Dragan

Dragan
Pronunciation	Serbo-Croatian: [drǎgan]
Gender	Male
Language(s)	Serbo-Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian
Origin
Word/name	Slavic
Region of origin	Southeastern Europe
Other names
Alternative spelling	Serbian Cyrillic: Драган
Derived	drag (precious)
Related names	Dragana (f), Drago, Dragomir, Dragoljub
See also	Dražen

Dragan (pronounced [drǎgan], Serbian Cyrillic: Драган) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the common Slavic element drag meaning "dear, beloved".^[1] The feminine form is Dragana.

Notable people with the name

A

Dragan Aćimović (born 1976), Serbian politician
Dragan Adžić (born 1969), Montenegrin handball coach
Dragan Aleksić (1901–1958), Serbian poet, author and filmmaker
Dragan Aleksić (basketball) (born 1970), Serbian basketball player and coach
Dragan Aleksić (politician) (born 1963), Serbian politician
Dragan Andrić (footballer) (born 1989), Serbian footballer
Dragan Andrić (politician) (born 1975), Serbian politician
Dragan Andrić (water polo) (born 1962), Serbian water polo player
Dragan Aničić (born 1970), Serbian football player and coach
Dragan Antanasijević (born 1987), Serbian footballer
Dragan Apić (born 1995), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Arsenović (1952–2004), Serbian footballer

B

Dragan Babić (1937–2013), Serbian journalist
Dragan Bajić (born 1973), Bosnian basketball coach
Dragan Barlov (born 1957), Serbian chess grandmaster
Dragan Bender (born 1997), Croatian basketball player
Dragan Bjelogrlić (born 1963), Serbian actor and director
Dragan Blatnjak (born 1981), Bosnian football player and coach
Dragan Bočeski (born 1963), Macedonian football player and coach
Dragan Bogavac (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer
Dragan Bogdanić (born 1965), Bosnian Serb politician
Dragan Bogdanovski (1929–1998), Macedonian activist
Dragan Boltar (1913–1988), Croatian architect
Dragan Bošković (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
Dragan Bošnjak (1956–2019), Serbian footballer
Dragan Božić (Serbian politician, born 1959), Serbian politician
Dragan Božić (Serbian politician, born 1969), Serbian politician
Dragan Božović (born 1961), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Brljevic (born 1963), Croatian-Swedish handball player and coach

C

Dragan Čadikovski (born 1982), Serbian-Macedonian footballer
Dragan Čavić (born 1958), Bosnian Serb politician
Dragan Čedić, Serbian murderer
Dragan Ćeran (born 1987), Serbian footballer
Dragan Ćirić (born 1974), Serbian footballer
Dragan Ćirjanić (born 1954), Serbian director and screenwriter
Dragan Čolić (born 1953), Serbian politician
Dragan Čović (born 1956), Bosnian Croat politician
Dragan Crnogorac (politician) (born 1978), Croatian Serb politician
Dragan Cvetković (born 1961), Serbian football player and coach

D

Dragan Damjanovic (born 1957), Swiss-Bosnian scientist
Dragan Desančić (born 1938), Yugoslav sprint canoeist
Dragan Despot (born 1956), Croatian actor
Dragan Đilas (born 1967), Serbian politician and businessman
Dragan Dimitrovski (born 1977), Macedonian footballer
Dragan Dimić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
Dragan Dobrić (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Dragan Dojčin (born 1976), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Đokanović (born 1958), Bosnian Serb politician
Dragan Dragić (born 1980), Serbian politician
Dragan Dragutinović (born 1980), Serbian footballer
Dragan Drasković (born 1988), Montenegrin water polo player
Dragan Đukanović (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Đukić (born 1987), Swiss footballer
Dragan Đukić (handballer), (born 1962), Serbian handball coach
Dragan Durdevic (born 1976), Australian rugby league player
Dragan Đurđević (born 1981), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Đurić (born 1954), Serbian businessman
Dragan Đurović (1959–2024), Montenegrin politician
Dragan Džajić (born 1946), Serbian footballer

