	birthplace: St. Louis, MO	Musician
	A seasoned performer whose career spans 30 years and 20 countries, Jakovac has played venues as varied coffee houses and concert halls. Of particular note are the Sahara in Las Vegas, the Plaza Hotel in New York City and the Salzburg (Austria) Opera House. Likewise, he has played for celebrities and dignitaries worldwide, including the President of Argentina, classical pianist Van Cliburn and billionaire Ross Perot. Jakovac's musicology is rooted in the Serbo-Croatian folk music (tamburica) that permeated his youth.
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Sports	Dejan Jakovic	birthplace: Karlovac, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	A Canadian international soccer player who currently plays for D.C. United in Major League Soccer.
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Entertainment	Adrienne Janic	birthplace: Whittier, CA	Actress
	Before joining OVERHAULIN' on TLC as a Co-Host, Adrienne hosted several shows on E! Entertainment and landed the role as host of a pilot called The Music Cafe.
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Sports	Stefan Jankovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	Stefan is a professional player. He played two seasons of college basketball for the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors where he was named the Big West Conference Player of the Year in 2016. Since turning pro, hes played for; Sioux Falls Skyforce, Erie BayHawks, Crvena Zvezda, Partizan, AEK Athens and Capital City Go-Go.
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Sports	Sam Jankovich	birthplace: Butte, MT	Football
	Former general manager of the N.E. Patriots, was the athletic director at the University of Miami during the Hurricanes' national championship. While with the U. of Miami Hurricanes Sam hired future NFL coaching legend, Jimmy Johnson and Clemson University's Athletics Director, Dan Radakovich.
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Sports	Timothy Robert Jankovich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Basketball
	Tim Jankovich was named head coach at SMU on July 8, 2016, after four years as associate head coach. He previously was head coach at Illinois State (2007-12) and North Texas (1993-97), and as an assistant or head coach, his teams have won 7 regular season conference championships and 5 league tournament titles, made 10 NCAA appearances and have earned 8 NIT berths. His career includes serving as an assistant coach for Lon Kruger, Jack Hartman, Eddie Sutton, Kevin Stallings, Bill Self, Larry Brown, Boyd Grant, Gene Iba and Bob Weltlich.
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Sports	Marko Jaric	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Basketball
	Played for Serbian national team when they won the 2002 World Basketball Championships, and was also a member of the 1998 gold medal-winning Under-22 European Championship team. He is the only player ever to win back-to-back Italian League Championships on two different teams. Drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2000 NBA Draft, traded to the Timberwolves in 2005 and then traded to the Grizzlies in 2008.
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Science	Marko V. Jaric	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Physicist
	Marko was a Serbian-American physicist. He served as visiting professor at Montana State University and Harvard University, and full professor at Texas A&M University. He was a leading researcher in the field of Quasi-Crystals authoring and editing four influential books. An annual award was established in his name, known as the Serbian Nobel Prize for excellence in physics by a Serbian born physicist.
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Entertainment	Michael C. Jelenic	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Producer
	born: Michael Christopher Jelenic. Michael is an television writer, producer and animator. He is best known for working on Teen Titans Go! alongside Aaron Horvath. He and Horvath both wrote the feature film Teen Titans Go! To the Movies (2018). He also developed Batman: The Brave and the Bold with James Tucker and the 2011 TV series ThunderCats with Ethan Spaulding, which both aired on Cartoon Network and were made by Warner Bros. Animation.
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Sports	Nick Jenin	birthplace: Baltimore, MD	Racing
	born: Nikola Janjanin. Started as a race car driver. He and his brother Peter purchased an abandoned dog track and converted it to a stock car race track known as Raceway Park in Blue Island, IL. He also purchased property in Ft. Lauderdale, FL and converted it to a B&B under the banner The Pillars by the Sea Hotel and Pool.
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Sports	Peter Jenin	birthplace: Worth, IL	Racing
	born: Petar Janjanin. Started as a race car driver. He and his brother Nick purchased an abandoned dog track and converted it to a stock car race track known as Raceway Park in Blue Island, IL.
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Entertainment	Ivy Jenkins	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	born: Ivana Vujic.Ivy is a Canadian bassist. She started her music career playing bass for the melodic hard rock band In The Wake from Toronto, Canada. She then joined the all-woman band Kittie in late 2007, a period which found the band playing concerts in Central and South America. She appeared on their 5th & 6th albums. Ivy is currently playing bass guitar in a metal band called Speedgod, from Lansing, MI with her husband Geoff Jenkins on vocals. Ivy is the co-owner of Umeus Cloth, a clothing line run by herself and her husband.
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Judiciary	Michael V. Jesic		Judge / Attorney
	Superior Court Judge, Greater Los Angeles Area. Served as Deputy District Attorney in the Los Angeles County District Attorneys Office for 13 years prior to becoming a Judge.
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Sports	Nikola Jokic	birthplace: Sombor, Serbia	Basketball
	Nicknamed 'Joker', Jokic was selected with the 41st overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2014 NBA draft. Selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2016. In the 2018-19 NBA season he received his first All-Star and All-NBA First Team selections. He also won an Olympic silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. Nikola also represents the Serbian national basketball team internationally.
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Entertainment	Mirjana Jokovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Actor
	Mirjana is a film and stage actress, best known for her role in Underground (1995), Maid in Manhattan (2002), At Middleton (2013) and Eversmile New Jersey (1989). She currently is Director of Performance for Acting and an acting teacher in the Theater Faculty of the California Institute of the Arts near Los Angeles.
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Art & Literature	Vojin Joksimovich	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Professor / Author
	Ph.D. in Nuclear Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London University. He has written over 125 professional papers and has been published in over 50 newspapers. He is a Past President of the Serbian Unity Congress (SUC) and VP of the World Affairs Council in San Diego, CA.
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Entertainment	Victoria Jordanova	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Composer
	born: Viktorija (Vita) Pop Jordanova. She is a composer, performer, and media artist. She is the creative director, curator, producer and the sound editor for ArpaViva, a music and performance label she founded in 2003.
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Academics	Boyan Jovanovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Professor
	Professor of economics at New York University. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Entertainment	Dusan Jovanovic	birthplace: Banat area	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2000
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Sports	Milan Jovanovic	birthplace: Nis, Serbia	Strongman
	Nicknamed: Strongman. Milan is a former WPA and GPC world powerlifting champion and a strongman competitor. He is sometimes known by the nickname Ribcracker. He is also a writer and blogger. He also appeared in several supporting roles in a couple of movies, namely The Parade, The Sisters and Montevideo, vidimo se!
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Sports	Pavle Jovanovic	birthplace: Toms River, NJ	Bobsleigh
	U.S. Olympic team officials liked to say Pavle Jovanovic is one of the most feared brakemen' on the Bobsleigh World Cup circuit. His two first place finishes in late 2004 and strong performances through 2005, gave good reason to proclaim him as one of the best, likely to be a 2006 Turin Winter Games participant and potential winner.
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Entertainment	Brandon Jovanovich	birthplace: Billings, MT	Musician
	Brandon is an operatic tenor whose repertoire encompasses Wagner, Puccini, Strauss, Britten, and from early Baroque to world premiere operas. He is most known for his passionate portrayals of Slavic, French and German operas. His signature roles include Don Jose in Bizets Carmen, B. F. Pinkerton in Puccinis Madama Butterfly, Cavaradossi in Puccinis Tosca, and the title role in Wagners Lohengrin. He was the 2007 Richard Tucker Award winner.
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Business & Finance	Drago Jovanovich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Management
	aka: D. K. (Dragoljub Kosta) or 'Gish'. Began his career working on Frank Piasecki's XHRP-1, later to become the H-21. Leaving Piasecki, he formed his own company and created the JOV-3, the first tandem with intermeshing rotors to be successfully flown. He then joined McCulloch Motors and formed the Aircraft Division completing the MC-4, MC-9 and J-2 Autogyro. He then went to work for Hughes Helicopters on the Hughes 269. In all, he was the chief engineer on no less than eight rotary wing aircraft. He held 16 patents on rotary wing aircraft and, his designs for main rotor blades, hubs and drive systems are still in use on the Hughes 500 and 300 series. He is accredited with the development of the Tension Torsion Strap Blade Retention system, and his fail-safe design philosophy has set industry standards.
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Art & Literature	William 'Iliya' Jovanovich	birthplace: Denver, CO	Author / Administrator
	The single most famous name in American publishing became president and CEO of Harcourt Brace and Jovanovich, one of America's most prominent publishing firms.
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Entertainment	Radovan Jovicevic	birthplace: Serbia	Musician / Luthier
	Music and video producer, composer and multimedia artist.
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Entertainment	Milla Jovovich	birthplace: Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union	Actress
	She is an American actress, supermodel, fashion designer, singer and public figure. She was born to a Serbian father and Russian mother.
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Sports	Radivoje Rade Kalajdzic	birthplace: Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina	Boxing
	Rade is a professional boxer. He turned pro in 2011. On 18 October 2013, he took out light heavyweight legend Otis Griffin in just 1 round. He lost a highly controversial decision to Marcus Browne 16 April 2016 fight for the WBC United States title, which broke his undefeated streak. He was officially the IBU Champion in 2014. His three-seconds knockout of Fabio Garrido on 13 November 2015 was met with criticism.
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Sports	Francis Stanley Kaminsky III	birthplace: Winfield, IL	Basketball
	Frank is a professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected with the ninth overall pick by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2015 NBA draft. He played college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers, where he set the Wisconsin single-game record for points (43). He was the unanimous mens National College Player of the Year in 2015.
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Entertainment	George Kapetan	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Actor
	A stage actor for several years, since the mid-1990s he has become more visible onscreen as a character actor.
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Sports	Milovan Kapor	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Soccer
	Milovan is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Uzbek club Buxoro. In 2012, he played in the USL Premier Development League with Bradenton Academics, and the following season with Baltimore Bohemians. He made his professional debut for Dukla Banská Bystrica against Spartak Trnava on March 6, 2015. In 2016, he joined ViOn Zlate Moravce.
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Entertainment	Adam Kapugi, Jr.	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1989
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Entertainment	Frank Kapugi	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1980
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Entertainment	Louis Kapugi	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1989
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Entertainment	Martin Kapugi	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1976
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Humanitarian	Princess Elizabeth Karadjordjevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Royalty
	Descendant of Catherine the Great of Russia, Princess Elizabeth Karadjordjevic, the daughter of Prince Paul, Regent of Yugoslavia, heads the princess Elizabeth Foundation in NY. Her daughter, Catherine Oxenberg, is widely known for her work in American television.
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Business & Finance	Marko J. Karakasevic	birthplace: California	Master Distiller
	13th generation to carry on the Karakasevic family tradition as a winemaker and Master Distiller. Distiller, Winemaker, Chief of RnD of Charbay Distillery and Winery.
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Business & Finance	Miles Karakasevic	birthplace: Mol, Yugoslavia	Master Distiller
	A European winemaker and Master Distiller. Immigrating to the New World in 1962, he first stopped in Canada and Michigan before eventually settling in California in 1970. In 1972, he and his wife, Susan, purchased the seventeen-acre property on Spring Mountain that now is home for the family as well as Domaine Charbay.
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Military	George M. Karamarkovich	birthplace: Rochester, PA	USMC - Brigadier General
	During his 30+ years serving in the Marines, he served as the Assistant Deputy Director of Operations in the National Military Command Center, the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-3 of the 2d Marine Aircraft Wing, the Director of the Joint Exercise Control Group for Ocean Venture-93, assistant deputy, chief of staff for Installation and Logistics (Plans) and the commanding general of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing. His personal decorations include: the Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit; Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal with gold star; Air Medal with Strike Flight Numeral `8`; Joint Commendation Medal; Navy Commendation Medal; and the Presidential Service Badge.
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Sports	George Karamatic, Jr.	birthplace: Aberdeen, WA	Football
	He was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins and with the 1940 Milwaukee Chiefs in the American Football League. He played college football at Gonzaga University and was drafted in the first round (eighth overall) of the 1938 NFL Draft by the New York Giants.
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Art & Literature	Milan M. Karlo		Author
	Wrote 'EARLY DAYS, Settlers in America: Their Life and Times'. Former editor of the American Serbian newspaper Srbobran.
Sports	Alex Kasich		Track
	During his running career, Alex competed at national and international levels in cross country, track and field and road racing. Accomplishments include an American Record, two world bests, two National Championships, 3-times U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier, and a 9th place finish at the 1981 New York City Marathon, with a time of 2:13:20.
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Sports	Aleksandar Katai	birthplace: Srbobran, Serbia	Soccer
	Aleksandar is a professional footballer who has played for the Chicago Fire and LA Galaxy.
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Entertainment	Stana Katic	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Actress
	Stana was raised in Chicago. She has appeared in The Shield, The Closer, CSI: Miami, The Unit, JAG, ER and 24. Also appears in Feast of Love, The Spirit, the Bond movie 'Quantum of Solace', and in the third installation of The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice. Stana co-starred in the American crime-comedy-drama television series 'Castle' from 2009 to 2016.
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Entertainment	Zivan `Jimmy` Katich	birthplace: St. Louis, MO	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2003
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Medicine	Kavic Brothers	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Medicine
	4 brothers (Michael, Alex, Timothy & Thomas) from Aliquippa, PA that went on to become Medical Doctors and Hospital Administrators.
Sports	Mike Kekich	birthplace: San Diego, CA	Baseball
	He was a Major League Baseball player for the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners from 1965 to 1977.
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Sports	Dragan 'Dan' Kesa	birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia	Hockey
	Former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League for the Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Uncle of Milan Lucic.
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Business & Finance	Obrad Kesic		Investment Management
	He is a Senior Partner with TSM Global Consultants, LLC. He has worked with governments, political leaders and with nongovernmental organizations in South Eastern Europe. He also serves as a consultant on Balkan affairs for various US and international organizations and agencies. He has provided analysis and briefings for US government agencies and officials, including The Department of State, The Department of Defense and the United States Agency for International Development and provides frequent commentary and analysis for the US and international media. He has authored dozens of articles and essays on Balkan affairs and on US foreign policy.
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Academics	Veselin Kesich	birthplace: Bosansko Grahovo, Yugoslavia	Theology
	Dr. Kesich was an expert on Eastern Orthodox theology, early Christianity and Serbian Church history. He was a professor of New Testament studies at St. Vladimirs Orthodox Theological Seminary in New York and also a member of the faculty at Sarah Lawrence College, in Bronxville, N.Y. where he taught comparative religion, with a focus on Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam. He was the author of several books including Formation and Struggles: The Birth of the Church AD 33-200; The First Day of the New Creation: The Resurrection and the Christian Faith; The Gospel Image of Christ: The Church and Modern Criticism and Treasures of the Holy Land, which he coauthored with his beloved wife.
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Entertainment	Milena Kitic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	A mezzo-soprano, she performed at the National Theater in Belgrade for 8 years. From 1997-99, Kitic performed at the Essen Opera in Germany, and later toured throughout Europe. In 1998, she made her American debut and also performed at Carnegie Hall that year. In 2002, she debuted with the Washington, D.C. Opera and the Los Angeles Opera. The following year, she performed with Opera Pacific, including a benefit performance with tenor Pl?cido Domingo. In October, 2005 she debuted with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, starring in Georges Bizet's Carmen and as Amneris in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, roles which she has recently reprised for Opera Pacific. She is married to entrepreneur and former Yugoslav prime minister Milan Panic.
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Entertainment	Nick 'Tillie' Klaich	birthplace: Lackawanna, NY	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1984
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Sports	Gordon Zdravko Kljestan	birthplace: Mission Viejo, CA	Soccer
	As a three year starter at Seton Hall, he was named as a 2006 All-Big East preseason selection and 2005 All-Big East honorable mention. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Galaxy with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2007 MLS Supplemental Draft. He went on to play for the New Jersey Ironmen (indoor), the New York Red Bulls, the Cleveland City Stars and FC Tampa Bay. He retired from professional soccer in January 2011 and currently is the Senior Director, Soccer Operations for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Gordon's brother, Sacha, was a teammate of his at Seton Hall and was also a professional soccer player.
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Sports	Sacha Bryan Kljestan	birthplace: Anaheim, CA	Soccer
	Sacha is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder for LA Galaxy in Major League Soccer. He also played on the United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) from 2007 to 2017. Sacha's brother, Gordon, was a teammate of his at Seton Hall and was also a professional soccer player, having played for the New York Red Bulls.
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Sports	Peter George Kmetovic	birthplace: Palo Alto, CA	Football
	He played halfback for Stanford University, helping the team reach the 1941 Rose Bowl. He rushed for 141 yards and returned a punt for a touchdown to lead the Indians to a 21-13 victory over Nebraska. For his efforts, He was named the Rose Bowl Player of the Game. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1942 NFL Draft, but did not play. He played for the Eagles in the 1946 season, and for the Detroit Lions for the 1947 season.
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Science	Ron (Karlo) Kneib		Scientist
	Senior Research Scientist at the University of Georgia Marine Institute, Sapelo Island
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Entertainment	Sasha Knezev	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Film Director
	Sasha is a filmmaker who attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts with a BA and MA in Critical Studies. He has produced, written and directed feature films, short-films and commercials and has authored a book on Eastern European media representation and cinema.
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Politics	Radoje Knezevic	birthplace: Stragari, Kingdom of Serbia	Administration
	Radoje was a key member of the group that organised the Yugoslav coup detat of 27 March 1941 that deposed the regency of Prince Paul, Dr. Radenko Stankovic and Dr. Ivo Perovic, along with the government of Prime Minister Dragisa Cvetkovic. Following the coup he was appointed as the Minister of the Royal Court, and after the resulting invasion of Yugoslavia, he accompanied the King and government into exile in Cairo then London. After the war, was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment with hard labour in absentia during the Belgrade Process conducted by the countrys newly established communist authorities, and emigrated to Canada.
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Sports	Milan Kojic	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario	Soccer
	A Canadian soccer player that has played for the Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact, FK Haugesund and Serbian White Eagles FC. Considered one of the best defenders in the United Soccer Leagues.
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Sports	Igor Kokoskov	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	He became the youngest coach in Yugoslavian basketball history shortly after suffering serious injuries sustained during an automobile accident that ended a promising playing career. When hired by the University of Missouri in 1999. In 2000, he became the first non-American to be hired in the NBA, as a full-time assistant coach, by the Los Angeles Clippers. Joined the Detroit Pistons staff in 2003 and then was named assistant coach of Phoenix Suns.
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Science	Petar V. Kokotovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Scientist
	He has made contributions in the areas of adaptive control, singular perturbation techniques and nonlinear control .
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Entertainment	Ljubo Kolakovich	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1974
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Business & Finance	George Kolarovich	birthplace: Sremski Karlovci, Serbia	Business Owner
	President of Fairmont Vineyards. Husband of Jelena (Dzigurski) Kolarovich.
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Art & Literature	Jelena (Dzigurski) Kolarovich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Artist
	Made the mosaic above St. Elijah Serbian Orthodox Church's (Aliquippa, PA) doors while her father was painting icons inside the church. Jelena was also a very successful California businesswoman along with her husband George, with their winery! Daughter of artist Alexander Dzigurski, Sr.
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Sports	Darko Kolic	birthplace: Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Darko is a former footballer. He began his professional career in his hometown of Belgrade in 1992 - first with FK Rad in the First Division and then Hajduk Belgrade in the Second Division. He then moved to Canada where he played for 6 teams over 12 years. He then began his coaching career in 2007 when he was named assistant coach of the Concordia Stingers. In November, he left the Stingers and joined Vermont Voltage, becoming the assistant to Bo Simic. In 2011, he was named technical director of FC Anjou located in the eastern part of the city of Montreal.
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Art & Literature	Kim Komenich		Photographer - Pulitzer Prize
	Won a Pulitzer for photography in 1987 for coverage of the Philippine revolution.
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Sports	Milan 'Milo' Komenich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Basketball
	Graduated from Wyoming University and was scheduled to play with the Fort Wayne Zollers in the pro basketball circuit. Member of Wyoming University's Hall of Fame. Credited with being the inventor of the moving hook-shot. Milo's brother, Bill Komenich, also played in the NBL.
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Sports	William 'Bill' Komenich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Basketball
	Bill was an professional basketball player. He played for the Oshkosh All-Stars in the National Basketball League for three seasons and averaged 2.9 points per game. He won the NBL championship in 1941-42. Bills brother, Milo Komenich, also played in the NBL.
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Military	Louis Komnenich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	USMC - Corporal
	A recipient of the Navy Cross and Purple Heart as a member of the 5th Marine Division, Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 27th Regiment that was in the first wave to hit the beach at Iwo Jima during WWII.
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Sports	Mark 'Claw' Koncar	birthplace: Murray, UT	Football
	Mike was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 1976 NFL Draft, playing for five seasons before playing for the Houston Oilers. After playing for the Oilers he retired.
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Sports	John Konchar	birthplace: West Chicago, IL	Basketball
	John is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Memphis Hustle of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons.
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Judiciary	Steven R. Kosach		Judge
	2nd Judicial District Court in Nevada
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Sports	Zoran Kosanovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Table Tennis
	Zoran was a table tennis player. He represented Yugoslavia in all five world championships from 1973 to 1981. In 1976, he was European Champion in Prague. With his doubles partner he reached the European Championship semifinal in 1978. In the Balkan Championships, he won 11 titles. From 1975 to 1979, he was the Yugoslav champion five times. His highest ranking in the ITTF World Ranking was 7th place. In 1979, Kosanovic moved to Toronto. In 1981, he won the North American Championship and in 1982 the US Open. At the 1983 World Championship in Tokyo, he represented Canada.
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Sports	Bronco Kosanovich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Coach
	While attending Aliquippa High School, he earned All WPIAL and All State honors. As a junior at Penn State, he played in the annual East-West Shrine game in San Francisco, and earned All East and honorable mention All American honors, and then played in the College All Star game against the New York Giants in 1947. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Military	Milo Kosanovich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	USMC - Private
	Received the Silver Star and the Purple Heart in WWII.
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Entertainment	Nick Kosovich	birthplace: Australia	Dancer
	Nick is an internationally respected figure in the Ballroom world, Nick competed for 30 years before his recent retirement. He has competed in seven Professional World Championship events, and before retiring from competition earlier this year he won the United States American Smooth Championships and finished second in the 2004 World Classic Showdance Championships. He has appeared in several movies and appeared on numerous TV network shows.
