List of Macedonians (ethnic group)
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This is a list of notable Macedonians or people of Macedonian descent sorted by occupation and year of birth, regardless of any political, territorial or other divisions, historical or modern.
Academia
[edit]Scientists
[edit]- Blaga Aleksova (1922–2007), archaeologist
- Svetlana Antonovska (born 1952–2016), statistician
- Ana Čolović Lešoska (born 1979), biologist
- Georgi Efremov (1932–2011), biologist
- Leonid Grčev (born 1951), electrical engineer
- Martin Guleski (born 1945), architect
- Ratko Janev (1939–2019), atomic physicist
- Nataša Jonoska (born 1961), mathematician
- Saško Kedev (born 1962), physician specialist cardiologist[1]
- Ljupčo Kocarev (born 1955), physicist and engineer
- Pasko Kuzman (born 1947), archaeologist
- Petar Popovski (born 1973), electrical engineer
- Zoran T. Popovski (born 1962), biologist
- Paskal Sotirovski (1927–2003), astrophysicist
- Aneta Stefanovska, biophysicist
- Boris P. Stoicheff (1924–2010), physicist
Social academics
[edit]- Svetlana Antonovska (1952–2016), statistician
- Dimitrija Čupovski (1878–1940), Macedonian national activist
- Nace Dimov (1876–1916), Macedonian national activist
- Slavko Milosavlevski (1928–2012), sociologist
- Mihail Petruševski (1911–1990), founder of the College of Philosophy at Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje
- Temko Popov (1855–1929)
- Gjorgji Pulevski (1817–1893), first known author to publicly express in 1875 the idea of a separate Macedonian nation and language
- Andrew Rossos (born 1941), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Toronto
- Traian Stoianovich (1921–2005), professor of history at Rutgers University
Arts
[edit]Music
[edit]Classical music
[edit]Composers
[edit]- Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
- Tanja Carovska (born 1980)[2]
- Dine Doneff (born 1965)[3]
- Aleksandar Džambazov (1936–2022)[4]
- Petar Georgiev-Kalica (born 1951)
- Jonče Hristovski (1931–2000)[5]
- Novogradska (born 1978)[6]
- Grigor Koprov (born 1943)[7]
- Kiril Makedonski (1925–1984)
- Zoran Madzirov (1968–2017)[8]
- Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)[9]
- Ilija Pejovski (born 1947)[10]
- Toma Prošev (1931–1996)
- Todor Skalovski (1909–2004), composer of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
- Stojan Stojkov (born 1941)
- Aleksandar Džambazov (1936–2022)
Conductors
[edit]- Borjan Canev (born 1973)
Instrumentalists
[edit]- Duke Bojadziev (born 1972)
- Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
- Simon Kiselicki (born 1974)
- Simon Trpčeski (born 1979)
Opera singers
[edit]- Igor Durlovski (born 1977)
- Blagoj Nacoski (born 1979)
- Boris Trajanov (born 1959)
Popular and folk music
[edit]Composers
[edit]- Darko Dimitrov (born 1973)
- Slave Dimitrov (born 1946)
- Jovan Jovanov (born 1981)
- Ilija Pejovski (born 1947), composer and pianist
- Trajko Prokopiev (1909–1979), infamous composer, who composed the soundtrack for the first Macedonian film Frosina
- Toni Zen (born 1983)[11]
- Tomislav Zografski (1934–2000)[12]
Musicians
[edit]- Bodan Arsovski (born 1956)
- Goran Trajkoski (born 1963)
- Kiril Džajkovski (born 1965)
- Chris Joannou (born 1979), bass guitarist
- Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)
- Vlatko Stefanovski (born 1957)
- Stevo Teodosievski (1924–1997)
- Aleksandra Popovska (born 1975)
Singers
[edit]- Lambe Alabakovski (born 1987)
- Bobi Andonov (born 1994)
- Kristina Arnaudova (born 1979)
- Kaliopi Bukle (born 1966)
- Vladimir Četkar, jazz guitarist
- Dani Dimitrovska (born 1979)
- Karolina Gočeva (born 1980)
- Vaska Ilieva (1923–2001)
- Andrijana Janevska (born 1981)
- Vlado Janevski (born 1960)
- Jovan Jovanov (born 1985)
- Aleksandar Makedonski
- Jasmina Mukaetova (born 1981)
- Eva Nedinkovska (born 1983)
- Goce Nikolovski (1947–2006)
- Blagica Pavlovska (born 1958)
- Elena Petreska (born 1980)
- Toše Proeski (1981–2007)
- Elena Risteska (born 1986)
