Sports Personalities
- Vili Ameršek – football player.
- Alenka Bikar – sprinter, Olympic athlete.
- Brigita Bukovec (1970 – ) – athlete, Olympic athlete.
- Miro Cerar (1939 – ) – gymnast, Olympic athlete.
- Jolanda Čeplak (1976 – ) – Olympic, athlete.
- Iztok Čop (1972 – ) – rower, Olympic athlete.
- Ivo Daneu – basketball player.
- Rajmond Debevec (1963 – ) – shooter, Olympic athlete.
- Jure Franko – alpine skier, Olympic athlete
- Urška Hrovat – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Mima Jaušovec (1956 – ) – female tennis player.
- Davo Karničar (1962 – ) – alpinist and extreme skier.
- Srečko Katanec (1963 – ) – football player and selector, Olympic athlete.
- Anže Kopitar – NHL Hockey Player.
- Jure Košir – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Robert Kranjec – alpine ski jumper.
- Bojan Križaj (1957 – ) – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Petra Majdič – cross country skier, Olympic athlete.
- Tina Maze – alpine skier.
- Marko Milič – basketball player
- Radoslav Nesterovič – basketball player (NBA)
- Bogdan Norčič – alpine ski jumper.
- Branko Oblak (1947 – ) – football player.
- Bruno Parma (1941 – ) – chess player.
- Franci Petek – ski jumper, Olympic athlete
- Primož Peterka (1979 – ) – ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Rok Petrovič (1966–1993) – alpine skier.
- Vasja Pirc (1907–1980) – chess player.
- Špela Pretnar – alpine skier.
- Iztok Puc - handball player.
- Jure Robič (1965 – ) – marathon cyclist.
- Mladen Rudonja – football player.
- Uroš Slokar – basketball player (NBA)
- Katarina Srebotnik – tennis player.
- Elvis Stojko – figure skater.
- Boris Strel – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Martin Strel (1954 – ) – ultra marathon swimmer.
- Mateja Svet (1968 – ) – alpine skier, Olympic athlete.
- Leon Štukelj (1898–1999) – gymnast, Olympic athlete.
- Miran Tepeš – ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Beno Udrih – basketball player (NBA)
- Primož Ulaga – ski jumper, Olympic athlete
- Peter Vilfan – basketball player.
- Sasha Vujačić – basketball player (NBA)
- Zlatko Zahovič (1971 – ) – football player.
- Jure Zdovc – basketball player, Olympic athlete.
- Matjaž Zupan – alpine ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Peter Žonta – alpine ski jumper.
- Denis Žvegelj – rower, Olympic athlete.
- Anja Čarman – swimmer
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