Croatia
- USA (as well as Canada)
Darko
Žubrinić, 2013
Ivan Mestrovic's St. Jerome in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, Washington DC, USA
A gift from Croatian Fraciscan Glagolitic Tertiaries in the USA
One of Ivan Meštrović's Chicago Indians, carved in Croatia's capital Zagreb; source Flickr
Ivan Mestrovic's St. Jerome in front of the Embassy of the Republic of Croatia, Washington DC, USA
A gift from Croatian Fraciscan Glagolitic Tertiaries in the USA
One of Ivan Meštrović's Chicago Indians, carved in Croatia's capital Zagreb; source Flickr
DISTINGUISHED CROATIANS IN THE USA
The greatest twenty:
Nikola Tesla, the father of electric power industry, born and educated in Croatia
Anthony F. Lucas (Antun Lučić), the father of petroleum industry
Mario Puratić, the father of the fishing industry, inventor of the Puretic Power Block
William Feller, distinguished Croatian-American mathematician (Princeton University), National Medal of Science
Erazmo Tićac (Ben Tichaz), planner of the Savannah nuclear ship
George Mikan, gentle giant, a founder of NBA
Peter Tomich, recipient of the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor (part 1)
Jacob Jake Matijevic, father of the Curiosity rover on Mars
Anthony Maglica, Mag-Lite flashlite producer
Ivan Meštrović, distinguished Croatian sculptor, author of 'Chicago Indians'
Mia Slavenska, distinguished Croatian ballerina
Bill Bellichick, the best American football coach ever
David Diehl, American football player
Roger Maris, baseball player
David Byler, eighth generation Croatian in the USA
Zinka Kunc Milanov, famous opera singer, Metropolitan Opera
Mike Grgich, the king of Zinfandel wines
Paul L. Modrich, Duke University, 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player, NBA player
Maxo Vanka, distinguished Croatian painter
CroatiaFest
2005,
Seattle, USA, Photo - Jal Schrof
Social
Dance, Croatian Benevolent Society Zvonimir tamburitzans (USA), 19th
century,
see Croatian flag with
coat of
arms
on the left, and American on the
right.
Source: Croatian
American Web, USA.
David
Diehl, New York Giants,
2008, with tattooed Croatian
Coat of Arms;
photo from the CROWN
ALPHABETIC ORDER
Nenad Bach, pop and rock musician, humanitarian activist
Zlatko Baloković, distinguished Croatian violinist
Jack Baric, Searching for a Storm
Mark Begich, US Senator, Alaska
Nick Begich, independent researcher in the sciences and politics
Mladen Bestvina, distinguished Croatian mathematician
Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago 1977-1979
Phil Boskovich, The King of Onions
Brenda Brkušić, award winning filmmaker, producer, and excellent Croatian cook
Paul Bucha, recipient of the Medal of Honor has Croatian roots
Tony Butala, the founder and lead singer of THE LETTERMEN trio
Suncica Canic, professor of Mathematics
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and diplomat
Ashley Colburn, Wow Croatia
Helen Crlenkovic, springboard diver
Louis Cukela, recipient of the Navy and Army Medals of Honor for extraordinary heroism in France 1918
Blase J. Cupich, Chicago Archbishop
Ante Čuvalo, historian, father of Mime Cuvalo
Mime Cuvalo, web developer, proponent of open web standards, and benefactor
Jaksa Cvitanic, a leading expert in mathematical finance
Milislav Demerec, distinguished Croatian genetician
Nicholas Doddazio, reinventing Croatian necktie
John Dominis-Gospodnetich, prince of Hawaii
Asaf Durakovic, nuclear scientist and radiobiologist
Adam S. Eterovich, researcher of the history of American Croatians
Gary Gabelich, world record speed by rocket-powered Blue Flame
Tomislav Gabric, distinguished Croatian architect
Daniel Gajski, a hero of computer science
Vinko Gecan, Croatian hero in the USA
Silvija Gradečak, Associate Professor in materials science and engineering, MIT
Anthony Grbic, expert in metamaterials
Jerry Grcevich, Croatian tamburitza virtuoso
Emil Grgin (or Emil Gergin), Croatian physicist
Marijana Grišnik (b. Pintar), Croatian painter, Strawberry Hill, Kansas City
Branko Grünbaum, distinugished professor of Mathematics
Hedvig Hricak, distinguished Croatian expert in radiology and tumor diagnosis
Zeljko Ivezic, distinguished Croatian astronomer
Jere Jareb, historian
Mario Jurić, distinguished Croatian astrophysicist & the leader of the Data Management team for LSST
Marina Jurica, singing meteorologist and lead commentator for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Nikola Knez, filmmaker, creator of iFilms LLC
Daniel Kolak, distinguished philosopher
Vlado Kolitsch, Croatian violinist, inventor of the Kolitsch shoulderset
Martin Davorin Krmpotić, Croatian missionary in the USA
Kresimir Krnjevic, distinguished Croatian neuroscientist celebrates 90 years in 2017
John E. Kozar, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
John Kraljic, officer of the Croatian Academy of America
fra Ljubo Krasić, director of Croatian Ethnic Institute in Chicago
