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The single largest wave of Croatian immigrants to the United States of America (about 400,000) came between 1890 and 1914. However the return migration to what is today Croatia was high. During this period 50% of migrant Croatians and Slovenes returned to their homeland, at least for a while. The earliest Croatian settlements in the United States were on the Gulf of Mexico and in California. In the 1890s Croats began to arrive in New Mexico to work in the coal mines. The largest Croatian mining settlement between 1881 and 1914 was in the copper fields of Upper Michigan. At the turn of the century, Butte, Mont., had a major Croatian colony that included Slovenes and other Slavs involved in mining there. Later some of the Croats in this locality moved into other trades, ranching and restaurant operations. Hundreds from the Lika region settled in the Minnesota Iron Range, in Utah, Wyoming and other western states. After 1880 most of the Croatian immigrants came from the interior regions of Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Many of these settled in the East and Midwest, especially around Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and in the metropolitan Chicago area. By the beginning of World War I, there were also sizable settlements in Ohio, Missouri, Luisiana and Indiana.
- http://cas.hr/publikacije/
- Croats in the USA - American people of Croatian descent, list wikipedia
- Croats in the USA / Hrvati u SAD-u wiki
- Croats in the USA - American people of Croatian descent, list wikipedia
- Croatian Diaspora in the United States of America EN / Hrvatsko iseljeništvo u SAD-u HR
- Croatians in the US
- The third largest Slavic group in the USA
- The Diaspora
- Registar Hrvata izvan Hrvatske, Hr, En, De, Es - About Registry: The Central State Office for Croats Abroad has launched a pilot project for the creation of a Registry of Croats Abroad through which it fosters the connection of Croats all over the world as well as their connection to the homeland. The pilot phase of the project will be carried out from September to December 2018 and it will be primarily addressed to Croats from Argentina, Germany and the United States. Where you can use a search field here (for persons) and here (for subjects)
Documentation
- A guide to Croats in the USA PDF A list of Croats in the USA, mostly from the West Coast, the source is unknown, but probably comes from Eterovich
- People of Croatian Ancestry in the USA PDF a short document on the topic
- U sjevernoj Kaliforniji pronašli groblje našijenaca poginulih u rudnicima zlata
Profiles ???
- Bezmalinović, Nikola (1895-1969)
- Biankini, Ante (1860-1934)
- Bijankini, Jurica (1894-1980)
- Cukela, Louis (1888-1956)
- Gabelich, Gary (1940-1984)
- Lučić, Ante aka Lucas, Anthony (1855-1921)
- Lusich, John Peter (1893-1963)
- Meštrović, Ivan (1883-1962)
- Perpich, Rudy (1928-1995)
- Ursić, Jakov (1897-1999)
poginuli u rudniku zlata u Jackson-u
- Mato Cupich 1869-1905
- Pasko Cupich 1863-1891
- Pete Bechir 1872-1910
- Maria Andrijasevich 1884-1916
- Luis Pendo 1886-1910
- Pavo Trojanovich 1873-1912
- Mato Srgota
- Martin Danicich 1879-1909
- Bozo Pokolj 1865-1892
- Ivo Ban 1869-1915
- Vlaho Ban 1890-1934
- Lubenko -1924
- Petar Bogoje 1898-1922
- Bijelich -1913
Academics
- Ivo Banac - historian and professor at Yale University
- Mladen Bestvina - mathematician
- Jaksa Cvitanic - Professor of Mathematical Finance
- William Feller, mathematician
- Branko Grünbaum - mathematician
- Paul L. Modrich, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2015, - American biochemist.
