Ljubljana
Ljubljana ranks 111th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Manchester, Shizuoka (city), 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 Vladimir Bartol. Ljubljana has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes 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 and the seat of Urban Municipality of Ljubljana. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2004, Ljubljana was the birth place of 109 globally memorable people, including Slavoj Žižek, Jože Plečnik, and Edvard Kardelj. Additionaly, 38 globally memorable people have passed away in Ljubljana including Josip Broz Tito, Jože Plečnik, and Vladimir Bartol.
People Born in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsSlavoj Žižek
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 1
Jože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 2
Edvard Kardelj
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1979
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 3
Aleksander Čeferin
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 4
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1909
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 5
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 6
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
HISTORIAN
1641 - 1693
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 7
Srečko Katanec
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 8
Milan Vidmar
CHESS PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 9
Ivana Kobilca
PAINTER
1861 - 1926
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 10
Constantin von Wurzbach
WRITER
1818 - 1893
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 11
Nataša Pirc Musar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsNataša Pirc Musar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 12
Josip Primožič
GYMNAST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 24
Maksimilijan Mihelčič
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1958
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 30
Janez Lenarčič
DIPLOMAT
1967 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 39
Tanja Fajon
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 45
Alenka Zupančič
PHILOSOPHER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 56
Tina Šutej
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 71
Andraž Vehovar
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.92
Rank: 86
Jon Gorenc Stanković
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 88
Lovro Kos
SKIER
1999 - Present
HPI: 35.99
Rank: 90
Luka Pibernik
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 35.11
Rank: 91
Edo Murić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 92
People Deceased in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsJosip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.45
Rank: 1
Jože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 2
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 3
Ivan Cankar
WRITER
1876 - 1918
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 4
Ulay
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 5
Josef Ressel
INVENTOR
1793 - 1857
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 6
Leon Rupnik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1946
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 7
Mitja Ribičič
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 8
Milan Vidmar
CHESS PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 9
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 10
Sergej Kraigher
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 11
Ludwig Kübler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1947
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsSergej Kraigher
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 11
Gustav Fehn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1945
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 15
Erwin Rösener
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1902 - 1946
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 16
Bojan Adamič
COMPOSER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 18
Fran Saleški Finžgar
WRITER
1871 - 1962
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 37
Helena Kottler Vurnik
PAINTER
1882 - 1962
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 38
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ljubljana were soccer players (25), athletes (18), skiers (17), politicians (11), and basketball players (10), while most who died were writers (12), politicians (5), military personnels (4), chess players (3), and painters (3).
Occupational Trends
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.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Ljubljana since 1700.