Blagoevgrad
Blagoevgrad ranks 1,848th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Dorchester, Boston, Vichy, and Tskhinvali. Memorable people born in Blagoevgrad include Dimitar Berbatov, Nikola Kovachev, and Ivaylo Andonov. Blagoevgrad has been the birth place of many soccer players. Blagoevgrad is located in Bulgaria.
Blagoevgrad is а town in Southwestern Bulgaria, the administrative centre of Blagoevgrad Municipality and of Blagoevgrad Province. With a population of almost 70,000 inhabitants, it is the economic and cultural centre of Southwestern Bulgaria. It is located in the valley of the Struma River at the foot of the Rila Mountains, 101 kilometres south of Sofia, close to the border with North Macedonia. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1934 and 1986, Blagoevgrad was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Dimitar Berbatov, Nikola Kovachev, and Ivaylo Andonov.
People Born in Blagoevgrad
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Dimitar Berbatov
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1
Nikola Kovachev
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2
Ivaylo Andonov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.91
Rank: 3
Stanislav Manolev
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 33.82
Rank: 4
Stoycho Stoilov
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 32.97
Rank: 5
Georgi Bachev
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.18
Rank: 6
Nikolay Bodurov
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 7
Svetoslav Dyakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 26.75
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Born in Blagoevgrad
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SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 2
Georgi Bachev
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 29.18
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Blagoevgrad were soccer players (8), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Blagoevgrad, including Dimitar Berbatov, Nikola Kovachev, and Ivaylo Andonov. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Blagoevgrad, including Dimitar Berbatov, Nikola Kovachev, and Ivaylo Andonov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Blagoevgrad since 1700.
