List of Slovenians

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 5.1 National Traitors 6 Political Leaders 7 Scholars 8 Scientists 9 Sports Personalities 10 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

Vladimir Bartol (1903 - 1967) - author

Ivan Bevk (1890 - 1970) - author

Ivan Cankar (1876 - 1918) - author, poet, storyteller, dramatist and essayist.

Matija Čop (1797 - 1835) - author

Mate Dolenc (1945 - ) - author.

Franc Saleški Finžgar (1871 - 1963) - author and priest.

Janez Jalen (1891 - 1966) - author.

Drago Jančar (1948 - ) - author and dramatist.

Branka Jurca (1914 - 1999) - author.

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 Slovene 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 (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 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.

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

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.