Notable Alumni of University of Ljubljana [Sorted List]

1. Slavko Pregl

1945-. (aged 81)

writer publisher editing staff editor

Slavko Pregl, full name Vekoslav Pregl, is a Slovene writer, editor and publisher best known for his youth literature. He is the current director of the Slovenian Book Agency.

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2. Ivan Sivec

1949-. (aged 77)

opinion journalist writer ethnologist slavist lyricist

Ivan Sivec is a Slovenian writer, author, lyricist and storyteller. He lives and works in Mengeš.

3. Ela Peroci

1922-2001 (aged 79)

children's writer writer journalist

Ela Peroci was a Slovene children's writer, author of numerous children's stories that are considered classics in Slovene children's literature. Her best known story is Muca Copatarica (Slipper Keeper Kitty), illustrated by Ančka Gošnik Godec, which has seen numerous reprints and has sold over 140,000 copies.

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4. Ivan Jurkovič

1952-. (aged 74)

university teacher theologian Catholic priest

Ivan Jurkovič is a Slovenian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Apostolic Nuncio to Canada since June 2021. He has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1984 and previously served as the Nuncio to Belarus, Ukraine, Russia and Uzbekistan.

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5. France Štiglic

1919-1993 (aged 74)

university teacher screenwriter film director

France Štiglic was a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. His 1948 film On Our Own Land was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. His film The Ninth Circle (1960) was Yugoslavia's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 33rd Academy Awards, where it was shortlisted for the award.

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6. Irena Grafenauer

1957-. (aged 69)

musician flautist

Irena Grafenauer is a Slovenian flute player and soloist, a pupil of Boris Čampa, Karlheinz Zöller and Aurèle Nicolet.

7. Žarko Petan

1929-2014 (aged 85)

film director journalist director writer essayist

Žarko Petan was a Slovenian writer, essayist, screenwriter, and theatre and film director. He is best known as a writer of aphorisms.

8. Karmen Stavec

1973-. (aged 53)

singer

Karmen Stavec is a Slovene musician and pop singer.

9. Igor Bavčar

1955-. (aged 71)

economist political scientist politician

Igor Bavčar is a Slovenian politician and manager. He rose to prominence during the Slovenian spring, when he served as chairman of the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, the largest independent civil society movement in the Socialist Republic of Slovenia. He was the Slovenian Minister of Interior during the Slovenian war of independence in June 1991, and coordinated...

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10. Peter Lovšin

1955-. (aged 71)

editing staff composer lyricist journalist songwriter

Peter "Pero" Lovšin is a Slovenian musician, songwriter and singer, best known as a frontman of the first Yugoslav punk rock group Pankrti. After a period with Pankrti in the 1980s, he formed a successful rock band Sokoli and later continued with a great solo career.

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11. Jonas Žnidaršič

1962-. (aged 64)

musician television presenter journalist actor radio personality

Jonas Žnidaršič is a Slovenian television personality and journalist. He is best known for hosting the Slovenian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. He has appeared on Late Night Poker in Great Britain.

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12. Mitja Ferenc

1960-. (aged 66)

historian singer university teacher

Mitja Ferenc is a Slovenian historian, educator, and author.

13. Nina Ivanišin

1985-. (aged 41)

stage actor film actor

Nina Ivanišin is a Slovenian film and theatre actress. She was born in 1985 in Maribor, Slovenia. She graduated from Ljubljana Film and Theatre Academy.

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14. Alojz Rebula

1924-2018 (aged 94)

philologist writer biblical scholar dramaturge essayist

Alojz Rebula was a Slovene writer, playwright, essayist, and translator, and a prominent member of the Slovene minority in Italy. He lived and worked in Villa Opicina in the Province of Trieste, Italy. He was a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.

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15. Matej Bor

1913-1993 (aged 80)

partisan journalist military officer linguist writer

Matej Bor was the pen name of Vladimir Pavšič, who was a Slovene poet, translator, playwright, journalist and Partisan.

