Actors

* Krastyo Sarafov (1876–1952) * Katya Paskaleva (1945–2002)

Architects

Andrey Damyanov Andrey Damyanov ( bg, Андрей Дамянов; mk, Андреја Дамјанов; sr, Андреја Дамјанов) (1813–1878), or Andreja Damjanović was an architect from the modern-day North Macedonia. His works include more t ...

(1813–1878)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. *

Naum Torbov Naum Torbov ( bg, Наум Торбов) (1880-1952) was a Bulgarian architect. Biography Torbov was born on 18 November 1880 in Gopesh village in the Ottoman Macedonia. His family emigrated to the Principality of Bulgaria and settled in the to ...

(1880–1952)

Businessmen

Kiradjieff brothers Tom Kiradjieff and John Kiradjieff were Bulgarian American restaurateurs, Macedonian immigrants, credited for their creation of a regional specialty dish known as the Cincinnati chili. History The brothers were born in the town of Hrupisht ...

Kroum Pindoff Kroum Pindoff ( bg, Крум Пиндов) (1915 – 16 January 2013) was a Bulgarian Canadian businessman. Pindoff was born in Emporio, Eordaia municipality, Kozani regional unit, Greece, and raised in Bulgaria. Pindoff participated in the S ...

(born 1915)

Clerics

Paisiy Hilendarski Saint Paisius of Hilendar or Paìsiy Hilendàrski ( bg, Свети Паисий Хилендарски) (1722–1773) was a Bulgarian clergyman and a key Bulgarian National Revival figure. He is most famous for being the author of ''Istoriya Slavy ...

(1722–1773) * Kiril Peychinovich (1770–1865)People that are considered to be ethnic Macedonians in North Macedonia, despite their Bulgarian self-identification. * Pavel Bozhigrobski (1780–1871) * Neofit Rilski (1793–1881) * Parteniy Zografski (1818–1876) *

Nathanael of Ohrid Nathanael of Ohrid, Nathanael of Plovdiv or Nathanael of Zograf, born Nesho Stanov Boykikev; (Bulgarian/ mk, Натанаил Охридски; 26 October 1820 – 18 September 1906) was a Bulgarian cleric, writer and revolutionary from Macedo ...

(1820–1906) * Lazar Mladenov (1854–1917)

Composers

Atanas Badev Atanas Badev (Cyrillic: Атанас Бадев) (January 1860 – 21 September 1908) was a Bulgarian composer and music teacher. Per the post-WWII Macedonian historiography he was an ethnic Macedonian. Biography Badev was born in Prilep, O ...

(1860–1908)

Diplomats

* Dimitar Rizov (1862–1918) *

Nikola Stoyanov Nikola Stoyanov Mitov ( bg, Никола Стоянов Митов) (February 3, 1874 – June 12, 1967) was a Bulgarian scientist, economist and financier. He was in charge of the Bulgarian Government Debt Directorate for much of the interwar pe ...

(1874–1967) * Simeon Radev (1879–1967)

Film directors

* Boris Borozanov (1897–1951)

Literature

* Hristofor Zhefarovich (18th-century) *

Miladinov brothers The Miladinov brothers ( bg, Братя Миладинови, ''Bratya Miladinovi'', mk, Браќа Миладиновци, ''Brakja Miladinovci''), Dimitar Miladinov (1810–1862) and Konstantin Miladinov (1830–1862), were Bulgarian poets, ...

(1810–1862) *

Marko Tsepenkov Marko Kostov Tsepenkov (Bulgarian and mk, Марко Костов Цепенков; 1829 – 1920) was a Bulgarian folklorist from Ottoman Macedonia. In his own time, he identified himself, his compatriots and his language as Bulgarian. After W ...

(1829–1920) * Grigor Parlichev (1830–1893) * Kuzman Shapkarev (1834–1909) *

Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov, called Dzhinot (the Jinn) ( bg, Йордан Хаджиконстантинов - Джинот, mk, Jордан Хаџи Констандинов-Џинот; c. 1818 – 22 August 1882), was a Bulgarian teacher and autho ...

(1818–1882) * Rayko Zhinzifov (1839–1877) * Krste Misirkov (1874–1926) * Voydan Popgeorgiev - Chernodrinski (1875–1951) *

Hristo Silyanov Hristo Silyanov (1880 in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire – 1939 in Sofia, Bulgaria) ( bg, Христо Силянов) was a Bulgarian revolutionary,Dimitar Talev (1898–1966) *

Hristo Smirnenski Hristo Dimitrov Izmirliev ( bg, Христо Димитров Измирлиев), known as Hristo Smirnenski, (September 17, 1898, OS – June 18, 1923) was a Bulgarian poet and prose writer who joined the Bulgarian Communist Party and whose wo ...

