(1907 – 1977)
A painter susceptible to social problems, with a light and plastic style, a professor in painting awarded with golden medal in Paris.
(1860 – 1902)
The author of the first Bulgarian opera; founder of the professional music composing; editor of first Bulgarian music library; the first Bulgarian capella choir master and conductor.
(1899 – 1986)
A professor in painting worked in almost all styles, dean and rector of the National Academy of Arts, a member of the Bulgarian and Mexican Academies of Sciences.
(1900 – 1953)
A composer and prominent conductor, author of the first Bulgarian ballet, son of Emanuil Manolov, a military capella choir master.
(1890 – 1967)
One of the most popular Bulgarian humorist writers; a painter and cartoonist, journalist, public and culture figure, traveler and intellectual.
(1925 – 1986)
A dramatic actor and pedagogue, member of the first professional artistic company in Bulgaria, head of the Union of Actors for many years, and one of most popular Bulgarian actors.
(1897 – 1927)
One of the founders of the modern Bulgarian decorative style in painting, a master of aquarelle, emphasising on the mythical elements in the Bulgarian folklore; a scenographer and illustrator.
( c. 1790 – îê. 1865)
A monk, Renaissance writer, translator and man of letters; an important figure in the struggle for independence of the Bulgarian Church.
(1896 – 1977)
A blind composer inspired by the Bulgarian folklore, creator of the classical masterpiece ”Thracian Dances” and founder of the Bulgarian symphonic tradition; a musical director of the National Opera and teacher in music.
(1843 – 1932)
A prominent physician, professor in anatomy and histology; one of the founders of the Bulgarian Medical Union and the Bulgarian health system; a fighter for religious and national independence; a prominent politician.
(1890 – 1972)
A man of law, minister of the Railway Transportation and Foreign Affairs, ambassador to France, doctor of economic and political sciences in Paris.
(1929 - 2001)
An opera singer with bright comedian talent; one of the founders of the modern Bulgarian operetta.
(1901 – 2001)
A pedagogue and psychologist, specialized at the Columbia University in New York; a corresponding member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.