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Science	Dr. Nenad M. Kostic		Professor
	Former Iowa State University professor engaged in DNA research. Professor and Chemistry Department head at Texas A & M University-Commerce.
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Academics	Milivoje Kostic	birthplace: Bioska, UZice, Serbia	Professor
	aka: Milivoje M. Kostic. Milivoje is a thermodynamicist and professor emeritus of mechanical engineering at Northern Illinois University, Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) in Illinois, and Editor-in-Chief of the Thermodynamics section of the journal Entropy. He is an expert in energy fundamentals and applications, including nanotechnology, with emphasis on efficiency, efficient energy use and energy conservation, and environment and sustainability. He has also worked in industry and has authored a number of patents and professional publications, including invited articles in professional encyclopedias.
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Academics	Jelena Kovacevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Professor
	Jelena is engineering professor, whose research has focused on signal processing and data science. She is the first female dean of the engineering school at New York University.
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Entertainment	Jim 'Imbro' Kovacevic	birthplace: Buzevac, Yugoslavia	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1975
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Academics	Radovan Kovacevic		Administration
	The director of the Southern Methodist University Research Center for Advanced Manufacturing. He holds 3 U.S. patents.
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Judiciary	Richard Kovich	birthplace: Hibbing, MN	Law Enforcement
	born: Dushan Kovacevich. He was a Central Intelligence Agency case officer whose career stalled amid accusations of disloyalty but who eventually won financial compensation for damage to his reputation. He was a recipient of the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit.
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Science	Dusan Krajcinovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Engineer
	Dusan was a mechanics scientist. He was past member and chair of the Applied Mechanics Division of ASME. He served a term on the U. S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. He authored a review paper on damage mechanics that predates his book on the same subject. He worked at Ingersoll Rand Research Inc. and Argonne National Laboratory, before becoming Professor of Civil Engineering at University of Illinois, Chicago, IL and then Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU), until retiring as Professor Emeritus in 2004.
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Art & Literature	Ana Kras	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Artist
	Ana is a Serbian-born American furniture designer, photographer and fashion designer who is based in New York City. She has gained recognition for her Bonbon Lamps and for her photography for the Copenhagen Fashion Week sets, as well as for swimwear. As a teenager, she briefly modeled in Japan after declining modeling contracts in New York and Paris. She moved to Los Angeles in 2011 before settling in Manhattan in 2013.
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Sports	Dejan Kravic	birthplace: Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	Dejan is a professional basketball player for Obradoiro of the Spanish Liga ACB. He started his college career with York University, Canada. In his sophomore season, he averaged 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds. In the 2011-12, he was redshirted. In the 2012-13 season, he played his first games for the Texas Tech Red Raiders. He was named to the First Team Academic All-Big 12. Since starting his pro career, he's played for 7 European teams.
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Sports	Michael Andreas 'Mike' Kreevich	birthplace: Mount Olive, IL	Baseball
	He was an American Major League Baseball player who was primarily an outfielder during the 1930s and 1940s. He was named to the American League All-Star team in 1938.
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Entertainment	Danijela Krstic	birthplace: Banovici, Bosnia-Herzegovina	Beauty Queen
	She was crowned Miss Oregon in 2008 and competed for Miss America 2009.
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Science	Miroslav Krstic	birthplace: Pirot, Serbia	Scientist
	Miroslav is a control theorist, distinguished professor, senior associate vice chancellor for research, and director of a control systems research center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD). He is renowned for his contributions to adaptive control, nonlinear control, stochastic systems, extremum seeking, and boundary control of partial differential equations. He is a coauthor of 14 books and over 350 journal papers. He is among the most highly cited researchers in the field of control systems according to Scopus and Google Scholar.
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Sports	Nenad Krstic	birthplace: Kraljevo, Serbia	Basketball
	Drafted 24th overall in the 2002 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. But he went on to play the next two seasons with Partizan Belgrade. During the 2004-05 NBA season, he logged an impressive rookie campaign for the New Jersey Nets and was honored as part of the All-Rookie NBA second team.
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Entertainment	Danny Kukich	birthplace: Rankin, PA	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1983
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Entertainment	Vuk Kulenovic	birthplace: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Composer
	Vuk was a contemporary composer and teacher based in Boston, Massachusetts. He taught counterpoint, orchestration and directed study at Berklee College of Music. He composed and had commissions from around the world. His influences were wide-ranging, including jazz, Indian ragas, Balkan folk music, rock and many other contemporary styles. He wrote over 100 works for symphony orchestra, solo instruments, chamber ensembles, choral and vocal pieces, ballet, and scores for film and stage music.
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Sports	Vladimir Kuljanin	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia	Basketball
	Vlad is a Canadian basketball player, who plays as a center. He was seventh place with the Canadian national men's basketball team at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. He moved to Toronto from his birth city of Sarajevo at the age of ten. He also played in the 2005 FIBA U21 World Championship, where Canada won the bronze medal.
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Entertainment	Ludwig von Kunits	birthplace: Vienna, Austria-Hungary	Conductor
	born: Ludwig Paul Maria von Kunic. aka: 'Luigi'. Luigi was a onductor, violinist, teacher, composer. At 11 he was asked by Brahms to attempt the second violin in one of the composer's quartets. At 21 he performed his own violin concerto with the Vienna Philharmonic. He went to the USA with an Austrian orchestra to perform at the 1893 World's Fair and remained there, teaching violin in Chicago and at the Pittsburgh Cons. It was as concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra that he first visited Toronto for a performance with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir. In Toronto he formed the Academy String Quartet and at the request of the Toronto musicians he formed the New Symphony Orchestra, which in 1927 became the TSO. He shaped a generation of string players, some of whom continued to play with the TS in the 1980s.
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Sports	Samuel Kurtovich	birthplace: Fresno, CA	Racing
	Sam held a dragboat world record, hydroplaning at 203 mph and was the first person to drive a drive a ski boat at over 150 mph. He raced boats from 1968-1976 and was the National Dragboat Association champion in 1975. He also was club champion in 1984 and held a rifle shooting record in 1986 at the Visalia Bench Shooting Association.
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Business & Finance	Zoran Ladicorbic	birthplace: Banat, Serbia	Fashion Design
	Known as 'Zoran'. He is an American fashion designer that is particularly known for extremely minimalist, understated garments following the American sportswear principle, in neutral colors (occasionally red, purple or blue) and high quality natural fabrics such as silk, linen and cashmere wool. His clothes have been described as 'Gap for the very rich', and as 'revolutionary' due to being designed without 'built-in obsolescence'.
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Judiciary	Robert B. Lagather	birthplace: Chisholm, MN	Attorney
	The son of a mine worker and a miner himself as a young man, he had a deep commitment to improving the working conditions in the mines. Nominated by Jimmy Carter to the position of Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health.
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Art & Literature	Lili Lakich	birthplace: Washington, D.C.	Artist
	An American artist best known for her work in neon sculpture. Lakich is recognized as one of the most important artists in the world working in illuminated sculpture. She has had solo shows in Tokyo, Paris and Los Angeles.
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Sports	Sasha Lakovic	birthplace: East Vancouver, British Columbia	Hockey
	A retired professional ice hockey player who played for 17 different professional teams during his career. Lakovic also played for four roller hockey teams in the mid 1990s. Nicknamed The Basha and Pitbull.
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Academics	Gojko Lalic	birthplace: Serbia	Professor
	He is an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, having joined the faculty in 2008. He also heads the Lalic Research Group which addresses the synthesis of complex organic molecules used in the pharmaceutical industry. He has contributed to approximately 50 cited papers and has two patents for methods and kits that analyse reaction products.
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Military	Nick. A. Lalich		US Army - Captain
	Nick was a star college basketball player at Ohio University and eventually played for the Youngstown Bears in the National Basketball League (NBL) during the 1945-46 season. During World War II, Nick served with the Office of Strategic Services (OSS; predecessor of CIA) helping to rescue and evacuate approximately 550 downed Allied fliers during Operation Halyard, without losing a single life or plane. He later worked for the CIA in Greece from 1952 to 1957.
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Sports	Peter T. Lalich	birthplace: Lorain, OH	Basketball
	Pete played basketball and baseball at Ohio University and in 1987 was inducted into the Ohio University Athletics Hall of Fame. He played in one game for the Cleveland Rebels where he attempted one field goal and was credited with one personal foul. He also played in the National Basketball League with the Sheboygan Redskins, the Cleveland Chase Brassmen, the Pittsburgh Raiders and the Youngstown Bears.
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Entertainment	Lauren Lapkus	birthplace: Evanston, IL	Actress
	born: Dorthea Lauren Allegra Lapkus. She is an American actress, voice actress, comedian and impressionist known for portraying Susan Fischer in the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black and Jess in the HBO series Crashing. She has also made appearances on such television shows as Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Middle, Hot in Cleveland, The Big Bang Theory, and @midnight and films such as Jurassic World. She has appeared on many podcasts, including Comedy Bang! Bang!, improv4humans, and her own podcast With Special Guest Lauren Lapkus. She was a main cast member on the TBS original sitcom Clipped. She also played the voice of Little Lotta in Harvey Street Kids.
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Entertainment	Maja Latinovic	birthplace: Kinkinda, Serbia	Model
	Maja's modeling career began somewhat accidentally at 16 years old with her sister entering her into a local modeling contest. And much to her surprise, she placed 2nd runner-up. A keen-eyed model scout soon asked her to fly to Milan and start her modeling career, and her days of shooting hoops were soon replaced with photo shoots. She has walked (and continues to walk) for every major designer.
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Academics	Gordana Lazarevich	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Professor
	She became director of the School of Music at the University of Victoria in 1986. Prior to that, she was director of graduate studies in music at the same university. She has written about various musicians and musical genres, specializing in 18th century and 19th century music. As a pianist, she performed with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and appeared on CBC radio and television. In 1959, Lazarevich won the CBC Trans-Canada Talent Festival in the piano category.
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Sports	Milan 'Sheriff' Lazetich	birthplace: Anaconda, MT	Football
	Milan was a first-team All-Big Ten tackle and second-team All-American in 1944 for the Michigan Wolverines. He later played professional football for the Cleveland Rams and Los Angeles Rams. He played on the 1945 NFL Championship team as a rookie and was an All-Pro guard/linebacker for the Rams in 1948 and 1949.
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Sports	Peter Gary 'Pete' Lazetich	birthplace: Billings, Montana	Football
	He played for the San Diego Chargers and Philadelphia Eagles over the course of his 5 year career.
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Entertainment	Alex Lifeson	birthplace: Fernie, British Columbia, Canada	Musician
	born: Aleksandar Zivojinovic. Best known for his work as the guitarist of the Canadian rock band Rush. Lifeson founded Rush in the summer of 1968, and has been an integral member of the three-piece band ever since. Rush was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2013. He is part owner of the Toronto restaurant The Orbit Room, and is a licensed aircraft pilot, motorcycle rider, and gourmet cook. Alex received the Order of Canada.
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Entertainment	Brian Richard Linehan	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario Canada	On-Air Personality
	A Canadian television host who was best known for his celebrity interviews. He was renowned for his composure, interview skills and meticulous research, often leading to in-depth questions that could last for minutes. His nickname was The Charlie Rose of Canada. Son of a Serbian mother & Irish father.
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Sports	Joseph Linta	birthplace: New Brighton, PA	Agent
	Joe is an accomplished athlete and coach, but he is better known as a sports agent. He has been an NFLPA Licensed Agent since 1990, and since then has been the owner of JL Sports NFL Player Agency. He currently represents over 55 NFL players and coaches.
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Sports	Ljiljana 'Lilo' Ljubisic	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Paralympic
	Lilo is a paralympic athlete from Canada competing mainly in category F12 throws events. She has competed in the shot and discus at four consecutive Paralympics. She won the discus gold and shot silver medals in her second appearance in 1992 and followed this up with two bronze medals in the same events in 1996. However she was unable to win any medals in the 2000 Summer Paralympics.
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Entertainment	Lene Lovich	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Musician
	She is an American born British singer who first gained attention as part of the New Wave music scene of the late 1970s and early 1980s, mostly due to her high-pitched voice, and quirky style and appearance. She was one of the pioneers of female punk rock whose most popular hit single was 'Lucky Number', first released in 1978.
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Entertainment	Bronko Lubich	birthplace: Batonja, Hungary	Wrestler
	born: Bronko Sandor Lupsity. Bronko was a Hungarian-born Serbian Canadian professional wrestler, manager, referee and promoter. Known by his ring names Bronco or Bronko Lubich, he and Aldo Bogni were 'heels' competing in regional territories for the National Wrestling Alliance in Canada, the Pacific Northwest, Midwest and Southeastern United States throughout the 1960s. He also appeared as both a wrestler and manager in Texas during the early 1960s, and was often known to use his cane as a foreign object to help his men score victories. In this role he became a well-known booker and promoter in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. After his retirement, he joined Fritz von Erich's World Class Championship Wrestling as head referee and part of the booking team until its close in 1990.
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Entertainment	Edo Lubich	birthplace: Donji Vakuf, Yugoslavia	Tamburitza Musician
	born: Edo Lubic (also spelled: Edo Ljubic). Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1986
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Sports	Milan Lucic	birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia	Hockey
	Milan is a professional ice hockey left winger (but plays physically in the style of a power forward) for the Calgary Flames of the NHL. He played major junior hockey with the Vancouver Giants, captured a Memorial Cup and was named tournament MVP. Drafted in 2007 by the Boston Bruins as a 19-year-old and 3 years later, he became the first player of Serbian descent to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup. Nephew of Dragan 'Dan' Kesa.
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Art & Literature	Vladimir 'Vlajko' Lugonja		Musical Director
	Originator of the first Serbian tamburitza group (Srbadija) in the United States, youngest member to join the S.S.S. Branko Radichevich and founder of the Serbian Singing Federation of America.
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Entertainment	Bela Lugosi	birthplace: Lugos, Austria-Hungary	Actor
	born: Bela Ferenc Dezs? Blaskó. Known professionally as Bela Lugosi. Bela was a Hungarian-American actor best remembered for portraying Count Dracula in the 1931 film and for his roles in other horror films. After playing small parts on the stage in his native Hungary, Lugosi gained his first role in a film in 1917. He had to leave the country after the failed Hungarian Communist Revolution of 1919 because of his socialist activism. He acted in several films in Weimar Germany before arriving in the United States as a seaman on a merchant ship. In 1927, he appeared as Count Dracula in a Broadway adaptation of Bram Stoker's novel. He later appeared in the 1931 film Dracula directed by Tod Browning and produced by Universal Pictures.
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Military	Vic Lumovich	birthplace: Buhl, MN	USAF - Lieutenant Colonel
	He was drafted as an Army Air Corps private in July '42, received his pilot wings and a commission in June '43. During WWII, Lt. Col. Lumovich flew with the 15th Air Force, 450th Bomb Group in Italy, completing 50 bomb sorties in five months. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Bronze Star and the Air Medal on eight different occasions. His post combat service was as an instructor pilot on the B-17s, B-24s, B-25s and B-29s. For 25 years Lt. Col. Lumovich served in several capacities, including assignment to the CIA, the director of the Air Attache Designees' Intelligence School, and with NATO as the Chief of Counter Intelligence and Security for headquarters, Allied Forces, Southern Europe. In 1968 he was the wing intelligence officer for the 553rd wing in Korat, Thailand, where he flew over 65 combat missions over Vietnam and Laos, mostly over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. He was born of Montenegrin parents in the Mesobi Iron Range in Northern Minnesota.
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Entertainment	Darko Lungulov	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Film Director
	Darko Lungulov is award wining filmmaker best known for `Here & There` (Tribeca 2009 Best NY Narrative Award, Director Of The Year 2009 - International Film Critics Association FIPRESCI Serbia + 14 other international and 5 national awards). Film `Here&There`received critical acclaim from Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, NY Times, LA Times, LA Weekly, Village Voice and from most distinguish film critics in Germany (Schnitt, Film-zeit, Critic). It was screened at more than 40 International festivals. Darko also has a long career in film and media education teaching filmmaking and media studies at: Ross School, Ross Institute, and Long Island University. Darko was was juror at Tribeca 2010 Festival. He is also a visiting artist lecturer at Pratt Institute, NYC and member on advisory board on BellDocs - International Festival of Documentary Films, Belgrade.
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Sports	Ilija Lupulesku	birthplace: Uzdin, Yugoslavia	Table Tennis
	Ilija is a former Serbian-Yugoslav and later American table tennis player who competed in the 1988, 92, 96, 2000 and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He became a naturalized American citizen in 2002. In 1988 he won the Seoul Olympic silver medal in the men's doubles together with Croatian Zoran Primorac. Between 1989 and 1991, he and doubles mate Primorac reached the semifinals or finals of every major tournament in the world. But by the end of 1991, war ripped through the region and the Croatian Primorac and Yugoslavian Lupulesku were no longer permitted to play together. In 1996 & 2000 he competed for FR Yugoslavia and in 2004 he participated for the United States.
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Judiciary	Leon J. Lysaght Jr.	birthplace: Butte, MT	Attorney / Professor
	Tenured full professor of law at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
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Business & Finance	Rebecca MacDonald	birthplace: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Management
	born: Ubavka Mitic. Rebecca is a Canadian businesswomanof Serbian origin. Recipient of several business awards, she is founder and executive chair of Just Energy Group Inc., an energy commodities trading company.
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Business & Finance	Alex Machaskee	birthplace: Cleveland, OH	Management
	Former Publisher of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Entertainment	Joe Magarac	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Legend
	Is a legendary American folk hero who was a steelworker in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Magarac first appeared in print in a 1931 Scribner's Magazine article by Owen Francis, who said he heard the story from immigrant steelworkers in Pittsburgh area steel mills. As the story goes, he was a sort of patron saint for steel workers. He lived at Mrs. Horkey's boarding house, was made of steel, supposedly rose out of an ore mine to help steelworkers, and won the beautiful Mary Mestrovich's hand in marriage in a weight-lifting contest, but allowed her to marry her true love, Pete Pussick. He would appear out of nowhere at critical moments to protect the steel workers. One story goes that he showed up to stop the falling of a 50-ton crucible, set to fall on a group of steelworkers. His fate is debated as well. While one version of the tale states that he melted himself in a Bessemer furnace for material to build for a new mill, another states that he is still alive. This version suggests that he is waiting among an abandoned mill, waiting for the day that the furnace burns again. Legend has it he worked 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
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Science	Bogdan Maglich	birthplace: Sombor, Yugoslavia	Physicist
	born: Bogdan Castle Maglich (also spelled Maglic or Maglic). Bogdan was an experimental nuclear physicist and the leading advocate of a purported non-radioactive aneutronic fusion energy source. He discovered the omega meson, helped find seven more mesons at CERN. Maglich invented the missing mass spectrometer, taught or worked at UC Berkeley; CERN; University of Pennsylvania; Princeton; Rutgers, headed his own companies; awarded White House citation by Pres. Kennedy; honorary citizen of Switzerland.
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Science	Dr. Bogdan C Maglich	birthplace: Serbia	Biologist
	Molecular Biologist was on the team of four who discovered the Omega Meson (the shortest-lived subatomic particle), for which he received a White House Citation from the late President John F. Kennedy.
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Entertainment	Dana Maksimovich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Producer
	Award winning producer.
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Entertainment	Boris Malagurski	birthplace: Subotica, SR Serbia	Producer
	Boris is a Serbian-Canadian film director, producer, writer, political commentator, television host and activist, known for his documentary The Weight of Chains.
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Entertainment	Karl Malden	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Actor
	born: Mladen Sekulovich. Recipient of the Academy Award (Oscar) for his performance in 'A Streetcar Named Desire' and an Emmy for his role in 'Fatal Vision.' He was the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 - 1992.
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Entertainment	Dr. Mark P. Malkovich III	birthplace: Eveleth, MN	Music / Sports
	Known by music lovers as the director of the prestigious Newport Music Festival, is also known by hockey lovers as the founder of the American/Canadian National Hockey League.
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Judiciary	Desanka (Tarailo) Mamula	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Attorney
	Recognized by the Serbian Bar Association as being the FIRST American born woman of Serbian descent to obtain her law degree in 1941, presenting her with the Czar Dushan Award in 1995. Wife of John Mamula.
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Judiciary	John Mamula		Attorney
	Well-known Pittsburgh lawyer and even more generous giver to all causes Serbian. Husband of Desanka Mamula.
Sports	Mike Mamula	birthplace: Lackawanna, NY	Football
	Philadelphia Eagles. 7th overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. Had 31.5 sacks during his brief career.
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Entertainment	Uros 'Horace' Mamula	birthplace: Hammond, IN	Tamburitza Musician
	aka: Horace Mamala. Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1996
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Business & Finance	Milan Mandaric	birthplace: Novi Sad, Vojvodina, Serbia	Business Owner
	Business tycoon who has owned a string of successful businesses and football clubs including Portsmouth F.C. and Leicester City.
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Military	Stevan Mandarich	birthplace: Phoenix, AZ	US Navy - Admiral
	United States Naval Academy - Class of 1933
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Sports	Jim Mandich	birthplace: Cleveland, OH	Football
	James Michael (`Mad Dog`) Mandich was a professional American football tight end with the Miami Dolphins. Mandich was an All-American at the University of Michigan. In 2004 he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He also was a color commentator for the Miami Dolphins.
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Academics	Lawrence 'Lazo' M. Maravich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Teacher & Administrator
	He served as superintendent of the Aliquippa School District from 1966 to 1978, and on various education, church and community boards, including those of the B.F. Jones Memorial Library and Aliquippa Community Hospital.
