Drago Jančar

Drago Jančar is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the most well-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also famous for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Jančar's novels, essays and short stories have been translated into 21 languages and published in Europe, Asia and the United States. The most numerous translations are into German, followed by Czech and Croatian translations. His dramas have also been staged by a number of foreign theatres, while back home they are frequently considered the highlights of the Slovenian theatrical season. He lives and works in Ljubljana.

13 April 1948

Born on the same birth date (13 April 1948): Mikhail Shufutinsky • Nam Hae-il

Born on the same birth day (13 April): Bo Outlaw • Carles Puyol • Dan Gurney • Frank Murphy • Gordon S. Fahrni • J. B. Lightfoot • Juan Montalvo • Kermit Tyler • Len Cook • Leopold Fitzinger • Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans • Madalyn Murray O'Hair • Marguerite Henry • Mike Chapman • Olga Tañón • Oswald Bruce Cooper • Rae Johnstone • Stanley Donen

Born in the same month (April 1948): Carlos Salinas de Gortari • Dieter Fromm • Dimitris Mitropanos • Frank Abagnale • Jaya Bachchan • John Pritchard (bishop) • Marcello Lippi • Tito Gómez (Puerto Rican singer) • Wayne Kramer (guitarist)