16. Eva Irgl

1976-. (aged 50)

television presenter theologian columnist politician

Eva Irgl is a Slovenian politician and former TV host, currently serving as member of the Slovenian National Assembly.

17. Dejan Židan

1967-. (aged 59)

veterinarian politician

Dejan Židan is a Slovenian politician, former leader of the Social Democrats, and the former speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia.

18. Katarina Kresal

1973-. (aged 53)

jurist lawyer politician

Katarina Kresal is a Slovenian politician. She was the Minister of the Interior in the government of Borut Pahor from 24 November 2008 till 19 August 2011.

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19. Bojan Adamič

1912-1995 (aged 83)

film score composer conductor composer pianist music arranger

Bojan Adamič a.k.a. Master, Slovene Partisans nom de guerre Gregor, was a well-known Slovene composer of jazz, the Slovenian song festival music, and particularly film scores. He was also an avid photographer, interested particularly in carnival figures from Ptuj.

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20. Andrej Rozman-Roza

1955-. (aged 71)

actor poet writer translator children's writer

Andrej Rozman is a Slovene poet, writer, actor, and street theatre producer. He writes poems and creates plays for children and also writes satirical poetry for adults.

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21. Franci Petek

1971-. (aged 55)

geographer ski jumper

Franci Petek is a Slovenian former ski jumper and geographer who represented Yugoslavia during his ski jumping career.

22. Miha Mazzini

1961-. (aged 65)

film director opinion journalist columnist writer computer scientist

Miha Mazzini is a Slovenian writer, screenwriter and film director with thirty published books, translated in ten languages. He has a PhD in anthropology from the Institutum Studiorum Humanitatis and has MA in Creative Writing for Film and Television at the University of Sheffield. He is a voting member of the European Film Academy.

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23. Romana Tomc

1965-. (aged 61)

politician economist

Romana Tomc is a Slovenian politician and dignitarie andMember of the European Parliament (MEP) from Slovenia. She is a member of the Slovenian Democratic Party, part of the European People's Party.

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24. Edvard Ravnikar

1907-1993 (aged 86)

opinion journalist university teacher art critic architect urban planner

Edvard Ravnikar was a Slovenian architect.

25. Violeta Tomič

1963-. (aged 63)

television presenter stage actor politician actor film actor

Violeta Tomić, sometimes known in Slovenian as Violeta Tomič is a Slovenian television presenter and actress, serving as a deputy in the National Assembly. A member of Party Our Future, founded by Ivan Gale. She was chosen as the lead candidate of the European United Left–Nordic Green Left group ahead of the 2019 European Parliament election but was not elected.

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26. Janez Potočnik

1958-. (aged 68)

economist minister university teacher politician

Janez Potočnik is a Slovenian politician who served as the European Commissioner for the Environment from 2009 until 2014. He was formerly Slovenia's Minister for European Affairs. In November 2014, he became co-chair of the International Resource Panel (IRP), a forum of scientists and experts working on natural resources management.

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27. Anton Rop

1960-. (aged 66)

politician economist

Anton Rop is a Slovenian politician. He was Prime Minister of Slovenia, from 2002 to 2004. Until 2005 he was also the president of the Liberal Democratic Party (Liberalna Demokracija Slovenije – LDS), the legal successor of the Slovenian Association of Socialist Youth. On 20 March 2007 he left the party and joined the Social Democrats. In 2010, he was...

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28. Tomaž Pandur

1963-2016 (aged 53)

theatre manager theatrical director

Tomaž Pandur was a Slovenian theatre director.

29. Ciril Zlobec

1925-2018 (aged 93)

linguist opinion journalist journalist poet translator

Ciril Zlobec was a Slovene poet, writer, translator, journalist and former politician. He is best remembered for his poems, publishing several volumes of poetry in his lifetime. In 1990 he became a member of the Presidency of Slovenia at a critical time for Slovene independence.

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30. Miško Kranjec

1908-1983 (aged 75)

playwright opinion journalist editor journalist politician

Miško Kranjec, baptized Mihály Krányecz, was a Slovene writer.

