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Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks 40th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Serbia, Israel, and Iraq. Memorable people born in present day Bulgaria include Aesop, Ahmed III, and Safiye Sultan. Memorable people who died in Bulgaria include Baba Vanga, Galerius, and Decius. Bulgaria has been the birth place of many politicians and soccer players and the death place of many politicians and writers.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It 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. The capital and largest city is Sofia; other major cities are Plovdiv, Varna and Burgas. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is Europe's sixteenth-largest country. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 620 BC and 1994, present day Bulgaria was the birth place of 221 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Ahmed III, and Safiye Sultan. Additionaly, 97 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bulgaria including Baba Vanga, Galerius, and Decius.
People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
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Aesop
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
Ahmed III
1673 - 1736
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 2
Safiye Sultan
1550 - 1619
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 3
Galerius
250 - 311
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 4
Elias Canetti
1905 - 1994
HPI: 73.93
Rank: 5
Aurelian
214 - 275
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 6
Flavius Aetius
390 - 454
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 7
Belisarius
505 - 565
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 8
Georgi Dimitrov
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.61
Rank: 9
Boris III of Bulgaria
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 10
Maximinus Thrax
173 - 238
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 11
Phocas
547 - 610
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
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Baba Vanga
1911 - 1996
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 1
Galerius
250 - 311
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 2
Decius
201 - 251
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 3
Boris III of Bulgaria
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 4
Nikephoros I
760 - 811
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 5
Seleucus I Nicator
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 6
Simeon I of Bulgaria
864 - 927
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 7
Władysław III of Poland
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 8
Todor Zhivkov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 9
Saint Sava
1169 - 1236
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 10
Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
1172 - 1205
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 11
Boris I of Bulgaria
828 - 907
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 12
Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (83), soccer players (35), writers (21), singers (20), and athletes (18), while most who died were politicians (60), writers (12), military personnels (5), religious figures (4), and soccer players (4).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Hristo Stoichkov, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Ivan Dimitrov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Ahmed III, Safiye Sultan, and Galerius.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria since 1700.
