List of Famous people born in Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia
Rasho Nesterović
Radoslav "Rašo" Nesterović, often referred to in English as Radoslav "Rasho" Nesterović, is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He holds citizenship in both Slovenia and Greece. During his career in the NBA, Nesterović played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, San Antonio Spurs, Indiana Pacers, and Toronto Raptors. He retired in 2011.
Boštjan Cesar
Boštjan Cesar is a Slovenian international footballer who plays as a defender.
Martin Hvastija
Martin Hvastija is a Slovenian cyclist who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Luka Pibernik
Luka Pibernik is a Slovenian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2012 and 2020, for the Radenska, Lampre–Merida and Bahrain–McLaren teams. He was named in the start list for the 2016 Tour de France and the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia.
Vili Resnik
Vili Resnik is a Slovenian rock singer and guitarist.
Alenka Gotar
Alenka Gotar is a Slovene soprano singer, born in Rodica in 1977. With the song "Cvet z juga", she represented Slovenia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, Finland. Achieving seventh place in the semi-final, she became the first Slovene to qualify to the grand final, where she ended fifteenth with 66 points.
Džoni Novak
Džoni Novak is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented his country at Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup.
Zoran Klemenčič
Zoran Klemenčič is a former Slovenian cyclist.
DJ Umek
Uroš Umek, better known as DJ Umek or simply Umek, is a Slovenian dance music composer and DJ. Musically active since 1993, he is the owner of several techno record labels. In 1999 he founded Consumer Recreation and Recycled Loops, the former of which he co-runs with Valentino Kanzyani. Recycled Loops formed the sublabel Earresistible Musick in 2001, and in 2007 Umek founded the large techno label 1605.
Jan Tratnik
Jan Tratnik is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious. He was named in the startlist for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. In July 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Tour de France.