Karlovo, Plovdiv
1. Vasil Levski (1837)
War Hero
Bulgarian war hero who strategised a revolutionary movement to liberate Bulgaria from Ottoman rule. He founded the Internal Revolutionary Organisation.
2. Nikola Lazarov (1870)
Bulgarian Architect
Nikola Ivanov Lazarov was a Bulgarian architect. Lazarov was born in the sub-Balkan town of Karlovo then part of the Ottoman Empire. His father a rose oil and woolen...
3. Evlogi Georgiev (1819)
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Evlogi Georgiev was a major Bulgarian merchant banker and benefactor. The main building of the Sofia University was built with a large financial donation by him and his brother...
4. Rangel Gerovski (1959)
Olympic Wrestler
Rangel Gerovski was a Bulgarian wrestler who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
5. Petar Aleksandrov (1962)
Bulgarian Footballer
Petar Aleksandrov is a Bulgarian former footballer who played for various clubs in Bulgaria Belgium Germany and Switzerland during the 1980s and 1990s. He was a striker noted for his...
6. Slavcho Atanasov (1968)
Bulgarian Politician/member Of I
Slavcho Atanasov is a Bulgarian politician member of IMRO-BNM and mayor of Plovdiv. In 2003 he was elected a mayor of Plovdiv's largest district Trakiya. During the local elections in...
7. Nelly Petkova (1983)
Bulgarian Singer
Nelly Petkova is a Bulgarian singer and an ex-vocalist of Ku-Ku Band.
8. Nikolay Bukhalov (1967)
Canoe Racer
Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoer. He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events....