List of Slovenes

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This is a list of Slovenes and people from Slovenia that are notable.

Artists including performing arts

• Zvest Apollonio (1935–2009) – painter and graphic artist.
• Stanislava Brezovar (1937–2003) – ballerina.
• Tatiana Brilej (1947- ) - Set and costume designer, fashion designer
• Jože Ciuha (1924– ) – painter, graphic artist and illustrator
• Avgust Černigoj (1898–1985) – painter.
• Maks Fabiani (1865–1962) – architect.
• Ivan Grohar (1867–1911) – painter.
• Herman Gvardjančič (1943– ) – painter.
• Stane Jagodič (1943– ) – painter, graphic artist, montager and illustrator.
• Božidar Jakac (1899–1989) – painter, graphic artist and illustrator.
• Rihard Jakopič (1869–1943) – painter.
• Matija Jama (1872–1947) – Impressionist painter.
• Ivana Kobilca (1861–1926) – realist painter.
• Lojze Logar (1944– ) – painter and graphic artist.
• Adriana Maraž (1931– ) – painter and graphic artist.
• Pino Mlakar (1907–2006) – ballet dancer and choreographer.
• Miki Muster (1925 – ) – illustrator.
• Marko Mušič (1941 – ) – architect.
• Zoran Mušič (1909–2005) – painter.
• Veno Pilon (1896–1970) – painter.
• Jože Plečnik (1872–1957) – architect.
• Marjetica Potrč - artist.
• Jakob Savinšek (1922–1961) – sculptor.
• Matej Sternen (1870–1949) – painter.
• Vladimir Šubic – architect.
• Jožef Tominc (1790–1866) – painter.
• Ivan Vurnik (1884–1971) – architect and town planner.

Authors

• Frederic Baraga (1797–1868) – bishop, author
• Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967) – author
• France Bevk (1890–1970) – author
• Ivan Cankar (1876–1918) – author, poet, storyteller, dramatist and essayist.
• Matija Čop (1797–1835) – author
• Mate Dolenc (1945 – ) – author.
• Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1963) – author and priest.
• Peter Handke (1942 – ) – author (Slovenian mother)
• Janez Jalen (1891–1966) – author.
• Drago Jančar (1948 – ) – author and dramatist.
• Jože Javoršek (1920–1990) – author.
• Branka Jurca (1914–1999) – author.
• Josip Jurčič (1844–1881) – author.
• Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926) – poet.
• Tomo Križnar (1954 – ) – world traveller, humanitarian, author
• Lovro Kuhar (1893–1950) – author.
• Fran Levstik (1831–1887) – author.
• Anton Tomaž Linhart (1756–1795) – dramatist and historian.
• Cvetka Lipuš (1959 – ) – author
• Florjan Lipuš (1937 – ) – author.
• Franko Luin (1941–2005) – author, editor, typographer.
• Mira Mihelič (1912–1985) – author.
• Miha Mazzini (1961 – ) – author
• Boris Pahor (1913 – ) – author
• Ivan Potrč - author.
• Sebastijan Pregelj (1970 – ) – author
• France Prešeren (1800–1849) – poet.
• Benka Pulko (1967 – ) – author and Guinness World Record setting world traveler.
• Miha Remec (1928 – ) – author.
• Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862) – bishop, author, poet and national regenerator.
• Josip Stritar (1836–1923) – poet, author and editor.
• Tomaž Šalamun (1941-2014) - poet.
• Ivan Tavčar (1851–1923) – author, lawyer and politician.
• Janez Trdina (1830–1905) – author.
• Primož Trubar (1508–1586) – Protestant reformer and author.

Inventors

• Alojz Knafelc (1859–1937), the creator of Slovenian trail blaze.
• Janez Puh (German Johann 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.
• Herman Potočnik – Noordung (1892–1929), one of the founders of astronautics.
• Edvard Rusjan (1886–1911) – pilot and aeronautic pioneer.
• Richard Fuisz (b 1939) – pharmaceutical inventor of controlled release drug beads, quick dissolve tablet systems, thin film drug delivery systems as well as various medical devices, diagnostic devices and electronic mail patents.
• Japec Jakopin (b 1951) – yacht designer
• Ivo Boscarol (b 1956) – light aircraft designer and manufacturer

