Branko

Branko
Gender	masculine
Origin
Language	Slavic
Other names
Related names	Branka (f), Branislav, Branimir

Branko (Cyrillic script: Бранко; Serbo-Croatian pronunciation: [brâːŋko]) is a South Slavic masculine given name found in all of the former Yugoslavia. It is a shortened form of the names Branimir and Branislav, and the female equivalent is Branka. It is also occasionally a nickname.

Notable people with this name include:

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Branko Babić (born 1947), Serbian football manager
Branko Bačić (born 1959), Croatian politician
Branko Bajić (born 1998), Bosnian footballer
Branko Baković (born 1981), Serbian footballer
Branko Baletić (born 1946), Serbian-Montenegrin film director and producer
Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director
Branko Becić (1923–2000), Croatian rower
Branko Bedekovič (born 1973), Slovenian handball player
Branko Belačić (1929–2008), Croatian rower
Branko Benzon (1903–1970), Croatian physician, diplomat and politician
Branko Bogunović (1911–1945), Serbian military officer
Branko Bokun (1920–2011), Yugoslav-British author and journalist
Branko Bošković (born 1980), Montenegrin footballer
Branko Bošnjak (1923–1996), Croatian philosopher
Branko Bošnjak (footballer) (born 1955), Yugoslav footballer
Branko Bošnjaković (born 1939), Dutch-Croatian physicist
Branko Božović (born 1969), Serbian football player and manager
Branko Brkic (born 1962), Serbian-South African editor and publisher
Branko Brnović (born 1967), Montenegrin football manager
Branko Bulatović (1951–2004), Montenegrin football administrator
Branko Buljevic (born 1947), Australian-Croatian footballer

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Branko Čalović (1941–1995), Yugoslav footballer
Branko Celler, Australian academic
Branko Cikatić (1955–2020), Croatian martial artist
Branko Ćopić (1915–1984), Yugoslav writer
Branko Črnac Tusta (1955–2012), Croatian musician
Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), Macedonian politician
Branko Čubrilo (born 1988), Croatian footballer
Branko Culina (born 1957), Croatian-Australian football player and coach
Branko Čulina (born 1957), Croatian-Australian football manager
Branko Cvejić (1946–2022), Serbian actor
Branko Cvetković (born 1984), Bosnian basketball player
Branko Cvetkovič (born 1951), Slovenian photographer

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Branko Damljanović (born 1961), Serbian chess grandmaster
Branko Dangubić (1922–2002), Serbian javelin thrower
Branko Davidović (born 1959), Serbian footballer
Branko Đerić (born 1948), Bosnian Serb politician
Branko Despot (born 1942), Croatian philosopher
Branko Dobrosavljević (1886–1941), Serbian hieromartyr and saint
Branko Dolhar (born 1949), Slovenian ski jumper
Branko Dragutinović (born 1961), Bosnian footballer
Branko Đurić (born 1962), Bosnian actor
Branko Đurić (tennis) (born 2005), Serbian tennis player

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Branko Elsner (1929–2012), Slovenian football manager

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Branko Filip (born 1975), Slovenian cyclist
Branko Fučić (1920–1999), Croatian art historian, archeologist and paleographer

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Branko Galoić (born 1973), Croatian musician
Branko Gavella (1885–1962), Croatian theatre director, critic and essayist
Branko Geroski, Macedonian journalist
Branko Gradišnik (born 1951), Slovenian writer and translator
Branko Grahovac (born 1983), Bosnian footballer
Branko Gračanin (born 1943), Croatian footballer
Branko Grims (born 1962), Slovenian politician
Branko Grünbaum (1929–2018), Croatian-American mathematician

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Branko Hofman (1929–1991), Slovenian poet, writer and playwright
Branko Horjak (born 1950), Slovenian football player and manager
Branko Horvat (1928–2003), Croatian economist and politician
Branko Hrg (born 1961), Croatian politician
Branko Hucika (born 1977), Croatian footballer