E

Dragan Espenschied (born 1975), German musician

G

Dragan Gaćeša (born 1965), Serbian footballer
Dragan Gagić (born 1935), Serbian gymnast
Dragan Gajić (born 1984), Slovenian handball player
Dragan Gašević, Serbian scientist and university professor
Dragan Gaži (1930-1983), Croatian painter
Dragan Gjorgiev (born 1990), Macedonian footballer
Dragan Glamočić (born 1968), Serbian academic and politician
Dragan Glogovac (born 1967), Bosnian Serb footballer
Dragan Godžić (1927–1988), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Gošić (born 1981), Serbian footballer
Dragan Grivić (born 1996), Montenegrin footballer
Dragan Gugleta (born 1941), Serbian football player and manager

H

Dragan Hajduković (born 1949), Montenegrin physicist
Dragan Hasanagić (born 1965), Slovenian footballer
Dragan Holcer (1945–2015), Yugoslav footballer

I

Dragan Isailović (born 1976), Serbian footballer
Dragán Ivanov (born 1942), Hungarian athlete
Dragan Ivanov (footballer) (born 1972), Macedonian footballer
Dragan Ivanović (born 1969), Serbian football manager

J

Dragan Jakovljević (born 1962), Bosnian Serb footballer
Dragan Jakovljević (basketball) (born 1973), Serbian basketball coach
Dragan Jelić (born 1986), Slovenian footballer
Dragan Jevtović (1960–2025), Serbian politician
Dragan Jočić (born 1960), Serbian politician
Dragan Joksović (1956–1998), Swedish-Montenegrin mobster
Dragan Jovanović (actor) (born 1965), Serbian actor
Dragan Jovanović (footballer) (1903–1936), Serbian footballer
Dragan Jovanović (kickboxer) (born 1977), Serbian kickboxer
Dragan Jovanović (Serbian politician, born 1946), Serbian politician
Dragan Jovanović (Serbian politician, born 1957), Serbian politician
Dragan Jovanović (Serbian politician, born 1960), Serbian politician
Dragan Jovanović (Serbian politician, born 1972), Serbian politician
Dragan Jovanović (water polo), Serbian water polo player
Dragan Jovanović (Yugoslav politician), Yugoslav politician
Dragan Jović (born 1963), Bosnian football coach
Dragan Juranović (born 1994), Croatian footballer

K

Dragan Kaličanin (born 1957), Serbian footballer
Dragan Kamberov (born 1995), Macedonian basketball player
Dragan Kapčević (born 1985), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Kapičić (1948–2024), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Karanov (born 1995), Serbian footballer
Dragan Kavaz (born 1966), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Kesa (born 1971), Serbian-Canadian ice hockey player
Dragan Kesich, American college football player
Dragan Kićanović (born 1963), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Kobiljski (born 1971), Serbian volleyball player and coach
Dragan Kojadinović (born 1954), Serbian journalist and politician
Dragan Kojić Keba (born 1956), Serbian folk singer
Dragan Kokanović (born 2002), Serbian footballer
Dragan Kokotović (born 1953), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Kovačić (1939–1999), Croatian basketball player
Dragan Krapović (born 1976), Montenegrin economist and politician
Dragan Kresoja (1946–1996), Serbian film director
Dragan Kruscić (born 1986) Serbian basketball player
Dragan Kujović (1948–2010), Montenegrin politician

L

Dragan Labović (1987–2025), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Lacmanović (born 1954), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Lazarević (born 1964), known as Dragan de Lazare, Serbian cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator
Dragan Lepinjica (born 1961), Serbian footballer
Dragan Ljubisavljević (born 1979), Serbian footballer
Dragan Lovrić (born 1996), Croatian footballer
Dragan Lukač (born 1968), Bosnian Serb politician
Dragan Lukić (1928–2006), Serbian writer
Dragan Lukić Lvky (born 1970), Croatian singer and songwriter
Dragan Lukovski (born 1975), Serbian basketball player

