Ruse, Bulgaria
Ruse, Bulgaria ranks 1,596th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Lugano, Ceuta, and Heilbronn. The most famous people from Ruse, Bulgaria are Elias Canetti, Fakhri Pasha, and Dimitrana Ivanova. The most famous people who died in Ruse, Bulgaria are Lyuben Karavelov, and Victoria Marinova. Ruse, Bulgaria has been the birth place of many athletes, and writers and the death place of many writers, and journalists. Ruse, Bulgaria is located in Bulgaria.
Ruse is the fifth-largest city in Bulgaria. Ruse is in the northeastern part of the country, on the right bank of the Danube, opposite the Romanian city of Giurgiu, approximately 67 km (42 mi) south of Bucharest, Romania's capital, 172 km (107 mi) from Varna, and 249 km (155 mi) from the capital Sofia. Thanks to its location and its railway and road bridge over the Danube, it is the most significant Bulgarian river port, serving an important part of the international trade of the country. It is the 12th-largest of all cities on the river Danube. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1860 and 1987, Ruse, Bulgaria was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Elias Canetti, Fakhri Pasha, and Dimitrana Ivanova. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ruse, Bulgaria including Lyuben Karavelov, and Victoria Marinova.
People Born in Ruse, Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsElias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 1
Fakhri Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1868 - 1948
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2
Dimitrana Ivanova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1881 - 1960
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 3
Veselin Topalov
CHESS PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 4
Ruja Ignatova
BUSINESSPERSON
1980 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 5
Ekaterina Karavelova
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1860 - 1947
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 6
Michael Arlen
WRITER
1895 - 1956
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 7
Tanyu Kiryakov
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 8
Gloria
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 9
Venelina Veneva-Mateeva
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 10
Milko Kazanov
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 11
Nikolay Dimitrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ruse, Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsMilko Kazanov
ATHLETE
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 11
Nikolay Dimitrov
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 35.28
Rank: 12
People Deceased in Ruse, Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsLyuben Karavelov
WRITER
1834 - 1879
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 1
Victoria Marinova
JOURNALIST
1988 - 2018
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ruse, Bulgaria were athletes (3), writers (2), social activists (2), military personnels (1), and chess players (1), while most who died were writers (1), and journalists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ruse, Bulgaria, including Tanyu Kiryakov, Venelina Veneva-Mateeva, and Milko Kazanov. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ruse, Bulgaria, including Tanyu Kiryakov, Venelina Veneva-Mateeva, and Milko Kazanov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Ruse, Bulgaria since 1700.