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Branko Ilič (born 1983), Slovenian footballer
Branko Isaković (born 1958), Serbian bass player, producer and composer
Branko Ištvančić (born 1967), Croatian film director
Branko Ivanda (1941–2025), Croatian film director and screenwriter
Branko Ivanković (born 1954), Croatian football manager

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Branko Jelić (born 1977), Serbian footballer
Branko Jeren (born 1951), Croatian university professor and politician
Branko Jorović (born 1981), Serbian basketball player and coach
Branko Jovanović (1868–1921), Serbian army general
Branko Jovičić (born 1993), Serbian footballer

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Branko Kadija (1921–1942), Albanian communist of Serbian descent
Branko Kallay (1908–1995), Croatian athlete
Branko Kankaraš (born 1988), Serbian-Montenegrin handball player
Branko Karačić (born 1960), Croatian football manager
Branko Klenkovski (1946–2013), Yugoslav footballer
Branko Kokir (born 1974), Serbian handball player
Branko Kopjar, Croatian-American physician and epidemiologist
Branko Kostić (1939–2020), Montenegrin politician
Branko Kovačević (born 1951), Serbian academic
Branko Kovačević (basketball) (born 1951), Serbian basketball player
Branko Kovačević (volleyball) (born 1967), Serbian volleyball coach
Branko Kralj (1924–2012), Croatian footballer
Branko Krga (born 1945), Serbian military officer
Branko Krsmanović (1915–1941), Yugoslav soldier

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Branko Laura (born 1982), Croatian futsal player
Branko Lazarević (born 1984), Serbian footballer
Branko Lazarević (critic) (1883–1963), Serbian writer, literary critic and diplomat
Branko Lazić (born 1989), Serbian basketball player
Branko Lukovac (1944–2023), Montenegrin politician
Branko Lustig (1932–2019), Croatian film producer

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Branko Maksimović (born 1974), Serbian basketball coach
Branko Mamula (1921–2021), Yugoslav officer and politician
Branko Manoilovski (born 1941), Macedonian politician
Branko Marinković (born 1967), Bolivian-Croatian politician and businessman
Branko Marjanović (1909–1996), Yugoslav film director and editor
Branislav Martinović (1937–2015), Serbian wrestler
Branko Marušič (1938–2026), Slovenian historian
Branko Mataja (1923–2000), Serbian–American folk and blues musician
Aleksandër Branko Merxhani (1894–1981), Albanian sociologist, writer and journalist
Branko Mihajlović (born 1991), Serbian footballer
Branko Mihaljević (1931–2005), Croatian composer
Branko Mikasinovich (academic) (born 1938), Serbian American scholar of Yugoslav and Serbian literature
Branko Mikašinović (politician) (1924–1999), Yugoslav and Serbian diplomat and politician
Branko Mikulić (1928–1994), Yugoslav politician
Branko Mikša (born 1947), Croatian politician
Branko Milanović (born 1953), Serbian-American economist
Branko Milisavljević (born 1976), Serbian basketball player
Branko Milićević (born 1946), Serbian actor
Branko Miljković (1934–1961), Serbian poet
Branko Miljuš (born 1960), Croatian footballer
Branko Milosevic (born 1964), Croatian-Australian footballer
Branko Milovanović (born 1973), Serbian footballer
Branko Mirković (born 1982), Serbian-Bulgarian basketball player
Branko Mitrovic, Serbian-Norwegian architectural historian
Branko Mladenović (fl. 1355), Serbian magnate

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Branko Nadoveza (1950–1970), Serbian footballer
Branko Nešić (born 1934), Serbian-American basketball player
Branko Nešović (1930–2002), Serbian footballer and medical doctor
Branko Ninić (born 1974), Serbian politician

