I don't know if Urich was Croatia but his character on the show ,Dan Tana, was named after a famous restaurant in California started by a Croatia.Dobrivoje Tanasijevic . It was shortened to Dan Tana. johnnypatrick2 on YAHOO MESSENGER ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joy Durrett" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:51 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! > Are you talking about Robert Urich? Who played a Private Detective? Joy > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Jerin" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:46 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! > > >> http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Croatians.htm >> >> Robert Jerin <[email protected]> wrote:Gene Rayburn was of Croatian >> descent his real name was RUBESA, who came from Susak >> >> Robert >> >> >> >> Jerome Buza wrote: >> My mom told me that Gene Rayburn from Match Game was a Croatian and that >> actor who's name started with a U, I think it was Urich, and died of >> cancer, >> wasn't he a Croatian. Might have been Slovenian, but not sure. >> Margaret >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Linda C Botham" >> To: >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:52 PM >> Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats >> >> >>> How about Nikola Tesla, the inventor of AC power? wasn't he Croatian? >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Reuter, Patty" >> >>> To: >>> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM >>> Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats >>> >>> >>>> My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco >>> Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to >>> asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of >>> you. >>> What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her >>> that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a >>> "ton" >>> of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let >>> him >>> know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic >>> print that we have to school. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your input, >>>> >>>> >>>> Patty >>>> >>>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>>> This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan >>>> service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working >>>> around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 >>> >>> >> >> >> >> Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about >> a wonderful tour of Croatia! >> >> http://www.kollander-travel.com/ >> >> >> >> >> Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about >> a wonderful tour of Croatia! >> >> http://www.kollander-travel.com/

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Well, another name that the teacher might recognize is Tito ... who "united Yugoslavia" while he was alive (or at least that's the propaganda I remember hearing). He was Croatian, wasn't he? (I vaguely remember my Serbian roommate telling me that in the 70s). v -----Original Message----- From: Joy Durrett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! Are you talking about Robert Urich? Who played a Private Detective? Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! > http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Croatians.htm > > Robert Jerin <[email protected]> wrote:Gene Rayburn was of Croatian > descent his real name was RUBESA, who came from Susak > > Robert > > > > Jerome Buza wrote: > My mom told me that Gene Rayburn from Match Game was a Croatian and that > actor who's name started with a U, I think it was Urich, and died of > cancer, > wasn't he a Croatian. Might have been Slovenian, but not sure. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda C Botham" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > > >> How about Nikola Tesla, the inventor of AC power? wasn't he Croatian? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Reuter, Patty" > >> To: >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM >> Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats >> >> >>> My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco >> Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to >> asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of >> you. >> What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her >> that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a >> "ton" >> of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him >> know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic >> print that we have to school. >>> >>> Thanks for your input, >>> >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan >>> service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working >>> around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. >> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 >> >> > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a > wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ > > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about > a wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/

How about Goran Visnjic - 'Luka' the hunk doctor from ER (American TV) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic print that we have to school. > > Thanks for your input, > > > Patty > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________ > >

