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Slovenia ranks 49th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, and Colombia. Memorable people born in present day Slovenia include Giuseppe Tartini, Barbara of Cilli, and Slavoj Žižek. Memorable people who died in Slovenia include Josip Broz Tito, France Prešeren, and Carlos Kleiber. Slovenia has been the birth place of many soccer players and skiers and the death place of many writers and politicians.

Slovenia, officially the Republic of Slovenia, is a country in southern Central Europe. Slovenia is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the south and southeast, and a short coastline within the Adriatic Sea to the southwest. Slovenia is mostly mountainous and forested, covers 20,271 square kilometres (7,827 sq mi), and has a population of 2.1 million. Slovenes constitute over 80% of the country's population. Slovene, a South Slavic language, is the official language. Slovenia has a predominantly temperate continental climate, with the exception of the Slovene Littoral and the Julian Alps. A sub-mediterranean climate reaches to the northern extensions of the Dinaric Alps that traverse the country in a northwest–southeast direction. The Julian Alps in the northwest have an alpine climate. Toward the northeastern Pannonian Basin, a continental climate is more pronounced. Ljubljana, the capital and largest city of Slovenia, is geographically situated near the centre of the country. Read more on Wikipedia

Between 980 and 2000, present day Slovenia was the birth place of 295 globally memorable people, including Giuseppe Tartini, Barbara of Cilli, and Slavoj Žižek. Additionaly, 57 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Slovenia including Josip Broz Tito, France Prešeren, and Carlos Kleiber.

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Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Slovenia, including Branko Oblak, Zlatko Zahovič, and Jan Oblak. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Slovenia, including Branko Oblak, Zlatko Zahovič, and Jan Oblak.

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Slovenia since 1700.