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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
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 163 notable births.
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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Željko Ivanek
Born 1957
Špela Rozin
Born 1943
Demeter Bitenc
1922 - 2018
Stevo Žigon
1926 - 2005
Majda Potokar
1930 - 2001
Maks Bajc
1919 - 1983
Janez Albreht
1925 - 2013
Jernej Šugman
1968 - 2017
Stane Sever
1914 - 1970
Matija Barl
1940 - 2018
Polona Juh
Born 1971
Metka Gabrijelčič
Born 1934
Peter Musevski
1965 - 2020
Nada Strancar
Born 1950
Vladimir Skrbinsek
1902 - 1987
Janko Hočevar
1923 - 1928
Heinrich Robert
Born 1853