Bulgaria
Historical figures born in Bulgaria
2,505 notable historical figures were born in Bulgaria. These are the most notable:
Bulgaria ranks #45 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Slovakia, Egypt and Belarus.
By era
- Ancient: 5
- Medieval: 7
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 27
By occupation
- Politician: 25
- Monarch/Royalty: 14
- Soldier/Officer: 11
- Writer/Author: 7
- Head of State/President: 7
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 7
- Prime Minister: 7
- Philosopher: 5
- Aesop (620 BC to 564 BC, Philosophy)
- Belisarius (505 to 565, Military)
- Maximinus I (173 to 238, Politics)
- Rumen Radev (born 1963, Politics)
- Boris III (1894 to 1943, Politics)
- Talaat Pasha (1874 to 1921, Politics)
- Ahmed III (1673 to 1736, Politics)
- Rosen Zhelyazkov (born 1968, Politics)
- Todor Zhivkov (1911 to 1998, Politics)
- Georgi Dimitrov (1882 to 1949, Politics)
- Phocas (547 to 610, Politics)
- Aetius (390 to 454, Politics)
- Julia Kristeva (born 1941, Philosophy)
- Boyko Borisov (born 1959, Politics)
- Marcian (392 to 457, Politics)
- Leo I (401 to 474, Politics)
- Elias Canetti (1905 to 1994, Literature)
- Tiberius II Constantine (520 to 582, Politics)
- Simeon I (864 to 927, Politics)
- Azis (born 1978, Arts & Music)
- Vasil Levski (1837 to 1873, Politics)
- Krum (755 to 814, Politics)
- Boris I (828 to 907, Politics)
- Princess Marie Louise of Bulgaria (born 1933, Politics)
- Kiril Petkov (born 1980, Politics)
- Tzvetan Todorov (1939 to 2017, Philosophy)
- Christian Rakovsky (1873 to 1941, Politics)
- Hristo Botev (1847 to 1876, Literature)
- Rosen Plevneliev (born 1964, Politics)
- Maria Popova (born 1984, Literature)
- Georgi Parvanov (born 1957, Politics)
- Zhelyu Zhelev (1935 to 2015, Politics)
- Nikki reed (born 1989, Entertainment)
- Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895 to 1945, Politics)
- Kimon Georgiev (1882 to 1969, Politics)
- Dimitar Glavchev (born 1963, Politics)
- Simeon II (born 1937, Politics)
- Nikolai Denkov (born 1962, Politics)
- Peter I of Bulgaria (915 to 970, Politics)
- Aleksandar Stamboliyski (1879 to 1923, Politics)
Browse all countries or explore these figures on the timeline and world map.