Famous People
Many well-known Croats were born or lived in Samobor. Such notable personalities are:
- Ferdo Livadić Wiesner, a prominent member of the nationalist Illyrian movement in the 19th century, piano composer and writer of the most famous Croatian patriotic song (Croatian: budnica) of the 19th century, Još Horvatska ni propala (English: Croatia Hasn't Perished Yet)
- Antun Gustav Matoš, poet and writer, lived in Samobor for four years
- Milan Lang, reformer of education in Croatia and teacher at the Samobor school
- Antonio Šančić, tennis player
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