List of Bulgarians

Famous people who come from Bulgaria:

Actors and actresses

See also List of Bulgarian actors

• Stoyan Bachvarov
• Rusi Chanev
• Georgi Cherkelov
• Georgi Georgiev - Getz
• Stefan Danailov
• Itzhak Fintzi
• Georgi Kalojanchev
• Velko Kanev
• Apostol Karamitev - Chocho
• Nevena Kokanova
• Todor Kolev
• Tatyana Lolova
• Georgi Mamalev
• Hristo Mutafchiev
• Stoyanka Mutafova
• Lyubomir Neikov
• Katya Paskaleva
• Pavel Popandov
• Petar Popyordanov - Chocho
• Josif Sarchadjiev
• Hristo Shopov
• Naum Shopov
• Petar Slabakov
• Kosta Tsonev
• Grigor Vachkov
• Martina Vachkova
• Ani Valchanova

Authors

• Elisaveta Bagryana
• Elias Canetti - Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature (1981)
• Dobri Chintulov
• Dora Gabe
• Dimcho Debelyanov
• Blaga Dimitrova
• Dimitar Dimov
• Vassil Drumev
• Petya Dubarova
• Joan Ekzarh
• Hristo Fotev
• Nikolai Haitov
• Paisii Hilendarski
• Chernorizetz Hrabar
• Angel Karaliichev
• Aleko Konstantinov
• Ivan Kulekov
• Nikolai Liliev
• Leda Mileva
• Svetoslav Minkov
• Elin Pelin
• Ivailo Petrov
• Valeri Petrov
• Konstantin Preslavski
• Yordan Radichkov
• Radoi Ralin
• Pencho Slaveikov
• Petko Slaveikov
• Hristo Smirnenski
• Emiliyan Stanev
• Zahari Stoyanov
• Anton Strashimirov
• Yordan Stubel
• Edvin Sugarev
• Dimitar Talev
• Stefan Tzanev
• Nikola Vaptzarov
• Ivan Vazov
• Pavel Vezhinov
• Dimitar Voev
• Dobri Voinikov
• Sofronii Vrachanski
• Peyo Yavorov
• Nedyalko Yordanov
• Yordan Yovkov
• Rennie Stoyanova

Composers

See also List of Bulgarian composers

• Nikola Atanasov
• Georgi Atanasov - Maestroto
• Angel Bukureshtliev
• Asen Dimitrov
• Evgeni Dimitrov - Maestroto
• Georgi Dimitrov
• Stefan Dragostinov
• Marin Goleminov
• Parashkev Hadzhiev
• Dimitar Hadzhigeorgiev
• Dimitar Hristov
• Dobri Hristov
• Boyan Ikonomov
• Diko Iliev
• Konstantin Iliev
• Vassil Kazandzhiev
• Asen Karastoyanov
• Aleksandar Krastev
• Filip Kutev
• Krasimir Kyurchiiski
• Petar Lyondev
• Emanuil Manolov
• Georgi Minchev
• Aleksandar Morfov
• Stefan Mutafchiev
• Petko Naumov
• Dimitar Nenov
• Lazer Nikolov
• Svetoslav Obretenov
• Lyubomir Pipkov
• Panayot Pipkov
• Simeon Pironkov
• Aleksandar Raichev
• Mitko Shterev
• Ivan Spasov
• Petko Stainov
• Kiril Stefanov
• Veselin Stoyanov
• Petar Stupel
• Dimitar Tapkov
• Georgi Tutev
• Stefan Valdobrev
• Pancho Vladigerov
• Georgi Zlatev-Cherkin

Businessmen

• Maxsim Tapoto Beharov - PR & Marketing Expert, Businessman

Cooks

• Uti Bachvarov
• Ivan Zvezdev

Economists

• Lyuben Berov

Filmmakers

• Metodi Andonov
• Rangel Valchanov

Lawyers

• Nikola Filchev

Musicians, singers

See also List of Bulgarian musicians and singers

• Valya Balkanska - Voice on the Golden Record, Voyager Spacecraft
• Boris Christoff
• Toni Dimitrova
• Lili Ivanova - Grand Prix Winner, Paris (1973)
• Irina Florin
• Orlin Goranov
• Yildiz Ibrahimova
• Mimi Ivanova
• Raina Kabaivanska
• Silvia Katzarova
• Tzvetan Konstantinov
• Yoan Kukuzel
• Marius Kurkinski
• Ivan Lechev
• Kiril Marichkov
• Sofi Marinova
• Milena
• Orhan Murad
• Vassil Naidenov
• Iskren Petzov
• Misho Shamara
• Teodosii Spasov
• Spens
• Kamelia Todorova
• Stefan Valdobrev
• Vasko Vasilev
• Alexis Weissenberg
• Ljuba Welitsch
• Nona Yotova