Brian Krzanich, Brian Krzanich Intel CEO leads an organization of more than 100,000 employees
Dennis Kucinich, member of the US House of Representatives
Pavao Kufrin (Kelečić), Croatian sculptor in Chicago
Jefrey Kuhner, The Washington Times
Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player, NBA player
Andrea Kulier, young expert in cosmology
Božidar Kunc, distinguished Croatian pianist and composer
Ivana Kunc, soprano opera singer
Josip Kundek, Croatian benfactor and missionary in the USA
Tomislav Kuzmanovic, lawyer, recipient of the Vinodol Code Award
Branimir Kvartuc, photographer and philantropist
Branko Leskovar, distinguished expert in Electrical Engineering
Ilija Letica, director of the LETICA corporation
Radoslav Lorković, Croatian pop musician in the USA
Bernard Luketich, president of Croatian Fraternal Union, USA
Joe Magarac, legendary Croatian steel worker in the USA
John Malkovich, distinguished actor, with Croatian grandparents
Josip Marcan, formost expert on tigers
Josip Marohnić, writer and publisher in the USA
Egon Matijević, distinguished Croatian scientist, expert in the field of Chemistry
Miljenko Matijević, rock singer
C. Michael McAdams, historian
Johnny Mercer, distinguished American singer, lyricist and songwriter, has Croatian roots on his mother's side
Helen Merrill aka Jelena Ana Milcetic, one of the most distinctive jazz singers ever, her both parents are from the island of Krk in Croatia
Zvonimir Mihanović, Croatian painter
Kreso Mikulic, Croatian engineer and winemaker
Joe Mikulec, Croatian globetrotter
Marija Miletic Dail, and her animation cottage
Eduard Miloslavic, distinguished professor of pathology
Ivan Mirkovic, professor of Mathematics
Karlo Mirth, publicist
Luka Misetic, lawyer, recipient of the Vinodol Code Award
Vladimir Novak, Croatian photographer
Michael J. Novosel, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Steve Novosel, Croatian-American jazz bassist and educator
Zoran Orlic, rock photographer
Michael Palaich, distinguished humanist
Elizabeth Peratrovich, a native woman in Alaska and civil rights pioneer bearing Croatian second name
Rudy Perpich, governer of Minnesota (three terms)
Dražen Prelec, professor at MIT, on of the leading experts for Neuroeconomics
Nikola Primorac, Croatian captain of City of Ragusa craft sailing from Liverpool to New York and back in 1870 (also here)
George Jure Prpić, historian (and here)
Hrabri Rajic, Intel, founder and former co-chair of Distributed Resource Management Application API (DRMAA), maintainer of Modro jezero web site (Blue Lake, near Imotski, Croatia)
Pasko Rakic, outstanding neurobiologist
Milan Randić, one of the leading experts in mathematical chemistry
Dina Rizvić, young Croatian singer, composer, pianist and guitarist
Joseph Thomas Rukavina, humanitarian activist
Nick Saban, American college football coach
Tefko Saračević, distinguished international expert in Information Sciences, Professor at Rutgers University
Darko Sertić, founder and director of Applied Ceramics
George M. Skurla, led the team of 1600 scientists and engineers that built the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing module
Marin Soljačić, distinguished Croatian physicist, MIT
Davor Solter, among the first scientists to postulate genomic imprinting
Ekrem Eck Spahic, defender of the homeland and philatelist
James Spudich, distinguished biochemist
Mike Stepovich, governer of Alaska (also here)
Vjekoslav Šutej, director of the Houston Opera Orchestra 1992-1997
Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington
Tajči, Tatjana Cameron (born Matejaš), Croatian pop singer in the USA
Rudy Tomjanovich, basketball player and Hall of Fame coach, double NBA champion
Joseph Turkalj, distinguished Croatian sculptor
Ana Vidović, distinguished Croatian guitarist
Mario Viscovich, Croatian poet, writer, and scientist
Goran Visnjic, distinguished Croatian-American actor
Mladen Vranić, a legend of diabetes research
Davor Vrankić, Croatian painter
Milojko Mike Vucelic, former Apollo System Manager for NASA/Rockwell, recipient of Presidential Award for Freedom, studied Mechanica Engineering at the Univeristy of Zagreb
Mladen Wickerhauser, Croatian mathematician
Don Wolf, professional photographer
Fritzie Zivic, professional boxer, welterweight champion of the world
Classified:
INDUSTRY AND BUSSINESS
Nikola Tesla,
the father of electric power
industry, born and
educated in Croatia
Anthony F. Lucas (Antun Lučić), the father of petroleum industry
Mario Puratić, the father of the fishing industry, inventor of the Puretic Power Block
Erazmo Tićac (Ben Tichaz), planner of the Savannah nuclear ship
Ilija Letica, director of the LETICA corporation
Anthony Maglica, Mag-Lite flashlite producer
Tomislav Gabric, distinguished Croatian architect
Mario Viscovich, expert in Environmental Engineering
Darko Gojanović, Silicon Valley, Sun Microsystems, Compaq, Intel
