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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

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. 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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0022 BASKET

Nevriye Yılmaz

Born 1980

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Penka Stoyanova

1950 - 2019

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Angelina Mikhaylova

Born 1960

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Albena Branzova

Born 1971

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Viktor Radev

1936 - 2014

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Petko Lazarov

Born 1935

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Ekaterina Dimitrova

Born 1987

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Erdoğan Partener

1929 - 1995

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Nina Khadzhiyankova

Born 1963

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Pando Pandov

Born 1946

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Vera Perostiyska

Born 1982

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Dimitar Sakhanikov

Born 1942

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Stanislav Govedarov

Born 1980

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Aleks Simeonov

Born 1993

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