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Bulgaria ranks 40th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Ireland, Israel, and Uruguay. 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 writers.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast 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. Bulgaria covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), and is the sixteenth-largest country in Europe. Sofia is the 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 313 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Ahmed III, and Flavius Aetius. Additionaly, 126 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bulgaria including Baba Vanga, Decius, and Galerius.
People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
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Aesop
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 88.17
Rank: 1
Ahmed III
1673 - 1736
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 2
Flavius Aetius
390 - 454
HPI: 80.83
Rank: 3
Elias Canetti
1905 - 1994
HPI: 80.34
Rank: 4
Galerius
250 - 311
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 5
Belisarius
505 - 565
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 6
Aurelian
214 - 275
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 7
Georgi Dimitrov
1882 - 1949
HPI: 78.73
Rank: 8
Maximinus Thrax
173 - 238
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 9
Boris III of Bulgaria
1894 - 1943
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 10
Phocas
547 - 610
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 11
Marcian
396 - 457
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
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Ratko Janev
1939 - 2019
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 23
Peter Deunov
1864 - 1944
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 54
Boris Gaganelov
1941 - 2020
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 95
Dorothea of Bulgaria
1355 - 1390
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 107
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
1898 - 1985
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 125
John XIV of Constantinople
1282 - 1347
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 127
Euthymius of Tarnovo
1317 - 1402
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 128
Ferdinand Bruckner
1891 - 1958
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 133
Blaga Dimitrova
1922 - 2003
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 137
Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis
1913 - 1975
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 146
Stefan Toshev
1859 - 1924
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 155
Andrey Toshev
1867 - 1944
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 160
People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
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Baba Vanga
1911 - 1996
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 1
Decius
201 - 251
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 2
Galerius
250 - 311
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 3
Seleucus I Nicator
358 BC - 281 BC
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 4
Boris III of Bulgaria
1894 - 1943
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 5
Nikephoros I
760 - 811
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 6
Simeon I of Bulgaria
864 - 927
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 7
Todor Zhivkov
1911 - 1998
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 8
Władysław III of Poland
1424 - 1444
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 9
Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
1172 - 1205
HPI: 75.52
Rank: 10
Saint Sava
1169 - 1236
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 11
Boris I of Bulgaria
828 - 907
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
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1864 - 1944
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 34
Boris Gaganelov
1941 - 2020
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 58
Euthymius of Tarnovo
1317 - 1402
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 72
Lyubomir Miletich
1863 - 1937
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 73
Irene Lekapene
901 - 901
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 78
Blaga Dimitrova
1922 - 2003
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 83
Stefan Toshev
1859 - 1924
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 96
Kliment Boyadzhiev
1861 - 1932
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 99
Andrey Toshev
1867 - 1944
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 100
Pencho Zlatev
1883 - 1948
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 107
Nikola Mushanov
1872 - 1951
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 110
Nikola Ivanov
1861 - 1940
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 111
Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (104), soccer players (57), writers (29), athletes (26), and singers (24), while most who died were politicians (69), writers (15), soccer players (11), military personnels (10), and religious figures (5).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Gaganelov, 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 Aurelian.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria since 1700.