- Aleksandar Sarievski (1922–2002)
- Dan Talevski (born 1992)
- Tamara Todevska (born 1985)
- Tijana Todevska-Dapčević (born 1976)
- Zoran Vanev (born 1973)
- Elena Velevska (born 1980)
- Rade Vrčakovski (born 1980)
Performing arts
[edit]Actors
[edit]- Kole Angelovski (born 1943)
- Igor Džambazov (born 1963), actor, singer, comedian
- Ljupka Džundeva (1934–2018)
- Jelena Jovanova (born 1984)
- Aco Jovanovski (1930–2016)
- Meto Jovanovski (1946–2023)
- Vlado Jovanovski (born 1967)
- Zafir Hadžimanov (1943–2021), actor, singer, composer
- Gjorgji Kolozov (1948–2003)
- Toni Mihajlovski (born 1967)
- Labina Mitevska (born 1975)
- Natasha Negovanlis (born 1990)
- Petre Prličko (1907–1995)
- Nikola Ristanovski (born 1969)
- Robert Veljanovski (born 1968)
Filmmakers
[edit]- Vladimir Blaževski (born 1955)
- Kiril Cenevski (1943–2019)
- Petar Gligorovski (1938–1995), animated film director and surrealist artist
- Igor Ivanov (born 1973)
- Tamara Kotevska (born 1993)
- Milčo Mančevski (born 1959), Golden Lion-winning director
- Kole Manev (born 1941)
- Darko Mitrevski (born 1971), film director and screenwriter
- Dimitrie Osmanli (1927–2006)
- Stole Popov (born 1950)
- Svetozar Ristovski (born 1972)
- Ljubomir Stefanov (born 1975)
- Apostol Trpeski (born 1948)
- Kiro Urdin (born 1945)
Theatre production
[edit]- Bill Neskovski (1964–1989), playwright and actor
- Naum Panovski (born 1950), theatre director
Visual arts
[edit]Architecture
[edit]- Slavko Brezoski (1922–2017)
- Elpida Hadži-Vasileva (born 1971)
- Janko Konstantinov (1926–2010)
- Georgi Konstantinovski (1930–2020)
- Mimoza Nestorova-Tomić (1929–2024)
- Živko Popovski (1934–2007)
Fashion design
[edit]- Risto Bimbiloski (born 1975)
- Nikola Eftimov (born 1968)
- Mila Hermanovski (born 1969), costume and fashion designer
- Toni Matičevski (born 1976)
- Marjan Pejoski (born 1968)
Graphic design
[edit]- Vlado Goreski (born 1958)
- Miroslav Grčev (born 1955), designer of the Macedonian flag
Models
[edit]- Katarina Ivanovska (born 1988)
Multimedia
[edit]- Iskra Dimitrova (born 1965)
Painting
[edit]- Dimitar Avramovski-Pandilov (1898–1963)
- Rahim Blak (born 1983)
- Angel Gavrovski (born 1942)
- Vladimir Georgievski (1942–2017)
- Maja Hill (born 1976)
- Mice Jankulovski (born 1954), painter and cartoonist
- Dimitar Kondovski (1927–1993)
- Vangel Kodžoman (1904–1994)
- Rubens Korubin (born 1949)
- Lazar Ličenoski (1901–1964)
- Petar Mazev (1927–1993)
- Isaija Mažovski (1852–1926), painter and activist
- Ordan Petlevski (1930–1997)
- Nadja Petrovikj (born 1991)
- Zivko Prendzov (born 1957)
- Bobby Stojanov Varga (born 1972)
- Dimo Todorovski (1910–1983)
- Borislav Traikovski (1917–1996)
- Keraca Visulčeva (1911–2004)
- Tomo Vladimirski (1904–1971)
Product design
[edit]- Stefan Janoski (born 1979), skateboarder and artist
- Apostol Tnokovski (born 1982)
Sculpting
[edit]- Žarko Bašeski (born 1957)
- Petar Hadži Boškov (1928–2015)
- Tome Serafimovski (1935–2016)
- Gligor Stefanov (born 1956)
Business
[edit]- George Atanasoski (born 1952), founder of Microflex Inc. and MAK AM International Corporation
- John Bitove (born 1960), founder of the Toronto Raptors
- John Bitove, Sr. (1928–2015), restaurateur and philanthropist
- Jordan Bitove, owner of Torstar, founder of Mobilicity, partial owner of SiriusXM Canada
- Marjan Bojadžiev (born 1967), CEO of the National Bank of North Macedonia, board member of Skopje Chamber of Commerce
- Lorne Bozinoff, founder and CEO of Forum Research
- Valentin Ilievski (born 1968), senior vice president of southeast Europe for Messer Group, president of assembly of FK Sarajevo
- Christopher Ilitch (born 1965), president and CEO of Ilitch Holdings, Inc.[13]
- Marian Ilitch (born 1933), wife of Mike Ilitch and owner of Detroit's MotorCity Casino
- Mike Ilitch (1929–2017), founder of Little Caesars and owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers
- Minčo Jordanov (born 1944), owner of multiple companies
- Petar Kajevski (born 1974), founder of Najdi!
