List of Slovenians

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
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

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 Sale�ki Fin�gar (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 Heroes

Lado Ambrožič Novljan - partisan's general and national hero.

Viktor Avbelj.

Ale� Bebler (1907 - 1981).
Tončka Čeč (1896 - 1943) - national heroine.
Karel Destovnik Kajuh (1922 - 1944) - poet and national hero.
Rudolf Hribernik Svarun, colonel general and national hero.
Boris Kidrič (1911 - 1953).
Boris Kraigher.
Franc Leskošek Luka (1897 - 1983) - partisan's commandant, national hero and politician.
Miha Marinko.
Ivan Maček Matija (1908 - 1993).
Du�an Mravljak.
Anton Okrogar Nestl (1923 - 1955).
Vinko Pader�ič Batreja (1916 - 1942).
Franc Pasterk Lenart (1912 - 1943).
Maks Pečar Andrejev (1910 - 1941).
Franc Pokovec Poki.
Janko Premrl Vojko (1920 - 1943).
Franc Primo�ič Marko (1915 - 1963).
Franc Rozman Stane (1911 - 1944) - partisan's commandant and national hero.
Vinko Simončič Ga�per (1914 - 1944).
Jo�e Srebrnič (1884 - 1944).
Alfonz �arh.
Slavko �lander Ale� (1909 - 1941).
Pino Toma�ič ( - 1941).
Tone Tomšič (1910 - 1942) - communist and national hero.
Stane �agar (1896 - 1941), proclaimed as hero July 5, 1955.
Jo�e Zornada.
Rado �erjal.
Andrej �van Boris (1915 - 1945).

National Traitors

Franc Frakelj - member of collaborational Slovene home guard - 2nd World War war criminal (never convicted, died in Canada).
Leon Rupnik (1880 - 1946) - general, commander of collaborational Slovenian White 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 Jau�ovec (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

Ivan Kramberger (1936 - 1992) - charitable man.
Rudolf Maister (1874 - 1934 ) - general and poet.

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