Cultural Production in
Present Day
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks #42 by number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Israel, New Zealand, and Georgia. The most famous people from Bulgaria are Aesop, Flavius Aetius, and Belisarius. The most famous people who died in Bulgaria are Baba Vanga, Decius, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor. Bulgaria has been the birthplace of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. The top cities in Bulgaria by number of people born are Sofia, Plovdiv, Varna, Bulgaria, Bulgaria, and Ruse, Bulgaria.
People
Between 620 BC and 2004, present-day Bulgaria was the birthplace of 520 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Flavius Aetius, and Belisarius. Additionally, 164 globally memorable people died in present-day Bulgaria, including Baba Vanga, Decius, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor.
People Born in Present-Day Bulgaria
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Aesop
Writer
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 1
Flavius Aetius
Military Personnel
390 - 454
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 2
Belisarius
Military Personnel
505 - 565
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 3
Ahmed III
Politician
1673 - 1736
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 4
Elias Canetti
Writer
1905 - 1994
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 5
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Politician
1937 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 6
Georgi Dimitrov
Politician
1882 - 1949
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 7
Maximinus Thrax
Politician
173 - 238
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 8
Phocas
Politician
547 - 610
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 9
Todor Zhivkov
Politician
1911 - 1998
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 10
Simeon I of Bulgaria
Politician
864 - 927
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 11
Boris III of Bulgaria
Politician
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present-Day Bulgaria
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Rosen Zhelyazkov
Politician
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 166
Bedros Kirkorov
Singer
1932 - 2025
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 193
Michael Bar-Zohar
Politician
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 227
Dimitar Glavchev
Politician
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 250
Stanimir Stoilov
Soccer Player
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 270
Ivan Krastev
Political Scientist
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 283
Andrey Gyurov
Politician
1975 - Present
HPI: 50.31
Rank: 285
Nickolay Mladenov
Politician
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 300
Ilian Iliev
Coach
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 312
Dara
Singer
1998 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 316
Daniil of Bulgaria
Religious Figure
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 321
Ali Kayalı
Wrestler
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 328
People Deceased in Present-Day Bulgaria
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Baba Vanga
Occultist
1911 - 1996
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 1
Decius
Politician
201 - 251
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 2
Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
Politician
1172 - 1205
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 3
Galerius
Politician
250 - 311
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 4
Todor Zhivkov
Politician
1911 - 1998
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 5
Saint Sava
Religious Figure
1169 - 1236
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 6
Simeon I of Bulgaria
Politician
864 - 927
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 7
Boris III of Bulgaria
Politician
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 8
Nikephoros I
Politician
760 - 811
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 9
Władysław III of Poland
Politician
1424 - 1444
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 10
Herennius Etruscus
Politician
220 - 251
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 11
Krum
Politician
710 - 814
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present-Day Bulgaria
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Zsanett Németh
Wrestler
1994 - 2026
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 161
Milen Dobrev
Athlete
1980 - 2015
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 163
Occupations
Most people born in present-day Bulgaria were politicians (123), soccer players (111), athletes (85), writers (34), and singers (31), while most who died were politicians (75), soccer players (24), writers (18), military personnels (9), and religious figures (7).
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visualization of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present-day Bulgaria since 1700.
