List of Macedonians (ethnic group)

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

Scientists

• Blaga Aleksova (1922–2007), archaeologist
• Ana Čolović Lešoska (born 1979), biologist
• Georgi Efremov (1932–2011), biologist
• Leonid Grčev (born 1951), electrical engineer
• Ratko Janev (1939–2019), atomic physicist
• Nataša Jonoska (born 1961), mathematician
• 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

• 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^[note 1]
• Andrew Rossos (born 1941), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Toronto
• Traian Stoianovich (1921–2005), professor of history at Rutgers University

Arts

Music

Classical music

Composers

• Atanas Badev (1860–1908)^[note 1]
• Dimitrije Bužarovski (born 1952)
• Kiril Makedonski (1925–1984)
• 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

• Borjan Canev (born 1973)

Instrumentalists

Pianists

• Simon Trpčeski (born 1979)

Opera singers

• Igor Durlovski (born 1977)
• Blagoj Nacoski (born 1979)
• Boris Trajanov (born 1959)

Popular and folk music

Composers

• 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

Musicians

• 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 and Bands

• Lambe Alabakovski (born 1987)
• Anastasia
• Arhangel
• Kristina Arnaudova (born 1979)
• Kaliopi Bukle (born 1966)
• Vladimir Četkar, jazz guitarist
• Curse ov Dialect, alternative hip-hop group
• Dani Dimitrovska (born 1979)
• Karolina Gočeva (born 1980)
• Vaska Ilieva (1923–2001)
• Andrijana Janevska (born 1981)
• Vlado Janevski (born 1960)
• Jovan Jovanov (born 1985)
• Leb i sol
• Aleksandar Makedonski
• Elvir Mekikj (born 1981)
• Mizar
• 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)
• Superhiks
• 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)
• Martin Vučić (born 1982)
• Dragan Dautovski Quartet

Performing arts

Actors

• 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 (born 1946)
• 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)
• Petar Stojkoviḱ (born 1985)
• Robert Veljanovski (born 1968)
• Risto Šiškov (1940–1986)

Dancers

• Nick Vanoff (1929–1991), dancer and producer

Filmmakers

• 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)
• Sofija Trenčovska (born 1975)
• Goran Trenčovski (born 1970)
• Apostol Trpeski (born 1948)
• Kiro Urdin (born 1945)

Theatre production

• Bill Neskovski (1964–1989), playwright and actor
• Naum Panovski (born 1950), theatre director

Visual arts

Architecture

• Slavko Brezoski (1922–2017)
• Elpida Hadži-Vasileva (born 1971)
• Janko Konstantinov (1926–2010)
• Georgi Konstantinovski (1930–2020)
• Mimoza Nestorova-Tomić (born 1929)
• Živko Popovski (1934–2007)

Fashion design

• 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

• Vlado Goreski (born 1958)
• Miroslav Grčev (born 1955), designer of the Macedonian flag

Models

• Katarina Ivanovska (born 1988)

Multimedia

• Iskra Dimitrova (born 1965)

Painting

• Gavril Atanasov (1863–1951)^[note 1]
• 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^[note 1]
• 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)^[note 1]
• Tomo Vladimirski (1904–1971)

Product design

• Stefan Janoski (born 1979), skateboarder and artist
• Apostol Tnokovski (born 1982)

Sculpting

• Žarko Bašeski (born 1957)
• Petar Hadži Boškov (1928–2015)
• Tome Serafimovski (1935–2016)
• Gligor Stefanov (born 1956)

Business

• 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
• Vasil Eshcoff (1882–1961), pioneer of the Coney Island hot dog^[note 1]
• 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.^[1]
• 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
• Kiradjieff brothers, creators of Cincinnati chili^{[note 1][2][3][4]}
• 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^[5]
• 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

• Stefan Dedov (1869–1914)^[note 1]
• Vasko Eftov (born 1967)
• Branko Geroski
• Tomislav Kezarovski (born 1965)
• Dijamandija Mišajkov (1872–1953)
• Nikola Mladenov (1964–2013)
• Mihail Solunov (1877–1956)^[note 1]
• Vlado Taneski (1952–2008)
• Mirka Velinovska (born 1952)