31. Dušan Jovanović

1939-2020 (aged 81)

playwright theatre manager essayist actor director

Dušan Jovanović was a Slovene theatre director, playwright and essayist, known for his experimental and grotesque satirical theatre. Since 2005 he was also the president of the Prešeren Foundation.

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32. Branko Grims

1962-. (aged 64)

geologist political scientist politician

Branko Grims is a Slovenian politician.

33. Irena Joveva

1989-. (aged 37)

journalist politician

Irena Joveva is a Slovenian politician. She has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament for Slovenia since 2019, representing the Freedom Movement. Prior to her political career, she worked as a journalist.

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34. Iztok Mlakar

1961-. (aged 65)

composer singer-songwriter recording artist actor

Iztok Mlakar is a Slovenian singer-songwriter and theatre actor. Styled as the "bard of the Slovenian Littoral", he is best known for his ironic chansons in the Littoral dialect of Slovene. Together with Adi Smolar, Mlakar is among the best-known singer-songwriters in Slovenia since 1990.

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35. Janez Menart

1929-2004 (aged 75)

screenwriter director linguist translator poet

Janez Menart was a Slovene poet, best known for his Intimist poetry. He translated a number of classic French and English poetry and drama works into Slovene, including Shakespeare's sonnets.

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36. Dejan Jović

1968-. (aged 58)

scientist

Dejan Jović is a political scientist from Croatia. He is a full-time professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Zagreb. From 2012 to 2020, Jović was editor-in-chief of the Croatian Political Science Review, one of the leading academic journals of political science and social science in Southeast Europe. He is also one of the founders and...

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37. Aleš Debeljak

1961-2016 (aged 55)

literary critic writer translator cultural critic poet

Aleš Debeljak was a Slovenian cultural critic, poet, and essayist.

38. Vitomil Zupan

1914-1987 (aged 73)

playwright literary scholar journalist poet essayist

Vitomil Zupan was a post-World War II modernist Slovene writer and Gonars concentration camp survivor. Because of his detailed descriptions of sex and violence, he was dubbed the Slovene Hemingway and was compared to Henry Miller. He is best known for Menuet za kitaro (A Minuet for Guitar, 1975), describing the years he spent with the Slovene Partisans. In Titoist...

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39. Miša Molk

1954-. (aged 72)

journalist television presenter

Marija Miša Molk is a retired Slovenian journalist and television personality. Molk is known for her long association with RTV Slovenija.

40. Spomenka Hribar

1941-. (aged 85)

sociologist columnist journalist philosopher essayist

Spomenka Hribar is a Slovenian author, philosopher, sociologist, politician, columnist, and public intellectual. She was one of the most influential Slovenian intellectuals in the 1980s, and was frequently called "the First Lady of Slovenian Democratic Opposition", and "the Voice of Slovenian Spring" She is married to the Slovenian Heideggerian philosopher Tine Hribar.

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41. Kajetan Kovič

1931-2014 (aged 83)

children's writer linguist journalist poet literary editor

Kajetan Kovič was a Slovene poet, writer, translator, and journalist. In 1978, he received the Prešeren Award, the highest artistic award in Slovenia, for his poetry collection Labrador.

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42. Fran Saleški Finžgar

1871-1962 (aged 91)

playwright linguist writer translator children's writer

Fran Saleški Finžgar was perhaps the most popular Slovene folk writer. He is particularly known for his novels and short stories, although he also wrote poems and plays.

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43. Polde Bibič

1933-2012 (aged 79)

university teacher stage actor writer actor film actor

Polde Bibič was a Slovenian stage and film actor, a writer, and an academic professor, best known for his role in the film Flowers in Autumn and his work in theater, Bibič was a recipient of several top awards in the field of arts in Slovenia.

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44. Bina Štampe Žmavc

1951-. (aged 75)

director poet writer translator children's writer

Bina Štampe Žmavc is a Slovene writer, poet, director and translator.

45. Aleš Hojs

1961-. (aged 65)

politician civil engineer

Aleš Hojs is a Slovenian far-right politician, who most recently served as the Minister of the Interior in 14th Government of Slovenia from March 2020 to June 2022. Prior to this, he served as the Minister of Defence from February 2012 to March 2013.

