List of Macedonian Bulgarians

Last updated April 27, 2025

Architects

Aleksandar Barov

Businessmen

Clerics

Paisiy Hilendarski (1722–1773)
Kiril Peychinovich (1770–1865)
Neofit Rilski (1793–1881)
Parteniy Zografski (1818–1876)
Nathanael of Ohrid (1820–1906)
Lazar Mladenov (1854–1917)

Composers

Atanas Badev (1860–1908)

Diplomats

Dimitar Rizov (1862–1918)
Nikola Stoyanov (1874–1967)
Simeon Radev (1879–1967)

Literature

Hristofor Zhefarovich (18th-century)
Miladinov brothers (1810–1862)
Marko Tsepenkov (1829–1920)
Grigor Parlichev (1830–1893)
Georgi Pulevski (1817–1893), writer^[1]
Kuzman Shapkarev (1834–1909)
Yordan Hadzhikonstantinov-Dzhinot (1818–1882)
Krste Misirkov (1874–1926)
Voydan Popgeorgiev - Chernodrinski (1875–1951)
Hristo Silyanov (1880–1939)
Dimitar Talev (1898–1966)
Hristo Smirnenski (1898–1923)
Atanas Dalchev (1904–1978)
Nikola Vaptsarov (1909–1942)
Venko Markovski (1915–1988)
Krastyo Hadzhiivanov (1929–1952)
Rayko Zhinzifov (1839–1877)^[2]

Military leaders

Kliment Boyadzhiev (1861–1933)
Krastyu Zlatarev (1864–1925)
Konstantin Zhostov (1867–1916)
Boris Drangov (1872–1917)
Petar Darvingov (1875–1958)
Kiril Yanchulev (1896–1961)

Politicians

Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924)
Andrey Lyapchev (1866–1933)
Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953)
Georgi Kulishev (1885–1974)
Spiro Kitinchev (1895–1946)
Georgi Traykov (1898–1975)
Anton Yugov (1904–1991)
Metodi Shatorov (1897–1944)
Rosen Plevneliev (born 1964)

Revolutionaries

Chavdar Voyvoda (16th-century)
Ilyo Voyvoda (1822–1900)
Hristo Makedonski (1835–1916)
Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840–1907)
Georgi Izmirliev (1851–1876)
Trayko Kitanchev (1858–1895)
Kosta Shahov (1862–1917)
Gyorche Petrov (1864–1921)
Pere Toshev (1865–1912)
Aleksandar Protogerov (1867–1928)
Dzole Stojchev (1867–1909)
Andon Dimitrov (1867–1933)
Petar Poparsov (1868–1941)
Hristo Tatarchev (1869–1952)
Ivan Hadzhinikolov (1869–1934)
Apostol Petkov (1869–1911)
Dame Gruev (1871–1906)
Boris Sarafov (1872–1907)
Gotse Delchev (1872–1903)
Kiryak Shkurtov (1872–1965)
Hristo Matov (1872–1922)
Aleksandar Turundzhev (1872–1905)
Yane Sandanski (1872–1915)
Vasil Chekalarov (1874–1913)
Cyril Parlichev (1875–1944)
Metody Patchev (1875–1902)
Dimo Hadzhidimov (1875–1924)
Nikola Karev (1877–1905)
Slaveyko Arsov (1877–1904)
Kosta Tsipushev (1877–1968)
Mile Pop Yordanov (1877–1901)
Lazar Poptraykov (1878–1903)
Hristo Uzunov (1878–1905)
Vasil Adzhalarski (1880–1909)
Ivan Antonov (1880–1928)
Manush Georgiev (1881–1908)
Todor Aleksandrov (1881–1924)
Petar Chaulev (1882–1924)
Pavel Shatev (1882–1951)
Panko Brashnarov (1883–1951)
Andon Kyoseto (1885–1953)
Hristo Batandzhiev (died 1913)
Hristo Andonov (1887–1928)
Ivan Mihailov (1896–1990)
Dimitar Chkatrov (1900–1945)
Dimitar Gyuzelov (1903–1945)
Mara Buneva (1902–1928)
Andon Kalchev (1910–1948)

Scholars

Lyubomir Miletich (1863–1937)
Nikola Milev (1881–1925)
Blagoy Shklifov (1935–2003)
Zorka Parvanova (born 1958)

Singers

Iliya Argirov (1932–2012)
Lyubka Rondova (born 1936)

Sport

Spiro Debarski (born 1933)
Nikola Kovachev (1934–2009)
Vasil Metodiev (born 1935)
Boris Gaganelov (born 1941)
Aleksandar Tomov (born 1949)
Stoycho Mladenov (born 1957)
Ivan Lebanov (born 1957)
Simeon Shterev (born 1959)
Krasimir Bezinski (born 1961)
Kiril Georgiev (born 1965)
Petar Mihtarski (born 1966)
Ivaylo Andonov (born 1967)
Stoycho Stoilov (born 1971)
Dimtcho Beliakov (born 1971)
Irina Nikulchina (born 1974)
Serafim Barzakov (born 1975)
Georgi Bachev (born 1977)
Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981)
Kiril Terziev (born 1983)
Darko Tasevski (born 1984)
Borislav Hazurov (born 1985)
Kostadin Hazurov (born 1985)
Stanislav Manolev (born 1985)
Iliyan Mitsanski (born 1985)
Yanko Sandanski (born 1988)
Spas Delev (born 1988)
Nikola Jakimovski (born 1990)
Dobriana Rabadžieva (born 1991)
Aleksandar Vezenkov (born 1995)
Kiril Despodov (born 1995)
Rachel Stoyanov (born 2003)

Others

Daskal Kamche (1790–1848)
Baba Vanga (1911–1996)

References

↑ Raymond Detrez (2010). The A to Z of Bulgaria. Scarecrow Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780810872028.
↑ Roumen Daskalov; Tchavdar Marinov, eds. (2013). Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. Brill. p. 459. ISBN 9789004250765.

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[1] Raymond Detrez (2010). The A to Z of Bulgaria. Scarecrow Press. p. 274. ISBN 9780810872028.

[2] Roumen Daskalov; Tchavdar Marinov, eds. (2013). Entangled Histories of the Balkans - Volume One: National Ideologies and Language Policies. Brill. p. 459. ISBN 9789004250765.

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