Slovenia Famous Names Starting with Letter J

Is a Slovakian figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship is 23rd at the 2006 Euro

Is a Slovakian figure skater. Her highest placement at an ISU Championship is 23rd at the 2006 European Figure Skating Championships. She was previously coached by Ivana Reitmayerová's mother.

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player, 1.98 m tall.Klobucar played with Krka, Geoplin Slovan

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player, 1.98 m tall.Klobucar played with Krka, Geoplin Slovan and is now playing for Olimpija Ljubljana.

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard, he currently plays

Is a Slovenian professional basketball player. A dynamic 186 cm tall point guard, he currently plays for FC Barcelona, of the ACB Spanish League.

Is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Is a visually impaired alpine skier who competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Paralympics.

Is a Slovenian figure skater.

Is a Slovenian figure skater.

Is a Slovenian basketball player.In season 2007/08 he sign with Slovenian League, Adriatic League an

Is a Slovenian basketball player.In season 2007/08 he sign with Slovenian League, Adriatic League and Euroleague club Union Olimpija for 3 years contact. During the season 2007/08 winning the Slovenian League championship and cup with them. In Euroleague

Is a Slovakian Alpine skier. She made her debut in the Alpine Skiing World Cup on 22 October 2005, b

Is a Slovakian Alpine skier. She made her debut in the Alpine Skiing World Cup on 22 October 2005, but she has yet to place in the top 30 in any World Cup event. Gantnerová took part in the 2006 Winter Olympics and also represented Slovakia at the 2010 Wi

Is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She's probably best remembered for winning the

Is a professional female tennis player from Slovakia. She's probably best remembered for winning the WTA Tour Championships women's doubles title in 2002 partenering Russian Elena Dementieva. With Dementieva she reached final of US Open Doubles competition in the same year (lost to Ruano Pascual/Suárez).

Is a Yugoslav slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished sixth in the C-2 event at t

Is a Yugoslav slalom canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished sixth in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides

Is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for Astana on the UCI ProTour.

Is a Slovenian alpine skier. Jazbec represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Is a Slovenian alpine skier. Jazbec represented Slovenia at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Leading Slovenian contemporary independent filmmaker. Film directing graduate of the University of L

Leading Slovenian contemporary independent filmmaker. Film directing graduate of the University of Ljubljana and former president of Directors Guild of Slovenia. Lapajne insists upon collaborating with his actors for an intensive rehearsal periods before

A Slovene linguist.He was born on in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He finished his undergraduate studies in c

A Slovene linguist.He was born on in Ljubljana, Slovenia. He finished his undergraduate studies in comparative Indo-European linguistics at the University of Ljubljana in 1958, and completed his Ph.D. in Germanic Linguistics at the same institution in 1965. He continued with post-doctoral studies at the University of Copenhagen (1959-1961), University of Zagreb (1962-1963), University of Reykjavik (1965-1966) and Harvard University (1969-1970).Orešnik is an internationally recognized specialist in comparative linguistics. He served as chair of the Department of Comparative and General Linguistics at the University of Ljubljana from 1990 to 2004. He is a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts.

Is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished tenth in the K-1 event at

Is a Slovenian slalom canoer who competed in the early 1990s. He finished tenth in the K-1 event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Is a Slovene physicist and populariser of natural science.He taught for many years from 1961 at the

Is a Slovene physicist and populariser of natural science.He taught for many years from 1961 at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty for natural science and technology on the Department of physics introductory courses and topics from physics. His surname Strnad in English means a yellowhammer, it also is a type of bird, like a swallow.

Is an alpine skier from Slovakia. He competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Jaroslav als

Is an alpine skier from Slovakia. He competed for Slovakia at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Jaroslav also competed for Slovakia at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he achieved his best result, a 24th place finish in the slalom.

Is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Abra

Is a Yugoslav-born, Slovenian slalom canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the mid 1990s. Abramic also finished seventh for Slovenia in the K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.

Is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia who spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovic was a member

Is a freestyle swimmer from Slovenia who spent much of her childhood in Dubai. Isakovic was a member of the Žito Gorenjka Radovljica Swimming Club from Radovljica, Slovenia and traind under the supervision of coach Miha Potocnik.

Is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in At

Is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.

Is a Yugoslav sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki

Is a Yugoslav sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, he finished 13th in the K-1 10000 m event while being eliminated in heats of the K-1 1000 m event. He was born in Maribor.

Was a Slovenian symbolist poet. Together with Ivan Cankar, Oton Župancic, and Dragotin Kette, he wa

Was a Slovenian symbolist poet. Together with Ivan Cankar, Oton Župancic, and Dragotin Kette, he was regarded as one of the beginners of modernism in Slovenian literature.[1]

Is a former Slovak pair skater. He competed with his sister Olga Beständigová. His sister retired

Is a former Slovak pair skater. He competed with his sister Olga Beständigová. His sister retired from skating following the 2002 Winter Olympics, but the pair returned to the ice again for the 2004/2005 season.

Was a Slovene mountaineer and writer.Julius Kugy was born in Gorizia, then part of the Austrian Empi

Was a Slovene mountaineer and writer.Julius Kugy was born in Gorizia, then part of the Austrian Empire (now in Italy) to Slovene parents. His father was a Carinthian Slovene whose original surname was Kogej. His mother was the daughter of the poet Jovan V

Is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from 1998 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a

Is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from 1998 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.

Is a Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing two Summer Olymp

Is a Slovak slalom canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the C-1 event at Sydney in 2000.