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Most Famous Bulgarian Athletes

Sports 217
Bulgaria 547
6,801 HS Hristo Stoichkov Hristo Stoichkov Bulgarian Football b. 1966
14,136 DB Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Berbatov Bulgarian Football b. 1981
19,363 SP Stiliyan Petrov Stiliyan Petrov Bulgarian Football b. 1979
25,610 VB Valeri Bojinov Valeri Bojinov Bulgarian Football b. 1986
45,985 GD Grigor Dimitrov Grigor Dimitrov Bulgarian Player b. 1991
49,326 MP Martin Petrov Martin Petrov Bulgarian Football b. 1979
55,676 AT Aleksandar Tonev Aleksandar Tonev Bulgarian Football b. 1990
59,970 SD Spas Delev Spas Delev Bulgarian Football b. 1989
62,470 GM Georgi Milanov (footballer) Georgi Milanov (footballer) Bulgarian Football b. 1992
82,802 VS Vladislav Stoyanov Vladislav Stoyanov Bulgarian Football b. 1987
85,575 ZL Zdravko Lazarov Zdravko Lazarov Bulgarian Football b. 1976
87,932 IM Iliyan Mitsanski Bulgarian Football b. 1985
89,514 PZ Petar Zhekov Petar Zhekov Bulgarian Football b. 1944
90,644 DP Dimitar Penev Dimitar Penev Bulgarian Football b. 1945
99,637 PH Petar Hubchev Petar Hubchev Bulgarian Football b. 1964
105,990 IC Ivaylo Chochev Ivaylo Chochev Bulgarian Football b. 1993
111,092 VI Valentin Iliev Valentin Iliev Bulgarian Football b. 1980
111,116 IK Iliyan Kiryakov Bulgarian Football b. 1967
113,663 IP Ivaylo Petkov Ivaylo Petkov Bulgarian Football b. 1976
118,949 KM Khristo Markov Bulgarian Athletic b. 1965
119,996 PM Plamen Markov Plamen Markov Bulgarian Football b. 1957
121,207 KG Kiril Georgiev Kiril Georgiev Bulgarian Chess b. 1965
125,570 TG Tsvetan Genkov Tsvetan Genkov Bulgarian Football b. 1984
130,218 MH Marian Hristov Marian Hristov Bulgarian Football b. 1973
132,305 KD Kiril Despodov Kiril Despodov Bulgarian Football b. 1996
133,636 PZ Petar Zanev Petar Zanev Bulgarian Football b. 1985
139,164 GS Georgi Slavkov Bulgarian Football 1958–2014
142,268 M( Marquinhos (footballer (Born April 1982)) Marquinhos (footballer (Born April 1982)) Bulgarian Football b. 1982
144,625 DK Dan Kolov Dan Kolov Bulgarian Wrestler 1892–1940
147,801 VY Valentin Yordanov Valentin Yordanov Bulgarian Wrestler b. 1960
148,105 IK Ivanka Khristova Ivanka Khristova Bulgarian Athletic b. 1941
149,996 YB Yordanka Blagoeva Yordanka Blagoeva Bulgarian Athletic b. 1947
150,059 GM Georgi Markov (wrestler) Georgi Markov (wrestler) Bulgarian Wrestler b. 1946
153,360 HY Hristo Yovov Hristo Yovov Bulgarian Football b. 1977
155,712 BG Boris Galchev Boris Galchev Bulgarian Football b. 1983
169,837 BG Boncho Genchev Bulgarian Football b. 1964
179,265 ED Ekaterina Dafovska Ekaterina Dafovska Bulgarian Athlete b. 1975
182,775 GK Georgi Kostadinov (footballer) Georgi Kostadinov (footballer) Bulgarian Football b. 1990
201,724 GZ Ginka Zagorcheva Bulgarian Athletic b. 1958
202,981 HY Hristo Yanev Hristo Yanev Bulgarian Football b. 1979
206,358 SZ Stanka Zlateva Stanka Zlateva Bulgarian Wrestler b. 1983
210,214 SB Stefan Botev Bulgarian Weightlifter b. 1968
213,692 PK Petar Kirov Bulgarian Wrestler b. 1942
214,344 TN Tezdzhan Naimova Tezdzhan Naimova Bulgarian Athletic b. 1987
216,838 DY Dimitar Yakimov Dimitar Yakimov Bulgarian Football b. 1941
217,363 VV Voyn Voynov Voyn Voynov Bulgarian Football b. 1952
221,645 NS Nikola Stanchev Bulgarian Wrestler 1930–2009
225,979 GD Georgi Dimitrov (footballer (Born 1959)) Bulgarian Football b. 1959
232,279 BK Bozhil Kolev Bozhil Kolev Bulgarian Football b. 1949
240,826 YR Yanko Rusev Yanko Rusev Bulgarian Weightlifter b. 1958
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Inside Bulgaria Athletes

217 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous bulgaria athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Bulgaria Athletes peaked in the 1960s with 41 people.

What Bulgaria Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Bulgaria Athletes's biggest group — 44% of all notables (96).

Bulgaria Athletes over-index on wrestler — 39.1× the global rate.

  1. Football96
  2. Wrestler42
  3. Athletic16
  4. Sport12
  5. Basket11
  6. Weightlifter8
  7. Player6
  8. Canoe4
  1. Wrestler4239.1×
  2. Weightlifter829.2×
  3. Athletic167.8×
  4. Basket116.2×
  5. Football964.8×
  6. Sport123.3×
  7. Player63.0×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Bulgaria Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.