Sofia ranks 117th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Minsk, Ljubljana, and Hanover. Memorable people born in Sofia include Tzvetan Todorov, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Kristalina Georgieva. Memorable people who died in Sofia include Baba Vanga, Galerius, and Boris III of Bulgaria. Sofia has been the birth place of many soccer players and politicians and the death place of many politicians and writers. Sofia is located in Bulgaria.
Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate. Being in the centre of the Balkans, it is midway between the Black Sea and the Adriatic Sea and closest to the Aegean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1891 and 1989, Sofia was the birth place of 82 globally memorable people, including Tzvetan Todorov, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Kristalina Georgieva. Additionaly, 82 globally memorable people have passed away in Sofia including Baba Vanga, Galerius, and Boris III of Bulgaria.
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 1
1895 - 1945
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 2
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 3
1929 - 1978
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 4
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 5
1929 - 2012
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 6
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 7
1943 - 1971
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 8
1898 - 1985
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 9
1897 - 1949
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 10
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 11
1899 - 1958
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 12
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 7
1899 - 1958
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 12
1892 - 1990
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 17
1901 - 1971
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 20
1938 - 1971
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 25
1931 - 1970
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 30
1938 - 2019
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 35
1943 - 2015
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 36
1950 - 2018
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 42
1949 - 2006
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 43
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 46
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 54
1911 - 1996
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 1
250 - 311
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 2
1894 - 1943
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 3
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 4
1870 - 1899
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 5
1837 - 1873
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 6
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 7
1850 - 1921
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 8
1864 - 1944
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 9
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 10
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 11
1877 - 1950
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12
1841 - 1895
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 20
1878 - 1945
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 24
1817 - 1893
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 29
1892 - 1990
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 31
1901 - 1971
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 42
1882 - 1960
HPI: 46.28
Rank: 59
1858 - 1907
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 68
1875 - 1941
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 69
1881 - 1960
HPI: 42.66
Rank: 75
1938 - 2019
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 76
1943 - 2015
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 77
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 78
Most individuals born in present day Sofia were soccer players (25), politicians (13), athletes (8), singers (6), and writers (5), while most who died were politicians (36), writers (14), soccer players (12), military personnels (3), and social activists (2).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Sofia, including Georgi Asparuhov, Emil Kostadinov, and Ivan Dimitrov. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Sofia, including Georgi Asparuhov, Emil Kostadinov, and Ivan Dimitrov.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Sofia since 1700.