This is a list of notable Slovene Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Slovene American or must have references showing they are Slovene American and are notable.
List
Entertainment
Actors David Boreanaz – actor Ami Dolenz – actor George Dolenz – actor Micky Dolenz – actor, musician (drummer/singer of The Monkees) Frank Gorshin – actor Melissa Joan Hart – actress Željko Ivanek – Emmy Award-winning actor Lana Rhoades – actress Audrey Totter – actress Patrick Warburton – actor (his father is of Slovenian ancestry)
Comedy Anthony Jeselnik – comedian
Musicians Karen Kamensek – orchestral and operatic conductor Guy Klucevsek – accordionist and composer Emily Kokal – musician from rock band Warpaint Joey Miskulin – Grammy Award-winning musician and record producer Frankie Yankovic – Grammy Award-winning musician, known as "America's Polka King", popularized Slovenian-style polka "Weird Al" Yankovic – comedy performer known for his parodies of popular music
Sports Mike Adamle – American football player – Northwestern Wildcats and NFL – also a television and radio sports reporter and WWE wrestling announcer Tony Adamle – American football player – Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns (member of 1950 and 1954 NFL Championship teams) Jeff Blatnick – Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling Frank Brimsek – ice hockey player Bryant Dunston – professional basketball player for the Slovenian national team since he acquired Slovenian citizenship in 2015 Bob Golic – American football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish and NFL – Cleveland Browns, among other teams) – also an actor Saved by the Bell: The College Years Mike Golic – American football player (Notre Dame Fighting Irish and NFL – Philadelphia Eagles, among other teams) – also ESPN radio personality and host on Mike and Mike in the Morning Randy Gradishar – American football player (Ohio State Buckeyes and Denver Broncos) John Gruden – ice hockey player Eric Heiden – Olympic speed skater, winner of five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics Luke Hochevar – Major League Baseball pitcher Frank Hribar – NFL Washington Redskins Wally Judnich – baseball player Joe Kuhel – baseball player and manager Les Kuntar – ice hockey player Sepp Kuss – professional cyclist Trajan Langdon – basketball (NBA and Europe) player Dan Majerle – basketball (NBA) player Ariel McDonald – former basketball player who played for the Slovenian national team in 2001 since he acquired citizenship, 2000 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP Ken Novak – American football player Anton Peterlin – soccer player Anthony Randolph – basketball (NBA and Europe) player Peter Vidmar – gymnast, U.S. team captain and winner of two gold medals and a silver medal in the 1984 Olympics, was the highest scoring gymnast in U.S. history (with a 9.89 average) Fritzie Zivic – boxer Mark Zupan – athlete, wheelchair rugby team captain
Journalists Jim Klobuchar – author and journalist Charles Kuralt – journalist
Academic and scientific Richard Carl Fuisz – inventor Rado Lenček – linguist, ethnologist, cultural historian Jerry Michael Linenger – astronaut Ronald Sega – astronaut Joseph Velikonja – professor of geography Sunita Williams – astronaut
Military Ferdinand J. Chesarek – general Frank Gorenc – general Stanley Gorenc – general Joshua S. Kunch – major John S. Lekson – United States Army major general Rudolf Perhinek – captain Ronald Zlatoper – admiral
Politicians John Blatnik – U.S. Representative from Minnesota Joe Cimperman – Cleveland, Ohio city councilman and 2008 candidate for U.S. Representative Dennis E. Eckart – public and cultural worker; U.S. Representative from Ohio Paul Gosar – U.S. Representative from Arizona Tom Harkin – U.S. Senator from Iowa Amy Klobuchar – U.S. Senator from Minnesota Ray Kogovsek – U.S. Representative from Colorado Frank Lausche – Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Senator and Governor of Ohio Jim Oberstar – U.S. Representative from Minnesota Philip Ruppe – U.S. Representative from Michigan Joseph Stodola – Mayor of Little Rock, AR Ron Suster – Ohio State Representative and judge George Voinovich – Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. Senator and Governor of Ohio Cheri Yecke – politician, academic
Religious Friderik Irenej Baraga (Frederic Baraga) – Roman Catholic Bishop and Missionary Elden Francis Curtiss – former Roman Catholic Archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska and former Bishop of Helena, Montana Antonija Höffern – missionary and educator Ignatius Mrak – Roman Catholic bishop Francis Xavier Pierz – Roman Catholic bishop
Writers Louis Adamič – author Tea Obreht – author Rose Mary Prosen – poet Michael Vouri - historian
Others Joe Kenda – detective lieutenant and TV producer Santino William Legan – perpetrator of the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting on July 28, 2019 Joe Sutter – manager of the design team for the Boeing 747 Melania Trump – First Lady of the United States, wife of 45th and 47th U.S. President Donald Trump, mother of Barron Trump and former fashion model. Barron Trump — American student, son of 45th & 47th U.S President Donald Trump and Melania Trump
References
Gobetz, E. 2009. Slovenians made a difference in America and the World. Slovenian American Times, Vol. 1, Issue 7, Pages 1; 15. 23 May 2009.