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PLOVDIV

Most Famous People Born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria

Notable people
385
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1972
Most distinctive
Gymnast 13.7×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Plovdiv during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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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.

  1. Football157
  2. Player26
  3. Basket14
  4. Politician13
  5. Rower12
  6. Athletic11
  7. Gymnast9
  8. Film9
  1. Gymnast913.7×
  2. Canoe710.0×
  3. Rower128.5×
  4. Chess56.4×
  5. Football1573.7×
  6. Player263.5×
  7. Basket142.9×
  8. Athletic112.6×
  1. Politician130.3×
  2. Actor80.4×

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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0021 COMPOSER

Milcho Leviev

1937 - 2019

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0039 CHESS

Georgi Tringov

1937 - 2000

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0041 CHESS

Milko Bobotsov

1931 - 2000

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0044 CHESS

Nikola Padevsky

Born 1933

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0046 ACTOR

Ivan Andonov

1934 - 2011

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0050 FOOTBALL

Todor Diev

1934 - 1995

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0052 POLITICIAN

George Ganchev

1939 - 2019

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0071 FOOTBALL

Dimitar Dimov (footballer)

Born 1937

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0114 THEATRE

Krikor Azaryan

1934 - 2009

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0129 BASKET

Viktor Radev

1936 - 2014

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0133 FOOTBALL

Hilmi Kiremitçi

1934 - 2011

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0138 POLITICIAN

Emanuel Zisman

1935 - 2009

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0141 PAINTER

Yoan Leviev

1934 - 1994

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0142 ACTOR

Asen Kisimov

1936 - 2005

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0176 BASKET

Petko Lazarov

Born 1935

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0192 PAINTER

Rumen Gasharov

Born 1936

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0291 THEATRE

Stancho Stanchev

1932 - 2017

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0301 SPORT

Martsel Koen

Born 1933

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0303 FOOTBALL

Ivan Sotirov

Born 1935

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0385 FOOTBALL

Georgi Yordanov Naydenov

Born 1936

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