Jesenice, Slovenia
1. Miha Mazzini (1961)
Slovenian Writer
Writer, film director, and screenwriter who published more than twenty books. His novels include German Lottery, The Cartier Project, and Guarding Hanna.
2. Grega Bole (1985)
Road Bicycle Racer
Grega Bole is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam Vacansoleil-DCM. His biggest victory is the 2011 GP Ouest-France where he launched a solo attach...
3. Toni Tišlar (1967)
Yugoslav Hockey Player
Toni Tislar is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.
4. Senad Tiganj (1975)
Footballer
Senad Tiganj is a Slovenian football player who plays as a striker.
5. Tomaž Pirih (1981)
Slovenian Rower
Tomaž Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men's coxless four. His brother Miha Pirih is also Olympic rower.
6. Biserka Cvejić (1923)
Singer
Biserka Cvejić is a famous Serbian opera singer and university professor. She sang in the Metropolitan Opera Covent Garden Wiener Staatsoper La Scala as well as in Belgrade Zagreb...
7. Jaka Blažič (1990)
Slovenian Basketball Player
Jaka Blažič is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Red Star Belgrade of the Serbian League. He is a 1. 96 m tall swingman.
8. Blaž Gregorc (1990)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Blaž Gregorc is a Slovenian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for Södertälje SK of the Elitserien. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of...
9. Drago Horvat (1958)
Olympic Ice Hockey Player
Drago Horvat is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
10. Dalila Jakupovič (1991)
Slovenian Tennis Player
Dalila Jakupovič is a Slovenian tennis player. Jakupovič has won one singles and three doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 7 April 2014 she reached her...
11. Maša Zec Peškirič (1987)
Slovenian Tennis Player
Maša Zec Peškirič is a Slovenian tennis player. Zec Peškirič has won 14 singles and ten doubles titles on the ITF tour in her career. On 15 June 2009 she...
12. Jože Mencinger (1941)
Slovenian Politician
Jože Mencinger is a Slovenian lawyer economist and politician. Born in Jesenice Slovenia then part of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia. After finishing the study of law at the University of...
13. Katarina Lavtar (1988)
Slovenian Alpine Skier
Katarina Lavtar is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia. Lavtar made her World Cup debut March 2009 in Ofterschwang Germany. She participated at the 2013 World Ski Championships...
14. Anja Klinar (1988)
Slovenian Swimmer
Anja Klinar is a butterfly and medley swimmer from Slovenia. She has competed for her native country at three Olympic Games from 2004—2012. She is also a two-time gold medalist...
15. Franc Smolej (1940)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Smolej is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.
16. Luka Tošić (1988)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Luka Tošić is a Slovenian ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Alleghe of the Serie A. Tošić competed in the 2013 IIHF World Championship as a member...
17. Albin Felc (1941)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Albin Felc is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.
18. Robert Sabolič (1988)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Robert Sabolič is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing with ERC Ingolstadt of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He participated at several IIHF World Championships as a member of the...
19. Nataša Kejžar (1976)
Swimmer
Nataša Kejžar is an olympic swimmer born October 14 1976 in Jesenice Slovenia Yugoslavia. She studied at Faculty of Computer and Information Science Ljubljana and achieved her PhD degree in...
20. Miran Hladnik (1954)
Literary Historian
Míran Hladnik is a Slovenian literary historian specializing in quantitative analysis of Slovene rural stories and in Slovene historical novel.
21. Bojan Prešern (1962)
Rower
Bojan Preseren is a Slovenian rower who competed for Yugoslavia.
22. Gašper Kopitar (1992)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Gašper Kopitar is a Slovenian professional ice hockey player currently with Ontario Reign of the ECHL. He is the younger brother of Anže Kopitar who currently plays for the Los...
23. Matic Podlipnik (1992)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Matic Podlipnik is a Slovenian ice hockey player. On January 6 2014 Podlipnik was named to Team Slovenia's official 2014 Winter Olympics roster.
24. Ivan Ščap (1955)
Yugoslav Ice Hockey Player
Ivan Scap is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck and the 1984 Winter...
25. Edo Hafner (1955)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Eduard Hafner is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.
26. Peter Klemenc (1956)
Olympic Ice Hockey Player
Peter Klemenc is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
27. Bojan Razpet (1960)
Olympic Ice Hockey Player
Bojan Razpet is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
28. Grega Žemlja (1986)
Slovenian Tennis Player
Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia. He has won five singles titles and one doubles title on the ATP Challenger Tour. In 2012 he reached the 3rd round...
29. Cveto Pretnar (1957)
Olympic Ice Hockey Player
Cveto Pretnar is a former Yugoslav ice hockey player. He played for the Yugoslavia men's national ice hockey team at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo.
30. David Rodman (1983)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
David Rodman is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at several IIHF World Championships as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team.
31. Robert Kristan (1983)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Robert Kristan is a Slovenian professional goaltender who currently plays in Slovak hockey league in a team HK NITRA.
32. Rok Tičar (1989)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Rok Tičar is a Slovenian ice hockey player currently playing for Kölner Haie in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. He participated at several IIHF World Championships as a member of the...
33. Miha Pirih (1978)
Slovenian Rower
Miha Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at three consecutive Summer Olympics starting in 2000.
34. Franci Petek (1971)
Ski Jumper
Petek is a Slovenian geographer and former ski jumper. Petek competed from 1990 to 1995. At the 1991 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Val di Fiemme Petek won a...
35. Jernej Koblar (1971)
Olympic Alpine Skier
Jernej Koblar is a Slovenian former alpine skier who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics 1998 Winter Olympics and 2002 Winter Olympics. He is the husband of the former biathlete...
36. Tomaž Razingar (1979)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Tomaž Razingar is a Slovenian professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for Troja/Ljungby of the Allsvenskan league. He participated at several IIHF World Championships as a member of the...
37. Luka Gračnar (1993)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Goaltender
Luka Gračnar is a Slovenian professional ice hockey goaltender. He is currently playing for EC Red Bull Salzburg of the Austrian Hockey League. Gračnar played as a member of Team...
38. Teodora Poštič (1984)
Figure Skater
Teodora Poštič is a Slovenian figure skater. She is the 2006-2009 Slovenian national champion.
39. Nika Razinger (1993)
Slovenian Cross-country Skier
Nika Razinger is a Slovenian cross-country skier. She competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
40. Petra Robnik (1984)
Slovenian Alpine Skier
Petra Robnik is a Slovenian alpine skier. A member of SK Jesenice she competes in all disciplines. Robnik represented Slovenia at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was placed 25th in...
41. Tone Čufar (1905)
unknow
Tone Čufar was a Slovene writer a playwright and a poet.
42. Rok Pajič (1985)
Slovenian Ice Hockey Player
Rok Pajič is a Slovenian ice hockey player. He participated at the 2011 IIHF World Championship as a member of the Slovenia men's national ice hockey team. His father Murajica...
43. Uroš Pavlovčič (1972)
Olympic Alpine Skier
Uroš Pavlovčič is a Slovenian former alpine skier who competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics.
44. Andrej Razinger (1967)
Yugoslav Ice Hockey Player
Andrej Razinger is a retired Slovenian professional ice hockey player.