Sofia
Sofia ranks 135th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Johannesburg, Düsseldorf, and Wrocław. Memorable people born in Sofia include Tzvetan Todorov, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Irina Bokova. Memorable people who died in Sofia include Baba Vanga, Todor Zhivkov, 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. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1891 and 2000, Sofia was the birth place of 85 globally memorable people, including Tzvetan Todorov, Kiril, Prince of Preslav, and Irina Bokova. Additionaly, 79 globally memorable people have passed away in Sofia including Baba Vanga, Todor Zhivkov, and Boris III of Bulgaria.
People Born in Sofia
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Tzvetan Todorov
HISTORIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 69
Kiril, Prince of Preslav
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1945
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 56
Irina Bokova
DIPLOMAT
1952 - Present
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 2
Kristalina Georgieva
ECONOMIST
1953 - Present
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 27
Georgi Markov
WRITER
1929 - 1978
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 68
Alexis Weissenberg
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2012
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 76
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-Dean
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 37
Neophyte of Bulgaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - 2024
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 80
Georgi Asparuhov
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 71
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1958
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 73
Princess Eudoxia of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1985
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 53
Traicho Kostov
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1949
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 78
Newly Added People Born in Sofia
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Andrey Galabinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 35.48
Rank: 59
Viktor Genev
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.00
Rank: 58
Ilia Gruev
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 29.53
Rank: 57
People Deceased in Sofia
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Baba Vanga
OCCULTIST
1911 - 1996
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 13
Todor Zhivkov
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1998
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 62
Boris III of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 9
Princess Marie Louise of Bourbon-Parma
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1899
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 15
Vasil Levski
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1873
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 27
Petar Mladenov
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2000
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 52
Zhelyu Zhelev
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2015
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 77
Ivan Vazov
WRITER
1850 - 1921
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 25
Vasil Kolarov
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1950
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 31
Bogdan Filov
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1883 - 1945
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 38
Peter Deunov
PHILOSOPHER
1864 - 1944
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 10
Valko Chervenkov
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 37
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Sofia were soccer players (28), politicians (13), athletes (8), singers (6), and writers (5), while most who died were politicians (34), writers (14), soccer players (11), military personnels (3), and social activists (2).
Occupational Trends
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.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Sofia since 1700.