M

Dragan Maksimović (1949–2001), Serbian actor
Dragan Maksimović (academic), Serbian-American academic and university professor
Dragan Malesevic Tapi (1949–2002), Serbian painter
Dragan Mance (1962–1985), Serbian footballer
Dragan Marinković (born 1968), Bosnian Serb actor and TV personality
Dragan Marjanac (born 1985), Serbian handball player
Dragan Marjanović (born 1954), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Markovina (born 1981), Croatian historian and politician
Dragan Marković (handballer) (born 1969), German-Bosnian handball player and coach
Dragan Marković (politician) (1960–2024), Serbian politician
Dragan Marković Markoni (born 1965), Serbian politician
Dragan Marušič (born 1953), Slovenian mathematician
Dragan Maršićanin (born 1950), Serbian economist and politician
Dragan Mektić (born 1956), Bosnian Serb politician
Dragan D. Mihailović (born 1958), Slovenian physicist and research scientist
Dragan Mihajlović (born 1991), Swiss footballer
Dragan Mikerević (born 1955), Bosnian Serb politician
Dragan Milenković (born 1984), Macedonian basketball player
Dragan Miletović (born 1956), Serbian footballer
Dragan Milić (born 1965), Serbian cardiac surgeon and university professor
Dragan Milivojević (1938–1993), Croatian actor
Dragan Milosavljević (born 1989), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Milošević (born 1954), Serbian medical doctor and politician
Dragan Milovanović (footballer) (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Dragan Milovanović (politician, born 1953), Serbian politician
Dragan Milovanović (politician, born 1955), Serbian politician
Dragan Miranović (1956–2012), Serbian-Montenegrin football player and manager
Dragan Mićanović (born 1970), Serbian actor
Dragan Mićić (born 1969), Bosnian-Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Mladenović (footballer) (born 1976), Serbian footballer
Dragan Mladenović (born 1956), Serbian handball player
Dragan Momić (born 1963), Serbian handball player
Dragan Mrđa (born 1984), Serbian footballer
Dragan Mustapić (born 1963), Croatian discus thrower
Dragan Mutibarić (born 1946), Serbian footballer

N

Dragan Načevski (born 1980), Macedonian footballer
Dragan Nešić (born 1954), Serbian artist
Dragan Nikolić (basketball) (born 1972), Serbian basketball coach
Dragan Nikolić (politician) (born 1960), Serbian politician
Dragan Nikolić (Serbian commander) (1957–2018), Serbian military officer
Dragan Nikolić (1943–2016), Serbian actor

O

Dragan Obradović (born 1957), Yugoslav rower
Dragan Obrenović (born 1963), former Bosnian Serb military commander
Dragan Okuka (born 1954), Serbian football player and manager

P

Dragan Paljić (born 1983), German-Serbian footballer
Dragan Pantelić (1951–2021), Serbian footballer
Dragan Papazoglu (fl. 1804–1807), Bulgarian mercenary
Dragan Paskaš (born 1951), Serbian general
Dragan Pavlović Latas (born 1960), Macedonian-Serbian journalist
Dragan Pechmalbec (born 1996), French-Serbian handball player
Dragan Perić (born 1964), Serbian shot putter
Dragan Perišić (born 1979), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Petričević (born 1969), Bosnian-Romanian basketball coach
Dragan Petrović (born 1961), Serbian actor
Dragan Plamenac (1895–1983), Croatian composer and musicologist
Dragan Popadić (born 1946), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Popović (born 1941), Yugoslav football player and coach
Dragan Primorac (born 1965), Croatian scientist and politician
Dragan Prokopiev, Bulgarian choir conductor and music pedagogue
Dragan Punišić (born 1966), Serbian footballer

R

Dragan Raca (born 1961), Serbian basketball coach
Dragan Radenović (born 1951), Serbian artist and university professor
Dragan Radojičić (born 1970), Montenegrin football player and manager
Dragan Radosavljević (born 1982), Serbian footballer
Dragan Radović (born 1976), Montenegrin footballer
Dragan Radović (basketball) (born 1976), Montenegrin basketball player and coach
Dragan Radulović (born 1969), Montenegrin writer and literary critic
Dragan Radovich (born 1956), Croatian-American footballer
Dragan Reljić (born 1968),Croatian footballer
Dragan Ristić (born 1978), Serbian sports shooter
Dragan Roganović (born 1978), known as Dirty South, Serbian-Australian music producer and DJ
Dragan Rosić (born 1996), Serbian footballer

