Famous Slovenians and people from Slovenia:

Table of contents
1 Artists / Performing Arts
2 Authors
3 Inventors
4 Motion Pictures, Radio, & Television
5 Musicians / Composers
6 National Heroes
7 National Traitors
8 Political Leaders
9 Scholars
10 Scientists
11 Sports Personalities
12 Other Personalities

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) - painter.
  • Rudolf Kotnik (1931 - 1996) - painter.
  • Franc Kralj (1895 - 1960) - painter.
  • Tone Kralj (1900 - 1975) - painter.
  • Metka Krašovec (1941 - ) - painter 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 - ) - painter 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

See list: List of Slovene language poets

Inventors

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 (1929 - ) - 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 Heroes

National Traitors

Political Leaders

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.
  • Mima Jaušovec (1956 - ) - female tennis player.
  • 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 (1979 - ) - 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

See also: List of people by nationality | List of famous Slavs.