Cultural Production in
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks 42nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Africa, Uruguay, and Slovakia. Memorable people born in present day Bulgaria include Aesop, Ahmed III, and Belisarius. Memorable people who died in Bulgaria include Decius, Baba Vanga, 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 portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It 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 include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 620 BC and 2003, present day Bulgaria was the birth place of 449 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Ahmed III, and Belisarius. Additionaly, 160 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bulgaria including Decius, Baba Vanga, and Galerius.
People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsAesop
WRITER
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 83.44
Rank: 1
Ahmed III
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1736
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 2
Belisarius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
505 - 565
HPI: 74.78
Rank: 3
Elias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 4
Flavius Aetius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 - 454
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 5
Georgi Dimitrov
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 6
Phocas
POLITICIAN
547 - 610
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 7
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 8
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 9
Marcian
POLITICIAN
396 - 457
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 10
Maximinus Thrax
POLITICIAN
173 - 238
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 11
Simeon I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
864 - 927
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsAdil Giray
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1672
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 77
Constantine of Preslav
WRITER
900 - 1000
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 78
Fakhri Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 81
Nikolai Denkov
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 116
Bahaeddin Şakir
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1922
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 129
Ana Terter
NOBLEMAN
1300 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 133
Hristo Lukov
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1943
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 134
Stefan Bogoridi
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1859
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 135
Lyudmila Zhivkova
POLITICIAN
1942 - 1981
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 137
Angel Wagenstein
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 139
Stefan Abadzhiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2024
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 148
Magdalena Georgieva
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 168
People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsDecius
POLITICIAN
201 - 251
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 1
Baba Vanga
OCCULTIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 2
Galerius
POLITICIAN
250 - 311
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 3
Saint Sava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1169 - 1236
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 4
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 5
Nikephoros I
POLITICIAN
760 - 811
HPI: 70.81
Rank: 6
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 7
Władysław III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 8
Simeon I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
864 - 927
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 9
Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
POLITICIAN
1172 - 1205
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 10
Boris I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
828 - 907
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 11
Herennius Etruscus
POLITICIAN
220 - 251
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsAdil Giray
POLITICIAN
1617 - 1672
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 49
Constantine of Preslav
WRITER
900 - 1000
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 50
Zhivko Gospodinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2015
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 145
Iliya Valov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2024
HPI: 36.51
Rank: 157
Velichko Cholakov
ATHLETE
1982 - 2017
HPI: 28.44
Rank: 160
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (117), soccer players (92), athletes (69), writers (34), and singers (28), while most who died were politicians (75), soccer players (22), writers (18), military personnels (9), and religious figures (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Hristo Stoichkov, Petar Zhekov, and Dimitar Berbatov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Ahmed III, Georgi Dimitrov, and Phocas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria since 1700.