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Anton Strle 1915 - 2003 Theologian

Leon Stukelj 1898 - 1999 Gymnast

Stanislava Brezovar 1937 - 2003 Ballerina

Milan Vidmar 1885 - 1962 Chess Grandmaster

Franc Rozman 1911 - 1944 Partisan Commander

Andrej Bajuk 1943 - 2011 Politician

Slavko Osterc 1895 - 1941 Composer

Dragotin Cvetko 1911 - 1993 Musicologist

Uros Krek 1922 - 2008 Composer

Matija Bravnicar 1897 - 1977 composer

Alojz Gradnik 1882 - 1967 Poet and Translator

Louis Adamic 1898 - 1951 Author

Jakob Savinsek 1922 - 1961 Sculptor

Simon Gregorcic 1844 - 1906 Poet

Anton Tomaz Linhart 1756 - 1795 Playwright and Historian

Boris Pahor 1913 - 2022 Writer

Joseph Urbania 1877 - 1943 Sculptor

Karel Destovnik 1922 - 1944 Poet

Anton Janezic 1828 - 1869 Linguist

Janez Jalen 1891 - 1966 Writer, Priest

Boris Kidric 1912 - 1953 Politician

Matija Barl 1940 - 2018 Actor

Josip Vidmar 1895 - 1992 Literary Critic

Josipina Urbancic 1833 - 1854 Writer, poet, composer

Filip Robar Dorin 1940 - 2023 Film Director

Lojze Logar 1944 - 2014 Painter, Graphic Artist

Jernej Kopitar 1780 - 1844 linguist

Janez Bole 1919 - 2007 Composer

Anton Trstenjak 1906 - 1996 Psychologist

Vladimir Bartol 1903 - 1967 Writer

Anton Askerc 1856 - 1912 Poet

Rudolf Maister 1874 - 1934 Military officer, poet

Adriana Jadranka Maraz 1931 - 2015 graphic artist

Svetopolk Pivko 1910 - 1987 Engineer and Professor

Ciril Cvetko 1920 - 1999 composer, conductor

Demeter Bitenc 1922 - 2018 Actor

Branka Jurca 1914 - 1999 Writer

Miki Muster 1925 - 2018 Academic Sculptor, Illustrator, Cartoonist

Anton Melik 1890 - 1966 Geographer

Veljko Rus 1929 - 2018 Sociologist

Ales Debeljak 1961 - 2016 Cultural critic

Franci Slak 1953 - 2007 Film director, producer, screenwriter

Leo Funtek 1885 - 1965 Musician, Conductor, Professor

Josip Jurcic 1844 - 1881 Writer and Journalist

Andrej Gosar 1887 - 1970 Sociologist and Economist

Lenore Aubert 1913 - 1993 Actress

Miha Remec 1928 - 2020 author

Agoston Pavel 1886 - 1946 Ethnologist

Ljubo Sirc 1920 - 2016 Economist

Fran Levstik 1831 - 1887 Writer and political activist

Primoz Ramovs 1921 - 1999 Composer

France Preseren 1800 - 1849 Poet

Stane Sever 1914 - 1970 Actor

Milan Apih 1906 - 1992 Teacher, Political Activist, Writer

Bostjan Hladnik 1929 - 2006 Filmmaker

Boris Sket 1936 - 2023 Zoologist

Johann Augustin Pucher 1814 - 1864 Priest, inventor, photographer

Peter Kosler 1824 - 1879 Cartographer

Avrelija Cencic 1964 - 2012 scientist

Thomas Luckmann 1927 - 2016 Sociologist, Philosopher

Vasja Pirc 1907 - 1980 Chess Grandmaster

Jurij Bartolomej Vega 1754 - 1802 mathematician, physicist, artillery officer

Fran Saleski Finzgar 1871 - 1962 Writer

Tomaz Pengov 1949 - 2014 Singer-songwriter

Laurenz Janscha 1749 - 1812 landscape painter and engraver

Franjo Malgaj 1894 - 1919 Military Leader and Poet

Fritz Pregl 1869 - 1930 Chemist

Primoz Trubar 1508 - 1586 Protestant Reformer

Rok Petrovic 1966 - 1993 Alpine Skier

Janez Strnad 1934 - 2015 Physicist

Josip Primozic 1900 - 1985 Gymnast

Josip Ipavec 1873 - 1921 composer, physician

Joze Babic 1917 - 1996 Director

Rudolf Cvetko 1880 - 1977 Fencer

Dragotin Kette 1876 - 1899 Poet

France Stiglic 1919 - 1993 Film Director

Majda Sepe 1937 - 2006 Singer

Jure Robic 1965 - 2010 Ultra-endurance cyclist

Julij Betetto 1885 - 1963 Bass singer

Dejan Bravnicar 1937 - 2018 Violinist

