Born in Varcar Vakuf (today Mrkonjić Grad) in 1834, his father Anto came from the town of Uskoplje, and his mother was Agata Stipić - Ivekić from Varcar Vakuf.
Simo Elaković (Serbian: Симо Елаковић; born 1940 in Uskoplje, SFRY), a PhD, is a Serbian philosopher and Professor at University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy.