List of Macedonian Bulgarians explained

A list of Macedonian Bulgarians.

Actors

• Krastyo Sarafov (1876–1952)

Architects

• Andrey Damyanov (1813–1878)^[1]
• Naum Torbov (1880–1952)

Businessmen

• Kiradjieff brothers
• Kroum Pindoff (1915-2013)

Clerics

• Paisiy Hilendarski (1722–1773)
• Kiril Peychinovich (1770–1865)
• Pavel Bozhigrobski (1780–1871)
• Neofit Rilski (1793–1881)
• Parteniy Zografski (1818–1876)
• Nathanael of Ohrid (1820–1906)
• Lazar Mladenov (1854–1917)

Composers

• Atanas Badev (1860–1908)

Diplomats

• Dimitar Rizov (1862–1918)
• Nikola Stoyanov (1874–1967)
• Simeon Radev (1879–1967)

Film directors

• Boris Borozanov (1897–1951)

Literature

• Hristofor Zhefarovich (18th-century)
• Miladinov brothers (1810–1862)
• Marko Tsepenkov (1829–1920)
• Grigor Parlichev (1830–1893)
• Kuzman Shapkarev (1834–1909)
• Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot (1818–1882)
• Krste Misirkov (1874–1926)
• Voydan Popgeorgiev - Chernodrinski (1875–1951)
• Hristo Silyanov (1880–1939)
• Dimitar Talev (1898–1966)
• Hristo Smirnenski (1898–1923)
• Atanas Dalchev, (1904–1978)
• Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–1942)
• Venko Markovski (1915–1988)
• Krastyo Hadzhiivanov (1929–1952)

Military leaders

• Kliment Boyadzhiev (1861–1933)
• Krastyu Zlatarev (1864–1925)
• Konstantin Zhostov (1867–1916)
• Boris Drangov (1872–1917)
• Petar Darvingov (1875–1958)
• Kiril Yanchulev (1896–1961)

Politicians

• Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924)
• Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933)
• Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953)
• Iliya Kotsarev (1884–1954)
• Georgi Kulishev (1885–1974)
• Spiro Kitinchev (1895–1946)
• Georgi Traykov (1898–1975)
• Anton Yugov (1904–1991)
• Metodi Shatorov (1897–1944)
• Rosen Plevneliev (born 1964)

Revolutionaries

• Chavdar Voyvoda (16th-century)
• Ilyo Voyvoda (1822–1900)
• Hristo Makedonski (1835–1916)
• Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840–1907)
• Georgi Izmirliev (1851–1876)
• Trayko Kitanchev (1858–1895)
• Kosta Shahov (1862–1917)
• Gyorche Petrov (1864–1921)
• Pere Toshev (1865–1912)
• Aleksandar Protogerov (1867–1928)
• Dzole Stojchev (1867–1909)
• Andon Dimitrov (1867–1933)
• Petar Poparsov (1868–1941)
• Hristo Tatarchev (1869–1952)
• Ivan Hadzhinikolov (1869–1934)
• Apostol Petkov (1869–1911)
• Dame Gruev (1871–1906)
• Boris Sarafov (1872–1907)
• Gotse Delchev (1872–1903)
• Kiryak Shkurtov (1872–1965)
• Hristo Matov (1872–1922)
• Aleksandar Turundzhev (1872–1905)
• Yane Sandanski (1872–1915)
• Vasil Chekalarov (1874–1913)
• Cyril Parlichev (1875–1944)
• Metody Patchev (1875–1902)
• Dimo Hadzhidimov (1875–1924)
• Nikola Karev (1877–1905)
• Slaveyko Arsov (1877–1904)
• Kosta Tsipushev (1877–1968)
• Mile Pop Yordanov (1877–1901)
• Lazar Poptraykov (1878–1903)
• Hristo Uzunov (1878–1905)
• Vasil Adzhalarski (1880–1909)
• Ivan Antonov (1880–1928)
• Manush Georgiev (1881–1908)
• Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924)
• Petar Chaulev (1882–1924)
• Pavel Shatev (1882–1951)
• Panko Brashnarov (1883–1951)
• Andon Kyoseto (1885–1953)
• Hristo Batandzhiev (died 1913)
• Hristo Andonov (1887–1928)
• Ivan Mihailov (1896–1990)
• Yordan Chkatrov (1898–1945)
• Dimitar Chkatrov (1900–1945)
• Nikola Pitu Gulev (1901–1923)
• Dimitar Gyuzelov (1903–1945)
• Mara Buneva (1902–1928)
• Andon Kalchev (1910–1948)
• Georgi Dimchev (1916–1980)

Scholars

• Lyubomir Miletich (1863–1937)
• Aleksandar Balabanov (1879–1955)
• Nikola Milev (1881–1925)
• Blagoy Shklifov (1935–2003)
• Zorka Parvanova (born 1958)

Singers

• Iliya Argirov (1932–2012)
• Lyubka Rondova (born 1936)

Sport

• Spiro Debarski (born 1933)
• Nikola Kovachev (1934–2009)
• Vasil Metodiev (born 1935)
• Boris Gaganelov (born 1941)
• Aleksandar Tomov (born 1949)
• Stoycho Mladenov (born 1957)
• Ivan Lebanov (born 1957)
• Simeon Shterev (born 1959)
• Krasimir Bezinski (born 1961)
• Kiril Georgiev (born 1965)
• Petar Mihtarski (born 1966)
• Ivaylo Andonov (born 1967)
• Stoycho Stoilov (born 1971)
• Dimtcho Beliakov (born 1971)
• Irina Nikulchina (born 1974)
• Serafim Barzakov (born 1975)
• Georgi Bachev (born 1977)
• Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981)
• Kiril Terziev (born 1983)
• Darko Tasevski (born 1984)
• Borislav Hazurov (born 1985)
• Kostadin Hazurov (born 1985)
• Stanislav Manolev (born 1985)
• Iliyan Mitsanski (born 1985)
• Yanko Sandanski (born 1988)
• Spas Delev (born 1988)
• Nikola Jakimovski (born 1990)
• Dobriana Rabadžieva (born 1991)
• Aleksandar Vezenkov (born 1995)
• Kiril Despodov (born 1995)
• Rachel Stoyanov (born 2003)

Others

• Daskal Kamche (1790–1848)
• Baba Vanga (1911–1996)

See also

• Macedonian Bulgarians

Notes and References

1. Damyanov's ethnic identity is disputed between Serbia and Bulgaria. For more, see: Roumen Dontchev Daskalov, Diana Mishkova, Tchavdar Marinov, Alexander Vezenkov, Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume Four: Concepts, Approaches, and (Self-)Representations, Balkan Studies Library, BRILL, 2017,, p. 488.