This is a list of Slovenes and people from Slovenia that are notable.
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- Louis Adamic (1898–1951) – author and translator
- Anton Aškerc (1856–1912) – poet and Roman Catholic priest
- Frederic Baraga (1797–1868) – bishop, author
- Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967) – author
- France Bevk (1890–1970) – author
- Franjo Bučar – writer of Slovenian descent
- Ivan Cankar (1876–1918) – author, poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist
- Matija Čop (1797–1835) – author
- Mate Dolenc (born 1945) – author
- Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1963) – author and priest
- France Forstnerič (1933–2007) – author, poet and journalist
- Alojz Gradnik (1882–1967) – poet and translator
- Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906) – poet and Roman Catholic priest
- Peter Handke (born 1942) – author (Slovenian mother; born and raised in Austria and has never lived in Slovenia)
- Janez Jalen (1891–1966) – author
- Drago Jančar (born 1948) – author and dramatist
- Simon Jenko (1835–1869) – poet, lyricist, writer
- Jože Javoršek (1920–1990) – author
- Branka Jurca (1914–1999) – author
- Josip Jurčič (1844–1881) – author
- János Kardos (1801–1875) – writer, teacher and priest
- Alma Karlin (1889–1950) – writer and poet
- Dragotin Kette (1876–1899) – poet
- Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981) – poet and writer
- Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926) – poet
- József Kossics (1788–1867) – writer, poet, historian, priest
- Tomo Križnar (born 1954) – world traveller, humanitarian, author
- Lovro Kuhar (1893–1950) – author
- Miklós Küzmics (1737–1804) – writer and translator
- Feri Lainšček (born 1959) – writer, poet
- Fran Levstik (1831–1887) – author
- Anton Tomaž Linhart (1756–1795) – playwright and historian
- Cvetka Lipuš (born 1959) – author
- Florjan Lipuš (born 1937) – author
- Franko Luin (1941–2005) – author, editor, typographer
- Rudolf Maister (1874–1934) – poet, military officer
- Mira Mihelič (1912–1985) – author
- Frane Milčinski (1914–1988) – poet, satirist, humorist
- Miha Mazzini (born 1961) – author
- Boris Pahor (born 1913) – author
- Ivan Potrč (1913–1993) – author
- Sebastijan Pregelj (born 1970) – author
- France Prešeren (1800–1849) – poet
- Benka Pulko (born 1967) – author and Guinness World Record setting world traveler
- Miha Remec (1928–2020) – author
- Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862) – bishop, author, poet and national awakener
- Tomaž Šalamun (1941–2014) – poet
- Damijan Šinigoj (born 1964) – author and translator
- 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
- Josipina Urbančič (1508–1586) – poet, writer
- Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) – essayist and literary critic
- Vitomil Zupan (1914–1987) – writer
Inventors
- Ivo Boscarol (born 1956) – light aircraft designer and manufacturer
- Joseph Fuisz (born 1970) – filed thirty-five patents relating to drug delivery and computer fields
- Richard Fuisz (born 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 (born 1951) – yacht designer
- Alojz Knafelc (1859–1937) – creator of Slovenian trail blaze
- Herman Potočnik (a.k.a. Noordung, 1892–1929), one of the founders of astronautics
- Johann Puch (Slovene: Janez Puh) (1862–1914) – inventor, innovator, industrial designer and manufacturer
- Johann Pucher (Slovene: Janez Auguštin Puhar) (1814–1864) – priest, photographer, painter and poet – invented a photography on the glass in 1842.
