Atanasov Explained

Atanasov (Cyrillic: Атанасов), feminine Atanasova (Cyrillic:Атанасова), also transliterated as Atanassov/Atanassova, is a Bulgarian-language surname, derived from the name Atanas. Notable people with this surname include:

• Alfredo Atanasof, Argentine politician, born 1949
• Andrey Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, 1987
• Atanas Atanasov, runner, born 1945
• Atanas Atanasov, Bulgarian long jumper, born 1956
• Atanas Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1985
• Chavdar Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1973
• Dimo Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1985
• Dimitar Atanasov (canoeist), Bulgarian sprint canoer
• Doncho Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1983
• Gavril Atanasov, 19th century Yugoslavian icon painter
• Georgi Atanasov (composer), Bulgarian composer, 1882 – 1931
• Georgi Atanasov (politician), Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister from 1986 - 1990
• Hristo Atanassov (born 1965), Bulgarian politician
• Hristo Atanasov (Dikanya), Bulgarian revolutionary, 1877 - 1908
• Jani Atanasov, Macedonian footballer, born 1999
• John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and one of the inventors of the computer, 1903 - 1995.
• Kosta Atanasov, a Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, 1870 - 1912
• Krassimir Atanassov (born 1954), Bulgarian mathematician
• Manol Atanassov (born 1991), Bulgarian figure skater
• Myléna Atanassova (born 1963), Bulgarian fashion designer and painter
• Nikola Atanasov, Bulgarian revolutionary and politician, 1886 - 1945
• Nikolay Atanasov, long jumper, born 1974
• Petar Atanasov (footballer), Bulgarian footballer, born 1990
• Petar Atanasov (linguist), Macedonian linguist, born 1939
• Slavcho Atanasov, Bulgarian politician and mayor of Plovdiv, 2007 - 2011
• Stanimir Atanasov, Bulgarian sprint canoer, born 1976
• Tsvetan Atanasov, Bulgarian football player, born 1948
• Valentin Atanasov, Bulgarian sprinter, born 1961
• Zhivko Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1991