Brian Krzanich, Brian Krzanich Intel CEO leads an organization of more than 100,000 employees
Frank Puskaric and his five sons: Cravat Coal Company (in Cadiz, Ohio), founded in 1950
Kreso Mikulic, Croatian engineer and winemaker
Darko Sertić, founder and director of Applied Ceramics
Hrabri Rajic, Intel, founder and former co-chair of Distributed Resource Management Application API (DRMAA), maintainer of Modro jezero web site (Blue Lake, near Imotski, Croatia)
Ivan Hrvoić (Canada) - magnetometers
Steve Bubalo Construction co., California (Ljubuški)
Vincent Thomas Bridge (Vinko Tomašević, his parents are from Bobovišće on the island of Brač), Los Angeles, video
Joseph M. Martinac (Sumartin on the island of Brač), J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation, founded in 1924
John Klaric Contracting Company,
Drago Cvitanovich, Drago's Restaurant in New Orleans
Joso Špralja, Joso's Croatian Seafood Restaurant in Toronto
Adriatica Croatian Village in Mckinney, Texas USA, founded by Jeffory D. Blackard
Robert Herjavec Croatian-born Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and TV star
Robert Benmosche 1944-2015 CEO of AIG found paradise in Croatia
Anthony F. Lucas (Antun Lučić), the father of petroleum industry
Mario Puratić, the father of the fishing industry, inventor of the Puretic Power Block
Erazmo Tićac (Ben Tichaz), planner of the Savannah nuclear ship
Ilija Letica, director of the LETICA corporation
Anthony Maglica, Mag-Lite flashlite producer
Tomislav Gabric, distinguished Croatian architect
Mario Viscovich, expert in Environmental Engineering
Darko Gojanović, Silicon Valley, Sun Microsystems, Compaq, Intel
Brian Krzanich, Brian Krzanich Intel CEO leads an organization of more than 100,000 employees
Frank Puskaric and his five sons: Cravat Coal Company (in Cadiz, Ohio), founded in 1950
Kreso Mikulic, Croatian engineer and winemaker
Darko Sertić, founder and director of Applied Ceramics
Hrabri Rajic, Intel, founder and former co-chair of Distributed Resource Management Application API (DRMAA), maintainer of Modro jezero web site (Blue Lake, near Imotski, Croatia)
Ivan Hrvoić (Canada) - magnetometers
Steve Bubalo Construction co., California (Ljubuški)
Vincent Thomas Bridge (Vinko Tomašević, his parents are from Bobovišće on the island of Brač), Los Angeles, video
Joseph M. Martinac (Sumartin on the island of Brač), J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corporation, founded in 1924
John Klaric Contracting Company,
Drago Cvitanovich, Drago's Restaurant in New Orleans
Joso Špralja, Joso's Croatian Seafood Restaurant in Toronto
Adriatica Croatian Village in Mckinney, Texas USA, founded by Jeffory D. Blackard
Robert Herjavec Croatian-born Canadian entrepreneur, businessman and TV star
Robert Benmosche 1944-2015 CEO of AIG found paradise in Croatia
SCIENCE
Ferdinand Konšćak, Croatian missionary
Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington
William Feller, distinguished Croatian-American mathematician (Princeton University), National Medal of Science
Egon Matijević, distinguished Croatian scientist, expert in the field of Chemistry
Branko Grünbaum, distinugished professor of Mathematics
Branko Souček, microprocessors, microcomputers
Daniel Gajski, a hero of computer science
Dalibor Vrsalović, computer technology, Intel
Mladen Vranić, a legend of diabetes research
Silvija Gradečak, Associate Professor in materials science and engineering, MIT
Anthony Grbic, expert in metamaterials
Paul L. Modrich, Duke University, 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Mladen Vranić, Canada
Ante Padjen, Canada
Gabrijel Gasic Livanic, specialist for cancer and leukemia
Marin Soljačić, distinguished Croatian physicist, MIT
George M. Skurla, led the team of 1600 scientists and engineers that built the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing module (NASA)
Milojko Mike Vucelic, former Apollo System Manager for NASA/Rockwell, recipient of Presidential Award for Freedom, studied Mechanica Engineering at the Univeristy of Zagreb
Mladen Wickerhauser, Croatian mathematician
Jacob Jake Matijevic, father of the Curiosity rover on Mars (NASA)
Eduard Prugovecki (Canada - Toronto)
Milan Randić, one of the leading experts in mathematical chemistry
Zvonko Vranešić, Canada
Emil Grgin (or Emil Gergin), Croatian physicist
Zvonimir Janko, mathematician
Ante Čuvalo, historian, father of Mime Cuvalo
Milislav Demerec, distinguished Croatian genetician
Franjo Hanaman, žarulja s volframovom niti za General Electric
Pasko Rakic, outstanding neurobiologist
Milan Randić, one of the leading experts in mathematical chemistry
George Jure Prpić, historian (and here)
Asaf Durakovic, nuclear scientist and radiobiologist
Branko Leskovar, distinguished expert in Electrical Engineering
Eduard Miloslavic, distinguished professor of pathology
James Spudich, distinguished biochemist
Dominik Mandić, historian
Jere Jareb, historian