- Edvard Rusjan (1886–1911) – pilot and aeronautic pioneer
Military personnel
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Philosophers
- Mladen Dolar (born 1951) – philosopher, cofounder of the Ljubljana school of psychoanalysis
- Herman of Carinthia (1105/1110 – after 1154) – philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician
- Tine Hribar (born 1941) – philosopher
- Milan Komar (1921–2006) – philosopher
- Josip Križan (1841–1921) – mathematician, physicist, philosopher, astronomer
- Leonid Pitamic (1885–1971) – philosopher of law
- Avguštin Stegenšek (1875–1920) – philosopher, theologian, art historian
- Anton Strle (1915–2003) – theologian
- Ivo Urbančič (1930–2016) – philosopher
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) – philosopher, in part of Slovenian descent
- Slavoj Žižek (born 1949) – sociologist, philosopher, and cultural critic
- Alenka Zupančič (born 1966) – philosopher and cultural critic
Politicians
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- Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011) – third prime minister of independent Slovenia
- John Blatnik (1911–1991) – U.S. Congressman (Slovenian parents; born and raised in the United States, and never lived in Slovenia)
- Leonard J. Bodack (1932–2015) – former Pennsylvania State Senator (Slovenian ancestry; born and raised in the United States, and never lived in Slovenia)
- Jože Brilej (1910–1981) – Yugoslav politician, diplomat and ambassador, President of the United Nations Security Council (1956)
- Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) – president of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1980 (son of a Slovenian mother, Marija Javeršek and of a Croat father, Franjo Broz)
- Leo von Caprivi (1831–1899) – German major general and statesman who served as German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894 (His family (complete surname: von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli) was of Italian and disputed Slovenian origin; born and raised in Germany, and never lived in Slovenia)
- Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) – second prime minister of independent Slovenia, third president of Slovenia, 2003–2008
- Robert Golob (born 1967) – Slovene prime minister
- Tom Harkin – U.S. Senator (Slovenian mother; born and raised in the United States and never lived in Slovenia)
- Janez Janša (born 1958) – fifth prime minister of independent Slovenia
- Edvard Kardelj (1910–1979) – prewar communist, politician, statesman, and journalist
- Boris Kidrič (1912–1953) – communist, politician, statesman and economist
- Amy Jean Klobuchar (born 1960) – U.S. Senator from Minnesota (Father's grandparents came from Slovenia; born and raised in United States, has never lived in Slovenia)
- Anton Korošec (1872–1940) – prominent Yugoslav politician
- Milan Kučan (born 1941) – first president of independent Slovenia, 1991–2002
- Frank Lausche (1895–1990) – former U.S. Senator, Governor of Ohio & Mayor of Cleveland (Parents of Slovenian origin; born and raised in the United States and never lived in Slovenia)
- 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 (1934–2014) – U.S. Representative from Minnesota (Partial Slovenian ancestry; born and raised in the United States and never lived in Slovenia)
- Lojze Peterle (born 1948) – first prime minister of independent Slovenia
- Wolfgang Petritsch (born 1947) – Austrian diplomat of Slovene ethnicity (former OHR)
- Tanya Plibersek – Australian politician – House of Representatives
- Anton Rop (born 1960) – fourth 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
- Marjan Šarec (born 1977) – Slovene prime minister
- Kurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977) – Chancellor of Austria, of Slovenian descent
- Danilo Türk (born 1952) – President elect of Slovenia
- Walter Veltroni (born 1955) – Mayor of Rome (Slovenian mother)
- George Voinovich – U.S. Senator, former Governor of Ohio and Mayor of Cleveland, (Slovenian mother; born and raised in the United States, never lived in Slovenia)
- Anton Vratuša (1915–2017) – 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 and scholars
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Athletes
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Other people
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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
- Slovene Australians
- Slovenian Canadians
- Slovenes of Croatia
References
- ^ Rosen, Lisa. "'Downsizing' actor Christoph Waltz thinks the world needs to downsize its hubris to move forward". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Luka Doncic". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Luka Doncic, 19-year-old Slovenian wunderkind is already blowing away the NBA". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Goran Dragic". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Otterbourg, Ken (August 27, 2016). "The mystery that is Melania Trump". The State. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
External links
This is a list of Slovenes and people from Slovenia that are notable.
