Politics and Army
- Petar Biga (1811–1879), a Serb army general in 1848/1849 Revolutions, defender of Srbobran. He lived in Novi Sad.
- Stevan Branovački (1804–1880), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, president of Matica Srpska, and one of the founders of Serbian National Theatre. He lived in Novi Sad.
- Mihajlo Polit Desančić (1833–1920), jurist, publicist and politician. He lived in Novi Sad.
- Miša Dimitrijević (1841–1889), politician and publicist. He lived in Novi Sad.
- Josip Jelačić (1801–1859), the Ban of Croatia between March 23, 1848 and May 19, 1859. He was born in Petrovaradin.
- Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958), a prime minister of the Yugoslav government in exile during World War II. He was born in Novi Sad.
- Yosef Lapid, justice minister of Israel. He was born in Novi Sad.
- Svetozar Miletić (1826–1901), advocate, politician, mayor of Novi Sad, the political leader of Serbs in Vojvodina. He was born in the village Mošorin in Šajkaška.
- Jovan Subotić (1817–1886), politician and writer. He was born in village Dobrinci near Ruma and lived in Novi Sad.
- Jaša Tomić (1856–1922), publicist and politician. He lived in Novi Sad.
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