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 Anton Aškerc, Bojan Adamič, and Ludwig Kübler. 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 the 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 Anton Aškerc, Bojan Adamič, and Ludwig Kübler.
People Born in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsSlavoj Žižek
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 105
Jože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 6
Edvard Kardelj
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1979
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 14
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1909
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 13
Nataša Pirc Musar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 96
Aleksander Čeferin
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 45
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 57
Ivana Kobilca
PAINTER
1861 - 1926
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 87
Srečko Katanec
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 89
Luka Dončić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 78
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
HISTORIAN
1641 - 1693
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 11
Milan Vidmar
CHESS PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 7
People Deceased in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsAnton Aškerc
WRITER
1856 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Bojan Adamič
COMPOSER
1912 - 1995
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Rank: 2
Ludwig Kübler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ulay
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
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Rank: 4
Ivan Tavčar
WRITER
1851 - 1923
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jurij Dalmatin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1589
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Josip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Angela Piskernik
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Tomaž Šalamun
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Albin Planinc
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Fran Saleški Finžgar
WRITER
1871 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Valentin Vodnik
WRITER
1758 - 1819
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsAnton Aškerc
WRITER
1856 - 1912
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Bojan Adamič
COMPOSER
1912 - 1995
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Ludwig Kübler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1947
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Ulay
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Ivan Tavčar
WRITER
1851 - 1923
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Jurij Dalmatin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1547 - 1589
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Josip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Angela Piskernik
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1967
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Tomaž Šalamun
WRITER
1941 - 2014
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Albin Planinc
CHESS PLAYER
1944 - 2008
HPI: NaN
Rank: 10
Fran Saleški Finžgar
WRITER
1871 - 1962
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Valentin Vodnik
WRITER
1758 - 1819
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 16 globally memorable people born in Ljubljana since 1700.