List of Slovenes
This is a list of Slovenes and people from Slovenia that are notable. == Artists including performing arts == == Authors == Louis Adamic (1898–1951) – author and translator Anton Aškerc (1856–1912) – poet and Roman Catholic priest Frederic Baraga (1797–1868) – bishop, author Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967) – author France Bevk (1890–1970) – author Franjo Bučar – writer of Slovenian descent Ivan Cankar (1876–1918) – author, poet, storyteller, playwright, and essayist Matija Čop (1797–1835) – author Mate Dolenc (born 1945) – author Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1963) – author and priest France Forstnerič (1933–2007) – author, poet and journalist Alojz Gradnik (1882–1967) – poet and translator Simon Gregorčič (1844–1906) – poet and Roman Catholic priest Peter Handke (born 1942) – author (Slovenian mother; born and raised in Austria and has never lived in Slovenia) Janez Jalen (1891–1966) – author Drago Jančar (born 1948) – author and dramatist Simon Jenko (1835–1869) – poet, lyricist, writer Jože Javoršek (1920–1990) – author Branka Jurca (1914–1999) – author Josip Jurčič (1844–1881) – author János Kardos (1801–1875) – writer, teacher and priest Alma Karlin (1889–1950) – writer and poet Dragotin Kette (1876–1899) – poet Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981) – poet and writer Srečko Kosovel (1904–1926) – poet József Kossics (1788–1867) – writer, poet, historian, priest Tomo Križnar (born 1954) – world traveller, humanitarian, author Lovro Kuhar (1893–1950) – author Miklós Küzmics (1737–1804) – writer and translator Feri Lainšček (born 1959) – writer, poet Fran Levstik (1831–1887) – author Anton Tomaž Linhart (1756–1795) – playwright and historian Cvetka Lipuš (born 1959) – author Florjan Lipuš (born 1937) – author Franko Luin (1941–2005) – author, editor, typographer Rudolf Maister (1874–1934) – poet, military officer Mira Mihelič (1912–1985) – author Frane Milčinski (1914–1988) – poet, satirist, humorist Miha Mazzini (born 1961) – author Boris Pahor (1913–2022) – author Ivan Potrč (1913–1993) – author Krista Povirk (1938–2004) – catechist, poet, choir director Sebastijan Pregelj (born 1970) – author France Prešeren (1800–1849) – poet Benka Pulko (born 1967) – author and Guinness World Record setting world traveler Miha Remec (1928–2020) – author Marija Rus (1921–2019) – Romance philologist, professor of French, translator, poet.