List of Famous people born in Bulgaria

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 Mustafa is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cherno More Varna.

Georgi Donkov is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a forward.

Dimitar Petrov Dimitrov, nicknamed Héro, is a Bulgarian professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Beroe Stara Zagora.

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 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 Ivanova is a Bulgarian astronomer.

Krassimira Stoyanova is a Bulgarian soprano.

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, 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.