The Most Famous
MILITARY PERSONNELS from Bulgaria
This page contains a list of the greatest Bulgarian Military Personnels. The pantheon dataset contains 1,468 Military Personnels, 7 of which were born in Bulgaria. This makes Bulgaria the birth place of the 29th most number of Military Personnels behind Finland and Israel.
Top 7
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Bulgarian Military Personnels of all time. This list of famous Bulgarian Military Personnels is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Flavius Aetius (390 - 454)
With an HPI of 74.06, Flavius Aetius is the most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 58 different languages on wikipedia.
Flavius Aetius (also spelled Aëtius; Latin: [aːˈɛtiʊs]; c. 390 – 454) was a Roman general and statesman of the closing period of the Western Roman Empire. He was a military commander and the most influential man in the Empire for two decades (433–454). He managed policy in regard to the attacks of barbarian federates settled throughout the West. Notably, he mustered a large Roman and allied (foederati) army in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains, ending a devastating invasion of Gaul by Attila in 451, though the Hun and his subjugated allies still managed to invade Italy the following year, an incursion best remembered for the ruthless Sack of Aquileia and the intercession of Pope Leo I. Aetius has often been called the "Last of the Romans". Edward Gibbon refers to him as "the man universally celebrated as the terror of Barbarians and the support of the Republic" for his victory at the Catalaunian Plains. J.B Bury notes, "That he was the one prop and stay of the Western Empire during his life time was the unanimous verdict of his contemporaries."
2. Belisarius (505 - 565)
With an HPI of 73.10, Belisarius is the 2nd most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 57 different languages.
Belisarius (Latin pronunciation: [bɛ.lɪˈsaː.ri.ʊs]; Greek: Βελισάριος; c. 500 – 565) was a military commander of the Byzantine Empire under the emperor Justinian I. He was instrumental in the reconquest of much of the Mediterranean territory belonging to the former Western Roman Empire, which had been lost less than a century prior. One of the defining features of Belisarius' career was his success despite varying levels of available resources. His name is frequently given as one of the so-called "Last of the Romans". He conquered the Vandal Kingdom of North Africa in the Vandalic War in nine months and conquered much of Italy during the Gothic War. He also defeated the Vandal armies in the battle of Ad Decimum and played an important role at Tricamarum, compelling the Vandal king, Gelimer, to surrender. During the Gothic War, despite being significantly outnumbered, he and his troops recaptured the city of Rome and then held out against great odds during the siege of Rome. After a setback at Thannurin, he won a battle against the Persians at Dara but was defeated at Callinicum. He successfully repulsed a Hunnish incursion at Melantias. He was also known for military deception; he repulsed a Persian invasion by deceiving their commander and lifted the siege of Ariminum without a fight.
3. Osman Pazvantoğlu (1758 - 1807)
With an HPI of 56.35, Osman Pazvantoğlu is the 3rd most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Osman Pazvantoğlu (Ottoman Turkish: عثمان پازوانتوگلو; 1758 – January 27, 1807 in Vidin) was an Ottoman soldier, governor of Vidin after 1794, and a rebel against Ottoman rule. He is also remembered as the friend of Rigas Feraios, a Greek revolutionary poet, whom he tried to rescue from the Ottoman authorities in Belgrade. His father was a janissary agha of the 31st janissary orta.
4. Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (1807 - 1883)
With an HPI of 54.41, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha is the 4th most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha (1807–1883), also known as Çırpanlı Abdi Pasha or Abdul Kerim Pasha, son of Ahmed Pasha, was an Ottoman military commander, born in Chirpan, Ottoman Bulgaria.
5. Bonifacius (350 - 432)
With an HPI of 53.72, Bonifacius is the 5th most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Bonifatius (or Bonifacius; also known as Count Boniface; died 432) was a Roman general and governor of the diocese of Africa. He campaigned against the Visigoths in Gaul and the Vandals in North Africa. An ally of Galla Placidia, mother and advisor of Valentinian III, Bonifacius engaged in Roman civil wars on her behalf against the generals Felix in 427-429 and Aetius in 432. Although he defeated the latter at the Battle of Rimini, Bonifacius suffered a fatal wound and was succeeded by his son-in-law Sebastianus as patricius of the Western Roman Empire.
6. Nikola Ivanov (1861 - 1940)
With an HPI of 47.35, Nikola Ivanov is the 6th most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Nikola Ivanov (Bulgarian: Никола Иванов) (2 March 1861, Kalofer – 10 September 1940, Sofia) was a Bulgarian general and a minister of defence of the Principality of Bulgaria. One of the first graduate of the General Staff Military Academy of St Petersburg, he fought as a volunteer during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878). Ivanov then became chief of the Headquarters of the Bulgarian Army between 10 May 1894 and 29 November 1896 then minister of war between 29 November 1896 and 30 January 1899. During the First Balkan War, Ivanov lead the Bulgarian Second Army throughout the successful Siege of Adrianople. On 4 July his army was defeated at the Battle of Kilkis–Lachanas during the Second Balkan War, a month later his troops succeeded in halting the oncoming Greek army at the Battle of Kresna Gorge as the catastrophic Second Balkan War came to an end.
7. Stefan Toshev (1859 - 1924)
With an HPI of 46.82, Stefan Toshev is the 7th most famous Bulgarian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Stefan Toshev (Bulgarian: Стефан Тошев) (18 December 1859 – 27 November 1924) was a Bulgarian general, from World War I. His mother was a teacher from the period of the National Revival. He volunteered in the Bulgarian Opalchentsi Corps during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) and later served as a translator. On 10 May 1879, he graduated from the Military School in Sofia in its first year. Then he served in the Police force of Eastern Rumelia.
Pantheon has 7 people classified as military personnels born between 350 and 1861. Of these 7, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased military personnels include Flavius Aetius, Belisarius, and Osman Pazvantoğlu.
Deceased Military Personnels
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Flavius Aetius
390 - 454
HPI: 74.06
Belisarius
505 - 565
HPI: 73.10
Osman Pazvantoğlu
1758 - 1807
HPI: 56.35
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha
1807 - 1883
HPI: 54.41
Bonifacius
350 - 432
HPI: 53.72
Nikola Ivanov
1861 - 1940
HPI: 47.35
Stefan Toshev
1859 - 1924
HPI: 46.82
Which Military Personnels were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Military Personnels since 1700.