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Sports	Pete 'Press' Maravich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Basketball
	Despite a long and distinguished career as a player and coach, Press will best be remembered as 'Pistol' Pete Maravich's father. After college he played professional basketball with the Youngstown Bears (1945 - 1946) of the National Basketball League and the Pittsburgh Ironmen (1946 - 1947) of the Basketball Association of America. Prior to his entering the college coaching profession, he represented Aliquippa both as a player and coach in the annual SNF Tournament. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	'Pistol' Pete Maravich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Basketball
	In only three years playing at LSU, Maravich scored 3,667 points, while averaging an incredible 44.2 ppg -- both NCAA records. As a pro, he was a four-time NBA All-Star, and led the NBA league in scoring for the 1977 season, averaging 31.1 ppg for the New Orleans Jazz. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame and of the NBA Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Entertainment	Miroslav 'Bata' Marcetic		Folk Dancing
	He was a leading performer, soloist and choreographer, with the Serbian National Folk Ensemble 'Kolo' in Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro (former Yugoslavia) for seventeen years and is the recipient of several awards for his artistic work. Due to his long-term, dedicated and victorious work in the Canadian Serbian community, on December 26th 2005 Miroslav was awarded the Golden Plaque by the Cultural-Academic State Association of Serbia.
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Sports	Milan Marcetta	birthplace: Cadomin, Alberta, Canada	Ice Hockey
	Milan was a professional ice hockey player who played 54 games in the National Hockey League over a 20 year career. He played with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Minnesota North Stars. He only played three games in the finals in 1967 for Toronto, but earned the right to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
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Academics	Alexander Margulis	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Professor
	Alex was a physician who was a professor of radiology at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University. He was formerly the Associate Chancellor and Chairman of Radiology at University of California, San Francisco. Over 8 of his papers have each been cited over 100 times. His awards are too numerous to count. Several that were especially meaningful to him include eight honorary doctorates, the Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine, the University of California Medal, and the Gold Medal of the Radiological Society of North America.
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Sports	Alisa Maric	birthplace: New York City, NY	Chess
	She is considered to be the best Serbian female chess player ever and best American-born female chess player ever. She holds the FIDE titles of Woman Grandmaster and International Master. Alisa and Mirjana are only twins with grandmaster titles in the history of modern chess.
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Academics	Mileva Maric	birthplace: Titel, Vojvodina, Serbia	Mathematics
	The first wife of Albert Einstein, mother to his children and a mathematician.
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Sports	Mirjana Maric-Stamenkovic	birthplace: New York City, NY	Chess
	She holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). Alisa and Mirjana are only twins with grandmaster titles in the history of modern chess.
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Entertainment	Charlie Marinkovich	birthplace: Seattle, WA	Musician
	Charlie is an American singer, songwriter and rock guitarist best known for his work with the rock band Iron Butterfly. He has previously worked with the rock guitarist, Randy Hansen. Marinkovich is from Seattle, Washington USA but lived and played in the San Francisco Bay Area during the 1990s.
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Sports	Boban Marjanovic	birthplace: Boljevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	Boban is a Serbian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. Standing at 7'4` playing the center position, he is the second tallest active player in the NBA. In 2015, he earned an All-EuroLeague First Team selection. He represented Serbia at EuroBasket 2017 where they won the silver meda. In 2019, he played an assassin in the American action thriller John Wick: Chapter 3.
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Entertainment	Margaret Markov	birthplace: Stockton, CA	Actor
	Margaret Markov is an American film and television actress. She had a supporting role in the romantic drama The Sterile Cuckoo with Liza Minnelli and co-starred in There Is No 13. During the making of The Arena, in 1974, she started dating producer Mark Damon; the two later married and she retired.
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Sports	Aleksa Markovic	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Soccer
	Aleksa began playing in 2015 with Brantford Galaxy in the Canadian Soccer League. He later started playing with FK Zemun debuting as senior with one appearance in the 2015-16 Serbian First League. Next season he spent on loans, first half at FK Radnicki Beograd playing in the Serbian League Belgrade, and second half with FK Brodarac 1947 playing in same league. In summer 2017, he was registered for his club, Zemun, which had just had been promoted to the Serbian SuperLiga, and he made his debut in the Serbian highest rank on August 5, 2017, in a game against FK Radnicki Nis.
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Sports	Duke Maronic	birthplace: Steelton, PA	Football
	born: Dusan J. Maronic. Duke was an American football offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL, mainly for the Philadelphia Eagles. He didn't play college football. In 1965, he was also an assistant coach in the Atlantic Coast Football League with the Harrisburg Capitols, and then took over the head coaching job in 1966 through 1967.
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Sports	Peri Marosevic	birthplace: Brcko, SFR Yugoslavia	Soccer
	born: Perica 'Peri' Marosevic. Born to a Croat father and a Serb mother in Bosnia and initially moved to Frankfurt, Germany with his parents as a young child to escape the conflict, before eventually settling in Rockford, Illinois. He was drafted in the first round (5th overall) by FC Dallas in the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, and signed to a Generation Adidas contract. He made his pro debut on March 2009 in a Dallas's game against Chivas USA. He has been a member of the U.S. U-17, U-18, and U-20 national teams. He was a member of the squad for the United States in the 2009 U-20 FIFA World Cup, coming on as a substitute.
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Judiciary	George M. Marovich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Judge
	United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Sports	Babe Martin	birthplace: Seattle, WA	Baseball
	born: Boris Michael Martinovich. He was an outfielder for the St. Louis Browns (1944-46 and 1953) and a catcher for the Boston Red Sox (1948-49). He helped the Browns win the 1944 American League Pennant.
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Entertainment	Mike Martinovich		Management
	Martinovich spent 24 years at CBS Records/Sony Music. During his 11 years as Vice-President of Merchandising-Marketing at NY headquarters he played an integral role in the marketing of Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Placido Domingo, Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Journey, James Taylor and Pink Floyd. As Marketing VP at Sony Music Nashville, he spearheaded the marketing for Dolly Parton, George Jones, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette (to name but a few). He was the independent marketing consultant for The Charlie Daniels Band, Randy Travis, Wynonna Judd, and Toby Keith. He was instrumental in planning and coordinating Wal*Mart's `Country Music Across America Tour,` which performed at Wal*Mart parking lots over a 3-year period.
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Religion	Dr. Predrag Matejic		Priest
	Curator of the Hilandar Research Library and the Director of the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies at The Ohio State University. Son of Dr. Mateja Matejic.
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Religion	Very Rev. Dr. Mateja Matejic	birthplace: Smederevo, Yugoslavia	Priest
	He was a Serbian-American writer, translator and anthologist, Serbian Orthodox priest, and Professor Emeritus of Slavic languages and Literatures at Ohio State University. He was a founder of the Hilandar Research Library scientific project at the Ohio State University, where he taught Slavic languages since 1968. He was the first director of the Resource Center for Medieval Slavic Studies and founder and director of the publishing house Kosovo, as well as the editor of the Paths of Orthodoxy magazine. A translator and anthologist of Medieval and foreign poetry, he had also authored several books of poems and Eastern Orthodox history.
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Sports	Trevor Matich	birthplace: Washington, D.C.	Football
	Trevor played college football at Brigham Young University where he was a two-time all-conference offensive lineman in the Western Athletic Conference. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the first round of the 1985 NFL Draft. In all, he played for 5 teams in the NFL for 12 seasons, mainly as a long snapper. After his playing career was over, he briefly served as a color & studio analyst on TV and has won eight Emmys for his work.
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Judiciary	Jelena McWilliams	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Attorney
	born: Jelena Obrenic. Jelena worked as a lawyer at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and then worked in the United States Senate as assistant chief counsel for the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and then as chief counsel and deputy staff director for the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. She then served as executive vice president, chief legal officer, and corporate secretary for Fifth Third. Jelena was confirmed to the position of Chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in June 2018.
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Sports	Mirko Medic	birthplace: Valjevo, Serbia	Soccer
	He is currently playing for Canadian Soccer League champion, Serbian White Eagles FC. He was captain of the Serbian White Eagles for part of the 2007 season and currently serves as vice-captain.
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Sports	Nenad Medic	birthplace: Apatin, Serbia	Poker
	A Canadian professional poker player with a World Series of Poker bracelet and World Poker Tour Championship title.
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Sports	George Francis 'Doc' Medich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Baseball
	Pitcher for Yankees, Pirates
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Science	Milo Medin	birthplace: Fresno, CA	Research
	Worked at NASA's Ames Research Center, where he quickly saw the potential for an open network that could link many government research centers that would allow scientists to share information more easily. Using a new Defense Department creation known as the Transmission Control Protocol/Internetworking Protocol, he led a team that built the NASA Science Internet, which linked researchers in 16 countries and six continents. When he left NASA's Ames Research Center in 1995 to help found the At Home network. He founded M2Z Networks in 2005.
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Science	Nenad Medvidovic		Scientist
	Nenad is a Professor in the Computer Science Department and in the Informatics Program at the University of Southern California. He is a faculty associate of the Institute for Software Research (ISR) at the University of California, Irvine. He is the Founding Director of the SoftArch Laboratory at USC. He has served as Director of the USC Center for Systems and Software Engineering, and Associate Chair for Ph.D. Affairs in USC's CS Department. He is the current Area Lead for the Computer Systems Area in USC's CS Department.
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Politics	Mitchell Melich	birthplace: Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah	Administration
	He was Solicitor for the Interior Department under the first Richard Nixon administration.
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Sports	Ed 'Bebbers' Melvin	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Basketball
	born: Edward H. Milkovich. Bebbers was an professional basketball player. He played in the Basketball Association of America for the Pittsburgh Ironmen during the 1946-47 season. After his playing career, He coached the St. Bonavanture Bonnies and Toledo Rockets men's basketball teams between 1947 and 1965. In his 17 years as a NCAA Division I head coach, he compiled an overall record of 222-179, including 3 consecutive conference regular season championships from 1950 to 1952.
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Academics	Dr. Michael Mennard		Professor
	US Foreign Service-retired, Ph.D. History, Georgetown University
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Academics	Ned Mervos	birthplace: Southside, Pittsburgh, PA	Teacher & Administrator
	aka: Ned Mrvos. Received prestigious award from the Midwestern Intermediate Unit IV engraved with lamp of knowledge. Teacher, coach, Principal, Elementary Supervisor for West Mifflin, then grant writer and finally, working with the School Board in his own district.
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Military	Mike Mervosh	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	USMC - Sergeant Major
	Mike was a veteran of the 4th Marine Division, fought at Roi-Namur, Saipan, Tinian, and Iwo Jima. Later, he fought in Korea and did two tours in Vietnam. He stayed in the Corps for 35 years. His final assignment was that of Fleet Marine Force Pacific Sergeant Major, the largest field command in the Marines. When he retired in 1977, he was the most senior enlisted man in the US armed forces. He was decorated for valor in combat 11 times and earned 13 battle stars in three wars.
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Science	Mihajlo D. Mesarovic	birthplace: Zrenjanin, Yugoslavia	Engineer
	Mihajlo is a Serbian scientist, who is a professor of Systems Engineering and Mathematics at Case Western Reserve University. He has been a pioneer in the field of systems theory, he was UNESCO Scientific Advisor on Global change and also a member of the Club of Rome. He has lectured in more than 60 countries, advised government officials on a variety of issues, consulted for international organizations, and published widely. He was also the founder of the 'Mathematical Theory of General Systems' Journal, Springer Verlag.
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Military	James I. Mestrovitch	birthplace: Crna Gora, Yugoslavia	US Army - Sergeant
	As a member of Company C, 111th Infantry, 28th Division, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in the U.S. Army during World War I
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Religion	Metropolitan Christopher	birthplace: Galveston, TX	Bishop
	born: Velimir Kovacevich. Elevated to the episcopate in 1978 by the Assembly of Bishops in Belgrade and tonsured with the monastic name of Christopher, he became the first American-born bishop to serve a diocese of his church in North America. In 1991, he was elevated to the rank of Metropolitan of the Midwestern Diocese of his church, thereby becoming also its Primate.
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Academics	Eleftherios Michael		Professor
	He is the Academic Director for the Peace and Conflict Resolution Program of the Washington Semester Program at American University, Washington, D.C.
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Sports	Stevan Micic	birthplace: Mesa, AZ	Wrestler
	born: Stevan Andrija Micic. At the end of 2018, he had a collegiate wrestling record 74 wins and 13 defeats. For the 2019-20 season, he is not competing after qualifying for the Olympics through his finish at the 2019 World Wrestling Championships. He is using an Olympic redshirt and plans to return in 2020 with one year of eligibility remaining. He wrestled for the United States at junior levels, winning bronze at the 2015 Junior World Championships in Salvador, Brazil. Beginning in 2018, he started to represent Serbia at senior levels. He won bronze in the 2018 European Wrestling Championships. The bronze medal was also Serbia's first ever European medal in freestyle wrestling.
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Sports	Aleks Mihailovic		Soccer
	After a stellar career with the Jacksonville University Dolphins' men's soccer team, Aleks totaled 136 points, 54 assists and 41 goals. He earned All-American honors in 1978 after becoming the 3rd player in NCAA history to amass 40 goals and 40 assists in a career. His 54 career assists rank sixth in the NCAA all-time books, while his 0.82 assists per game is seventh. Mihailovic played 3 years professionally for the San Diego Shockers and the Washington Diplomats of the NASL. He also coached the Chicago Shockers, a professional indoor soccer league. He founded Soccer Made in America & the Chicago Blast Soccer Club.
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Sports	Djordje Mihailovic	birthplace: Jacksonville, FL	Soccer
	Djordje is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer and the United States national team. The Chicago Fire signed Mihailovic as a homegrown player in January 2017. The 18-year-old became the ninth Homegrown signing in Fire history and the first player born after the club's founding in 1997. He made his MLS debut on March 11, 2017 in a 2-0 home victory over Real Salt Lake. He scored his first MLS goal on September 27, 2017 in a 4-1 away victory over the San Jose Earthquakes.
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Entertainment	Jelena Mihailovic	birthplace: Valjevo, Serbia	Musician
	aka: Jela Mihailovic, Jela Cello or JelaCello. Jela is a cellist based in Belgrade and Los Angeles who performs classical and contemporary music. She was awarded the 'Golden Shield' and 'Golden Charter' awards, which are given for dedication and creative contributions to culture by the Cultural and Educational Community of the Republic of Serbia.
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Entertainment	Alex Mihailovich	birthplace: Toronto, Canada	On-Air Personality
	A Canadian correspondent '16:9 - The Bigger Picture' (a Canadian investigative newsmagazine airing on Global TV). Also worked as an anchor and reporter for CTV Northern Ontario in Sudbury, a reporter for CTV Toronto, and a photojournalist for CTV Northern Ontario in Sault Ste. Marie.
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Academics	Dr. Vasa D. Mihailovich		Author
	Professor of Slavic Languages, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hil
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Academics	Vasa Mihich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Professor
	born: Vasa Velizar Mihich. Vasa is an artist based in Los Angeles, California. Born in Yugoslavia, Vasa has lived in Los Angeles since his arrival in the United States in 1960. He is an academically trained painter and was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles in the Department of Design and Media Arts. He taught theories of color to understand interdependence and interaction of color and form, color and quantity, color and placement, and after-image. Now retired as a professor emeritus, he focuses on his conceptual art practice.
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Science	Srba Mijailovich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Scientist
	Srba is a Research Professor for computational mechanobiology at the Department of Biology at IIT. His research interests are in developing quantitative approaches to study biological systems at multiple levels of organization (i.e. multiscale modeling). These theoretical advances are the foundation for the development of computational platforms to study the interplay between mechanical forces, cell biology, and integrated organ physiology.
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Art & Literature	Marjorie Mikasen	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Artist
	Marjorie is an abstract, geometric, hard-edge acrylic painter working in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has a degree in studio arts from The University of Minnesota. She is co-author with Mark Griep of the nonfiction book Re'Action!' Chemistry in the Movies.
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Academics	Branko Mikasinovich	birthplace: Belisce, Croatia	Author / Professor
	Branko is a Serbian American scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature, as well as a noted Slavist. He received his B.A. from Roosevelt University in Chicago, his M.A. from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, and a Ph.D from the University of Belgrade. He has taught the Russian language and Slavic literature at Tulane University and the University of New Orleans, and was president of the Louisiana Association of Professors of Slavic and Eastern European languages.
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Entertainment	Milan the Leather Boy	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Musician
	born: Milan Radenkovich. He was always credited mononymously as Milan, was an American record producer, songwriter and recording artist on numerous songs made throughout the 1960s, mostly though not exclusively in the garage rock genre. He released an LP and numerous singles for seven different national record labels and other independent labels (a total of more than 30 songs) under a variety of names, including Milan with His Orchestra, Milan, The World of Milan, Milan (The Leather Boy), and The Leather Boy, and also worked under the name Rick Rodell.
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Business & Finance	Branko Milanovic		Economist
	A Lead economist in the World Bank's research department in the unit dealing with poverty and inequality and a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, in Washington D.C.
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Politics	Fred Milanovich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	State Senator
	State Senator for the state of Pennsylvania. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Entertainment	Paul Samuel Milanovich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2008
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Business & Finance	Richard Milanovich		Management
	Tribal Council Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians since 1984.
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Sports	Sam Milanovich, Jr.	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Coach
	He was the head basketball coach at Dickinson State University (ND) and took his team to the playoffs seven straight seasons. Was also named the North Dakota Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year when he led Dickinson to its first NDCAC championship since 1948, and he was an NAIA District 12 Golf Coach of the Year in 1986 and 1987. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Sam Milanovich, Sr.	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Coach / Administrator
	Played his college basketball at the University of Pittsburgh and captained the Panthers for three years, leading them to the 1941 NCAA semifinals as a senior. After graduating from Pitt, he coached basketball at both Beaver and Aliquippa High Schools, capping his career by leading the Quips to their first state title in 1949. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Scott Milanovich	birthplace: Butler, PA	Football
	Head coach for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) beginning in 2020. He had previously been the offensive coordinator for the Montreal Alouettes. He played professionally for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL), Berlin Thunder (NFL Europe), Los Angeles Xtreme (XFL), Tampa Bay Storm (Arena Football League), and the Calgary Stampeders (CFL) and Head coach for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). In his first season as a professional head coach, he led the CFL's Toronto Argonauts to victory in the 100th Grey Cup.
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Judiciary	Milos Milenkovich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Attorney
	Attorney and Past President of the Serbian Unity Congress (SUC).
Academics	Stefan Milenkovich	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Teacher / Musician
	aka: Stefan Milenkovic. A concert violinist and a member of the faculty at the Juilliard School and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.
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Academics	Radmila Milentijevich	birthplace: Adanja, Serbia	Professor
	Former professor and dean at the City College of the University of New York.
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Sports	Velco 'Vel' Miletich	birthplace: Lead, SD	Racing
	He and his partner (Parnelli Jones) joined forces to create the 'Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing' team in 1969.
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Entertainment	Goran Milev	birthplace: Nis, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia	Actor / Director
	Goran is an actor, director, and producer. He made his acting Chicago debut in 2006 in 'The Two Headed Pin'. In 2009, he co-founded 'Moving Stories Theatre', which specializes in producing plays by renowned European playwrights, rarely performed in the United States. In 2010 he moved to Los Angeles, California from Chicago, Illinois continuing his career in Acting and Filmmaking. In addition to his acting work, he launched his own production company, GM Films in 2012 in Los Angeles. Under the GM Films, he produced and directed documentaries.
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Judiciary	Robert P. Milich		Judge
	Presiding Judge, Youngstown, Ohio Municipal Court
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Sports	Darko Milicic	birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia	Basketball
	Selected by the Detroit Pistons as the 2nd overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. Played the 2005-06 season with the Orlando Magic. On the first day of free agency, he was signed by the Memphis Grizzlies to a 3-year contract.
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Entertainment	John Miljan	birthplace: Lead City, SD	Actor
	born: Jovan Miljanovic. He appeared in 201 films between 1924 and 1958. Miljan was handsome enough for leading roles, but realized early on that he'd have a longer screen career as a villain, usually an oily 'other man' type.
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Sports	John Kenneth 'Johnny' Miljus	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Baseball
	Johnny pitched in Major League Baseball between 1915 and 1929. He was part of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 1927 National League pennant champions. Was also known as `Big Serb` and `Jovo`.
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Politics	Alex Miller		Administration
	born: Alex Milaich. Member of the committee to convince the Alaska Constitutional Convention to adopt the 'Alaska-Tennessee Plan' in order to lobby for statehood. Also, worked as a lobbyist who had a major influence on Alaskan legislation in the 1970's and 1980's.
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Military	Joe T. Milloy	birthplace: Vozdovac, Serbia	USAF - Lieutenant Colonel
	born: Zivko T. Milojkovic. He was was a graduate of the Royal Yugoslav Military Academy. He was a bomber pilot in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force at the outbreak of World War II. After WWII, he came to America and received U.S. Citizenship by a special Act of Congress. Joining the USAF, he worked his way to lieutenant colonel and also was an analyst and translator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 1980's.
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Military	John Milodragovich	birthplace: Butte, MT	US Army - Lieutenant
	An WWII American O.S.S. Officer who was involved in the 'Halyard Rescue Operation' Ranger Mission) in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia in 1944
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Academics	Aleksandar Milosavljevic		Professor
	Associate Professor of Molecular and Human Genetics Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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Entertainment	Ana Milosavljevic	birthplace: Serbia	Musician
	Praised by New Music Connoisseur as a 'virtuoso performer' with 'a wonderful mix of technique, sensitivity and passion,' violinist Milosavljevic has performed worldwide as a solo, chamber and orchestral musician. She has made solo appearances in recitals at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall, the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, Kolarac Concert Hall, Belgrade Philharmonic Hall, Greenwich House Arts (in the series Women's Work), and Donnell Library, and has also performed at Merkin Hall, CAMI Hall, and the United Nations in New York.
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Military	Risto Milosevich	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	US Army - Sergeant
	Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in 1979 for his actions in the Battle of the Bulge.
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Academics	Vesna Milosevic-Zdjelar		Professor
	Vesna is a astrophysicist, science educator and author. Her specialty is teaching astrophysics to students enrolled in non-science programs at the University of Winnipeg. Prior to teaching in Winnipeg, she was an astrophysicist at the Belgrade Observatory in Serbia. She immigrated to Canada in 1998 to escape the Nato bombing of her native country. She began as a guest lecturer in physics at the University of Winnipeg before being hired full time.
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Art & Literature	Tanasko Milovich	birthplace: Fojnica, Hercegovina, Yugoslavia	Artist
	St. Louis, Missouri was his home for a half-century. For 21 years he was one of the distinguished artist-teachers to serve on the faculty of Washington University School of Fine Arts. He was a member of the St. Louis Art Commission and a lifetime member of the St. Louis Artists' Guild, Group Fifteen, and the Society of Independent Artists.
