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, rock guitarist for Rush
• Stana Katic, Hollywood actress
• Dan Petronijevic, Canadian actor
• Nina Kiri, Hollywood actress
• Emilija Baranac, Hollywood actress
• Lolita Davidovich, Hollywood actress
• Mike Dopud, Hollywood actor
• Luigi von Kunits, conductor, founder of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra
• Ana Sokolovic, music composer
• Sasa Radulovic (architect), award-winning 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, a renowned cellist
• Vessna Perunovich, visual 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
• , writer, journalist and theater actress
• John Bosnitch, journalist, activist
• Alex Mihailovich, television journalist
• Brian Linehan, television host
• Ogden Gavanski, film producer
• Djuradj Vujcic, journalist
• 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
• Maja Vodanovic, 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
• , Climate Scientist, Fellow at Royal Society of Canada and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}
• Sasa Radulovic, architect

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 Lučić, 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
• Mike Dopud, CFL football player
• Lou Zivkovich, CFL 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

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

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.

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
• Boris Spremo, photo-journalist
• 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[]

• List of Serbian Americans
• List of Serbs

References[]

Sources[]