- Jordan Kamčev (born 1970), owner of multiple companies, richest man in Macedonia as of 2015
- Nada Laskovski, co-founder of UrbanToronto and Chart Attack
- Lou Naumovski (born 1957), vice president and commercial/general director of Russia for Kinross Gold
- Susan Niczowski (born 1966), CEO and founder of Summer Fresh Salads Inc.
- Chris Pavlovski, CEO and founder of Rumble[14]
- Andy Peykoff (born 1976), owner of Niagara Bottling
- Steve Stavro (1926–2006), founder of Knob Hill Farms, owner of Toronto Maple Leafs, director of Liquor Control Board of Ontario
- Mike Zafirovski (born 1953), president and CEO of Nortel Networks and Board of Directors at Boeing
Journalism
[edit]- Stefan Dedov (1869–1914)
- Vasko Eftov (born 1967)
- Branko Geroski
- Tomislav Kezarovski (born 1965)
- Dijamandija Mišajkov (1872–1953)
- Nikola Mladenov (1964–2013)
- Mihail Solunov (1877–1956)
- Vlado Taneski (1952–2008)
- Mirka Velinovska (born 1952)
Literature
[edit]- Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963)
- Petre M. Andreevski (1934–2006)
- Stojan Hristov (1898–1995)
- Živko Čingo (1935–1987)
- Dimitar Dimitrov (born 1937), philosopher and diplomat
- Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971), poet
- Elena Filipovska, philologist
- Vasil Iljoski (1902–1995)
- Slavko Janevski (1920–2000), poet, writer, and author of the first Macedonian-language novel The village behind the seven ash trees
- Mišo Juzmeski (1966–2021)
- Blaže Koneski (1921–1993)
- Risto Krle (1900–1975)
- Katica Kulavkova (born 1951)
- Vlado Maleski (1919–1984), author of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia"
- Stefan Markovski (born 1990), screenwriter, poet, philosopher
- Mateja Matevski (1929–2018)
- Krste Misirkov (1874–1926)
- Kole Nedelkovski (1912–1941)
- Olivera Nikolova (1936–2024)
- Risto Ognjanovikj-Lonoski (1870–1941)
- Anton Panov (1906–1967)
- Sibila Petlevski (born 1964)
- Vidoe Podgorec (1934–1997)
- Aleksandar Prokopiev (born 1953)
- Kočo Racin (1908–1943), poet, communist, and author of the poetry collection White Dawns
- Atanas Razdolov (1872–1931), writer and revolutionary
- Goce Smilevski (born 1975)
- Milan Stoilov (1881–1903), writer and revolutionary
- Aco Šopov (1923–1982), poet
- Zvonko Taneski (born 1980), poet
- Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976)
- Gane Todorovski (1929–2010)
Religion
[edit]- Mihail Gogov (1912–1999), fourth Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia
- Kiro Stojanov (born 1959), Roman Catholic Bishop of Skopje
- Stefan, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia (born 1955)
- Joseph of Kumanovo and Osogovo[15], first and current Metropolitan bishop of the Diocese of Kumanovo and Osogovo
- Theodosius of Skopje (1846–1926), attempted to restore the Archbishopric of Ohrid as a separate Macedonian church
Revolutionaries
[edit]- Panko Brashnarov[16](1883–1951)
- Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953)
- Alekso Martulkov (1878–1962)
- Rizo Rizov (1872–1950)
- Boris Sarafov (1872–1907), revolutionary
- Smile Vojdanov (1872–1958), revolutionary and founder of the Macedonian People's League
Sport
[edit]Athletics
[edit]- Kristijan Efremov (born 1990), sprinter
- Dario Ivanovski (born 1997), long distance runner
- Daniela Kuleska (born 1981), middle distance runner
- Ismail Mačev (1960–2019), sprinter
- Riste Pandev (born 1994), sprinter
- Elizabeta Pavlovska (born 1972), hurdler
- Hristina Risteska (born 1991), sprinter
- Ivana Rožman (born 1989), track and field
- Vančo Stojanov (born 1977), middle distance runner
- Mile Stojkoski (born 1965), long distance marathon paralympian
- Jovan Stojoski (born 1997), sprinter
