List of Famous people born in Slovenia

Melania Trump

Melanija Knavs
First Name Melania
Born on April 26, 1970 (age 53)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Melania Trump is a Slovene-American former model and businesswoman. She was the first lady of the United States from 2017 to 2021, during the presidency of her husband, Donald Trump.

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Luka Dončić

Luka Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Slovenian national team.

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Aljaž Škorjanec

First Name Aljaž
Born on February 19, 1990 (age 34)
Height 183 cm | 6'0

Aljaž Škorjanec is a Slovenian dancer and choreographer who has appeared on the BBC series Strictly Come Dancing as a professional dancer.

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Tadej Pogačar

First Name Tadej
Last Name Pogačar
Born on September 21, 1998 (age 25)
Height 176 cm | 5'9

Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He became the youngest cyclist to win a UCI World Tour race when he won the 2019 Tour of California at age 20. In his debut Grand Tour, Pogačar won three stages of the 2019 Vuelta a España en route to a third place finish. In his Tour de France debut he not only won three stages but he also won the race.

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Goran Dragić

Goran Dragić is a Slovenian professional basketball player for the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Dragon", he had played professional basketball in Slovenia and Spain before entering the NBA in 2008. Dragić has also played for the Phoenix Suns and the Houston Rockets. He was an All-NBA Third Team selection and the NBA Most Improved Player with the Suns in 2014. He was named an NBA All-Star for the first time in 2018 with Miami. He led the senior Slovenian national team to its first FIBA EuroBasket title in 2017, while being named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament.

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Jure Zdovc

First Name Jure
Born on December 13, 1966 (age 57)
Height 195 cm | 6'5

Jurij "Jure" Zdovc is a Slovenian former professional basketball player and coach for Žalgiris Kaunas of the Lithuanian Basketball League (LKL) and the EuroLeague. As a player, he was a 1.98 m (6'6") tall point guard, who began his professional playing career with the Yugoslav Second Division club Smelt Olimpija.

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Jan Oblak

First Name Jan
Last Name Oblak
Born on January 7, 1993 (age 31)
Height 188 cm | 6'2

Jan Oblak is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Spanish club Atlético Madrid and the Slovenia national team. He is considered to be one of the best goalkeepers in the world.

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Primož Roglič

First Name Primož
Born on October 29, 1989 (age 34)
Height 177 cm | 5'10

Primož Roglič is a Slovenian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Jumbo–Visma. Roglič started his career as a ski jumper but then shifted to cycling. He is the current world No.1 ranked road cyclist in the UCI World Ranking, having held the top placing for 50 weeks in total. He has ended the season twice as the number one ranked cyclist.

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Polona Hercog

Polona Hercog is a Slovenian professional tennis player. Her career-high WTA rankings are No. 35 in singles and No. 56 in doubles. She has won five WTA Tour titles; three in singles and two in doubles. Hercog also enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning 14 singles and five doubles titles. She is the Slovenian No. 1 in women's tennis.

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Aleksander Čeferin

First Name Aleksander
Last Name Čeferin
Born on October 13, 1967 (age 56)

Aleksander Čeferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator. Between 2011 and 2016, he was President of the Football Association of Slovenia. Since 14 September 2016, he has been the president of UEFA.

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