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Retired Serbian basketball player Darko Miličić scripted history as the youngest foreign NBA player and the youngest player to win an NBA Championship, having won the 2004 NBA finals with the Detroit Pistons. He was also part of the U-16 gold-winning Yugoslavian squad at the 2001 European Championship for Cadets.
Serbian basketball player Aleksej Pokuševski plays for the NBA team Oklahoma City Thunder. A talented power forward/small forward, he began his senior career with the Greek club Olympiacos, before being picked up by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2020 NBA draft. He is the son of a professional basketball player and coach.
Lieserl Einstein’s existence came into light almost 30 years after her father Albert Einstein’s death. She was the illegitimate, first-born child of Einstein and his fellow student, and later wife, Mileva Maric. Some believe she died of scarlet fever, while other sources state she was given up for adoption.
Nicknamed Serbian Steel, Serbian MMA fighter and sambist Bojan Velickovic competes in the welterweight division. Initially an amateur MMA gold medalist, he later competed for promotions such as the Resurrection Fighting Alliance, UFC, and PFL. He has also been a Tesla Fighting middleweight champion.
Serbian basketball player Nikola Milutinov currently represents KK Partizan Mozzart Bet. The talented center has previously been a Greek League champion with Olympiacos and a 2-time Serbian League champion with Partizan. He was also part of the Serbian squad that won a silver at the 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Cup.
The head coach of the Serbian men’s national basketball team, Svetislav Pešić has previously won several medals as the head coach of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia, and Germany. Both his son, Marko, and his son-in-law, Jan Jagla, have played basketball for Germany. In his short career as a player, he went undrafted by the NBA.
Đorđe Balašević was a Serbian singer-songwriter, poet, writer, and director. He is best remembered for writing Rani Mraz's popular song Count on Us, which is widely regarded as an anthem of an entire generation. Đorđe Balašević was also renowned for intertwining political commentaries into his performances and songs.
Nina Senicar is a Serbian model and actress based in Los Angeles, USA. Senicar, who started her career as a TV presenter and model, achieved popularity in Italy before establishing herself as an actress in Hollywood. In addition to being an actress, Nina Senicar also works closely with humanitarian organizations like Pangea Onlus, which supports women around the world.
Nataša Bekvalac is a Serbian singer, actress, and model. She achieved popularity in 2011 when she was named Female Pop Singer of the Year at Oskar Popularnosti. In 2020, she won the Music Video of the Year award at the Music Awards Ceremony. Bekvalac is also renowned for her support for the LGBT community and is considered a gay icon.
Serbian politician and minister of internal affairs, Aleksandar Vulin, who represents the Movement of Socialists, has also been a lawyer. He has previously held significant ministries such as those of defense and labor and has also been a minister without portfolio in charge of Kosovo and Metohija.
Dara Bubamara is a Serbian singer and TV personality. She first achieved popularity in the early 1990s and then went on to establish herself as a famous pop-folk singer. Today, Dara Bubamara is counted among the most successful and famous Serbian pop-folk singers of her generation.
Serb-Yugoslav historian and author Slobodan Jovanović was the prime minister of Yugoslavia when the government was in exile during World War II. Initially an academician, he taught law at the University of Belgrade and was the university’s vice chancellor, too. He also penned several historical works.
Serbian-born Israeli politician Yosef Lapid started his career as a print and broadcast journalist who went on to win the prestigious Sokolov Award. He then focused on politics and joined the Zionist Shinui party, before switching to the Secular Faction. He also served as Israel’s deputy prime minister and minister of justice.
