List of Bosnian Americans

This is a list of notable Bosnian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

Art

• Adi Granov, comic book artist
• Endi E. Poskovic, artist and printmaker
• Maja Ruznic, painter

Literature

• Aleksandar Hemon, fiction writer
• Téa Obreht, novelist
• Semir Osmanagić, writer
• Sasha Skenderija, poet

Film

• Miraj Grbić, actor
• Karl Malden (1912–2009), actor
• Sulejman Medenčević, cinematographer
• Harun Mehmedinović, director, screenwriter and photographer
• Ivana Miličević, actor
• Tinka Milinović, television personality
• Sunny Suljic, actor and skateboarder
• Sabina Vajrača, film director and film producer

Music

• Kemal Gekić (born 1962), pianist
• Flory Jagoda (1923–2021), guitarist, composer and singer
• Vuk Kulenovic, composer
• Mladen Milicevic, composer and professor of music

Politics

• Anesa Kajtazovic, Iowa State Representative and first Bosnian-American elected official
• Muhamed Sacirbey, businessman, lawyer, and former ambassador

Sports

• Amar Alibegović, basketball player
• Esmir Bajraktarevic, soccer player
• Nina Bates, retired figure skater
• Mirsad Bektic, retired mixed martial artist
• J.R. Bremer, basketball player; Bosnian national team
• Amer Delić, retired tennis player
• Luka Garza, basketball player
• Alen Hadzic, banned fencer
• Adnan Hodzic, basketball player
• Baggio Husidić, retired soccer player
• Vedad IbiÅ¡ević, retired soccer player
• Slobodan JanjuÅ¡, retired soccer player
• Elvir Kafedžić, retired soccer player and coach
• Esad Komić, retired soccer player
• Refik Kozić, retired soccer player
• Damir Krupalija, basketball player
• Peri MaroÅ¡ević, retired soccer player
• Nedim NiÅ¡ić, olympic swimmer
• Ajdin Penava, basketball player
• Hajrudin Saračević (1949–2022), soccer player
• Mirsad Sejdić, retired soccer player
• Goran Suton, retired basketball player
• Emsad Zahirovic, soccer player

Other

• Tea Alagic (born 1972), theatre director
• Ervin Sejdic, North York General Hospital's Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence for Health Outcomes
• Mirsad Hadžikadić, UNC Charlotte professor and executive director of analytical programs.
• Sanela Diana Jenkins, entrepreneur and philanthropist; established the International Justice Clinic

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