Notable interments at Žale

105 notable figures are documented at Žale in Wikidata's burial records, each with a Wikipedia article and a recorded place of burial. Listed alphabetically.

• Albert Kramer (1882–1943), journalist, editor, civil servant
• Albin Planinc (1944–2008), chess player
• Aleksander Konjajev (1909–1995), agronomist, writer
• Aleš Debeljak (1961–2016), cultural critic, essayist, literary critic
• Aleš Kunaver (1935–1984), mountaineer, mountain guide
• Ana Mayer Kansky (1895–1962), chemical engineer, chemist, entrepreneur
• Andrej Bajuk (1943–2011), economist, politician
• Andrej Hieng (1925–2000), director, theatre director, film director
• Angela Vode (1892–1985), feminist, defectologist, opinion journalist
• Anton Peterlin (1908–1993), physicist
• Anton Slodnjak (1899–1983), literary scholar, literary historian, literary critic
• Anton Strle (1915–2003), theologian, author, translator
• Anton Vovk (1900–1963), Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
• Beno Zupančič (1925–1980), children's writer, publicist, journalist
• Bert Sotlar (1921–1992), actor
• Berta Bojetu (1946–1997), children's writer, puppeteer, playwright
• Bogomir Magajna (1904–1963), partisan physician, partisan, psychiatrist
• Bojan Adamič (1912–1995), music arranger, film score composer, musician
• Branka Jurca (1914–1999), young adult author, children's writer, biographer
• Ciril Zlobec (1925–2018), linguist, opinion journalist, journalist
• Črtomir Nagode (1903–1947), civil engineer, geographer, geologist
• Davorin Jenko (1835–1914), chapelmaster, conductor, composer
• Dominik Smole (1929–1992), dramaturge, playwright, writer
• Dragotin Kette (1876–1899), children's writer, poet, writer
• Dragotin Lončar (1876–1954), opinion journalist, journalist, editor
• Duša Počkaj (1924–1982), film actor, stage actor, actor
• Edvard Kocbek (1904–1981), essayist, linguist, opinion journalist
• Emil Adamič (1877–1936), music educator, critic, music teacher
• Erwin Rösener (1902–1946), Obergruppenführer, politician, military personnel
• Ferdo Delak (1905–1968), opinion journalist, director, theatre director
• Ferdo Godina (1912–1994), literary scholar, editing staff, children's writer
• Ferdo Kozak (1894–1957), essayist, literary scholar, opinion journalist
• Fran Albreht (1889–1963), editor, editing staff, translator
• Fran Saleški Finžgar (1871–1962), linguist, Catholic theologian, children's writer
• Gregor Strniša (1930–1987), songwriter, playwright, poet
• Gregor Žerjav (1882–1929), jurist, politician, lawyer
• Heinrich Freyer (1802–1866), botanist, cartographer, paleontologist
• Hinko Smrekar (1883–1942), draftsperson, printmaker, caricaturist
• Igor Zabel (1958–2005), essayist, literary critic, art historian
• Ivan Cankar (1876–1918), prose writer, novelist, essayist
• Ivan Potrč (1913–1993), journalist, editor, playwright
• Ivan Potrč (1913–1993), journalist, editor, playwright
• Ivan Vidav (1918–2015), university teacher, mathematician
• Izidor Cankar (1886–1958), linguist, journalist, art historian
• Jakob Savinšek (1922–1961), sculptor, painter, illustrator
• Janez Evangelist Krek (1865–1917), sociologist, philosopher, journalist
• Janez Frančišek Gnidovec (1873–1939), Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
• Janez Menart (1929–2004), linguist, director, translator
• Janez Rakovec (1949–2008), topologist, mathematician, composer
• Janez Zemljarič (1928–2022), jurist, political commissar, politician
• Jernej Šugman (1968–2017), actor
• Josip Murn (1879–1901), poet, writer
• Josip Pavčič (1870–1949), organist, composer, teacher
• Josip Plemelj (1873–1967), university teacher, mathematician
• Josip Vandot (1884–1944), railway worker, children's writer, editor
• Josip Vidmar (1895–1992), essayist, critic, literary critic
• Joško Battestin (1918–2020), inventor, writer
• Jože Plečnik (1872–1957), designer, university teacher, urban planner
• Katja Boh (1929–2008), sociologist, diplomat, politician
• Lambert Ehrlich (1878–1942), ethnologist, theologian, Catholic priest
• Leon Rupnik (1880–1946), politician, military personnel
• Leonid Pitamic (1885–1971), philosopher, university teacher, translator
• Lili Novy (1885–1958), linguist, children's writer, translator
• Lojze Kovačič (1928–2004), children's writer, writer
• Ludvik Mrzel (1904–1971), linguist, theatre director, journalist
• Majda Potokar (1930–2001), film actor, stage actor, actor
• Marij Kogoj (1892–1956), composer
• Marija Lucija Stupica (1950–2002), graphic artist, illustrator, painter
• Marjan Pengov (1913–1991), fencer
• Marko Godina (1943–1986), plastic surgeon, surgeon, inventor
• Marko Petkovšek (1955–2023), mathematician
• Matej Sternen (1870–1949), restorer, graphic artist, painter
• Matic Šušteršič (1980–2005), athletics competitor, sprinter
• Matjaž Schmidt (1947–2010), comics creator, illustrator, painter
• Matjaž Schmidt (1947–2010), comics creator, illustrator, painter
• Milan Komar (1921–2006), essayist, philosopher
• Milan Vidmar (1885–1962), non-fiction writer, chess player, philosopher
• Mira Marko Debelak Deržaj (1904–1948), mountaineer, opinion journalist, translator
• Mira Pintar (1891–1980), art collector, textile artist, embroiderer
• Mitja Ribičič (1919–2013), spy, political commissar, partisan
• Nadina Abarth-Žerjav (1912–2000), businessperson
• Nikolaj Pirnat (1903–1948), draftsperson, literary scholar, caricaturist
• Oton Župančič (1878–1949), linguist, essayist, literary critic
• Pavel Golia (1887–1959), children's writer, playwright, poet
• Pavel Grošelj (1883–1940), literary historian, biologist, mathematician
• Pepca Kardelj (1914–1990), partisan, political commissar, politician
• Peter Božič (1932–2009), sports official, journalist, playwright
• Rihard Jakopič (1869–1943), art theorist, painter
• Rudi Šeligo (1935–2004), essayist, university teacher, playwright
• Saša Vegri (1934–2010), children's writer, translator, librarian
• Slavko Osterc (1895–1941), music teacher, professor, composer
• Stane Sever (1914–1970), film actor, stage actor
• Štefka Drolc (1923–2018), film actor, stage actor, actor
• Tone Pavček (1928–2011), linguist, essayist, children's writer
• Tone Seliškar (1900–1969), journalist, poet, teacher
• Tsuneko Kondo-Kavese (1893–1963), nurse
• Veno Taufer (1933–2023), essayist, theatrologist, editor
• Vera Albreht (1895–1971), translator, poet, writer
• Vida Jeraj (1875–1932), poet, writer
• Vida Tomšič (1913–1998), partisan, political commissar, politician
• Vilko Ukmar (1905–1991), music educator, critic, opinion journalist
• Vitomil Zupan (1914–1987), essayist, literary scholar, journalist
• Vladimir Bartol (1903–1967), essayist, novelist, entomologist
• Zdenka Cerar (1941–2013), gymnast, jurist, politician
• Zlatko Šugman (1932–2008), film actor, television actor, stage actor