Primož Trubar (June 9th, 1508 - June 28th, 1586) was a Slovenien reformer protesting. He was founder and first supervisor of the Protestant church of Slovenia, unifier of the Slovenien language and the author of the first book printed in Slovenien. Trubar was high in the village Rašica (or Raščica, Račca or Rastčica) close to the current Slovenien city of Velike Lašče, then in Austria. During the years 1520-1521 it went to school to Rijeka Between 1522 and 1524 it continued its education in Salzburg. From there it went to Trieste under the tutorat of the bishop Pietro Bonomo, where it attended the humanistic authors, in particular Erasmus of Rotterdam. In 1528 it was registered at the university of Vienna, but did not complete its studies. In 1530 it returned as Slovenia and became preacher. It gradually leant towards Protestantism and, in 1547, was expelled of Ljubljana.

Whereas he was protesting preacher with Rothenburg (Bavaria, Germany), he wrote the first book in Slovenien, Catechismus and Abecedarium, which were published in 1550 in Tübingen, Germany. During years which followed, he wrote approximately 25 pounds additional in Slovenien; most important of them being translation of New Testament. Trubar died in Derendingen, Germany (left the town of Tübingen now), where it is also buried.

In 1986, Slovenien television produced a series TV, directed by Andrej Strojan, in which Trubar was incarnated by Polde Bibič, Slovenien actor popular with the theater and the cinema.

Primoz Trubar is represented on the Slovenien part of 1 Euro