List of Bulgarians explained
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
See main article: article and List of Bulgarian writers.
See also: List of Bulgarian women writers.
Authors
Music
Composers
See also List of Bulgarian composers
Singers and musicians
See also List of Bulgarian musicians and singers
Visual arts
See main article: List of Bulgarian artists.
Architects
See main article: article and List of Bulgarian architects.
Painters
See main article: article and List of Bulgarian painters.
Sculptors
Boyko Mitkov (BOYO)
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
- Ludmil Katzarkov, mathematician
- Georgi Kitov, archaeologist
- Boicho Kokinov, cognitive scientist
- 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
- Evgeny Vatev, physicist, inventor
- Asen Zlatarov, chemist
- Vasil Zlatarski, historian
Economists
Philosophers
Sports
See main article: List of Bulgarian sportspeople.
See also: List of Olympic female gymnasts for Bulgaria.
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
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
See also: Bulgarian mafia.
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