List of Macedonians (ethnic group) explained
This is a list of notable Macedonians or people of Macedonian descent sorted by occupation and year of birth, regardless of any political, territorial or other divisions, historical or modern.
Academia
Scientists
- Blaga Aleksova (1922 - 2007), archaeologist
- Ana Čolović Lešoska (born 1979), biologist
- Georgi Efremov (1932 - 2011), biologist
- Leonid Grčev (born 1951), electrical engineer
- Ratko Janev (1939 - 2019), atomic physicist
- Nataša Jonoska (born 1961), mathematician
- Ljupčo Kocarev (born 1955), physicist and engineer
- Pasko Kuzman (born 1947), archaeologist
- Petar Popovski (born 1973), electrical engineer
- Zoran T. Popovski (born 1962), biologist
- Paskal Sotirovski (1927 - 2003), astrophysicist
- Aneta Stefanovska, biophysicist
- Boris P. Stoicheff (1924 - 2010), physicist
Social academics
Arts
Music
Classical music
Composers
Conductors
Instrumentalists
Pianists
Opera singers
Popular and folk music
Composers
Musicians
Singers
Performing arts
Actors
Dancers
Filmmakers
Theatre production
Visual arts
Architecture
Fashion design
Graphic design
Models
Multimedia
Painting
Product design
Sculpting
Business
- George Atanasoski (born 1952), founder of Microflex Inc. and MAK AM International Corporation
- John Bitove (born 1960), founder of the Toronto Raptors
- John Bitove, Sr. (1928 - 2015), restaurateur and philanthropist
- Jordan Bitove, owner of Torstar, founder of Mobilicity, partial owner of SiriusXM Canada
- Marjan Bojadžiev (born 1967), CEO of the National Bank of North Macedonia, board member of Skopje Chamber of Commerce
- Lorne Bozinoff, founder and CEO of Forum Research
- Vasil Eshcoff (1882 - 1961), pioneer of the Coney Island hot dog
- Valentin Ilievski (born 1968), senior vice president of southeast Europe for Messer Group, president of assembly of FK Sarajevo
- Christopher Ilitch (born 1965), president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.[2]
- Marian Ilitch (born 1933), wife of Mike Ilitch and owner of Detroit's MotorCity Casino
- Mike Ilitch (1929 - 2017), founder of Little Caesars and owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers
- Kiradjieff brothers, creators of Cincinnati chili[3] [4] [5]
- Minčo Jordanov (born 1944), owner of multiple companies
- Petar Kajevski (born 1974), founder of Najdi!
- Jordan Kamčev (born 1970), owner of multiple companies, richest man in Macedonia as of 2015
- Nada Laskovski, co-founder of UrbanToronto and Chart Attack
- Lou Naumovski (born 1957), vice president and commercial/general director of Russia for Kinross Gold
- Susan Niczowski (born 1966), CEO and founder of Summer Fresh Salads Inc.
- Chris Pavlovski, CEO and founder of Rumble[6]
- Andy Peykoff (born 1976), owner of Niagara Bottling
- Steve Stavro (1926 - 2006), founder of Knob Hill Farms, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, director of Liquor Control Board of Ontario
- Mike Zafirovski (born 1953), president and CEO of Nortel Networks and Board of Directors at Boeing
Journalism
Literature
- Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910 - 1963)
- Petre M. Andreevski (1934 - 2006)
- Stojan Hristov (1898 - 1995)
- Živko Čingo (1935 - 1987)
- Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher and professor
- Dimitar Dimitrov (born 1937), philosopher and diplomat
- Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971), poet
- Elena Filipovska, philologist
- Bogomil Gjuzel (1939 - 2021)
- Jordan Hadži Konstantinov-Džinot (1818 - 1882)
- Vasil Iljoski (1902 - 1995)
- Slavko Janevski (1920 - 2000), poet, writer, and author of the first Macedonian-language novel The village behind the seven ash trees
- Mišo Juzmeski (1966 - 2021)
- Blaže Koneski (1921 - 1993)
- Risto Krle (1900 - 1975)
- Katica Kulavkova (born 1951)
- Vlado Maleski (1919 - 1984), author of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
- Stefan Markovski (born 1990), screenwriter, poet, philosopher
- Mateja Matevski (1929 - 2018)
- Krste Misirkov (1874 - 1926)[1]
- Kole Nedelkovski (1912 - 1941)
- Olivera Nikolova (born 1936)
- Risto Ognjanovikj-Lonoski (1870 - 1941)
- Anton Panov (1906 - 1967)
- Sibila Petlevski (born 1964)
- Vidoe Podgorec (1934 - 1997)
- Aleksandar Prokopiev (born 1953)
- Kočo Racin (1908 - 1943), poet, communist, and author of the poetry collection White Dawns
- Atanas Razdolov (1872 - 1931), writer and revolutionary
- Goce Smilevski (born 1975)
- Milan Stoilov (1881 - 1903), writer and revolutionary
- Aco Šopov (1923 - 1982), poet
- Zvonko Taneski (born 1980), poet
- Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976)
- Gane Todorovski (1929 - 2010)
Religion
Revolutionaries
Sport
Athletics
- Kristijan Efremov (born 1990), sprinter
- Dario Ivanovski (born 1997), long distance runner
- Daniela Kuleska (born 1981), middle distance runner
- Ismail Mačev (1960 - 2019), sprinter
- Riste Pandev (born 1994), sprinter
- Elizabeta Pavlovska (born 1972), hurdler
- Hristina Risteska (born 1991), sprinter
- Ivana Rožman (born 1989), track and field
- Vančo Stojanov (born 1977), middle distance runner
- Mile Stojkoski (born 1965), long distance marathon paralympian
- Jovan Stojoski (born 1997), sprinter
- Aleksandra Vojnevska (born 1981), sprinter
American football
Association football
Australian rules football
Baseball
Basketball
Canoeing
Chess
Cricket
- Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer
Cycling
Golf
Handball
Ice hockey
- Mike Angelidis (born 1985), center
- Tommy Ivan (1911 - 1999), three-time Stanley Cup winning coach
- Dan Jancevski (born 1981), defenseman
- Ed Jovanovski (born 1976), defenseman
- Steve Staios (born 1973), winger/defenseman
- Steven Stamkos (born 1990), two-time Stanley Cup winning, seven-time all-star center
- Alek Stojanov (born 1973), right winger
- Brandon Tanev (born 1991), left winger
- Christopher Tanev (born 1989), defenseman
- Michael Zigomanis (born 1981), center
- Jose Theodore (born 1976), goalie, vezina and hart trophy winner
Martial arts
- Alen Amedovski (born 1988), mixed martial artist
- Pete George (1929 - 2021), Olympic gold medalist weightlifter
- Dejan Georgievski (born 1999), taekwondo Olympic silver medalist
- Puleksenija Jovanoska (born 1993), karateka
- Katerina Nikoloska (born 1990), judoka
- Nina Nunes (born 1985), UFC flyweight fighter
- Beni Osmanoski (born 1988), kickboxer
- Emil Pavlov (born 1992), karateka
- Ace Rusevski (born 1956), Olympic bronze medalist boxer
- Vlatko Sokolov (born 1973), wrestler
- Daniel Stefanovski (born 1996), kickboxer
- Alexander Volkanovski (born 1988), UFC Featherweight champion, reached #1 in pound-for-pound rankings
Mountain climbing
Racing
Rugby league
Shooting
Skiing
- Darko Damjanovski (born 1981), biathlete and cross-country skier
- Gjoko Dineski (born 1972), cross-country skier
- Ivana Ivchevska (born 1988), alpine skier
- Stavre Jada (born 1998), cross-country skier
- Rosana Kiroska (born 1991), cross-country skier
- Marija Kolaroska (born 1997). cross-country skier
- Gjorgi Markovski (born 1986), alpine skier
- Jana Nikolovska (born 1979), alpine skier
- Dejan Panovski (born 1980), alpine skier
- Antonio Ristevski (born 1989), alpine skier
- Aleksandar Stojanovski (born 1979), alpine skier
- Viktorija Todorovska (born 2000), cross-country skier
Swimming
Tennis
Volleyball
State
Politicians
- Metodija Andonov - Čento (1902 - 1957), first president of the People's Republic of Macedonia
- Stojan Andov (1935 - 2024), first president of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
- Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
- Ljupčo Arsov (1910 - 1986)
- Ljube Boškoski (born 1960)
- Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962)
- Paul Christie (born 1952), Toronto politician
- Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)
- Jimmy Dimos (born 1938), politician, former Speaker of the Louisiana House
- Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), founder of the political party VMRO-DPMNE
- Kiro Gligorov (1917 - 2012), first president of the Republic of Macedonia
- Vladimir Gligorov (1945 - 2022)
- Tim Goeglein (born 1964), Deputy Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President under George W. Bush
- Nikola Gruevski (born 1970)
- Denise Ilitch (born 1955), businesswoman, lawyer, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan[7]
- Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960)
- Gordana Jankuloska (born 1975)
- Zoran Jolevski (born 1959), Macedonian Minister of Defense, Ambassador to the United States
- Srgjan Kerim (born 1948)
- Nikola Kljusev (1927 - 2008), first Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Lazar Koliševski (1914 - 2000)
- Hari Kostov (born 1959)
- Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), former Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Trifun Kostovski (born 1946)
- Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977), VMRO-DPMNE leader and Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Ilinka Mitreva (1950 - 2022)
- Lazar Mojsov (1920 - 2011)
- Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), former President of North Macedonia
- Tito Petkovski (born 1945)
- Nikola Poposki (born 1977), Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Zoran Stavreski (born 1964), Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Borko Temelkovski (1919 - 2001)
- Lui Temelkovski (born 1954), Member of Canadian Parliament
- Boris Trajkovski (1956 - 2004)
- Vasil Tupurkovski (born 1951)
- Zoran Zaev (born 1974), Prime Minister of (North) Macedonia
Partisans
Television
- Ziya Tong (born 1980), television producer, TV host
Notes and References
- Ethnic identity disputed. See the relevant article.
- Web site: Macedonian Patriotic Organization - Convention - MPO Annual Convention. Macedonian.org. 9 January 2018.
- Book: Zanger, Mark . The American Ethnic Cookbook for Students . 2001 . Bloomsbury Academic. 9781573563451 . 46. "A Macedonian-American restauranteur invented "Cincinnati chili" .
- Book: Woellert, Dann . The Authentic History of Cincinnati Chili . 16 April 2013 . Arcadia. 9781625840622 .
- Book: Freedman, Paul . American Cuisine: And How It Got This Way . October 2019 . Liveright . 9781631494635 . "Tom Kiradjieff, a Macedonian immigrant".
- News: This Toronto-based website surged to a half-billion-dollar valuation almost overnight — thanks in part to interest from conservative American investors . 11 June 2021 . Jacob Lorinc . .
- Web site: Development driver: Ilitches' move downtown started several balls rolling . April 28, 2009 . Crain's Detroit Business.
- Book: Partington G., Paul . Who's who on the Postage Stamps of Eastern Europe . Scarecrow Press . 1979 . 0810812665 . 2 . en.