- Aleksandra Vojnevska (born 1981), sprinter
American football
[edit]- Vlade Janakievski (born 1957), college football placekicker
- Paul Naumoff (1945–2018), NFL linebacker
- Pandel Savic (1925–2018), college football quarterback
- Pete Stoyanovich (born 1967), NFL placekicker
Association football
[edit]- Vlatko Andonovski (born 1976), US women's national team manager
- Zoran Baldovaliev (born 1983)
- Milko Djurovski (born 1963), Olympic bronze medalist
- Boško Gjurovski (born 1961)
- Mario Gjurovski (born 1985)
- Gjorgji Hristov (born 1976)
- Čedomir Janevski (born 1961)
- Marek Jankulovski (born 1977), Champions League winner
- Jovan Kirovski (born 1976), first American to win Champions League
- Dejan Kulusevski (born 2000)
- Nemanja Matić (born 1988)
- Uroš Matić (born 1990)
- Goran Maznov (born 1981)
- Igor Mitreski (born 1979)
- George Nanchoff (born 1954)
- Louis Nanchoff (born 1956)
- Zlatko Nastevski (born 1957)
- Chris Naumoff (born 1995)
- Ilčo Naumoski (born 1983)
- Ilija Nestorovski (born 1990)
- Oka Nikolov (born 1974)
- Jane Nikolovski (born 1973)
- Darko Pančev (born 1965), Golden Boot and European Cup winner
- Goran Pandev (born 1983), Champions League winner
- Saško Pаndev (born 1987)
- Robert Petrov (born 1978)
- Goran Popov (born 1984)
- Robert Popov (born 1982)
- Stevica Ristić (born 1982)
- Goce Sedloski (Гоце Седлоски)
- Dragi Setinov (born 1961)
- Goran Slavkovski (born 1989)
- Mile Sterjovski (born 1979)
- Veliče Šumulikoski (born 1981)
- Goce Toleski (born 1977)
- Vančo Trajanov (born 1978)
- Jovica Trajčev (born 1981)
- Ivan Tričkovski (born 1987)
- Aleksandar Vasoski (born 1979)
Australian rules football
[edit]- Josh Daicos (born 1998), forward
- Peter Daicos (born 1961), Australian Football Hall of Fame inductee
- Nick Malceski (born 1984), 2014 All-Australian team member
- Mark Nicoski (born 1983), utility
Baseball
[edit]- Kevin Kouzmanoff (born 1981), MLB third baseman
Basketball
[edit]- Jelena Antić (born 1991)
- Pero Antić (born 1982), NBA player
- Gjorgji Čekovski (born 1979)
- Slavica Dimovska (born 1985)
- Todor Gečevski (born 1977)
- Blagoja Georgievski (1950–2020), Olympic silver medalist
- Vlado Ilievski (born 1980)
- Andrej Jakimovski (born 2001), NCAA player
- Petar Naumoski (born 1968), two-time EuroLeague champion
- Kiril Nikolovski (born 1988)
- Predrag Samardžiski (born 1986)
- Darko Sokolov (born 1986)
- Vrbica Stefanov (born 1973)
- Damjan Stojanovski (born 1987)
- Vojdan Stojanovski (born 1987)
- Stojna Vangelovska (born 1964), Olympic silver medalist
Canoeing
[edit]- Atanas Nikolovski (born 1980), slalom canoer
- Lazar Popovski (born 1975), whitewater kayaker
- Nenad Trpovski (born 1978), slalom canoer
- Ana Ugrinovska (born 1980), slalom canoer
Chess
[edit]- Vlatko Bogdanovski (born 1964)
- Aleksandar Colovic (born 1976)
- Kiril Georgiev (born 1965)
- Vladimir Georgiev (born 1975)
- Zvonko Stanojoski (born 1964)
Cricket
[edit]- Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer
Cycling
[edit]- Andrej Petrovski (born 1996)
- Stefan Petrovski (born 1991)
- Gorgi Popstefanov (born 1987)
Handball
[edit]- Stevče Aluševski (born 1972)
- Tanja Andrejeva (born 1978)
- Lasko Andonovski (born 1991)
- Petar Angelov (born 1977)
- Branislav Angelovski (born 1977)
- Filip Arsenovski (born 1998)
- Stefan Atanasovski (born 1999)
- Mirjeta Bajramoska (born 1984)
- Andrea Beleska (born 1994)
- Danilo Brestovac (born 1975)
- Biljana Crvenkoska (born 1983)
- Jane Cvetkovski (born 1987)
- Filip Čurlevski (born 1992)
- Viktor Damceski (born 1996)
- Nikola Danilovski (1997–2021)
- Zlatko Daskalovski (born 1984)
- Zorica Despodovska (born 1991)
- Darko Dimitrievski (born 1993)
- Dimitar Dimitrioski (born 1998)