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Branko Oblak (born 1947), Slovenian footballer
Branko Ojdanić born 1990), Bosnian footballer
Branko Okić (born 1969), Bosnian footballer
Branko Ostojić (born 1984), Bosnian footballer

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Branko Panić (born 1977), Croatian footballer
Branko Pauljević (born 1989), Serbian footballer
Branko Pavlović (born 1960), Serbian politician and lawyer
Branko Peković (born 1979), Serbian water polo player
Branko Pešić (1922–1986), Serbian politician
Branko Petranović (1927–1994), Serbian historian
Branko Pintarič (born 1967), Slovenian writer and actor
Branko Plavšić (1949–2011), Serbian comic book artist
Branko Pleša (1926–2001), Serbian actor and theatre director
Branko Pleše (1915–1980), Croatian footballer
Branko Popović (painter) (1882–1944), Serbian painter
Branko Popović (politician) (born 1975), Serbian medical doctor and politician

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Branko Radaković (1982–2018), Serbian actor and director
Branko Radivojević (born 1980), Slovak ice hockey player
Branko Radičević (1924–1953), Serbian poet
Branko Radovanović (born 1981), Serbian footballer
Branko Radović (basketball) (1933–1993), Yugoslav basketball player and coach
Branko Radović (footballer, born 1950), Montenegrin football player and manager
Branko Radulović (1881–1916), Serbian painter
Branko Ranković (born 1971), Serbian politician
Branko Rasić (born 1976), Serbian footballer
Branko Rastislalić (died 1352), Serbian medieval ruler
Branko Rašović (born 1942), Montenegrin footballer
Branko Ružić (politician) (born 1975), Serbian politician
Branko Ružić (sculptor) (1919–1997), Croatian sculptor

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Branko Savić (born 1972), Serbian footballer
Branko Schmidt (born 1957), Croatian film director
Branimir Branko Segota (born 1961), Croatian-Canadian soccer player
Branko Skroče (born 1955), Croatian basketball player
Branko Smiljanić (born 1957), Serbian football manager
Branko Sobot (born 1972), Croatian boxer
Branko Souček (1930–2014), Croatian academic and computer scientist
Branko Špoljar (1914–1985), Yugoslav actor
Branko Stanković (1921–2000), Bosnian football player and manager
Branko Stanovnik (born 1938), Slovenian chemist
Branko Stinčić (1922–2001), Croatian footballer
Branko Štrbac (born 1957), Yugoslav handball player
Branko Strupar (born 1970), Croatian-Belgian footballer
Branko Švarc (1894–1972), Croatian judge

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Branko Tanazević (1876–1945), Serbian architect
Branko de Tellería (born 1991), Argentinian footballer
Branko Tomović (born 1980), Serbian-German actor
Branko Tošović (born 1949), Austrian-Serbian philologist, linguist and literary scholar
Branko Trajkov (born 1966), Croatian musician
Branko Tretinjak (1907–1989), Yugoslav fencer
Branko Tucak (born 1952), Croatian football manager

V

Branko Ve Poljanski, pseudonym of Serbian poet and painter Branislav Micić (1898–1947)
Branko Vidović (1923–2013), Croatian swimmer
Branko Vodnik (1879–1926), Croatian literary historian
Branko Vrgoč (born 1989), Croatian footballer
Branko Vujović (born 1998), Montenegrin handball player
Branko Vukelić (1958–2013), Croatian politician
Branko Vukelić (spy) (1904–1945), Yugoslav spy
Branko Vukićević (born 1961), Serbian basketball player

Z

Branko Zebec (1929–1988), Croatian football player and manager
Branko Žigić (born 1981), Serbian professional football player and coach
Branko Ziherl (1916–1942), Slovenian diver
Branko Zinaja (1895–1949), Croatian footballer
Branko Zorko (born 1967), Croatian runner
Branko Zupan (born 1964), Slovenian football player and manager

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Branko (čelnik) (fl. 1306–19), Serbian nobleman

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