Oh my then don't let his mother's family know that she was Slovene ! [email protected] wrote:Tito was considered to be Croat. Usually we do not slice people in halfs just because of mixed ancestry. Tatjana Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Prof. Frano SELAK, billed as "the world's unluckiest man" stars in an Australian Doritos commercial! http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?sectionid=390&subsectionid=0&id=5517 Robert Jerin <[email protected]> wrote: Mike Grgic of Grgich-Hills California wine. Hills is from the Hills Bros. Coffee family, he funded Mike. Mali Plavac (little blue) grape is the ancestor to the Zinfandel grape. Robert John Arnerich wrote: Hello All, Greetings from New Zealand Our Dalmatian/Croatian heritage runs deep here. Aside from all of us being famous in our own way, some public names in our country include: - Sean Fitzpatrick, past captain of the New Zealand All Blacks (Rugby Union ie like NFL). - Milan Mrkusich - artist - Amelia Batastich - writer - Sir Jim Belich - past Mayor of Wellington (Capital City of New Zealand) - Numerous pioneers of New Zealand viticulture industry which is now acclaimed world wide. A link to Dalmatian/Croatian culture in New Zealand from the New Zealand Governments "Encyclopaedia of New Zealand" website is attached below: http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Dalmatians/en The seeds from Croatia have blown far and wide. Regards John Arnerich -----Original Message----- From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:43 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] More famous Croats Diego Armando Maradona Played soccer for Argentina Dino Radja basketball from Split "Reuter, Patty" wrote: My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic print that we have to school. Thanks for your input, Patty ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Tiger Joe Marsh aka Josip MARUSIC played the original Mr Clean in TV commercials was born in Chicago, began his career as a professional wrestler. Later he had acting roles in about 3 dozen movies and TV shows inc my wife's all time favorite, Perry Mason. Robert "Sauter, Vicki L." <[email protected]> wrote: Well, another name that the teacher might recognize is Tito ... who "united Yugoslavia" while he was alive (or at least that's the propaganda I remember hearing). He was Croatian, wasn't he? (I vaguely remember my Serbian roommate telling me that in the 70s). v -----Original Message----- From: Joy Durrett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! Are you talking about Robert Urich? Who played a Private Detective? Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! > http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Croatians.htm > > Robert Jerin wrote:Gene Rayburn was of Croatian > descent his real name was RUBESA, who came from Susak > > Robert > > > > Jerome Buza wrote: > My mom told me that Gene Rayburn from Match Game was a Croatian and that > actor who's name started with a U, I think it was Urich, and died of > cancer, > wasn't he a Croatian. Might have been Slovenian, but not sure. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda C Botham" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > > >> How about Nikola Tesla, the inventor of AC power? wasn't he Croatian? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Reuter, Patty" > >> To: >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM >> Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats >> >> >>> My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco >> Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to >> asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of >> you. >> What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her >> that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a >> "ton" >> of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him >> know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic >> print that we have to school. >>> >>> Thanks for your input, >>> >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan >>> service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working >>> around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. >> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 >> >> > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a > wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ > > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about > a wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Tito was an alias for Josip BROZ, from Kumrovac Croatia, half Croat and half Slovene Robert "Sauter, Vicki L." <[email protected]> wrote: Well, another name that the teacher might recognize is Tito ... who "united Yugoslavia" while he was alive (or at least that's the propaganda I remember hearing). He was Croatian, wasn't he? (I vaguely remember my Serbian roommate telling me that in the 70s). v -----Original Message----- From: Joy Durrett [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:52 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! Are you talking about Robert Urich? Who played a Private Detective? Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! > http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Croatians.htm > > Robert Jerin wrote:Gene Rayburn was of Croatian > descent his real name was RUBESA, who came from Susak > > Robert > > > > Jerome Buza wrote: > My mom told me that Gene Rayburn from Match Game was a Croatian and that > actor who's name started with a U, I think it was Urich, and died of > cancer, > wasn't he a Croatian. Might have been Slovenian, but not sure. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda C Botham" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > > >> How about Nikola Tesla, the inventor of AC power? wasn't he Croatian? