Born in Sofia

Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. Name these famous persons, which are born in the city of Sofia.

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Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1918 to 1943	1894	Boris III
Chemist, considered the father of crystal growth research	1897	Ivan Stranski
Israeli chemist, known for his works regarding cannabis	1930	Raphael Mechoulam
Last tsar of Bulgaria from 1943 to 1946 and prime minister of Bulgaria from 2001 to 2005	1937	Simeon II
Bulgarian footballer, he died in a car accident and was voted best Bulgarian footballer of the 20th century	1943	Georgi Asparuhov
Patriarch of All Bulgaria and head of the Bulgarian Orthodox Chruch	1945	Neophyte of Bulgaria
Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1997 to 2001	1949	Ivan Kostov
Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2009 to 2013 and 2014 to 2017 and 2017 to 2021	1959	Boyko Borisov
Former football goalkeeper who played over 100 matches for the Bulgarian national team and twice president of the Bulgarian Football Union	1963	Borislav Mihaylov
President of Bulgaria since 2026 and first woman to hold the office	1964	Iliana Iotova

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Former tennis player, she won a Olympic Bronze Medal for Bulgaria and later represented Switzerland	1967	Manuela Maleeva
Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2025 to 2026	1968	Rosen Zhelyazkov
Former short track speed skater and winner of three Olympic medals	1977	Evgenia Radanova
Former athlete specialised in 100 and 200 metres sprint and European champion 2012	1984	Ivet Lalova-Collio
Bulgarian-Canadian actress, "Vampire Diaries" "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"	1989	Nina Dobrev
Footballer who plays for Leeds United and the Bulgarian national team	2000	Ilia Gruev
Biathlete and winner of the Olympic bronze medal at the 2026 Olympics	2003	Lora Hristova
Snowboarder, 2025 world champion in parallel slalom and Olympic bronze medal winner at the 2026 Olympics	2005	Tervel Zamfirov
Footballer who plays for AEK Athens and the Bulgarian national team	2005	Martin Georgiev

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