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Famous Istrians and Notable non - Istrians
WRITERS, HISTORIOGRAPHERS AND ARCHEOLOGISTS
- Mate BALOTA – Mijo Mirkovic (economist and poet born in Rakalj in 1898)
- Matteo Giulio BARTOLLI (linguist and glottologist born in Labin in 1873)
- Bernardo BENUSSI (historiographer born in Rovinj in 1846)
- Loredana BOGLIUN DEBELJUH (poet born in Pula in 1955)
- Eduard CALIC (historiographer born in Marcana in 1910)
- Zvane (Ivan) CRNJA (poet born in Crnjeni near Zminj in 1920)
- Viktor Car EMIN (writer born in Kraj near Lovran in 1870)
- Gian Rinaldo CARLI (economist, historiographer and sociologist born in Kopar in 1720)
- Aldo CHERINI (artist, historiographer and writer born in Kopar in 1919)
- Branko FUCIC (arts historiographer born in Dubasnica, Krk island, in Croatia in 1920)
- Drago GERVAIS (poet born in Opatija in 1904)
- Andrea GLAVINA (educator and linguist born in Susnjevica in 1881)
- Drago ORLIC (writer born in Mandelici near Svetvincenat in 1948)
- Stjepan Istranin KONZUL (writer and translator born in Buzet in 1521)
- Eugen KUMICIC (writer, novelist and dramatist born in Brsec in 1850)
- Bruno MAIER (writer born in Kopar in 1922)
- Giuseppina MARTINUZZI (writer born in Labin in 1844)
- Attilio MICHELUZZI (cartoonist and writer born in Umag in 1930)
- Guido MIGLIA (writer and journalist born in Pula in 1919)
- Kristina MIHOVILIC (prehistoric researcher born in Pula in 1951)
- Daniel NACINOVIC (poet born in Labin in 1952)
- Giuseppe Bepi NIDER (writer and historiographer born in Rovinj in 1914)
- Milan RAKOVAC (writer and jouranalist born in Rahovci near Porec in 1939)
- Petar Matija STANKOVIC (canon, historiographer and writer born in Barban in 1771)
- Fulvio TOMIZZA (writer born in Giurizzani near Umag in 1935)
- Tugomil UJCIC (poet born in Pazin in 1906)
- Eligio ZANINI (poet born in Rovinj in 1927)
ARCHITECTS
- Silvano Barich BARESI (architect born in Rakalj in 1884)
- Umberto CUZZI (architect born in Porec in 1891)
PAINTERS AND SCULPTURES MANUFACTURERS
- Marino BELAS (scultures manufacturer born in Vodnjan in 1951)
- Carlo Charles BILLICH (painter born in Opatija in 1934)
- Cesare DELL'ACQUA (painter born in Piran in 1891)
- Mario GASPERINI (painter born in Rovinj in 1932)
- Sasa MATIJASIC (scultures manufacturers born in Pula in 1955)
- Antun MOTIKA (painter born in Pula in 1902)
- Bernardino PARENZANO (painter born in Porec around 1450)
- Francesco TREVISANI (painter born in Kopar in 1656)
PHILOSOPHERS AND THEOLOGISTS
- Herman DALMATIN – Dermanus Dalmata – Sclavus Dalmata – Herman de Carinthia (philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician, translator and author born in central Istria around 1110)
- Juraj DOBRILA (Bishop born in Veli Jezanj near Tinjan in 1812)
- Matthias FLACIUS ILLYRICUS – Matija Ilirik Vlacic (Lutheran reformer and philologist born in Labin in 1520)
- Saint JEROME – Eusebius Hieronymus Sophronius (theologist, writer, translator and historiographer born in Zrenj in 347)
- Baldo LUPETINA (Lutheran reformer born near Labin in the 16th century)
- Pier Paolo VERGERIO THE ELDER (humanist, statesman and canonist born in Kopar in 1370)
- Pier Paolo VERGERIO THE YOUNGER (Lutheran reformer born in Kopar in 1498)
BALLERINA
- Caronne Adele Giuseppina Maria Grisi – Carlotta GRISI (ballerina and court dancer born in Vizinada in 1819)
SCIENTISTS
- Korado KORLEVIC (astronomer born in Porec in 1958)
- Domenico LOVISATO (geologhist and professor born in Izola in 1842)
- Pietro Giorgio Alberto MARCHESI (artist and honorary engineer born in Vodnjan in 1862)
- Andrija MOHOROVICIC (seismologist born in Volosko in 1857)
- Santorio SANTORIO (medical scientist born in Kopar in 1561)
- Silvio VARDABASSO (geologist born in Buje in 1891)