List of honorary citizens of Burgas
The city or municipal council of Burgas awards honorary citizenship to particularly deserving citizens of the city , which is linked to an entry in the city's book of honor.
Note: The list is chronological according to the date of award, but it is not complete.
The honorary citizens of the city of Burgas
| year | Name (life data) |
Merit / Remarks | image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 |
Kimon Georgiev (1882–1969) |
Bulgarian Prime Minister |
|
| 1947 |
Anton Jugow (1904–1991) |
Bulgarian Foreign Minister; 1991 revoked honorary citizenship | |
| 1963 |
Prodan Gardschew (1936-2003) |
Wrestler, world champion | |
| 1963 |
Valentina Tereschkowa (* 1937) |
Soviet cosmonaut |
|
| 1963 |
Valery Bykowski (1934-2019) |
soviet cosmonaut |
|
| 1963 |
Yuri Gagarin (1934–1968) |
soviet cosmonaut |
|
| 1963 |
Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) |
Soviet politician; 1989 revoked honorary citizenship |
|
| 1963 |
Tikhon Khrennikov (1913-2007) |
Chairman of the Union of Soviet Composers |
|
| 1985 |
Rajna Kabaiwanska (* 1934) |
Opera diva | |
| 1994 |
Slatko Jankow (* 1966) |
Soccer player | |
| 1995 |
Georgi Kalojantschew (1925–2012) |
actor | |
| 1998 |
Georgi Baew (1924-2007) |
painter | |
| 2000 |
Georgi Kostadinow (* 1950) |
Boxer, 1972 Olympic champion |
|
| 2000 |
Damjan Saberski (1929-2006) |
painter |
|
| 2000 |
Petya Dubarova (1962–1979) |
poetess |
|
| 2001 |
Alexander Jankow (1924-2019) |
jurist | |
| 2001 |
Ivan Karajotow (1941-2018) |
Archaeologist, historian and philologist | |
| 2005 |
Scheni Patewa (1878–1955) |
Suffragette | |
| 2001 |
Recep Küpçü (1934–1976) |
Poet, writer and journalist | |
| 2009 |
Lyuben Petkow (1939-2016) |
Author, writer and journalist | |
| 2011 |
Boschidar Dimitrov (1945-2018) |
Historian and politician |
|
| 2011 |
Dimitar Dimitrov (* 1959) |
coach |
|
Web links
- List of honorary citizens of Burgas (Bulgarian) on the city administration website, accessed October 17, 2012