List of Famous people born in Slovenia

Benjamin Verbič is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays for the Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv as a left winger.

Aleš Pajovič is a Slovenian retired handball player and current coach of the Austrian national team. He is best known for poking Petar Metličić in the eye at the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship semifinal match vs Croatia.

Gašper Vidmar is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Reyer Venezia of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). He is 6 ft 11 in tall and plays the center position.

Milivoje Novaković is a Slovenian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Miha Zarabec is a Slovenian handball player for THW Kiel and the Slovenian national team.

Stanislav Ledinek was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 90 films between 1953 and 1968. He died in Istanbul, Turkey.

Zlatan Ljubijankić is a Slovenian footballer who plays as a forward.

Žiga Dimec is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Anwil Włocławek of the PLK. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team.

Martin Čater is a Slovenian World Cup alpine ski racer.

Jaka Blažič is a Slovenian professional basketball player for Cedevita Olimpija of the Slovenian League, the ABA League and the EuroCup. He also represents the Slovenian national basketball team. Standing at 1.96 m, he plays the shooting guard and small forward positions.