List of personalities of the city of Maribor
The following list contains the personalities born in Maribor , living temporarily and made honorary citizens, each listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Honorary citizen of Maribor
- 1850: Johann Kaspar von Seiller (1802–1888), judge, court attorney, councilor and mayor of Vienna 1851–1861
- 1908: Ottokar Kernstock (1848–1928), Austrian poet and priest
- 1910: Peter Rosegger (1843–1918), Austrian writer and poet
- 1917: Karl Schlöss , machine director of the Southern Railway Company
- 1917: August Ritter von Weeber , General Director of the Southern Railway Company
Personalities born in Maribor
Until 1850
- Johann Jacob Schoy (1686–1732), sculptor
- Marian Pittreich (1708–1771), Cistercian Abbot of Rein
- Johann Kaspar von Seiller (1802–1888), judge, lawyer and mayor of Vienna
- Wilhelm von Tegetthoff (1827–1871), ship commander, most recently vice admiral and commander of the Austro-Hungarian Navy
- Ferdinand Duchatsch (1835–1887), Mayor of Marburg, member of the Reichsrat
- Amalie Joachim (1839–1899), contralto
- Gabriel von Hackl (1843–1926), painter
- Karl Dolezalek (1843–1930), engineer
- Ottokar Kernstock (1848–1928), Austrian poet
1851 to 1900
- Ferdinand Wittenbauer (1857–1922), engineer
- Anna Wittula (1861–1918), writer
- Josef Heu (1876–1952), painter, sculptor and teacher
- Hilda Knobloch (1880–1960), writer
- Hans Muchitsch (1881–1958), politician
- Walter Pfrimer (1881–1968), lawyer and fraternity member
- Max Mell (1882–1971), Austrian poet and writer
- Dušan Sernec (1882–1952), politician
- Rudolf Bommer (1884–1953), politician
- Adalbert Lontschar (1885–1947), major general in the Wehrmacht
- Alfred Maderno (Alfred Schmidt) (1886–1960), writer and journalist
- Paul Heigl (1887–1945), librarian
- Artur Steinwenter (1888–1959), legal historian
- Rudolf Egger (1893–1962), entrepreneur
- Ladislaus von Rabcewicz (1893–1975), engineer and inventor of the New Austrian Tunneling Method
- Oskar Begusch (1897–1944), Austrian psychiatrist and SS-Sturmbannführer in the SD
1901 to 1950
- Max Schönherr (1903–1984), composer, conductor and Kapellmeister
- Franz-Josef Binder (1908–1960), Austrian motorcycle racing driver and development engineer
- Klaus Oswatitsch (1910–1993), physicist
- Rudolf Trofenik (1911–1991), lawyer, publisher, editor and author
- Klaus Mahnert (1913–2005), politician
- Horst Freiherr von Engerth (1914–2003), master brewer, rector
- Elfie Mayerhofer (1917–1992), film actress and singer ( the Viennese nightingale )
- Andrea Bosic (1919–2012), actor
- Gerhard Braunitzer (1921–1989) biochemist
- Alice Schoenfeld (1921–2019), violinist, music teacher, patron
- Alois Puschnik (1922–2007), local history researcher
- Paul Blaha (1925–2002), author and publicist
- Eleonore Schoenfeld (1925–2007), cellist, music teacher
- Kajetan Kovič (1931–2014), poet
- Lev Detela (* 1939), writer
- Barbara Taufar (* 1943), journalist, diplomat and writer
- Ivo Vajgl (* 1943), politician
- Alfi Nipič (* 1944), singer
- Janko Jezovšek-Jizou (* 1945), composer, educator, publisher, editor and organizer
- Zdenko Krnić (1947-2010), chess player and writer
- Michael Titze (* 1947), psychologist and psychotherapist
- Drago Jančar (* 1948), writer
- Zmago Jelinčič (* 1948), politician
- Bogomir Ecker (* 1950), sculptor and object artist, photographer and installation artist
- Davorin Kračun (* 1950), economist and politician
From 1951
- Bojan Postružnik (1952–1989), archer
- Danilo Türk (* 1952), lawyer, diplomat and politician; Slovenian President since 2007
- Mima Jaušovec (* 1956), tennis player
- Dejan Pečenko (* 1958), jazz musician
- Zoran Predin (* 1958), singer and songwriter
- Marko Elsner (1960–2020), football player
- Zvonko Kurbos (* 1960), soccer player and coach
- Matjaž Kek (* 1961), soccer player and Slovenian national coach
- Tomaž Pandur (1963–2016), theater director
- Aleksander Grajf (* 1965), biathlete
- Marko Simeunovič (* 1967), football goalkeeper
- Aleš Čeh (* 1968), football player
- Fredi Bobič (* 1971), football player and manager
- Zlatko Zahovič (* 1971), football player
- Aleksander Knavs (* 1975), football player
- Katja Koren (* 1975), ski racer
- Jure Golčer (* 1977), racing cyclist
- Mitja Dragšič (* 1979), ski racer
- Benjamin Pratnemer (* 1979), darts player
- Damir Pekič (* 1979), football player
- Sani Bečirovič (* 1981), basketball player
- Gregor Gazvoda (* 1981), racing cyclist
- Tina Pisnik (* 1981), tennis player
- Luka Petrič (* 1984), badminton player
- Sasha Vujačić (* 1984), basketball player
- Marko Črnčec (* 1986), jazz musician
- Rok Kronaveter (* 1986), football player
- Rene Mihelič (* 1988), football player
- Jan Muršak (* 1988), ice hockey player
- Vid Belec (* 1990), football player
- Rene Krhin (* 1990), soccer player
- Tadeja Majerič (* 1990), tennis player
- Ilka Štuhec (* 1990), ski racer
- Polona Hercog (* 1991), tennis player
- Marjan Jelenko (* 1991), Nordic combined athlete
- Maja Keuc (* 1992), singer, representative of Slovenia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2011
- Rok Leber (* 1992), ice hockey player
- Dominika Čonč (* 1993), soccer player
- Jan Drozg (* 1999), ice hockey player
- Zala Meršnik (* 2001), soccer player
Personalities who have worked in the city
- Anton Martin Slomšek (1800–1862), Bishop of Lavant / Maribor
- Maksimilijan Držečnik (1903–1978), Bishop of Maribor
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daily Mail, Morgenblatt (July 15, 1910), Bog. 4b.