42.1425° N, 24.7419° E
PLOVDIV
Most Famous People Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Notable people
- 385
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1972
- Most distinctive
- Gymnast 13.7×
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 92 notable births.
What Plovdiv Is Known For
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Football is Plovdiv's biggest profession — 41% of all notables (157).
Plovdiv over-indexes on gymnast — 13.7× the global rate.
Plovdiv under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Plovdiv's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Hristo Stoichkov
Born 1966
Rusev (wrestler)
Born 1985
Boris Christoff
1914 - 1993
Tsvetana Pironkova
Born 1987
Samuel Finzi
Born 1966
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov
1849 - 1924
Stefka Kostadinova
Born 1965
Moni Ovadia
Born 1946
Konstantin Stoilov
1853 - 1901
Petar Stoyanov
Born 1952
Yordan Yovchev
Born 1973
Angel Wagenstein
Born 1922
Sonya Yoncheva
Born 1981
Solomon Passy
Born 1956
Hristo Bonev
Born 1947
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976)
Born 1976
Todor Nedelev
Born 1993
Cvetelina Yaneva
Born 1989
Valeri Domovchiyski
Born 1986
Ayan Sadakov
1961 - 2017
Milcho Leviev
1937 - 2019
Nevriye Yılmaz
Born 1980
Stoyan Deltchev
Born 1959
Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Dobrinka Tabakova
Born 1980
Georgi Karaslavov
1904 - 1980
Hafız Ahmed Pasha
1564 - 1632
Todor Aleksiev
Born 1983
Dinko Dermendzhiev
1941 - 2019
Dimitré Dinev
Born 1968
Christo Christov
1926 - 2007
Boyanka Kostova
Born 1993
Maria Petrova (rhythmic gymnast)
Born 1975
Atanas Kurdov
Born 1988
Yasen Petrov
Born 1968
Mihail Gerdzhikov
1877 - 1947
Mariya Petkova
Born 1950
Hristo Kolev
Born 1964
Georgi Tringov
1937 - 2000
Georgi Yordanov
Born 1963
Milko Bobotsov
1931 - 2000
Dimitar Iliev (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Kostadin Kostadinov
Born 1959
Nikola Padevsky
Born 1933
Dimitar Telkiyski
Born 1977
Ivan Andonov
1934 - 2011
Iva Prandzheva
Born 1972
Tsanko Lavrenov
1896 - 1978
Milen Dobrev
1980 - 2015
Todor Diev
1934 - 1995
Vencislav Simeonov
Born 1977
George Ganchev
1939 - 2019
Henri Calef
1910 - 1994
Georgi Atanasov (composer)
1882 - 1931
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born 1975)
Born 1975
Nikolay Penchev
Born 1992
Georgi Georgiev (footballer, born 1963)
Born 1963
Krasimir Chomakov
Born 1977
Georgi Andonov
Born 1983
Aleksandrina Naydenova
Born 1992
Georgi Popov
Born 1944
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Born 1993
Plamen Krachunov
Born 1989
Todor Timonov
Born 1986
Yordan Hristov
Born 1984
Stoyan Zagorchinov
1889 - 1969
Panayot Pipkov
1871 - 1942
Asen Nikolov
Born 1976
Irmena Chichikova
Born 1984
Aleksandar Khristov
Born 1964
Dimitar Dimov (footballer)
Born 1937
Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete)
1896 - 1980
Dani Kiki
Born 1988
Yordan Todorov (footballer, born July 1981)
Born 1981
Velizar Popov
Born 1976
Spas Dzhevizov
Born 1955
Ahmad Hilmi of Filibe
1865 - 1914
Diana Paliiska
Born 1966
Jeanette Spassova
