Cultural Production in
Present Day
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria ranks 42nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind South Africa, Uruguay, and Slovakia. Memorable people born in present day Bulgaria include Aesop, Flavius Aetius, and Belisarius. Memorable people who died in Bulgaria include Baba Vanga, Decius, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor. Bulgaria has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players.
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi) and is the tenth largest within the European Union and the sixteenth-largest country in Europe by area. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 620 BC and 2004, present day Bulgaria was the birth place of 513 globally memorable people, including Aesop, Flavius Aetius, and Belisarius. Additionaly, 162 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Bulgaria including Baba Vanga, Decius, and Baldwin I, Latin Emperor.
People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsAesop
WRITER
620 BC - 564 BC
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 148
Flavius Aetius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
390 - 454
HPI: 81.25
Rank: 73
Belisarius
MILITARY PERSONNEL
505 - 565
HPI: 81.11
Rank: 70
Ahmed III
POLITICIAN
1673 - 1736
HPI: 79.71
Rank: 78
Elias Canetti
WRITER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 229
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 79.05
Rank: 284
Georgi Dimitrov
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1949
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 67
Maximinus Thrax
POLITICIAN
173 - 238
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 71
Phocas
POLITICIAN
547 - 610
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 118
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 217
Simeon I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
864 - 927
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 237
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 68
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsRosen Zhelyazkov
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 51
Dimitar Glavchev
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 63
Stanimir Stoilov
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 53
Ivan Krastev
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 57
Ilian Iliev
COACH
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 50
Daniil of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 38
Ali Kayalı
WRESTLER
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 58
Slavi Trifonov
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.23
Rank: 54
Diana Paliiska
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 56
Georgi Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 64
Violeta Ninova
ATHLETE
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 65
Ognyana Petrova
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 60
People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
Go to all RankingsBaba Vanga
OCCULTIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 27
Decius
POLITICIAN
201 - 251
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 161
Baldwin I, Latin Emperor
POLITICIAN
1172 - 1205
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 148
Galerius
POLITICIAN
250 - 311
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 18
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 121
Saint Sava
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1169 - 1236
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 13
Simeon I of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
864 - 927
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 145
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 17
Nikephoros I
POLITICIAN
760 - 811
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 24
Władysław III of Poland
POLITICIAN
1424 - 1444
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 83
Herennius Etruscus
POLITICIAN
220 - 251
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 45
Krum
POLITICIAN
710 - 814
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 19
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Bulgaria
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Most individuals born in present day Bulgaria were politicians (122), soccer players (110), athletes (87), writers (34), and singers (29), while most who died were politicians (75), soccer players (23), writers (18), military personnels (9), and religious figures (7).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Hristo Stoichkov, Petar Zhekov, and Dimitar Berbatov. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bulgaria, including Ahmed III, Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, and Georgi Dimitrov.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Bulgaria since 1700.


































