Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks 961st in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Scranton, Pennsylvania, Jeonju, and Passaic, New Jersey. Memorable people born in Bulgaria include Saint Naum, John of Rila, and Sineperver Sultan. Memorable people who died in Bulgaria include Dan I of Wallachia, Ivanka Khristova, and Ivan Davidov. Bulgaria has been the birth place of many politicians, and companions and the death place of many soccer players, and politicians. Bulgaria is located in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. 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 sixteenth-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 820 and 1988, Bulgaria was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Saint Naum, John of Rila, and Sineperver Sultan. Additionaly, 5 globally memorable people have passed away in Bulgaria including Dan I of Wallachia, Ivanka Khristova, and Ivan Davidov.
People Born in Bulgaria
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Saint Naum
WRITER
830 - 910
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 1
John of Rila
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
876 - 946
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2
Sineperver Sultan
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1828
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 3
George I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1308
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 4
Kera Tamara
COMPANION
1301 - 1301
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 5
Keratsa of Bulgaria
COMPANION
1348 - 1390
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 6
George II of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1323
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 7
Dimitar Penev
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 8
Presian I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
820 - 852
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 9
Mitso Asen of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1300 - 1300
HPI: 53.71
Rank: 10
Catherine of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1001 - 1063
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 11
Ana Terter
NOBLEMAN
1300 - Present
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 12
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Dan I of Wallachia
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1386
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1
Ivanka Khristova
ATHLETE
1941 - 2022
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 2
Ivan Davidov
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 3
Ivan Dimitrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 4
Ayan Sadakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2017
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 5
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (6), companions (2), soccer players (2), writers (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were soccer players (3), politicians (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bulgaria, including Dimitar Penev, and Gosho Ginchev. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Sineperver Sultan, George I of Bulgaria, and George II of Bulgaria.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Bulgaria since 1700.
