List of Famous people born in Bulgaria
Valentin Yordanov
Valentin Dimitrov Yordanov, also transliterated Jordanov, is a retired Bulgarian freestyle wrestler who competed in the up to 52 kg weight class. He is an Olympic gold medalist, seven-time world champion, seven-time European champion, and the only wrestler to hold 10 medals from world championships.
Ismail Isa
Ismail Isa Mustafa is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cherno More Varna.
Georgi Donkov
Georgi Donkov is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a forward.
Dimitar Dimitrov
Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov, nicknamed Héro, is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Beroe Stara Zagora.
Nora Nova
Nora Nova is a Bulgarian-born singer. She was the first Bulgarian to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, although she then represented West Germany.
Stefan Sofiyanski
Stefan Antonov Sofiyanski is a Bulgarian politician who served as interim Prime Minister of Bulgaria in 1997 and was a three-term Mayor of Sofia. He was a leading member of the Union of Democratic Forces.
Violeta G. Ivanova
Violeta Ivanova is a Bulgarian astronomer.
Krassimira Stoyanova
Krassimira Stoyanova is a Bulgarian soprano.
Linda Zechiri
Linda Zetchiri is a badminton player from Bulgaria. She competed at the 2015 Baku European Games and at the 2016 Summer Olympics Women's singles. She was the bronze medallists at the 2005 European Junior and 2012 European Championships. She is one of the leading Bulgarian players in the sport.
Stoyan Yankoulov
Stoyan Yankoulov, also known as Stundzhi, is one of Bulgaria's most popular and renowned drummers and percussionists. Yankoulov formed the duo Elitsa & Stoyan to represent Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 in Helsinki, and once again they represented Bulgaria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö.