List of Serbian Canadians
This is a list of notable Serbian Canadians, that is, notable Canadian citizens of ethnic Serb descent.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Serbian Canadian or must have references showing they are Serbian Canadians and are notable.
Arts and Entertainment
[edit]- Alex Lifeson, guitarist for Rush (band)
- Stana Katic, Canadian-American actress and producer
- Dan Petronijevic, actor
- Nina Kiri, actress
- Emilija Baranac, actress
- Lolita Davidovich, actress
- Mike Dopud, Actor and former football player
- Luigi von Kunits, conductor, founder of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
- Ana Sokolovic, composer
- Sasa Radulovic (architect), architect
- Bojana Sentaler, fashion designer
- Ivy Jenkins, metal bass player, fashion designer
- Tijana Arnautović, Miss Canada 2004
- Bratsa Bonifacho, artist
- Viktor Mitic, artist
- Alexander Zonjic, flutist, music radio host
- Philippe Djokic, violinist, conductor
- Denise Djokic, cellist
- Vessna Perunovich, artist
- Lilly Otasevic, sculptor, artist
- Sanja Živković, film director
Media and Literature
[edit]- Ben Mulroney, television host
- Saša Petricic, award-winning CBC journalist
- Jelena Adzic, CBC arts reporter
- Boris Spremo, award-winning photojournalist
- Alex Mihailovich, television journalist
- Brian Linehan, television host
- Ogden Gavanski, film producer
- Dragan Todorović, journalist, author
- Anica Nonveiller, journalist, writer, producer
- Boris Malagurski, documentary director, producer
- Adam Pribićević, journalist, writer, politician
- Dušan Petričić, illustrator and caricaturist (Toronto Star, New York Times)
- Prvoslav Vujcic, writer
- Nina Bunjevac, cartoonist
- David Albahari, award-winning Serbian-Jewish writer
Academia and Politics
[edit]- Mila Mulroney, wife of Brian Mulroney (18th Prime Minister of Canada)
- Caroline Mulroney, politician
- Bob Bratina, politician, radio host
- Tom Rakocevic, politician
- Jody Mitic, politician, motivational speaker for veterans
- Stevo Todorčević, mathematician, University of Toronto professor, a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- Miloš Mladenović, professor at McGill University, a political expert
- Sofija Skoric, librarian, activist, and founder of The Serbian Heritage Academy
- Miodrag Kojadinović, writer, an expert on gender/LGBT studies
- Gordana Lazarevich, musicologist, university department head [1]
- Vesna Milosevic-Zdjelar, astrophysicist, science educator
- Radoje Knežević, a member of a group that organized the Yugoslav coup d'état of 27 March 1941
- Ivan Avakumović, professor at the University of British Columbia
Military
[edit]- Nicholas Ribic, who fought in the Bosnian Serb Army during the Bosnian War
Sports
[edit]Ice Hockey
[edit]- Sasha Lakovic, ice hockey left winger (NHL/AHL)
- Milan Lucic, ice hockey left winger (NHL/WHL)
- Peter Zezel, ice hockey centre (NHL)
- Mick Vukota, ice hockey right winger (NHL)
- Savo Mitrovic, ice hockey player
- Stan Smrke, ice hockey player (NHL)
- John Smrke, ife hockey player (NHL)
- Adrien Plavsic, ice hockey defenceman (NHL)
- Alex Petrovic, ice hockey defense-man
- Ivan Boldirev, ice hockey player (NHL)
- Dan Kesa, ice hockey player (NHL)
- Milan Marcetta, ice hockey player (NHL), played during the 1967 Stanley Cup Playoffs
- Daniel Vukovic, ice hockey player
- Alex Andjelic, ice hockey coach
Tennis
[edit]- Milos Raonic, tennis player
- Daniel Nestor, tennis player
- Frank Dancevic, tennis player
Football
[edit]- Bob O'Billovich, CFL football player, CFL executive and coach
- Nick Bastaja, CFL football offensive lineman
- Chris Cvetkovic, CFL football player
- Lou Zivkovich, CFL football player
- Roy Jokanovich, CFL football player
- Nikola Kalinic, NFL football player
Soccer
[edit]- Mike Bakić, soccer player
- Mike Stojanović, soccer player
- Jovan Blagojevic, soccer player
- Milan Božić, soccer player
- Aleksa Marković, soccer player
- Goran Miscevic, soccer player, coach
- Darko Kolić, soccer player, coach
- Miloš Kocić, soccer goalkeeper
- Milan Borjan, soccer goalkeeper
- Milovan Kapor, soccer player
- Dejan Jakovic, soccer player
- Niki Budalić, soccer player, general manager
- Stefan Cebara, soccer player
- Srdjan Djekanović, soccer goalkeeper
- Marko Aleksic, soccer player
- Boban Kajgo, soccer player
- Nikola Paunic, soccer player
- Uroš Stamatović, soccer player, coach
- Stefan Mitrović, soccer player
- Stefan Karajovanovic, soccer player
- Lazar Stefanovic, soccer player
Basketball
[edit]- Mike Brkovich, basketball player
- Stefan Jankovic, basketball player
- Dejan Kravić, basketball player
- Lazar Kojović, basketball player
- Vladimir Kuljanin, basketball player
- Nemanja Mitrović, basketball player
- Stephany Skrba, basketball player
Wrestling and Boxing
[edit]- Neven Pajkić, heavyweight boxer
- Jelena Mrdjenovich, boxer, WBC/WIBF super featherweight title
- Bob Bozic, heavyweight boxer
- Bronko Lubich, wrestler, referee
- James Trifunov, wrestler, represented Canada in the Olympic Games
- Nick Cvjetkovich, professional wrestler
- Karmen Petrovic WWE professional wrestler[2]
Other sports
[edit]- Milan Vukadinov, master chess player
- Igor Zugic, chess champion, Canadian International Master of Chess
- Sasa Palamarevic, water polo player
- Ryan Radmanovich, MLB baseball player
- Zoran Kosanović, table tennis player
- Nenad Gajic, lacrosse player
- Nick Zoricic, ski-cross competitor
- Zachary Plavsic, sailor athlete
- Ljiljana Ljubisic, paralympic athlete
- Slobodan Misic-Brenda, Quebec handball trainer and author
- Nenad Medić, poker player
- Eli Sukunda, represented Canada in the 1976 Montreal Olympics in fencing
- George Tintor, rower
- Verica Bakoc, water polo player
- Milos Kostic, triathlete
- Andrea Mitrovic, volleyball player
Other
[edit]- Rebecca MacDonald (Ubavka Mitić), businesswoman
- Black Mike Winage, miner, an original settler in the Yukon, centenarian
- Boban Stojanović, LGBT advocate
- Sasa Radulovic, businessman, software engineer, politician
- Nick Borkovich, Superior Court justice, Hamilton, Ontario
- Paul von Baich, portrait and wildlife photographer
- Georgije Đokić, the first Bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada, now retired
- Mitrofan Kodić, the current bishop of the Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Canada
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Gordana Lazarevich at Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, accessed September 1, 2019
- ^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-12.