List of Famous people born in Stara Zagora Province, Bulgaria

Danail Andonov Petrov is a Bulgarian former road bicycle racer.

Ivan Dobrev Ivanov (born February 19, 1966) is a retired male badminton player from Bulgaria.

Zhivko Dinchev Zhelev is a retired Bulgarian football defender and currently head coach of Litex Lovech.

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.

Stefani Stoeva is a Bulgarian badminton player specializing in doubles. Her current partner is her older sister, Gabriela Stoeva. The sisters have won some titles, including gold medals in the 2015 European Games and 2018 European Championships. Stefani Stoeva has also won some individual titles in women's singles competition.

Ivko Ganchev Ivanov is a former Bulgarian football goalkeeper. He ended his career at the end of 1999–2000 season. He started his manager career with his home town club Beroe Stara Zagora.