Military personnel

• Odilo Globocnik (1904–1945) – a prominent nazi and later an SS leader.
• Anton Haus, Grand Admiral of the Austro-Hungarian Navy.
• Karel Destovnik Kajuh (1922–1944) – poet and national hero.
• Rudolf Maister (1874–1934 ) – general and poet.
• Leon Rupnik (1880–1946) – Yugoslav general, Inspector-General of the Slovenian Home Guard

Film, radio and television

• Vinci Vogue Anžlovar (1963 – ) – film director.
• Valentin Areh (1971 – ) – war correspondent and TV journalist.
• Miha Baloh (1928 – ) – actor.
• Matija Barl (1940 – ) – actor.
• Polde Bibič (1933 – ) – actor.
• Demeter Bitenc (1922 – ) – actor.
• František Čap (1913–1972) – film director.
• George Dolenz (1908–1963) – (Born Jure Dolenc.) Movie/TV Actor. Father of Actor/Musician Micky Dolenz and grandfather of actress Ami Dolenz.
• Karpo Godina (1943 – ) – film director, cameraman and montage editor.
• Andrej Hieng (1925 – ) – storyteller, dramatist, film director and stage editor.
• Boštjan Hladnik (1929–2006) – film director, scenarist and montage editor.
• Željko Ivanek- Hollywood actor
• Polona Juh /1971 -) – actress
• Damjan Kozole (1964 – ) – film director and scenarist.
• Janez Lapajne (1967 – ) – film director.
• Jože Pogačnik (1932 – ) – film director and scenarist.
• Igor Pretnar (1924–1977) – film and theatre director.
• Janko Ravnik (1891–1982) – film director, pianist, composer, pedagogue and photographer.
• Tanja Ribič (1968 - ) – actress and singer.
• Ita Rina (1907–1979) – actress.
• Franci Slak (1953 – 2007) – film and TV director and scenarist.
• Danijel Sraka (1975 – ) – film director.
• France Štiglic (1919–1993) – film director.
• Zlatko Šugman (1932–2008) – actor.
• Jonas Žnidaršič (1962 – ) – actor and TV journalist.

Musicians and composers

• Bojan Adamič (1912–1995) – composer and conductor.
• Blaž Arnič (1901–1970) – composer.
• Slavko Avsenik (1929 – ) – composer and musician.
• Helena Blagne Zaman (1963 – ) – singer.
• Lojze Bratuž (1902–1937) – composer, choirmaster
• Ciril Cvetko (1920–1999) – composer, conductor, pedagogue and publicist.
• Micky Dolenz (1945 – ) – drummer of The Monkees
• Jakob Gallus Petelin (1550–1591) – composer and conductor.
• Jani Golob (1948 – ) – composer and violinist.
• Alenka Gotar (1979– ) – soprano singer
• Božidar Kantušer (1921–1999) – composer
• Marjan Kozina (1907–1966) – composer.
• Marijan Lipovšek (1910–1995) – composer, pianist, pedagogue, musical essayist.
• Marjana Lipovšek (1946 – ) – opera singer, mezzo-soprano.
• Magnifico (1965 – ) – composer and singer.
• Mr. Doctor – vocalist and composer of the Devil Doll.
• Walter Ostanek (1935 – ) – Polka
• Tomaž Pengov – composer, musician and singer.
• Zoran Predin (1958 – ) – composer and singer
• Oto Pestner – composer, musician and singer.
• Jože Privšek (1937–1998) – composer and musician.
• Anja Rupel (1966 – ) – singer and radio announcer.
• Majda Sepe – singer.
• Lojze Slak (1932 – 2011) – composer and musician.
• Adi Smolar – composer, musician and singer.
• Karmen Stavec (1973 – ) – musician and singer.
• Giuseppe Tartini (1692–1770) – composer and violinist
• Dubravka Tomšič Srebotnjak (1940 – ) – pianist and musical pedagogue.
• Audrey Totter (1918 – ) – American actress
• Hugo Wolf (1860–1903) – composer
• Frankie Yankovic (1915–1998) – Polka

Philosophers

• Mladen Dolar (1951)- philosopher, co-founder of the Ljubljana school of psychoanalysis
• Milan Komar (1921–2006) – philosopher
• Anton Strle (1915–2003) – theologian
• Slavoj Žižek (1949) – sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic
• Alenka Zupančič (1966) – philosopher and cultural critic
• Ivo Urbančič (1930) – philosopher
• Tine Hribar (1941) – philosopher