(1898–1923) *

Atanas Dalchev Atanas Hristov Dalchev (also written ''Dalčev''; bg, Атанас Далчев) (June 12, 1904 - January 17, 1978) was a Bulgarian poet, critic and translator. He was among the leading Bulgarian poets of the 1920s and 1930s. Dalchev was also a ...

, (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 Petar Georgiev Darvingov ( bg, Петър Георгиев Дървингов) was a Bulgarian officer, revolutionary and military historian, corresponding member of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences from 1932. Biography Darvingov was born in Kilkis, ...

(1875–1958) * Kiril Yanchulev (1896–1961)

Politicians

Dimitar Blagoev Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov (, mk, Димитар Благоев Николов; 14 June 1856 – 7 May 1924) was a Bulgarian political leader and philosopher. He was the founder of the Bulgarian left-wing political movement and of the first social- ...

(1856–1924) * Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933) * Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953) * Iliya Kotsarev (1884–1954) *

Georgi Kulishev Georgi Kulishev Gugov (Bulgarian: Георги Кулишев Гугов; 21 September 1885 – 27 September 1974) was a Bulgarian lawyer, journalist and statesman. Originally a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, he later ...

(1885–1974) *

Spiro Kitinchev Spiro Kitinchev (born 1895 in Skopje, Ottoman Empire, died 1946 in Idrizovo, FPR Yugoslavia) was a Macedonian Bulgarian writer, activist, and politician during the Second World War in Yugoslav Macedonia. Biography During his teenage years ...

(1895–1946) * Georgi Traykov (1898–1975) *

Anton Yugov Anton Tanev (Dontcho) Yugov ( bg, Антон Танев Югов) (28 August 1904 – 6 July 1991) was a Bulgarian politician who was a leading member of the Bulgarian Communist Party (BCP), and served as Prime Minister of the country from 19 ...

(1904–1991) *

Metodi Shatorov Metodi Tasev Shatorov - Sharlo ( bg, Методи Шаторов - Шарло; mk, Методиja Шаторов - Шарло) (January 10, 1897, Prilep, Manastir Vilayet, Ottoman Empire – September 12, 1944 near Velingrad, Bulgaria) was a Bul ...

(1897–1944) * Rosen Plevneliev (born 1964)

Revolutionaries

Chavdar Voyvoda Chavdar ( bg, Чавдар) was a 16th-century semi-legendary Bulgarian hajduk voivode, a leader of a band of outlaws and a protector of the people against Ottoman injustice. Hajduks would usually take to the woods and wage guerrilla warfare on th ...

(16th-century) * Ilyo Voyvoda (1822–1900) * Hristo Makedonski (1835–1916) *

Dimitar Popgeorgiev Dimitar Popgeorgiev Berovski ( bg, Димитър Попгеоргиев Беровски, mk, Димитар Попѓоргиев Беровски, 1840, Berovo, Ottoman Empire – 1907, Kyustendil, Kingdom of Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian revolut ...

(1840–1907) * Georgi Izmirliev (1851–1876) *

Trayko Kitanchev Trayko Tsvetkov Kitanchev ( bg, Трайко Цветков Китанчев; 1 September 1858 – 13 August 1895) was a Bulgarian teacher, social figure, poet and revolutionary. In 1895, he was the first chairman of the Supreme Macedonian� ...

(1858–1895) *

Kosta Shahov Kosta S. Shahov (Bulgarian and Macedonian: Коста С. Шахов) was a Macedonian Bulgarian public figure, journalist, activist of the Young Macedonian Literary Society and the Supreme Macedonian-Adrianople Committee. Shahov was born on Apri ...

(1862–1917) * Gyorche Petrov (1864–1921) *

Pere Toshev Petar (Pere) Naumov Toshev ( bg, Петър (Пере) Наумов Тошев) (1865-1912) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian teacher revolutionary and activist of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization. In North Macedonia he i ...

(1865–1912) * Aleksandar Protogerov (1867–1928) * Dzole Stojchev (1867–1909) *

Andon Dimitrov Andon Dimitrov - (January 1867 – 13 March 1933) ( bg, Андон Димитров) was a Bulgarian revolutionary. He was among the founders of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Committees.People in World History, , Susan K. Kinn ...

(1867–1933) *

Petar Poparsov Petar Pop-Arsov ( bg, Петър Попарсов, mk, Петар Поп Арсов) originally spelled in older Bulgarian orthography: ''Петъръ попъ Арсовъ''; (14 August 1868 – 1 January 1941) was a Bulgarian educator and ...

