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 Ivan Cankar. 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, it has been 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 Josip Broz Tito, Jože Plečnik, and Ivan Cankar.
People Born in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsSlavoj Žižek
PHILOSOPHER
1949 - Present
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 89
Jože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 99
Edvard Kardelj
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1979
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 107
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
NOBLEMAN
1848 - 1909
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 106
Nataša Pirc Musar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 80
Aleksander Čeferin
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 29
Branko Oblak
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 41
Ivana Kobilca
PAINTER
1861 - 1926
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 71
Srečko Katanec
COACH
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 73
Luka Dončić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 62
Johann Weikhard von Valvasor
HISTORIAN
1641 - 1693
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 104
Milan Vidmar
CHESS PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 100
People Deceased in Ljubljana
Go to all RankingsJosip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 86.53
Rank: 29
Jože Plečnik
ARCHITECT
1872 - 1957
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 17
Ivan Cankar
WRITER
1876 - 1918
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 11
Vladimir Bartol
WRITER
1903 - 1967
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 37
Josef Ressel
INVENTOR
1793 - 1857
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 36
Ulay
ARTIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 26
Mitja Ribičič
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 3
Leon Rupnik
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1946
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 38
Milan Vidmar
CHESS PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 19
Rihard Jakopič
PAINTER
1869 - 1943
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 13
Ludwig Kübler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1947
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 25
Edvard Kocbek
WRITER
1904 - 1981
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 20
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.