Painters

• Gredi Assa
• Georgi Baev
• Milko Bojkov
• Dan Dechev
• Vladimir Dimitrov - Maistora
• Elena Karamihailova
• Bencho Obreshkov
• Chavdar Pashev
• Vladimir Shunev
• Vassil Stoilov
• Tzeno Todorov
• Stoian Tsanev
• Yaroslav Veshin

Philosophers

• Isak Pasi

Politicians

See also List of Bulgarian politicians

• Asen Agov
• Evgenii Bakardzhiev
• Hristo Biserov
• Bogomil Bonev
• Aleksandar Bozhkov
• Todor Burmov
• Petar Danov
• Filip Dimitrov
• Anastasia Dimitrova-Moser
• Ahmed Doganov
• George Ganchev
• Reneta Indzhova
• Emil Koshlukov
• Ivan Kostov
• Aleksandar Lilov
• Andrei Lukanov
• Ekaterina Mihailova
• Nadezhda Mihailova
• Georgi Parvanov
• Solomon Isak Pasi
• Aleksandar Pramatarski
• Muravei Radev
• Vassil Radoslavov
• Stefan Savov
• Simeon Sax-Coburg Gotha
• Blagovest Sendov
• Stefan Sofiyanski
• Yordan Sokolov
• Stefan Stambolov
• Petar Stoyanov
• Aleksandar Tomov
• Zhan Videnov
• Emanuil Yordanov
• Zhelyu Zhelev
• Todor Zhivkov

Revolutionaries

• Velcho Atanasov - Dzamdzhiyata
• Georgi Benkovski
• Hadzhi Dimitar
• Panayot Hitov
• Todor Kableshkov
• Stefan Karadzha
• Vassil Levski
• Georgi Sava Rakovski
• Filip Totyu
• Panayot Volov
• Stoyan Zaimov

Scientists

• John Vincent Atanasoff

Sportswomen, sportsmen and coaches

See also List of Bulgarian footballers

• Ivan Abadzhiev
• Georgi Asparuhov
• Krasimir Balakov
• Rostislav Dimitrov
• Maria Gigova - 3 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Titles (1969, 1971, 1973), Guinness World Records
• Mariya Grozdova
• Ivan Ivanov
• Tanyu Kiriakov
• Dan Kolov
• Stefka Kostadinova - 2 World Titles High Jump (1987, 1995)
• Nikola Kotkov
• Svetlana Krivencheva
• Yordan Lechkov
• Magdalena Maleeva
• Tereza Marinova
• Armen Nazaryan
• Petya Pendareva
• Dimitar Penev
• Lyuboslav Penev
• Stilian Petrov
• Maria Petrova - 3 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Titles (1993, 1994, 1995), Guinness World Records
• Iva Prandzheva
• Evgeniya Radanova
• Neshka Robeva
• Antoaneta Stefanova - Women’s World Chess Champion (2004)
• Hristo Stoitchkov - Golden Boot Winner, Top Scorer, World Cup (1994)
• Veselin Topalov

Theologians

• Patriarch Maksim
• Peter Deunov - Founder of the Universal White Brotherhood

Voivodes

• Angel
• Boyana
• Chavdar
• Elenka
• Indzhe
• Karposh
• Lalyo
• Manush
• Rumyana
• Sirma
• Strahil
• Todorka

Others

• Venka Asenova - chess player
• Hristo Botev - revolutionary, poet
• Christo - artist
• Chudomir - writer, painter
• Ivan Donkov - choreographer
• Kolyo Ficheto - builder
• Nikola Filchev - public prosecutor
• Lyuben Karavelov - writer, revolutionary
• Dimitar Katzarov - pedagogue
• Georgi Lozanov - educator, psychologist
• Georgi Markov - dissident
• Iliya Pavlov - businessman
• Vezhdi Rashirov - sculptor
• Vladimir Sheitanov - lawyer
• Petko Todorov - author, journalist, poet, playwright
• Slavi Trifonov - showman, musician
• Katzi Vaptzarov - showman

See also: List of people by nationality