Janko Ravnik 1891 - 1981 Composer, Film Director

Bozidar Jakac 1899 - 1989 Artist

Ivan Grohar 1867 - 1911 Impressionist Painter

Risto Savin 1859 - 1948 Composer

Leon Rupnik 1880 - 1946 Military General

Joze Javorsek 1920 - 1990 Playwright

Boris Strel 1959 - 2013 Alpine Skier

Valentin Vodnik 1758 - 1819 Priest, Journalist, Poet

Vitomil Zupan 1914 - 1987 Writer

Anton Karinger 1829 - 1870 Painter and poet

Simon Rutar 1851 - 1903 Historian and geographer

Anton Cebej 1722 - 1774 Baroque painter

Frederic Baraga 1797 - 1868 Missionary Bishop

Maks Bajc 1919 - 1983 actor

Jernej Sugman 1968 - 2017 Actor

Ivana Kobilca 1861 - 1926 Painter

Veno Pilon 1896 - 1970 Painter, Graphic Artist, Photographer

Anton Vratusa 1915 - 2017 Prime Minister of Slovenia

France Forstneric 1933 - 2007 Poet

Zlatko Sugman 1932 - 2008 Theatre and Film Actor

Zorko Prelovec 1887 - 1939 Composer

Simon Jenko 1835 - 1869 Poet

Bojan Adamic 1912 - 1995 Composer

Milan Komar 1921 - 2006 Philosopher

Ivo Petric 1931 - 2018 Composer, Oboist

Alojz Knafelc 1859 - 1937 Cartographer, Mountaineer

Ita Rina 1907 - 1979 Actress

Igor Pretnar 1924 - 1977 Film Director

Marjan Kozina 1907 - 1966 Composer

Lavo Cermelj 1889 - 1980 Physicist, Political Activist

Gregorij Rozman 1883 - 1959 Bishop of Ljubljana

Jakob Aljaz 1845 - 1927 Priest, Composer, Mountaineer

Valentin Logar 1916 - 2002 historical linguist

Anton Gvajc 1865 - 1935 Painter

France Acko 1904 - 1974 Musician, Organist, Composer

Janez Drozg 1933 - 2005 Director

Josip Krizan 1841 - 1921 Mathematician, Physicist, Philosopher, Astronomer

Radko Polic 1942 - 2022 Actor

Anton Peterlin 1908 - 1993 Mathematical physicist

Slavko Avsenik 1929 - 2015 Composer, Musician

Anton Lajovic 1878 - 1960 Composer

Robert Blinc 1933 - 2011 Physicist

Paul J. Sifler 1911 - 2001 Composer

Polde Bibic 1933 - 2012 Actor

Egon Zakrajsek 1941 - 2002 Economist

Janez Trdina 1830 - 1905 Writer and Historian

Frane Milclnski 1914 - 1988 satirist

Danilo Dolci 1924 - 1997 Social activist

Lovro Kuhar 1893 - 1950 Writer

Franz Caucig 1755 - 1828 Painter

Janez Drnovsek 1950 - 2008 Politician

Alojz Ipavec 1815 - 1849 Composer

Miha Baloh 1928 - 2022 Actor

Anton Korosec 1872 - 1940 Politician

Janez Maticic 1926 - 2022 Composer

Joze Toporisic 1926 - 2014 Linguist

Peter Musevski 1965 - 2020 Actor

Davorin Dolar 1921 - 2005 Chemist

Ivan Tavcar 1851 - 1923 Writer, Politician

Fran Gerbic 1840 - 1917 composer, operatic tenor

Benjamin Ipavec 1829 - 1908 Composer, Physician

Emerik Beran 1868 - 1940 composer

Vladimir Skrbinsek 1902 - 1987 actor

Bogdan Norcic 1953 - 2004 Ski jumper

Stanko Prek 1915 - 1999 Classical Guitarist and Composer

Bozidar Kantuser 1921 - 1999 Composer

Blaz Arnich 1901 - 1970 Composer

Marijan Lipovsek 1910 - 1995 Composer, Pianist, Teacher

Franz Miklosich 1813 - 1891 Philologist

Avgustin Stegensek 1875 - 1920 Theologian, Art Historian

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1. France Preseren

Died: 1849 A.D
Slogan: Love and wine I do not scorn, nor sweet company of the fair; but freedom's all I wish to share.
France Prešeren was a 19th-century Romantic Slovene poet, considered the greatest Slovene classical poet and has inspired later Slovene literature. He wrote the first Slovene ballad and the first Slovene epic. After his death, he became the leading name of the Slovene literary canon.