Politicians

• Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011) – 3rd prime minister of independent Slovenia.
• John Blatnik (1911-1991) – US Congressman
• Leonard J. Bodack – Fmr. Pennsylvania State Senator
• Dr. Joze Brilej - (1910-1981) prominent Yugoslav politician, diplomat and ambassador, President of the United Nations Security Council 1956, Elected member of the United Nations Special Committee on Palestine, Editor of Ljudske Pravice
• Leo von Caprivi (1831–1899) – was a German major general and statesman who served as German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894 (His family (original surname Kopriva) was of Slovenian and Italian origin)
• Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) – 2nd prime minister of independent Slovenia, 3rd president of Slovenia 2003–2008.
• Tom Harkin – US Senator
• Janez Janša (1958–) – 5th prime minister of independent Slovenia.
• Boris Kidrič (1912–1953) – communist, politician, statesman and economist.
• Amy Jean Klobuchar (1960–) – United States Senator from Minnesota.
• Anton Korošec (1872–1940), prominent Yugoslav politician.
• Milan Kučan (1941–) – 1st and 2nd president of independent Slovenia 1991–2002.
• Frank Lausche – Fmr. US Senator, Governor of Ohio & Mayor of Cleveland
• Vladko Maček (1879–1964) – Croatian politician of Slovene origin from the first half of the 20th century. He led the Croatian Peasant Party (HSS)
• James Oberstar – US Representative from Minnesota
• Lojze Peterle (1948–) – 1st prime minister of independent Slovenia.
• Zmago Jelinčič Plemeniti (1948–) – leader of the Slovenian national party (SNS).
• Tanya Plibersek – Australian politician – House of Representatives
• Anton Rop (1960–) – 4th prime minister of independent Slovenia.
• Gregorij Rožman (1883–1959) – Bishop of Ljubljana (1930–1945), collaborator with Italian and German occupying forces during the Second World War.
• Edvard Kardelj Sperans (1910–1979) – prewar communist, politician, statesman and publicist.
• Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) – president of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1980 (son of a Croat father, Franjo Broz, and a Slovenian mother, Marija Javeršek)
• Danilo Türk (1952–) – President elect of Slovenia
• Walter Veltroni (1955–) – Mayor of Rome (Slovenian mother)
• George Voinovich – US Senator – Fmr. Governor of Ohio and Mayor of Cleveland – (Slovenian Mother)
• Anton Vratuša (1915–) – politician and diplomat, who was the Prime Minister of Slovenia from 1978–80 and of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, also its ambassador to the United Nations

Scientists

• Robert Blinc (1933 – 2011) – physicist.

• Ivan Bratko (1946 – ) – computer scientist.
• Srečko Brodar (1893–1987) – palaeontologist.
• Dragotin Cvetko (1911–1993) – musicologist.
• Andrej Čadež – astrophysicist.
• Lavo Čermelj (1889–1980) – physicist.
• Davorin Dolar (1921 – 2005) – chemist.
• France Forstnerič (1958 – ) – mathematician.
• Josip Globevnik (1945 – ) – mathematician.
• Pavel Grošelj (1883–1940) – biologist and belletrist.
• Jovan Hadži – biologist.
• Anton Janežič (1828–1869) – Slavist and grammarian.
• Jernej Kopitar (1780–1844) – philologist.
• Peter Kozler (1824–1879) – lawyer, geographer, cartographer, politician and manufacturer.
• Ivo Lah (1896–1979) – mathematician.
• Tine Logar (1916–2002) – philologist and dialectologist.
• Thomas Luckmann (1929 – ) – sociologist.
• Anton Melik (1890–1966) – geographer.
• Franc Miklošič (1813–1891) – philologist.
• Avgust Pavel (1886–1946) – ethnologist.
• Anton Peterlin (1908–1993) – physicist.
• Josip Plemelj (1873–1967) – mathematician.
• Herman Potočnik - Noordung (1892–1929) – pioneer of astronautics and cosmonautics, and rocket engineer.
• Fritz Pregl (1869–1930) – chemist, Nobel prize for chemistry 1923.
• Janko Prunk (1942 – ) – historian.
• Fran Ramovš (1890–1952) – philologist and dialectologist.
• Zoran Rant (1904–1972) – mechanical engineer.
• Simon Rutar (1851–1903) – historian, geographer, archaeologist and geologist.
• Ljubo Sirc (1920 – ) – economist.
• Boris Sket (1936 – ) – zoologist.
• Branko Stanovnik (1938 – ) – chemist.
• Jožef Stefan (1835–1893) – physicist and mathematician.
• Janez Strnad (1934 – ) – physicist and populariser of natural science.
• Jože Toporišič (1926 – ) – philologist.
• Anton Trstenjak (1906–1996) – psychologist and theologian.
• Johann Weikhard von Valvasor (1641–1693) – nobleman and polymath.
• Jurij Bartolomej Vega (1754–1802) – mathematician, physicist and artillery 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.
• Miroslav Zei (1914–2006) – Marine Biologist.

