List of Famous people born in Bulgaria

Ivailo Gabrovski is a Bulgarian former racing cyclist. He holds the record for most Tour of Bulgaria wins, which he won 5 times.

Sofiya Marinova Kamenova, better known as Sofi Marinova is a Bulgarian pop-folk and ethno-pop singer of Romani descent. She is one of the most popular singers in Bulgaria, famed for her extreme five-octave vocal range. She has won multiple music awards and contests. She is often called "the Romani pearl" and "the Romani nightingale". In February 2012 she won the Bulgarian Eurovision national final with the song "Love Unlimited", thus becoming the representative of Bulgaria in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Petar Zlatinov is a Bulgarian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Khristo Ganchev Markov is a former triple jumper from Bulgaria, best known for becoming Olympic champion in 1988. He also won the European and world championships. Markov was also the coach of compatriot Tereza Marinova, who won gold in the same discipline at the 2000 Olympics.

Bozhil Naydenov Kolev is a former Bulgarian football player and manager.

Petya Nedelcheva is a Bulgarian badminton player. She was born in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. At the Bulgarian National Badminton Championships she won more than 20 titles.

Neli Boteva is a badminton player from Bulgaria who participated in four Olympiads in women's doubles.

Hristo Atanasov Bonev, also known as Zuma, is a former Bulgarian footballer. He last managed PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv in the Bulgarian A PFG. One of the greatest Bulgarian footballers, Bonev was renowned for his vision and technique.