1. Boštjan Nachbar (1980)

Slovenian Basketball Player

Professional basketball forward from Yugoslavia best known to NBA fans for his stints with teams like the Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets. He won the Italian Championship and the...

2. Hugo Wolf (1860)

Austrian Composer

Slovenian-born Austrian composer who was known for his art songs. He battled depression throughout his life, which severely hampered his output.

3. Katarina Čas (1976)

Actress

Notable for her role as Chantalle in the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Wolf of Wall Street, Cas is also famous in her native Slovenia as the host of the music...

4. Ilka Štuhec (1990)

Alpine Skier

Slovenian professional Alpine skier who is known for competing in the Downhill, Super-G, Combined, and Giant Slalom events, She is best recognized for having competed in the 2014 Olympic Games...

5. Marko Mandic (1974)

Movie Actor

Borstnik Award-winning stage and screen actor from Slovenia. He appeared in a production called Salinger and in a television movie titled Civil Courage.

6. Natalija Verboten (1976)

Pop Singer

Pop star who has had well-received performances at several major European music competitions, including EMA, Festival Narečnih Popevk and Slovenska Popevka. Some of her best-known songs are "Ko Te Zagrabi," Strup" and...

7. Tina Maze (1983)

Alpine Skier

Slovenian ski racer, winner of all five skiing World Cup events, Super-G champion, and the Slovenian Female Athlete of the Year (2005, 2010, and 2011). She announced her retirement in...

8. Ana Drev (1985)

Slovenian Alpine Skier

Ana Drev is a Slovenian alpine skier. Drev's first European Cup races were on 24 February 2001. She has won two European Cup races and her best result at the...

9. Spasoje Bulajič (1975)

Slovenian Footballer

Spasoje Bulajič is a Slovenian footballer who has represented his country at the Euro 2000 and the Football World Cup 2002.

10. Katarina Srebotnik (1981)

Tennis Player

Katarina Srebotnik is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Srebotnik is right-handed 1. 80 m weighs 65 kg and lives in Dubai. She reached a career-high ranking of No. 20 on...

11. Matej Rapnik (1990)

Slovenian Footballer

Matej Rapnik is a Slovenian professional footballer who currently plays for Police United. A strong and cultured centre-back who can also fill in at left-back he has captained Slovenia from...

12. Matic Kotnik (1990)

Slovenian Footballer

Matic Kotnik is a football player from Slovenia. He is currently playing for Celje as a goalkeeper.

13. Safet Jahič (1987)

Slovenian Footballer

Safet Jahič is a Slovenian football goalkeeper who plays for Kaposvár in the Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I. He previously played for Slovenian club Rudar Velenje and Serbian club Partizan.

14. Sašo Fornezzi (1982)

Slovenian Footballer

Sašo Fornezzi (born 11 December 1982 in Sloveniais a Slovenian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Antalyaspor in Turkey's Spor Toto Super Lig.

15. Boris Mijatovič (1988)

Slovenian Footballer

Boris Mijatovič is an Slovenian footballer currently under contract with ND Gorica.

16. David Kiselak (1988)

Slovenian Footballer

David Kiselak is a Slovenian football Defender who plays for NK Dravograd.

17. Sebastjan Sovič (1976)

Slovenian Handball Player

Sebastjan Sovič is a retired professional handball player. Most of his career he played for RK Gorenje where he was team's captain After leaving RK Gorenje he became head coach...

18. Adi Smolar (1959)

Slovenian Musician

Adi Smolar is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and composer. He made his first appearance in 1981 with a full repertoire of his own songs. He continued to perform for eight years...

19. Andrej Rozman (1947)

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20. Cvetka Bevc (1960)

Writer

Cvetka Bevc is a Slovene writer and poet. Bevc was born in Slovenj Gradec in 1960. She studied musicology and comparative literature at the University of Ljubljana and also attended...

21. Boštjan Buč (1980)

Athletics (sport) Competitor

Boštjan Buč is a Slovenian retired track athlete who competed in various middle-distance and long-distance events. He represented Slovenia at the Summer Olympics in 2004 and 2008. He is the...

22. Aleš Gorza (1980)

Slovenian Alpine Skier

Aleš Gorza is a Slovenian alpine skier. Gorza represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics. His World Cup debut was on December 21 2001 in Kranjska Gora. His best results...

23. Peter Poles (1978)

Slovenian Television Personality

Peter Poles is a Slovenian television personality responsible for presenting the Slovenian televote results in various editions of Eurovision Song Contest. Poles first filled this role in 2003 returning in...

24. Mojca Sagmeister (1996)

Slovenian Swimmer

Mojca Sagmeister is a Slovenian swimmer. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's 400 metre freestyle finishing 32nd in the heats failing to qualify for the final.

25. Glorija Kotnik (1989)

Slovenian Snowboarder

Glorija Kotnik is a Slovenian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver Canada where she finished 27th in Parallel giant slalom. Kotnik also qualified for the 2014...

26. Nikola Tolimir (1989)

Slovenian Footballer

Nikola Tolimir is a Slovenian football midfielder currently playing for Rudar Velenje in the Slovenian PrvaLiga.

27. Roman Bezjak (1989)

Slovenian Footballer

Roman Bezjak is a Slovenian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian A Group.

28. Renata Salecl (1962)

Slovenian Philosopher

Renata Salecl is a Slovene philosopher sociologist and legal theorist. She is a senior researcher at the Institute of Criminology Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana and holds...

29. Vinko Ošlak (1947)

Author And Political Activist

Vinko Ošlak is a Slovene author essayist translator columnist and esperantist from the Austrian state of Carinthia. Ošlak was born in the town of Slovenj Gradec then part of the...

30. Smiljan Pavič (1980)

Slovenian Basketball Player

Smiljan Pavič is a Slovenian professional basketball player playing in the Slovenian League for KK Krka.

31. Maja Erkić (1985)

Basketball Player

Maja Erkić is a Slovenian basketball 1. 83 m. small forward currently playing in the Spanish League for Rivas Ecópolis. She has played the Euroleague with PF Schio and she...

32. Borut Plaskan (1966)

Slovenian Handball Player

Borut Plaskan is a retired professional handball player. He still holds the record as no. 1 shooter for RK Gorenje Velenje of all times with 1559 goals in 426 matches....