Croatia People

Successful Croatian writer, journalist and movie coscenarist.

The Orchestra in the City of Dubrovnik has been in operation continuously since 1924, initially as a semi-professional organization, and subsequently as a fully professional orchestra. The Dubrovnik Symphony Orchestra continues the long and significant musical tradition that had already been developed in the early years of the Republic of Dubrovnik (1358-1808).

Franjo Tudjman is the first president of the independent and democratic Croatian state and the supreme commander of its armed forces. As head of state, he was the initiator of the organisation of the defence and the creation of the Croatian army, and the chief political and military strategist in the establishment of a sovereign Croatia and its international recognition, and defence and victory in the Homeland War.

Visnjic was the youngest actor to be chosen for the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet at the Dubrovnik Summer Theatre Festival in Croatia. Originally cast as Laertes, and understudy to Hamlet, he took over the role when the star dropped out of the production shortly before the first performance.

Ivan Gundulic is the most celebrated Croatian Baroque poet from the Republic of Ragusa.

Today, Ivan Radman lives in both Zagreb and Zadar. He paints, studies architecture at University of Zagreb and works as a computer and graphic designer.

One of the most important Dubrovnik painter, born in Ploce area in Dubrovnik.

Offical pages of Marko Perkovic - Thompson, the most popular Croatian singer. (Croatian version only)

After Franjo Tuđman died in December 1999, he was elected in two rounds the President of the Republic of Croatia in February 2000. He was re-elected in January 2005 for a second term. As an opposition of Tuđman's personality, relaxed and charming Mesić has many times been voted as the most popular politician in Croatia.

Virtual home of Arusa Theatre.