Sliven ranks 1,503rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Amberg, Leamington Spa, and Fukui Prefecture. Memorable people born in Sliven include Julia Kristeva, Nikola Zhekov, and Yordan Letchkov. Memorable people who died in Sliven include Georgi Lozanov and Mikhail Zhelev. Sliven has been the birth place of many soccer players and singers and the death place of many psychologists and athletes. Sliven is located in Bulgaria.
Sliven is the eighth-largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and industrial centre of Sliven Province and municipality in Northern Thrace. It is situated in the Sliven Valley at the foothills of the Balkan Mountains. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1796 and 1978, Sliven was the birth place of 9 globally memorable people, including Julia Kristeva, Nikola Zhekov, and Yordan Letchkov. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Sliven including Georgi Lozanov and Mikhail Zhelev.
1941 - Present
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 1
1865 - 1949
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 2
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 3
1796 - 1854
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 4
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 5
1943 - 2021
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 7
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.30
Rank: 8
1976 - Present
HPI: 28.07
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day Sliven were soccer players (2), singers (2), athletes (2), philosophers (1), and politicians (1), while most who died were psychologists (1) and athletes (1).
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Sliven since 1700.