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Scarface F
Vasojevići are one of most famous Serb highland tribes, and certainly among most nationalistic.
Yes, that qualifies as "big Serb" lineage for sure.
Notable people
By the beginning of World War II, there were around 3,600 Vasojevići “houses” in Polimlje and Lijeva Rijeka. Many famous Serbs, Montenegrins, or people of Serbian or Montenegrin descent, are Vasojevići by origin, e.g.:
Karađorđe Petrović, Serbian revolutionary, leader of the Serbian Revolution and first Grand Vožd of Serbia
Slobodan Milošević - former President of Serbia and of Yugoslavia.
Radomir Vešović - War Minister of the Kingdom of Montenegro, General of Division in III Army of Kingdom of SHS.
Gavro Vuković - a jurist, senator of the Principality of Montenegro, a military commander, Yugoslav politician and writer.
Avram Cemović, military officer who commanded Montenegrin units that captured Berane from Ottomans
Momčilo Cemović - Presidents of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (Prime Minister) from 1978 till 1982. Finance Minister of Yugoslavia from 1974 to 1978
Milla Jovovich - American actress, model, and musician
Petar Bojović - one of four famous Serbian vojvode (field-marshal) in Balkan Wars and World War I.
Đorđije Lašić, Montenegrin Serb military officer of the Royal Yugoslav Army.
Dragan Nikolić - one of the most recognizable actors in Serbian cinema.
Puniša Račić - Serbian and Yugoslav Radical politician who, in 1928, assassinated Croatian politician Stjepan Radić.
Svetozar Marković - an influential Serbian political activist of the 19th century.
Mihailo Lalić - a famous novelist of Serbian and Montenegrin literature. He is considered by some to be among the greatest Montenegrin authors.
Radovan Zogović - one of the greatest Montenegrin poets of the 20th century.
Jelena Janković - a Serbian professional female tennis player - formerly nr 1 ranked player in a WTA list.
Milutin Šoškić - a legendary Serbian goalkeeper who played for SFR Yugoslavia.
Borislav Milošević - Serbian diplomat
Sofija Milošević - Serbian fashion model
Žarko Obradović - Serbian politician and a former Minister of Education in the Government of Serbia.
Slavica Đukić Dejanović - Serbian politician, former Minister of Health and former President of the National Assembly of Serbia
Ljubiša Jokić - former general in the Military of Serbia and Montenegro
Divna Veković - first female medical doctor in Montenegro.
Vjera Mujović -an actress and writer of novels
Lidija Vukićević - Serbian actress and politician
Slavko Labović - Serbian-Danish actor
Milija and Pavle Bakić, co-founders of Galatasaray football club
Dragan Labović - Serbian basketball player
Budislav Šoškić - Montenegrin communist and President of the People's Assembly of Socialist Republic of Montenegro
Dejan Šoškić - Serbian economist, former Governor of the National Bank of Serbia
Milić Vukašinović - drummer, rock singer and guitarist, most notable for his stint with Bijelo dugme.
Bora Đorđević, famous Serbian musician and singer
Željko Joksimović, famous Serbian musician and singer
Boban Rajović, famous Montenegrin folk singer
Blažo Rajović, Montenegrin footballer
Mileta Rajović, Danish footballer of Serb Montenegrin origin.
Goran Vukošić, popular Montenegrin folk singer.
Marko Vešović, Montenegrin footballer.
Siniša Dobrašinović, Montenegrin-born Cypriot football player
Žarko Zečević, former Serbian basketball player, former football administrator and businessman
Vladimir Dašić, Montenegrin basketball player
Bojan Bakić, Montenegrin basketball player
Boris Bakić, Montenegrin basketball player
Ivan Djurkovic, Montenegrin handball player
Sonja Barjaktarović, Montenegrin handball player
Tanja Bakić. Montenegrin poet, essay and non-fiction writer
Vasilije Tomović, Montenegrin chess master
Mitar Milošević famous writer
Đorđije Pajković -Montenegrin Yugoslav politician, Presidents of the Executive Council of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (Prime Minister) from 1962-1963
Čedo Vuković - Montenegrin writer
Stefan Babović - Serbian football player currently playing for FK Partizan and the Serbia national football team.
Branislav Šoškić - Montenegrin economist and politician, President of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro's Presidency in 1985-1986
Stevo Vasojević* - legendary ancestor of the Vasojevići tribe and character in the Kosovo Cycle
Hadži-Prodan Gligorijević - Serbian voivode in the First Serbian Uprising
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