This is a list of historical and living Bosniaks who are famous or notable.

• Mak Dizdar, His works Stone Sleeper and The Blue River are important poetic achievements
• Hamid Dizdar, Writer and poet but also older brother of Mak Dizdar
• Safvet-beg Bašagić, Considered the father of Bosnian renaissance
• Osman Nuri Hadžić, An intellectual and writer who co-launched the political journal Behar
• Edhem Mulabdić, Writer and co-founder of the political journal Behar
• Mehmed Kapetanović, Writer and public official who founded the influential political journal Bošnjak ("Bosniak")
• Musa Ćazim Ćatić, Poet of the Bosnian Renaissance at the turn of the 20th century
• Alija Isaković, Is an essayist, publicist, playwright, and lexicographer of the Bosnian language
• Nasiha Kapidžić-Hadžić, Children's author and poet
• Hasan Kikić, literate and poet who co-founded the journal Putokaz (Signpost)
• Zuko Džumhur, A writer, painter and caricaturist.
• Meša Selimović, Writer whose novel Death and the Dervish is one of the most important literary works in post-Second World War Yugoslavia
• Mula Mustafa Bašeskija, 18th-century chronicler, diarist, poet, calligrapher and retired Jannisary in the Ottoman Empire.
• Dževad Karahasan, Awarded writer and philosopher
• Bisera Alikadić, Poet and author, best known for her work Larva and Krug
• Semezdin Mehmedinović, Writer and filmmaker but also a magazine editor
• Skender Kulenović, A novelist, dramatist and poet
• Abdulah Sidran, Best known for writing When Father Was Away on Business and Do You Remember Dolly Bell?
• Derviš Sušić, Writer best known for his first work I, Danilo
• Nura Bazdulj-Hubijar, A novelist, poet and playwright
• Nedžad Ibrišimović, Writer and sculptor
• Hamza Humo, Writer of short novels and editor of both Zabavnik and Gajret
• Enver Čolaković, Best known for his 1944 novel The Legend of Ali-Pasha
• Zija Dizdarević, A prose writer
• Ahmed Muradbegović, A writer, dramatist and novelist
• Nihad Hasanović, Writer and translator
• Avdo Karabegović, Writer and poet
• Osman Đikić, A romantic poet and dramatist
• Abdulvehab Ilhamija, 18th-century dervish and prose writer
• Husein Dubravić, A Comedic writer, historian, teacher, and publisher
• Faruk Šehić, A poet, novelist and short story writer
• Ćamil Sijarić, Novelist and short story writer
• Sait Orahovac, Awarded author and folklorist
• Zaim Topčić, Awarded novelist and writer
• Safet Plakalo, A playwright, journalist and theatre critic
• Jasmin Imamović, Acclaimed for his short stories and novels

• Hazim Delić, Bosnian War criminal
• Ismet Bajramović, Bosnian soldier and organised crime figure
• Ramiz Delalić, One of several prominent underworld figures who helped defend Sarajevo
• Mušan Topalović, Commander during the Bosnian war and a gangster
• Jusuf Prazina, Sarajevan gangster and paramilitary warlord during the Bosnian War
• Šefka Hodžić, convicted of the 1969 murder of her pregnant friend

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• For references. Also see, Logicka Djela Bosanskih Turaka na Arapskom Jeziku by Dr. Amir Ljubić