- Oliver Dimitrioski (born 1972)
- Ivan Dimitrovski (born 1998)
- Vasko Dimitrovski (born 1982)
- Vancho Dimovski (born 1979)
- Ivan Djonov (born 1997)
- Stefan Drogrishki (born 1994)
- Daniel Dupjačanec (born 1983)
- David Gashoski (born 1996)
- Goce Georgievski (born 1987)
- Elena Gjeorgjievska (born 1990)
- Daniel Gjorgjeski (born 1993)
- Dushica Gjorgjievska (born 1987)
- Simona Grozdanovska (born 1988)
- Tomislav Jagurinovski (born 1998)
- Lenche Ilkova (born 1984)
- Stefan Kimevski (born 1990)
- Marko Kizikj (born 2001)
- Alen Kjosevski (born 2001)
- Dario Kofiloski (born 2000)
- Marjan Kolev (born 1977)
- Nikola Kosteski (born 1992)
- Goran Krstevski (born 1996)
- Ilija Krstevski (born 1993)
- Milorad Kukoski (born 1987)
- Goran Kuzmanoski (born 1982)
- Filip Kuzmanovski (born 1996)
- Milan Lazarevski (born 1997)
- Filip Lazarov (born 1985)
- Kiril Lazarov (born 1980), all time Champions League top scorer
- Milan Levov (born 1987)
- Elena Livrinikj (born 1994)
- Bojan Ljubevski (born 1996)
- Bojan Madzovski (born 1994)
- Borjan Madzovski (born 1994)
- Dejan Manaskov (born 1992)
- Martin Manaskov (born 1994)
- Pepi Manaskov (born 1964)
- Nikola Markoski (born 1990)
- Andrej Markudov (born 1996)
- Robertina Mečevska (born 1984)
- Filip Mirkulovski (born 1983)
- Marko Miševski (born 1999)
- Petar Misovski (born 1976)
- Andrej Mitikj (born 2000)
- Vlatko Mitkov (born 1981)
- Nikola Mitrevski (born 1985)
- Dragica Mitrova (born 1987)
- Mihajlo Mladenovikj (born 2000)
- Nataša Mladenovska (born 1986)
- Zlatko Mojsoski (born 1981)
- Naumče Mojsovski (born 1980)
- Dijana Naumoska (born 1985)
- Vlado Nedanovski (born 1985)
- Marko Neloski (born 1996)
- Marko Ognjanovski (born 1997)
- Goce Ojleski (born 1989)
- Toše Ončev (born 1996)
- Davor Palevski (born 1997)
- Marija Papudjieva (born 1977)
- Igor Pavlovski (born 1982)
- Dragana Pecevska (born 1983)
- Antonio Peševski (born 1990)
- Žarko Peševski (born 1991)
- Dragana Petkovska (born 1996)
- Kostadin Petrov (born 1992)
- Martin Popovski (born 1994)
- Nemanja Pribak (born 1984)
- Sara Ristovska (born 1996)
- Borko Ristovski (born 1982)
- Ljubomir Savevski (born 1957)
- Jovana Sazdovska (born 1993)
- Martin Serafimov (born 2000)
- Mice Shilegov (born 1998)
- Marija Shteriova (born 1991)
- Sara Stevanoska (born 1993)
- Mitko Stoilov (born 1983)
- Stojanče Stoilov (born 1987)
- Nikola Stojčevski (born 1984)
- Zvonko Šundovski (born 1967)
- Filip Taleski (born 1996)
- Jovan Talevski (born 1994)
- Mario Tankoski (born 1998)
- Vladimir Temelkov (born 1980)
- Teodor Todeski (born 2002)
- Martin Tomovski (born 1997)
- Blagojče Trajkovski (born 1986)
- Martin Velkovski (born 1997)
Ice hockey
[edit]- Mike Angelidis (born 1985), center
- Tommy Ivan (1911–1999), three-time Stanley Cup winning coach
- Dan Jancevski (born 1981), defenseman
- Ed Jovanovski (born 1976), defenseman
- Steve Staios (born 1973), winger/defenseman
- Steven Stamkos (born 1990), two-time Stanley Cup winning, seven-time all-star center
- Alek Stojanov (born 1973), right winger
- Brandon Tanev (born 1991), left winger
- Christopher Tanev (born 1989), defenseman
- Michael Zigomanis (born 1981), center
- Jose Theodore (born 1976 ), goalie, vezina and hart trophy winner
Martial arts
[edit]- Alen Amedovski (born 1988), mixed martial artist
- Dejan Georgievski (born 1999), taekwondo Olympic silver medalist
- Puleksenija Jovanoska (born 1993), karateka
- Katerina Nikoloska (born 1990), judoka
- Nina Nunes (born 1985), UFC flyweight fighter
- Beni Osmanoski (born 1988), kickboxer
- Emil Pavlov (born 1992), karateka
- Ace Rusevski (born 1956), Olympic bronze medalist boxer
- Vlatko Sokolov (born 1973), wrestler