Marina Jurica, singing meteorologist and lead commentator for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tefko Saračević, distinguished international expert in Information Sciences, Professor at Rutgers University
Davor Solter, among the first scientists to postulate genomic imprinting
Ivan Mirkovic, professor of Mathematics
Josip Marcan, formost expert on tigers
Tomislav Uzelac, Winamp
Dražen Prelec, professor at MIT, on of the leading experts for Neuroeconomics
Jaksa Cvitanic, a leading expert in mathematical finance
Mladen Bestvina, distinguished Croatian mathematician
Daniel Kolak, distinguished philosopher
Hedvig Hricak, distinguished Croatian expert in radiology and tumor diagnosis
Igor Štagljar, Canada, molecular biologist
Nelly Auersperg, Canada, biomedical scientist
Krešimir Krnjević, Canda, neuroscientist
Zeljko Ivezic, distinguished Croatian astronomer
Suncica Canic, professor of Mathematics
Mario Jurić, astrophysicist
Andrea Kulier, young expert in cosmology
Esther Gitman's interview 2016 about Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac and his role in saving the Jews in Croatia
Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington
William Feller, distinguished Croatian-American mathematician (Princeton University), National Medal of Science
Egon Matijević, distinguished Croatian scientist, expert in the field of Chemistry
Branko Grünbaum, distinugished professor of Mathematics
Branko Souček, microprocessors, microcomputers
Daniel Gajski, a hero of computer science
Dalibor Vrsalović, computer technology, Intel
Mladen Vranić, a legend of diabetes research
Silvija Gradečak, Associate Professor in materials science and engineering, MIT
Anthony Grbic, expert in metamaterials
Paul L. Modrich, Duke University, 2015 Nobel Prize for Chemistry
Mladen Vranić, Canada
Ante Padjen, Canada
Gabrijel Gasic Livanic, specialist for cancer and leukemia
Marin Soljačić, distinguished Croatian physicist, MIT
George M. Skurla, led the team of 1600 scientists and engineers that built the historic Apollo 11 lunar landing module (NASA)
Milojko Mike Vucelic, former Apollo System Manager for NASA/Rockwell, recipient of Presidential Award for Freedom, studied Mechanica Engineering at the Univeristy of Zagreb
Mladen Wickerhauser, Croatian mathematician
Jacob Jake Matijevic, father of the Curiosity rover on Mars (NASA)
Eduard Prugovecki (Canada - Toronto)
Milan Randić, one of the leading experts in mathematical chemistry
Zvonko Vranešić, Canada
Emil Grgin (or Emil Gergin), Croatian physicist
Zvonimir Janko, mathematician
Ante Čuvalo, historian, father of Mime Cuvalo
Milislav Demerec, distinguished Croatian genetician
Franjo Hanaman, žarulja s volframovom niti za General Electric
Pasko Rakic, outstanding neurobiologist
Milan Randić, one of the leading experts in mathematical chemistry
George Jure Prpić, historian (and here)
Asaf Durakovic, nuclear scientist and radiobiologist
Branko Leskovar, distinguished expert in Electrical Engineering
Eduard Miloslavic, distinguished professor of pathology
James Spudich, distinguished biochemist
Dominik Mandić, historian
Jere Jareb, historian
Marina Jurica, singing meteorologist and lead commentator for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Tefko Saračević, distinguished international expert in Information Sciences, Professor at Rutgers University
Davor Solter, among the first scientists to postulate genomic imprinting
Ivan Mirkovic, professor of Mathematics
Josip Marcan, formost expert on tigers
Tomislav Uzelac, Winamp
Dražen Prelec, professor at MIT, on of the leading experts for Neuroeconomics
Jaksa Cvitanic, a leading expert in mathematical finance
Mladen Bestvina, distinguished Croatian mathematician
Daniel Kolak, distinguished philosopher
Hedvig Hricak, distinguished Croatian expert in radiology and tumor diagnosis
Igor Štagljar, Canada, molecular biologist
Nelly Auersperg, Canada, biomedical scientist
Krešimir Krnjević, Canda, neuroscientist
Zeljko Ivezic, distinguished Croatian astronomer
Suncica Canic, professor of Mathematics
Mario Jurić, astrophysicist
Andrea Kulier, young expert in cosmology
Esther Gitman's interview 2016 about Archbishop Alojzije Stepinac and his role in saving the Jews in Croatia
AGRICULTURE
Mike Grgich,
the king of Zinfandel wines
Phil Boskovich, King of Onions, descendant of Croatian immigrants, dies in 2013 at the age of 97
Phil Boskovich, King of Onions, descendant of Croatian immigrants, dies in 2013 at the age of 97
MISSIONARIES, PRIESTS AND ARCHBISHOPS
Ferdinand Konšćak, Croatian missionary
Martin Davorin Krmpotić, Croatian missionary in the USA
John E. Kozar, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
Josip (Joseph) Kundek, Croatian benfactor and missionary in the USA
fra Ilija Živković
David Byler, eighth generation Croatian in the USA
Blase J. Cupich, cardinal, Chicago Archbishop
fra Ljubo Krasić, director of Croatian Ethnic Institute in Chicago
Dragutin Jesih (1895-1944), Righteous among the nations, Croatian martyr