(1868–1941) * Hristo Tatarchev (1869–1952) * Ivan Hadzhinikolov (1869–1934) *

Apostol Petkov Apostol Petkov Terziev (Bulgarian/ mk, Апостол Петков Терзиев) (May 6, 1869 – August 2, 1911) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary and one of the leaders of the national liberation movement in Ottoman Macedonia. He was a ...

(1869–1911) * Dame Gruev (1871–1906) * Boris Sarafov (1872–1907) * Gotse Delchev (1872–1903) *

Kiryak Shkurtov Kiryak Hristov Shkurtov or Kiriak Shkurtov ( bg, Киряк Христов Шкуртов) (1872 in Starichani, present-day Lakkomata, Greece – 1965 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria) was a Bulgarian revolutionary, voivode of Internal Macedonian-Adriano ...

(1872–1965) *

Hristo Matov Hristo Apostolov Matov (Bulgarian: Христо Апостолов Матов, also spelled Christo Matoff) (10 March 1872 – 10 February 1922) was a prominent Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, philologist, folklorist and publicist and one of t ...

(1872–1922) *

Aleksandar Turundzhev Aleksandar Turundzhev ( bg, Александър Турунджев; mk, Александар Турунџев, Aleksandar Turundžev; 1872–1905) was a Bulgarian revolutionary from Ottoman Macedonia and leader of the Lerin cheta of the Inter ...

(1872–1905) *

Yane Sandanski Yane Ivanov Sandanski (, ) (originally spelled in older Bulgarian orthography ) (18 May 1872 – 22 April 1915), was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary.Per Julian Allan Brooks' thesis the term ‘Macedo-Bulgarian’ refers to the Exarchist po ...

(1872–1915) * Vasil Chekalarov (1874–1913) * Cyril Parlichev (1875–1944) *

Metody Patchev Metody Patchev ( bg, Методи Патчев; mk, Методија Патчев; May 7, 1875 – April 7, 1902) was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, voivode of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (First sta ...

(1875–1902) *

Dimo Hadzhidimov Dimo Hadzhidimov ( bg, Димо Хаджидимов; 19 February 1875 – 13 September 1924) was a 20th-century Bulgarian teacher, revolutionary and politician from Ottoman Macedonia. He was among the leaders of the left wing of Internal Macedo ...

(1875–1924) * Nikola Karev (1877–1905) * Slaveyko Arsov (1877–1904) *

Kosta Tsipushev Konstantin Dimitrov Tsipushev, also known as Kotse Tsipushev (1877 – 1968; Bulgarian/ mk, Коста Ципушев), was a Bulgarian 19th-/20th-century revolutionary. He was among the members of the Bulgarian Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionar ...

(1877–1968) *

Mile Pop Yordanov Mile Popyordanov (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Миле Попйорданов Macedonian language, Macedonian: Миле Поп Јорданов) (1877-1901), born Milan Popyordanov, was a Bulgarians, Bulgarian revolutionary and member of the In ...

(1877–1901) * Lazar Poptraykov (1878–1903) *

Hristo Uzunov Hristo Dimitrov Uzunov (Bulgarian/ mk, Христо Димитров Узунов; 22 February 1878 – 24 April 1905) was a Macedonian Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, head of the Ohrid branch of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Orga ...

(1878–1905) * Vasil Adzhalarski (1880–1909) * Ivan Antonov (1880–1928) * Manush Georgiev (1881–1908) * Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924) * Petar Chaulev (1882–1924) *

Pavel Shatev Pavel Potsev Shatev ( Bulgarian and mk, Павел Поцев Шатев) (July 15, 1882 – January 30, 1951) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary and member of the left wing of the Internal Macedonian-Adrianople Revolutionary Organization ...

(1882–1951) * Panko Brashnarov (1883–1951) * Andon Kyoseto (1885–1953) * Hristo Batandzhiev (died 1913) *

Hristo Andonov Hristo Andonov (Bulgarian/) (1887–1928) was a Bulgarian revolutionary and a leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMARO). Biography Hristo Andonov was born in the village of Grčište (now in Republic of North Macedonia ...

(1887–1928) * Ivan Mihailov (1896–1990) * Jordan Chkatrov (1898–1945) * Nikola Pitu Gulev (1901–1923) *

Mara Buneva Mara Buneva ( cyrl, Мара Бунева; 1902 – January 13, 1928) was a Macedonian Bulgarian revolutionary, a member of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization, who assassinated Velimir Prelić, a former Serbian Chetnik commander a ...