- Daniel Stefanovski (born 1996), kickboxer
- Alexander Volkanovski (born 1988), UFC Featherweight champion, reached #1 in pound-for-pound rankings
Mountain climbing
[edit]- Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), first Macedonian to climb Everest
- Saško Kedev (born 1962), politician and third Macedonian to climb Everest
Racing
[edit]- Igor Stefanovski (born 1982), two-time European Hill Climb champion
Rugby league
[edit]- Paul Momirovski (born 1996), centre and winger
Shooting
[edit]- Nina Balaban (born 1995)
- Olivera Nakovska-Bikova (born 1974)
- Darko Naseski (born 1979)
- Sašo Nestorov (born 1987)
Skiing
[edit]- Darko Damjanovski (born 1981), biathlete and cross-country skier
- Gjoko Dineski (born 1972), cross-country skier
- Ivana Ivchevska (born 1988), alpine skier
- Stavre Jada (born 1998), cross-country skier
- Rosana Kiroska (born 1991), cross-country skier
- Marija Kolaroska (born 1997). cross-country skier
- Gjorgi Markovski (born 1986), alpine skier
- Jana Nikolovska (born 1979), alpine skier
- Dejan Panovski (born 1980), alpine skier
- Antonio Ristevski (born 1989), alpine skier
- Aleksandar Stojanovski (born 1979), alpine skier
- Viktorija Todorovska (born 2000), cross-country skier
Swimming
[edit]- Marko Blaževski (born 1992)
- Anastasia Bogdanovski (born 1993)
- Atina Bojadži (1944–2010)
- Mirjana Boševska (born 1981)
- Biljana Coković (1982–2007)
- Filip Derkoski (born 2000)
- Mia Blaževska Eminova (born 2005)
- Kire Filipovski (born 1973)
- Nikola Ǵuretanoviḱ (born 2007)
- Zoran Lazarovski (born 1980)
- Simona Marinova (born 1994)
- Aleksandar Malenko (born 1979)
- Nataša Meškovska (born 1972)
- Aleksandar Miladinovski (born 1979)
- Eva Petrovska (born 2004)
- Elena Popovska (born 1990)
- Mihajlo Ristovski (born 1983)
- Tomi Stefanovski
- Vesna Stojanovska (born 1985)
Tennis
[edit]- Lina Gjorcheska (born 1994), highest ranked Macedonian player to date
- Kalin Ivanovski (born 2004)
- Tomislav Jotovski (born 1990)
- Aleksandar Kitinov (born 1971)
- Marina Lazarovska (born 1978)
- Lazar Magdinčev (born 1980)
- Katarina Marinkovikj (born 1999)
- Ellen Perez (born 1995)
- Predrag Rusevski (born 1983)
- Magdalena Stoilkovska (born 1996)
Volleyball
[edit]- Vladimir Bogoevski (born 1953)
- Gjorgi Gjorgiev (born 1992)
- Nikola Gjorgiev (born 1988)
Politicians
[edit]- Metodija Andonov - Čento (1902–1957), first president of the People's Republic of Macedonia
- Stojan Andov (1935–2024), first president of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
- Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
- Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)
- Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), founder of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party (1891)[17]
- Ljube Boškoski (born 1960)
- Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962)
- Paul Christie (born 1952), Toronto politician
- Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)
- Jimmy Dimos (born 1938), politician, former Speaker of the Louisiana House
- Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), founder of the political party VMRO-DPMNE
- Kiro Gligorov (1917–2012), first president of the Republic of Macedonia
- Vladimir Gligorov (1945–2022)
- Tim Goeglein (born 1964), Deputy Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President under George W. Bush
- Nikola Gruevski (born 1970)
- Denise Ilitch (born 1955), businesswoman, lawyer, and member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan[18]
- Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960)
- Gordana Jankuloska (born 1975)
- Zoran Jolevski (born 1959), Macedonian Minister of Defense, Ambassador to the United States