S

Dragan Sakan (1950–2013), Serbian psychologist
Dragan Šakota (born 1952), Serbian-Greek basketball coach
Dragan Šarac (born 1975), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Savić, Serbian tennis player
Dragan Savkić (born 1947), Serbian politician
Dragan Simeunović (born 1954), Yugoslav footballer
Dragan Skočić (born 1968), Croatian football player and coach
Dragan Škrba (born 1962), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Škrbić (born 1968), Serbian handball player
Dragan Slišković (1942–2009), Yugoslav footballer
Dragan Smiljanić (born 1970), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Šoć (born 1957), Montenegrin lawyer and politician
Dragan Šolak (businessman) (born 1964), Serbian businessman
Dragan Šolak (chess player) (born 1980), Serbian-Turkish chess grandmaster
Dragan Šormaz (born 1967), Serbian politician
Dragan Sotirović (1913–1987), Serbian army commander
Dragan Stančić (born 1982), Serbian footballer
Dragan Stanković (born 1985), Serbian volleyball player
Dragan Stanojević (born 1971), Serbian politician and businessman
Dragan Starčević (born 1977), Serbian retired footballer
Dragan Stevanović (born 1971), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Stoisavljević (born 2003), Serbian footballer
Dragan Stojisavljević (born 1974), Serbian footballer
Dragan Stojkić (born 1975), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Stojković (born 1965), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Stojkov (born 1988), Macedonian footballer
Dragan Sudžum (born 1978), Serbian handball player and coach
Dragan Šutanovac (born 1968), Serbian politician

T

Dragan Tadić (Serbian footballer) (born 1977), Serbian footballer
Dragan Tadić (born 1973), Croatian football player and coach
Dragan Talajić (born 1965), Croatian football player and manager
Dragan Tarlać (born 1973), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Tešanović (born 1985), Serbian mixed martial arts fighter
Dragan Todorić (born 1954), Serbian basketball player
Dragan Todorović (politician) (born 1953), Serbian politician
Dragan Todorović (writer) (born 1958), Yugoslav writer, journalist, and artist
Dragan Tomić (IT engineer), Serbian computer engineer
Dragan Tomić (1935–2022), Serbian politician, acting President of Serbia in 1997
Dragan Trajković (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Dragan Travica (born 1986), Croatian-Italian volleyball player
Dragan Trkulja (born 1964), Serbian footballer
Dragan Tsankov (1828–1911), Bulgarian politician, twice Prime Minister
Dragan Tubak (born 1987), Serbian-Bosnian basketball player
Petar Dragan Turković (1855–1916), Croatian businessman and nobleman

U

Dragan Umičević (born 1984), Swedish ice hockey player
Dragan Uskoković (born 1950), Serbian-Montenegrin playwright and journalist

V

Dragan Vaščanin (born 1971), Serbian basketball coach
Dragan Vasiljević (born 1971), Serbian footballer
Dragan Vasiljković (born 1954), Serbian paramilitary officer
Dragan Velikić (born 1953), Serbian novelist and diplomat
Dragan Velić (born 1958), Kosovo Serb politician
Dragan Veljković (born 1964), Serbian politician
Dragan Veselinovski (born 1968), Macedonian retired footballer
Dragan Veselinov (born 1950), Serbian politician and university professor
Dragan Vesović (born 1966), Serbian politician
Dragan Vikić (8 October 1955), Bosnian military officer
Dragan Vučić (1955–2020), Macedonian composer, singer and TV host
Dragan Vučićević (born 1973), Serbian journalist
Dragan Vujadinović (1953–2021), Serbian politician, economist and journalist
Dragan Vujanović (born 1946), Bosnian footballer
Dragan Vujković (born 1953), Yugoslav boxer
Dragan Vujović (born 1953), Montenegrin footballer
Dragan Vukmir (born 1978), Serbian football player and manager
Dragan Vukoja (born 1969), Croatian footballer
Dragan Vuković (born 1963), Serbian basketball coach
Dragan Vulević (born 1970), Serbian footballer
Dragan Vulin (born 1986), Croatian politician and scientist

Z

Dragan Žarković (born 1986), Serbian footballer
Dragan Zdravković (born 1959), Serbian middle-distance runner
Dragan Zeković (born 1987), Serbian-Montenegrin basketball player
Dragan Žilić (born 1974), Serbian footballer
Dragan Živkov (born 1958), Serbian politician
Dragan Zorić (born 1979), Serbian sprint canoer
Dragan Župan (born 1982), Croatian footballer

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Notable people with the name

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C

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H

I

J

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L

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T

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