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Reuter, Patty" > >> To: >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM >> Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats >> >> >>> My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco >> Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to >> asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of >> you. >> What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her >> that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a >> "ton" >> of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him >> know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic >> print that we have to school. >>> >>> Thanks for your input, >>> >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan >>> service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working >>> around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. >> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 >> >> > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a > wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ > > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about > a wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Mike Grgic of Grgich-Hills California wine. Hills is from the Hills Bros. Coffee family, he funded Mike. Mali Plavac (little blue) grape is the ancestor to the Zinfandel grape. Robert John Arnerich <[email protected]> wrote: Hello All, Greetings from New Zealand Our Dalmatian/Croatian heritage runs deep here. Aside from all of us being famous in our own way, some public names in our country include: - Sean Fitzpatrick, past captain of the New Zealand All Blacks (Rugby Union ie like NFL). - Milan Mrkusich - artist - Amelia Batastich - writer - Sir Jim Belich - past Mayor of Wellington (Capital City of New Zealand) - Numerous pioneers of New Zealand viticulture industry which is now acclaimed world wide. A link to Dalmatian/Croatian culture in New Zealand from the New Zealand Governments "Encyclopaedia of New Zealand" website is attached below: http://www.teara.govt.nz/NewZealanders/NewZealandPeoples/Dalmatians/en The seeds from Croatia have blown far and wide. Regards John Arnerich -----Original Message----- From: Robert Jerin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, 7 June 2005 10:43 a.m. To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] More famous Croats Diego Armando Maradona Played soccer for Argentina Dino Radja basketball from Split "Reuter, Patty" wrote: My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic print that we have to school. Thanks for your input, Patty ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/ Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Joy, SIXTUS V 1585-1590 Joy Durrett <[email protected]> wrote: Who was the Croatian Pope? Thanks. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" To: Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > Patty, > > This is one of my favorite subjects! Here are some for Becca... this will > keep her busy of awhile! > > Nikola Tesla finventor from Smiljan Croatia discovered AC current and > worked for George Westinghouse and prevailed over Edison who promoted DC > current. > > Andrija Mohorovicic scientist disoverer of the Moho-Layer of the earths > crust > > Tony Kukoc basketball player > > Bill Belechick NFL coach > > Roger Maris baseball home run king > > Ruger Boskovic scientist > > George Chuvalo boxer > > Kresimir Kosic basketball star > > George Mikan first big man in US basketball > > Goran Ivanisevic Wimbeldon tennis champ > > Janica Kostelic skier - first winner ever of 4 medals in winter olympics > > Ivica Kostelic skier > > Mickey Lolich baseball > > Drazen Petrovic basketball star > > Peter Marevich basketball star > > Nick Saban NFL coach > > Fritzie Zivic called the "Croat Comet" boxer > > We did a Sports Exhibit at the Croatian Heritage Museum... and found the > list of Croatian sports figures to be huge... Steve Nekich (recently > deceased) compiled a huge list of Croatian sports figures, which he > verifed by sending each one a query regarding their heritage. > > 3 Nobel winners > Ivo Andric for literature > Lavoslav Ruzicka for chemistry > Vladimir Prelog for chemistry > Nikola Tesla refused his Nobel Prize which he would have shared with > Edison, Telsa got a raw deal in our history! > > Ferdinand Konscak missonary and explorer who discoverd that Baja > California was not an island, as thought, but was in fact attached to > California > > Tony Maglica invertor of the Maglite flashlight > > Eduard Penkala Zagreb inventor of one of the first mechanical pens > > David Schwartz inventor of the Zepplin! After his death Mrs Schwartz sold > the plans to Count Zeppelin > > Croatians also founded StarKist Tuna... are credited with the oyster > fishing business in New Orleans and more > > http://www.croatians.com/biographies.htm > > Boskovich family the largest grower of Iceberg Lettuce in the world (based > in Calif.) > > Ivan Mestrovic sculptor who taught at Notre Dame and created the Bowsman > in Grant Park, Chicago > > Guy Mitchell 1940s/50s band leader > > Dennis Kuchinich congresman from Ohio > > George Radanovich congressman from CA > > George Voinovich Senator from Ohio > > Big Annie Klemenc MICH copper range strike organizer > > > Zinka Kunc member of the NY Metropitan Opera > > Nenad Bach present day recording artist lives in NY > > Makso Vanko muralist who lived in the US from the about the time of WW II > and painted the murals at St Nicholas in Millvale PA > > Joseph Haydn the famous composer was born in the Croatian enclave of > Burgenland Austria, it is conterversial as to whether he was actually > Croatian (the name Hajdin is found in Croatia) but regardless some of his > compositions are known to be based on Croatian folk songs, ie For example > the main theme of his London symphony no 164 in D major (movement IV) is > based on the well known Croatian traditional song "Oj, Jelena, Jelena, > jabuka zelena" (Oj, Jelena, Jelena, my green apple). Also the final of his > Es major symphony is based on the Croatian folk song "Divojcica potok > gazi" (A little girl treads on a brook). And even the following song that > is widely known in Croatia - "Nikaj na svetu lepsega ni, nego gorica kad > nam rodi..." (There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a fruitful > hill) > > Do groups count? anyway the Zvjezdice (Little Stars) an all girl choir > from Zagreb was voted the best youth choir in Europe, even better than > Vienna Boy Choir! They have performed the last 2 years at Christmas time > in the US. > > Anyway here is a link to a list of famous Croatians... but it is not even > complete! > > http://www.hr/darko/etf/popis.html#prav > > And Adam Eterovich's page about famous Croatians > > And a list from Yad Vasham of Croatian Righteous (although Cardinal > Stepinac is listed as one who has helped he is not on the list... > communist and Serbian politics fixed that!) > > http://www.hr/darko/etf/prav.html > > Quite an interesting lot, the Croatians! > > Robert > > "Reuter, Patty" wrote: > My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco > Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to > asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. > What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her > that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a > "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would > let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a > Generalic print that we have to school. > > Thanks for your input, > > > Patty > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. > ________________________________________________________________________ > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

