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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- Field: Football Clear ×
Hristo Stoichkov
Born 1966
Hristo Bonev
Born 1947
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1976)
Born 1976
Todor Nedelev
Born 1993
Valeri Domovchiyski
Born 1986
Ayan Sadakov
1961 - 2017
Georgi Hristov (footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Dinko Dermendzhiev
1941 - 2019
Atanas Kurdov
Born 1988
Yasen Petrov
Born 1968
Hristo Kolev
Born 1964
Georgi Yordanov
Born 1963
Dimitar Iliev (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Kostadin Kostadinov
Born 1959
Dimitar Telkiyski
Born 1977
Todor Diev
1934 - 1995
Aleksandar Aleksandrov (footballer, born 1975)
Born 1975
Georgi Georgiev (footballer, born 1963)
Born 1963
Krasimir Chomakov
Born 1977
Georgi Andonov
Born 1983
Georgi Popov
Born 1944
Plamen Krachunov
Born 1989
Todor Timonov
Born 1986
Yordan Hristov
Born 1984
Asen Nikolov
Born 1976
Dimitar Dimov (footballer)
Born 1937
Apostolos Nikolaidis (athlete)
1896 - 1980
Dani Kiki
Born 1988
Yordan Todorov (footballer, born July 1981)
Born 1981
Velizar Popov
Born 1976
Spas Dzhevizov
Born 1955
Georgi Kakalov (footballer)
Born 1984
Krum Yanev
1929 - 2012
Armen Ambartsumyan
Born 1978
Iliyan Yordanov
Born 1989
Georgi Dermendzhiev
Born 1955
Nasko Milev
Born 1996
Kostadin Dyakov
Born 1985
Nikolay Manchev
Born 1985
Atanas Bornosuzov
Born 1979
Vasil Vasilev (footballer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Kiril Akalski
Born 1985
Georgi Argilashki
Born 1991
Nikolay Pavlov (footballer)
Born 1987
Nikolay Kirov (football manager)
Born 1975
Simeon Raykov
Born 1989
Hilmi Kiremitçi
1934 - 2011
Kostadin Vidolov
Born 1970
Georgi Stefanov
Born 1988
Marcho Dafchev
Born 1978
Daniel Bozhkov
Born 1983
Rangel Abushev
Born 1989
Hristo Koilov
Born 1969
Atanas Uzunov
Born 1955
Veselin Marchev
Born 1990
Radoslav Terziev
Born 1994
Ruzhin Kerimov
Born 1956
Vladimir Aytov
Born 1996
Angel Zdravchev
Born 1994
Yordan Etov
Born 1989
Petar Denchev
Born 1989
Nikolay Domakinov
Born 1980
Ivaylo Dimitrov (footballer, born 1987)
Born 1987
Milko Georgiev
Born 1998
Iliya Yurukov
Born 1999
Tsvetelin Tonev
Born 1992
Georgi Avramov
Born 1983
Kristian Dimitrov
Born 1997
Todor Yonov
Born 1976
Iliyan Garov
Born 1984
Kostadin Slaev
Born 1989
Stefan Genov
Born 1956
Radoslav Apostolov
Born 1997
Mehmet Hacıoğlu
Born 1959
Petar Zehtinski
Born 1955
Danail Bachkov
Born 1976
Beyhan Çalışkan
Born 1960
Dobrin Orlovski
Born 1981
Emil Argirov
Born 1987
Martin Dimitrov (footballer, born 1996)
Born 1996
Georgi Petrov (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Krasimir Dimitrov
Born 1971
Tsvetelin Radev
Born 1988
Iliya Nikolov
Born 1986
Petar Lazarov
Born 1985
Hristo Telkiyski
Born 1979
Lilcho Arsov
Born 1972
Atanas Kabov
Born 1999
Ivan Ploshtakov
Born 1986
Kristiyan Katsarev
Born 1995
Angel Rahov
Born 1986
Krasimir Krastev
Born 1984
Hristiyan Kazakov
Born 1993
Pavel Stanev
Born 1986
Aykut Yanukov
Born 1995
Georgi Bachvarov
Born 1990
Georgi Chukalov
Born 1998
Nikolay Dimitrov (footballer, born 1990)
Born 1990
Emil Urumov
Born 1984
Georgi Ivanov (footballer, born 1980)
Born 1980
Petar Kurdov
Born 1961
Todor Simeonov
Born 1976
Aleksandar Vitanov
Born 1990
Ivan Mekikov
Born 1982
Ignat Dishliev
Born 1987
Hristo Stamov
Born 1994
Ivan Karamanov
Born 1981
Petar Penchev
Born 1969
Stefan Krachunov
Born 1985
Rumen Tinkov
Born 1987
Zapryan Zapryanov
Born 1994
Emil Kamberov
Born 1996
Geno Dobrevski
Born 1970
Rumen Hristov
Born 1975
Spas Bayraktarov
Born 1988
Emil Stoev
Born 1986
Teodor Skorchev
Born 1986
Stefan Kikov
Born 1982
Serafim Mihaylov
Born 1995
Ivan Sotirov
Born 1935
Georgi Kabakov
Born 1986
Stoyan Grigorov
Born 1997
Stefan Draganov
Born 1966
Atanas Vargov
Born 1984
Stanimir Georgiev
Born 1975
Kiril Andonov
Born 1967
Lyubomir Tsekov
Born 1990
Georgi Stoyanov (footballer)
Born 1983
Stefan Harlov
Born 1983
Arhan Isuf
Born 1999
Blagomir Mastagarkov
Born 1992
Ivan Stoyanov (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Lyubomir Chernev
Born 1986
Nikola Shterev
1903 - 1972
Stanislav Shopov
Born 2002
Rangel Ignatov
Born 1997
Hristo Stalev
Born 1985
Rumen Popov
Born 1983
Ajssel Achmedowa
Born 1980
Stefan Kostadinov
Born 1984
Grisha Ivanov
Born 1985
Mario Georgiev
Born 1987
Hristian Popov
Born 1990
Gursel Veli
Born 1982
Petar Stanev
Born 1975
Tencho Tenev
Born 1955
Valentin Tomov
Born 1996
Zdravko Stankov
Born 1977
Chudomir Grigorov
Born 1989
Teodor Banev
Born 1987
Vasil Kochev
Born 1988
Boris Blagoev
Born 1985
Lyudmil Nikolov
Born 1984
Georgi Danov
Born 1990
Petko Vasilev
Born 1990
Stanimir Dimitrov (footballer, born 1992)
Born 1992
Georgi Yordanov Naydenov
Born 1936