The 100 most prominent Serbs () is a book containing the biographies of the hundred most important Serbs as compiled by a committee of academicians at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. The committee members were Sava Vuković, Pavle Ivić, Dragoslav Srejović, Dejan Medaković, , , Vasilije Krestić, and Danica Petrović. The book was published for the first time in 1993 on 20+617 pages, reprinted in 2001 and the third extended edition was printed in 2009 and 2013.

With the efforts of the president of the editorial board of the book Dejan Medaković, Milan Nedić was also included in the list. The editorial board had problems with the inclusion of Axis collaborators Nedić and Draža Mihailović; ultimately Mihailović was not included in the final list.

The list RankNameOccupation 1 Stefan Nemanja (1113–1199) Grand Prince of Serbia, founder of the Nemanjić dynasty and saint 2 Stefan the First-Crowned (1165–1228) Grand Prince of Serbia from 1196 and the King of Serbia as the first Rascian king 3 Sava I (1174–1236) First Archbishop of the Autocephalous Serbian Church, founder of Serbian law, diplomat, monk and saint 4 Domentijan (1210–1264) Medieval writer, monk, philosopher and biographer 5 Stefan Milutin (1253–1321) King of Serbia and saint 6 Teodosije the Hilandarian (1246–1328) Clergyman, one of the most important Serbian writers in the Middle Ages 7 Danilo II (~1270–1337) Serbian Archbishop, monk, chronicler and saint 8 Stefan Dušan (1308–1355) Emperor of the Serbs and Greeks 9 Lazar of Serbia (1329–1389) Medieval Serbian ruler and saint who made a last stand at the Battle of Kosovo 10 Miloš Obilić (unknown–1389) Serbian knight and assassin of Ottoman sultan Murad I 11 Jefimija (1349–1405) Poetess and saint 12 Prince Marko (1335–1395) Medieval Serbian ruler 13 Stefan Lazarević (1377–1427) Prince, despot and saint 14 Kir Stefan the Serb (14th–15th century) Musicologist, composer and monk 15 Đurađ Branković (1377–1456) Baron and despot 16 Makarije Sokolović (1500s–1574) Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch, monk and saint 17 Ivan Gundulić (1589–1638) Poet 18 Arsenije III Crnojević (1633–1706) Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarch 19 Pavle Nenadović (1703–1768) Archbishop 20 Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711–1787) Physicist, philosopher, theologian and polymath 21 Dositej Obradović (1739–1811) Writer and linguist 22 Petar I Petrović-Njegoš (1748–1830) Prince-Bishop of Montenegro, exarch and saint 23 Stefan Stratimirović (1757–1836) Metropolitan of Karlovci and author 25 Karađorđe (1768–1817) Revolutionary leader who fought for Serbian independence 24 Filip Višnjić (1767–1834) Poet and guslar 26 Matija Nenadović (1777–1854) Priest and writer 27 Veljko Petrović (1780–1813) Military leader 28 Miloš Obrenović I, Prince of Serbia (1780–1860) Prince of Serbia 29 Vuk Stefanović Karadžić (1787–1864) Philologist and linguist who was the major reformer of the Serbian language 30 Konstantin Danil (1798–1873) painter 31 Jovan Sterija Popović (1806–1856) playwright and poet 32 Ilija Garašanin (1812–1874) statesman 33 Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (1813–1851) prince-bishop of Montenegro, poet and philosopher 34 Josif Pančić (1814–1888) botanist and doctor 35 Mihailo Obrenović III, Prince of Serbia (1823–1868) Prince of Serbia 36 Branko Radičević (1824–1853) poet 37 Đuro Daničić (1825–1882) historian and philologist 38 Svetozar Miletić (1826–1901) politician and mayor of Novi Sad 39 Jovan Ristić (1831–1899) diplomat, politician and