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Sports	Velibor 'Bora' Milutinovic	birthplace: Bajina Basta, Serbia, DF Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Coach of the US Soccer team in the 1994 World Cup playoffs. He is the only soccer coach who has participated in five World Cups at the helm of five different national teams: Mexico, Costa Rica, USA, Nigeria and China. He has also coached national teams of Nicaragua and Jamaica and several professional teams around world. When he took the US team in 1992 there was no professional league Bora took the amateurs and made great players out of them.
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Business & Finance	Michael 'Mike' Minich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Business Owner / Inventor
	Electrical Engineer who designed the locking connector device utilized on space rockets. He was owner of TriRidge Electronics Corporation.
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Military	John W. Minick	birthplace: Wall, Allegheny County, PA	US Army - Staff Sergeant
	As a Staff Sergeant in Company I, 121st Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division inside German defenses of Hurtgen and Vossenack, Germany, Minick voluntarily led a small group of men through a minefield, single-handedly silenced two enemy machine gun emplacements, and engaged a company-sized force of German soldiers before he was killed while crossing a second minefield. For these actions, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1948.
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Sports	Nikola Miodrag	birthplace: Brampton, Ontario	Soccer
	A Canadian soccer player that has played for the Toronto Lynx, Canadian Lions, Hamilton Serbians and North York Astros.
Sports	Rex Mirich	birthplace: Florence, AZ	Football
	Rex is a former American football defensive lineman in the American Football League (AFL) and the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for Northern Arizona, Mirich was drafted by both the AFL and the NFL in 1963. He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the 1963 NFL Draft and by the Oakland Raiders in the 1963 AFL Draft. He played for the AFL's Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos and the NFL's Boston Patriots. In 2012, he was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.
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Academics	Robert “Sonny” Mirich	birthplace: Butte, MT	Teacher
	Sonny was a coach and teacher that, upon retirement, turned to writing.
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Art & Literature	Nenad Mirkovich	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Artist
	Among his many awards, he was chief illustrator for a weekly national magazine in Belgrade. He received a gold medal for the Best Newcomer Artist in Belgrade, received Best of Show in Germany in 1982 and Best of Show in Italy in 1997.
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Sports	Goran Miscevic	birthplace: Virovitica, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Goran is a Canadian professional soccer coach and former player. After his retirement from competitive soccer he obtained a coaching license from the German Football Association. He managed VfR Pforzheim in Germany for two years. In 1997, he immigrated to Canada and in 2000 he served as an assistant coach for Glen Shields of the Canadian Professional Soccer League. In 2003, he was appointed the head coach for the Metro Lions, and in the 2004 season led the team to a second-place position in the Eastern Conference. He has since coached in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman the United Arab Emirates and China.
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Business & Finance	John Miscovich	birthplace: Flat, AK	Business Owner / Inventor
	Invented, in 1948, the Intelligiant, a highly pressurized, robotic nozzle that did the work of 12 employees in removing overburden, enabling him to continue mining. Son of Pete Miscovich.
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Business & Finance	Pete Miscovich	birthplace: Imotica, Croatia	Business Owner
	Founder of the longest family-owned gold mine still operating in the Alaskan Interior (The Golden Horn Mine).
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Sports	Slobodan Misic-Brenda	birthplace: Brusnik, Serbia	Handball
	Slobodan is a handball coach and author on the sport. He was head coach of the Quebec handball team for the 1976 Olympics held in Montreal. In 1981, he also co-authored a training manual for handball goal keepers.
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Entertainment	Pete Mistovich		Tamburitza Musician
	When Eli Popovich entered the Army for WW-II, he went on to play the Berde in the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra for over 50 years.
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Sports	Ilija Mitic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Soccer
	He was a star of the North American Soccer League, its 7th all-time leading scorer with 239 points in 166 games, including 101 goals.
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Politics	Jody Mitic	birthplace: Kitchener, Ontario, Canada	City Councillor
	MCpl (ret.) Jody Mitic CD is a Canadian politician and retired soldier. He served as an Ottawa City Councillor, representing Innes Ward in Ottawa's east end. He served in the Canadian Army as a sniper. He lost both of his legs in a landmine incident while fighting in the War in Afghanistan in 2007. He announced on March 31, 2018 that he would not be running for re-election, citing wanting to spend more time with his family, and both mental and physical health issues. He wrote a book about his experience in Afghanistan in a memoir titled Unflinching: The Making of a Canadian Sniper.
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Art & Literature	Viktor Mitic	birthplace: Serbia	Artist
	Viktor is a painter and sculptor living in Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for incorporating firearms in his art, a skill he acquired during national service in his native Yugoslavia. Because art and violence coexist in an inexplicable way, he says his art highlights the absurdity and senselessness of gun violence, but at the same time he transforms these acts into art.
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Entertainment	Filip Mitrovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	Filip (aka: The Elkcloner) composer from Los Angeles, California. His debut album was released in 2012 via EMI Music. The song 'Come Away With Me' was used in a television commercial that premiered during the NBA Eastern Conference Finals on ESPN. The single 'Crossfire' peaked at #13 on MTV Adria chart. Mitrovic's music was performed at Carnegie Hall in 2010. He composed the soundtrack for Hollywood feature Manhattan Undying and produced the opening titles theme music Four Seasons in Havana. He scored the official trailers for TV show Emerald City.
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Judiciary	Paul H. Mitrovich		Judge
	Ohio Court of Common Pleas
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Academics	Milos Mladenovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Professor
	He was professor emeritus of History at McGill University in Montreal, and editor of The New Review, a scholarly journal about Eastern European History. Until his death he was a frequent consultant on sensitive Eastern European matters for the Department of External Affairs.
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Science	Svetlana Mojsov		Scientist
	Svetlana is a Research Associate Professor at The Rockefeller University. She also has 7 patents.
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Academics	Nikola Moravcevic	birthplace: Zagreb, Yugoslavia	Professor
	He is a university professor, critic and writer.
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Sports	Jelena Mrdjenovich	birthplace: Hay River, Northwest Territories, Canada	Boxing
	Jelena is a Canadian professional boxer who won the Women's International Boxing Federation super featherweight title by defeating Franchesca Alcanter in Edmonton in 2012.
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Business & Finance	George Ralph Mrkonic Jr.	birthplace: McKeesport, PA	Management
	George is an American businessperson who has been at the helm of 5 different companies. He holds the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Maru Group Ltd.. He is also on the board of 5 other companies. In his past career he held the position of Non-Executive Chairman at Paperchase Products Ltd., Vice Chairman for Borders Group, Inc. and Vice Chairman & President at Walden Book Co., Inc. and President of Hermans Sporting Goods, Inc.
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Sports	George Ralph Mrkonic	birthplace: McKeesport, PA	Football
	He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1953 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles. He played one season with the Eagles and one season for the BC Lions in the Canadian Football League. He later went on to become a Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserves.
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Politics	Caroline Mulroney Lapham	birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Canadian
	Caroline, MPP is a businesswoman, lawyer and politician who is currently serving as the Ontario Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs. She is the elected MPP for the riding of York—Simcoe in the 2018 election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario and was a candidate in the 2018 Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leadership election. She served as Attorney General of Ontario from 2018 to 2019. She is the only daughter and eldest child of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney, and his wife Mila Mulroney.
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Entertainment	Benedict 'Ben' Mulroney	birthplace: Montreal, Quebec Canada	On-Air Personality
	He is the second of four children born to former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mila Pivnicki Mulroney. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, with a major in history, from Duke University; he subsequently earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from University Laval. He is best known as a Canadian television host.
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Politics	Milica 'Mila' Mulroney	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina	Prime Ministers Wife
	born: Milica Pivnicki. The wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney. She is currently a director of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and of Astral Media.
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Entertainment	Spud Murphy	birthplace: Berlin, Germany	Musician
	Born Miko Stefanovic. Aka: Lyle 'Spud' Murphy. Spud studied clarinet and saxophone when young and took trumpet lessons. He worked in the early 1930s as saxophonist and arranger, then became a staff arranger for Benny Goodman and contributed arrangements for many others. He formed a Big Band and recorded two jazz albums. He later focused on classical, film music & teaching. He worked on over 50 films & won a Neff Award for best music score. He became a renowned educator, writing over 26 books on various topics in music, such as instrumental techniques and music theory.
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Military	George S. 'Gov' Musulin	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	US Army - Captain
	Awarded the Legion of Merit. Captain George ('Guv') Musulin was the Commanding Officer of the Halyard Mission, the evacution operation that successfully rescued hundreds of Allied airmen, including some 500 American flyers from Nazi occupied territory in Yugoslavia during World War Two.
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Religion	Varnava Nastic	birthplace: Gary, IN	Bishop
	born: Vojislav Nastic. Saint Varnava the New Confessor was the auxiliary bishop of Hvosno and is a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast is October 30 on the Julian Calendar. An the auxiliary bishop to the Serbian Patriarch, after WW-II he openly criticized the new communist regime for mistreating the church. He was soon arrested and, in 1948, sentenced to 11 years in prison. Released from prison in 1951, but was always under guard by the Communist government until he died in 1964. He died under suspicious circumstances, and many believe he was poisoned by the communist secret police but an autopsy was not perfeomed.
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Sports	Alex Nedeljkovic	birthplace: Parma, OH	Hockey
	A 2nd round pick of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes (2014). Was the starting goalie for the U.S. at the IIHF World Juniors (2016) that won bronze. Scored a goal - into a empty net - in March 2016. One of only 14 AHL goalies to accomplish that feat. Was named Best Goaltender in the AHL (2019).
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Entertainment	Alex Nesic	birthplace: Santa Barbara, CA	Actor
	Featured in the feature films High Crimes and What Boys Like. Also appeared in Sleeper Cell, CSI: Miami, JAG, As If, Angel, Felicity and Unhappily Ever After.
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Sports	Radoslav 'Raso' Nesterovic	birthplace: Ljubljana, Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia	Basketball
	He was a first-round pick of the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 1998 NBA Draft. He joined the Timberwolves just before the end of the 1998 - 99 season and played there through the 2002 - 03. He later played for the San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors and Indiana Pacers.
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Sports	Daniel Nestor	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Tennis
	born Daniel Nestorovic. He won 54 doubles titles, including one gold medal in 2000 Summer Olympics, the Tennis Masters Cup, and four Grand Slam men's doubles titles. In addition, He won the 2007 Australian Open mixed doubles title with Elena Likhovtseva. This pairing also reached the finals of the 2006 Australian Open and the 2006 French Open. He reclaimed the Men's doubles world #1 ranking, after winning doubles at Wimbledon
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Sports	Al Niemiec	birthplace: Meriden, CT	Baseball
	He was an American baseball second basemen and shortstop who played two seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) in 1934 and 1936, for the Boston Red Sox and the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1942, he was called by the United States Navy to serve in World War II for four years. He is also famous for a precedent-setting legal case about returning veterans of World War II.
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Medicine	Dr. Daniel Alan Nikcevich		Oncologist
	He attended Rush Medical College in Chicago, where he simultaneously earned his MD and a PhD in immunology. After completing his residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at Duke University, he was recruited to Duluth. He works in the program aimed at bringing state-of-the-art cancer treatments to patients.
Sports	Aleksandar 'Aca' Nikolic	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	A renowned basketball player and coach from Yugoslavia. He is considered to be so instrumental and important to the game's development in the country that he is often referred to as the Father of Yugoslav basketball. Because of his contributions to the sport, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998 and FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Sports	Mike Nixon	birthplace: Masontown, PA	Football
	born Mike Niksic. He played with the Steelers in 1935 before entering the college coaching fraternity. During this same period, he also played third base in minor league baseball's Southern Association. He briefly resumed his playing career with the NFL Brooklyn Dodgers in 1942. He left to serve as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy for three years, but returned in 1946 as a Steelers assistant for 6 seasons. His first NFL head coaching position was with the Washington Redskins. He became the head coach of the NFL Steelers in 1965. He also served as a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
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Entertainment	Natalija Nogulich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Actress
	On Broadway with Jason Robards in 'The Iceman Cometh'. She is also known for her appearances in numerous television plays and films.
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Science	Branislav Notaros		Engineer
	Branislav is an electrical engineer from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2016 for his contributions to higher order methods in computational electromagnetics.
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Entertainment	Mel Novak	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Actor
	born: Milan Mrdjenovich. Mel is an American actor who is best known for villainous roles in Black Belt Jones, Game of Death, and An Eye for an Eye. He is also known for doing all of his own stunts and fighting scenes. Throughout his career, he has starred or co-starred in fifty-four feature films. He is also an ordained minister.
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Academics	Anna Novakov	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Professor
	Art historian, critic, educator and curator based at Saint Mary's College of California. She has received numerous awards and grants for her research and art criticism. In addition to her published essays, collaborations with artists, museum catalogues and exhibition reviews, she is the primary contributor and editor of more than ten books.
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Science	Tihomir Novakov	birthplace: Sombor, Serbia	Physicist
	aka: Tica Novakov. After graduating from the University of Belgrade with a PhD in Nuclear Physics, Tica taught at the University of Belgrade and worked at the Vinca Nuclear Institute. He immigrated to the United States in 1963 and worked at Shell Development Company prior to becoming a research scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in 1972. Between 1952 and 2013, Novakov authored more than 150 research papers published in peer-reviewed journals that have been cited in more than 6000 articles.
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Entertainment	Bojana Novakovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Actress
	Bojana was born in Belgrade and moved to Australia at the age of seven. She starred in the American TV series Instinct with Alan Cumming. She also runs her own independent theatre company. Her younger sister Valentina is also an actress.
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Business & Finance	Phebe Novakovic		Management
	Phebe is an American businesswoman and former intelligence officer. She serves as the Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of General Dynamics. As of 2018, she is listed as the world's 25th most powerful woman in business by Forbes.
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Entertainment	Valentina Novakovic		Actress
	Valentina is a Serbian-Australian actress that has recently begun working in US movies. She is the younger sister of Bojana Novakovic.
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Sports	Andrija Novakovich	birthplace: Muskego, WI	Soccer
	Andrija is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward in Italy for Frosinone. Despite signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at Marquette University, he agreed to join English Championship side Reading in April 2014, signing for the club in June of the same year. In September 2019, it was announced that he would leave Reading, with Frosinone paying an undisclosed fee for the player. He signed a contract with Frosinone lasting until 30 June 2022.
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Art & Literature	Jovan Obican	birthplace: Cannes, France	Artist
	Serbian artist who emigrated to France; he is known for playful figures in a broad style drawn from traditional Slavic ethnic costumes and characters.
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Sports	Bob O'Billovich	birthplace: Butte, MT	Basketball
	He has been involved with the CFL since 1963 in the roles of player, coach, general manager, scout, and several front-office positions. As head coach, he led the CFL's Toronto Argonauts to victory in the 71st Grey Cup (1983).
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Art & Literature	Biljana D. Obradovic	birthplace: Bitola, Macedonia	Author / Poet
	Biljana is a poet, critic, translator and Professor of English who has lived in Yugoslavia, Greece, India and the United States. She considers herself a transnational poet, drawing on her lived experience in many countries and her fluency in multiple languages. She's published five collections of her own poems. And, she's published 8 Serbian translations of other writers poems. She also reviews books. She is Professor of English at Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans.
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Sports	Edward 'Ed' Obradovich	birthplace: Melrose Park, IL	Football
	Former American football defensive end in the NFL. Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the seventh round (91st pick) of the 1962 NFL Draft, he spent his entire ten-year career with the Bears.
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Entertainment	Milan Opacich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Musician / Luthier
	Earned our nation's highest award - National Heritage Award for all his contributions with the tambura and preserving Serbian history in 2004.
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Sports	Mike Orlich	birthplace: Chisholm, MN	Coach
	He had a distinguished 59-year career as an athlete, teacher, coach, athletic director, official, and commissioner. He touched the lives of more than 39,000 students and, as an official, worked a grand total of 715 games while mentoring more than 105 NFL officials. In addition, he also officiated World Tennis and pro basketball. He was inducted posthumously into the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Entertainment	Mike Orlich	birthplace: Hibbing, MN	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1993.
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Military	Rudolph 'Rudy' Ostovich III		US Army - Major General
	The youngest Two-Star general in the American army. President of Spectrum Group, Alexandria, VA. Managing partner of Parker Ostovich & Associates, LLC a defense consulting firm located in the Wash DC area.
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Art & Literature	Lilly Otasevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Artist
	Lilly is a artist based in Toronto, whose large-scale sculptural works have been commissioned by several local governments in Ontario, Canada. Ecological concepts are frequently incorporated into her sculptures and also determine the materials being used. Although a trained painter, Otasevic's portfolio mainly consists of large-scale sculptures. She often focuses on environmental themes when designing public art works.
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Entertainment	Catherine Oxenberg	birthplace: New York City, NY	Actress
	An American actress, best known for her performance as Amanda Carrington on the 1980s American prime time soap opera Dynasty. Daughter of Princess Elizabeth Karadjordjevic.
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Art & Literature	Christina Oxenberg	birthplace: New York City, NY	Author
	Christina is a writer, humorist, and fashion designer. She has written seven books, and her writing has been featured in magazines and publications like Allure, The Sunday Times, and Huffington Post. Her two knitwear clothing lines, Christina Oxenberg and Ox, have appeared in luxury boutiques throughout the world. She is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and is a descendant of the Serbian House of Karadordevic.
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Military	Mitchell Paige	birthplace: Charleroi, PA	US Army - Colonel
	Recipient of the Medal of Honor from World War II.
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Academics	Predrag P. Pajic		Librarian
	South Slavic Area Specialist at The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
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Sports	Neven Pajkic	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Boxing
	Became the Canadian Boxing Federation Heavyweight Champion on March 27, 2010. Now living and training in Toronto, Canada..
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Sports	Sasa Palamarevic	birthplace: Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Water Polo
	Sasa is a male water polo player. He was a member of the Canada men's national water polo team, playing as a centre forward. He was Silver medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Championships in Perth, Australia. He was a part of the team at the 2008 Summer Olympics. On club level he played for Hull in Canada.
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Art & Literature	John R. Palandech	birthplace: Sulina, Roumania	Publisher
	He and his brothers published numerous local and national newspapers and commemorative volumes.
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Sports	Ilija 'Ika' Panajotovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia	Tennis
	Ika was a Serbian-American film producer and tennis player. He competed in 12 Grand Slam tournaments during his career. He appeared at Wimbledon 7 times and played in the French Championships 5 times. From 1953 to 1959, he participated in Wimbledon every year and made the third round in the 1958 Championships. He was the Yugoslavian national champion in 1958 and 1959. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School and worked as an attorney for five years. He then moved to Los Angeles. He was the producer of several Hollywood films. He was a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Motion Picture Academy.
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Business & Finance	Milan Panic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Management
	President and CEO of ICN pharmaceuticals (a multi-million dollar pharmaceutical company with divisions in 5 countries). Became the prime minister of former Yugoslavia.
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Academics	Zorica Pantic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Professor
	She was announced as Wentworth Institute of Technology's fourth president on June 8th, 2005. She is the first female engineer to head an institute of technology.
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Judiciary	Sam Papich	birthplace: Butte, MT	Law Enforcement
	An FBI agent for 29 years, he worked undercover in South America during World War II and later served for 20 years as the FBI liaison to the CIA. In the early 1960s he served on Kennedy administration commissions surveying U.S. intelligence operations in Latin America. In 1970 he retired from the FBI to become a member of the President's Foreign Advisory Board, working with embassies around the globe and consulting with then-United Nations Ambassador George H.W. Bush. He later served as a consultant to the Joint Chiefs of Staff on an assessment of Soviet intelligence.
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Humanitarian	Mildred (Arbutina) Pappas	birthplace: Freedom, PA	Educator
	Listed as a 'Pittsburgher of the Century' (for her good deeds and works) by Educational Television (PBS) WQED Magazine in its December, 1999 issue.
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Academics	Rade D. Paravina	birthplace: Serbia	Professor
	D.D.S., M.S., Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry and Biomaterials, University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. President, Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry. Editor, Journal of Color and Appearance in Dentistry.
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Sports	George Oscar Paskvan	birthplace: La Grange, IL	Football
	He 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.
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Sports	Zarko Paspalj	birthplace: Pljevlja, Montenegro	Basketball
	In 1989, he became one of the first Europeans to move to the NBA, joining the San Antonio Spurs despite going undrafted. He only played in only 28 games due to differences of opinion with Larry Brown and, as he confessed, a weakness for Pizza Hut and Marlboros. He did develop a cult following among fans, evidenced by the Terry Cummings-penned song 'The Mark of Zarko', which was sung to the tune of 'The Mark of Zorro.' He was cut from the team three days before the 1990 NBA Playoffs and returned to Yugoslavia.
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Sports	Nikola Paunic	birthplace: Podgorica, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Nikola was selected 74th overall in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He wasn't signed by Vancouver and joined United Soccer League side Orange County Blues on June 2, 2015.
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Military	Eleonore J. Paunovich		USAF - Colonel
	She holds the position of Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Dental Diagnostic Science at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio where she serves as coordinator of the clinical geriatric programs for the Oral Medicine and Senior Care Clinic.
Military	Mihailo 'Mike' Paunovich	birthplace: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	USAF - Captain
	Upon his graduation from the Royal Yugoslav Military Academy, he was commisioned a Lieutenant in the Royal Yugoslav Air Force. With the advent of World War II, he promptly joined the forces of General Draza Mihailovich. He was a pivotal participant in the rescue and evacuation of more than 500 American airmen. Soon after completing the mission, he was commisioned a Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Following the end of WW-II, he was enlisted to perform special services for the U.S. through the Office of the Naval Attache in Rome, Italy.
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Judiciary	Anastasia X. Pavich		Attorney
	Associate at Monico, Pavich & Spevack. Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at Loyola University Chicago School of Law.
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Judiciary	John Pavich	birthplace: Lynwood, IL	Attorney
	An attorney and the Democratic Party nominee for the U.S. House of Representatives from the 11th Congressional District in Illinois. In response to the 9/11 tragedy, Pavich joined the Central Intelligence Agency, working in counterterrorism for the National Clandestine Service from 2003 to 2005.
