List of Famous people born in Slovenia
Miha Mevlja
Miha Mevlja is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Sochi.
Borut Pahor
Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician serving as President of Slovenia since December 2012. He was Prime Minister from November 2008 to February 2012.
Zlatko Zahovič
Zlatko Zahovič is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Urška Žigart
Urška Žigart is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.
Klemen Prepelič
Klemen Prepelič is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Valencia Basket of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team internationally. Standing at 1.91 m, he plays at the shooting guard position.
Anton Malej
Anton Malej also known as Tone Malej, was a Slovenian gymnast, competing for Yugoslavia. He won a bronze medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Milan Tučić
Milan Tučić is a Slovenian football player who plays for Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo.
Sabina Cvilak Damjanovič
Sabina Cvilak is a Slovenian operatic soprano, who has appeared internationally, mostly at opera houses in Europe and the United States. Her stage presence is noted in portrayals of tragic female characters such as Puccini's Liù and Mimi, Janáček's Káťa Kabanová and Wagner's Sieglinde. She is also known for singing concerts and recitals, such as Britten's War Requiem in London on the centenary of the composer's birth.
Sasha Vujačić
Aleksander "Sasha" Vujačić is a Slovenian former professional basketball player. He was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the 2004 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick. In the 2007–08 season, Vujacic set the Lakers record for the best three-point field goal percentage (.437) in a single season. In the 2009 and 2010 seasons, he won the NBA championship with the Lakers. Vujacic is also a two-time Turkish Basketball League All-Star and a Turkish Basketball League MVP.
Raša Sraka
Russia Sraka is a Slovenian judoka. She competed in the 70 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. where she lost in the quarterfinals to Hwang Ye-Sul and in the repechage to Yuri Alvear.