- Nikola Kljusev (1927–2008), first Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000)
- Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), former Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Trifun Kostovski (born 1946)
- Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977), VMRO-DPMNE leader and Prime Minister of North Macedonia
- Ilinka Mitreva (1950–2022)
- Lazar Mojsov (1920–2011), 34th President of the United Nations General Assembly
- Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), former President of North Macedonia
- Tito Petkovski (born 1945)
- Nikola Poposki (born 1977), Macedonian Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Zoran Stavreski (born 1964), Deputy Prime Minister of Macedonia
- Borko Temelkovski (1919–2001)
- Lui Temelkovski (born 1954), Member of Canadian Parliament
- Boris Trajkovski (1956–2004)
- Vasil Tupurkovski (born 1951)
- Zoran Zaev (born 1974), Prime Minister of (North) Macedonia
Partisans
[edit]- Mirče Acev (1915–1943), organiser of the Yugoslav communist resistance in vardar Macedonia [19]
- Vera Aceva (1919–2006), partisan and national hero of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia[citation needed]
- Vangel Ajanovski-Oče (1909-1996)[20]
- Mihajlo Apostolski, commander of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia (1906–1987)
- Jordan Cekov (1921–2019), partisan and commander of the Third Macedonian Assault Brigade
- Emanuel Čučkov (1901–1967), partisan
- Čede Filipovski Dame (1923–1945), partisan and a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Nevena Georgieva (1925-1942), partisan[21]
- Mirka Ginova (1916–1946), partisan and teacher[22][23]
- Dimče Mirčev (1913–1944), partisan and awarded the Order of the people’s hero of Yugoslavia
- Paskal Mitrevski (1912–1978), partisan, leader of National Liberation Front and minister in the Provisional Democratic Government[24]
- Blagoj Jankov Mučeto (1911–1944), partisan and declared a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Orce Nikolov (1916–1942), partisan
- Strašo Pindžur (1915–1943), partisan and a national hero of SFR Yugoslavia
- Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš (1921–1944), partisan and commander of the "Jordan Nikolov" battalion
- Gjorgi Dimitrovski Vikentiev (1920–1944), partisan and commander of the 4th Macedonian brigade
- Petar Zdravkovski (1912–1967), macedonian partisan and awarded the Legion of Honour
- Kuzman Josifovski - Pitu (1915–1944), partisan and one of the organizers of the Peoples's Liberation Struggle in Macedonia who was declared a People's Hero of Yugoslavia
- Risto Kirjazovski (1927–2002), partisan in the NOF [25]
- Fana Kočovska (1927–2004), partisan and was the youngest named National Hero of Yugoslavia
- Veselinka Malinska (1917–1987), partisan and prominent member of the Women's Antifascist Front of Macedonia
- Vlado Makelarski (1919-1993), partisan[26]
- Mara Naceva (1920-2013), partisan and president of the board of the Women's Antifascist Front of Macedonia[27]
- Stefan Naumov (1920–1942), partisan and People's Hero of Yugoslavia[28]
- Јordan Nikolov (1916–1942), partisan
- Katerina Nurdzhieva (1922–2018), macedonian partisan and national activist
- Blagoj Stračkovski (1920–1943), partisan and a Macedonian national hero
Television
[edit]- Ziya Tong (born 1980), television producer, TV host
References
[edit]- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110722220330/http://www.sobranie.mk/en/default-en.asp?ItemID=9B242AF3370BDE4BBEB340DD5BCE54EA
- ^ https://www.sbs.com.au/language/macedonian/en/podcast-episode/tanja-tzarovska-the-angelic-voice-in-the-passion-of-the-christ-and-troy-now-mesmerising-audiences-in-memorial/yr1vna1bv