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Military	Michael D. Pavich	birthplace: Salt Lake City, UT	USAF - Major General
	Michael was a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours. His military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Organizational Excellence Award with oak leaf cluster and Combat Readiness Medal. At the end of his military career, he became the Director of the Space Dynamics Laboratory at Utah State University Research Foundation during which time he became the President of the Foundation.
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Judiciary	Robert J. Pavich		Attorney
	Partner at Monico, Pavich & Spevack. Career distinctions have included service as Lead Counsel at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Hague, Netherlands from 2001 through 2003.
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Sports	Brian Pavlet	birthplace: Rockford, IL	Golf
	Long Drive Champion. He was a pitcher for the University of Nevada-Reno until he blew out his shoulder hurling 90 plus mph fastballs. At twenty-two years old, he began playing golf and immediately amazed people with his quick hands, power, and distance. It took three years to win the 1993 National Long Drive Championship with a pop of 336 yards. The longest drive that he ever hit in a tournament was 462 yards.
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Sports	Aleksandar Pavlovic	birthplace: Bar, Montenegro, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	He spent one year playing high school basketball in the prestigious Baltimore Catholic League where he attended and helped Archbishop Spalding High School (Severn, Maryland) to their first league championship under current The John Carroll School head coach Tony Martin. Pavlovic was a first-team All-BCL pick as a senior at the school. He was selected by the Utah Jazz with the 19th pick in the 2003 NBA Draft. He was selected by the Charlotte Bobcats in the expansion draft on June 22, 2004, but was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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Art & Literature	Ksenija Pavlovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Journalist
	Ksenija is an independent White House Correspondent currently covering the Trump administration. She is a published author, political scientist, entrepreneur, U.S. military spouse and an uncompromising advocate for the freedom of the press. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Pavlovic Today, an independent American news outlet. She has teaching experience in International Affairs, Politics and Security from Yale University at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
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Business & Finance	Slobodan Pavlovic	birthplace: Popovi near Bijeljina, Bosnia	Real Estate
	He has a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and has graduated from School for Management and Real Estate in Chicago. In 1975, he was declared the most successful trader in real estate. He also is the proud bearer of St. Sava Medal of the First Order.
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Entertainment	Natasha Pavlovich	birthplace: Popovi, Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Actress
	She is the Ambassador of Slobomir City and Slobomir Companies, an accomplished actress, a former Miss Universe finalist, an aviatrix, and founder of The Natasha Pavlovich Foundation. She is a decendent of Duke Pavle of the Hercegovina region of former Yugoslavia.
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Entertainment	Sanda Pavlovich	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2006
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Art & Literature	Jaroslav Pelikan	birthplace: Akron, OH	Scholar / Lutheran Pastor
	President Bill Clinton appointed Professor Pelikan to serve on the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. Dr. Pelikan received honorary degrees from 42 universities all over the world. In 2004 received the Lifetime Achievement in the Humanities and Social Sciences. He authored over 40 books on the history of Christianity. He was a Professor of History at Yale University. At the age of 80, he was appointed scholarly director for the 'Institutions of Democracy Project' at the Annenberg Foundation.
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Politics	Roy Peratrovich, Sr.	birthplace: Klawock, Alaska	Mayor / Activist
	One of the leaders of Alaska's Native civil rights movement. Former Mayor of the City of Klawock, Alaska.
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Activism	Elizabeth (Wanamaker) Peratrovich	birthplace: Petersburg, Alaska	Activist
	As Grand Camp President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, Elizabeth provided the crucial testimony that cultivated passage of the Anti Discrimination Bill. Wife of Roy Peratrovich, Sr.
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Politics	Frank Peratrovich	birthplace: Klawock, Alaska	Mayor
	Former Mayor of the City of Klawock, Alaska. Only Alaska Native elected to the Constitutional Convention. Served on Alaska Statehood Committee from 1949-59. President of the Alaska Native Brotherhood.
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Entertainment	Zoran Perisic	birthplace: Prokuplje, Serbia, Yugoslavia	Cinematography
	Zoran is an inventor and holder of several patents on Front-Projection and 3-D Cinematograph. He was Special Effects Director/Supervisor or Consultant on many major Hollywood films. He is a member of the Academy, author of `Visual Effects Cinematography` and other books including YA novel `An Alien Called Freddy`. He has several patents to his credit the latest of which is Z3D System for Stereoscopic Cinematography.
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Sports	Kosta Perovic	birthplace: Osijek, Croatia	Basketball
	He played basketball professionally for Partizan Belgrade at the time of his being drafted by the Golden State Warriors. After being drafted in 2006, Perovic did not immediately come to the NBA. Rather, he played the 2006-07 season in the Serbian League. He was signed to a two-year contract in 2007 by Golden State and was assigned to a Warriors' affiliate team until January 2008, when he was recalled to the Warriors' squad.
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Sports	Scott Perunovich	birthplace: Hibbing, MN	Hockey
	A 2nd round draft pick of the NHL's St. Louis Blues (2018). Won Hockey's version of the Heisman, the NCAA's Hobey Baker Memorial Award (2020). Won bronze with the U.S. at the IIHF World Juniors (2018).
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Entertainment	Vessna Perunovich	birthplace: Zajecar, Serbia, FPR Yugoslavia	Visual Artist
	Vessna Perunovich is a Canadian visual artist based in Toronto, Ontario. She is currently a sessional teacher at the Ontario College of Art and Design in Toronto. She works in a variety of media including sculpture, painting, drawing, video installation and performance. Her aim seems to be an attempt to express the most with the least amount of materials.
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Business & Finance	Jim 'Zika' Peters	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Executive
	Zika was a native of Yugoslavia, he served in the Yugoslav resistance during WW II and immigrated to the United States following the war. He made a career in international business living in Beirut, Istanbul, London, Brussels and finally Denver, where he retired in 1989 as President of the Samsonite International Group.
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Law Enforcement	Gerald Petievich	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Secret Service
	He belongs to that tiny group of writers who came to crime fiction from careers in law enforcement. He has been an Army counterspy and a U.S. Secret Service agent, using his real life experiences to achieve verisimilitude in his fiction. His novels are known to come as close as any in the mystery- and-thriller genre to a genuine realism. Three of his novels have been produced as major motion pictures.
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Law Enforcement	John Petievich	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	LAPD
	He served in law enforcement for 30 years - with the US Army Military Police and the LAPD. A recipient of the LAPD's Star of Valor. A member of the Screen Actors Guild, he has had parts in several films and is a police technical advisor in Hollywood.
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Sports	Dusan Petkovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Kingdom of Serbia	Soccer
	Dusan was a Serbian and Yugoslav football forward. Nicknamed Senegalac due to somewhat darker complexion, he is remembered as a superb striker who had excellent finishing and playmaking abilities. He spent his whole playing career at SK Jugoslavija based in his hometown. He appeared in a total of 175 official games and scored 219 goals for SK Jugoslavija, becoming the second all-time scorer for the club. He later moved to the United States and, never returning to Yugoslavia again, died in 1979 in New York City.
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Entertainment	Dusan Petricic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Producer
	Dusan is a illustrator and caricaturist. He has illustrated numerous children's books and his caricatures have appeared in various newspapers and magazines from Politika to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and the Toronto Star. He has received numerous awards for his work.
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Art & Literature	Sasa Petricic		Journalist
	A Canadian journalist. He has also taught television journalism at the National University of Rwanda, and conducted courses in videojournalism at the Canadian Screen Training Centre. He also won the 1999 Canadian Association of Journalists Award for Investigative Journalism and the 2005 Canadian Radio and Television News Directors' Association Award for his work in Rwanda and in August 2008, he received a Gemini Nomination for Best News Feature for his documentary on activities by Christian missionaries in Thailand after the tsunami.
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Entertainment	Dan Petronijevic	birthplace: Scarborough, Ontario, Canada	Actor
	Daniel is a Canadian actor who has appeared in various feature films, including the American Pie franchise, and in TV shows such as 19-2, Playmakers, Cardinal, and Letterkenny. He is also a prolific voice actor, having worked on numerous animated television series. He voiced and sang for over 45 characters.
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Sports	Alex Petrovic	birthplace: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Ice Hockey
	He is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently playing with the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League as a prospect for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League.
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Sports	Drazen Petrovic	birthplace: Sibenik, Croatia	Basketball
	Born to a Serbian father and Croatian mother, Drazen was a tireless shooter and prolific scorer. He was arguably the most celebrated basketball player ever to emerge from Europe. He is considered the crucial part of the vanguard to the present-day mass influx of European players into the NBA. Portland Trail Blazers selected him in the third round of the 1986 NBA Draft. Played for Portland in 1989-1990 and then the New Jersey Nets, 1990-1992. Drazen is second cousin to Serbian basketball executive and former professional basketball player Dejan Bodiroga.
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Sports	Katarina M. Petrovic	birthplace: Valjevo, Serbia	Tennis
	She has been the catalyst behind South Carolina's influx of talented players during her tenure. A tireless recruiter, she helped bring multiple All-SEC performers to the school. She joined the Gamecock coaching staff in September 2004 after serving as the sports manager at the Michael-Ann Russell Community Center in North Miami Beach, Fla.
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Academics	Snezana Petrovic		Professor / Artist
	Since 2002, she has served as the Fine Arts Department Chair and Professor of Arts at Crafton Hills College after seven years of teaching at California State University in Los Angeles. She has designed for over 230 theatrical productions as well as 22 television series and 8 feature films. Her art and video works have been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, and Prague.
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Sports	Tim Petrovic	birthplace: Northampton, MA	Golf
	An American professional golfer.
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Academics	Dr. Michael Boro Petrovich	birthplace: Cleveland, OH	Professor
	He taught Balkan and Russian History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1950 until his untimely death in 1989.
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Military	Nick Petrovich	birthplace: Uzice, Serbia	Operation Halyard
	Past President of the Serbian Unity Congress. During WW-II, he was an 18 year old rifleman guarding both the U.S. Airmen and General Draza Mihailovich. He was also former Serbian Unity Congress President. Formerly VP Finance of Monsanto Chemical Company's Mexico subsidiary, Managing Director for Latin America for American Standard Company, President and founder of Intercapital S.A., and BRP S.A.a management consulting firm, and former V.P of Board of Trustees University of the Americas.
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Sports	David Gabe Pilipovich	birthplace: Duquesne, PA	Basketball
	David is an American college basketball coach. Prior to becoming head coach of the Air Force Academy Falcons, he spent five years as an assistant. He became the head coach at Air Force in February 2012. He also became the first AFA head coach to beat two ranked teams in the same season and owns three of AFA's four wins against ranked opponents, including a win over the twelfth ranked New Mexico.
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Art & Literature	Vladimir Pistalo	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Author
	Vladimir is a writer, most notably winning the NIN Award for novel of the year in 2008. He now works at Becker College in Worcester, Massachusetts where he teaches World and American history. The French language translation of his novel Milenijum u Beogradu was a choice for the prestigious award Femina for the best translated novel in French.
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Sports	Adrien Plavsic	birthplace: Montreal, Quebec	Hockey
	A Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Drafted 30th overall by St. Louis in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft.
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Sports	Zachary Plavsic	birthplace: Vancouver, BC, Canada	Sailing
	Zachary has represented Canada in two Olympic Games. In the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, Plavsic finished 23rd. In the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, Plavsic placed in 8th. In the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Cup, Plavsic finished Second and at the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, Plavsic finished in 12th spot.
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Science	Dragoljub Pokrajac	birthplace: Sibenik, Yugoslavia	Scientist
	His fields of interest include data mining, video analysis, image processing, applied mathematics and others. He is currently working as an associate professor at Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware.
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Military	Dusko Popov	birthplace: Titel, Austro-Hungary (Serbia)	Double Agent
	Born to a wealthy family of Serb industrialists, Popov became a double agent for British Intelligence during WWII (Code-named 'Tricycle') and provided MI5 with invaluable information on German and Japanese plans for the war. Popov had lived in the US for a year in 1940, and informed J. Edgar Hoover of Japan's intent to attack Pearl Harbor, but Hoover perceived Popov as an extravagant playboy and therefore 'unreliable', so this critical information was not passed up the chain of command. Years later, author Ian Fleming (a British Naval Intelligence Officer during WWII who worked with Dusko Popov to provide cover for the D-Day invasion) would use Popov as the primary model and inspiration for the fictional character, 'James Bond'.
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Entertainment	Ana Popovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	Her father first introduced her to the blues, through an extensive record collection and sessions hosted at the family home. Popovic founded her first serious band at age nineteen. Within a year, she was playing outside of Yugoslavia and opening shows for American blues icons like Junior Wells. She is a veritable anomaly in the blues scene, in professional circles she's also called the feminine Jimi Hendrix.
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Sports	Dragan 'Don' Popovic	birthplace: Berane, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Don is a retired professional soccer midfielder and coach in the United States. He played professionally in Yugoslavia, Canada and the North American Soccer League. He later coached in both the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1993 became the director of the youth soccer, Lou Fusz Soccer Club, which has teams playing in the St. Louis Youth Soccer Association (SLYSA) soccer league and the Midwest Regional League (MRL).
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Sports	Peter Popovic	birthplace: Koping, Sweden	Hockey
	A retired Swedish ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Montreal Canadiens in the 5th round of the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played for the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Pittsburgh Penguins (1999?2000) and Boston Bruins.
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Entertainment	Adam Popovich	birthplace: Denver, CO	Tamburitza Musician
	In 1982, Adam Popovich was presented with the National Heritage Fellowship of the Folk Arts Program of the National Endowment of the Arts. Played Cello & Brac in the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra.
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Sports	Derek Popovich	birthplace: Syracuse, NY	Soccer
	Derek is a midfielder who plays for American MISL side Syracuse Silver Knights. He attended SUNY Oswego, playing on the men's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. In 2002, he began his professional career with the Albany Blackwatch Highlanders in the fourth division Premier Development League. In 2004, he moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL First Division. He played only one game. In 2005, he moved to the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division.
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Entertainment	Eli Popovich		Tamburitza Musician / Military
	Former member of the OSS and CIA. Involved in Operation Halyard to rescue downed airmen in Yugoslavia during WW-II. Recipient of the Silver Star. Also played berde in the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra.
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Sports	John 'Poppy' Popovich	birthplace: Monessen, PA	Football
	John was a former American football player and coach. He played in the National Football League from 1944 to 1945, for the Pittsburgh Steelers and 'Card-Pitt', a team that was the result of a temporary merger between the Chicago Cardinals and the Steelers caused by the manning shortages experienced league-wide due to World War II. Popovich was signed to 'Card-Pitt' midway through the season, after he returned from the Army due to a medical discharge. He served as the head football coach at Waynesburg University from 1955 to 1958.
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Academics	Ljubica D. Popovich		Professor
	Professor of Art History, Emerita at Vanderbilt University. She is a specialist in Byzantine, Slavic, Early Christian, and Western Mediaeval art. Past President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Entertainment	Marko Popovich		Tamburitza Musician
	Played Prim in the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra.
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Sports	Milton John Popovich	birthplace: Butte, MT	Football
	He played with the Chicago Cardinals for 5 seasons, from 1938 to 1942.
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Sports	Paul Popovich	birthplace: Flemington, WV	Baseball
	During his career, he was an infielder for the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh Pirates. He helped the Pirates win the 1974 and 1975 National League Eastern Division and was nicknamed 'Supersub' for his utility work for the Cubs in 1969.
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Business & Finance	Steve Popovich	birthplace: Nemacolin, PA	Management
	Steve was a Serbian American record company executive. As the founder of Cleveland International Records, he launched and guided the careers of many famous artists through his work with the CBS label family, including The Jacksons, Cheap Trick, Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Bob Dylan, and Meat Loaf. He was involved as co-producer and/or label in six Grammy nominations and winner of two.
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Entertainment	Theodore 'Teddy' Popovich	birthplace: Globeville, CO	Tamburitza Musician
	Played Bugarija in the Popovich Brothers Tamburitza Orchestra.
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Entertainment	Vlad Popovich	birthplace: Tonawanda, NY	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1993
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Judiciary	Zoran Popovich	birthplace: Akron, OH	Judge
	Judge of the Superior Court of Pennsylvania in Lewisburg
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Art & Literature	Pompeo Posar	birthplace: Trieste, Italy	Photographer
	He is reportedly the third most prolific photographer of Playboy Magazine's Playmate centerfolds (through 1994), having shot a total of 65 spreads and 40 covers.
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Judiciary	Theodore S. Potkonjak		Judge
	He is a Past President of the Serbian Bar Association. He was named associate judge for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Illinois (Lake and McHenry Counties) on March 12, 2002. He was installed in a ceremony at the Lake County main courthouse on April 4, 2002, which included an Invocation by V. Rev. Milan Savich of St. Basil Serbian Orthodox Church in Lake Forest, Illinois.
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Academics	Michael Pravica		Professor
	Dr. Pravica is a scientist and professor at the University of Nevada who got his master's and a Ph.D. degree from Harvard University. In Physics, he has discovered a new way of doing chemistry dependent on hard x-rays. It's a process that could help explain why there's life in the universe, and on a practical level, is useful in creating new types of materials, which he's done.
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Judiciary	Viktor Pregel		Attorney
	Attorney at Patton Boggs LLP in Washington D.C. Previously with District of Columbia, Office of the Attorney General.
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Academics	Milovan Prelevic		Professor
	A Belzberg Professor of Legal Writing and Research at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He is a leading Canadian legal scholar and is recognized authority on Canadian Legal Citation, having made many contributions to the the definitive McGill Guide to Canadian Legal Citation. He is also a professional singer who has performed internationally in association with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and the Choir of King's College, Cambridge.
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Art & Literature	Adam Pribicevic	birthplace: Kostajnica, Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, Austria-Hungary	Journalist
	Adam was a Serbian publisher, writer, and politician. Among the Serbian Canadians, he was among the most important, eminent, and well-known post-World War II Serbian political emigres who came from Yugoslavia to Canada.
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Entertainment	Ana Prvacki	birthplace: Pancevo, Yugoslavia	Performance Artist
	Ana is a Serbian-born conceptual performance and installation artist who has exhibited internationally. She is known for exploring social interactions in her work and using music to express core ideas such as eroticism. Her artistic influences stem from feeling like a foreigner wherever she has lived.
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Aerospace	Vern Pupich		Pilot
	Test pilot of the DC3 prior to WW-II
Science	Michael Pupin	birthplace: Banat, Serbia	Physicist / Physical Chemist
	Author, Physicist, Inventor and Pulitzer Prize winner.
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Politics	Mike Pusich	birthplace: Sombor, Vojvodina, Austro-Hungarian Empire	Mayor
	Mike was a Serbian American immigrant who was Mayor of Douglas, Alaska. As mayor, Mike traveled to Washington D.C. at his own expense to secure the funds to relocate the U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Mines office and laboratory to Douglas Island, and succeeded. In 2017, the Douglas Harbor was renamed 'Mike Pusich Douglas Harbor' to recognize the decades of contributions made by Mike.
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Business & Finance	Milan Puskar		Management
	Founder and President of Mylan Laboratories
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Medicine	Daniel Pyevich	birthplace: East Moline, IL	Dentist
	Retired Orthodonist and Past President of the Serbian National Federation (SNF).
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Business & Finance	Rick Quinn		Management
	Co-founder/Owner of Opolo Vineyards. Proprietor of The Inn At Opolo. In 1983 he arranged to buy a Century 21 real estate office with only 6 agents. By 1986 he had built that office up to 135 agents and became the third largest Century 21 in the United States.
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Sports	Dan Radakovich	birthplace: Monaca, PA	Administration
	Athletics Director for Clemson University. Dan began his career in college athletics administration as the Athletic Business Manager at the University of Miami when hired by Sam Jankovich in 1983. He was inducted into the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame in 2008. He was named Sports Business Daily's Athletic Director of the Year in 2017 at the Sports Business Awards.
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Sports	Dan 'Bad Rad' Radakovich	birthplace: Duquesne, PA	Coach
	Formerly an assistant coach with the Pittsburgh Steelers' first two Super Bowl-winning teams. Also coached at the college level at Cincinnati, Colorado, North Carolina State and Robert Morris University.
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Art & Literature	Jim Radakovich		Artist
	He is a sculptor and painter living and working in New York City. He graduated from The Maryland Institute, College of Art. Emerging from the vibrant New York City East Village art scene of the early eighties, he has continued exhibiting in Soho, Chelsea, throughout the US and in Japan. His work has entered the collections of many prominent Americans tastemakers including fashion designer Todd Oldham, TV's `Crossing Jordan` producer director Alan Arkush, Ford Models owner Katie Ford and hotelier Andre Balazs.
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Science	Stojan Radic		Engineer
	Stojan graduated from the Institute of Optics at the University of Rochester in 1995 and has subsequently worked in Corning and Bell Laboratories. He holds a B.S.E in electrical engineering, an M.A. in physics and a Ph.D. in optical engineering. He is presently a professor of electrical engineering and director of the Photonics System Laboratory at the Qualcomm Institute at the University of California, San Diego. He is a fellow of the Optical Society (OSA) and serves with IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, Optics Express Journals, the Optical Fiber Conference, the European Conference on Optical Communications and the IEEE Photonics Board. He has authored more than 170 journal papers and more than 200 conference proceedings.
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Sports	Branko Radivojevic	birthplace: Piestany, Czechoslovakia	Hockey
	He is a ice hockey forward that was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in 1999, signed with the Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, and the Minnesota Wild prior to playing for Spartak Moscow of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
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Art & Literature	Elijah Monte Radlovic	birthplace: Montenegro, Yugoslavia	Author
	Former British Officer. After legal study at the University of Belgrade and Cambridge University, he embarked on a career in journalism, working for the Reuters News Agency, the London Daily Mail, and on the staff of the Balkan Herald in Yugoslavia.
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Sports	Vladimir Radmanovic	birthplace: Trebinje, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	Drafted by the Seattle SuperSonics as the 12th pick of 2001 NBA Draft. Was a candidate for the NBA Most Improved Player Award in the 2003-04 season. After voicing his frustration for not being a starter, he was traded from the SuperSonics to the Los Angeles Clippers in Feb 2006. And, in July 2006, he agreed to terms with Los Angeles Lakers.
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Sports	Ryan Radmanovich	birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada	Baseball
	He was drafted by the Minnesota Twins in 1993 and went on to play 25 games with the Seattle Mariners (MLB), and was a starting right fielder for Team Canada in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. He currently plays for the Bridgeport Bluefish of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He played for Canada in the 2006 World Baseball Classic, and was named to the 2008 Canadian Olympic Baseball team.
