Branko

Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; ) is a South Slavic masculine given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is a shortened form of the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. It is also occasionally a nickname.

Notable people with this name include:

B

• Branko Babić (born 1947), Serbian football manager
• Branko Bačić (born 1959), Croatian politician
• Branko Bajić (born 1998), Bosnian footballer
• Branko Baković (born 1981), Serbian footballer
• Branko Baletić (born 1946), Serbian-Montenegrin film director and producer
• Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director
• Branko Becić (1923–2000), Croatian rower
• Branko Bedekovič (born 1973), Slovenian handball player
• Branko Belačić (1929–2008), Croatian rower
• Branko Benzon (1903–1970), Croatian physician, diplomat and politician
• Branko Bogunović (1911–1945), Serbian military officer
• Branko Bokun (1920–2011), Yugoslav-British author and journalist
• Branko BoÅ¡ković (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer
• Branko BoÅ¡njak (1923–1996), Croatian philosopher
• Branko BoÅ¡njak (footballer) (born 1955), Yugoslav footballer
• Branko BoÅ¡njaković (born 1939), Dutch-Croatian physicist
• Branko Božović (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager
• Branko Brkic (born 1962), Serbian-South African editor and publisher
• Branko Brnović (born 1967), Montenegrin football manager
• Branko Bulatović (1951–2004), Montenegrin football administrator
• Branko Buljević (born 1947), Croatian-Australian footballer

C

• Branko Čalović (1941–1995), Yugoslav footballer
• Branko Celler, Australian academic
• Branko Cikatić (1955–2020), Croatian martial artist
• Branko Ćopić (1915–1984), Yugoslav writer
• Branko Črnac Tusta (1955–2012), Croatian musician
• Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), Macedonian politician
• Branko Čubrilo (born 1988), Croatian footballer
• Branko Culina (born 1957), Croatian-Australian football player and coach
• Branko Čulina (born 1957), Croatian-Australian football manager
• Branko Cvejić (1946–2022), Serbian actor
• Branko Cvetković (born 1984), Bosnian basketball player
• Branko Cvetkovič (born 1951), Slovenian photographer

D

• Branko Damljanović (born 1961), Serbian chess grandmaster
• Branko Dangubić (1922–2002), Serbian javelin thrower
• Branko Davidović (born 1959), Serbian footballer
• Branko Đerić (born 1948), Bosnian Serb politician
• Branko Despot (born 1942), Croatian philosopher
• Branko Dobrosavljević (1886–1941), Serbian hieromartyr and saint
• Branko Dolhar (born 1949), Slovenian ski jumper
• Branko Dragutinović (born 1961), Bosnian footballer
• Branko Đurić (born 1962), Bosnian actor
• Branko Đurić (tennis) (born 2005), Serbian tennis player

E

• Branko Elsner (1929–2012), Slovenian football manager

F

• Branko Filip (born 1975), Slovenian cyclist
• Branko Fučić (1920–1999), Croatian art historian, archeologist and paleographer

G

• Branko Galoić (born 1973), Croatian musician
• Branko Gavella (1885–1962), Croatian theatre director, critic and essayist
• Branko Geroski, Macedonian journalist
• Branko GradiÅ¡nik (born 1951), Slovenian writer and translator
• Branko Grahovac (born 1983), Bosnian footballer
• Branko Gračanin (born 1943), Croatian footballer
• Branko Grims (born 1962), Slovenian politician
• Branko Grünbaum (1929–2018), Croatian-American mathematician

H

• Branko Hofman (1929–1991), Slovenian poet, writer and playwright
• Branko Horjak (born 1950), Slovenian football player and manager
• Branko Horvat (1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician
• Branko Hrg (born 1961), Croatian politician
• Branko Hucika (born 1977), Croatian footballer

I

• Branko Ilič (born 1983), Slovenian footballer
• Branko Isaković (born 1958), Serbian bass player, producer and composer
• Branko IÅ¡tvančić (born 1967), Croatian film director
• Branko Ivanda (1941–2025), Croatian film director and screenwriter
• Branko Ivanković (born 1954), Croatian football manager