(1902–1928) * Andon Kalchev (1910–1948) *

Georgi Dimchev Georgi may refer to: * Georgi (given name) * Georgi (surname) See also *Georgy (disambiguation) *Georgii (disambiguation) Georgii may refer to: ;Given name * Georgii Zantaraia (born 1987), Ukrainian judoka of Georgian origin * Georgii Karpechenko ...

(1916–1980)

Scholars

* Lyubomir Miletich (1863–1937) * Aleksander Balabanov (1879–1955) *

Nikola Milev Professor Nikola Iliev Milev ( bg, Никола Илиев Милев) (May 8, 1881 – February 13, 1925) was a Bulgarian historian, publicist, public figure, diplomat, and a participant in the Macedonian revolutionary movement. Biography Mi ...

(1881–1925) * Blagoy Shklifov (1935–2003)

Singers

Iliya Argirov Iliya Argirov ( bg, Илия Аргиров) (March 19, 1931 – November 17, 2012) was a prominent Bulgarian folk singer from the Macedonian folklore region and one of the symbols of the Bulgarian folklore music. Biography The first appear ...

(1932–2012) * Lyubka Rondova (born 1936) * Radomir Radojkov (born 1936)

Sport

* Spiro Debarski (born 1933) * Nikola Kovachev (1934–2009) * Vasil Metodiev (born 1935) *

Boris Gaganelov Boris Atanasov Gaganelov ( bg, Борис Aтанасов Гаганелов; 7 October 1941 – 5 June 2020) was a Bulgarian football player and later coach. Gaganelov was born in Petrich. He made 51 appearances for the Bulgaria national footbal ...

(born 1941) *

Aleksandar Tomov Aleksandar Tomov may refer to: * Aleksandar Tomov (wrestler) * Aleksandar Tomov (politician) Aleksandar Trifonov Tomov ( bg, Александър Трифонов Томов) (born 27 April 1954) is a Bulgarian politician, economist, and academi ...

(born 1949) *

Stoycho Mladenov Stoycho Dimitrov Mladenov ( bg, Стойчо Димитpoв Младенов; born 12 April 1957 in Ploski, Blagoevgrad Province) is a Bulgarian former football player and manager. Career Mladenov started from small teams like Dimitrovgrad and ...

(born 1957) * Ivan Lebanov (born 1957) * Simeon Shterev (born 1959) * Krasimir Bezinski (born 1961) *

Kiril Georgiev Kiril Dimitrov Georgiev ( bg, Кирил Димитров Георгиев; born 28 November 1965 in Petrich) is a Bulgarian and Macedonian chess grandmaster, and seven-time Bulgarian Chess Champion. Chess career Georgiev first caught the ...

(born 1965) * Petar Mihtarski (born 1966) *

Ivaylo Andonov Ivaylo Viktorov Andonov ( bg, Ивайло Викторов Андонов; born 14 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Football career After beginning professionally with hometown's PFC Pirin Bl ...

(born 1967) * Stoycho Stoilov (born 1971) * Dimtcho Beliakov (born 1971) *

Irina Nikulchina Irina Nikulchina ( bg, Ирина Никулчина) (born 8 December 1974 in Razlog) is a Bulgarian biathlete. At the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City she won a bronze medal in the 10 km pursuit competition. She also competed in ...

(born 1974) * Serafim Barzakov (born 1975) *

Georgi Bachev Georgi Krumov Bachev ( bg, Георги Бачев; born 18 April 1977) is a former Bulgarian professional footballer who played as a winger or forward. Career He played for a few clubs, including Slavia Sofia, Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( b ...

(born 1977) * Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981) * Kiril Terziev (born 1983) * Borislav Hazurov (born 1985) *

Kostadin Hazurov Kostadin Hazurov ( bg, Костадин Хазуров; born 5 August 1985) is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a striker. Career Hazurov began his career at Pirin. In 2004, he moved to CSKA Sofia making his official debut in Bulgar ...

(born 1985) *

Stanislav Manolev Stanislav Manolev ( bg, Станислав Манолев; born 16 December 1985) is a Bulgarian retired professional footballer who played as a right back. Club career Pirin 1922 Manolev started to play football for Pirin 1922. Litex Lovec ...

(born 1985) *

Iliyan Mitsanski Iliyan Mitsanski ( bg, Илиян Мицански; born 20 December 1985) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played 17 times for the Bulgaria national team. Career In Bulgaria Mitsanski started his prof ...

(born 1985)

Others

* Daskal Kamche (1790–1848) *

Baba Vanga Vangeliya Pandeva Gushterova (; ; 3 October 1911 – 11 August 1996), commonly known as Baba Vanga (), was a Bulgarian mystic and herbalist. Blind since early childhood, Baba Vanga spent most of her life in the Rupite area of the Kozhuh mount ...

(1911–1996)

References

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