Famous Bulgarian Media Personalities

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Georgi Markov
(Bulgarian Dissident Writer Best Known for His Work 'The Truth that Killed')
Georgi Markov
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Birthdate: March 1, 1929
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Sofia
Died: September 11, 1978

Georgi Markov was a Bulgarian writer, novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. After relocating to London due to political reasons, Markov worked as a journalist and broadcaster for the BBC World Service, Radio Free Europe, and Deutsche Welle. Georgi Markov was assassinated in 1978 and was posthumously honored with the Order of Stara Planina in 2000.

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Maria Popova
(Bulgarian-Born American-Based Writer Best Known for Her Blog 'The Marginalian')
Maria Popova
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Birthdate: July 28, 1984
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bulgaria

Maria Popova is a Bulgarian-born writer who focuses on philosophy and culture. Considered an important writer, Popova also contributes to popular publications like Wired UK, The Atlantic, and The New York Times. Over the course of her career, Maria Popova has been featured in various lists including Forbes' 30 under 30

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Walther Funk
(Journalist, Banker, Economist, Politician)
Walther Funk
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Birthdate: August 18, 1890
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Yasnaya Polyana
Died: May 31, 1960
German economist Walther Funk had joined the army during World War I but later quit for being medically unfit and started his career as a journalist. After joining the Nazi Party, he quickly rose to become the Third Reich’s economics minister and the president of the Reichsbank
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Slavi Trifonov
(Bulgarian Musician Who is Credited With Popularizing the Traditional Bulgarian Folk)
Slavi Trifonov
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Birthdate: October 18, 1966
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Pleven, Bulgaria

Slavi Trifonov is a Bulgarian musician, TV host, and politician. An exponent of folklore music, Trifonov is credited with popularizing the traditional Bulgarian folk. He is also credited with founding a music band called Ku-Ku where he has performed as the frontman. Slavi Trifonov is also known for hosting a TV show called Late Night Show with Slavi Trifonov.

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Victoria Marinova
(Bulgarian TV Host and Journalist Whose Brutal Rape and Murder Sparked Outrage Around the World)
Victoria Marinova
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Birthdate: August 19, 1988
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Ruse, Bulgaria
Died: October 6, 2018

Bulgarian television-host and journalist Victoria Marinova served as administrative director of Ruse’s TVN Television. She presented the current-affairs talk-show Detector for the channel. Marinova’s brutal rape and murder, which occurred at a time when violence against investigative reporters were on the rise, sparked international outrage. She was the third journalist who was killed in the European Union within a year.

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Stefan Stambolov
(9th Prime Minister of Bulgaria (1887 - 1894))
Stefan Stambolov
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Birthdate: January 31, 1854
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria
Died: July 19, 1895

Stefan Stambolov was a Bulgarian journalist, revolutionary, politician, and poet who served as the Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 1 September 1887 to 31 May 1894. Counted among the most popular and prominent founders of modern Bulgaria, Stambolov played a key role during the Balkan Wars; he helped initiate the cultural and economic progress in Bulgaria.

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Volen Siderov
(Bulgarian Far-Right Politician and Chairman of the Nationalist Party ‘Attack’)
Volen Siderov
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Birthdate: April 19, 1956
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Yambol

Bulgarian far-right politician Volen Siderov founded the nationalist political-party Attack in 2005 and serves as its Chairman. He served as editor of several newspapers and wrote five books dedicated to global conspiracy theories. According to Siderov, who reportedly espouses anti-Masonic conspiracy theories, the world is controlled by a small group of freemasons through puppet heads, international organizations, and the press.

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Geo Milev
(Bulgarian Poet and Journalist Best Remembered for His Epic Poem 'Septemvri')
Geo Milev
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Birthdate: January 15, 1895
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Radnevo, Bulgaria
Died: May 15, 1925

Bulgarian poet, translator, and journalist Geo Milev is mostly remembered for his epic poem Septemvri, which relates the brutal suppression of the Communist uprising of September 1923. He was assumed missing for years, until it was revealed that he had been strangled and thrown into a mass grave during the 1925 purge.

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Dimitar Talev
(Bulgarian Writer, Journalist and Editor Who Served as Political Prisoner and Later as MP)
Dimitar Talev
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Birthdate: September 1, 1898
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Prilep, North Macedonia
Died: October 20, 1966

Bulgarian writer and journalist Dimitar Talev served as political-prisoner following his arrest by communist authorities. This was followed by his expulsion from Bulgarian Writers' Union. He was later pardoned, rehabilitated and his author's union membership was restored. Talev became an MP in 1966. His literary works includes his Tetralogies The Iron Lantern, Ilinden, Prespa Bells and I Hear Your Voices.