The greatest Bulgarians: the top 10 of the Velikite Balgari poll
The top 3 according to 98 votes from people: Tsar Simeon I the Great · Vasil Levski · Khan Asparuh. (Updated Dec 18, 2021.)
Vasil Levski on top, followed by Peter Deunov, Khan Asparuh and Tsar Simeon the Great: the top 10 of Velikite Balgari, the Bulgarian National Television version of the BBC's Great Britons format, decided in 2007.
Top 10
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1
Tsar Simeon I the Great
c. 866–927: ruled during the golden age of Bulgarian culture and power.
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2
Vasil Levski
1837–1873: revolutionary and national hero, winner of the poll.
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3
Khan Asparuh
d. 681: founder of the First Bulgarian Empire.
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4
Saints Cyril and Methodius
9th century: devised and spread the Glagolitic alphabet.
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5
Knyaz Boris I
d. 907: ruled during the Christianization of Bulgaria.
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6
Saint Paisius of Hilendar
1722–1773: wrote the Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya.
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7
Peter Deunov
1864–1944: spiritual master of a school of esoteric Christianity.
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8
Hristo Botev
1848–1876: national poet and revolutionary.
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9
Stefan Stambolov
1854–1895: prime minister.
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10
Ivan Vazov
1850–1921: national writer.
How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.
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