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2. Ivan Cankar

Died: 1918 A.D
Slogan: The truth is not revealed through facts alone.
Ivan Cankar was a Slovene writer, essayist, playwright, and poet. He is considered the greatest writer in Slovene literature and is sometimes compared to Franz Kafka and James Joyce. Born in poverty, he became a key figure in the modernist movement in Slovenia.

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3. Joze Plecnik

Died: 1957 A.D
Slogan: I am already married to my architecture.
Jože Plečnik was a Slovene architect who had a significant impact on the modern architecture of Vienna, Prague, and Ljubljana. He is noted for his designs of the Triple Bridge and the Slovene National and University Library, among other works. His style is associated with the Vienna Secession style of architecture, but he also drew from baroque, Byzantine, and early eighteenth-century Viennese architecture. Plečnik was a modernist who did not reject historic forms, paying homage to history in his designs. He also taught at the Arts and Crafts College, inspiring many young artists and architects.

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4. Edvard Kocbek

Died: 1981 A.D
Slogan: Even when I'm tired, I can still say the word: no.
Edvard Kocbek was a Slovenian poet, writer, essayist, translator, and politician. He was a member of the Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and the Slovene Partisans. His work is considered among the finest in Slovene literature, and he remains a significant figure in Slovenia's cultural history. Kocbek's political role during and after World War II made him a controversial figure. He was born in Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici and was known for his early activism in the Catholic athletic club Orel and his involvement in the anti-fascist resistance during the war.

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5. France Bevk

Died: 1970 A.D
Slogan: The word is not a horse; if you cannot ride it, let it graze.
France Bevk was a Slovene writer, poet, and translator, known for his works in expressionism and social realism. Born in Zakojca, he became a teacher and later a prominent figure in cultural and political activism. His notable works include 'The Vicar Martin Čedermac' and he received the Prešeren Award, Slovenia's most prestigious artistic honor, twice. His life was marked by his anti-fascist stance, for which he was imprisoned during World War II. After escaping, he joined the Slovene Partisans and continued his activism post-war.

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6. Srecko Kosovel

Died: 1926 A.D
Slogan: A kaleidoscope of the macrocosm is the microcosm.
Srečko Kosovel was a Slovenian poet, considered one of central Europe's major modernist poets. He was known for his impressionistic poetry of his native Karst region, his resistance to the forced Italianization of Slovene areas annexed by Italy, and his avant-garde constructivist forms. Most of Kosovel's works were published posthumously, and he is now recognized as a Slovenian poetic icon.

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7. Veno Pilon

Died: 1970 A.D
Slogan: Art is the eternal mirror reflecting the soul of the artist.
Veno Pilon was a Slovene expressionist painter, graphic artist, and photographer known for his significant contributions to expressionist art. Born in Ajdovščina, he served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I and was captured by the Russian army. His experiences as a prisoner of war influenced his artistic vision. After the war, he studied art in Prague, Florence, and Vienna. Pilon's work is characterized by a strong use of color and dynamic compositions, reflecting the emotional intensity of the expressionist movement. His legacy includes a vast collection of paintings, graphics, and photographs that capture the human condition and the landscapes of his homeland.

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8. Boris Pahor

Died: 2022 A.D
Slogan: Every human being is a novel.
Boris Pahor was a Slovenian writer, best known for his novel Nekropola, a reflection on his experiences in Nazi concentration camps. He was born in Trieste, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and lived through major historical changes that shaped Europe during the 20th century. Pahor's work is marked by his advocacy for Slovenian culture and identity, especially under Italian Fascist rule. His literary output, spanning over several decades, has earned him numerous accolades and he is considered one of the most important Slovenian writers of the 20th century.

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9. Ivan Grohar

Died: 1911 A.D
Slogan: Art is eternal, its forms are transient.
Ivan Grohar was a Slovene Impressionist painter, known for his landscapes and portraits, as well as being an established guitarist and singer. Born in poverty and orphaned early, Grohar managed to overcome his humble beginnings to become one of the leading figures of Slovene impressionism. Despite his financial struggles, he left a significant mark on Slovenian art and culture.

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10. Dragotin Kette

Died: 1899 A.D
Slogan: we had lost a very talented poet.
Dragotin Kette was a Slovene Impressionist and Neo-Romantic poet, considered a pioneer of modernism in Slovene literature. Born in a small village, he faced early loss with the death of his mother and later his father. Despite financial hardships, he pursued education and became part of a circle of young writers who were shaping modernist elements in Slovene literature. His love for Angela Smola inspired many of his poems. Kette's life was cut short by tuberculosis at the age of 23, leaving behind a legacy that influenced Slovene literary tradition.

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