The real name of
Marco Polo, an ethnic
Croatian born in
Korcula. Some speculate the last name was Italianized earlier in the history and thus his real real name(TM) would be Marko Pilich.
This is not some
dumbass propaganda, but a fact told in
writing by Marko Polo himself in his book
"Livres Des Merveilles Du Monde", later named
"Millions".