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Veselin Topalov

Bulgarian chess grandmaster

1975 - today

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Veselin Topalov

His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2024). Veselin Topalov is the 110th most popular chess player (down from 92nd in 2024), the 163rd most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 152nd in 2019) and the most popular Bulgarian Chess Player.

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Historical Popularity Index

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Veselin Topalov's biography appears in 61 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Chess Players.

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Among Chess Players

Among chess players, Veselin Topalov ranks 110 out of 544. Before him are Israel Albert Horowitz, Jean Dufresne, Ignatz Kolisch, Alexander Petrov, Jacques Mieses, and André Chéron. After him are Philipp Stamma, Grigory Levenfish, Vasja Pirc, Peter Leko, Erich Eliskases, and Oscar Panno.

Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia

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Israel Albert Horowitz
1907 - 1973
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 104
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 105
Ignatz Kolisch
1837 - 1889
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 106
Alexander Petrov
1799 - 1867
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 107
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 108
André Chéron
1895 - 1980
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 109
Veselin Topalov
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 110
Philipp Stamma
1705 - 1755
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 111
Grigory Levenfish
1889 - 1961
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 112
Vasja Pirc
1907 - 1980
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 113
Peter Leko
1979 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 114
Erich Eliskases
1913 - 1997
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 115
Oscar Panno
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 116

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Veselin Topalov ranks 92. Before him are Gareth Edwards, Lauryn Hill, Cécile de France, Puneeth Rajkumar, Atifete Jahjaga, and Sienna Guillory. After him are Igor Dodon, Gary Neville, Jamie Oliver, Kristen Michal, Zach Braff, and Yasmin Levy.

Others Born in 1975

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Gareth Edwards
FILM DIRECTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 86
Lauryn Hill
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 87
Cécile de France
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 88
Puneeth Rajkumar
ACTOR
1975 - 2021
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 89
Atifete Jahjaga
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 90
Sienna Guillory
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 91
Veselin Topalov
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 92
Igor Dodon
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 93
Gary Neville
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 94
Jamie Oliver
CHEF
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 95
Kristen Michal
POLITICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 96
Zach Braff
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 97
Yasmin Levy
SINGER
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 98

In Bulgaria

Among people born in Bulgaria, Veselin Topalov ranks 163 out of 520. Before him are Nikola Vaptsarov (1909), Teodor Teodorov (1859), Nina Dobrev (1989), Anton Pann (1796), Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis (1913), and Yordan Letchkov (1967). After him are Ferdinand Bruckner (1891), Dobromir Zhechev (1942), Rosen Zhelyazkov (1968), Dimitar Dobrev (1931), Nadya Nozharova (1916), and Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927).

Others born in Bulgaria

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Nikola Vaptsarov
WRITER
1909 - 1942
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 157
Teodor Teodorov
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1924
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 158
Nina Dobrev
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 159
Anton Pann
WRITER
1796 - 1854
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 160
Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis
ARCHITECT
1913 - 1975
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 161
Yordan Letchkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 162
Veselin Topalov
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 163
Ferdinand Bruckner
WRITER
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 164
Dobromir Zhechev
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 165
Rosen Zhelyazkov
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 166
Dimitar Dobrev
WRESTLER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 167
Nadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 168
Dimitar Iliev Popov
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2015
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 169