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....

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