Cultural Production in
Present Day
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, Flavius Aetius, and Belisarius. Memorable people who died in Bulgaria include Baba Vanga, Decius, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor. Bulgaria has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.
People
Between 620 BC and 2004, present day Bulgaria was the birth place of 516 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Flavius Aetius, and Belisarius. Additionaly, 162 globally memorable people have passed away 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
Dimitar Glavchev
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 248
Stanimir Stoilov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 268
Ivan Krastev
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 281
Nickolay Mladenov
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 297
Ilian Iliev
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 309
Daniil of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 317
Ali Kayalı
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 324
Slavi Trifonov
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 329
Diana Paliiska
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 330
Asen Zlatev
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 332
Georgi Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 339
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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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (122), soccer players (111), athletes (85), writers (34), and singers (29), while most who died were politicians (75), soccer players (23), 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, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Georgi Dimitrov.
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.
