Who’s the most notorious person from your country?

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elektricniorgazam@reddit

IN Serbia, yeah, but I think internationally (if I understood the question in the post correctly lol) it's still Milošević

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BerpBorpBarp@reddit (OP)

I think Vucic is more known to the younger generations (the Serbia protests are more internationally known than u might think) but for general people Milosevic probably still is most notorious

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mrwhite14X@reddit

I mean, technically Vlad the impaler is the most known for doing some nasty stuff to his enemies, but he had his reasons for it!

Second it's definitely Ceausescu.

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vladjjj@reddit

I'd rather not mention his name, but on today's date in 1941, he started the most notorious part of our history.

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shurdi3@reddit

Say, say it loud, let everyone be able look up who Ante Pavelic is, and know what he did.

rotten to the core

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Mysterious-Put1459@reddit

no question about it - Delyan Peevski

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Besrax@reddit

He won't step down any time soon. At best, he will become more covert.

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CockamouseGoesWee@reddit

Literally no non-Greek knows that guy.

I'd argue Ephialtes is more infamous

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nobody1568@reddit

No non-greek that hasn't opened a book. Which is also true of Greeks. He's literally the definition of "known for the wrong reasons".

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CockamouseGoesWee@reddit

He isn't the part of Greek history most people learn about. Most people just learn about Athens vs. Sparta and don't even learn about Corinth.

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BardhyliX@reddit

out of context but it's fascinating that a greek name is a lot more popular in Kosovo(above image) than Albania(about 40 people with that name)

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Affectionate-Arm-405@reddit

Close but I would say Georgios Papadopoulos

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Beautiful-Dish-6275@reddit

Greek names sound so grandiose. Like you could tell me that dude is like the ruler of the universe or something and id buy it.

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XenophonSoulis@reddit

Georgios Papadopoulos is literally the most common Greek first name paired with the most common Greek surname. If it wasn't for the dictator, it would be like the most vanilla Greek name possible.

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Affectionate-Arm-405@reddit

Like you could tell me that dude is like the ruler of the universe or something

In his head he thought he was 😂

But I know what you mean lol

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oldyellowcab@reddit

How is "Notorious" Conor McGregor? He had a "notorious" before his name. Isn't Ireland half Balkan?

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Shipshipie@reddit

Notorious means he is famous for something bad. Hagi is famous for his incredible free kicks, which is good.

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GlitteringLocality@reddit

Currently probably Melanija Trump.

I know everybody likes to say Luka Dončić but no, Melanija is more known worldwide.

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BerpBorpBarp@reddit (OP)

Definitely more infamous than famous too I agree

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Young_Owl99@reddit

Currently ?

Nusret aka Saltbae.

It became a trend that we proud of someone who become viral and they start to act cocky and the whole country start to hate them.

First Arda Turan now him.

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Substratas@reddit

There’s nothing more terrifying than a socioeconomically challenged ~~Mediterranean~~ man getting rich overnight. They’re the worst kind.

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BerpBorpBarp@reddit (OP)

The guy who kept poking Messi for a pic right lmao

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Born-Till-1738@reddit

Yes, and I know this is a Balkans subreddit

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GoHardLive@reddit

Didnt he make Singapore a very rich and developed country ?

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Well, that can be said. We were quite poor and not well developed a few decades ago. Of course there's many people involved and also pros and cons. As the other commentator he said, he's usually quoted as one of the only real examples of a benevolant dictator. I would not go so far as to call him a dictator since he was not corrupt but certainly totalitarian.

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BerpBorpBarp@reddit (OP)

You can technically be a dictator but be good. Dictator just means you have all the power to dictate things

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