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Slovenian Americans or Slovene Americans (Slovenian Ameriški Slovenci, literally "American Slovenians") are Americans of Slovenian origin.
In 1990, 124,437 Americans declared that they were of Slovenian origin (of those, 738 are doctors).
[edit] History of settlement
[edit] Large Slovenian areas in USA
[edit] Important Slovenian Americans
- 7 admirals: Ronald Zlatoper, Jerome Edward Rupnik, F. William Petrovic,...
- 3 astronauts: Ronald Sega, Jeremy Linenger, Sunita Williams
- 2 (at least) U.S. Senators: Tom Harkin George Voinovich
- 2 authors: Louis Adamič, Edward Gobetz
- 9 bishops: Friderik Irenej Baraga,...
- 7 congressmen: John Blatnik, James Oberstar,...
- 3 state governors: Frank Lausche- Ohio, George Voinovich - Ohio,...
- 10 generals: Ferdinand Chesarek, John Stephan Lekson, Warren Joseph Pezdirtz, Stanley Gorenc, Frank Gorenc, ...
- 2 musicians: Frank Yankovic (America's Polka King), Micky Dolenz (Drummer/Singer of "The Monkees")
- August Pust, a retired functionary of the Ohio government
- 3 NASA employees: Dušan Petrač, Anton Mavrentič, Janez Repar
- ...
[edit] Important Americans with Slovenian origins
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