Sports personalities

• Vili Ameršek – football player.
• Alenka Bikar – sprinter, Olympic athlete.
• Brigita Brezovac (1979 – ) – IFBB professional bodybuilder
• Brigita Bukovec (1970 – ) – athlete, Olympic athlete.
• Anja Čarman – swimmer
• Miro Cerar (1939 – ) – gymnast, Olympic athlete.
• Jolanda Čeplak (1976 – ) – Olympic, athlete.
• Iztok Čop (1972 – ) – rower, Olympic athlete.
• Ivo Daneu – basketball player.
• Rajmond Debevec (1963 – ) – shooter, Olympic athlete.
• Goran Dragić -- basketball player (NBA)
• Zoran Dragić -- basketball player (NBA)
• Jure Franko – alpine skier, Olympic athlete
• Urška Hrovat – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
• Mima Jaušovec (1956 – ) – female tennis player.
• Davo Karničar (1962 – ) – alpinist and extreme skier.
• Srečko Katanec (1963 – ) – football player and selector, Olympic athlete.
• Anže Kopitar – NHL Hockey Player, Olympic athlete.
• Jure Košir – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
• Robert Kranjec – alpine ski jumper.
• Bojan Križaj (1957 – ) – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
• Petra Majdič – cross country skier, Olympic athlete.
• Tina Maze – alpine skier.
• Marko Milič – basketball player
• Radoslav Nesterovič – basketball player (NBA)
• Bogdan Norčič – alpine ski jumper.
• Branko Oblak (1947 – ) – football player.
• Bruno Parma (1941 – ) – chess player.
• Franci Petek – ski jumper, Olympic athlete
• Primož Peterka (1979 – ) – ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
• Rok Petrovič (1966–1993) – alpine skier.
• Vasja Pirc (1907–1980) – chess player.
• Špela Pretnar – alpine skier.
• Iztok Puc - handball player.
• Jure Robič (1965 – 2010) – marathon cyclist.
• Mladen Rudonja – football player.
• Uroš Slokar – basketball player (NBA)
• Katarina Srebotnik – tennis player.
• Elvis Stojko – figure skater.
• 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 Tepeš – ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
• Beno Udrih – basketball player (NBA)
• Primož Ulaga – ski jumper, Olympic athlete
• Peter Vilfan – basketball player.
• Sasha Vujačić – basketball player (NBA)
• Zlatko Zahovič (1971 – ) – football player.
• Jure Zdovc – basketball player, Olympic athlete.
• Matjaž Zupan – alpine ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
• Peter Žonta – alpine ski jumper.
• Denis Žvegelj – rower, Olympic athlete.

Other people

• Danilo Dolci (1924–1997) – Sociologist and political activist (Slovenian mother)
• Ivan Kramberger (1936–1992) – philanthropist
• Melania Knauss (1970 – ) – model, wife of Donald Trump.
• Shenphen Rinpoche (1969 – ) – Abbot of first Buddhist Congregation in Slovenia.

See also

• List of people by nationality
• List of Slovene writers and poets in Hungary
• List of Slovenian artists
• List of Slovenian computer scientists
• List of Slovenian playwrights
• List of Slovenian mathematicians
• List of Slovenian physicists
• Slovenian Americans
• Slovenian Canadians

External links

• http://www.randburg.com/si/general/slo8.html