List of Slovenian Americans
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This is list of notable Slovenian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.
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- Louis Adamič - author
- Mike Adamle - American football player - Northwestern Wildcats and NFL - also a television and radio sports reporter and WWE wrestling announcer
- Tony Adamle - American football star - Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns(member of 1950 and 1954 NFL Championship teams)
- Friderik Irenej Baraga - bishop
- John Blatnik - Congressman United States House of Representatives
- Frank Brimsek - ice hockey player
- Ferdinand J. Chesarek - general
- Joe Cimperman - Cleveland, Ohio City Councilman and 2008 candidate for the United States House of Representatives
- Ami Dolenz - actress
- George Dolenz - actor
- Micky Dolenz - musician (Drummer/Singer of "The Monkees")
- Bob Golic - American football star (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 star (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 star (Ohio State Buckeyes and Denver Broncos)
- John Gruden - ice hockey player
- Tom Harkin - United States Senator
- Eric Heiden - Olympic speed skater, winner of five gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Željko Ivanek - Emmy-Award winning actor
- Wally Judnich - Baseball player
- Karen Kamensek - Orchestral and Operatic Conductor
- Amy Klobuchar - United States Senator
- Jim Klobuchar - author and journalist
- Raymond P. Kogovsek - Congressman
- Joe Kuhel - Baseball player and manager
- Les Kuntar - Ice hockey player
- Charles Kuralt - journalist
- Frank Lausche - United States Senator and Governor of Ohio
- John S. Lekson - United States Army Major General
- Jerry Michael Linenger - astronaut
- Anton Mavretič - NASA
- Joey Miskulin - (Grammy Award-winning Musician / Record Producer)
- Ignatius Mrak - Roman Catholic bishop
- Ken Novak - American football player
- Michael Novak - philosopher, journalist and diplomat
- James Oberstar - Congressman
- Anton Peterlin - soccer player
- Francis Xavier Pierz - Roman Catholic bishop
- Philip Ruppe - Congressman
- Ronald Sega - astronaut
- Tom Susnik - Chicago Businessman
- Joe Sutter - father of the Boeing 747
- Melania Trump - fashion model and wife of entrepreneur and celebrity businessman, Donald Trump
- George Voinovich[1][2] - Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, United States Senator, and Governor of Ohio
- 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)
- Sunita Williams - astronaut
- Frankie Yankovic - musician, known as "America's Polka King", popularized Slovenian-style polka
- Fritzie Zivic - boxer
- Ronald Zlatoper - admiral
[edit] 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.
