List of Famous people born in Slovenia

Zvonko "Toni" Kurbos, better known as Tony Kurbos is a retired Slovenian-German football player who was a prolific striker, scoring almost 100 goals in his relatively short career.

Denis Petrić is a Slovenian-born Serbian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Nantes in France.

Milan Kučan is a Slovene politician who served as the first President of Slovenia from 23 December 1991 until 22 December 2002. Before being president of Slovenia, he was the 13th President of the Presidency of SR Slovenia from 10 May 1990 to 23 December 1991.

Miroslav Cerar Jr. is a Slovenian law professor and politician. He was the eight Prime Minister of Slovenia, leading the 12th Government. He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 13th Government. He is a full professor at the Chair of Theory and Sociology of Law at the University of Ljubljana Faculty of Law.

Saša Dončić is a Slovenian professional basketball coach and former player. He last served as head coach of Šentjur in the Slovenian League.

Matija Gogala is a Slovene entomologist, working mainly in the fields of insect bioacoustics, physiology and taxonomy.

Danilo Türk is a Slovenian diplomat, professor of international law, human rights expert, and political figure who served as President of Slovenia from 2007 to 2012. Türk was the first Slovene ambassador to the United Nations, from 1992 to 2000, and was the UN Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs from 2000 to 2005.

Dimitrij Rupel is a Slovenian politician.

Werner Roth is a retired American professional soccer defender.