List of Famous people born in Sofia City Province, Bulgaria

Borislav Biserov Mihaylov is a former Bulgarian professional footballer, who played as a goalkeeper, and former President of the Bulgarian Football Union. He is also a former member of the executive committee of UEFA.

Irina Georgieva Bokova is a Bulgarian politician and the former Director-General of UNESCO (2009–2017). During her political and diplomatic career in Bulgaria, she served, among others, two terms as a member of the National parliament, and deputy minister of foreign affairs and minister of foreign affairs ad interim under Prime Minister Zhan Videnov. She also served as Bulgaria's ambassador to France and to Monaco, and was Bulgaria's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO. Bokova was also the personal representative of Bulgaria's President to the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (2005–2009).

Dimitar Rangelov is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Slavia Sofia.

Boyko Metodiev Borisov is a Bulgarian politician who has been Prime Minister of Bulgaria since May 2017. He was also Prime Minister from 2009 to 2013 and from 2014 to January 2017, making him Bulgaria's second-longest serving Prime Minister to date; he would become the longest serving if still in office on 4 June 2021.

Tuğba Melis Türk is a Turkish actress and model. She came first at the Best Model of Turkey contest in 2011.

Emil Lubtchov Kostadinov is a retired Bulgarian football forward, playing for Bulgaria in two World Cups. He shares his birthday with similarly highly acclaimed Dimitar Yakimov: 12 August 1941.

Pavel Dochev is a Bulgarian retired football defender who last managed Viktoria Köln. Since his retirement from professional football in 2002, he has managed several football teams, mostly in Germany.

Georgi Peev is a former Bulgarian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Albert Popov is a Bulgarian alpine skier.

Ilija Trojanow is a Bulgarian–German writer, translator and publisher.