Martin Davorin Krmpotić, Croatian missionary in the USA
John E. Kozar, president of the Catholic Near East Welfare Association
Josip (Joseph) Kundek, Croatian benfactor and missionary in the USA
fra Ilija Živković
David Byler, eighth generation Croatian in the USA
Blase J. Cupich, cardinal, Chicago Archbishop
fra Ljubo Krasić, director of Croatian Ethnic Institute in Chicago
Dragutin Jesih (1895-1944), Righteous among the nations, Croatian martyr
NATIONAL HEROES
Vinko Gecan, Croatian hero in the USA
Louis Cukela, recipient of the Navy and Army Medals of Honor for extraordinary heroism in France 1918
Peter Tomich, recipient of the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor (part 1)
Michael J. Novosel, recipient of the Medal of Honor
John Tominac, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Paul Bucha, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Louis Cukela, recipient of the Navy and Army Medals of Honor for extraordinary heroism in France 1918
Peter Tomich, recipient of the United States military's highest award, the Medal of Honor (part 1)
Michael J. Novosel, recipient of the Medal of Honor
John Tominac, recipient of the Medal of Honor
Paul Bucha, recipient of the Medal of Honor
MAYORS, GOVERNERS, CONGRESSMEN
John Dominis-Gospodnetich, prince of Hawaii
Mike Stepovich, governer of Alaska (also here)
Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago 1977-1979
Fiorello LaGuardia, mayor of New York, fluent in Croatian
Nick Begich, US Senator, Alaska
Mark Begich, US Senator, Alaska
Rudy Perpich, governer of Minnesota (three terms)
Dennis Kucinich, member of the US House of Representatives
Mike Stepovich, governer of Alaska (also here)
Michael Bilandic, Mayor of Chicago 1977-1979
Fiorello LaGuardia, mayor of New York, fluent in Croatian
Nick Begich, US Senator, Alaska
Mark Begich, US Senator, Alaska
Rudy Perpich, governer of Minnesota (three terms)
Dennis Kucinich, member of the US House of Representatives
ARTS
Ivan
Benković, Croatian painter, portrayed Nikola Tersla in 1913
Ivan Meštrović, distinguished Croatian sculptoror, author of 'Chicago Indians'
Joseph Turkalj, distinguished Croatian sculptor
Maxo Vanka, distinguished Croatian painter
Antun Augustinčić, author of Horsewoman (Monument of Peace, UN)
Kristian Krekovic (exhibited in the USA in 1950s)
Pavao Kufrin (Kelečić), Croatian sculptor in Chicago
Vladimir Novak, Croatian photographer
Don Wolf, professional photographer
Anton Cetin (Canada), Croatian painter
Zoran Orlic, rock photographer
Branimir Kvartuc, photographer and philantropist
Marija Miletic Dail, and her animation cottage
Zvonimir Mihanović, Croatian painter
Marijana Grišnik (b. Pintar), Croatian painter, Strawberry Hill, Kansas City
Davor Vrankić, Croatian painter
Nicholas Doddazio, reinventing Croatian necktie
Ivan Meštrović, distinguished Croatian sculptoror, author of 'Chicago Indians'
Joseph Turkalj, distinguished Croatian sculptor
Maxo Vanka, distinguished Croatian painter
Antun Augustinčić, author of Horsewoman (Monument of Peace, UN)
Kristian Krekovic (exhibited in the USA in 1950s)
Pavao Kufrin (Kelečić), Croatian sculptor in Chicago
Vladimir Novak, Croatian photographer
Don Wolf, professional photographer
Anton Cetin (Canada), Croatian painter
Zoran Orlic, rock photographer
Branimir Kvartuc, photographer and philantropist
Marija Miletic Dail, and her animation cottage
Zvonimir Mihanović, Croatian painter
Marijana Grišnik (b. Pintar), Croatian painter, Strawberry Hill, Kansas City
Davor Vrankić, Croatian painter
Nicholas Doddazio, reinventing Croatian necktie
MUSIC
Ilma Murska,
Croatian soprano
Josip Kašman, opera singer
Milka Ternina, Croatian opera singer
Zlatko Baloković, distinguished Croatian violinist
Zinka Kunc Milanov, famous opera singer, Metropolitan Opera
Božidar Kunc, distinguished Croatian pianist and composer
Ivana Kunc, soprano opera singer
Vlado Kolitsch, Croatian violinist, inventor of the Kolitsch shoulderset
Johnny Mercer, distinguished American singer, lyricist and songwriter, has Croatian roots on his mother's side
Helen Merrill aka Jelena Ana Milcetic, one of the most distinctive jazz singers ever, her both parents are from the island of Krk in Croatia
Guy Mitchell (Albert George Cernik), pop singer and actor
Tony Butala, the founder and lead singer of THE LETTERMEN trio
Vjekoslav Šutej, director of the Houston Opera Orchestra 1992-1997
Radoslav Lorković, Croatian pop musician in the USA
Nenad Bach, pop and rock musician, humanitarian activist
Jerry Grcevich, Croatian tamburitza virtuoso
Miljenko Matijević, rock singer
Tajči, Tatjana Cameron (born Matejaš), Croatian pop singer in the USA
Ana Vidović, distinguished Croatian guitarist
2CELLOS, numerous appearances in the USA
Josip Kašman, opera singer
Milka Ternina, Croatian opera singer
Zlatko Baloković, distinguished Croatian violinist
Zinka Kunc Milanov, famous opera singer, Metropolitan Opera
