Burgas
Burgas ranks 2,358th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portugal, Thunder Bay, and Hørsholm. The most famous people from Burgas are Raina Kabaivanska, Kostas Varnalis, and Zlatko Yankov. The most famous people who died in Burgas are Viktor Gavrikov. Burgas has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many chess players. Burgas is located in Bulgaria.
Burgas, sometimes transliterated as Bourgas, is the second largest city on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast in the region of Northern Thrace and the fourth-largest city in Bulgaria after Sofia, Plovdiv, and Varna, with a population of 210,646 inhabitants, while 226,137 live in its urban area. It is the capital of Burgas Province and an important industrial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1884 and 2001, Burgas was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Raina Kabaivanska, Kostas Varnalis, and Zlatko Yankov. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Burgas including Viktor Gavrikov.
People Born in Burgas
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Raina Kabaivanska
SINGER
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 1
Kostas Varnalis
WRITER
1884 - 1974
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2
Zlatko Yankov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 3
Anton Donchev
WRITER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 4
Maria Bakalova
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 5
Radostin Kishishev
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 6
Svetla Dimitrova
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 7
Ivo Yanakiev
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 8
Stefani Kiryakova
ATHLETE
2001 - Present
HPI: 25.73
Rank: 9
Lu Shiyu
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 20.39
Rank: 10
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Burgas were athletes (4), writers (2), soccer players (2), singers (1), and actors (1), while most who died were chess players (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Burgas, including Svetla Dimitrova, Ivo Yanakiev, and Stefani Kiryakova. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Burgas, including Svetla Dimitrova, Ivo Yanakiev, and Stefani Kiryakova.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Burgas since 1700.