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46. Miha Baloh

1928-2022 (aged 94)

television actor stage actor actor film actor

Miha Baloh was a Slovene actor. He started participating in local theatre productions after the Second World War and eventually enrolled in the AGRFT in Ljubljana, from where he graduated in 1952. In 1953, he began collaboration with the Permanent Slovene Theatre in Trieste. There he worked with the director Jože Babič who also offered him his first major film...

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47. Goran Vojnović

1980-. (aged 46)

screenwriter poet director writer film director

Goran Vojnović is a Slovenian writer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his 2008 novel Southern Scum Go Home (Slovene: Čefurji raus!) which won him numerous awards as well as a lawsuit filed by the Slovenian Police that was withdrawn a day later after media attention and public outrage at police filing charges for a work of...

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48. Miki Muster

1925-2018 (aged 93)

film director comics artist illustrator journalist animator

Nikolaj Muster, known as Miki Muster, was a Slovenian academic sculptor, illustrator, cartoonist, and animator. He is viewed as a pioneer in the field of comics and animation in Slovenia, known for the series of comics featuring the characters Zvitorepec, Trdonja, and Lakotnik, and animated TV commercials.

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49. Aleksandra Pivec

1972-. (aged 54)

politician

Aleksandra Pivec is a Slovenian chemical engineer and politician who served as the country's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food from 2018 to 2020 and Deputy Prime Minister from March to October 2020.

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50. Jelko Kacin

1955-. (aged 71)

politician

Jelko Kacin is a Slovenian politician.

51. Dimitrij Rupel

1946-. (aged 80)

literary historian university teacher writer diplomat sociologist

Dimitrij Rupel is a Slovenian politician.

52. Anton Vratuša

1915-2017 (aged 102)

university teacher politician diplomat slavist ambassador

Anton Vratuša was a Slovenian politician and diplomat who was Prime Minister of Slovenia from 1978 to 1980, and Yugoslavia's ambassador to the United Nations.

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53. Peter Bossman

1955-. (aged 71)

physician mayor politician

Peter Bossman is a Ghanaian-born Slovenian physician and politician. He was mayor of Piran, a city and municipality in Slovenian Istria in south-western Slovenia, from 2010 to 2018. A member of the centre-left Social Democrats, he defeated the incumbent mayor Tomaž Gantar in the October 2010 mayoral election to become Slovenia's first black mayor. In 2011 he was also appointed...

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54. Janez Lenarčič

1967-. (aged 59)

diplomat politician

Janez Lenarčič is a Slovenian diplomat who served as European Commissioner for Crisis Management in the first Von der Leyen Commission from 2019 to 2024. He is a former director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights within the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe.

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55. Jure Leskovec

1980-. (aged 46)

computer scientist academic entrepreneur university teacher

Jure Leskovec is a Slovenian-American computer scientist, entrepreneur and associate professor of Computer Science at Stanford University focusing on networks. He was the chief scientist at Pinterest and co-founder / chief scientist AI graph-ML startup Kumo.

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56. Milan Brglez

1967-. (aged 59)

jurist politician

Milan Brglez is a Slovenian political scientist and politician who served as Speaker of the National Assembly of Slovenia from 2014 to 2018. He has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2019. A member of the Social Democrats, part of the Party of European Socialists, Brglez was a candidate in the 2022 presidential election.

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57. Vinko Möderndorfer

1958-. (aged 68)

television director children's writer director writer essayist

Vinko Möderndorfer is a Slovene writer, poet, playwright and theatre and film director.

58. Karl Erjavec

1960-. (aged 66)

jurist lawyer politician

Karl Viktor Erjavec is a Slovenian lawyer and politician who served in the government of Slovenia as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2012 to 2018. He was the president of the Democratic Party of Pensioners of Slovenia, having held the position from 2005 to January 2020 and again from December 2020 until March 2021. He was Minister of Defense from...

