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LJUBLJANA
Most Famous People Born in Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Notable people
- 1,007
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1963
- Most distinctive
- Ski 29.4×
A small-country capital that somehow threads philosophy, Plečnik's inter-war architectural rewrite of the old town, and an Alpine athletic culture that produces Canoe, Gymnast and Handball benches many times the global norm. The Ski count runs at almost thirty times the baseline — essentially a country the size of New Jersey turning every lake and mountain into a training ground.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Ljubljana during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Ljubljana Is Known For
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Football is Ljubljana's biggest profession — 14% of all notables (137).
Ljubljana over-indexes on ski — 29.4× the global rate.
Ljubljana under-produces actor — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Ljubljana's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
Milan Vidmar
1885 - 1962
Leo Funtek
1885 - 1965
Hinko Smrekar
1883 - 1942
Gino Tagliapietra
1887 - 1954
Albin Prepeluh
1881 - 1937
Eduard Baar-Baarenfels
1885 - 1967
Fran Vesel
1884 - 1944
Pavel Kunaver
1889 - 1988
Pavel Grošelj
1883 - 1940
Svitoslav Peruzzi
1881 - 1936
Alojzija Štebi
1883 - 1956
Odo Neustädter-Stürmer
1885 - 1938
Ivan Pintar
1888 - 1963
France Podrekar
1887 - 1964
Franz Moßhammer
1882 - 1964
Josef Zangel
1883 - 1967
Adolf Harbich
1887 - 1970