Plovdiv
Plovdiv ranks 496th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Osijek, Tianjin, and Poitiers. The most famous people from Plovdiv are Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Petar Stoyanov. The most famous people who died in Plovdiv are Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Stefan Toshev. 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 and the most populous city in the Bulgarian part of the historic region of Thrace, located 144 km southeast of the capital Sofia. It had a population of 329,489 as of 2024 and 540,000 in its greater metropolitan area. An important economic, transport, cultural, and educational hub of Bulgaria, Plovdiv was the European Capital of Culture in 1999 and 2019, and 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 41 globally memorable people, including Hristo Stoichkov, Boris Christoff, and Petar Stoyanov. Additionaly, 8 globally memorable people have passed away in Plovdiv including Igor Volk, Dinko Dermendzhiev, and Stefan Toshev.
People Born in Plovdiv
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Hristo Stoichkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 1
Boris Christoff
SINGER
1914 - 1993
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 2
Petar Stoyanov
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 3
Stefka Kostadinova
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 4
Hristo Bonev
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 5
Cniva
POLITICIAN
200 - 300
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 6
Angel Wagenstein
WRITER
1922 - 2023
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 7
Ivan Evstratiev Geshov
POLITICIAN
1849 - 1924
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 8
Rusev
WRESTLER
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 9
Mariya Petkova
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 10
Ivan Kolev
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2005
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 11
Dinko Dermendzhiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Plovdiv
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Diana Paliiska
ATHLETE
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 22
Asen Zlatev
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 23
Georgi Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.53
Rank: 26
Aleksandar Khristov
BOXER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 28
Petar Merkov
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 32
Milen Dobrev
ATHLETE
1980 - 2015
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 33
Irmena Chichikova
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 34
Valeri Domovchiyski
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.65
Rank: 35
Aleksandrina Naydenova
TENNIS PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.09
Rank: 37
People Deceased in Plovdiv
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Igor Volk
PILOT
1937 - 2017
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1
Dinko Dermendzhiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2019
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 2
Stefan Toshev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1924
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 3
Yordan Yovkov
WRITER
1880 - 1937
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 4
Georgi Slavkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2014
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 5
Vidin Apostolov
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 6
Todor Diev
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 1995
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 7
Milen Dobrev
ATHLETE
1980 - 2015
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 8
Newly Added People Deceased in Plovdiv
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Most individuals born in present day Plovdiv were athletes (13), soccer players (9), politicians (7), singers (3), and tennis players (2), while most who died were soccer players (4), pilots (1), military personnels (1), writers (1), and athletes (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Plovdiv, including Stefka Kostadinova, Mariya Petkova, and Siyka Kelbecheva. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Plovdiv, including Stefka Kostadinova, Mariya Petkova, and Siyka Kelbecheva.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Plovdiv since 1700.