Artists including performing arts
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Authors
- Louis Adamic (1898–1951) – author and translator
- Anton Aškerc (1856–1912) – poet and Roman Catholic priest
- Frederic Baraga (1797–1868) – bishop, author
- Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967) – author
- France Bevk (1890–1970) – author
- Franjo Bučar – writer of Slovenian descent
- Ivan Cankar (1876–1918) – author, poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist
- Matija Čop (1797–1835) – author
- Mate Dolenc (born 1945) – author
- Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1963) – author and priest
- France Forstnerič (1933–2007) – author, poet and journalist
- Alojz Gradnik (1882–1967) – poet and translator
- Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906) – poet and Roman Catholic priest
- Peter Handke (born 1942) – author (Slovenian mother; born and raised in Austria and has never lived in Slovenia)
- Janez Jalen (1891–1966) – author
- Drago Jančar (born 1948) – author and dramatist
- Simon Jenko (1835–1869) – poet, lyricist, writer
- Jože Javoršek (1920–1990) – author
- Branka Jurca (1914–1999) – author
- Josip Jurčič (1844–1881) – author
- János Kardos (1801–1875) – writer, teacher and priest
- Alma Karlin (1889–1950) – writer and poet
- Dragotin Kette (1876–1899) – poet
- Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981) – poet and writer
- Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926) – poet
- József Kossics (1788–1867) – writer, poet, historian, priest
- Tomo Križnar (born 1954) – world traveller, humanitarian, author
- Lovro Kuhar (1893–1950) – author
- Miklós Küzmics (1737–1804) – writer and translator
- Feri Lainšček (born 1959) – writer, poet
- Fran Levstik (1831–1887) – author
- Anton Tomaž Linhart (1756–1795) – playwright and historian
- Cvetka Lipuš (born 1959) – author
- Florjan Lipuš (born 1937) – author
- Franko Luin (1941–2005) – author, editor, typographer
- Rudolf Maister (1874–1934) – poet, military officer
- Mira Mihelič (1912–1985) – author
- Frane Milčinski (1914–1988) – poet, satirist, humorist
- Miha Mazzini (born 1961) – author
- Boris Pahor (born 1913) – author
- Ivan Potrč (1913–1993) – author
- Sebastijan Pregelj (born 1970) – author
- France Prešeren (1800–1849) – poet
- Benka Pulko (born 1967) – author and Guinness World Record setting world traveler
- Miha Remec (1928–2020) – author
- Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862) – bishop, author, poet and national awakener
- Tomaž Šalamun (1941–2014) – poet
- Damijan Šinigoj (born 1964) – author and translator
- 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
- Josipina Urbančič (1508–1586) – poet, writer
- Josip Vidmar (1895–1992) – essayist and literary critic
- Vitomil Zupan (1914–1987) – writer
Inventors
- Ivo Boscarol (born 1956) – light aircraft designer and manufacturer
- Joseph Fuisz (born 1970) – filed thirty-five patents relating to drug delivery and computer fields
- Richard Fuisz (born 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 (born 1951) – yacht designer
- Alojz Knafelc (1859–1937) – creator of Slovenian trail blaze
- Herman Potočnik (a.k.a. Noordung, 1892–1929), one of the founders of astronautics
- Johann Puch (Slovene: Janez Puh) (1862–1914) – inventor, innovator, industrial designer and manufacturer
- Johann Pucher (Slovene: Janez Auguštin Puhar) (1814–1864) – priest, photographer, painter and poet – invented a photography on the glass in 1842.