Božidar Kunc, distinguished Croatian pianist and composer
Ivana Kunc, soprano opera singer
Vlado Kolitsch, Croatian violinist, inventor of the Kolitsch shoulderset
Johnny Mercer, distinguished American singer, lyricist and songwriter, has Croatian roots on his mother's side
Helen Merrill aka Jelena Ana Milcetic, one of the most distinctive jazz singers ever, her both parents are from the island of Krk in Croatia
Guy Mitchell (Albert George Cernik), pop singer and actor
Tony Butala, the founder and lead singer of THE LETTERMEN trio
Vjekoslav Šutej, director of the Houston Opera Orchestra 1992-1997
Radoslav Lorković, Croatian pop musician in the USA
Nenad Bach, pop and rock musician, humanitarian activist
Jerry Grcevich, Croatian tamburitza virtuoso
Miljenko Matijević, rock singer
Tajči, Tatjana Cameron (born Matejaš), Croatian pop singer in the USA
Ana Vidović, distinguished Croatian guitarist
2CELLOS, numerous appearances in the USA
FILM AND BALLET
Mia
Slavenska,
distinguished Croatian ballerina
Joe Marsh (Josip Marušić), MR CLEAN
John Malkovich, distinguished actor, with Croatian grandparents
Brenda Brkušić, award winning filmmaker, producer, and excellent Croatian cook
Goran Visnjic, distinguished Croatian-American actor
Ashley Colburn, Wow Croatia
Nikola Knez, filmmaker, creator of iFilms LLC
Joe Marsh (Josip Marušić), MR CLEAN
John Malkovich, distinguished actor, with Croatian grandparents
Brenda Brkušić, award winning filmmaker, producer, and excellent Croatian cook
Goran Visnjic, distinguished Croatian-American actor
Ashley Colburn, Wow Croatia
Nikola Knez, filmmaker, creator of iFilms LLC
SPORTS
Joe Mikulec,
Croatian globetrotter
George Mikan, gentle giant, a founder of NBA
Gary Gabelich, world record speed by rocket-powered Blue Flame
Roger Maris, baseball player
Jimmy Lyggett, American boxer in Zagreb
Fritzie Zivic, professional boxer, welterweight champion of the world (+ encounters with Nikola Tesla)
Helen Crlenkovic, springboard diver
Marin Pleština, wrestler
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and diplomat
Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player, NBA player
Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player, NBA player
Rudy Tomjanovich, basketball player and Hall of Fame coach, double NBA champion
Nick Saban, American college football coach
Stipe Miocic, MMF boxer
Val and Sandra Bezic - skating pair (Canada)
Bill Bellichick, the best American football coach ever - NFL (National Football League)
David Diehl, American football player
Mirko Novosel, trainer, inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in the USA
Nikola Primorac, Croatian captain of City of Ragusa craft sailing from Liverpool to New York and back in 1870 (also here)
Croatian soccer international matches in 1940 with Switzerland and in 1990 with the USA
George Mikan, gentle giant, a founder of NBA
Gary Gabelich, world record speed by rocket-powered Blue Flame
Roger Maris, baseball player
Jimmy Lyggett, American boxer in Zagreb
Fritzie Zivic, professional boxer, welterweight champion of the world (+ encounters with Nikola Tesla)
Helen Crlenkovic, springboard diver
Marin Pleština, wrestler
Krešimir Ćosić, Croatian basketball player and diplomat
Dražen Petrović, Croatian basketball player, NBA player
Toni Kukoč, Croatian basketball player, NBA player
Rudy Tomjanovich, basketball player and Hall of Fame coach, double NBA champion
Nick Saban, American college football coach
Stipe Miocic, MMF boxer
Val and Sandra Bezic - skating pair (Canada)
Bill Bellichick, the best American football coach ever - NFL (National Football League)
David Diehl, American football player
Mirko Novosel, trainer, inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in the USA
Nikola Primorac, Croatian captain of City of Ragusa craft sailing from Liverpool to New York and back in 1870 (also here)
Croatian soccer international matches in 1940 with Switzerland and in 1990 with the USA
CROATIAN MARINERS
Croatian Mariners in the
New World
First Croatians in the Americas
Titanic shipwreck and its Croatian saviors
Nikola Primorac, Croatian captain of City of Ragusa craft sailing from Liverpool to New York and back in 1870 (also here)
First Croatians in the Americas
Titanic shipwreck and its Croatian saviors
Nikola Primorac, Croatian captain of City of Ragusa craft sailing from Liverpool to New York and back in 1870 (also here)
LEGENDS
ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTES
CFU (Croatian
Fraternal Union) - HBZ (Hrvatska bratska zajednica)
Bernard Luketich, president of Croatian Fraternal Union, USA
Croatian Ethnic Insitutute, Chicago - fra Ljubo Krasić
NFCA - National Federation of Croatian Americans
Croatian Woman, www.croatianwoman.org
Matica iseljenika (Croatian Heritage Foundation, Zagreb)
John Kraljic, officer of the Croatian Academy of America (CAA)
ZIRAL (publishing house, Zajednica izdanja "Ranjeni Labud"), Chicago - Zurich - Rome