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Art & Literature	Natasha Radojcic-Kane	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Author
	She is the author or two novels HOMECOMING and YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIVE HERE, several plays and screenplays.
Sports	Aleksandar Radojevic	birthplace: Herceg Novi, Montenegro, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	He was drafted from Barton County Community College by the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 1999 NBA Draft and played twelve games for the Utah Jazz in the 2004-05 season.
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Sports	Predrag 'Preki' Radosavljevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Soccer
	After retiring as a player, Preki became an assistant coach with Chivas USA, and upon the appointment of Bob Bradley as the United States national team manager, Preki was promoted as head coach of Chivas USA for the 2007 Major League Soccer season and was named Coach of the Year in his first season
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Academics	Paul Rankov Radosavljevich		Author / Professor
	Professor at the New York University, School of Pedagogy and Member of the American Psychological Association. He was also a prolific writer of the Slavs.
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Sports	George Radosevich	birthplace: Brentwood, PA	Football
	George was an NFL offensive lineman for four years, primarily for the Baltimore Colts, for whom he was a center in the early 1950s snapping the ball to a young Johnny Unitas. Afterward, he spent 43 years as a local high school football coach and also coached track at Brentwood and Peabody high schools. He retired from coaching in 2002.
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Medicine	Dr. Ninoslav D. Radovanovic		Medicine
	Recognized as one of the world's leading cardiovascular Surgeons.
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Sports	William Alex 'Bill' Radovich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Football
	He played five seasons in the National Football League with the Detroit Lions. He was named All-Pro twice. He finished his career in the All-America Football Conference with the Los Angeles Dons. When he left his football career behind him he went to play 'tough-guy' roles on film.
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Sports	Joe Raduka	birthplace: Bastaji, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	A former U.S.-Serbian soccer player who began his career with Red Star Belgrade before spending time with indoor and outdoor teams in the U.S., Canada and Belgium. He currently runs a youth soccer club in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Science	Miodrag Radulovacki	birthplace: Parage, Backa, Serbia	Inventor
	Miodrag was a Serbian American scientist and inventor. He was Professor of Pharmacology in the College of Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). His research accomplishments include: the Adenosine Sleep Theory and pioneering pharmacological studies for the treatment of sleep apnea. Miodrag and research collaborator, David W. Carley, invented several drug therapies which have been patented by the UIC. He published more than 170 scientific papers and was also a Foreign Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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Business & Finance	Sasa Radulovic	birthplace: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Architect
	Sasa is a co-founding partner of '5468796 Architecture' - an award-winning Canadian firm from Winnipeg. His firm is known for affordable, highly innovative, urban architectural projects, which include institutional, commercial and residential structures.
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Politics	Sasa Radulovic	birthplace: Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Ambassador
	Sasa is an engineer, economist and politician. He is a former Minister of Economy of Serbia and the president of Enough is Enough, a political movement in Serbia, for whom he ran for president in the 2017 Serbian presidential election. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Serbia since 2016.
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Activism	Milo John Radulovich	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Activist
	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
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Entertainment	Milos Raickovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Composer
	Milos is a composer and anti-war activist. Some of his works are politically influenced. He has lived and worked in Belgrade, Paris, Los Angeles, Honolulu, Hiroshima and New York, where he now resides. While in Belgrade, he was the founder of the Ensemble for Other New Music, as well as one of the founders of the Belgrade Youth Philharmonic.
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Sports	Dan Rains	birthplace: Rochester, PA	Football
	He was named to the AP All American team his senior year and played in both the Japan and Hula Bowls. he played semipro football from 1978 to 1980 and proved to be so outstanding that he was later inducted into the Semipro Hall of Fame in 1986. He played with the Chicago Bears from 1981 to 1987. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Entertainment	Vladimir Rajcic	birthplace: Pec, Serbia, Yugoslavia	Actor
	Actor and Guitar player and singer in band 'Avangarda'.
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Academics	Aleksandar Rajkovic		Professor
	Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Pathology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
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Sports	David Christopher 'Dave' Rajsich	birthplace: Youngstown, OH	Baseball
	Pitcher - Played for the World Series winning NY Yankees
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Sports	Gary Louis Rajsich	birthplace: Youngstown, OH	Baseball
	1B & Outfield for the Mets, Cardinals & Giants
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Sports	Rhonda Rajsich	birthplace: Phoenix, AZ	Raquetball
	Professional raquetball player. Won the US Open and National Singles titles in the same season.
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Academics	Bogdan Rakic		Professor
	Professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures at Indiana University, IN.
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Sports	Igor Rakocevic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	Selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2nd round (51st overall) of the 2000 NBA Draft. He did not play until the 2002-03 NBA season. He was released after the season and signed by the San Antonio Spurs who also released him shortly after.
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Politics	Tom Rakocevic	birthplace: Toranto, Ontario Canada	Member of Parliament
	Tom is a Canadian politician, elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Humber River—Black Creek as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. Prior to his election to the legislature, he was employed as an executive assistant to Toronto city councillor Anthony Perruzza.
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Sports	Milos Raonic	birthplace: Titograd, SR Montenegro	Tennis
	Milos is a Canadian professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking on November 21, 2016. he is one of the most successful Canadian singles male players in history. His career-high No. 3 ranking is the highest ever ranking for a Canadian man. He is the first Canadian male in the Open Era to reach the Australian Open semifinals, the French Open quarterfinals, and the Wimbledon final.
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Military	Edward 'Ed' Ratkovich		US Army - Major General
	Major General Edward Ratkovich was Director of Intelligence (J-2), Headquarters U.S. European Command at Stuttgart, Germany.
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Politics	Bill Ray		State Congressman
	Served 22 years in Alaskan State Congress. First as a member of the House of Representatives and then as Juneau's state senator.
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Entertainment	Cissy 'Marica' Rebich	birthplace: Sewickley, PA	Actress / Singer
	In 2010, she became the first General Manager of the Serb National Federation. Prior to that, she spent several decades performing in many productions on Broadway, including the long-running musical hit, 'Les Miserables'. During that time she obtained a juris doctor, practicing law for many years as a Deputy Attorney General in New Jersey and as an associate with a law firm specializing in insurance law in the New York City metropolitan area.
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Sports	Zeljko Rebraca	birthplace: Prigrevica village near Apatin, Serbia	Basketball
	A second round draft pick of the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1994 NBA Draft. The Sonics immediately traded his NBA rights to the Minnesota Timberwolves, who then traded his rights to the Toronto Raptors in 1999, who in turn traded his rights to the Detroit Pistons in 2001. n the NBA, he has played for the Detroit Pistons (2001-04), the Atlanta Hawks (2004) and the Los Angeles Clippers (2004-06).
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Business & Finance	Gorjana Reidel	birthplace: Serbia	Business Owner
	born: Gorjana Ristic. Gorjana Reidel (born 1978) is an American jewelry designer based in Laguna Beach, California. She co-founded the jewelry line gorjana in 2004, with her husband Jason Griffin Reidel. n 2016, they opened their first jewelry brand store in Laguna Beach and have since opened 13 stores on both coasts, with plans for an aggressive retail expansion.
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Entertainment	Dr. Nikola Resanovic	birthplace: Derby, England	Musician / Composer
	He has worked extensively with the sacred chant of the Serbian Orthodox Church and has composed several volumes of choral liturgical music. Awarded the 2003 Cleveland Arts Prize in Music for his achievements in music composition, Nikola Resanovic was recently appointed chair of the Liturgical Music committee of the Serbian Orthodox Church in the USA & Canada.
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Entertainment	Rudolph Reti	birthplace: Uzice, Serbia	Musician / Musical Analyst / Composer
	He is best remembered today for his distinctive method of musical analysis, which he claimed revealed the 'thematic process' in music.
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Entertainment	Mirko Roknich	birthplace: McKeesport, PA	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2008
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Sports	Pete Romcevich	birthplace: Silopaj, Serbia	Racing
	He was very popular race car driver in the Midwest and East he placed twelfth in the 1947 Indianapolis 500.
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Sports	Jack Roslovic	birthplace: Columbus, OH	Hockey
	A 1st round pick of the NHL's Winnipeg Jets. Was part of the U.S. team that won gold at the IIHF World Juniors (2017). Grandfather, Nick, was a founding member of Columbus' St. Stevan of Dechani Serbian Orthodox Church. Family had roots in Midland, PA.
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Sports	Robert 'Rob' Rusnov	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Archery
	He ranked first or second among Canadian archers every year from 1992 through 2000. As a competitor at the 1995 Pan American Games, he won two gold medals and three bronze medals.
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Sports	Steve Ruzich	birthplace: Cleveland, OH	Football
	He was a former guard in the National Football League. He was drafted in the fourteenth round of the 1952 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns and would play three seasons with the Green Bay Packers.
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Business & Finance	Dan Sabovich	birthplace: Reedley, CA	Management
	Dan served in combat in World War II on the Philippine island of Luzon as a squad leader of Filipino guerrillas. He was awarded numerous citations, including the Purple Heart. With then-Congressman Barry Goldwater Jr., Dan devised the plan that created the East Kern Airport District to govern the Mojave Airport. He became the airport's first manager and set out to create the Civilian Flight Test Center. Under his care, the airport grew to support the National Test Pilot School, numerous flight test entities, aircraft storage and manufacturing facilities and innovative aviation companies. He continued to manage the Mojave Airport until 2002 and then took the title of district manager.
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Sports	Paul Salata	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Football
	He was a professional American football wide receiver in the NFL and the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). He played for the AAFC/NFL's San Francisco 49ers and the AAFC's Baltimore Colts. After the Colts franchise folded in 1950 he was drafted by the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers. He also played with the CFL Calgary Stampeders, where he was an all-star, and the Ottawa Rough Riders. In later years, he became famous for creating the Mr. Irrelevant Award in the NFL Draft. After retiring from football, he became a successful businessman in Southern California. He has also acted in a number of Hollywood movies.
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Business & Finance	William G. Salatich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Management
	Former President of Gillette North America and Vice Chairman of the Gillette Company from 1970 to 1979. He was the recipient of the Citation of Merit from the National Conference of Christians and Jews and is a Horatio Alger awardee.
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Aerospace	Ralph Salaya	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Engineer
	Headed the engineering team that safely brought back the Apollo 13 astronauts
Sports	Jeff Samardzija	birthplace: Merrillville, IN	Baseball
	Made his first impact at Notre Dame as a right-handed pitcher for the baseball team and as a Tight End for the football team. Drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
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Activism	Mirjana Samardzija		Heritage / Culture
	Professional background in International Project Finance. President of the Serbian Unity Congress. Formed the American Serbian Women's Caucus that was responsible for the first conviction by the Hague Tribunal of Moslems and a Croat for war crimes against Serbs tied to the camp at Celebici.
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Entertainment	Robert Lazar 'Bobby' Samarzich		Actor / Musician
	Child actor and Tamburitza Musician. Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2005.
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Sports	Tanya Nicole Samarzich	birthplace: West Covina, CA	Soccer
	Tanya Nicole Samarzich Ruiz is an American-born Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX Femenil club CF Monterrey. She was a member of the Mexico women's national team.
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Entertainment	Richard Savage	birthplace: Akron, OH	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1983
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Sports	Pandel Savic	birthplace: Dragos, Macedonia	Football
	Pandel earned a football scholarship to Ohio State but upon graduating in 1943 he joined the Marine Corps. He served with the First Marine Division in the South Pacific Theatre during WW-II. After the war, he decided to honor his commitment to Ohio State where he played 3 years of varsity football as quarterback. The 1949 team went on to beat highly favored California in Pasadena, OSU's first ever victory in the Rose Bowl. Though drafted by the NFL Packers, he chose to pursue a career in business. He and David Templeton built Twyman-Templeton, later known as Twyman Safety. In 1975, Pandel became a Founder of Muirfield Village Golf Club along with Jack, Bob Hoag, and Ivor Young.
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Academics	Carl Kosta Savich		Author / Historian
	He has received an LCP BW American Jurisprudence Award and a Handy and Harmon Academic Scholarship.
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Sports	Predrag Savovic	birthplace: Pula, Croatia	Basketball
	Professional basketball player formerly of NBA's Denver Nuggets.
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Academics	Maja Herman Sekulic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Author / Professor
	Maja is a poet, novelist, essayist and translator. She has published 14 books: 5 collections of poems, 4 novels, 2 books of criticism, 2 books of essays, and 1 biography as well as 12 books of major translations and critical editions of books by world renown authors and Nobel prize winners.
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Entertainment	Nina Senicar	birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia	Actor
	Nina is a Serbian actress and model now living in Los Angeles. She has acted in several Hollywood movies, such as Papillon and Mayhem, as well as appearing in Italian film and television productions.
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Business & Finance	Bojana Sentaler	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Fashion Design
	Bojana is a fashion designer based in Toronto, Ontario who is known for her alpaca coats. In 2014, she won the Women in Business Award honor at the International Women Achievers' Awards.
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Entertainment	Rade Serbedzija	birthplace: Bunic, Lika, Croatia	Actor / Director
	Recognized for his supporting roles in Hollywood films such as Mission: Impossible II, Mighty Joe Young, The Saint, Eyes Wide Shut, Snatch, EuroTrip, The Quiet American (2002), Shooter and a cameo in Batman Begins.
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Art & Literature	Stevan Shapona	birthplace: San Francisco, CA	Artist
	A graduate of San Jose State University in California, he is an artist who has explored numerous styles including Impressionism, Expressionism, and Abstraction and settled on a traditional Realism. Son of Victor Shapona.
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Art & Literature	Victor Shapona	birthplace: Farrell, PA	Artist
	born: Vitomir Saponja. Graphic artist. Painted three major iconostases in the West and completed projects for several other Serbian Orthodox Churches. Father of Stevan Shapona.
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Judiciary	Louis S. Shuntich	birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA	Attorney
	He served in the law department of Prudential life insurance company for 26 years; he is also an associate editor of the Journal of Financial Service Professionals. He also is the author of many books.
Military	Lance Sijan	birthplace: Milwaukee, WI	USAF - Captain
	He was the first Air Force graduate to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. The book, 'Into the Mouth of the Cat' was written about this brave American-Serb. A building at the US Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs is named for him, for his bravery in Vietnam
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Art & Literature	Marc Sijan	birthplace: Milwaukee, WI	Artist
	Marc Sijan has exhibited in over 50 one man museum exhibitions world-wide with the majority of the museums setting attendance records with the showing of his works of art. Marc Sijan is widely acknowledged as one of the world's most prominent hyper-realist sculptors. To see Marc's work, click here.
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Academics	Slobodan Sijan	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Professor
	Director, Author, Artist & Critic.
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Academics	Dr. Andrei Simic		Professor
	Professor of Anthropology at USC and author of several books.
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Art & Literature	Dr. Charles Simic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Poet - Pulitzer Prize
	born: Dusan Simic. Belgrade-born professor of English at the University of New Hampshire, won his Pulitzer for poetry in 1990. 15th Poet Laureate of the United States. the 2007 recipient of the Wallace Stevens Award from the Academy of American Poets.
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Art & Literature	John Simon	birthplace: Subotica, Serbia	Author / Critic
	born: Ivan Simon. Author and literary, theater, and film critic.
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Academics	Ida Sinkevic		Author / Professor
	Professor of Art History at Lafayette College. Past President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Judiciary	Nada K. Sizemore		Judge
	In 2018, Nada was appointed to the position of Judge of the Superior Court of Connecticut. She has worked in the insurance industry for 31 years, 24 of which were with the Travelers Insurance Company in its corporate legal services organization.
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Academics	Sofija Skoric		Author / Professor
	University of Toronto. Past-President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Sports	Stephany Skrba	birthplace: Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada	Basketball
	Stephany is a former professional basketball player. She played the power forward position. A ten-year pro and University of Michigan graduate, she has played in some of the top basketball leagues in the world: EuroLeague, EuroCup, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and Poland. She now is the Director, Women's Basketball for Slan Sports. She is currently based out of France, where she lives with her two sons.
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Entertainment	George Skrbina	birthplace: Pupolica, Yugoslavia	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1982
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Art & Literature	Aleksandar Slavkovic	birthplace: Cacak, Serbia	Author
	Wrote the novel, 'The Immigrant: The Judge Fisher Story
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Academics	Biljana Sljivic-Simsic		Professor
	University of Illinois at Chicago. Former President of The North-American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS).
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Art & Literature	Michael A. Smerconish	birthplace: Doylestown, PA	Journalist
	Michael is a radio host and television presenter, newspaper columnist, author, and lawyer. He broadcasts The Michael Smerconish Program weekdays on SiriusXM's POTUS Channel (124), and hosts the CNN and CNN International program Smerconish on Saturdays. He is a Sunday newspaper columnist for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He has authored seven books: six non-fiction works and one novel. He is also of counsel to the Philadelphia law firm of Kline & Specter.
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Entertainment	Charles Smilinich	birthplace: Tonawanda, NY	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1987
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Sports	Alex Smith	birthplace: Bremerton, WA	Football
	He is a professional American football quarterback for the NFL Kansas City Chiefs. He was the first overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 NFL Draft.
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Sports	John Smrke	birthplace: Chicoutimi, Quebec, Canada	Ice Hockey
	A retired professional ice hockey player who played 103 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the St. Louis Blues and Quebec Nordiques.
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Sports	Stan Smrke	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Ice Hockey
	He was a Canadian ice hockey forward that started his career with the NHL Montreal Canadiens in 1956. He was the first Yugoslavian-born player ever to play in the NHL. After leaving the NHL, he was sent to the minor leagues and became a member of the Rochester Americans. He is currently ranked fifth all-time in the Rochester Americans Hall of Fame. Born to a Serbian mother and Slovenian father.
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Entertainment	Ana Sokolovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician / Composer
	Ana is a Canadian music composer based in Montreal, Quebec, whose contemporary pieces have won several awards in Canada. She was a student of classical ballet prior to studying theater and music. She studied composition in Belgrade and later obtained a master's degree from Universite de Montreal where she now teaches.
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Art & Literature	Bozidar Sokolovic	birthplace: Drvar, Bosnia	Publisher
	Publisher, Author, Poet & Publicist. In 1978, he started the magazine 'Serb World'. He published a book of his own poems, Vapaji i vrisel (Cries and Shrieks). His publishing enterprise 'Neven' published books about the Chetnick heroes, Momcilo Djuric and Ilija Desnica.
Entertainment	Sarah Sokolovic		Actor
	Sarah Sokolovic is an American film, television, and theatre actress, who starred in Homeland as Laura Sutton and has a recurring role on Big Little Lies. She has performed in several plays including The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, Detroit, and A Streetcar Named Desire.
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Entertainment	Michael John Sorich	birthplace: Burbank, CA	Actor
	Michael is an American actor, voice actor, writer, director and voice director. He has voiced over 250 characters during his career.
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Art & Literature	Boris Spremo	birthplace: Susak, Yugoslavia	Photographer
	He has won over 280 national and international awards for photography. Recognition of his talent began early, when in 1966, he earned what is perhaps his most important distinction, being the first Canadian to capture a First Prize Gold Medal in the World Press Photo Competition in the Hague. In 1997, he was awarded Canada's highest honour, the 'Order of Canada' (C.M.) for his years of photographic excellence with a presentation by Governor General Romeo Le Blanc at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
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Sports	Sandra Spuzich	birthplace: Indianapolis, IN	Golf
	Sandra Spuzichwas an professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1960s, 70s & 80s. She was an amateur golfer and elementary school teacher when she decided to turn professional in 1962. Her first win came at the 1966 U.S. Women's Open by one stroke over Carol Mann. The tournament was held at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota - the first major championship played there. In 1982, at the age of 45, Spuzich became the oldest player to win two LPGA Tour events in the same year when she won the Corning Classic followed by the Mary Kay Classic.
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Art & Literature	Danielle Sremac	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Artist / Author
	She has appeared on hundreds of national and international television and radio programs including CNN, NBC, MSNBC, FOX NEWS, CBS, C-SPAN, BBC, NPR and others, and published her first book War of Words with Praeger Publishers in 1999. As an artist, she has been exhibiting and selling her original oil paintings since 2000 through galleries in Naples, Florida, Carmel, California, Washington D.C. and to private collectors.
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Sports	Scoop Stanisic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Soccer
	born: Vojislav Stanisic. Scoop is a retired soccer goalkeeper who was most recently the goalkeeping coach for Columbus Crew in Major League Soccer. He spent most of his career playing indoor soccer in the United States, but also played five outdoor seasons in the American Soccer League, American Professional Soccer League and USISL. He earned one cap with the US national team in 1993.
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Sports	Borislav 'Boris' Stankovic	birthplace: Bihac, Serbia	Basketball
	Former basketball player and coach, as well as a longtime administrator in the sport's various governing bodies. Because of his contributions to the sport, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1991 and FIBA Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Business & Finance	Thomas Stankovich		Management
	Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Response Genetics, Inc. Recipient of the 2005 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Business & Finance	Andy Stefanovich		Author
	Andy is an American speaker, bestselling author, and business consultant. He is currently a partner with Richmond, Virginia-based venture capital firm New Richmond Ventures LLC. Previously, he was 'chief curator and provocateur' at Prophet, a creative design consulting agency based in San Francisco.
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Academics	Dr. Stephen Stepanchev		Professor / Poet
	Emeritus Professor English Literature, Purdue and Queens College
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Science	Ognjeslav Kostovic Stepanovic	birthplace: Wiesburg, Austria	Inventor
	An inventor. He was born in Wiesburg, Austria to a Serbian noble family residing in Pesta, Hungary, but spent most of his life in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Credited with creating 'arbonite', plywood of high strength - actually the first plastics in the world.. He patented the technology of the production of arbonite in the USA on 4 September 1906. He designed and constructed a dirigible (airship), and developed the gasoline engine for it. In 1879 he demonstrated his flying models of a helicopter, aircraft and ornithopter, while in 1881 approached the building of an aircraft.
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Sports	Aleksandar 'Alex' Stepanovich	birthplace: Berea, OH	Football
	An American football center who was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
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Sports	George M Stepanovich	birthplace: East Chicago, IN	Baseball/Basketball
	Attended North Carolina State College where he played varsity baseball and basketball. In basketball, he was second in rebounds in 1958 and 1959 seasons. In 1959, he was a member of the ACC Championship Team and was also selected to the ACC All-Tournament team and All-ACC team and was third team All-American. He was signed for the Baltimore Orioles by Manuel 'Red' Norris.
