This is a list of famous or notable Bulgarians throughout history.
Bulgarian monarchs
Performing arts
Directors
Actors
See also List of Bulgarian actors
Models
Dancers
Journalists
Television
Literature
Authors
Music
Composers
See also List of Bulgarian composers
Singers and musicians
See also List of Bulgarian musicians and singers
Visual arts
Architects
Painters
Sculptors
Others
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
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- 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
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
Volleyball
Football
Tennis
Other sports
- Blagoy Blagoev, silver medalist in Olympic Games (1980) and all-time senior world record holder in snatch (195.5 kg, competing at 90 kg)
- Nikolay Bukhalov, two Olympic and five world titles in canoeing
- Albena Denkova, World Figure Skating Champion in ice dancing (pairs) (2006, 2007)
- Vasil Etropolski (born 1959), Olympic and world champion sabre fencer
- Georgi Georgiev, two world titles in Sambo (2003, 2006)
- Maria Gigova, three rhythmic gymnastics world titles (1969, 1971, 1973), Guinness World Records
- Mariya Grozdeva, sport shooter
- Ivan Ivanov, Olympic weightlifter
- Tanyu Kiryakov, pistol shooter
- Dan Kolov, wrestler
- Kaloyan Mahlyanov (Kotooshu), sumo wrestler
- Maria Petrova, three rhythmic gymnastics world titles (1993, 1994, 1995), 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
Cuisine
Criminals
Gallery
See also
Notes