Inventions:

• Faust Vrančić , 16/17the centuries (suspension bridge, parachute; latinist)
• Lupis Vukić, 19th century (torpedo)
• David Schwarz ("Zeppelin")
• Slavoljub Penkala (pen, thermofor)
• Josip Ressel (ship screw, propeller)
• Josip Juan Vučetić (dactyolscppy)
• Nikola Tesla (alternating current technology, the three phase system, radio,...)
• PLIVA (Sumamed antibiotic)
• MAGLITE, Tony Maglica

• Ruđer Bošković 18th century (theory of forces, atomistic theory)
• Ferdinand Konšćak 18th century (California)
• Filip Wesdin 18th century (Sanskrt grammar)
• Andrija Mohorovičić (Moho layer)
• William Vilim Feller (probability theory)
• Lavoslav Ružička (Nobel prize for chemistry)
• Vladimir Prelog (Nobel prize for chemistry)

Medicine

• Ante Šercer (othorynolaringology)
• Mirko Dražen Grmek (humanist and historian of medicine)
• Petar Guberina (SUVAG)

Painters and sculptors:

• Lucijano and Frano Laurana, 15th century
• Julije Klović,16th century, miniaturist
• Antun Augustinčić (Monument of Peace, UN)
• Kristian Kreković (pintor croata-peruano, Palma de Mallorca)
• Ivan Meštrović (History of the Croats, Chicago Indians)
• Maximilian Vanka ("I painted so that Divinity in becoming human would make humanity divine")
• Charles Billich (official artist of 2008 Olympiad in Bejing, China)
• The King of Dolls

• Croatian glagolitic books in 25 countries
• The Reims Evangelistary 1395 (Texte du sacre, Livre de coronation)

• Beniamin, 15th century (Croatian Dominican and the first Russian Bible)
• Juraj Križanić (Russia)
• Leopold Bogdan Mandić
• Vladimir Soloviev

• The Ossor Evangelistary (1080), The Dubrovnik Missal (12th century)
• Julije Skjavetić, Ivan Lukačić (16th century), Renassiance composers
• Petar Nakić (17th century), organ builder
• Joseph Haydn, 18th century (music for German National Anthem)
• Lijepa Naša (Our Beautiful)
• Lovro von Matačić (conductor)
• Ivo Pogorelić (piano)
• Katarina Livljanić (Dialogos, Sorbonne)
• Maxim Mrvica (piano)

• Marko Marulić (1450-1524), De Intitutione bene vivendi, "psychology"
• Ivana Brlić Mažuranić, Tales of Long Ago
• Paula von Preradović (text of the Austrian National Anthem)
• Ivo Andrić (Nobel prize for literature)

Winter sports:

• Janica Kostelić
• Ivica Kostelić

• Dražen Petrović, Toni Kukoč (basketball)
• Goran Ivanišević (tennis)
• Nino Červar (handball)
• Miroslav Ćiro Blažević (football)
• Tamara Boroš, Igor Primorac (table tennis)
• Mirna Jukić, Gordan Kožulj (swimming)

• Gary Gabelich (USA automobilism - Blue Flame)
• Joe Sakich (ice hockey, Canada)

• CRAVATE

• De Re Coquinaria (the first european cook-book, 4th century)
• Pasque from Dubrovnik (the first London cofee-house, 17th century)
• potato chips (Marko Narančić - Marcus Nelly), beginning of the 20th century
• Miljenko Mike Grgich (zinfandel)
• VEGETA condiment
• Josip Pino KUHAR (village of Kuhari, kuhar = cook)