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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Martsel Koen
Born 1933
Georgi Takev
Born 1952
Ivan Sotirov
Born 1935
Georgi Kabakov
Born 1986
Natallia Shymchuk
Born 1980
Stoyan Grigorov
Born 1997
Dimitar Radev
Born 1956
Stefan Draganov
Born 1966
Georgi Schagunow
1873 - 1948
Pravdoliub Ivanov
Born 1964
Marin Yonchev
Born 1988
Dimitar Lukanov
Born 1969
Atanas Vargov
Born 1984
Stanimir Georgiev
Born 1975
Ivan Chomakov
Born 1953
Kiril Andonov
Born 1967
Lyubomir Tsekov
Born 1990
Georgi Stoyanov (footballer)
Born 1983
Stefan Harlov
Born 1983
Arhan Isuf
Born 1999
Nuran Pelikian
Born 1967
Petia Arshinkova
Born 1998
Nikolay Bliznakov
Born 1950
Alexandar Komanov
Born 1990
Blagomir Mastagarkov
Born 1992
Zhana Todorova
Born 1997
Ivan Stoyanov (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Nenko Dobrev
Born 1946
Lyubomir Chernev
Born 1986
Nikola Shterev
1903 - 1972
Stanislav Shopov
Born 2002
Petar Dyaksov
Born 1989
Rangel Ignatov
Born 1997
Videlina Mircheva
Born 1978
Hristo Stalev
Born 1985
Dimitar Kamburski
Born 1966
Ventseslav Kanchev
Born 1953
Rumen Popov
Born 1983
Orlin Ninov
Born 1970
Walentin Kolew
Born 1948
Ajssel Achmedowa
Born 1980
Stefan Kostadinov
Born 1984
Grisha Ivanov
Born 1985
Atanas Mladenov
Born 1960
Mario Georgiev
Born 1987
Orlin D. Velev
Born 1963
Hristian Popov
Born 1990
Biser Boyadzhiev
Born 1948
Yordan Danchev
Born 1970
Lilija Pandurowa
Born 1987
Nikolay Kolev (rower, born 1973)
Born 1973
Mariya Kartalova
Born 1969
Milka Tancheva
Born 1982
Anna Chuk
Born 1983
Donka Angatscheva
Born 1979
Stefan Georgiev (swimmer)
Born 1955
Gursel Veli
Born 1982
Tzvetelina Nikolova
Born 1971
Petar Stanev
Born 1975
Kostadin Lengerov
Born 1976
Antoaneta Strumenlieva
Born 1968
Nedjalka A. Džambazova
Born 1976
Tencho Tenev
Born 1955
Valentin Tomov
Born 1996
Zdravko Stankov
Born 1977
Chudomir Grigorov
Born 1989
Razvigor Yankov
Born 1954
Teodor Banev
Born 1987
Vasil Kochev
Born 1988
Stanislav Govedarov
Born 1980
Nikolay Georgiev (canoeist)
Born 1960
Boris Blagoev
Born 1985
Poli Karastoyanova
Born 1969
Lyudmil Nikolov
Born 1984
Ali Riza Artunkal
1881 - 1959
Georgi Danov
Born 1990
Rosica Petkova
Born 1947
Petko Vasilev
Born 1990
Nikola Tchorbadieff
1900 - 1994
Stanimir Dimitrov (footballer, born 1992)
Born 1992
Aleks Simeonov
Born 1993
Milena Dimova
Born 1994
Gueorgui Chomakov
Born 1959
Anton Sjarow
Born 1963
Georgi Yordanov Naydenov
Born 1936