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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

People

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.

People Born in Present Day Bulgaria

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People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria

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Occupations

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, 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.

Cities by Births

Cities by Deaths

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria since 1700.

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