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Military	Nicholas 'Nick' Stepanovich	birthplace: Indiana Harbor, IN	US Army - Colonel
	Instrumental in recruiting American Serbs into the O.S.S. during WWII. He had a brilliant career as a lawyer and military leader and was appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to the U.S. ambassadorial staff to the United Nations.
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Politics	Michael A. Stepovich		Governor
	Former Territorial Governor of Alaska, appointed by President Eisenhower in 1957. Prior to taking the position of Governor, he served three terms in the Territorial Legislature.
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Business & Finance	Steve G. Stevanovich		Executive/Entrepreneur
	Steve is the founder, President, and CEO of SGS Global Holdings which holds control investments in a number of technology companies in various industries. He sits on the Board of Governors of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, is a member of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees, serves on the Board of Advisors to the University's Master of Science Program and is also a member of the Executive Committee of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness.
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Art & Literature	Andrew Stevovich	birthplace: Salzburg, Austria	Artist
	He moved from Austria to the United States when he was an infant; his family later settled in Washington, D.C., when he was a small child. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Rhode Island School of Design in 1970 and his Masters of Fine Arts in Painting from Massachusetts College of Art in 1980.
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Entertainment	Djordje Stijepovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Musician
	Djordje is a double bass player, singer and composer. He is best known as bassist for the psychobilly band Tiger Army and for Nickelodeon star Drake Bell. He is also a former member of Lemmy Kilmister's (Motorhead) side project The Head Cat. As a bandleader, he fronts the rockabilly band Atomic Sunset and performs as a solo artist under his own name. He has also recorded and performed as a guest musician with Tommy Emmanuel, Marco Beltrami, Wanda Jackson, Molotov, Rachel Brice and Beats Antique among others.
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Sports	Stephen Samuel Stipanovich	birthplace: St. Louis, MO	Basketball
	Stephen is a retired professional basketball player. A 6-ft 11-in center who played for the University of Missouri between 1979 and 1983, he helped coach Norm Stewart to four consecutive Big 8 Conference Championships and NCAA tournament appearances. He was selected by the Indiana Pacers with the second pick of the 1983 NBA draft. Knee problems limited his career to five seasons, and he retired in 1988.
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Academics	Traian Stoianovich	birthplace: Grajesnica, Macedonia	Scholar
	Professor emeritus from the history department of Rutgers University at New Brunswick. World renowned scholar of Balkan history and published A Study of Balkan Civilization and a four volume collection of articles and essays, Between East and West, the Balkan and Mediterranean Worlds (1992-1995) and also Balkan Worlds: The First and Last Europe.
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Sports	Ognjen Stojakovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Basketball
	Ognjen is a professional basketball coach, currently working as Assistant Coach/Player Development for the Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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Sports	Predrag Stojakovic	birthplace: Slavonska Pozega, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	aka: Peja Stojakovic. Predrag is a professional basketball executive and former player. He is currently the director of player personnel & development for the Sacramento Kings. He was one of the league's top small forwards. He won a NBA champion with the Maverick's, was a 3-time NBA All-Star with Sacramento Kings, Won the NBA Three-Point Contest twice and helped to lead the senior FR Yugoslavian national team to gold medals in the 2001 FIBA EuroBasket and the 2002 FIBA World Championship. He is considered one of the most successful basketball players ever to come out of the former Yugoslavia.
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Art & Literature	Dejan Stojanovic	birthplace: Pec, Kosovo	Author / Poet
	A lawyer by education, he has never practiced law and instead became a poet, writer, essayist, philosopher, businessman, and former journalist. In December 1990, he came to the US as a foreign correspondent, planning to stay six months to a year. During this time, he conducted interviews with prominent American writers. He did not return to his homeland in summer 1991, when the Yugoslav Wars started in the former Yugoslavia, and has been living in Chicago since 1990. He also established the private publishing firm Metoh.
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Academics	Dr. Svetozar Stojanovic		Professor
	Professor at the University of Buffalo. Founder and President of the Serbian-American Center, Belgrade. Professor and director emeritus of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory, University of Belgrade.
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Business & Finance	Dusan Stojanovic		Management
	Dusan is a senior vice president and the chief risk officer of FHLB Des Moines. Before joining FHLB Des Moines, he was a senior expert and team leader for quantification and modeling in the Capital Markets Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. He began his tenure at the Federal Reserve in 1995 as an associate economist. After eight years on the staff of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, he became a vice governor for banking supervision at the National Bank of Serbia in 2003. Returning to the United States in 2005, he held the position of senior examiner/credit risk modeling specialist of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
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Sports	Mike Stojanovic	birthplace: Lapovo, Serbia	Soccer
	A star in the old North American Soccer League, at first with the Rochester Lancers, and later with the San Diego Sockers and Golden Bay Earthquakes. However, he first attracted attention while playing for the Toronto Serbian White Eagles of the National Soccer League where he scored 52 goals in the 1973 season. Inducted as a player into the Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009.
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Entertainment	Paul Stojanovich	birthplace: Sacramento, CA	Producer
	Notable creations include American Detective (1991 - 1993) and World's Wildest Police Videos (1998 - 2001).
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Entertainment	Andre Stojka	birthplace: Los Angeles, CA	Actor
	Andre is an American voice actor, who is best known for providing numerous voices in animated films, television shows and video games, most notably Starlite in the Rainbow Brite franchise and John Avery Whitaker in Adventures in Odyssey. For Disney, he's best known for voicing Owl in the Winnie the Pooh franchise from 1991-2007, replacing the late Hal Smith, who died in 1994. He also voiced Archimedes in House of Mouse, Osho.
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Sports	Pete Stoyanovich	birthplace: Dearborn Heights, MI	Football
	American football placekicker who played with the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and the St. Louis Rams in the NFL.
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Sports	Nicholas 'Jumbo' Strincevich	birthplace: Gary, IN	Baseball
	He made his big-league debut with the Boston Bees on April 23, 1940, then played with the Boston Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and finished his big league career with the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Aerospace	Milos Subatovich	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Engineer
	Milos was a former Royal Yugoslavian Air Force Pilot who fled to America after World War II and with his knowledge and skills became part of the Apolo 11 team. He was head of the engineering team of the Apolo 11 project in charge of docking and separating the Apolo module. He was born on 7 April 1915 in Serbia and died on 23 June 1993 in Los Angeles. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'.
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Sports	George 'Juke' Suder	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Baseball
	An outstanding baseball player as a young man. Although he didn't make it to the Major Leagues, he played five years in the Athletics' farm system
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Sports	Pete 'Pecky' Suder	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Baseball
	Was the second baseman for the Philadelphia Athletics in 1949 when the A's established a major-league record for turning 217 double plays in a 154-game season. Played his entire 13 year career with the Philadelphia Athletics. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Rick Suder	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Basketball
	He is considered one of the best pure marksmen in Beaver County basketball history. He took his All State honorable mention to Duquesne University, where he won the Chuck Cooper Award. His senior season saw him lead the Atlantic 10 in scoring, and he received recognition as a team MVP award and on the All Conference team. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame and the Duquesne University Hall of Fame.
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Academics	Zeljan Suster	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Professor
	University of New Haven. Past-President of the North American Society for Serbian Studies (NASSS). Americanized version of his name is Julian Schuster.
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Sports	Goran Suton	birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	Goran is a professional basketball player who last played for Movistar Estudiantes of the Liga ACB. He had completed his college career with the Michigan State Spartans in 2009. He was chosen 50th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2009 NBA Draft. However, he was cut during the preseason. He then choose to play overseas. Born to a Croatian Father & Serbian Mother.
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Academics	Dr. Henry Suzzallo	birthplace: San Jose, CA	Professor
	He was deputy superintendent of city schools in San Francisco, professor of education at Stanford, and professor of educational sociology at Columbia, before becoming president of the University of Washington in 1915. After his dismissal from the University of Washington, Suzzallo became associated with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which he became president of in 1930. (Ethnic Serbian)
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Sports	Steve Swetonic	birthplace: Mount Pleasant, PA	Baseball
	He was a pitcher in Major League Baseball, who played his entire career for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1929 through 1935. As of 2006, Swetonic has one of the lowest ERA (3.81) of any major league pitcher coming out of University of Pittsburgh with more than 100 innings.
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Entertainment	Miroslav Tadic	birthplace: Serbia	Musician
	In the January 1997 issue, the editors of Guitar Player magazine voted Miroslav Tadic one of the world's thirty most radical and individual guitarists. He has been teaching at California Institute of the Arts in Los Angeles..
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Business & Finance	Dan Tana	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Management
	born: Dobrivoje Tanasijevic. Emigrated to the US and became restaurateur to the stars as owner of the famous W. Hollywood restaurant 'Dan Tana's'. A former soccer player, Dan Tana also helped found the first professional soccer league in the US. and bring soccer to America. Served on the board of several European soccer teams, including currently Red Star Belgrade.
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Sports	Dragan Tarlac	birthplace: Novi Sad, Serbia	Basketball
	Selected by the the NBA club the Chicago Bulls in the 1995 NBA Draft. He finally left Greece to go play in the NBA in the summer of 2000, when he took off for the United States to play with the Chicago Bulls.
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Sports	Joseph John Tepsic	birthplace: Slovan, PA	Baseball
	He was a Major League Baseball outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. He spent another five seasons in the minors before retiring from professional baseball. During World War II, he served in the United States Marines Corps and was wounded on Guadalcanal. He eventually recovered and went on to attend Penn State University, where he was an outstanding athlete in both football and baseball.
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Politics	Branko Terzic		Administration
	Former FERC Commissioner, state PSC Commissioner and utility CEO, is an international consultant to corporations, multilateral lending agencies and governments on energy, infrastructure and network industry issues. Appointed Head of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission by President George H.W. Bush.
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Entertainment	Steve Tesich	birthplace: Uzice, Serbia	Screenwriter - Academy Award Recipient
	born: Stojan Tesic. Oscar-winning screenwriter, playwright and novelist.
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Science	Nikola Tesla	birthplace: Smiljan, Croatian Krajina, Austrian Empire	Inventor
	Nikola was an inventor, electrical & mechanical engineer and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. Born the son of a Serbian Priest and Serbian mother. He was a holder of over 278 patents issued in 26 countries. His AC Current Distribution lit the 1893 Chicago World's Fair and in 1896 'Harnessed The Power Of Niagara Falls'. A few months after Nikola's death in 1943 the U.S. Supreme Court upheld his radio patent of 1900 over that of Marconi.
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Olympics	George Tintor	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Canada	Rowing
	Born in Toronto, George completed his undergraduate degree in Finance at the University of Pennsylvania and his MBA at Columbia University in New York. While at Penn, he was a member of their rowing team who dominated the Ivy League under the leadership of legendary Penn coach Ted Nash in the late 1970s. During his first year at Penn, he became a member of Canada's Olympic delegation in Montreal that year and continued as a Canadian National Team member up to the international boycott of the Olympic Games in Moscow in 1980. Following his rowing career, George enjoyed a successful career in investment banking beginning in New York and then in London and Zurich. He also continued as an active member and supporter of the Argonaut Rowing Club in Toronto where he provided inspired leadership to many young men and women and was always proud to wear the double blue colours of that storied club.
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Academics	Stevo Todorcevic	birthplace: Mrkonjic Grad, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Professor
	Stevo is a mathematician specializing in mathematical logic and set theory. He holds a Canada Research Chair in mathematics at the University of Toronto, and a director of research position at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique in Paris. He is the author of 7 books in mathematics.
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Sports	Bojana Todorovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Volleyball
	aka: Bo Todorovic. Bojana is a Serbian-American volleyball player. She won the 2011 NCAA Division I competition with University of California Bruins. She was fourth in the 2013 FIVB U23 World Championship. With the Filipino club Philips Gold Lady Slammers she won the bronze medal in the 2015 Philippine Super Liga Grand Prix conference and the Second Best Outside Spiker individual award.
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Art & Literature	Dragan Todorovic	birthplace: Kragujevac, Serbia	Author
	A writer and multimedia artist. He won the Best Young Journalist award in 1980. He published in Toronto Star, This Magazine, Saturday Night, NOW, Ottawa Citizen and other Canadian publications. In 1997 his article Border Crossing was nominated for the Canadian National Magazine Award.
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Sports	Mike Todorovich	birthplace: Zeigler, IL	Basketball
	born: Marko John Todorovich. Mike was an American basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at the University of Wyoming. He began his pro career with the Sheboygan Red Skins of the National Basketball League (NBL) and was named NBL rookie of the year. Later, he played for the St. Louis Bombers and the Tri-Cities Blackhawks. He later would coach the Blackhawks for several games.
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Business & Finance	Desa Tomasevic-Wakeman	birthplace: Vocin, Yugoslavia	Management
	Often described as the mother of the lease financing industry. She retired at age 71 as the president of US Leasing in San Francisco, which was acquired by Ford Motor Company. She also was a founding member of the Serbian Unity Congress (SUC).
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Art & Literature	George Vid Tomashevich	birthplace: Bocin, Yugoslavia	Author
	George was an eminent Serbian poet, writer and professor of anthropology. As a scholar of universal erudition, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at State University of New York, College at Buffalo, George was an eloquent speaker and greatly in demand among Serbian in North America. His distinguished academic career, including many books, articles and public lectures. As a scholar and poet, he wrote movingly on universal human topics.
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Art & Literature	Michael Tomasky	birthplace: Morgantown, WV	Journalist
	Michael is an columnist, commentator, journalist and author. He is the editor in chief of Democracy, a special correspondent for Newsweek / The Daily Beast, a contributing editor for The American Prospect, and a contributor to The New York Review of Books.
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Aerospace	Danica Tomic	birthplace: Serbia	Pilot
	Danica was the first woman pilot in Yugoslavia and modern-day Serbia and the first woman with the pilot certification. In 1928, she was the first woman in Yugoslavia to perform aerobatic maneuvers. In 1930, she applied for reserve pilots at the Civil School for Pilots in Belgrade. And, in 1933, she received certification for a touristic pilot license. After WW-I, she & her husband Miodrag migrated to the United States.
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Aerospace	Miodrag Tomic	birthplace: Stragari, Serbia	Pilot
	Miodrag was a Serbian/Yugoslav military pilot who flew during the Balkan Wars and WW-I. He was one of the first six Serbian pilots trained in France in 1912. In 1914, he participated in the first aerial dogfight of the war, when he exchanged gunfire with an Austro-Hungarian plane over western Serbia. Following the war, he and his wife Danica migrated to the Unired States.
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Entertainment	Branko Tomovic	birthplace: Muenster, Germany	Actor
	He is an actor that has been named `One to watch` by Moviescope Magazine in 2008 and recent film credits include The Bourne Ultimatum, It's a Free World, The Wolf Man, and Pope Joan.
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Sports	Ognjen Topic	birthplace: Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Boxing
	Ognjen is a Muay Thai kickboxer. He holds several Muay Thai world titles and has fought some of the sport's top competitors. He is a three-time world champion in Muay Thai. He earned the title Lion Fight World Championin 2013. He was named 'Professional Rookie of the Year' in 2011. He is also a World Boxing Council (WBC) North American Super Featherweight Champion and World Kickboxing Association (WKA) North American Lightweight Champion.
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Entertainment	Bob 'Blash' Topolovac	birthplace: Buseva, Austria-Hungary	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1997
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Entertainment	Bogdan 'Billy' Topolski	birthplace: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2006
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Entertainment	Nena Toth	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Cinematographer
	born: Nevenka Redzic. Her teaching experience includes 25 years in European and North American universities. Faculty of Dramatic Arts, FAMU, USC, Toronto University. This summer 2007 she was replacing Ottawa University professor, teaching a Documentary Film Seminar.
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Entertainment	Darko Tresnjak	birthplace: Zemun, Serbia	Director
	Darko is a director of plays, musicals, and opera. He has won the Tony Award, Obie Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award. He was the artistic director of the Hartford Stage (Connecticut).
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Sports	Mike Trgovac	birthplace: Youngstown, OH	Football
	He is the defensive line coach for the Green Bay Packers and the former defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. Born near Youngstown, Ohio, Trgovac was an All-American middle guard at the University of Michigan before starting his NFL coaching career.
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Academics	Dr. Srdja 'Serge' Trifkovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Author / Professor
	born: Srdja Trifkovic. He is a graduate of the University of Sussex in England, received his PhD at the Unversity of Southhampton and pursued his postdoctoral research on a State Department grant at the Hoover Institute at Sanford. He started his working life as a broadcaster and producer with the BBC World Service in London and with Voice of America in Washington. He also covered southeast Europe for U.S. News & World Report and the Washington Times. In addition to authorings several books, he has written scores of commentaries for - among others - the Philadelphia Inquirer, The Times of London, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He has appeared on the BBC World Service, CNN International, MSNBC, and other media outlets on both sides of the Atlantic as a commentator on world affairs. He is also a regular contributor and since 1998, foreign affairs editor of Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture.
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Sports	James Trifunov	birthplace: Jarkovac, Austria-Hungary	Wrestler
	James was a Canadian freestyle sport wrestler who competed in the 1924, 1928 (Bronze) & 1932 Summer Olympics. He also won a gold medal at the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games. He retired after the 1932 Olympics and took up coaching and sports administration. He also was president of the Manitoba Wrestling Association for 25 years. He was made a member of the Order of Canada (1981); inducted into the Canadian Olympic (1953); Canada's Sports Hall of Fame (1960); the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of F (1966) & the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame (1981).
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Sports	Sinisa Ubiparipovic	birthplace: Zenica, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Sinisa is a retired American soccer player. He was drafted in the third round (33rd overall) of the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by New York Red Bulls. After his contract expired with New York Red Bulls he signed with Montreal Impact of the NASL. After his contract expired he signed with with Ottawa Fury FC of the NASL. He later signed with Indy Eleven. He retired at the end of the 2017 season. Sinisa's brother Slavisa Ubiparipovic is a professional soccer player.
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Sports	Slavisa Ubiparipovic	birthplace: Zenica, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Slavisa is an American soccer player. He played for Cleveland Internationals in the USL Premier Development League in 2008 and currently plays for the San Diego Sockers in the MASL. Slavisa's brother Sinisa Ubiparipovic is a retired professional soccer player.
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Sports	Jan Ujevich-Bellhy	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Swimming
	As a member of the Pitt Aquatic Club and began competing in earnest in meets across the United States. As a member of the US traveling team, she competed in Paris, France, and in East Berlin, East Germany, where she won the gold medal in the 200 meter breaststroke. Jan was also the WPIAL and PIAA champion in the two events. She was a finalist in the World Championship Trials and a finalist at the Olympic Trials in 1976. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Emil P. Uremovich	birthplace: Hobart, IN	Football
	He was an American football lineman for the Detroit Lions and for the Chicago Rockets in the National Football League.
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Sports	Elliot Uzelac	birthplace: Gary, IN	Coach
	He is a former college and high school football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Michigan University as well as the United States Naval Academy and was awarded MAC Coach of the Year in 1976.
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Sports	Kristal Uzelac	birthplace: Johnstown, PA	Gymnastics
	Kristal Dawn Bodenschatz is a retired American gymnast. A junior national all-around champion for three consecutive years, she was considered one of the United States' most promising junior gymnasts in the late 1990s.
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Entertainment	Mike Uzelac	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada	Musician
	Former bassist for the Canadian rock band Helix.
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Entertainment	Holly Valance	birthplace: Melbourne, Australia	Actress
	born: Holly Rachel Vukadinovic. She is related to the late British comedian Benny Hill (cousins twice removed). While modeling as a teen, she was discovered and cast in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Cast as Felicity 'Flick' Scully in 1999, Valance left the series in 2002 to pursue a music career. In 2004, Valance returned to acting, this time in the United States, appearing in episodes of the television series CSI: Miami, Entourage. In 2005, she appeared in an episode of CSI: NY. She then guest-starred in Prison Break, in 2006.
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Judiciary	George Vann	birthplace: East Chicago, IL	Judge
	Born: George Savanovich. 79th Indiana Judicial Circuit.
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Sports	Ratko Varda	birthplace: Gradiska, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Basketball
	He came up through KK Partizan's system, before making himself eligible for 2001 NBA Draft. He ended up not getting selected but still found himself on the Detroit Pistons roster to start the 2001/02 season. He ended up spending 2 seasons in the NBA on the rosters of the Pistons and Washington Wizards.
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Science	Bane Vasic		Engineer
	Bane Vasic is an engineer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012[1] for his contributions to coding theory and its applications in data storage systems and optical communications.
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Academics	Milos Velimirovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Professor
	Milos was an musicologist and Emeritus Professor of Music, Harvard and University of VA. Twice a recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, he was considered an expert in Byzantine music, the history of Slavonic music, and the history of Italian opera in the 18th century.
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Military	Demetrio 'Butch' Verich	birthplace: Laona, WI	US Navy - Lieutenant Commander
	He served for twenty years as a navy pilot doing two tours in Vietnam during which he received two purple hearts, a distinguished flying cross and several air medals. After serving in the military, he enrolled in law school and was elected as the Forest County District Attorney.
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Entertainment	Milan Verni		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1998
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Military	Joseph Veselinovich		US Army - Captain
	An WWII American O.S.S. Officer who was involved in the 'Halyard Rescue Operation' (Halyard Mission) in Nazi occupied Yugoslavia in 1944
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Sports	George Steve Vico	birthplace: San Fernando, CA	Baseball
	Nickname: 'Sam'. He was a professional baseball player from 1941-1957 who spent two years in the major leagues with the Detroit Tigers (1948-1949). His career was interrupted for three seasons (1943-1945) as he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Entertainment	Ivan Vidak		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1977
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Entertainment	Martin Vidnovic	birthplace: Falls Church, VA	Actor
	Martin is an American actor and singer. He is a Tony nominee, Drama Desk and NY Bistro award winning Broadway and cabaret veteran. He is the father of Laura Benanti.
