Petkov (), feminine Petkova () is a

Bulgarian surname The Bulgarian name system ( Bulgarian: Българска именна система) has considerable similarities with most other European name systems, and with those of other Slavic peoples such as the Russian name system, although it has c ...

derived from the first name Petko. Notable people with the surname include: *

Dimitar Petkov Dimitar Nikolov Petkov () (2 November 1858, Tulcea – 11 March 1907, Sofia) was a leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party and the country's Prime Minister from 5 November 1906 until he was assassinated in Sofia the following ye ...

(1856–1907), Bulgarian politician, Mayor of Sofia, Prime Minister, assassinated *

Dobrin Petkov Dobrin Petkov (; 24 August 1923 – 10 February 1987) was a Bulgarian conductor. Life and career Born in Dresden, Germany, Petkov was the son of a famous violin pedagogue, , whose students were leading musicians in Bulgaria and abroad. His mo ...

(1923–1987), Bulgarian conductor *

Eva Petkova Eva Petkova is a Bulgarian-American biostatistician interested in the application of statistics to psychiatry, and known for her research on regression model comparison, brain imaging, and mental disorders. She is a professor of population health ...

, Bulgarian-American biostatistician *

Georgi Petkov (footballer, born 1976) Georgi Stoyanov Petkov (; born 14 March 1976) is a Bulgarian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for and captains Bulgarian First League club Slavia Sofia. Petkov played for the Bulgaria national team as a backup to Zdravko Zdravk ...

, Bulgarian football goalkeeper *

Georgi Petkov (footballer, born 1988) Georgi Petkov (; born 30 July 1988) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a defender for Bulgarian Second League club OFC Pomorie, for whom he is captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; ...

, Bulgarian football defender *

Georgi Petkov (rower) Georgi Petkov (; born 8 January 1956) is a Bulgarian rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as ...

(born 1956), Bulgarian Olympic rower *

Gergana Petkova Gergana Petkova (born May 31, 2004) is an American Rhythmic gymnastics, rhythmic gymnast, member of the national group. Personal life Petkova took up rhythmic gymnastics at age four at the Elite Sports Complex in Woodridge, Illinois, Woodridg ...

(born 2004), American rhythmic gymnast *

Irena Petkova Irena Petkova ( Bulgarian: Ирена Петкова) is a Bulgarian opera singer. The mezzo-soprano Irena Petkova was born in Bourgas, Bulgaria. She graduated from the Pancho Vladigerov State Music Academy,Pancho Vladigerov State Music AcademyИ ...

, Bulgarian singer *

Ivaylo Petkov Ivaylo Rumenov Petkov (; born 24 March 1976 in Dolni Dabnik, Pleven Province) is a former Bulgarian footballer, who played mainly as a left back and centre-back. He has won three A PFG titles, one Süper Lig title, a Bulgarian Cup and Bulgarian ...

(born 1976), Bulgarian footballer *

Kiril Petkov Kiril Petkov Petkov (; born 17 April 1980) is a Bulgarian politician, economist, and entrepreneur, who served as Prime Minister of Bulgaria from December 2021 to August 2022. He is the co-leader of We Continue the Change, a political party he ...

(born 1980), Bulgarian politician, Prime Minister of Bulgaria from December 2021 to August 2022 * Marin Petkov (footballer) (born 2002), Bulgarian footballer * Mario Petkov (footballer, born 1971), Bulgarian footballer * Mario Petkov (footballer, born 1996), Bulgarian footballer *

Mariya Petkova Mariya Dimitrova Petkova (, née Vergova (); born 3 November 1950 in Plovdiv) is a retired Bulgarian discus thrower. In 1976 she won an Olympic silver medal behind Evelin Schlaak, a standing that would repeat itself in 1980. This year she also a ...

(born 1950), a retired Bulgarian discus thrower *

Martin Petkov (footballer, born 2001) Martin Petkov (; born 15 January 2001) is a Bulgarian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Can ...

, Bulgarian football winger for Lokomotiv Gorna Oryahovitsa on loan from Levski Sofia * Martin Petkov (footballer, born 2002), Bulgarian football winger for Levski Sofia *

Milen Petkov Milen Ivanov Petkov (; born 12 January 1974) is a former Bulgarian international Association football, football player, who played as a Midfielder#Defensive midfielder, defensive midfielder. Club career Petkov started his career in the FC Dobru ...

(born 1974), Bulgarian footballer *

Nedelya Petkova Nedelya Petkova (; 1826–1894), known as well as Baba Nedelya (Grandmother Nedelya), was a Bulgarian pioneer in promoting girls' education as well as a revolutionary. In 1858 she began teaching girls and developed a school system for girls across ...

(1826–1894), Bulgarian education pioneer *

Nicolai Petkov Nicolai Petkov is computer scientist and professor emeritus of Intelligent Systems and Computer Science at the University of Groningen, known for his contributions in the fields of brain-inspired computing, pattern recognition, machine learning, ...

, computer scientist *

Nikola Petkov Nikola Dimitrov Petkov (; July 8, 1893 – September 23, 1947) was a Bulgarian politician, one of the leaders of the Bulgarian Agrarian National Union (usually abbreviated as BZNS). He entered politics in the early 1930s. Like many other peasant ...

(1893–1947), Bulgarian politician and son of Dimitar, leading anti-Communist following

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, executed *

Ogniana Petkova Ognyana Georgieva Petrova – Ognyana Dusheva (née Petkova, , born December 20, 1964, in Svilengrad) is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from 1976 to 1988. Petrova won a bronze medal in the K-4 500 m event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seo ...

(born 1964), Bulgarian sprint canoeist and 1998 Olympic bronze medallist * Petko Petkov (footballer) (1946–2020), Bulgarian football player and manager * Petko Petkov (football manager) (born 1968), Bulgarian football manager and former player *

Petko Petkov (volleyball) Petko Petkov (; born May 17, 1958) is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially brand ...

(born 1958), Bulgarian former volleyball player *

Rossen Petkov Rossen Kirchev Petkov is a Bulgarian writer and teacher, one of the country's pioneers in the field of digital arts, computer graphics and multimedia. He is the author of dozens of articles about modern media in education and learning, founded a ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian writer and teacher * ''Stoyan Petkov'' (1886–1972), since 1947

Andrey, Metropolitan of New York Metropolitan Andrey (; secular name Stoyan Nikolov Petkov, ; 31 December 1886 – 9 August 1972) was the diocesan prelate of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia with the title of "Metropolitan bishop, Metropolita ...

Temenuzhka Petkova Temenuzhka Petkova () is a Bulgarian politician who is currently the Minister of Finance of Bulgaria. A member of the GERB party, she previously served as the Minister of Energy from 2014 to 2017 and then from 2017 to 2021. Petkova graduated f ...

(born 1967), Bulgarian politician, Minister of Energy of Bulgaria since 2014 *

Vladimir Petkov Vladimir Petkov (; born 26 January 1971) is a Bulgarian chess grandmaster. Biography Until 2003 Vladimir Petkov did not achieve significant successes on the international chess tournaments (possessed on October 1, 2003 his chess rating - 2343). ...

(born 1971), Bulgarian chess grandmaster *

Zhivko Petkov Zhivko Stoyanov Petkov (; born 15 February 1993) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a forward for Chernomorets 1919. Career On 27 June 2012, Petkov joined Neftochimic Burgas. At Neftochimic, he became a member of the first team and his goa ...

(born 1993), Bulgarian footballer

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