Plovdiv
Plovdiv ranks #395 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Modena, Glendale, California, and Stavanger. The most famous people from Plovdiv are Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Petar Stoyanov. The most famous people who died in Plovdiv are Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Stefan Toshev. Plovdiv has been the birthplace of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and pilots. Plovdiv is located in Bulgaria.
People
Between 200 and 2003, present-day Plovdiv was the birthplace of 41 globally memorable people, including Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Petar Stoyanov. Additionally, 8 globally memorable people died in present-day Plovdiv, including Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Stefan Toshev.
People Born in Present-Day Plovdiv
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Hristo Stoichkov
Soccer Player
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 1
Boris Christoff
Singer
1914 - 1993
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 2
Petar Stoyanov
Politician
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 3
Stefka Kostadinova
Athlete
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4
Hristo Bonev
Soccer Player
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 5
Cniva
Politician
200 - 300
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 6
Angel Wagenstein
Writer
1922 - 2023
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 7
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov
Politician
1849 - 1924
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 8
Rusev
Wrestler
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 9
Mariya Petkova
Athlete
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 10
Ivan Kolev
Soccer Player
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 11
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Soccer Player
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Plovdiv
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Diana Paliiska
Athlete
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 22
Asen Zlatev
Athlete
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 23
Georgi Yordanov
Soccer Player
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 26
Aleksandar Khristov
Boxer
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 28
Petar Merkov
Athlete
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 32
Milen Dobrev
Athlete
1980 - 2015
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 33
Irmena Chichikova
Actor
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 34
Valeri Domovchiyski
Soccer Player
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 35
Aleksandrina Naydenova
Tennis Player
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.09
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Present-Day Plovdiv
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Igor Volk
Pilot
1937 - 2017
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1
Dinko Dermendzhiev
Soccer Player
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2
Stefan Toshev
Military Personnel
1859 - 1924
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 3
Yordan Yovkov
Writer
1880 - 1937
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 4
Georgi Slavkov
Soccer Player
1958 - 2014
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5
Vidin Apostolov
Soccer Player
1941 - 2020
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 6
Todor Diev
Soccer Player
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 7
Milen Dobrev
Athlete
1980 - 2015
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Plovdiv
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Most people born in present-day Plovdiv were athletes (13), soccer players (9), politicians (7), singers (3), and tennis players (2), while most who died were soccer players (4), pilots (1), military personnels (1), writers (1), and athletes (1).
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in present-day Plovdiv since 1700.