How about Nikola Tesla, the inventor of AC power? wasn't he Croatian? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic print that we have to school. > > Thanks for your input, > > > Patty > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________ > >

I forgot one John Malkovich Actor Donna Mainly Searching surnames BLAZEVIC, MISETIC, VUKOJEVIC, PARKS, DOUBT, GREENE, BAIR/BARE, PYLE

http://www.euroamericans.net/euroamericans.net/croatian.htm Some famous Croatian-Americans include: Nick Begich- Congressman Michael Bilandic- Mayor of Chicago Denis Kucinic- Mayor Roger Maris- Athlete Ivan Mestrovic- Sculpture George Mikan- Althlete Rudy Perpich- Governor Michael Stepovich- Governor Donna Mainly Searching surnames BLAZEVIC, MISETIC, VUKOJEVIC, PARKS, DOUBT, GREENE, BAIR/BARE, PYLE

Correct Divac is not from Croatia he is from Prijepolje the old Sandjak region of Serbia. [email protected] wrote:Vlade Divac basketball player from Serbia I think Donna Mainly Searching surnames BLAZEVIC, MISETIC, VUKOJEVIC, PARKS, DOUBT, GREENE, BAIR/BARE, PYLE Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Are you talking about Robert Urich? Who played a Private Detective? Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:46 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats - another list ! > http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/encyclopedia/L/Li/List_of_Croatians.htm > > Robert Jerin <[email protected]> wrote:Gene Rayburn was of Croatian > descent his real name was RUBESA, who came from Susak > > Robert > > > > Jerome Buza wrote: > My mom told me that Gene Rayburn from Match Game was a Croatian and that > actor who's name started with a U, I think it was Urich, and died of > cancer, > wasn't he a Croatian. Might have been Slovenian, but not sure. > Margaret > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda C Botham" > To: > Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 2:52 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > > >> How about Nikola Tesla, the inventor of AC power? wasn't he Croatian? >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Reuter, Patty" > >> To: >> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 5:15 PM >> Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats >> >> >>> My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco >> Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to >> asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of >> you. >> What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her >> that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a >> "ton" >> of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him >> know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic >> print that we have to school. >>> >>> Thanks for your input, >>> >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan >>> service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working >>> around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. >> ________________________________________________________________________ >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >> Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.6.4 - Release Date: 6/6/2005 >> >> > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a > wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/ > > > > > Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about > a wonderful tour of Croatia! > > http://www.kollander-travel.com/

Kevin McHales mother was a Croat. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:15 PM Subject: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco > Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to > asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of > you. What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher > told her that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there > are a "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she > would let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing > a Generalic print that we have to school. > > Thanks for your input, > > > Patty > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. > ________________________________________________________________________ > >

