Cultural Production in

Present Day

Bulgaria

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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. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, 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 16th 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 2000, present day Bulgaria was the birth place of 415 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Ahmed III, and Belisarius. Additionaly, 159 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bulgaria including Decius, Baba Vanga, and Galerius.

People Born in Present Day Bulgaria

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People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria

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Occupations

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.