Greeks in Bulgaria - Notable Greeks From Bulgaria

Notable Greeks From Bulgaria

  • Apostolos Nikolaidis (1896–1980), athlete and Panathinaikos legend, from Plovdiv
  • Michael III of Anchialus, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Jeremias II Tranos, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Parthenius I, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
  • Christos Tsigiridis, (1877–1947) electrical engineer and technological pioneer
  • Christos Tsountas (1857–1913), archaeologist, from Asenovgrad
  • Kostas Varnalis (1884–1974), poet, from Burgas

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