Jesenice
Jesenice ranks 1,434th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Épinal, Ramat Gan, and Burnley. The most famous people from Jesenice are Thomas Luckmann, Jure Košir, and Bojan Prešern. Jesenice has been the birth place of many athletes, and skiers. Jesenice is located in Slovenia.
Jesenice is the tenth-largest town in Slovenia, located in the traditional province of Upper Carniola. It is the seat of the Municipality of Jesenice spanning the southern side of the Karawanks, along Slovenia's border with Austria to the north. Renowned as a mining town, its ironworks and metallurgy industries being the driving force of the town's historical development. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1927 and 1995, Jesenice was the birth place of 20 globally memorable people, including Thomas Luckmann, Jure Košir, and Bojan Prešern.
People Born in Jesenice
Go to all RankingsThomas Luckmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2016
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 1
Jure Košir
SKIER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 2
Bojan Prešern
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 3
Milan Janša
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 4
Anže Kopitar
HOCKEY PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 5
Sadik Mujkič
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 6
Senad Tiganj
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 7
Grega Bole
CYCLIST
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 8
Franci Petek
SKIER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 9
Robert Kristan
HOCKEY PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 10
Maša Zec Peškirič
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.26
Rank: 11
Grega Žemlja
TENNIS PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Jesenice
Go to all RankingsBojan Prešern
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 3
Milan Janša
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 4
Sadik Mujkič
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 6
Franci Petek
SKIER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 9
Jani Klemenčič
ATHLETE
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.29
Rank: 13
Denis Žvegelj
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 15
Miral Samardžić
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 17
Rok Tičar
POLITICIAN
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.24
Rank: 18
Robert Sabolič
HOCKEY PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 33.37
Rank: 20
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Jesenice were athletes (5), skiers (4), hockey players (3), soccer players (2), and tennis players (2), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Jesenice, including Bojan Prešern, Milan Janša, and Sadik Mujkič. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Jesenice, including Bojan Prešern, Milan Janša, and Sadik Mujkič.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Jesenice since 1700.

















