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): Alan Clark • Alfred Mosher Butts • Bokeem Woodbine • Bud Freeman • David Robinson (philanthropist) • Frank Winfield Woolworth • Harold Osborn • Isaac Low • Jim McNab • John Robertson (Virginia politician) • Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans • Philip Norman (author) • Steve Camp • William Alexander (bishop)

Born in the same month (April 1948): Berry Oakley • Dan Simmons • Dieter Fromm • Dimitris Mitropanos • Frank Abagnale • Gary Condit • Jaya Bachchan • Jim Burns • John Pritchard (bishop) • Joschka Fischer • Josef Flammer • Mikhail Shufutinsky • Paul Cellucci • Richard Parsons (businessman)