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
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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.
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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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Petar Stoyanov
Born 1952
Solomon Passy
Born 1956
Stoyan Deltchev
Born 1959
Mariya Petkova
Born 1950
Kostadin Kostadinov
Born 1959
Spas Dzhevizov
Born 1955
Sofka Popova
Born 1953
Siyka Kelbecheva
Born 1951
Lyubomir Lyubenov (canoeist)
Born 1957
Zhan Videnov
Born 1959
Emma Tahmizian
Born 1957
Georgi Dermendzhiev
Born 1955
Stoyanka Kurbatova
Born 1955
Penka Stoyanova
1950 - 2019
Evgenii Dainov
Born 1958
Emil Stoyanov
Born 1959
Atanas Uzunov
Born 1955
Slavik Tabakov
Born 1953
Nonka Matova
Born 1954
Ruzhin Kerimov
Born 1956
Kiril Wariski
1954 - 1996
Stefan Genov
Born 1956
Ivanka Vancheva
1953 - 2020
Mehmet Hacıoğlu
Born 1959
Petar Zehtinski
Born 1955
Assia Zlatkowa
Born 1953
Georgi Chomakov
Born 1959
Petar Zapryanov
Born 1959
Stoyan Bobekov
Born 1953
Nikolay Marincheshki
Born 1957
Boris Komitov (singer)
Born 1952
Plamen Dimov (musician)
Born 1955
Georgi Takev
Born 1952
Dimitar Radev
Born 1956
Ivan Chomakov
Born 1953
Nikolay Bliznakov
Born 1950
Ventseslav Kanchev
Born 1953
Stefan Georgiev (swimmer)
Born 1955
Tencho Tenev
Born 1955
Razvigor Yankov
Born 1954
Gueorgui Chomakov
Born 1959