List of Bulgarians

This is a list of famous or notable Bulgarians throughout history.

Bulgarian monarchs

Performing arts

Directors

Actors

Models

Dancers

Journalists

Television

Literature

Authors

Music

Composers

Singers and musicians

Visual arts

Architects

Painters

Sculptors

Others

Annie Ivanova, arts curator
Christo Vladimirov Javacheff, along with Jeanne-Claude
Peter Lazarov, graphic artist
Alex Maleev, cartoonist
Toma Tomov, graphic artist

Business

State

Politicians

Revolutionaries

Voivodes

Academics

Stephan Angeloff, microbiologist
Krassimir Atanassov, mathematician
Angel Balevski, inventor
Petar Beron, educator
Veselin Beshevliev, classicist
Georgi Bliznakoff, chemist
Kiril Bratanov, biologist
Ljubomir Chakaloff, mathematician
George Chaldakov, vascular biologist
Stamen Grigorov, physician
Asen Hadjiolov, biologist
Anastas Ishirkov, human geographer
Christo Ivanov, organic chemist
Assen Jordanoff, airplane constructor
Rostislaw Kaischew, physical chemist
Ludmil Katzarkov, mathematician
Georgi Kitov, archaeologist
Boicho Kokinov, cognitive scientist
Boris Komitov, astronomer
Mimoza Konteva, geographer
Georgi Lozanov, psychologist
Georgi Manev, physicist
Stefan Marinov, dissident physicist
Marco Mincoff, literary scholar
Nikola Mollov, organic chemist
Georgi Nadjakov, physicist, discovered the external photoeffect
Nikola Obreshkov, mathematician
Dimiter Orahovats, physiologist
Dimitar Paskov, pharmacist and chemist
Angel Penchev, neurologist
Peter Petroff, prolific inventor
Ivan Atanassov Petrov, neurologist
Stefka Petrova, nutritionist
Dimitar Sasselov, astrophysicist
Blagovest Sendov, mathematician
Ivan Stranski, physical chemist, proposed the mechanism of Stranski-Krastanov growth
Elka Todorova, social psychologist
Venelin Tsachevsky, economist
Evgeny Vatev, physicist, inventor
Asen Zlatarov, chemist
Vasil Zlatarski, historian
Dimitar Kalev, humanities scholar, oncologist, poet

Economists

Philosophers

Sports

Athletics

Rostislav Dimitrov, triple jumper
Yordanka Donkova, world record holder and one world title in hurdling
Stefka Kostadinova, world record holder and two world titles in high jump
Tereza Marinova, triple jumper
Khristo Markov, 1988 Olympic triple jump champion
Petya Pendareva, sprinter
Iva Prandzheva, long jumper and triple jumper

Boxing

Georgi Kostadinov, boxer, won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games for Bulgaria
Daisy Lang, boxer, world champion in three different weight categories
Ivailo Marinov, boxer, won the Olympic Flyweight gold medal at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games, among others
Kubrat Pulev, boxer
Tervel Pulev, boxer
Svilen Rusinov, boxer
Dimitar Shtilianov, boxer
Serafim Todorov, boxer, won the Olympic Featherweight Silver medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games

Chess

Ivan Cheparinov, chess player
Antoaneta Stefanova, Women's World Chess Champion
Silvio Danailov, chess player and manager
Veselin Topalov, World Chess Champion

Volleyball

Football

Tennis

Other sports

Blagoy Blagoev, silver medalist in Olympic Games and all-time senior world record holder in snatch
Nikolay Bukhalov, two Olympic and five world titles in canoeing
Albena Denkova, World Figure Skating Champion in ice dancing
Vasil Etropolski, Olympic and world champion sabre fencer
Georgi Georgiev, two world titles in Sambo
Maria Gigova, three rhythmic gymnastics world titles, Guinness World Records
Mariya Grozdeva, sport shooter
Ivan Ivanov, Olympic weightlifter
Tanyu Kiryakov, pistol shooter
Dan Kolov, wrestler
Kaloyan Mahlyanov, sumo wrestler
Maria Petrova, three rhythmic gymnastics world titles, Guinness World Records
Hristo Prodanov, mountaineer
Evgeniya Radanova, speed skater and racing cyclist
Neshka Robeva, rhythmic gymnast
Alexander Rusev, wrestler, rower and powerlifter
Valentin Yordanov, two Olympic, seven world and seven European titles in wrestling
Yordan Yovchev, world champion and six-time Olympic gymnast

Theology

Antim I
Evtimiy of Tarnovo
Vladislav the Grammarian
Peter Deunov, founder of the Universal White Brotherhood

Cuisine

Criminals