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Bulgaria ranks 40th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ireland, Israel, and South Africa. Memorable people born in present day Bulgaria include Aesop, Ahmed III, and Flavius Aetius. Memorable people who died in Bulgaria include Baba Vanga, Decius, and Galerius. Bulgaria has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and soccer players.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, and the Black Sea to the east. Bulgaria covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 620 BC and 1997, present day Bulgaria was the birth place of 372 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Ahmed III, and Flavius Aetius. Additionaly, 152 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bulgaria including Baba Vanga, Decius, and Galerius.
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 1
1673 - 1736
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 2
390 - 454
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 3
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.04
Rank: 4
505 - 565
HPI: 73.10
Rank: 5
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 6
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 7
173 - 238
HPI: 71.36
Rank: 8
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 9
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 10
547 - 610
HPI: 69.51
Rank: 11
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 12
1301 - 1301
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 63
1365 - 1420
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 68
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 97
1899 - 1958
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 110
1878 - 1945
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 120
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 123
1892 - 1990
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 141
1913 - 1996
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 144
1901 - 1971
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 155
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 158
1300 - 1300
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 161
1739 - 1813
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 168
1911 - 1996
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 1
201 - 251
HPI: 74.83
Rank: 2
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 3
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 71.48
Rank: 4
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 5
760 - 811
HPI: 70.82
Rank: 6
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 7
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 8
864 - 927
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 9
1169 - 1236
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 10
1172 - 1205
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 11
828 - 907
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 12
1713 - 1790
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 48
1841 - 1895
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 63
1627 - 1696
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 68
1878 - 1945
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 70
1941 - 2021
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 73
1817 - 1893
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 80
1892 - 1990
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 82
1850 - 1933
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 89
1901 - 1971
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 96
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 97
1882 - 1960
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 119
1941 - 2020
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 122
Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (116), soccer players (77), athletes (33), writers (31), and singers (28), while most who died were politicians (74), soccer players (19), writers (16), military personnels (10), and religious figures (6).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Hristo Stoichkov, Trifon Ivanov, and Georgi Asparuhov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Ahmed III, Galerius, and Georgi Dimitrov.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria since 1700.