Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Figures of Plovdiv - Radoslav Nikolov

Figures of Plovdiv

Radoslav Nikolov - Gianni (born 1954)

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The First Bulgarian in The Guinness Book of Records.

53-year-old Radoslav Nikolov (known as Gianni) is the best BG football juggler. He managed to juggle his football on the 20-cm-wide balustrade of the Plovdiv Pedestrian Bridge over the Rowing Canal along the 12 meters length of the bridge. The balustrade stands another 12 meters above the water and Gianni did his juggling without any safe fencing.

Alexander Bogoridi, Knjaz (1822 - 1910)

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Knjaz Alexander Bogoridi - man of law, statesman. Son of probably the most influential person after the Sultan in the Ottoman Empire - Knjaz Stefan Bogoridi (called Stefanaki Bey). Alexander B...

Karel Skorpil (1859-1944)

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Czech by origin. Also known under the spelling of Schkorpil (pronounced Sh-korpil). Teacher, archaeologist; museum founder. Spent some time as a teacher of Maths...

Dusho Hadjidekov (around 1827 - 1878)

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Eminent trader, public figure, donor; participant in the national liberation movement. He himself funded the construction of the old building of St Trinity School in Plovdiv, and later became its p...

Nedko Donchev Kableshkov (1867 - 1964)

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Eminent man of law, journalist and public figure, Nedko Kableshkov is the pioneer of donating in Plovdiv. In 1949 he made a large donation of e...

Nikolay Galov (1943-1993)

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Nikolai Galov, also popular by the nickname “The colleague Galov", was born on July 5, 1943 in Plovdiv. He died on Jule 9, 1993, in that same city...

Lyuben Grois (1934 - 1982)

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“Labor is the high price of my freedom” - That thought belongs to the great Bulgarian theatre director, Lyuben Grois, and is taken from his two-volume book of “archives”, released 20 years...

Nikolay Haitov (1919 - 2002)

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Academician. One of the best Bulgarian writers. Born in the Rhodope Mountain village of Yavrovo. Author of many novels and short stories. Screenplay-writer of wonderful films (Koziat Rog, i.e. Goat...

Stefka Blagoeva (1938-2000)

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Stefka Blagoeva was the founder and main conductor of the Plovdiv Boys’ Choir in 1975. During her conduct the Choir participated in a large number of music festivals all over Bulgaria and Europ...

Lucien Schevalas (1840 - 1921)

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Lucien Schevalas was born in Obonne, Switzerland. Swiss park designer, gardener of royalties. He graduated from the Forestry Institute in Paris. \r\nHe came to Bulgaria afte...

Alexander Banderov (born 1933-2007)

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The poet Alexander Banderov has long worked as a journalist (he has been awarded the Gold Pen Award of the Bulgarian Journalists Union), and later was an editor...