writer 40 Kornelije Stanković (1831–1865) composer 41 Ilarion Ruvarac (1832–1905) historian, academic and Orthodox priest 42 Đura Jakšić (1832–1878) poet, writer and painter 43 Jovan Jovanović Zmaj (1833–1904) poet and doctor 44 Valtazar Bogišić (1834–1908) jurist and a pioneer in sociology 45 Nicholas I of Montenegro (1841–1921) Montenegrin king 46 Laza Kostić (1841–1910) poet and writer 47 Stojan Novaković (1842–1915) politician, historian, writer, academic 48 Peter I of Serbia (1844–1921) Serbian king 49 Vladan Đorđević (1844–1930) politician, mayor of Belgrade 50 Nikola Pašić (1845–1926) politician 51 Nikodim Milaš (1845–1915) Bishop of Dalmatia, theologian, author and saint 52 Svetozar Marković (1846–1875) philosopher and author 53 Sima Lozanić (1847–1935) chemist, professor and politician 54 Radomir Putnik (1847–1917) military commander 55 Đorđe Krstić (1851–1907) painter 56 Laza Lazarević (1851–1891) writer, psychiatrist and neurologist 57 Simo Matavulj (1852–1908) novelist 58 Pera Dobrinović (1853–1923) actor 59 Milan I of Serbia (1854–1901) king of Serbia 60 Mihajlo Pupin (1858–1935) physicist and chemist 61 Živojin Mišić (1855–1921) military commander 62 Stevan Sremac (1855–1906) writer 63 Stepa Stepanović (1856–1929) military commander 64 Jovan Žujović (1856–1936) anthropologist, known as a pioneer in geology, paleontology and craniometry in Serbia 65 Stevan Mokranjac (1856–1914) composer and music educator 66 Nikola Tesla (1856–1943) inventor, mechanical and electrical engineer 67 Paja Jovanović (1859–1957) painter 68 Vojislav Ilić (1860–1894) poet 69 Ljubomir Stojanović (1860–1930) politician, historian and academic 70 Bogdan Popović (1863–1944) literary critic and professor 71 Branislav Nušić (1864–1938) novelist, dramatist, satirist and diplomat 72 Jovan Cvijić (1865–1927) geographer, anthropologist, professor, academic 73 Mihailo Petrović (1868–1943) mathematician, professor and academic 74 Pavle Popović (1868–1939) literary critic and historian, professor and academic 75 Slobodan Jovanović (1869–1958) lawyer and politician 76 Miloje Vasić (1869–1956) archaeologist 77 Jovan Dučić (1871–1943) poet and diplomat 78 Radoje Domanović (1873–1908) writer and teacher 79 Nadežda Petrović (1873–1915) painter and early photographer 80 Branislav Petronijević (1875–1954) scientist and philosopher 81 Borisav Stanković (1876–1927) writer 82 Milan Rakić (1876–1938) poet 83 Aleksandar Belić (1876–1960) linguist and academic 84 Milan Nedić (1878–1946) general and politician; Prime Minister of a puppet government 85 Isidora Sekulić (1877–1958) prose writer and novelist 86 Petar Kočić (1877–1916) poet and politician 87 Jovan Skerlić (1877–1914) writer and literary critic 88 Milutin Milanković (1879–1958) mathematician, astronomer, climatologist, geophysicist, civil engineer and popularizer of science 89 Nikolaj Velimirović (1881–1956) Bishop of Ohrid and Žiča, theologian, author and saint 90 Petar Konjović (1883–1970) composer 91 Vladimir Ćorović (1885–1941) historian 92 Stevan Hristić (1885–1958) composer 93 Jovan Bijelić (1884–1964) painter 94 Alexander I of Yugoslavia (1888–1934) ruler of Yugoslavia 95 Petar Dobrović (1890–1942) painter 96 Ivo Andrić (1892–1975) writer, Nobel Prize winner 97 Miloš Crnjanski (1892–1977) writer, poet and diplomat 98 Sava Šumanović (1896–1942) A prominent 20th century painter. His works are primarily Cubist, with Fauvist and Expressionistic aspects too. 99 Meša Selimović (1910–1982) writer 100 Vasko Popa (1922–1991) poet and academic

See also

List of Serbian saints

References