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.

  1. Football 157 3.7×
  2. Player 26 3.5×
  3. Basket 14 2.9×
  4. Politician 13 0.3×
  5. Rower 12 8.5×
  6. Athletic 11 2.6×
  7. Gymnast 9 13.7×
  8. Film 9 1.9×
  1. Gymnast 9 13.7×
  2. Canoe 7 10.0×
  3. Rower 12 8.5×
  4. Chess 5 6.4×
  5. Football 157 3.7×
  6. Player 26 3.5×
  7. Basket 14 2.9×
  8. Athletic 11 2.6×
  1. Politician 13 0.3×
  2. Actor 8 0.4×

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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0017 FOOTBALL

Todor Nedelev

Born 1993

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0032 WEIGHTLIFTER

Boyanka Kostova

Born 1993

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0056 PLAYER

Nikolay Penchev

Born 1992

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0060 PLAYER

Aleksandrina Naydenova

Born 1992

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0062 PLAYER

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Born 1993

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0099 FOOTBALL

Nasko Milev

Born 1996

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0100 PLAYER

Rozalin Penchev

Born 1994

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0115 FOOTBALL

Georgi Argilashki

Born 1991

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0147 SWIMMER

Nina Rangelova

Born 1990

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0153 FOOTBALL

Veselin Marchev

Born 1990

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0155 FOOTBALL

Radoslav Terziev

Born 1994

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0157 PLAYER

Martina Gledacheva

Born 1991

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0162 FOOTBALL

Vladimir Aytov

Born 1996

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0163 FOOTBALL

Angel Zdravchev

Born 1994

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0169 FOOTBALL

Milko Georgiev

Born 1998

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0170 FOOTBALL

Iliya Yurukov

Born 1999

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0171 FOOTBALL

Tsvetelin Tonev

Born 1992

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0174 FOOTBALL

Kristian Dimitrov

Born 1997

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0194 FOOTBALL

Radoslav Apostolov

Born 1997

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0205 SKATER

Manol Atanassov

Born 1991

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0209 FOOTBALL

Martin Dimitrov (footballer, born 1996)

Born 1996

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0210 FOOTBALL

Georgi Petrov (footballer, born 1991)

Born 1991

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0231 FOOTBALL

Atanas Kabov

Born 1999

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0233 PLAYER

Chono Penchev

Born 1994

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0236 FOOTBALL

Kristiyan Katsarev

Born 1995

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0244 FOOTBALL

Hristiyan Kazakov

Born 1993

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0254 FOOTBALL

Aykut Yanukov

Born 1995

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0256 FOOTBALL

Georgi Bachvarov

Born 1990

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0259 ATHLETE

Dimitar Krastanov

Born 1994

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0261 FOOTBALL

Georgi Chukalov

Born 1998

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0262 FOOTBALL

Nikolay Dimitrov (footballer, born 1990)

Born 1990

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0274 FOOTBALL

Aleksandar Vitanov

Born 1990

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0277 FOOTBALL

Hristo Stamov

Born 1994

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0278 CANOE

Angel Kodinov

Born 1997

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0287 FOOTBALL

Zapryan Zapryanov

Born 1994

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0288 FOOTBALL

Emil Kamberov

Born 1996

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0300 FOOTBALL

Serafim Mihaylov

Born 1995

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0306 FOOTBALL

Stoyan Grigorov

Born 1997

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0317 FOOTBALL

Lyubomir Tsekov

Born 1990

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0320 FOOTBALL

Arhan Isuf

Born 1999

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0322 PLAYER

Petia Arshinkova

Born 1998

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0324 MARTIAL ART

Alexandar Komanov

Born 1990

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0325 FOOTBALL

Blagomir Mastagarkov

Born 1992

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0326 PLAYER

Zhana Todorova

Born 1997

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0327 FOOTBALL

Ivan Stoyanov (footballer, born 1991)

Born 1991

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0333 FOOTBALL

Rangel Ignatov

Born 1997

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0347 FOOTBALL

Hristian Popov

Born 1990

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0364 FOOTBALL

Valentin Tomov

Born 1996

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0376 FOOTBALL

Georgi Danov

Born 1990

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0378 FOOTBALL

Petko Vasilev

Born 1990

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0380 FOOTBALL

Stanimir Dimitrov (footballer, born 1992)

Born 1992

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0381 BASKET

Aleks Simeonov

Born 1993

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0382 PLAYER

Milena Dimova

Born 1994

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