Vjeran Zuppa (26 January 1940 – 10 October 2023) was a Croatian intellectual, dramaturge, literature theorist, poet, translator, and chairman of the Theater ITD.

He also wrote books of songs, which include: Friend Silvester, Life and death of the hunter Luke and De rationes communi.

[1] Zuppa established a "center for dramatic arts," at the institute, called "Open Society" and "The Imaginative Academy".

He joined the Social Democratic Action of Croatia in 1994 but left 2 years later after the death of its chairman, Miko Tripalo.

He expressed his support for Vlado Gotovac at the time but refused to enter his Liberal Party due to ideological differences.