- Vladan Alanović (born 1967), basketball player
- Romano Bajlo (born 1946), rower
- Marko Banić (born 1984), basketball player
- Ivan Batur (born 1991), basketball player
- Saša Bjelanović (born 1979), football player
- Ante Bukvić, football player
- Jurica Buljat (born 1986), football player
- Marijan Buljat (born 1981), football player
- Marjan Čakarun (born 1990), basketball player
- Antonio Cattalinich (Ante Katalinić) (1895–1981), rower
- Francesco Cattalinich (Frane Katalinić) (1891–1976), rower
- Simone Cattalinich (Šimun Katalinić) (1891–1976), rower
- Stefan Cebara (born 1991), football player
- Đorđe Čotra (born 1984), football player
- Ljubomir Crnokrak (born 1958), football manager
- Aleksandar Čubrilo (born 1975), basketball player
- Branko Culina (born 1957), football player and trainer
- Hrvoje Ćustić (1983–2008), football player
- Joey Didulica (born 1997), football player whose parents were from Zadar
- Toni Dijan (born 1983), basketball player
- Saša Dobrić (born 1982), football player
- Šime Fantela (born 1986), sailor
- Đorđe Gagić (born 1990), basketball player
- Latino Galasso (1898–1949), rower
- Josip (Giuseppe, "Pino") Gjergja (born 1937), basketball player
- Alan Gregov (born 1970), basketball player
- Šime Gregov (born 1989), footballer
- Petar Ivanov (rower) (Pietro Ivanov) (1894–1961), rower
- Danijel Jusup (born 1961), basketball coach
- Ratko Kacian (1917–1949), football player
- Arijan Komazec, basketball player
- Emilio Kovačić (born 1968), basketball player
- Ante Krapić (born 1985), basketball player
- Marko Jagodić-Kuridža (born 1987), basketball player
- Dominik Livaković (born 1995), football player
- Mark Liveric (born 1953), football player
- Viktor Ljubić (Vittorio Gliubich) (1902–1984), rower
- Korana Longin-Zanze (born 1973), basketball player
- Oliver Maric (born 1981), football player[14]
- Petar Marić (born 1987), basketball player
- Dominik Mavra (born 1994), basketball player
- Vladimir Milić (born 1955), shot putter
- Roko Mišlov (born 1988), football player
- Luka Modrić (born 1985), football player[15]
- Vedran Morović (born 1983), basketball player
- Ivan Ninčević (born 1981), handball player
- Ivan Novačić (born 1985), basketball player
- Bernarda Pera (born 1994), tennis player
- Joseph Plachutta (1827–1883), chess player[16]
- Nikola Plećaš (born 1948), basketball player
- Marko Popović (born 1982), basketball player
- Herdi Prenga (born 1994), football player[17]
- Zoran Primorac (born 1969), table tennis player
- Dado Pršo (born 1974), football player
- Milan Pršo (born 1990), football player
- Marija Režan (born 1989), basketball player
- Tullio Rochlitzer (1926–2006), basketball player and coach
- Ivan Santini (born 1989), football player
- Josip Skoblar (born 1941), football player
- Branko Skroče (born 1955), basketball player
- Bruno Sorić (Bruno Sorich) (1904–1942), rower
- Enzo Sovitti (1926–1969), basketball player and coach
- Danijel Subašić (born 1984), football player
- Marin Tomasov (born 1987), football player
- Carlo Toniatti (1892–1968), rower
- Sergio Vatta (1937–2020), football coach
- Dušan Vemić (born 1976), tennis player
- Dalibor Veselinović (born 1987), football player
- Jakov Vladović (born 1983), basketball player
- Stojko Vranković (born 1964), basketball player
- Luka Žorić (born 1984), basketball player
- Tomislav Zubčić (born 1990), basketball player
- Jurica Žuža (born 1978), basketball player
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