Elias Canetti
1905 – 1994
Bulgarian-born Swiss and British Jewish modernist novelist, playwright, memoirist, and non-fiction writer (1905–1994)
essayistnovelistaphoristchemistplaywrightwriter
Born July 25Wikipedia →Famous People from Bulgaria
23 notable historical figures from Bulgaria, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
politician (4)novelist (3)military officer (2)association football player (2)essayist (1)gymnast (1)film actor (1)aircraft pilot (1)karateka (1)lecturer (1)
Nina Dobrev
1989 – Present
Bulgarian-Canadian actress
gymnastfilm actortelevision actordancermodelfilm directorvoice actorexecutive producerballet dancerentrepreneuractor
Born January 9Wikipedia →Rumen Radev
1963 – Present
President of Bulgaria from 2017 to 2026
aircraft pilotmilitary officerpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born June 18Wikipedia →Boyko Borissov
1959 – Present
Prime Minister of Bulgaria (2009–2013; 2014–2017; 2017–2021)
karatekalecturerassociation football playerpolice officermilitary officerfirefighterpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born June 13Wikipedia →Julia Kristeva
1941 – Present
Bulgarian philosopher, psychoanalyst & academic
linguistnovelistphilosopherliterary criticpsychoanalystsociologistuniversity teacher
Born June 24Wikipedia →Hristo Stoichkov
1966 – Present
Bulgarian association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Born February 8Wikipedia →Ivan Vazov
1850 – 1921
Bulgarian writer and poet (1850-1921)
prose writernovelistcritictranslatorplaywrightpoliticianpoetwriterjudge
Born July 9Wikipedia →Todor Zhivkov
1911 – 1998
former General Secretary of the Bulgarian Communist Party
resistance fighterstatespersonpolitician
Born September 7Wikipedia →Georgi Parvanov
1957 – Present
4th President of Bulgaria 2002-2012
historianpolitician
Born June 28Wikipedia →Dimitar Berbatov
1981 – Present
Bulgarian association football player
association football player
Born January 30Wikipedia →Simeon II of Bulgaria
1937 – Present
Bulgarian politician and royal (born 1937)
politician
Born June 16Wikipedia →Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
1861 – 1948
Bulgarian ruler (1861–1948)
zoological collectorentomologistbotanistornithologistrulerzoologistmilitary officermilitary personnelwriter
Born February 26Wikipedia →Boris III of Bulgaria
1894 – 1943
king of Bulgaria (1894–1943)
train drivermilitary officermilitary personnelmonarch
Born January 30Wikipedia →Rosen Plevneliev
1964 – Present
Bulgarian politician
entrepreneurpoliticianengineer
Born May 14Wikipedia →Hristo Botev
1848 – 1876
Bulgarian poet and revolutionary (1847–1876)
revolutionaryjournalisttranslatorpoetteacherwriter
Born January 6Wikipedia →Kristalina Georgieva
1953 – Present
Bulgarian economist and CEO
university teacherchief executive officereconomistpolitician
Born August 13Wikipedia →Boris Christoff
1918 – 1993
Bulgarian bass singer (1914–1993)
opera singermusiciansingeractor
Born May 18Wikipedia →Tzvetan Todorov
1939 – 2017
Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist (1939-2017)
semiologistliterary scholarnon-fiction writerliterary theoristessayist
Born March 1Wikipedia →