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59. Peter Čeferin

1938-. (aged 88)

playwright jurist lawyer writer politician

Peter Čeferin is a Slovenian attorney and the author of articles on issues related to the legal profession, specifically the position and profession of practicing attorneys. He is the father of Aleksander Čeferin.

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60. Tomaž Šalamun

1941-2014 (aged 73)

art historian poet writer

Tomaž Šalamun was a Slovenian poet who was a leading figure of postwar neo-avant-garde poetry in Central Europe and an internationally acclaimed absurdist. His more than 50 books of Slovene poetry have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. His work has been called a poetic bridge between old European roots and America. Šalamun was a member of the Slovenian...

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61. Mladen Dolar

1951-. (aged 75)

university teacher psychoanalyst philosopher

Mladen Dolar is a Slovene philosopher, psychoanalyst, cultural theorist and film critic.

62. Mitja Okorn

1981-. (aged 45)

film director screenwriter

Mitja Okorn is a Slovenian film director and screenwriter. Most known as director of Letters to Santa, Planet Single and his Hollywood debut Life in a Year.

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63. Matej Tonin

1983-. (aged 43)

politician political scientist

Matej Tonin is a Slovenian politician.

64. Manca Košir

1948-2024 (aged 76)

opinion journalist film actor sociologist journalist actor

Manca Košir was a Slovenian journalist, philologist, politician, and film actress. She began her career as a film actress and a mathematics instructor. She then began to work as a journalist, while also studying journalism academically, as a professor of journalism studies and the chair of the journalism department at The University of Ljubljana. She was one of the first...

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65. Luka Mesec

1987-. (aged 39)

politician

Luka Mesec is a Slovenian politician and activist who has been the leader of the eco-socialist The Left party since June 2017. Mesec was elected to the Slovenian National Assembly for the first time at the 2014 parliamentary election, and reelected at the 2018 parliamentary election. He is the coordinator of the Council of the Initiative for Democratic Socialism, Labour-Punk...

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66. Niko Grafenauer

1940-. (aged 86)

essayist literary historian linguist translator poet

Niko Grafenauer is a Slovenian poet, essayist, literary historian, editor and translator. He is particularly known as author of popular children literature, and for his active participation in the Slovenian public life, especially in conservative and liberal conservative platforms.

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67. Edvard Kocbek

1904-1981 (aged 77)

partisan linguist political commissar writer translator

Edvard Kocbek was a Slovenian Yugoslav poet, writer, essayist, translator, member of Christian Socialists in the Liberation Front of the Slovene Nation and Slovene Partisans. He is considered one of the best authors who have written in Slovene, and one of the best Slovene poets after Prešeren. His political role during and after World War II made him one of...

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68. Violeta Bulc

1964-. (aged 62)

basketball player businessperson entrepreneur politician

Violeta Bulc is a Slovenian politician who served as the European Commissioner for Transport from 2014 to 2019.

69. Feri Lainšček

1959-. (aged 67)

writer playwright poet screenwriter

Feri Lainšček, also known as Franc Lainšček, is a Slovenian writer, mainly of novels for both adults and youth. Many of his novels have been adapted into films, including the box-office hit Rooster's Breakfast, based on his 1999 novel Petelinji zajtrk. He has won many awards for his novels, and in 2021 he received the Prešeren Lifetime Achievement Award.

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70. Mitja Ribičič

1919-2013 (aged 94)

partisan political commissar politician

Mitja Ribičič was a Slovenian and Yugoslav communist politician. He was the Prime Minister of Yugoslavia—the only Slovenian to hold the office—from 1969 to 1971.

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71. Boris A. Novak

1953-. (aged 73)

playwright children's writer editor poet essayist

Boris A. Novak, full name Boris Ante Novak, is a Slovene poet, dramaturge and editor.

72. Nikola Šainović

1948-. (aged 78)

politician

Nikola Šainović is a Serbian politician. A close associate of Slobodan Milošević, he held several important state functions of Serbia and FR Yugoslavia during the 1990s. He has been a member of the Socialist Party of Serbia since the party's foundation.