Born 1962
Sofka Popova
Born 1953
Georgi Kakalov (footballer)
Born 1984
Krum Yanev
1929 - 2012
Silvena Rowe
Born 1967
Siyka Kelbecheva
Born 1951
Stéphane Tchalgadjieff
Born 1942
Lyubomir Lyubenov (canoeist)
Born 1957
Yulian Radulski
1972 - 2013
Isaac Passy
1928 - 2010
Zhan Videnov
Born 1959
Armen Ambartsumyan
Born 1978
Iliyan Yordanov
Born 1989
Petar Merkov
Born 1976
Tzvetana Maneva
Born 1944
Ivan Kostov Nikolov
1913 - 2004
Todor Enev
Born 1982
Emma Tahmizian
Born 1957
Lilyana Tomova
Born 1946
Georgi Dermendzhiev
Born 1955
Nasko Milev
Born 1996
Rozalin Penchev
Born 1994
Kostadin Dyakov
Born 1985
Vladimir Arabadzhiev
Born 1984
Stoyanka Kurbatova
Born 1955
Nikolay Manchev
Born 1985
Nayden Todorov
Born 1974
Josaphat Chichkov
1884 - 1952
Stefka Madina
Born 1963
Penka Stoyanova
1950 - 2019
Angelina Mikhaylova
Born 1960
Atanas Bornosuzov
Born 1979
Vasil Vasilev (footballer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Ilian Djevelekov
Born 1966
Kiril Akalski
Born 1985
Krikor Azaryan
1934 - 2009
Georgi Argilashki
Born 1991
Krasimir Dounev
Born 1972
Albena Branzova
Born 1971
Nikolay Pavlov (footballer)
Born 1987
Nikolay Kirov (football manager)
Born 1975
Yanislav Gerchev
Born 1989
Svetlana Krivencheva
Born 1973
Elisaveta Konsulova-Vazova
1881 - 1965
Eugenius II of Constantinople
1780 - 1822
Pavel Djidjov
1919 - 1952
Hermes of Philippopolis
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Simeon Raykov
Born 1989
Borislaw Scharaliew
1922 - 2002
Lalka Berberova
1965 - 2006
Viktor Radev
1936 - 2014
Evgenii Dainov
Born 1958
Emil Stoyanov
Born 1959
Christo M. Danov
1908 - 1999
Hilmi Kiremitçi
1934 - 2011
Kostadin Vidolov
Born 1970
Aneta Germanova
Born 1975
Georgi Stefanov
Born 1988
Aleksandra Nacheva
Born 2001
Emanuel Zisman
1935 - 2009
Vaklush Tolev
1923 - 2013
Marcho Dafchev
Born 1978
Yoan Leviev
1934 - 1994
Asen Kisimov
1936 - 2005
Daniel Bozhkov
Born 1983
Rangel Abushev
Born 1989
Ivelina Taleva
Born 1977
Petar Genov
Born 1970
Nina Rangelova
Born 1990
Iliya Dzhivondov
Born 1978
Bojidara Kouzmanova
Born 1977
Hristo Koilov
Born 1969
Ina Deltcheva
Born 1977
Atanas Uzunov
Born 1955
Veselin Marchev
Born 1990
Slavik Tabakov
Born 1953
Radoslav Terziev
Born 1994
Vahé Oshagan
1922 - 2000
Martina Gledacheva
Born 1991
Nonka Matova
Born 1954
Valentina Kevliyan
Born 1978
Ljuben Stanew
1924 - 2009
Ruzhin Kerimov
Born 1956
Vladimir Aytov
Born 1996
Angel Zdravchev
Born 1994
Yordan Etov
Born 1989
Petar Denchev
Born 1989
Nikolay Domakinov
Born 1980
Desislava Topalova
Born 1978
Ivaylo Dimitrov (footballer, born 1987)
Born 1987
Milko Georgiev
Born 1998
Iliya Yurukov
Born 1999
Tsvetelin Tonev
Born 1992
Georgi Avramov
Born 1983
Boris Angeluschew
1902 - 1966
Kristian Dimitrov
Born 1997
Todor Yonov
Born 1976
Petko Lazarov
Born 1935
Delyana Dacheva
Born 1982
Mihail Simeonov
Born 1929
Ekaterina Dimitrova
Born 1987
Alexander Sekulov
Born 1964
Ivan Stoitsov
Born 1985
Stanislav Petkov
Born 1987
Iliyan Garov
Born 1984
Petar Valchanov
Born 1982
Boyan Petkanchin
1907 - 1987
Kiril Wariski
1954 - 1996
Dimitar Sagaev
1915 - 2003
Kostadin Slaev