- Henry Suzzallo (1873–1933) - president of the University of Washington
- Victor Wickerhauser - mathematician
- Drazen Prelec - mathematician
- Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943)- simply genius
- Joseph Schlessinger (b. 1945) - Yugoslav-born Israeli-American biochemist and biophysicist
Inventors and engineers
- Victor Grinich - member of the Traitorous Eight that founded Silicon Valley
- Brian Krzanich (Brian Matthew Krzanich) - CEO of Intel
- Anthony Francis Lucas - oil explorer, inventor, With Pattillo Higgins he organized the drilling of an oil well near Beaumont, Texas that became known as Spindletop. This led to the widespread exploitation of oil and the start of the petroleum age. - There is even an award named after him
- Anthony Maglica - inventor, owner & founder of Mag Instrument Inc.[8]
- Jacob Matijevic Ph.D,[9] - NASA engineer
- Andrija Puharich - medical and parapsychological researcher, medical inventor
- Mario Puratić - inventor of the fishing Puretic power block
- George M. Skurla - aeronautical engineer for the Apollo Program
- Boris Miksic - Cortec Corporation owner and founder
Art
- Mirko Ilić, graphic designer and comics artist
- Ivan Meštrović, sculptor and Professor at Syracuse and Notre Dame
- Vinko Nikolić, writer, poet and journalist
- Anton Perich - filmmaker, photographer and video artist
- Michael Trcic - sculptor and special effects artist
- Maksimiljan (Makso) Vanka - painter
- Matthew Yuricich, Academy Award nominated special effects artist
- Richard Yuricich - three-time Academy Award-nominated special effects artist
Film
- John Malkovich, actor
- Ivana Miličević, actress
- John Miljan, actor
- Jenna Elfman, actress
- Gloria Grey, actress
- Branko Lustig, film producer, Academy Award winner
- Lou Lumenick, film critic
- Judah Friedlander, actor and comedian
- Thomas Horn, child actor
- Frank Pavich', film director and producer
Music
- Zlatko Baloković, violinist
- Tony Butala, lead singer of vocal group, The Lettermen
- Zinka Milanov, operatic spinto soprano
- Tomo Miličević, musician and lead guitarist of the alternative rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars
- Guy Mitchell, pop singer
- Krist Novoselić, bassist of Nirvana
- Mia Slavenska, prima ballerina
- Louis Svećenski, violinist and rector of the Boston Academy of Music
Science
- Predrag Cvitanović, theoretical physicist
- Milislav Demerec, geneticist
- Terry Jonathan Hart, former astronaut
- Jacob Matijevic, NASA engineer
- Mario Puratić, inventor of Puretic power block
- Bogdan Raditsa, historian
- George M. Skurla, aeronautical engineer for the Apollo Program
- Henry Suzzallo, president of the University of Washington
- Dinko Tomašić, sociologist
- Ante Puhalovich, aeronautical engineer for the Gemini Program
Politics
- Mark Begich, congressman
- Nick Begich, congressman
- Michael Anthony Bilandic, mayor of Chicago
- Dennis Kucinich, congressman
- Gary J. Kucinich, Democratic Party politician
- John Kasich, governor of Ohio
- Mary Matalin, Republican political consultant
- Rudy Perpich, governor of Minnesota
- George Radanovich, congressman
- Michael Stepovich, governor of Alaska Territory
Entrepreneurs
- Anthony Francis Lucas, oil industry pioneer
- Mike Grgich, winemaker
- Franjo Vlasic, founder and namesake of Vlasic Pickles
- Anthony Maglica, entrepreneur and inventor of Maglite flashlights
Sports
- Bill Belichick, professional football coach
- Pete Carroll, professional football coach
- Jason Chorak, college football player
- David Diehl, professional football player, Croatian on mother's side
- Elvis Grbac, professional football player
- Toni Kukoč, professional basketball player
- Mickey Lolich, professional baseball player
- Roger Maris, professional baseball player
- John Mayasich, hockey player
- Kevin McHale and John Havlicek, NBA hall of fame members, both share Croatian ancestry on their mothers' sides (Starcevic and Turkalj being their mothers' respective maiden names)
- Stipe Miocic , mixed martial artist and UFC Champion
- George Mikan, professional basketball player
- Johnny Pesky, professional baseball player and announcer
- Gene Rayburn, game show host
- Lou Saban, football coach
- Nick Saban, professional football coach
- Goran Suton, basketball player
- Rudy Tomjanovich, professional basketball player and coach
- Danny Vranes (Vranješ), professional basketball player (NBA)[30]
- Fritzie Zivic, boxer, held the world welterweight championship
- Gary Michael Gabelich, car speed record holder 1970 "Blue Flame" (1.002 km/h)
- Krešimir (Krešo) Ćosić,professional basketball player (NBA)
Other
- Norman Cota, US General
- Louis Cukela, United States Marine, two-time Medal of Honor recipient
- Jakša Cvitanić, mathematician
- John Owen Dominis, Prince Consort of Hawaii
- Ron Kovic, anti-war activist
- Jackie Kucinich, journalist
- Peter Tomich, United States Navy Sailor
- John J. Tominac, also Medal of Honor recipient