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Plovdiv (bgr)

Bulgaria

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Plovdiv ranks 496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osijek, Tianjin, and Poitiers. Memorable people born in Plovdiv include Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Stefka Kostadinova. Memorable people who died in Plovdiv include Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Yordan Yovkov. Plovdiv has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players and the death place of many soccer players, and pilots. Plovdiv is located in Bulgaria.

Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria, 93 miles southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 371 536 as of 2024 and 675,000 in the greater metropolitan area. Plovdiv is a cultural hub in Bulgaria and was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 and 2019. The city is an important economic, transport, cultural, and educational centre. Plovdiv joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities in 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 200 and 2003, Plovdiv was the birth place of 32 globally memorable people, including Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Stefka Kostadinova. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Plovdiv including Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Yordan Yovkov.

People Born in Plovdiv

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People Deceased in Plovdiv

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Plovdiv were athletes (9), soccer players (7), politicians (7), singers (3), and writers (1),  while most who died were soccer players (4), pilots (1), writers (1), and military personnels (1).

Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Plovdiv, including Stefka Kostadinova, Magdalena Georgieva, and Mariya Petkova. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Plovdiv, including Stefka Kostadinova, Magdalena Georgieva, and Mariya Petkova.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Plovdiv since 1700.