Petkov ( bg, Петков), feminine Petkova ( bg, Петкова) is a

Bulgarian surname The Bulgarian name system has considerable similarities with most other European name systems, and with those of other Slavic peoples such as the Russian name system, although it has certain unique features. Bulgarian names usually consist of ...

derived from the first name Petko. Notable people with the surname include: *

Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Nikolov Petkov () (2 November 1858, Tulcea – 11 March 1907, Sofia) was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from 5 November 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following ye ...

(1856–1907), Bulgarian politician, Mayor of Sofia, Prime Minister, assassinated *

Dobrin Petkov Dobrin Petkov ( bg, Добрин Петков)(24 August 1923 – 10 February 1987) was a Bulgarian conductor. Life and career Born in Dresden, Germany, Petkov was the son of a famous violin pedagogue, whose students were leading musicians ...

(1923–1987), Bulgarian conductor * Eva Petkova, Bulgarian-American biostatistician *

Georgi Petkov (footballer, born 1976) Georgi Petkov ( bg, Георги Петков; born 14 March 1976) is a Bulgarian football goalkeeper who plays for and captains Slavia Sofia. Petkov has played for Bulgarian national team since 1998 as a backup to Zdravko Zdravkov and Dimitar ...

, Bulgarian football goalkeeper * Georgi Petkov (footballer, born 1988), Bulgarian football defender *

Georgi Petkov (rower) Georgi Petkov ( bg, Георги Петков; born 8 January 1956) is a Bulgarian rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры ...

(born 1956), Bulgarian Olympic rower * Gergana Petkova (born 2004), American rhythmic gymnast *

Irena Petkova Irena Petkova ( Bulgarian: Ирена Петкова) is a Bulgarian opera singer. The mezzo-soprano Irena Petkova was born in Bourgas, Bulgaria. She graduated from the Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy,Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy� ...

, Bulgarian singer *

Ivaylo Petkov Ivaylo Petkov ( bg, Ивайло Петков; born 24 March 1976 in Dolni Dabnik, Pleven Province) is a former Bulgarian footballer, who played mainly as a left back and centre-back. He has won three A PFG titles, one Süper Lig title, a Bulga ...

(born 1976), Bulgarian footballer *

Kiril Petkov Kiril Petkov Petkov ( bg, Кирил Петков Петков; born 17 April 1980) is a Bulgarian politician, economist, and entrepreneur, who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from December 2021 to August 2022. He is the co-leader of We ...

(born 1980), Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria from December 2021 to August 2022 * Mario Petkov (born 1996), Bulgarian footballer *

Mariya Petkova Mariya Dimitrova Petkova ( bg, Мария Димитрова Петкова, née Vergova (); born 3 November 1950 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1976 she won an Olympic silver medal behind Evelin Schlaak, a standing that ...

(born 1950), a retired Bulgarian discus thrower * Martin Petkov (footballer, born 2001), Bulgarian football winger for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on loan from Levski Sofia *

Martin Petkov (footballer, born 2002) Martin Detelinov Petkov ( bg, Мартин Детелинов Петков; born 15 August 2002) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward who plays for Turan Tovuz in the Azerbaijan Premier League. Career Petkov made his competitive ...

, Bulgarian football winger for Levski Sofia *

Milen Petkov Milen Ivanov Petkov ( bg, Милен Иванов Петков; born 12 January 1974) is a former Bulgarian international Association football, football player, who played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Club career ...

(born 1974), Bulgarian footballer *

Nedelya Petkova Nedelya Petkova ( bg, Неделя Петкова; 1826–1894) was a Bulgarian education pioneer. In 1859 she began teaching girls and developed this into a school system for girls across the Bulgarian part of the Ottoman Empire, with hundreds o ...

(1826–1894), Bulgarian education pioneer *

Nicolai Petkov Nicolai Petkov (born 1956) is Dutch computer scientist, and professor of Intelligent Systems and Computer Science at the University of Groningen, known for his contributions in the fields of brain-inspired computing, pattern recognition, machine l ...

(born 1956), Bulgarian computer scientist *

Nikola Petkov Nikola Dimitrov Petkov ( bg, Никола Димитров Петков; July 8, 1893 – September 23, 1947) was a Bulgarian politician, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (usually abbreviated as BZNS). He entered polit ...

(1893–1947), Bulgarian politician and son of Dimitar, leading anti-Communist following

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

, executed * Ogniana Petkova (born 1964), Bulgarian sprint canoeist and 1998 Olympic bronze medallist *

Petko Petkov (footballer) Petko Petkov ( Bulgarian: Петко Петков; 3 August 1946 – 10 January 2020) was a Bulgarian footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Beroe Stara Zagora. He is the club's record goalscorer in the top league with 144 goals in ...

(1946–2020), Bulgarian football player and manager *

Petko Petkov (football manager) Petko Tsvetanov Petkov ( bg, Петко Петков; born 29 March 1968) is a Bulgarian football manager and former player. He played as forward. Career As a player Petkov began his career at FC Lulin, training in the youth team between 197 ...

(born 1968), Bulgarian football manager and former player * Petko Petkov (volleyball) (born 1958), Bulgarian former volleyball player *

Rossen Petkov Rossen Kirchev Petkov is a Bulgarian writer and teacher, one of the country's pioneers in the field of digital arts, computer graphics and multimedia. He is the author of dozens of articles about modern media in education and learning, founded a ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian writer and teacher * ''Stoyan Petkov'' (1886–1972), since 1947

Andrey, Metropolitan of New York Andrew Petkov ( bg, Митрополит Андрей; secular name Stoyan Nikolov Petkov; bg, Стоян Николов Петков; 31 December 1886 – 9 August 1972) was the diocesan prelate of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the US ...

Temenuzhka Petkova Temenuzhka Petkova ( bg, Теменужка Петкова) (born 18 January 1967) is a Bulgarian politician and accountant. Since November 7, 2014 she is the Minister of Energy in the Second Borisov Cabinet. Petkova graduated from the Unive ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian politician, Minister of Energy of Bulgaria since 2014 *

Vladimir Petkov Vladimir Petkov ( bg, Владимир Петков; born 26 January 1971) is a Bulgarian chess Grandmaster (GM) (2007). Biography Until 2003 Vladimir Petkov did not achieve significant successes on the international chess tournaments (possesse ...

(born 1971), Bulgarian chess grandmaster *

Zhivko Petkov Zhivko Stoyanov Petkov ( bg, Живко Стоянов Петков; born 15 February 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Chernomorets 1919. Career On 27 June 2012, Petkov joined Neftochimic Burgas. At Neftochimic, he bec ...

(born 1993), Bulgarian footballer

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