Notable Pomaks
This is a list of notable Pomaks.
| Name | Birth | Notability | Pomak link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arif Sami Agush | 1953 | Member of the Bulgarian Parliament. Parliamentary Group of Movement for Rights and Freedoms. His ancestor was an Ottoman feudal called Agush Aga. The Agush castle (konak) is situated in the village of Mogilitsa. | Born in Sandrovo, Bulgaria |
| Shefket Chapadjiev | 1939 | Businessman in Chicago, thought to be the most prosperous person in the US coming from Bulgaria. Escaped from Bulgaria in 1963 and arrived in the US in 1964. | Born in Madan, Smolyan Province |
| Hamid Rusev | 1939 | Businessman in Chicago. Escaped from Bulgaria in 1963 and arrived in the US in 1964. | Born in Arda, Bulgaria |
| Rita Wilson | 1956 | Actress, producer. Married to actor Tom Hanks. | Born in Los Angeles, California as Margarita Ibrahimoff from a Pomak father and a Greek-Albanian mother |
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