Ljubljana ranks 115th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Brussels, The Hague, and Minsk. Memorable people born in Ljubljana include Slavoj Žižek, Jože Plečnik, and Edvard Kardelj. Memorable people who died in Ljubljana include Josip Broz Tito, Jože Plečnik, and Ulay. Ljubljana has been the birth place of many soccer players and skiers and the death place of many writers and politicians. Ljubljana is located in Slovenia.
Ljubljana is the capital and largest city of Slovenia, located along a trade route between the northern Adriatic Sea and the Danube region, north of the country's largest marsh, inhabited since prehistoric times. It is the country's cultural, educational, economic, political and administrative center. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1806 and 2000, Ljubljana was the birth place of 83 globally memorable people, including Slavoj Žižek, Jože Plečnik, and Edvard Kardelj. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Ljubljana including Josip Broz Tito, Jože Plečnik, and Ulay.
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 1
1872 - 1957
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2
1910 - 1979
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 3
1848 - 1909
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 4
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 6
1861 - 1926
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 7
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 8
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 9
1806 - 1876
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 10
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 11
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 12
1869 - 1943
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 13
1828 - 1898
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 21
1995 - Present
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 51
1990 - Present
HPI: 29.90
Rank: 64
1973 - Present
HPI: 29.80
Rank: 65
1995 - Present
HPI: 29.65
Rank: 66
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Rank: 71
2000 - Present
HPI: 26.73
Rank: 74
1990 - Present
HPI: 24.61
Rank: 76
1987 - Present
HPI: 23.21
Rank: 80
2000 - Present
HPI: 21.85
Rank: 82
1990 - Present
HPI: 20.91
Rank: 83
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.57
Rank: 1
1872 - 1957
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 2
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3
1876 - 1918
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4
1793 - 1857
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 5
1903 - 1967
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 6
1919 - 2013
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 7
1880 - 1946
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 8
1885 - 1962
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 9
1904 - 1981
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 10
1889 - 1947
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 11
1867 - 1911
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 12
1943 - 2022
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 17
1869 - 1943
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 20
1851 - 1923
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 23
1828 - 1898
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 25
1880 - 1977
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 27
1944 - 2008
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 29
1911 - 2009
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 30
Most individuals born in present day Ljubljana were soccer players (24), skiers (16), politicians (9), basketball players (8), and writers (5), while most who died were writers (11), politicians (3), chess players (3), military personnels (2), and painters (2).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ljubljana, including Branko Oblak, Samir Handanović, and Milivoje Novaković. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ljubljana, including Branko Oblak, Samir Handanović, and Milivoje Novaković.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 14 globally memorable people born in Ljubljana since 1700.