Goran Ivanisevic
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Goran Ivanisevic - Famous for his sense of humor and his quotes. This guy from Split became the first wild card to win the Wimbledon. One of Goran's quotes: "My tattoo is a cross, a rose and a shark. A cross is a cross, a rose like love and a shark is a pretty tough animal." More about Goran on : http://www.goranonline.com/ |
Iva Majoli
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One more in the circle of
Croatia's tennis potentials. Iva entered the top 10 tennis players list
in 1992 but after a bad shoulder injury she is currently ranked number
25.
She was born in Zagreb in 1977. Iva's big comeback is expected this year. |
Stipe Mesic
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In 2002 President Mesic
received an award by the American Bar Association/Central and Eastern European
Initiative (ABA/CEELI) for
promotion of democracy and rule of law in Central and Eastern Europe. President of Croatia Stjepan Mesic: "Croatia's potentials are great. This means both economic and human resources and potentials. Being a Mediterranean country we can also be a gateway to other countries in this part of Europe. But we have to confirm the maturity of our democracy. We must provide and facilitate the return of all our citizens. We must ensure the freedom of the media and the civil rights of all our citizens. We must also provide for the democratic functions of all the institutions." More about President Mesic on: http://www.predsjednik.hr/english/biography.html
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Denis Latin
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Denis Latin was awarded
the Journalist of the Year 2001 award in Croatia.
He also received the 2002 Dr. Erhard Busek - SEEMO Award for Better Understanding of South East Europe -the recognition for outstanding efforts in journalism which he contributed towards better understanding of South Eastern Europe. Latin was selected from among more than 400 nominations. Denis is quite popular for his work at the TV program Latinica. |
Goran Visnjic
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Somebody once asked me if
all handsome Croats called Goran.
Goran Visnjic, who plays Croatian immigrant Dr Luka Kovac in popular TV Serial ER, was called the Tom Cruise of Croatia by Vogue magazine. He started his career at the age of 21, when he staged at the prestigious Dubrovnik Summer Festival's in the role of Hamlet. More about Goran Visnjic : http://www.gvsite.com/ |
Severina
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Severina is one the
of most popular singers in Croatia.
She was born in Split 1972. Her famous albums are: Severina (1991), Dalmatinka (1993), Trava zelena (1995), Moje stvar (1996), Djevojka sa sela (1998), Ja samo pjevam (1999), Pogled ispod obrva (2001) Compilations: Paloma nera uzivo (1999), 18 velikih hitova (2002) More about Severina on: http://www.severina.com |