Who was the Croatian Pope? Thanks. Joy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Jerin" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] famous Croats > Patty, > > This is one of my favorite subjects! Here are some for Becca... this will > keep her busy of awhile! > > Nikola Tesla finventor from Smiljan Croatia discovered AC current and > worked for George Westinghouse and prevailed over Edison who promoted DC > current. > > Andrija Mohorovicic scientist disoverer of the Moho-Layer of the earths > crust > > Tony Kukoc basketball player > > Bill Belechick NFL coach > > Roger Maris baseball home run king > > Ruger Boskovic scientist > > George Chuvalo boxer > > Kresimir Kosic basketball star > > George Mikan first big man in US basketball > > Goran Ivanisevic Wimbeldon tennis champ > > Janica Kostelic skier - first winner ever of 4 medals in winter olympics > > Ivica Kostelic skier > > Mickey Lolich baseball > > Drazen Petrovic basketball star > > Peter Marevich basketball star > > Nick Saban NFL coach > > Fritzie Zivic called the "Croat Comet" boxer > > We did a Sports Exhibit at the Croatian Heritage Museum... and found the > list of Croatian sports figures to be huge... Steve Nekich (recently > deceased) compiled a huge list of Croatian sports figures, which he > verifed by sending each one a query regarding their heritage. > > 3 Nobel winners > Ivo Andric for literature > Lavoslav Ruzicka for chemistry > Vladimir Prelog for chemistry > Nikola Tesla refused his Nobel Prize which he would have shared with > Edison, Telsa got a raw deal in our history! > > Ferdinand Konscak missonary and explorer who discoverd that Baja > California was not an island, as thought, but was in fact attached to > California > > Tony Maglica invertor of the Maglite flashlight > > Eduard Penkala Zagreb inventor of one of the first mechanical pens > > David Schwartz inventor of the Zepplin! After his death Mrs Schwartz sold > the plans to Count Zeppelin > > Croatians also founded StarKist Tuna... are credited with the oyster > fishing business in New Orleans and more > > http://www.croatians.com/biographies.htm > > Boskovich family the largest grower of Iceberg Lettuce in the world (based > in Calif.) > > Ivan Mestrovic sculptor who taught at Notre Dame and created the Bowsman > in Grant Park, Chicago > > Guy Mitchell 1940s/50s band leader > > Dennis Kuchinich congresman from Ohio > > George Radanovich congressman from CA > > George Voinovich Senator from Ohio > > Big Annie Klemenc MICH copper range strike organizer > > > Zinka Kunc member of the NY Metropitan Opera > > Nenad Bach present day recording artist lives in NY > > Makso Vanko muralist who lived in the US from the about the time of WW II > and painted the murals at St Nicholas in Millvale PA > > Joseph Haydn the famous composer was born in the Croatian enclave of > Burgenland Austria, it is conterversial as to whether he was actually > Croatian (the name Hajdin is found in Croatia) but regardless some of his > compositions are known to be based on Croatian folk songs, ie For example > the main theme of his London symphony no 164 in D major (movement IV) is > based on the well known Croatian traditional song "Oj, Jelena, Jelena, > jabuka zelena" (Oj, Jelena, Jelena, my green apple). Also the final of his > Es major symphony is based on the Croatian folk song "Divojcica potok > gazi" (A little girl treads on a brook). And even the following song that > is widely known in Croatia - "Nikaj na svetu lepsega ni, nego gorica kad > nam rodi..." (There is nothing more beautiful in the world than a fruitful > hill) > > Do groups count? anyway the Zvjezdice (Little Stars) an all girl choir > from Zagreb was voted the best youth choir in Europe, even better than > Vienna Boy Choir! They have performed the last 2 years at Christmas time > in the US. > > Anyway here is a link to a list of famous Croatians... but it is not even > complete! > > http://www.hr/darko/etf/popis.html#prav > > And Adam Eterovich's page about famous Croatians > > And a list from Yad Vasham of Croatian Righteous (although Cardinal > Stepinac is listed as one who has helped he is not on the list... > communist and Serbian politics fixed that!) > > http://www.hr/darko/etf/prav.html > > Quite an interesting lot, the Croatians! > > Robert > > "Reuter, Patty" <[email protected]> wrote: > My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco > Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to > asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. > What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her > that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a > "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would > let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a > Generalic print that we have to school. > > Thanks for your input, > > > Patty > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan > service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working > around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. > ________________________________________________________________________ >

In addition to Kucinic being mayor (of Cleveland, right?), he was also a Presidential candidate in the last election. Vicki -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Famous Croats http://www.euroamericans.net/euroamericans.net/croatian.htm Some famous Croatian-Americans include: Nick Begich- Congressman Michael Bilandic- Mayor of Chicago Denis Kucinic- Mayor Roger Maris- Athlete Ivan Mestrovic- Sculpture George Mikan- Althlete Rudy Perpich- Governor Michael Stepovich- Governor Donna Mainly Searching surnames BLAZEVIC, MISETIC, VUKOJEVIC, PARKS, DOUBT, GREENE, BAIR/BARE, PYLE

I never even thought of the sports side. Roger Maris would be another good one. Patty -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 4:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CROATIA-L] Famous Croats Gordan Giricek - plays basketball for the Utah Jazz http://www.nba.com/uk/EuropeanPlayers1.html ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________

My daughter asked me who was the most famous Croatian. I told her Marco Polo, but then I remembered there was a Croatian Pope which lead her to asking me how many famous Croatians are there. So, I am asking all of you. What famous or infamous Croatians are you aware of? Her teacher told her that she was the first Croatian he had ever met. She said there are a "ton" of us, and were really fun. Becca told her teacher that she would let him know how many famous ones we know of. She is even bringing a Generalic print that we have to school. Thanks for your input, Patty ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs SkyScan service. For more information on a proactive anti-virus service working around the clock, around the globe, visit www.messagelabs.com. ________________________________________________________________________