Sacred Heart Croatian Parish - Chicago
Croatian Franciscans in USA and Canada
Croatian parishes in USA and Canada
Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce
Bernard Luketich, president of Croatian Fraternal Union, USA
Croatian Ethnic Insitutute, Chicago - fra Ljubo Krasić
NFCA - National Federation of Croatian Americans
Croatian Woman, www.croatianwoman.org
Matica iseljenika (Croatian Heritage Foundation, Zagreb)
John Kraljic, officer of the Croatian Academy of America (CAA)
ZIRAL (publishing house, Zajednica izdanja "Ranjeni Labud"), Chicago - Zurich - Rome
Sacred Heart Croatian Parish - Chicago
Croatian Franciscans in USA and Canada
Croatian parishes in USA and Canada
Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce
JOURNALS
Zajedničar
Gaudeamus, AMCA Toronto
Journal of Croatian Studies, New York
The Croatian Academy of America Issued New Volume of the Journal of Croatian Studies
Matica, Matica iseljenika, Zagreb
Gaudeamus, AMCA Toronto
Journal of Croatian Studies, New York
The Croatian Academy of America Issued New Volume of the Journal of Croatian Studies
Matica, Matica iseljenika, Zagreb
WRITERS AND PUBLICISTS
Joseph
G. Hitrec (India, USA), author of Son
of the Moon
Josip Marohnić, writer and publisher in the USA
Louis Adamic, Slovenian writer, often wrote about Croatians in America
Anton Bonifačić, writer
Vladimir Goss, publicist
Karlo Mirth, publicist
Antun Nizeteo, writer
Zora Marov, island of Vis, USA
Melkior Mašina, writer
Hrvoslav Ban, writer
Mladen Kabalin, writer
Ante Kadić, writer
Dionizije Lasić, writer
Vinko Grubišć, writer
Tom Sunić, publicist
C. Michael McAdams, historian
Brian Gallagher interviewed Croatian American filmmaker Jack Baric
Josip Marohnić, writer and publisher in the USA
Louis Adamic, Slovenian writer, often wrote about Croatians in America
Anton Bonifačić, writer
Vladimir Goss, publicist
Karlo Mirth, publicist
Antun Nizeteo, writer
Zora Marov, island of Vis, USA
Melkior Mašina, writer
Hrvoslav Ban, writer
Mladen Kabalin, writer
Ante Kadić, writer
Dionizije Lasić, writer
Vinko Grubišć, writer
Tom Sunić, publicist
C. Michael McAdams, historian
Brian Gallagher interviewed Croatian American filmmaker Jack Baric
ACTIVISTS
Nick Begich,
independent researcher in the
sciences and politics
Ekrem Eck Spahic, defender of the homeland and philatelist
Jefrey Kuhner, The Washington Times
Jack Baric, Searching for a Storm
Luka Misetic, lawyer, recipient of the Vinodol Code Award
Michael Palaich, distinguished humanist
Joseph Thomas Rukavina, humanitarian activist
Ekrem Eck Spahic, defender of the homeland and philatelist
Jefrey Kuhner, The Washington Times
Jack Baric, Searching for a Storm
Luka Misetic, lawyer, recipient of the Vinodol Code Award
Michael Palaich, distinguished humanist
Joseph Thomas Rukavina, humanitarian activist
AMERICAN PRESIDENTS IN CROATIA
Richard Nixon, 1970
Bill Clinton, 1996
Bill Clinton, 1996
NONCLASSIFIED
Mime Cuvalo,
web developer, proponent of open web
standards, and benefactor
Adam S. Eterovich, researcher of the history of American Croatians
Tomislav Kuzmanovic, lawyer, recipient of the Vinodol Code Award
Elizabeth Peratrovich, a native woman in Alaska and civil rights pioneer bearing Croatian second name
Nasja Bošković Meyer and Jasna Meyer McCarthy, Croatia: The Country and the Language, Volumes I and II
Old Croatian Letters
Adam S. Eterovich, researcher of the history of American Croatians
Tomislav Kuzmanovic, lawyer, recipient of the Vinodol Code Award
Elizabeth Peratrovich, a native woman in Alaska and civil rights pioneer bearing Croatian second name
Nasja Bošković Meyer and Jasna Meyer McCarthy, Croatia: The Country and the Language, Volumes I and II
Old Croatian Letters
BRANDS FROM CROATIA IN THE USA
Azithromicyn (Sumamed) - PLIVA
SUVAG (Verbotonal method by Petar Guberina), Zagreb - dr. Carl Asp (USA)
Dalmatian dog
Zinfandel wine
SUVAG (Verbotonal method by Petar Guberina), Zagreb - dr. Carl Asp (USA)
Dalmatian dog
Zinfandel wine
BASIC REFERENCES
- Jure Prpić: Hrvati u Americi, MATIS, Zagreb 1997. (considerably expanded edition of The Croatian Immigrants in America, Philosophical Library 1971)
- Većeslav Holjevac: Hrvati izvan domovine, Zagreb, 1967.
- Ivan Čizmić, Hrvati u životu Sjedinjenih Američkih Država, Zagreb, 1982.
- Ljubomir Antić: Hrvati i
Amerika (1993., 2002. - 2. prošireno izdanje), Croatsx and America
- Janko Herak (ed.): Istaknuti hrvatski znanstvenici u Americi 1, 2, Hrvatsko-američko društvo, Zagreb 1999.
- Vladimir Stanković: Kardinal
Kuharić u hrvatskom iseljeništvu / Sjeverna Amerika, Kršćanska
sadašnjost, Zagreb
- Francis Eterovich & Christopher Spalatin
(ed.): Croatia / Land, People,
Culture, Volume
I and Volume II (and III unpublished), University of
Toronto Press, 1964. and 1970. (Foreword by Ivan Meštrović)
- Croatian Americans
- Maria Dugandžić Pašić: Croatians of Chicagoland, Chicago 2010
- Ivan Čizmić, Marin Sopta, Vlado Šakić: Iseljena Hrvatska, Zagreb 2005.
