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

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

Media and Literature

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

Academia and Politics

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

Nicholas Ribic, who fought in the Bosnian Serb Army during the Bosnian War

Sports

Ice Hockey

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)
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

Milos Raonic, tennis player
Daniel Nestor, tennis player
Frank Dancevic, tennis player

Football

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

^ Gordana Lazarevich at Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, accessed September 1, 2019
^ "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-12.

[1] Gordana Lazarevich at Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, accessed September 1, 2019

[2] "x.com". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2024-06-12.

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