List of Slovenians

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.

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.

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.

National Traitors[?]

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.