Notable People
- Slavko Avsenik, musician and composer, born in Begunje near Bled on 26 November 1929,
- Špela Pretnar, skier, Olympic athlete, born in Bled on 5 March 1973,
- Sara Isaković, freestyle swimmer, Olympic medalist, born in Bled on 9 June 1988,
- Julius von Payer, Arctic explorer, born in Šanov, Teplice, on 2 September 1841, died in Bled on 19 August 1915,
- Denis Žvegelj, rower, Olympic medalist, born in Jesenice on 24 June 1972,
- Iztok Čop, rower, multiple Olympic medalist, born in Kranj on 17 June 1972,
- Peter Florjančič, inventor, born in Bled in 1919.
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