Dragoljub () is a Serbian masculine given name, derived from Slavic drag- ("dear, beloved") and ljub ("love, to like"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names. It roughly means "dear love". A diminutve is Draža.

Notable people with the name include:

• Dragoljub Acković (1952–2025), Serbian Romani writer, activist, and politician

• Dragoljub Anđelković (born 1993), Serbian footballer

• Dragoljub Avramović (born 1979), Serbian basketball coach

• Dragoljub Bekvalac (born 1952), Serbian football player and coach

• Dragoljub Blažić (1938–1991), Yugoslav footballer

• Dragoljub Brnović (born 1963), Montenegrin footballer

• Dragoljub Bursać, Serbian footballer

• Dragoljub Čirić (1935–2014), Serbian chess player

• Dragoljub Đuričić (1953–2021), Serbian-Montenegrin drummer

• Dragoljub Ilić (born 1956), Serbian musician, songwriter, and composer

• Dragoljub Jacimović (born 1964), Macedonian chess player

• Dragoljub Janošević (1923–1993), Serbian chess player

• Dragoljub Jeličić (1902–1963), Serbian soldier

• Dragoljub Jeremić (1978–2022), Serbian footballer

• Dragoljub Jovanovich (1916–1983), Serbian-American inventor and helicopter designer

• Dragoljub Kojčić (born 1954), Serbian politician and author

• Dragoljub Kostić (born 1950), Serbian footballer

• Dragoljub Ljubičić (born 1962), Serbian actor and comedian

• Dragoljub Mićović (1929–2015), Serbian architect and writer

• Dragoljub Mićunović (1930–2026), Serbian politician and philosopher

• Dragoljub Mihailović (1893–1946), Serbian military general

• Dragoljub Milošević (1929–2005), Serbian football player and coach

• Dragoljub Minić (1937–2005), Yugoslav chess player

• Dragoljub Ojdanić (1941–2020), Serbian military general

• Dragoljub Pavlović (1867–1920), Serbian politician and historian

• Dragoljub Pavlović (1875–1956), Serbian painter

• Dragoljub Pljakić (1937–2011), Serbian basketball player and coach

• Dragoljub Popović (born 1951), Serbian judge

• Dragoljub Prcać (born 1937), Bosnian Serb war criminal

• Dragoljub Radulović (born 1964), Serbian judoka

• Dragoljub Savić (born 2001), Serbian footballer

• Dragoljub Simić (born 1951), Bosnian footballer

• Dragoljub Simonović (footballer) (born 1972), Serbian-Bulgarian footballer

• Dragoljub Simonović (politician) (born 1959), Serbian politician

• Dragoljub Srnić (born 1992), Serbian footballer

• Dragoljub Stamenković (1954–2025), Serbian politician

• Dragoljub Velimirović (1942–2014), Serbian chess player

• Dragoljub Vidačić (born 1970), Serbian basketball player and coach

• Dragoljub Zindović (born 1965), Serbian politician

See also

• Ljubodrag (given name)

• Slavic names

References