Notable People
- Dr Mladen Stojanović, legendary national hero and one of the key persons of Tito’s partisan movement in western Bosnia
- Mira Cikota, national hero, prewar communist and secretary of the local Party Committee during World War II
- Sreten Stojanović, one of the most prominent sculptors in this region
- Halid Muslimović, Bosnian folk singer
- Idriz Hošić, football player, played for Partizan Belgrade, Kaiserslautern and Yugoslav national team
- Josip Iličić, football player, plays currently for the Serie A club U.S. Città di Palermo and the Slovenian national team
- Eldin Jakupović, football player, Part of the Swiss national team, currently goal keeper for Olimpiakos Volos F.C.
- Nebojša Grahovac, professional handballer. Plays in Bosnia for RK Bosna Sarajevo and Bosnia and Herzegovina national handball team.
- Zlatan Arnautović, former Yugoslav handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He played all matches as goalkeeper for Yugoslavia which won the gold medal in 1984 Los Angeles.
- Edis Elkasević, shot putter for the Croatian national team. He won the 2002 World Junior Championships.
- Todor Švrakić, famous painter, born 1882 went to art academy in Vienna and Prague before returning to Bosnia and continuing his work. Died in Sarajevo in 1931.
- Vehid Gunić, Bosnian journalist and writer. Published over twenty books of historical studies, travel writings, interviews, documentary prose and literature about Sevdalinka.
- Živko Radišić, politician and former chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Major of Banja Luka 1977 to 1982.
- Branko Miljuš, famous printmaker and painter, born 1936. Works as a professor at Academy of Fine Arts in Belgrade and at Academy of Arts in Banjaluka.
- Nasko Budimlić, musician, drummer in the Bosnian hard rock band Divlje Jagode
- Nermin Alukić Cerkez, musician, vocal and guitarist in the well-known Bosnian Sevdalinka band, "Mostar Sevdah Reunion"
- Fikret Hodžić, professional bodybuilder. Champion of Yugoslavia for 15 consecutive years spanning 1976-1991. He won the „Ben Weider Trophy for the Most Improved Bodybuilder of the year and 3rd place in the world championship 1981 in Egypt.
- Dr Eso Sadiković, was a well-known doctor of medicine in Prijedor. A talented ENT surgeon who also worked for the United Nations as a doctor in Samoa and Libya. There are written books and poems about dr. Eso. Every year a literature price named in his honor is awarded to writers by the Dr. Eso Sadiković foundation.
- Rajko Srdić, born 1943., doctor of medicine, poet, humanitarian and writer.
- Slavko Mentus (born 1945), Dean of Faculty of Physical Chemistry on University of Belgrade; member of Serbian Academy of Sciences and Art.
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