Milan Asadurov was a Bulgarian author, publisher, and translator of science fiction. He wrote short stories and scripts for television and radio since 1968.

Albena Bakratcheva born in Sofia on July 3, 1961 is Bulgarian Americanist, best known for her work on American Transcendentalism. Albena Bakratcheva, D.Litt., is Professor of American Studies at the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, New Bulgarian University, Sofia.

Mara Belcheva was a Bulgarian poet.

Ran Bosilek, born Gencho Stanchev Negentsov, was a Bulgarian author of children's books. Three years before his death, in 1955, he translated Astrid Lindgren's children's book "Karlsson-on-the-Roof" into Bulgarian.

Nikolay Boykov is a contemporary Bulgarian writer and literary translator from Hungary.

Constantine of Preslav was a medieval Bulgarian scholar, writer and translator, one of the most important men of letters working at the Preslav Literary School at the end of the 9th and the beginning of the 10th century. Biographical evidence about his life is scarce but he is believed to have been a disciple of Saint Methodius. After his death in 885, Constantine was jailed by the Germanic clergy in Great Moravia and sold as slave in Venice. After a successful escape to Constantinople, he came to Bulgaria around 886 and started working at the Preslav Literary School.

Atanas Hristov Dalchev was a Bulgarian poet, critic and translator. He is an author of poetry that brightly touches some philosophical problems. He translated poetry and fiction from French, Spanish, English, German and Russian authors. Recipient of the Herder Prize in 1972 and order "Znak Pocheta" in 1967.

Gergana Dimitrova is Bulgarian theatre director, playwright and translator. She was born in 1975 in Bourgas, graduated in Cultural Studies from the University of Sofia (2000) and in Theatre Directing from Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin (2005) and the National Academy of Theatre & Film in Sofia (2007).

Dora Petrova Gabe was а Bulgarian Jewish poet. She published poetry for adults and children as well as travel books, short stories and essays. In her later years, she also did extensive work in translation.

Vera Gancheva was a Bulgarian translator from Scandinavian languages, publisher, university lecturer and author of books, essays and scientific papers. She studied and worked at the Sofia University.

Krassin Valchev Himmirsky Bulgarian: Красин Вълчев Химирски, born on 8 October 1938 in Varbitza, Vratsa Province, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian poet and former career diplomat.

Ventseslav Konstantinov was a Bulgarian writer, aphorist and translator of German and English literature.

Krastyo Kotev Krastev, popularly known as Dr. Krastev, was a Bulgarian writer, translator, philosopher and public figure most notable as Bulgaria's first professional literary critic. Krastev was an influential member of the modernist Misal ("Thought") circle, a leading collaboration of writers that aimed to revolutionize Bulgarian literature and introduce the modern ideas of European literature and philosophy to the country.

Rumen Leonidov is a Bulgarian poet, translator, journalist and publisher. He has published nine books and received numerous Bulgarian as well as international awards for poetry. He was born in Sofia and earned a degree in Bulgarian philology from Plovdiv University.

Leda Mileva was a Bulgarian communist, writer, translator and diplomat. She was the daughter of Bulgarian poet Geo Milev.

Cyril Parlichev was a Bulgarian revolutionary and public figure. He was a member of Internal Macedono-Adrianopolean Revolutionary Organization (IMARO) and a popular teacher, journalist, translator and writer.

Grigor Stavrev Parlichev was a Bulgarian writer and translator. He was born January 18, 1830 in Ohrid, Ottoman Empire and died in the same town January 25, 1893. Although he thought of himself as a Bulgarian, according to the post-WWII Macedonian historiography, he was an ethnic Macedonian.

Valeri Petrov, was a popular Bulgarian poet, screenplay writer, playwright and translator of paternal Jewish origin.

Milen Ruskov (1966), a Bulgarian writer and translator. He graduated from Sofia University in 1995.

Stefan Tafrov is a Bulgarian politician, born on 11 February 1958, in Sofia. He was the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations between 2001 and 2006, being replaced by Ivan T. Piperkov. In September 2002 and December 2003, as part of the standard presidency rotation, he took up the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. In June 2012, he was once again appointed as the Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations, and served until 2016.

Theodosius of Skopje was a religious figure from Macedonia who was a Bulgarian scholar and Bulgarian language translator. He was initially involved in the struggle for an autonomous Bulgarian Church and later in his life he became a member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Although he was named Bulgarian metropolitan bishop in Skopje, he is known for his failed attempt to establish a separate Macedonian Church as a restoration of the Archbishopric of Ohrid. Theodosius of Skopje is considered a Bulgarian in Bulgaria and an ethnic Macedonian in North Macedonia.

Ilija Trojanow is a Bulgarian–German writer, translator and publisher.