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/6089012-Dine-Doneff
- ^ [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDGXxyAWGjE&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR02YDgq8xaoJVbL70a08i8WgDgwIgimuCwiim5idlJ0flN0hhaVMf1sz2Y
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20110530135220/http://217.16.70.245/?pbroj=1447
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/1122738-Novogradska?srsltid=AfmBOopyiMQHCONBYrjSMPyEWIKzGOuXaxWM-6uWx2wBthDHHUFaxKOY
- ^ https://www.biyografya.com/en/biographies/grigor-koprov-5ae23d75
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3287757/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20120730024956/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=155399
- ^ https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=02rFSecPhEsC&dq=%22Ilija+Pejovski%22&pg=PA478&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22Ilija%20Pejovski%22&f=false
- ^ https://www.last.fm/music/Toni+Zen
- ^ http://www.zografski.org/index.php?pageid=3
- ^ "Macedonian Patriotic Organization - Convention - MPO Annual Convention". Macedonian.org. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ Jacob Lorinc (11 June 2021). "This Toronto-based website surged to a half-billion-dollar valuation almost overnight — thanks in part to interest from conservative American investors". Toronto Star.
- ^ https://koe.mk/mitropolit/
- ^ Because the Communists as well as the whole left wing of the Macedonian national-revolutionary movement treated the Macedonian Slavs as a regional section of the Bulgarian nation up to the middle of the 1930s, the main reason for Cominformism in Macedonia was opposition to the new national policy in Yugoslav Macedonia and support for the old pro-Bulgarian option. For more see: Ivo Banac: With Stalin Against Tito. Cominformist Splits in Yugoslav Communism, Ithaca/London, 1988, p. 192.
- ^ Dimitar Bechev (2019). Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia (2nd ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. p. 55. ISBN 9781538119624.
- ^ "Development driver: Ilitches' move downtown started several balls rolling". Crain's Detroit Business. April 28, 2009.
- ^ Partington G., Paul (1979). Who's who on the Postage Stamps of Eastern Europe. Scarecrow Press. p. 2. ISBN 0810812665.
- ^ "Egejski buri : revolucionernoto dviženje vo Vodensko i NOF vo Evejska Makedonja (Aegean Storms: the revolutionary movement in Vodensko and NOF in Evian Macedonia)" (in Bosnian). Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Велешки партизански одред 1942 (in Macedonian). Skopje. 1999.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Mark Mazower (2000). After the War Was Over: Reconstructing the Family, Nation, and State in Greece, 1943-1960. Princeton University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-6910-5842-9.
- ^ Dimitar Bechev (2019-09-03). Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-5381-1962-4.
- ^ Loring M. Danforth; Riki Van Boeschoten (2012). Children of the Greek Civil War: Refugees and the Politics of Memory. University of Chicago Press. p. 299. ISBN 978-0-2261-3598-4.
- ^ Dimitar Bechev (2019-09-03). Historical Dictionary of North Macedonia. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-5381-1962-4.
- ^ "За волја на вистината". Saint Jovan Bigorski Monastery. 25 July 2016.
- ^ https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=5OSdDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false page 215
- ^ https://books.google.com.tr/books?id=5OSdDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ViewAPI&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Stefan%20naumov&f=false