Born 1989
Bonka Pindzheva
Born 1970
Biliana Voutchkova
Born 1972
Stefan Genov
Born 1956
Rumen Gasharov
Born 1936
Ivanka Vancheva
1953 - 2020
Radoslav Apostolov
Born 1997
Mehmet Hacıoğlu
Born 1959
Petar Zehtinski
Born 1955
Mariya Neikova
1945 - 2002
Dora Rangelova
Born 1967
Teodora Nedeva
Born 1977
Danail Bachkov
Born 1976
Johann Ge Moll
-
Beyhan Çalışkan
Born 1960
Dobrin Orlovski
Born 1981
Krastjo Mijatew
1892 - 1966
Manol Atanassov
Born 1991
Emil Argirov
Born 1987
Edward Haskell
1906 - 1986
Georgios Kleovoulos
1785 - 1828
Martin Dimitrov (footballer, born 1996)
Born 1996
Georgi Petrov (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Antoaneta Pandjerova
Born 1977
Sotir Tsatsarov
Born 1966
Julia Baicheva
Born 1972
Krasimir Dimitrov
Born 1971
Dimitar Peew
1919 - 1996
Mary Haskell
1869 - 1953
Erdoğan Partener
1929 - 1995
Ya'akov Nitzani
1900 - 1962
Madelaine Böhme
Born 1967
Tsvetelin Radev
Born 1988
Atanas Hranov
Born 1961
Assia Zlatkowa
Born 1953
Krasimir Stefanov
Born 1977
Boris Grezov
1889 - 1968
Iliya Nikolov
Born 1986
Georgi Chomakov
Born 1959
Iliya Zhelev
Born 1961
Petar Lazarov
Born 1985
Hristo Telkiyski
Born 1979
Lilcho Arsov
Born 1972
Atanas Kabov
Born 1999
Božidar Pampulov
Born 1949
Chono Penchev
Born 1994
Suzanitta
Born 2003
Ivan Ploshtakov
Born 1986
Kristiyan Katsarev
Born 1995
Konrad Zimmermann
Born 1940
Iwan Totew
Born 1975
Tanya Stefanova
Born 1972
Angel Rahov
Born 1986
Marija Atanassowa
1926 - 2000
Shimon Bejarano
1910 - 1971
Krasimir Krastev
Born 1984
Hristiyan Kazakov
Born 1993
Nina Khadzhiyankova
Born 1963
Pando Pandov
Born 1946
Pavel Stanev
Born 1986
Bigalı Mehmet Çavuş
1878 - 1964
Vasil Mirchev
1927 - 2003
Armand Tokatyan
1894 - 1960
Petar Zapryanov
Born 1959
Vera Perostiyska
Born 1982
Christos Tsigiridis
1877 - 1947
Aykut Yanukov
Born 1995
Dimitar Sakhanikov
Born 1942
Georgi Bachvarov
Born 1990
Ilia Kushev
Born 1980
Radul Milkov
1883 - 1962
Dimitar Krastanov
Born 1994
Magdalina Valchanova
Born 1977
Georgi Chukalov
Born 1998
Nikolay Dimitrov (footballer, born 1990)
Born 1990
Stoyan Bobekov
Born 1953
Kristian Vasilev
Born 1981
Konstantin Lukash
1890 - 1945
Emil Urumov
Born 1984
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1980)
Born 1980
Nikolay Marincheshki
Born 1957
Luba Lukova
-
Petar Kurdov
Born 1961
Bogdan Stefanov Dobranov
1914 - 1983
Todor Simeonov
Born 1976
Boris Komitov (singer)
Born 1952
Aleksandar Vitanov
Born 1990
Ivan Mekikov
Born 1982
Ignat Dishliev
Born 1987
Hristo Stamov
Born 1994
Angel Kodinov
Born 1997
Nihat Anılmış
1876 - 1954
Matei Pampulov
Born 1949
Plamen Dimov (musician)
Born 1955
Ivan Karamanov
Born 1981
Petar Penchev
Born 1969
Stefan Krachunov
Born 1985
Rumen Tinkov
Born 1987
Rumiana Ebert
Born 1945
Zapryan Zapryanov
Born 1994
Emil Kamberov
Born 1996
Geno Dobrevski
Born 1970
Grigor Palikarov
Born 1971
Stancho Stanchev
1932 - 2017
Rumen Hristov
Born 1975
Pavel Mirov
Born 1911
Spas Bayraktarov
Born 1988
Anna Angelova
Born 1971
Nadezhda Kehayova
1978 - 2018
Emil Stoev
Born 1986
Teodor Skorchev
Born 1986
Stefan Kikov
Born 1982
Serafim Mihaylov
Born 1995