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Military	Nick Vincich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	US Army - Staff Sergeant
	As a Corporal in C.O.F. 16th Infantry Regiment 'The Big Red One', 1st Infantry Division, Nick was a recipient of the Silver Star for Conspicuous Gallantry in Action (in Tunisia) during WW-II. He later was captured by Nazi Germany while serving in Sicily, and was sent to Stalag 3B near Fuerstenberg, Prussia where he remained for 2 years until liberated.
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Politics	John P. Vinich	birthplace: Hudson, WY	State Senator
	He served 16 years as a Wyoming State Senator and 8 years as a Wyoming Representative from Wyoming, at large. In 1974 when he was 22 years old, Vinich was the youngest person to be elected to the Legislature.
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Politics	Ralph Vinovich	birthplace: Peoria, IL	Chief of Staff
	Became Chief of Staff for U.S. Congressman Robert H. Michel after working for Sen. Everett Dirksen. Also was Vice President for Legislative Affairs at the Tobacco Institute from 1983-1999.
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Entertainment	Steve Vinovich	birthplace: Peoria, IL	Actor
	He is a Film, TV and Stage actor. He studied acting at the Strasberg Institute and the Juilliard School of Music. He's also performed voice over work on many animated movies and commercials.
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Sports	William 'Butch' Vinovich Sr.	birthplace: Midland, PA	Officiating
	Butch was a football (40 years), basketball (44 years), baseball (17 years) official and a licensed Amateur Athletic Union boxing judge. Inducted in the Beaver County and Midland Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	William 'Billy' Vinovich Jr.	birthplace: Midland, PA	Officiating
	Billy has officiated basketball, football, softball and volleyball for more than 60 years. He was also the director for two basketball officials camps at the University of Nevada and Pacific University. He was the first assigner of softball umpires for the Big West Conference. Inducted in the Beaver County and Midland Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	William Vinovich III	birthplace: Midland, PA	Officiating
	Bill officiated in the CFL for five years and worked the playoffs in each of those years. While with the CFL, he also officiated in the Arena Football League, NCAA Division I football and NCAA Division I basketball. Hired by the National Football League (NFL) in 2001 as a side judge & refree until he was moved to the league office as Western Regional Supervisor due to heart issues in 2007. Returning in 2012, he has since officiated 2 Super Bowl's. Inducted in the Beaver County and Midland Sports Hall of Fame.
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Sports	Lazo 'Larry' Visnic	birthplace: Jacobsburg, OH	Football
	He played for the New York Giants for his entire 3 year career.
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Entertainment	John Vivyan	birthplace: Pennsylvania	Actor
	born: John R. Vukayan. Star of TV series 'Mr. Lucky' and appeared in over 40 movies.
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Politics	Robert Vlaisavljevich	birthplace: Eveleth, MN	Mayor
	Mayor of Eveleth, Minnesota.
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Sports	Brana Vlasic	birthplace: Novi Knezevac, Vojvodina, Serbia	Table Tennis
	born: Branislava Vlasic. She is a table tennis player. In 2003, she relocated to San Diego. Throughout her junior career, Brana was one of the highest ranked US players. While at UC-San Diego, she played for the University's table tennis team. The National Collegiate Table Tennis Association awarded her Female Athlete of 2013.
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Politics	Maja Vodanovic		City Government
	Maja is a Canadian politician, who was elected to Montreal City Council in the 2017 municipal election. A member of Projet Montreal, she serves as the borough mayor of Lachine.
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Politics	George Victor Voinovich	birthplace: Cleveland, OH	U.S. Congress
	Former Mayor of Cleveland & Former Governor of Ohio
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Military	Mele 'Mel' Vojvodich Jr.	birthplace: Steubenville, OH	US Army - Major General
	His military awards include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Cross, Distinguished Flying Cross and the Intelligence Star for Valor presented by the CIA
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Entertainment	Slavko Vorkapich	birthplace: Sremska Mitrovica in Syrmia, Vojvodina, Serbia	Director
	born: Slavoljub Vorkapic. Film director and editor, university professor, painter, and a prominent figure of modern cinematography and film art.
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Business & Finance	Daniel Vosovic	birthplace: Grand Rapids, MI	Fashion Design
	Daniel is an American fashion designer and was the winner of the 'Project Runway All Star Challenge' in 2009. He launched his own fashion line in 2009 and has consistently released collections each season since then. In 2012, he was accepted into the class of 10 designers for the 2-year CFDA Fashion Incubator program.
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Sports	Slavko Vranes	birthplace: Pljevlja, Montenegro, Yugoslavia	Basketball
	At 7 feet 5 inches he is one of the tallest players in the world. Vranes was selected by the National Basketball Association's New York Knicks in the second round of the 2003 NBA Draft.
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Entertainment	Steve Vranjes	birthplace: Lackawanna, NY	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2004
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Entertainment	Aleksandra Vrebalov	birthplace: Novi Sad, Yugoslavia	Musician
	Aleksandra is a musician & composer based in New York City. She has received commissions from Kronos Quartet, Carnegie Hall, Barlow Endowment, Festival Ballet Providence and Merkin Concert Hall Zoom Series. Vrebalov is also a co-founder of South Oxford Six, a composers' collective in New York.
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Aerospace	Milojko 'Mike' Vucelic	birthplace: Dreznica, Lika	Engineer
	Mike held positions as Project Manager, Senior Manager and one of the Directors of the Apollo program from 1966 to 1978. In 1970, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard M. Nixon for his role as scientific advisor during the rescue of the Apollo 13 from disaster. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'.
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Academics	Vukan R. Vuchic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Professor
	Vukan is a public transport expert, a professor of the University of Pennsylvania, and a former consultant to the United States Department of Transportation on the planning, design and operation of transport systems. In 1994, he was elected a member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
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Academics	Alexander Vucinich	birthplace: Wilmington, CA	Author / Historian
	Alexander was an American historian. He taught at the department of history & sociology of science at the University of Pennsylvania, San Jose State College, University of Illinois and the University of Texas. His field of research was the history of science and social thought in Russia and the Soviet Union. Brother of Wayne S. Vucinich.
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Academics	Wayne S. Vucinich	birthplace: Butte, MT	Author / Historian
	Wayne was an American historian and Emeritus Professor of History at Stanford University. Following World War II, he was one of the founders of Russian, Slavic, East European & Byzantine studies at Stanford University, where he spent his entire academic career. He wrote and edited many books. He was an analyst for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during the Second World War.
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Sports	Bojan Vuckovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Soccer
	Nickname: 'Bo'. Bois a retired footballer. During his years in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL), he was a two-time first team All Star and a two-time third team All Star. He was a co-owner, player, coach, and director of marketing for the Vermont Voltage until their dissolution in 2014.
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Academics	Jelena Vuckovic	birthplace: Nis, Serbia	Professor
	Jelena is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, and a courtesy faculty member in the Department of Applied Physics at Stanford University. She is a Fellow of The Optical Society, the American Physical Society and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
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Sports	Pete Vuckovich	birthplace: Johnstown, PA	Baseball
	Pete is a retired Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He won the 1982 AL Cy Young Award (as a member of the Milwaukee Brewers), is a member of the Clarion University Sports Hall of Fame. He is also a member of both the Western PA Sports Hall of Fame and the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame.
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Entertainment	Sam Vudis	birthplace: Gary, IN	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2007
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Aerospace	David Vuich	birthplace: Midland, PA	Engineer
	David was the key public relations executive for Rockwell Collins. He was the Rockwell - NASA Project Coordinator for the Apollo program. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'. He also worked on the F-111 and Minuteman II Missile, Polaris/Poseiden Missile Guidance Systems, and Mark II Avionics Systems.
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Politics	Rose Ann Vuich	birthplace: Dinuba, CA	State Senator
	The first female ever elected to the State Senate in California in 1973. Having broken the gender barrier, a freeway in California was named in her honor.
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Sports	Aleksandar 'Sasha' Vujacic	birthplace: Maribor, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia	Basketball
	Professional basketball player. Though he has played the point guard position in Europe, he has found more playing time at the shooting guard spot in the Lakers' triangle offense.
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Art & Literature	Prvoslav Vujcic	birthplace: PoZarevac, Serbia	Author
	Nickname: 'Pearse'. Prvoslav is a writer, poet, translator, columnist and aphorist. He has been described as one of the most prominent writers of Serbian origin. He is the founder of the Urban Book Circle, based in Canada.
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Academics	Jasmina L. Vujic	birthplace: Sabac, Serbia	Professor
	Renowned as a pioneer in the field of computer modeling in the nuclear field, joined the Berkeley faculty in 1992. The first woman to join Berkeley's nuclear engineering department in its 47 year, she now holds the department's chair, the first woman to do so among top U.S. universities.
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Aerospace	Slavoljub 'Sam' Vujic	birthplace: Pancevo [Autonomous Province of Voyvodina, in the Republic of Serbia]	Engineer
	Sam was an Engineer for research on malfunction of electronic instruments for the Apollo and Saturn programs. He was a member of the NASA Apollo 'Serbo 7 Team'.
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Business & Finance	John Vujicic	birthplace: Hamilton, Ontario Canada	Management/Entrepreneur
	Former lawyer turned successful computer software development executive/entrepreneur. Formerly with Popware, Bell and VIZIYA.
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Military	George Vujnovich	birthplace: Ambridge, PA	US Army - Major
	Was the O.S.S. chief in Bari, Italy and responsible for selecting and sending into Yugoslavia the Halyard Mission members to Draza Mihailovich.
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Judiciary	John P. Vukasin, Jr.	birthplace: Oakland, CA	Judge
	United States District Court for The Northern District of California. The 1986 trial of Jerry A. Whitworth, a former Navy radioman who was convicted of selling stolen classified Navy cryptographic data to a Soviet-controlled spy ring, focused national attention on Judge Vukasin.
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Sports	Milan Radoje Vukcevich	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Chess
	aka: Milan R. Vukcevic. Scientist, Chess International Master, Grandmaster & writer. Better known as an author of chess problems than as a player, however, being the first American resident to be awarded the title of International Composition Grandmaster by FIDE.
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Science	Vladimir Vukicevic	birthplace: Serbia	Engineer
	Vladimir is a Software Engineer who has worked on many open source projects. He is known mostly for his work on open-source graphics libraries, including those used in the Mozilla project. He served as the chair of the Khronos WebGL Working Group, and has worked as Director of Engineering for Mozilla until 2017. He now works as Senior Software Engineer for Emerging Technologies at Unity Technologies.
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Sports	Mick Vukota	birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Hockey
	A former NHL Right Wing that played for the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay Lightning and Montreal Canadiens.
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Sports	Bill Vukovich II	birthplace: Fresno, CA	Racing
	Former driver in the championship car division of USAC and CART Championship Car series. He was named the 1968 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Bill II is the son of 2-time Indy 500 Winner, Bill Vukovich and the father of Bill Vukovich III.
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Sports	Bill Vukovich III	birthplace: Fresno, CA	Racing
	An American race car driver. He was a three time starter of the Indianapolis 500. The grandson of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich and the son of Bill Vukovich II, Vukovich III was the 1988 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
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Sports	Bill Vukovich	birthplace: Fresno, CA	Racing
	Two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500--who was fondly known as the 'Mad Russian'.
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Aerospace	George Vukovich		Engineer
	George was General Director of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) from 1988 to 1996 and then the 'director for Spacecraft Engineering' (head of development and manufacture of spacecraft is). He was an inventor/co-contributer on 2 patents while at CSA. He is now affiliated with York University of oronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Sports	George Stephen Vukovich	birthplace: Chicago, IL	Baseball
	George was a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Cleveland Indians in all or part of six seasons from 1980-1985. He received a World Series ring in his rookie season, even though he did not play in the Series
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Politics	Steve Vukovich	birthplace: Danilograd, Montenegro, Yugoslavia	State Congressman
	Steve was a politician, miner and salesman during Alaska's territorial period. He was known for traveling around the territory as a clothing salesman. Vukovich was a member of the 17th Alaska Territorial Legislature from 1945 to 1946.
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Military	Michael 'Mitch' Vuletich	birthplace: Irondale, IL	US Army Air Corps - Staff Sergeant
	Received the Silver Star, 3 Purple Hearts, the French Croix de Guerre, a Presidential Citation, and many more awards, in WWII as a member of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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Science	Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Scientist
	Gordana is a biomedical engineer. She is a university professor at Columbia University, as well as a Mikati Foundation professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Sciences. She also heads the laboratory for Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering at Columbia University. She is part of the faculty at the Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Center for Human Development, both found at Columbia University.
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Business & Finance	Srdjan Jovanovic Weiss	birthplace: Subotica, Serbia	Architect
	Srdjan is an architect, artist and theorist living and working in New York. He was an Ex-Head of Research of Herzog & De Meuron Architects, co-founder of School of Missing Studies for spatial research and founder of NAO.NYC for spatial design at all scales needed. He is currently a faculty at Harvard Graduate School of Design, CCNY Spitzer School of Architecture at CUNY and at Harvard University GSD.
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Miscellaneous	Black Mike Winage	birthplace: Serbia	Settler
	born: Mihajlo Vojnic. Black Mike was a miner, pioneer and adventurer who settled in the Yukon towards the end of the Klondike Gold Rush. He claimed to have been a guide and to have travelled as far as Aklavik, as well as a Constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. In 1968, at age 98, he was included in a National Geographic article on 'The Canadian North'.
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Sports	Chase Winovich	birthplace: Jefferson Hills, PA	Football
	A 3rd round pick of the New England Patriots (2019). Played NCAA with the Michigan Wolverines. While with the Wolverines - was twice named to the All-Big Ten's First-Team (2017 & 2018). As a rookie, with the Patriots, had 5.5 sacks. Also known for his philanthropic work.
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Academics	Olgivanna Lloyd Wright	birthplace: Montenegro	Administration
	born: Olga (Olgivanna) Ivanovna Lazovich. The third and final wife of Frank Lloyd Wright. She had significant influence in his life and work, due in part to her extensive Theosophical associations. She was a co-founder of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture (Taliesin).
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Academics	Dr. Stella Yaksich		Nursing
	Established the Stella Yaksich Endowed Scholarship at the School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh. Ph.D., R.N., NUR, GSPH, EDU.
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Entertainment	Alfred Matthew 'Weird Al' Yankovic	birthplace: Downey, CA	Musician
	He is a Grammy-award winning American singer, musician, actor, satirist, parodist, songwriter, music producer, accordionist, and television producer.
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Humanitarian	Mike Yankovich		Farmer
	Upon his death, he left his farm to the University of Alaska and is known today as the University of Alaska Fairbanks Large Animal Research Station.
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Sports	Christian Yelich	birthplace: Thousand Oaks, CA	Baseball
	Christian is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Miami Marlins. Yelich was drafted out of high school by the Marlins in the 1st round (23rd overall) of the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He is one of four players in Brewers history to win the Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award. He also previously won the NL Hank Aaron Award and, in 2018, added his second Silver Slugger. Yelich led the NL in average (.326), slugging (.598), OPS (1.000) and total bases (343), hit for the cycle against the Reds twice (becoming the first to do so against the same team), and finished two homers and one RBI shy of the first NL Triple Crown in 81 years.
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Business & Finance	George Yerich Sr.	birthplace: Niagara Falls, Ont. Canada	Business Owner
	Founding member of the Niagara Resort Tourism Association (a forerunner of the Visitors and Convention Bureau). George & his family own the Holiday Inn Niagara Falls By The Falls and The Skylon Tower. He is also a generous patron of the Serbian community.
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Academics	Dr. Vujica Yevjevich	birthplace: Yugoslavia	Professor
	Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Colorado State University. A prolific author, he wrote over 200 papers and 23 books and was founder of Water Resources Publications.
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Activism	Stephen P. Yokich	birthplace: Detroit, MI	Union President
	In 1995 he became the eighth president of the sixty-year-old UAW, a labor union officially named the International Union of United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America.
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Judiciary	Tracey A. Yokich	birthplace: St. Clair Shores, MI	Judge
	She served as vice president of Seger Financial in Birmingham. She also served as a state representative from 1991 to 1996. Prior to entering the Michigan House of Representatives, Yokich was assistant corporation counsel in Macomb County. She was appointed the Macomb County Probate Judge in 2003. Daughter of Stephen P. Yokich.
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Politics	Marie L. Yovanovitch	birthplace: Canada	Ambassador
	Ambassador from the United States of America to Armenia (2008 -). She was previously Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan (2005-2008).
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Law Enforcement	Ray T. Zakovich	birthplace: Freedom, PA	Secret Service
	Retired Supervisory Special Agent of the U.S. Secret Service, Chairman of Greater Kansas City Crime Stoppers and Owner of Zakovich & Associates, Kansas City, MO.
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Sports	George Dennis 'Butch' Zatazlo	birthplace: Monaca, PA	Basketball
	When he graduated, Zatezalo held over 30 Clemson records and still holds 15. He was inducted into the Clemson Hall of Fame in 1988. Zatezalo passed away in August of 2005 at the age of 57.
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Entertainment	Slobodan Zelich	birthplace: Zegar, Yugoslavia	Entertainment / Director
	He organized a junior choir within the church community and eventually directed the Petar Krstich Choir of Steubenville, Ohio from 1961 to 2008. He ended his career with his 100th composition entitled 'Sonja.' He won numerous honors and awards within the Serbian Singing Federation. He worked as a foreman for many years and retired from Trans Buckeye Sheet and Strip Steel Company.
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Judiciary	George N. Zenovich	birthplace: Fresno, CA	Judge
	Superior Court judge in California. Former California Assemblyman and State Senator.
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Entertainment	Marina Zenovich		Director
	She is a Director, Producer, Writer & Actress. Daughter of Honorable George N. Zenovich.
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Medicine	Steven Zernich, Jr.	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Surgeon / Athlete
	Former Chief of Surgery at the former Aliquippa Hospital for more than 40 years and worked as a team with his brothers - Michael, the orthopedic surgeon, and Wallace, the family physician and obstetrician. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Medicine	Michael R. 'Mickey' Zernich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Surgeon / Athlete
	President of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and practitioner at both Aliquippa Hospital and the Medical Center of Beaver County. Member of the Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame.
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Medicine	Wallace 'Wally' Zernich	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Obstetrician
	Obstetrician
Sports	Peter Zezel	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario Canada	Hockey
	Selected 41st overall in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft by the Philadelphia Flyers. joined the Flyers' lineup in the 1984-85 at the age of 19, finishing 5th in rookie scoring and setting a team record assists. He was traded in 1989 and would play for the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils, Vancouver Canucks prior to his retirement in 1999. He ran the Serbian White Eagles of the defunct Multicultural Hockey Tournament in Toronto. He also appeared in the movie, 'Youngblood'. A street in Scarborough was named Zezel Way to honor him.
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Entertainment	Julia 'Honey' Zimmerman	birthplace: Johnstown, PA	Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 2008
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Sports	Trifun Zivanovic	birthplace: Santa Monica, CA	Figure Skating
	Trifun is an ice skating instructor and former figure skater. He has the distinction of having competed at the World Figure Skating Championships representing four countries: the US, Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro, and Serbia. He is the first male singles skater to have competed at every senior-level ISU Championships.
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Sports	Denis Zivkovic	birthplace: Osijek, Croatia	Tennis
	Nickname: 'Zile'. Denis is a professional tennis player and competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, #292 in March 2013, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, #161, in August 2013.
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Sports	Lou Zivkovich	birthplace: Canada	Football
	Defensive end for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. He is widely known for appearing as the July 1974 centerfold in Playgirl magazine, at the age of 33. Attended the University of Miami where he received a degree in Physical Education and English.
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Business & Finance	Mira Zivkovich	birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia	Management
	President and CEO of MZI Global Marketing and founder of the Slavic Heritage Coalition. Recipient of the 2007 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.
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Sports	Lubo Zizakovic	birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Football
	Lubo was a standout defensive lineman at the University of Maryland and was later signed by the New York Giants in 1992. He eventually returned to his native Canada and played 5 seasons in the CFL.
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Sports	Srecko Zizakovic	birthplace: Weston, Ontario, Canada	Football
	Srecko is a retired CFL defensive lineman. He played six seasons with the Stampeders and was part of a Grey Cup championship club in 1992. Had 22 career sacks. Returned a INT for a TD in 1995. He served as the Stampeders' Alumni President and honourary director for Calgary Special Olympics. Currently works as the Director, Corporate Sales & Marketing for CFR Chemicals Inc.
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Sports	Mike Zmijanac	birthplace: Aliquippa, PA	Coach
	As head basketball coach his record was 166-43 (7 years) with 3 WPIAL championships & 1 PIAA AA state title. As head football coach his record was 237-36 (21 years) with 6 WPIAL titles in 13 championship games, 10 consecutive WPIAL tournament appearances & 1 PIAA championship in four title appearances. He was elected to the Minor Pro Football Hall of Fame & elected to the Pennsylvania State Football Coaches Hall of Fame. He is the only coach in Pennsylvania history ever to win high school state titles in both football and basketball.
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Entertainment	Alexander Zonjic	birthplace: Windsor, Ontario, Canada	Musician
	A professional flutist born in Windsor, Ontario, who performs both light jazz and classical compositions. Zonjic initially played guitar at age 9, and by age 15 he was lead guitarist in a local R&B band. At age 21, Zonjic purchased his first flute from a street vendor asking $50. He was impressed with the potential the instrument had, and had mastered the basics of it by the year's end.
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Sports	Zoran Zorkic	birthplace: Donji Petrovci, Yugoslavia	Golf
	Zoran is a professional golfer who played on the Nationwide Tour. Zorkic joined the Nationwide Tour in 2000 and won the SAS Carolina Classic in 2002. He played on the Nationwide Tour until 2009. He won four events on the NGA Hooters Tour. He is currently a golf coach in Houston.
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Sports	Igor Zugic	birthplace: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia	Chess
	Igor is a International Master of chess who was the 2006 Canadian Champion. He is an engineer by profession. He was of National Master strength by age 15. He won the Canadian Grade 12 Championship in 1999 and earned his International Master title and was made a Grandmaster norm at New York City in 2000.
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Sports	Matt Zunic	birthplace: Renton, PA	Basketball
	Matt was a professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball at the George Washington University. He played one season in the Basketball Association of America (BAA), a precursor to the NBA, for the Washington Capitols. He later coached at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts.
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Entertainment	Dave Zupkovich		Tamburitza Musician
	Inducted into the Tamburitza Association of America - Hall of Fame in 1974
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