- Croatian-American Society, Zagreb
- Renata Burai: Hrvatske škole u iseljeništvu / Škole hrvatskoga jezika i kulture u SAD-u i Kanadi, Matica hrvatska, Skradin 2024.
Središnji državni ured za Hrvate izvan Republike Hrvatske
Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u SAD-u
Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u Kanadi
Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u Venezueli
CroatiaFest
2005,
Seattle, USA, Photo - Jal Schrof
Croatian Glagolitic books in the USA
Vladimir Novak:
Mr. Vladimir Novak, Zagreb, has prepared an important and luxorous monograph
CROATIANS IN AMERICA, A Photomonograph, Zagreb - Croatia, 2013
Ante Čuvalo: Hrvati u svijetu
Croatian tamburitza in the USA
The first tamburitza concert in the USA was held as early as in 1900 in the Carnegie Hall in New York. That same year the American Croats were invited to the White House to play for the president Theodor Roosevelt. In 1902 the first Croatian choir Zora (Dawn) in the USA was founded In 1960 the Croats in Pittsburgh founded the Tamburitza Philharmonic Orchestra, which had 75 players.
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Tamburitza
orchestra "Živila Hrvatska" (Long
Live Croatia), USA,
performed in the White House for president Theodore Roosewelt in 1900.
Over the past several decades only in the USA several hundred tamburitza orchestras were active, with more than 5,000 players. At this moment The Youth Federation of Tamburitza Players in the USA comprises 44 orchestras. Its rich activity is mainly due to the fruitful efforts of the Croatian Fraternal Union (CFU) (Hrvatska bratska zajednica) and its president Bernard Luketich in Pittsburgh. Except in Croatia and the USA, numerous tamburitza orchestras exist among Croatian diaspora in Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Hungary, Scandinavia, South African Republic, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and elsewhere.
I express my deep gratitude to Mr Vladimir Novak for permission to use the above beautiful photo from his collection, and the following one (Croats from Lika, Gorski Kotar and Hercegovina, during their stay in Burnett, Washington, in 1919):
North
Hills Junior Tamburitzans, USA
CroatiaFest
2005,
Seattle, USA, Photo - Jal Schrof
CroatiaFest
2005,
Seattle, USA, Photo - Jal Schrof
Tamburitza orchestra from the Baroque city of
Varaždin, Croatia, playing in the USA, 1900.
Note a nice lady playing bass,
which is rather unusual. Source: Mr. Vladimir
Novak,
Zagreb.
Tamburitza instruments
exhibited in the Museum of Croatian
Fraternal Union in Pittsburgh,
USA.
Source: George Prpić, The
Croatian Immigrants in America,
New
York, 1971
CroatiaFest
2005,
Seattle, USA, Photo - Jal Schrof
The Tamburitza Croatian Orchestra in Buffalo, Nebraska,
USA, 1887 (sic!).
Croatian
Tamburitza Orchestra
Zvonimir, 1900, San Francisco, USA,
photo from Croatian
American Web
Croatian Fraternal Union, 1894; source Northwest Croatians
Croatian Fraternal Union, USA, 1894
St. Jerome Catholic church in Chicago
Croatian Globetrotter Joe Mikulec
Picture
of Josip (Joseph) Mikulec
in possession of Dr.
Ante Cuvalo, Chicago
A detail on his breast: Croatian
Coat of Arms
Croatian
adventurer Josip (Joseph) Mikulec
set out to circumnavigate the globe on foot in the span of five
years.
With the start of this journey he became a perpetual wanderer.
Mostly
hiking, he traveled the world some 28 years and achieved a degree of
fame
for having collected more than 30,000 autographs of world-famous
people.
Joseph Mikulec
with Croatian Coat of Arms.
Hrvatska
Žena (Croatian Woman)
society, Branch
1 of Chicago founded on January 27, 1929. Another 18 branches were
founded throughout the United States supporting churches, schools,
charities and cultural programs as well as the American military during
World War II. Source Vladimir Novak.
Hrvatska
žena, ustrojena 27. siječnja 1929,
Chicago ILL.
Croatian Woman, founded on January 27, 1929, Chicago ILL., source www.cuvalo.net
Hrvatska
žena, grana br. 1, Chicago, 1929-2009
Croatian Woman, branch #1, Chicago, 80th Anniversary, source www.cuvalo.net
Kolendar (Calender), New York, issued by Croatian printing and publishing company,1921
CroatiaFest 2005, Seattle, USA, Photo - Jal Schrof
Primary school in the town of
Lumbarda on the island of Korčula.
The second plaque, placed in 1931, is dedicated to Maring Gjurgjevic, teacher,
built by his former pupils gathered in Lumbarda Club in Oakland, California.
The second plaque, placed in 1931, is dedicated to Maring Gjurgjevic, teacher,
built by his former pupils gathered in Lumbarda Club in Oakland, California.
Zajedničar
(Fraternalist) 1907, USA (also here, in Croatian)
Notice Croatian Coats of Arms on the top and near the bottom.
Notice Croatian Coats of Arms on the top and near the bottom.
Distinguished Americans in Croatia
- Jimmy Lyggett, trainer of Croatian boxing
representation in Zagreb from 1939 to 1945
Croatia - Australia
Croatia - Japan
Many thanks to Neand Bach, NY, for suggesting to create this web page. D.Ž.
Croatia, Overview of Its History, Culture and Science