Notable Natives and Residents
Prominent people who were born or lived in the municipality of Komen include:
- Max Fabiani, architect
- Franco Giraldi, Italian film director
- Anton Mahnič, theologian, activist, bishop of Krk
- Marjan Rožanc, writer and essayist
- Majda Širca, journalist and politician
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