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73. Renata Salecl

1962-. (aged 64)

writer philosopher sociologist university teacher

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 a professorship at Birkbeck College, University of London. She has been a visiting professor at the London School of Economics, lecturing on the topic of emotions and law. Every year...

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74. Matjaž Kek

1961-. (aged 65)

association football player association football coach

Matjaž Kek is a Slovenian professional football manager and former player.

75. Zoran Janković

1953-. (aged 73)

economist entrepreneur politician

Zoran Janković is a Slovenian businessman and politician serving as Mayor of Ljubljana since April 2012. He previously served as mayor from 2006 to 2011.

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76. Klemen Slakonja

1985-. (aged 41)

impressionist showman actor comedian television actor

Klemen Slakonja is a Slovenian actor, singer, comedian, television host, and musician. He was employed at the Ljubljana Slovene National Theatre Drama and acting between 2010 to 2018. He represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "How Much Time Do We Have Left".

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77. Ivo Vajgl

1943-. (aged 83)

diplomat politician journalist

Ivo Vajgl is a Slovenian politician and former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Slovenia. In his second term in the European Parliament he was a member of DeSUS and an individual member of the European Democratic Party (EDP), while in the European Parliament he was a member of the ALDE Group. He has announced his candidacy in the...

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78. Lojze Peterle

1948-. (aged 78)

diplomat political commissar politician

Alojz "Lojze" Peterle is a Slovenian politician. He is a member of New Slovenia, part of the European People's Party. He served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 1990 to 1992, Leader of the Christian Democrats from the founding of the party in 1990 until it merged with the Slovenian People's Party in 2000, and was Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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79. Tone Pavček

1928-2011 (aged 83)

linguist poet writer translator essayist

Tone Pavček was one of the most influential Slovene poets, translators, and essayists from the first post-war generation. He published numerous collections of poetry, well received by readers and critics alike. He also translated a number of Russian works into Slovene.

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80. Alenka Bratušek

1970-. (aged 56)

politician economist

Alenka Bratušek is a Slovenian politician, who was the Prime Minister of Slovenia from March 2013 until May 2014 as the first woman in Slovenia to hold this position. She was president pro tempore of the Positive Slovenia party from January 2013 until April 2014. On 5 May 2014, Bratušek submitted her resignation as prime minister.

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81. Tanja Fajon

1971-. (aged 55)

journalist politician

Tanja Anna Fajon is a Slovenian politician who has served as Minister of Foreign and European Affairs since June 2022. A member of the Social Democrats, she led the party from 2020 to 2024. Fajon was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Slovenia until 2022, having been elected in 2009, 2014, and 2019.

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82. Vladimir Bartol

1903-1967 (aged 64)

writer playwright novelist essayist

Vladimir Bartol was a writer from the Slovene minority in Italy. He is best known for his 1938 novel Alamut, the most popular work of Slovene literature around the world, which has been translated into numerous languages.

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83. Svetlana Makarovič

1939-. (aged 87)

children's writer actor stage actor singer poet

Svetlana Makarovič is a Slovenian writer of prose, poetry, children's books, and picture books, and is also an actress, illustrator and chanteuse. She has been called "The First Lady of Slovenian poetry." She is also noted for borrowing from Slovenian folklore to tell stories of rebellious and independent women. She is a well-known adult and youth author. Her works for...

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84. Marjan Šarec

1977-. (aged 49)

television actor journalist comedian politician

Marjan Šarec is a Slovenian politician, actor and comedian who served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2018 to 2020. He also served as the Minister of Defence in the government of Prime Minister Robert Golob from June 2022 to July 2024 when he was elected to the European Parliament.

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85. Jela Krečič

1979-. (aged 47)

philosopher opinion journalist journalist

Jela Krečič Žižek is a Slovenian writer and journalist.

86. Stane Dolanc

1925-1999 (aged 74)

university teacher political commissar politician

Stane Dolanc was a Slovenian communist politician during SFR Yugoslavia. Dolanc was one of president Josip Broz Tito's closest collaborators and one of the most influential people in Yugoslav federal politics in the 1970s and 1980s. He was secretary of the Executive Bureau of the Presidency of the Central Committee (CC) of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (LCY) from...

