Famous Slovenians and people from Slovenia:
Artists / Performing Arts
- Zvest Apollonio[?] (1935 - ) - painter and graphic artist.
- Emerik Bernard[?] (1927 - ) - painter.
- Janez Bernik[?] (1933 - ) - painter and graphic artist.
- Janez Boljka[?] (1931 - ) - sculptor.
- Bogdan Borčič[?] - painter and graphic artist.
- Jože Ciuha[?] (1924 - ) - painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
- Ivan Čargo[?] (1898 - 1958) - painter.
- Avgust Černigoj[?] (1898 - 1985) - painter.
- Riko Debenjak[?] (1908 - ) - painter and graphic artist.
- Lojze Dolinar[?] (1893 - 1970) - sculptor.
- Maks Fabiani[?] (1865 - 1962) - architect.
- Ivan Grohar[?] (1867 - 1911) - painter.
- Herman Gvardjančič[?] (1943 - ) - painter.
- Božidar Jakac[?] (1899 - 1989) - painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
- Rihard Jakopič[?] (1869 - 1943) - painter.
- Matija Jama[?] (1872 - 1947) - painter.
- Andrej Jemec[?] (1934 - ) - painter and graphic artist.
- Zmago Jeraj[?] - painter, photographer and illustrator.
- Boris Jesih[?] (1943 - ) - painter.
- Zdenko Kalin[?] (1911 - 1990) - sculptor.
- Boris Kobe[?] (1905 - 1981) - architect and painter.
- Ivana Kobilca[?] (1861 - 1926) - paintress.
- Rudolf Kotnik[?] (1931 - 1996) - painter.
- Franc Kralj[?] (1895 - 1960) - painter.
- Tone Kralj[?] (1900 - 1975) - painter.
- Metka Krašovec[?] (1941 - ) - paintress and graphic artist.
- Stanko Kristl[?] (1922 - ) - architect.
- Janez Lenassi[?] (1927 - ) - sculptor.
- Lojze Logar[?] (1944 - ) - painter and graphic artist.
- Vladimir Makuc[?] (1925 - ) - painter and graphic artist.
- Adriana Maraž[?] (1931 - ) - paintress and graphic artist.
- France Mihelič[?] (1907 - 1998) - painter and graphic artist.
- Miran Mihelič[?] (1925 - ) - architect.
- Edo Mihevc[?] (1911 - 1985) - architect.
- Pia Mlakar[?] (1908 - 2000) - ballerina and choreographer.
- Pino Mlakar[?] (1907 - ) - ballet dancer and choreographer.
- Miki Muster[?] (1925 - ) - illustrator.
- Marko Mušič[?] (1941 - ) - architect.
- Zoran Mušič[?] (1909 - ) - painter.
- Jožef Petkovšek[?] (1861 - 1898) - painter.
- Veno Pilon[?] (1896 - 1970) - painter.
- Štefan Planinc[?] (1925 - ) - painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
- Jože Plečnik[?] (1872 - 1957) - architect.
- Marjan Pogačnik[?] - painter ang graphic artist.
- Marij Pregelj[?] (1913 - 1967) - painter and illustrator.
- Edo Ravnikar[?] (1907 - 1993) - architect.
- France Rotar[?] (1933 - ) - sculptor.
- Jakob Savinšek[?] (1922 - 1961) - sculptor.
- Maksim Sedej[?] (1909 - 1974) - painter.
- Savin Sever[?] (1927 - ) - architect.
- Hinko Smrekar[?] (1883 - 1942) - painter and illustrator.
- Lojze Spacal[?] (1907 - 2000) - painter.
- Matej Sternen[?] (1870 - 1949) - painter.
- Gabrijel Stupica[?] (1913 - 1990) - painter.
- Vladimir Šubic[?] - architect.
- Slavko Tihec[?] (1928 - 1993) - sculptor.
- Jože Tisnikar[?] (1928 - 1998) - painter.
- Jožef Tominc[?] (1790 - 1866) - painter.
- Fran Tratnik[?] (1881 - 1957) - drawer and painter.
- Drago Tršar[?] (1927 - ) - sculptor.
- Marjan Tršar[?] - painter and graphic artist.
- Lujo Vodpivec[?] (1951 - ) - sculptor.
- Ivan Vurnik[?] (1884 - 1971) - architect and town planner.
See list:
List of Slovenian painters[?]
