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. ________________________________________________________________________

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. ________________________________________________________________________

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. > ________________________________________________________________________ >

Diego Armando Maradona Played soccer for Argentina Dino Radja basketball from Split "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. ________________________________________________________________________ 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. > ________________________________________________________________________ > >

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. ________________________________________________________________________ > >

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" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> 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" <[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. > ________________________________________________________________________ >> >> > > > > > -- > 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 > >

Gene Rayburn was of Croatian descent his real name was RUBESA, who came from Susak Robert Jerome Buza <[email protected]> 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/

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. ________________________________________________________________________ > >