J

• Branko Jelić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
• Branko Jeren (born 1951), Croatian university professor and politician
• Branko Jorović (born 1981), Serbian basketball player and coach
• Branko Jovanović (1868–1921), Serbian army general
• Branko Jovičić (born 1993), Serbian footballer

K

• Branko Kadija (1921–1942), Albanian communist of Serbian descent
• Branko Kallay (1908–1995), Croatian athlete
• Branko KankaraÅ¡ (born 1988), Serbian-Montenegrin handball player
• Branko Karačić (born 1960), Croatian football manager
• Branko Klenkovski (1946–2013), Yugoslav footballer
• Branko Kokir (born 1974), Serbian handball player
• Branko Kopjar, Croatian-American physician and epidemiologist
• Branko Kostić (1939–2020), Montenegrin politician
• Branko Kovačević (born 1951), Serbian academic
• Branko Kovačević (basketball) (born 1951), Serbian basketball player
• Branko Kovačević (volleyball) (born 1967), Serbian volleyball coach
• Branko Kralj (1924–2012), Croatian footballer
• Branko Krga (born 1945), Serbian military officer
• Branko Krsmanović (1915–1941), Yugoslav soldier

L

• Branko Laura (born 1982), Croatian futsal player
• Branko Lazarević (born 1984), Serbian footballer
• Branko Lazarević (critic) (1883–1963), Serbian writer, literary critic and diplomat
• Branko Lazić (born 1989), Serbian basketball player
• Branko Lukovac (1944–2023), Montenegrin politician
• Branko Lustig (1932–2019), Croatian film producer

M

• Branko Maksimović (born 1974), Serbian basketball coach
• Branko Mamula (1921–2021), Yugoslav officer and politician
• Branko Manoilovski (born 1941), Macedonian politician
• Branko Marinković (born 1967), Bolivian-Croatian politician and businessman
• Branko Marjanović (1909–1996), Yugoslav film director and editor
• Branislav Martinović (1937–2015), Serbian wrestler
• Branko MaruÅ¡ič (born 1938), Slovenian historian
• Branko Mataja (1923–2000), Serbian–American folk and blues musician
• Aleksandër Branko Merxhani (1894–1981), Albanian sociologist, writer and journalist
• Branko Mihajlović (born 1991), Serbian footballer
• Branko Mihaljević (1931–2005), Croatian composer
• Branko Mikasinovich (academic) (born 1938), Serbian American scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature
• Branko MikaÅ¡inović (politician) (1924–1999), Yugoslav and Serbian diplomat and politician
• Branko Mikulić (1928–1994), Yugoslav politician
• Branko MikÅ¡a (born 1947), Croatian politician
• Branko Milanović (born 1953), Serbian-American economist
• Branko Milisavljević (born 1976), Serbian basketball player
• Branko Milićević (born 1946), Serbian actor
• Branko Miljković (1934–1961), Serbian poet
• Branko MiljuÅ¡ (born 1960), Croatian footballer
• Branko Milosevic (born 1964), Croatian-Australian footballer
• Branko Milovanović (born 1973), Serbian footballer
• Branko Mirković (born 1982), Serbian-Bulgarian basketball player
• Branko Mitrovic, Serbian-Norwegian architectural historian
• Branko Mladenović (), Serbian magnate

N

• Branko Nadoveza (1950–1970), Serbian footballer
• Branko NeÅ¡ić (born 1934), Serbian-American basketball player
• Branko NeÅ¡ović (1930–2002), Serbian footballer and medical doctor
• Branko Ninić (born 1974), Serbian politician

O

• Branko Oblak (born 1947), Slovenian footballer
• Branko Ojdanić born 1990), Bosnian footballer
• Branko Okić (born 1969), Bosnian footballer
• Branko Ostojić (born 1984), Bosnian footballer