Authors
- Vladimir Bartol[?] (1903 - 1967) - author
- Ivan Bevk[?] (1890 - 1970) - author
- Ivan Cankar[?] (1876 - 1918) - author, poet, storyteller, dramatist and essayist.
- Mate Dolenc[?] (1945 - ) - author.
- Janez Jalen[?] (1891 - 1966) - author.
- Drago Jančar[?] (1948 - ) - author and dramatist.
- Josip Jurčič[?] (1844 - 1881) - author.
- Lovro Kuhar[?] (1893 - 1950) - author.
- Fran Levstik[?] (1831 - 1887) - author.
- Vladimir Levstik[?] (1886 - 1957) - author and translator.
- Anton Tomaž Linhart[?] (1756 - 1795) - dramatist and historian.
- Florjan Lipuš[?] (1937 - ) - author.
- Mira Mihelič[?] (1912 - 1985) - author.
- France Prešeren[?] (1800 - 1849) - poet.
- Miha Remec (1928 - ) - author.
- Anton Martin Slomšek[?] (1800 - 1862) - bishop, author, poet and national regenerator.
- Josip Stritar[?] (1836 - 1923) - poet, author and editor.
- Ivan Tavčar[?] (1851 - 1923) - author, lawyer and politician.
- Janez Trdina[?] (1830 - 1905) - author.
- Primož Trubar (1508 - 1586) - Protestant reformer and author.
- Ilka Vašte[?] (1891 - 1967) - author.
See list:
List of Slovenina language poets[?]
Inventors
- Jurij Nardin[?] (1877 - 1959) - physicist and inventor.
- Janez Puh[?] (German Johannes Puch[?]) (1862 - 1914) - inventor, innovator, industrial designer and manufacturer.
- Janez Auguštin Puhar (1814 - 1864) - priest, photographer, painter and poet - invented a photography on the glass in 1842.
- Edvard Rusjan[?] (1886 - 1911) - pilot and aeronavtic pioneer.
- Miroslav Štumberger[?] - marine officer and rocket engineer - developed a rocket motor[?] driven by liquid fuel[?] in 1923-1925.
Motion Pictures, Radio, & Television
- Vinci Vogue Anžlovar[?] (1963 - ) - film director.
- Miha Baloh[?] (1928 - ) - actor.
- Ivo Ban[?] (1949 - ) - actor.
- Matija Barl[?] (1940 - ) - actor.
- Jože Bevc[?] (1925 - ) - film director.
- Polde Bibič[?] (1933 - ) - actor.
- Demeter Bitenc[?] (1922 - ) - actor.
- Metka Bučar[?] (1903 - ) - actress.
- Boris Cavazza[?] (1939 - ) - actor.
- Janez čuk[?] (1933 - 1964) - actor.
- František Čap[?] (1913 - 1972) - film director.
- Avgusta Danilova[?] (1869 - 1958) - actress, director and pedagogue.
- Ferdo Delak[?] (1905 - 1968) - actor, film and theatre director, dramatist and publicist.
- Nataša Dolenc[?] - Radio and TV narrator.
- Štefka Drolc[?] - (1923 - ) - actress and pedagogue.
- Veronika Drolc[?] - actress.
- Vojko Duletič[?] (1924 - ) - film director, montage editor and scenarist.
- Tone Fornezzi Tof[?] - comedian.
- Metka Gabrijelčič[?] - (1934 - ) - actress.
- Jože Gale[?] (1913 - ) - actor, film director and pedagogue.
- Karpo Godina[?] (1943 - ) - film director, cameraman and montage editor.
- Nataša Barbara Gračner[?] - actress.
- Jurij Gustinčič[?] - TV journalist and narrator.
- Andrej Hieng[?] (1925 - ) - storyteller, dramatist, film director and stage editor.
- Boštjan Hladnik[?] (1929 - ) - film director, scenarist and montage editor.
- Janez Hočevar Rifle[?] (1941 - ) - actor and professor.
- Olga Kacjan[?] (1952 - ) - actress.
- Jani Kavčič[?] (1923 - ) - film director.
- France Kosmač[?] (1922 - 1974) - poet, film director and publicist.
- Rudi Kosmač[?] (1932 - 1981) - actor.
- Damjan Kozole[?] (1964 - ) - film director and scenarist.
- Tajda Lekše[?] - TV journalist.
- Jure Longyka[?] - Radio journalist.