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87. Miro Cerar

1963-. (aged 63)

politician university teacher lawyer accordionist jurist

Miroslav Cerar Jr. is a Slovenian law professor and politician. He was Prime Minister of Slovenia, leading the 12th Government. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 13th Government. He is a full professor at the Chair of Theory and Sociology of Law at the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law.

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88. Borut Pahor

1963-. (aged 63)

politician political scientist

Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012.

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89. Robert Golob

1967-. (aged 59)

politician electrical engineer

Robert Golob is a Slovenian businessman, engineer and politician, serving as Prime Minister of Slovenia and leader of the Freedom Movement since 2022.

90. Katarina Čas

1976-. (aged 50)

film actor actor television presenter

Katarina Čas is a Slovenian actress.

91. Milan Kučan

1941-. (aged 85)

jurist lawyer political commissar politician

Milan Kučan is a Slovenian former politician who served as the first President of Slovenia from 1991 to 2002. Before being president of Slovenia, he was the 13th President of the Presidency of SR Slovenia from 1990 to 1991.

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92. Aleksander Čeferin

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer sports official

Aleksander Čeferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator. Between 2011 and 2016, he was president of the Football Association of Slovenia. Since September 2016, he has been the president of UEFA.

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93. Janez Janša

1958-. (aged 68)

politician

Ivan Janša, better known as Janez Janša ([ˈjàːnɛs]), is a Slovenian politician who served three times as a prime minister of Slovenia, a position he had held from 2004 to 2008, from 2012 to 2013, and from 2020 to 2022. Since 1993, Janša has led the Slovenian Democratic Party, which has emerged as the pre-eminent Slovenian conservative party. Janša lost...

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94. Janez Drnovšek

1950-2008 (aged 58)

political commissar banker economist diplomat politician

Janez Drnovšek was a Slovenian liberal politician, President of the Presidency of Yugoslavia (1989–1990), Prime Minister of Slovenia (1992–2002, with a short break in 2000) and President of Slovenia (2002–2007).

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95. Danilo Türk

1952-. (aged 74)

jurist university teacher agitator politician historian

Danilo Türk is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. He was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Nations, from 1992 to 2000, and was the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs from 2000 to 2005.

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96. Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova

1953-. (aged 73)

jurist professor politician

Gordana Siljanovska-Davkova is a Macedonian university law professor and jurist serving as the president of North Macedonia since May 2024. She was a candidate for the 2019 presidential elections, losing to Stevo Pendarovski in the runoff. She ran again in the 2024 presidential elections and defeated Pendarovski by a landslide in a rematch election. She is North Macedonia's first female...

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97. Slavoj Žižek

1949-. (aged 77)

sociologist university teacher theologian psychoanalyst actor

Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian neo-Marxist philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.

98. Hasan Muratović

1940-2020 (aged 80)

university teacher entrepreneur politician

Hasan Muratović was a Bosnian politician, entrepreneur and professor who served as the last Prime Minister of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1996 to 1997. He also served as Minister without portfolio in all of the governments of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina throughout the Bosnian War. Muratović was the first post-war Minister of Foreign Trade and...

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99. Nataša Pirc Musar

1968-. (aged 58)

jurist journalist public relations officer politician

Nataša Pirc Musar is a Slovenian attorney, author, and politician serving as President of Slovenia since 2022. She is a former Information Commissioner (2004–2014), a former journalist, and former president of the Slovenian Red Cross (2015–2016).

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100. Milan Vidmar

1885-1962 (aged 77)

non-fiction writer electrical engineer university teacher chess player engineer

Milan Vidmar was a Slovenian electrical engineer, chess player, chess theorist, and writer. He was among the top dozen chess players in the world from 1910 to 1930 and in 1950, was among the inaugural recipients of the title International Grandmaster from FIDE. Vidmar was a specialist in power transformers and transmission of electric current.

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