Greg Popović:
Nijesam ja Srbin, ja sam Crnogorac - neki to sa ponosom ističu, a neki se stide svog porijekla



Nijesam ja Srbin, ja sam Crnogorac
Srpski strucnjak Igor Kokoškov se prisjetio prvog susreta sa Popovicem:"... I ja, mlad i lud, pridjem Gregu, pozdravimo se, i ja kažem – 'Vi ste dobar trener zato što ste Srbin'. A, on se onako brecne i kaže – 'Nijesam ja Srbin, ja sam Crnogorac', otkrio je Kokoškov za Nedeljnik.
Gregg Charles Popovich je jedan od najuspjesnijih profesionalnih kosarkaskih američkih trenera, rodjen 28. januara 1949. godine.
Gregg father was Montenegrin descent and he is proud of his descent and used to visit Montenegro.
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Gregg Popovich
Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who is the president and head coach of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Taking over as coach of the Spurs in 1996, Popovich is the longest tenured active coach in the NBA as well as all other major sports leagues in the United States.

Felice Peretti – Pope Sixtus V
 

This one might sound a bit odd, but Felice Perreti, or better known as Pope Sixtus V, was the first Pope of the Slavic origin (he was a Pope back in XVI century). He was a major personality in the history of the Vatican, and he even excommunicated both Elizabeth I of England and Henry IV of France. His family moved to Italy from a small village in the Bay of Kotor. Their last name Peretti (meaning pear) was actually derived from the name of their village Krusevice (which also has word pear in it) in Montenegro.

Queen Elena of Italy

Jelena Petrovic was the daughter of King Nicholas of Montenegro, and wife of Victor Emanuel III of Italy. She was the Queen of Italy from 1900 until 1946. She was extremely respected among the Italians since she was always willing to lend a helping hand to the common people. She even turned several of the royal palaces into hospitals and she served as a nurse when needed.

Dušan Vukotić

He was a famous cartoonist, author and director of animated films. He was the first person from Yugoslavia to win an Oscar and the first foreigner to get an Oscar for an animated film. He won it with his short animated film Surogat, and another of his animated films, The Game, was nominated in 1964. He is famous for rejecting a big money contract from Disney, as he decided to stay in Yugoslavia and work in Zagreb where he spent most of his life.

We have tried to create a list filled with people from different branches. There are many others with Montenegrin origin who have made the world a better place. We understand that South Slavic nations are all densely intertwined and there is no need for anyone to feel offended by this article as that was not its intent.

Mike Stepovich

Michael Anthony Stepovich (March 12, 1919 – February 14, 2014) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the last non-acting Governor of the Territory of Alaska. Stepovich served as Territorial Governor from 1957 to 1958, and Alaska was given U.S. statehood in 1959.

John Malkovich:

Ja sam Crnogorac - neki to sa ponosom ističu, a neki se stide svog porijekla



Ja sam Crnogorac
Slavni američki glumac John Malkovich u Zagrebu je, gdje je bio specijalni gost na otvaranju sezone u Koncertnoj dvorani Vatroslav Lisinski, otkrio svoje porijeklo.
"Moja majka je pročitala negdje da pišu o mojim hrvatskim korijenima. I pitala me je zašto sam to rekao, kada smo mi Crnogorci! Rekao sam:"Šta?, a ona je dodala:'Ti si Crnogorac, ti si iz Crne Gore", ispričao je Malkovich. ... Ja sam Crnogorac

John Gavin Malkovich is a world-famous actor, director and producer. He has appeared in more than 70 movies during his lucrative career. He was nominated for the Academy Award twice for his movie roles Places in the Heart and In the Line of Fire, but he never won an Oscar. John is not completely sure of his ancestry, but he claims that his mother told him on one occasion that he was of Montenegrin descent. He is proud of his South Slavic roots.

Djokovic is often regarded as one of the best tennis players of all times. Djokovic is of Montenegrin descent and he is proud of his origin. He even got married in Montenegro, in Sveti Stefan.

Mila Jovovic
Her full name is Milica Bogdanovna Jovovich, and she is a famous Hollywood actress, probably most known for Resident Evil movies which were a huge commercial success. She also played some other major roles in blockbusters such as The Fifth Element and she was the highest-paid model in the world back in 2004, according to the Forbes. Her family is from Vasojevici in Montenegro and had to flee to Metohija (Serbia) in order to get away from a bloody feud. Her family later moved to the Soviet Union. She was born in Kiev, and her family left the Soviet Union when she was 5 years old.

Nikola Petanović

Nicholas Petanovich, born Nikola Petanović (Cyrillic: Никола Петановић; 1892 – 29 January 1932), also known under the alias Naiad, was an American Montenegrin emigrant, philosopher, writer, political publicist and fighter for Montenegro's sovereignty and independence. He was one of the very few amongst the Montenegrin diaspora to achieve higher level education.
 

Marina Abramović: Ja sam Crnogorka
Odgovarajući na pitanja novinara, Abramović kaže: "Nijesam ja Srpkinja. Ja sam Crnogorka, isto tako. Otac mi je pravi Crnogorac!" ... Marina Abramović: Ja sam Crnogorka

Marina is a world famous contemporary artist and she is often described as the ‘’grandmother of performance art’’. She is of Montenegrin descent, but she was born in Belgrade, since her family was ‘’red bourgeoisie’’ as she likes to point out.

Ana Ivanovic

Ana Ivanovic is another tennis player of Montenegrin descent. Ana was the number one tennis player back in the 2008, and she is a Grand Slam winner. She is also regarded as one of the most beautiful women in the world of sports. She recently married a famous German football player Bastian Schweinsteiger and she decided to retire from playing tennis.

Nero Wolfe

Nero Wolfe is a brilliant, obese and eccentric fictional armchair detective created in 1934 by American mystery writer Rex Stout. Wolfe was born in Montenegro and keeps his past murky.