- Bogdan Lubej[?] (1960 - ) - actor.
- Mojca Mavec[?] - TV journalist.
- Miša Molk[?] - TV journalist and producent.
- Jure Pervanje[?] (1940 - ) - film director and director of photography.
- Nataša Pirc[?] - TV journalist.
- Duša Počkaj[?] (1924 - 1982) - actress.
- Jože Pogačnik[?] (1932 - ) - film director and scenarist.
- Radko Polič Rac[?] (1942 - ) - actor.
- Lojze Potokar[?] (1902 - 1964) - actor, theatre director.
- Majda Potokar[?] (1930 - 2001) - actress.
- Igor Pretnar[?] (1924 - 1977) - film and theatre director.
- Ali Raner[?] (1934 - ) - actor.
- Rajko Ranfl[?] (1937 - ) - film and TV director and scenarist.
- Janko Ravnik[?] (1891 - 1982) - film director, pianist, composer, pedagogue and photographer.
- Tanja Ribič[?] - actress and singer.
- Ita Rina[?] (1907 - 1979) - actress.
- Brane Rončel[?] - TV and Radio musical editor.
- Lojze Rozman[?] (1930 - 1997) - actor.
- Stane Sever[?] (1914 - 1970) - actor, theatre director and professor.
- Franci Slak[?] (1953 - ) - film and TV director and scenarist.
- Bert Sotlar[?] (1921 - 1992) - actor.
- France Štiglic[?] (1919 - 1993) - film director.
- Tugo Štiglic[?] (1946 - ) - film director.
- Bojan Stupica[?] (1910 - 1970) - film director, stage actor and scene manager.
- Jernej Šugman[?] - actor.
- Zlatko Šugman[?] (1932 - ) - actor.
- Matjaž Tanko[?] - TV journalist.
- Anton Tomašič[?] (1937 - ) - TV and film director.
- Polona Vetrih[?] - actress.
- Boštjan Vrhovnik[?] (1949 - ) - film director.
- Jane Weber[?] - Radio musical editor.
- Ewelyne Wohlfeiler[?] (1951 - ) - actress.
- Jože Zupan[?] (1909 - 1980) - actor.
- Milena Zupančič[?] (1946 - actress.
- Jonas Žnidaršič[?] actor and TV journalist.
Musicians / Composers
- Bojan Adamič[?] (1912 - ) - composer and conductor.
- Slavko Avsenik (1949 - ) - composer and musician.
- Vilko Avsenik[?] - composer and musician.
- Helena Blagne Zaman[?] (1963 - ) - singer.
- Ciril Cvetko[?] (1920 - 1999) - composer, conductor, pedagogue and publicist.
- Marjana Deržaj[?] - singer.
- Tomaž Domicelj[?] (1948 - ) - composer, musician and singer.
- Jakob Gallus Petelin (1550 - 1591) - composer and conductor.
- Radovan Gobec[?] (1909 - ) - composer, conductor and choirmaster.
- Drago Golob[?] (1937 - ) - oboist.
- Jani Golob[?] (1948 - ) - composer and violinist.
- Ditka Haberl[?] (1937 - ) - singer.
- Lado Jakša[?] (1947 - ) - composer and photographer.
- Urban Koder[?] (1928 - ) - composer, conductor and jazz trumpet player.
- Jani Kovačič[?] - composer, musician and singer.
- Marjan Kozina[?] (1907 - 1965) - composer.
- Lado Leskovar[?] - singer.
- Marijan Lipovšek[?] (1910 - 1995) - composer, pianist, pedagogue and musical essayist.
- Marjana Lipovšek[?] (1946 - ) - opera singer, mezzo-soprano.
- Janez Lipušček[?] (1914 - 1965) - opera singer, tenor.
- Robert Pešut Magnifico[?] - composer and singer.
- Alfi Nipič[?] - singer.
- Tomaž Pengov[?] - composer, musician and singer.
- Oto Pestner[?] - composer, musician and singer.
- Jože Privšek[?] (1937 - 1998) - composer and musician.
- Majda Sepe[?] - singer.
- Mojmir Sepe[?] (1930 - ) - composer and musician.
- Adi Smolar[?] - composer, musician and singer.
- Alojz Srebotnjak[?] (1931 - ) - composer.
- Karmen Stavec (1973 - ) - musician and singer.
- Andrej Šifrer[?] - composer, musician and singer.
- Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak[?] (1940 - ) - pianist and musical pedagogue.
- Marta Zore[?] - musician and singer.
- Dečo Žgur[?] composer, musician, singer and musical producent.
- Franc Frakelj[?] - member of collaborational White Guard - 2nd World War war criminal (never convicted, died in Canada).
- Leon Rupnik[?] (1880 - 1946) - general, commander of collaborational Slovenian home guard - 2nd World War war criminal (convicted, executed by shooting).
Political Leaders[?]
- Janez Drnovšek (1950 - ) - 1st premier of the independent Slovenia, 3rd president of Slovenia 2003 - 2008.
- Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti[?] (1948 - ) - leader of the Slovenian national party (SNS).
- Edvard Kardelj Sperans (1910 - 1979) - politician and statesman.
- Boris Kidrič[?] (1912 - 1953) - politician, statesman and economist.
- Milan Kučan[?] (1941 - ) - 1st and 2nd president of the independent Slovenia 1991 - 2002.
Scholars
Scientists
- Robert Blinc[?] (1933 - ) - physicist.
- Ivan Bratko[?] (1946 - ) - computer scientist.
- Srečko Brodar[?] (1893 - 1987) - palaeontologist.
- Andrej Čadež[?] - astrophysicist.
- Lavo Čermelj[?] (1889 - 1980) - physicist.
- JAnez Demšar[?] (1971 - ) - computer scientist.
- Irena Dogsa[?] (1957 - ) - psychologist
- Davorin Dolar[?] (1921 - ) - chemist.
- Franjo Dominko[?] (1903 - 1987) - astronomer.
- Janez Dular[?] (1943 - ) - philologist and sociolinguist.
- Peter Fajfar[?] (1943 - ) - constructional scientist.
- France Forstnerič[?] (1958 - ) - mathematician.
- Ivan Gams[?] (1923 - ) - geographer.
- Josip Globevnik[?] (1945 - ) - mathematician.
- Ljubo Golič[?] (1932 - ) - chemist.
- Igor Grabec[?] (1939 - ) - physicist.
- Peter Gosar[?] (1923 - ) - physicist.
- Milan Grošelj[?] (1902 - 1979) - classical philologist.
- Pavel Grošelj[?] (1883 - 1940) - biologists and belletrist.
- Ludvik Gyergyek[?] (1922 - ) - electrical engineer.
- Dušan Hadži[?] (1921 - ) - chemist.
- Svetozar Ilešič[?] (1907 - 1985) - geographer.
- Anton Janežič[?] (1828 - 1869) - Slavist and grammarian.
- Gabrijel Kernel[?] (1932 - physicist.
- France Kidrič[?] (1880 - 1950) - literary historian.
- Jernej Kopitar[?] (1780 - 1844) - philologist.
- Aleksandra Kornhauser[?] (1926 - ) - chemist.
- Peter Kozler (1824 - 1879) - lawyer, geographer, cartographer, politician and manufacturer.
- Alojz Kralj[?] (1937 - ) - electrical engineer.
- Ivan Kuščer[?] (1918 - 1979) - physicist.
- Ivo Lah (1896 - 1979) - mathematician.
- Janez Levec[?] (1943 - ) - chemist.
- Tine Logar[?] (1916 - 2002) - philologist and dialectologist.
- Anton Melik (1890 - 1966) - geographer.
- Drago Meze[?] (1926 - ) - geographer.
- Franc Miklošič (1813 - 1891) - philologist.
- Anton Moljk[?] (1916 - 1998) - physicist.
- Rajko Nahtigal[?] (1877 - 1958) - philologist.
- Milan Natek[?] (1933 - ) - geographer.
- Karel Oštir[?] (1888 - 1973) - philologist.
- Janez Peklenik[?] (1926 - ) - technical scientist.
- Drago Perko[?] (1961 - ) - geographer.
- Anton Peterlin (1907 - 1993) - physicist.
- Josip Plemelj (1873 - 1967) - mathematician.
- Bogdan Povh[?] (1932 - ) - physicist.
- Jože Povšič[?] (1907 - 1985) - mathematician.
- Herman Potočnik Noordung (1892 - 1929) - pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics, and rocket engineer.
- Friderik Pregl (1869-1930) - chemist, Nobel prize for chemistry 1923.
- Ivan Prijatelj[?] (1875 - 1937) - literary historian.
