Slovenia
Historical figures born in Slovenia
2,113 notable historical figures were born in Slovenia. These are the most notable:
Slovenia ranks #55 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Uruguay, Azerbaijan and Algeria.
By era
- Medieval: 2
- Early Modern: 4
- Modern: 34
By occupation
- Politician: 13
- Writer/Author: 12
- Poet: 7
- Journalist: 5
- Head of State/President: 5
- Lawyer: 5
- Philosopher: 4
- Composer: 4
- Slavoj Žižek (born 1949, Philosophy)
- Robert Golob (born 1967, Politics)
- Nataša Pirc Musar (born 1968, Politics)
- Janez Janša (born 1958, Politics)
- Janez Drnovšek (1950 to 2008, Politics)
- Giuseppe Tartini (1692 to 1770, Arts & Music)
- Borut Pahor (born 1963, Politics)
- Marko Rupnik (born 1954, Arts & Music)
- Milan Kučan (born 1941, Politics)
- Jela Krečič (born 1979, Literature)
- France Prešeren (1800 to 1849, Literature)
- Barbara of Cilli (1392 to 1451, Politics)
- Prince Andrew of Yugoslavia (1929 to 1990, Politics)
- Jože Plečnik (1872 to 1957, Architecture)
- Danilo Türk (born 1952, Politics)
- Alma Karlin (1889 to 1950, Literature)
- Alenka Bratušek (born 1970, Politics)
- Boštjan Nachbar (born 1980, Sports)
- Ivan Cankar (1876 to 1918, Literature)
- Leon Rupnik (1880 to 1946, Military)
- Luka Dončić (born 1999, Sports)
- Lojze Peterle (born 1948, Politics)
- Renata Salecl (born 1962, Philosophy)
- Primož Trubar (1508 to 1586, Literature)
- Alenka Zupančič (born 1966, Philosophy)
- Miro Cerar (born 1963, Politics)
- Benka Pulko (born 1967, Literature)
- Tadej Pogačar (born 1998, Sports)
- Rudolf Maister (1874 to 1934, Military)
- Jakob Lorber (1800 to 1864, Arts & Music)
- Anna of Cilli (1381 to 1416, Politics)
- Fritz Pregl (1869 to 1930, Science)
- Srečko Kosovel (1904 to 1926, Literature)
- Jacobus Gallus (1550 to 1591, Arts & Music)
- Jurij Vega (1754 to 1802, Science)
- Ivana Kobilca (1861 to 1926, Arts & Music)
- Slavko Avsenik (1929 to 2015, Arts & Music)
- Anton Haus (1851 to 1917, Military)
- Drago Jančar (born 1948, Literature)
- Oton Župančič (1878 to 1949, Literature)
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