P

• Branko Panić (born 1977), Croatian footballer
• Branko Pauljević (born 1989), Serbian footballer
• Branko Pavlović (born 1960), Serbian politician and lawyer
• Branko Peković (born 1979), Serbian water polo player
• Branko PeÅ¡ić (1922–1986), Serbian politician
• Branko Petranović (1927–1994), Serbian historian
• Branko Pintarič (born 1967), Slovenian writer and actor
• Branko PlavÅ¡ić (1949–2011), Serbian comic book artist
• Branko PleÅ¡a (1926–2001), Serbian actor and theatre director
• Branko PleÅ¡e (1915–1980), Croatian footballer
• Branko Popović (painter) (1882–1944), Serbian painter
• Branko Popović (politician) (born 1975), Serbian medical doctor and politician

R

• Branko Radaković (1982–2018), Serbian actor and director
• Branko Radivojević (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
• Branko Radičević (1924–1953), Serbian poet
• Branko Radovanović (born 1981), Serbian footballer
• Branko Radović (basketball) (1933–1993), Yugoslav basketball player and coach
• Branko Radović (footballer, born 1950), Montenegrin football player and manager
• Branko Radović (footballer, born 1993), Serbian footballer
• Branko Radulović (1881–1916), Serbian painter
• Branko Ranković (born 1971), Serbian politician
• Branko Rasić (born 1976), Serbian footballer
• Branko Rastislalić (died 1352), Serbian medieval ruler
• Branko RaÅ¡ović (born 1942), Montenegrin footballer
• Branko Ružić (politician) (born 1975), Serbian politician
• Branko Ružić (sculptor) (1919–1997), Croatian sculptor

S

• Branko Savić (born 1972), Serbian footballer
• Branko Schmidt (born 1957), Croatian film director
• Branimir Branko Segota (born 1961), Croatian-Canadian soccer player
• Branko Skroče (born 1955), Croatian basketball player
• Branko Smiljanić (born 1957), Serbian football manager
• Branko Sobot (born 1972), Croatian boxer
• Branko Souček (1930–2014), Croatian academic and computer scientist
• Branko Å poljar (1914–1985), Yugoslav actor
• Branko Stanković (1921–2000), Bosnian football player and manager
• Branko Stanovnik (born 1938), Slovenian chemist
• Branko Stinčić (1922–2001), Croatian footballer
• Branko Å trbac (born 1957), Yugoslav handball player
• Branko Strupar (born 1970), Croatian-Belgian footballer
• Branko Å varc (1894–1972), Croatian judge

T

• Branko Tanazević (1876–1945), Serbian architect
• Branko de Tellería (born 1991), Argentinian footballer
• Branko Tomović (born 1980), Serbian-German actor
• Branko ToÅ¡ović (born 1949), Austrian-Serbian philologist, linguist and literary scholar
• Branko Trajkov (born 1966), Croatian musician
• Branko Tretinjak (1907–1989), Yugoslav fencer
• Branko Tucak (born 1952), Croatian football manager

V

• Branko Ve Poljanski, pseudonym of Serbian poet and painter Branislav Micić (1898–1947)
• Branko Vidović (1923–2013), Croatian swimmer
• Branko Vodnik (1879–1926), Croatian literary historian
• Branko Vrgoč (born 1989), Croatian footballer
• Branko Vujović (born 1998), Montenegrin handball player
• Branko Vukelić (1958–2013), Croatian politician
• Branko Vukelić (spy) (1904–1945), Yugoslav spy
• Branko Vukićević (born 1961), Serbian basketball player

Z

• Branko Zebec (1929–1988), Croatian football player and manager
• Branko Žigić (born 1981), Serbian professional football player and coach
• Branko Ziherl (1916–1942), Slovenian diver
• Branko Zinaja (1895–1949), Croatian footballer
• Branko Zorko (born 1967), Croatian runner
• Branko Zupan (born 1964), Slovenian football player and manager

No surname

• Branko (čelnik) ( 1306–19), Serbian nobleman

See also

• Branko's Bridge, bridge in Belgrade, Serbia
• Brankov, surname
• Branković, surname
• Brankovina, village in Serbia
• Brankovići (Rogatica), village in Bosnia