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.

  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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0037 ATHLETIC

Mariya Petkova

Born 1950

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0047 ATHLETIC

Iva Prandzheva

Born 1972

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0080 ATHLETIC

Sofka Popova

Born 1953

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0097 ATHLETIC

Lilyana Tomova

Born 1946

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0137 ATHLETIC

Aleksandra Nacheva

Born 2001

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0148 ATHLETIC

Iliya Dzhivondov

Born 1978

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0193 ATHLETIC

Ivanka Vancheva

1953 - 2020

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0239 ATHLETIC

Tanya Stefanova

Born 1972

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0305 ATHLETIC

Natallia Shymchuk

Born 1980

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0344 ATHLETIC

Atanas Mladenov

Born 1960

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0367 ATHLETIC

Razvigor Yankov

Born 1954

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