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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Yordan Yovchev
Born 1973
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976)
Born 1976
Maria Petrova (rhythmic gymnast)
Born 1975
Dimitar Telkiyski
Born 1977
Iva Prandzheva
Born 1972
Vencislav Simeonov
Born 1977
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born 1975)
Born 1975
Krasimir Chomakov
Born 1977
Asen Nikolov
Born 1976
Velizar Popov
Born 1976
Yulian Radulski
1972 - 2013
Armen Ambartsumyan
Born 1978
Petar Merkov
Born 1976
Nayden Todorov
Born 1974
Atanas Bornosuzov
Born 1979
Krasimir Dounev
Born 1972
Albena Branzova
Born 1971
Nikolay Kirov (football manager)
Born 1975
Svetlana Krivencheva
Born 1973
Kostadin Vidolov
Born 1970
Aneta Germanova
Born 1975
Marcho Dafchev
Born 1978
Ivelina Taleva
Born 1977
Petar Genov
Born 1970
Iliya Dzhivondov
Born 1978
Bojidara Kouzmanova
Born 1977
Ina Deltcheva
Born 1977
Valentina Kevliyan
Born 1978
Desislava Topalova
Born 1978
Todor Yonov
Born 1976
Bonka Pindzheva
Born 1970
Biliana Voutchkova
Born 1972
Teodora Nedeva
Born 1977
Danail Bachkov
Born 1976
Antoaneta Pandjerova
Born 1977
Julia Baicheva
Born 1972
Krasimir Dimitrov
Born 1971
Krasimir Stefanov
Born 1977
Hristo Telkiyski
Born 1979
Lilcho Arsov
Born 1972
Iwan Totew
Born 1975
Tanya Stefanova
Born 1972
Magdalina Valchanova
Born 1977
Todor Simeonov
Born 1976
Geno Dobrevski
Born 1970
Grigor Palikarov
Born 1971
Rumen Hristov
Born 1975
Anna Angelova
Born 1971
Nadezhda Kehayova
1978 - 2018
Stanimir Georgiev
Born 1975
Videlina Mircheva
Born 1978
Orlin Ninov
Born 1970
Yordan Danchev
Born 1970
Nikolay Kolev (rower, born 1973)
Born 1973
Donka Angatscheva
Born 1979
Tzvetelina Nikolova
Born 1971
Petar Stanev
Born 1975
Kostadin Lengerov
Born 1976
Nedjalka A. Džambazova
Born 1976
Zdravko Stankov
Born 1977