- Edvard Rusjan (1886–1911) – pilot and aeronautic pioneer
Military personnel
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Film, radio and television
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Musicians and composers
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Philosophers
- Mladen Dolar (born 1951) – philosopher, cofounder of the Ljubljana school of psychoanalysis
- Herman of Carinthia (1105/1110 – after 1154) – philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, mathematician
- Tine Hribar (born 1941) – philosopher
- Milan Komar (1921–2006) – philosopher
- Josip Križan (1841–1921) – mathematician, physicist, philosopher, astronomer
- Leonid Pitamic (1885–1971) – philosopher of law
- Avguštin Stegenšek (1875–1920) – philosopher, theologian, art historian
- Anton Strle (1915–2003) – theologian
- Ivo Urbančič (1930–2016) – philosopher
- Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889–1951) – philosopher, in part of Slovenian descent
- Slavoj Žižek (born 1949) – sociologist, philosopher, and cultural critic
- Alenka Zupančič (born 1966) – philosopher and cultural critic
Politicians
- Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011) – third prime minister of independent Slovenia
- John Blatnik (1911–1991) – U.S. Congressman (Slovenian parents; born and raised in the United States, and never lived in Slovenia)
- Leonard J. Bodack (1932–2015) – former Pennsylvania State Senator (Slovenian ancestry; born and raised in the United States, and never lived in Slovenia)
- Jože Brilej (1910–1981) – Yugoslav politician, diplomat and ambassador, President of the United Nations Security Council (1956)
- Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) – president of the Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia between 1945 and 1980 (son of a Slovenian mother, Marija Javeršek and of a Croat father, Franjo Broz)
- Leo von Caprivi (1831–1899) – German major general and statesman who served as German Chancellor from March 1890 to October 1894 (His family (complete surname: von Caprivi de Caprera de Montecuccoli) was of Italian and disputed Slovenian origin; born and raised in Germany, and never lived in Slovenia)
- Janez Drnovšek (1950–2008) – second prime minister of independent Slovenia, third president of Slovenia, 2003–2008
- Robert Golob (born 1967) – Slovene prime minister
- Tom Harkin – U.S. Senator (Slovenian mother; born and raised in the United States and never lived in Slovenia)
- Janez Janša (born 1958) – fifth prime minister of independent Slovenia
- Edvard Kardelj (1910–1979) – prewar communist, politician, statesman, and journalist
- Boris Kidrič (1912–1953) – communist, politician, statesman and economist
- Amy Jean Klobuchar (born 1960) – U.S. Senator from Minnesota (Father's grandparents came from Slovenia; born and raised in United States, has never lived in Slovenia)
- Anton Korošec (1872–1940) – prominent Yugoslav politician
- Milan Kučan (born 1941) – first president of independent Slovenia, 1991–2002
- Frank Lausche (1895–1990) – former U.S. Senator, Governor of Ohio & Mayor of Cleveland (Parents of Slovenian origin; born and raised in the United States and never lived in Slovenia)
- 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 (1934–2014) – U.S. Representative from Minnesota (Partial Slovenian ancestry; born and raised in the United States and never lived in Slovenia)
- Lojze Peterle (born 1948) – first prime minister of independent Slovenia
- Wolfgang Petritsch (born 1947) – Austrian diplomat of Slovene ethnicity (former OHR)
- Tanya Plibersek – Australian politician – House of Representatives
- Anton Rop (born 1960) – fourth 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
- Marjan Šarec (born 1977) – Slovene prime minister
- Kurt Schuschnigg (1897–1977) – Chancellor of Austria, of Slovenian descent
- Danilo Türk (born 1952) – President elect of Slovenia
- Walter Veltroni (born 1955) – Mayor of Rome (Slovenian mother)
- George Voinovich – U.S. Senator, former Governor of Ohio and Mayor of Cleveland, (Slovenian mother; born and raised in the United States, never lived in Slovenia)
- Anton Vratuša (1915–2017) – 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 and scholars
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Athletes
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Other people
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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
- Slovene Australians
- Slovenian Canadians
- Slovenes of Croatia
References
- ^ Rosen, Lisa. "'Downsizing' actor Christoph Waltz thinks the world needs to downsize its hubris to move forward". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Luka Doncic". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Luka Doncic, 19-year-old Slovenian wunderkind is already blowing away the NBA". www.businessinsider.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ "Goran Dragic". www.basketball-reference.com. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Otterbourg, Ken (August 27, 2016). "The mystery that is Melania Trump". The State. Retrieved November 30, 2016.