- Ivan Rakovec[?] (1899 - 1985) - geologist and palaeontologist.
- Fran Ramovš[?] (1890 - 1952) - philologist and dialectologist.
- Pavla Ranzinger[?] - astronomer.
- Marij Rebek[?] - chemist.
- Jakob Rigler[?] (1929 - 1985) - philologist.
- Mitja Rosina[?] - physicist.
- Simon Rutar[?] (1851 - 1903) - historian, geographer, archaeologist and geologist.
- Maks Samec[?] (1844 - 1889 - chemist.
- Branko Stanovnik[?] (1938 - ) - chemist.
- Jožef Stefan (1835 - 1893) - physicist and mathematician.
- Janez Strnad (1934 - ) - physicist and populariser of natural science.
- Milan Šifrer[?] (1928 - ) - geographer.
- Ivan Štalec[?] (???? - 1994) - mathematician.
- Stane Suhadolnik[?] (1919 - 1992) - philologist.
- Miha Tišler[?] (1926 - ) - chemist.
- Miha Tomaževič[?] (1942 - ) - constructional scientist.
- France Tomšič[?] (1905 - 1975 ) - philologist.
- Jože Toporišič[?] (1926 - ) - philologist.
- Anton Trstenjak[?] (1906 - 1996) - psychologist and theologian.
- Janez Vajkard Valvasor (1641 - 1693) - nobleman and polymath.
- Alojzij Vadnal[?] (1910 - 1987) - mathematician.
- Jurij Vega (1754 - 1802) - mathematician and officer.
- Ivan Vidav (1918 - ) - mathematician.
- Milan Vidmar (1885 - 1962) - electrical engineer, chess player and chess theorist.
- Valentin Vodnik[?] (1758 - 1819) - poet, journalist, philologist.
- Egon Zakrajšek (1941 - 2002) - mathematician and computer scientist.
- Boštjan Žekš[?] (1940 - ) - physicist.
- Slavoj Žižek (1949 - ) - sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic.
See lists: Slovenian mathematicians, Slovenian physicists[?].
Sports Personalities[?]
- Vili Ameršek[?] - football player.
- Brigita Bukovec[?] (1970 - ) - athlete, Olympic athlete.
- Miro Cerar[?] (1939 - ) - gymnast, Olympic athlete.
- Ivo Daneu[?] - basketball player.
- Slavko Duščak[?] - basketball player.
- Urška Hrovat[?] - alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Vinko Jelovac[?] - basketball player.
- Srečko Katanec[?] - football player and selector, Olympic athlete.
- Jure Košir[?] - alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Robert Kranjec[?] - alpine ski jumper.
- Bojan Križaj[?] (1957 - ) - alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Tina Maze[?] - alpine skier.
- Bogdan Norčič[?] - alpine ski jumper.
- Brane Oblak[?] - football player
- Bruno Parma[?] (1941 - ) - chess player.
- Primož Peterka[?] - alpine ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Rok Petrovič[?] (1966 - 1993) - alpine skier.
- Vasja Pirc[?] (1907 - 1980) - chess player.
- Špela Pretnar[?] - alpine skier.
- Mladen Rudonja - football player.
- Boris Strel[?] - alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Martin Strel (1954 - ) - ultra marathon swimmer.
- Mateja Svet[?] (1968 - ) - alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Leon Štukelj[?] (1898 - 1999) - gymnast, Olympic athlete.
- Miran Tepež[?] - alpine ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Peter Vilfan[?] - basketball player.
- Zlatko Zahovič[?] - football player.
- Jure Zdovc[?] - basketball player, Olympic athlete.
- Matjaž Zupan[?] - alpine ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Peter Žonta[?] - alpine ski jumper.
- Aljoša Žorga[?] - basketball player.
Other Personalities
- Lado Ambrožič Novljan[?] - partisan's general.
- Tončka Čeč[?] (1896 - 1943) - national heroine.
- Ivan Kramberger[?] (1936 - 1992) - charitable man.
- Franc Leskošek Luka[?] (1897 - 1983) - partisan's commandant, national hero and politician.
- Rudolf Maister (1874 - 1934 ) - general and poet.
- Franc Rozman Stane (1911 - 1944) - partisan's commandant and national hero.
- Tone Tomšič[?] (1910 - 1942) - communist and national hero.
See also: List of people by nationality | List of famous Slavs.
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