Literature

• Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963)
• Petre M. Andreevski (1934–2006)
• Stojan Hristov (1898–1995)^[note 1]
• Živko Čingo (1935–1987)
• Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher and professor
• Dimitar Dimitrov (born 1937), philosopher and diplomat
• Lidija Dimkovska (born 1971), poet
• Elena Filipovska, philologist
• Bogomil Gjuzel (1939–2021)
• Jordan Hadži Konstantinov-Džinot (1818–1882)^[note 1]
• 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)^[note 1]
• Kole Nedelkovski (1912–1941)
• Olivera Nikolova (born 1936)
• 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, socialist, and author of the poetry collection White Dawns
• Atanas Razdolov (1872–1931), writer and revolutionary^[note 1]
• Goce Smilevski (born 1975)
• Milan Stoilov (1881–1903), writer and revolutionary^[note 1]
• Aco Šopov (1923–1982), poet
• Zvonko Taneski (born 1980), poet
• Jovica Tasevski-Eternijan (born 1976)
• Gane Todorovski (1929–2010)

Religion

• Dositej II, Archbishop of Ohrid and Macedonia (1906–1981)
• 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)
• Theodosius of Skopje (1846–1926), attempted to restore the Archbishopric of Ohrid as a separate Macedonian church^[note 1]
• Jovan Vraniškovski (born 1966), head of Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric
• Dičo Zograf (1819–1872)^[note 1]

Revolutionaries

• Petar Pop Arsov (1868–1941)^[note 1]
• Goce Delčev (1872–1903)^[note 1]
• Dame Gruev (1871–1906)^[note 1]
• Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953)^[note 1]
• Alekso Martulkov (1878–1962)^[note 1]
• Rizo Rizov (1872–1950)^[note 1]
• Jane Sandanski (1872–1915)^[note 1]
• Boris Sarafov (1872–1907), revolutionary^[note 1]
• Hristo Tatarchev (1869–1952), revolutionary and founder of IMRO^[note 1]
• Smile Vojdanov (1872–1958), revolutionary and founder of the Macedonian People's League^[note 1]
• Iljo Maleševski (1805–1898)^[note 1]
• Ivan Hadži Nikolov (1861–1934), founder of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization^[note 1]
• Nikola Karev (1877–1905), revolutionary and President of the Kruševo republic^[note 1]

Sport

Athletics

• 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

• 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

Australian rules football

• 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

• Kevin Kouzmanoff (born 1981), MLB third baseman

Basketball

• 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

• 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

• Vlatko Bogdanovski (born 1964)
• Aleksandar Colovic (born 1976)
• Kiril Georgiev (born 1965)
• Vladimir Georgiev (born 1975)
• Zvonko Stanojoski (born 1964)

Cricket

• Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer

Cycling

• Andrej Petrovski (born 1996)
• Stefan Petrovski (born 1991)
• Gorgi Popstefanov (born 1987)

Golf

• Sandra Spuzich (1937–2015), LPGA Tour player

Handball

Ice hockey

• 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

Martial arts

• Alen Amedovski (born 1988), mixed martial artist
• Pete George (1929–2021), Olympic gold medalist weightlifter^[note 1]
• 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

• Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), first Macedonian to climb Everest
• Saško Kedev (born 1962), politician and third Macedonian to climb Everest

Racing

• Igor Stefanovski (born 1982), two-time European Hill Climb champion

Rugby league

• Paul Momirovski (born 1996), centre and winger

Shooting

• Borjan Brankovski (born 1996)
• Nina Balaban (born 1995)
• Olivera Nakovska-Bikova (born 1974)
• Darko Naseski (born 1979)
• Sašo Nestorov (born 1987)

Skiing

• 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

• 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 Blazhevska Eminova (born 2005)
• Kire Filipovski (born 1973)
• 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

• 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

• Vladimir Bogoevski (born 1953)
• Gjorgi Gjorgiev (born 1992)
• Nikola Gjorgiev (born 1988)

State

Politicians

• Metodija Andonov - Čento (1902–1957), first president of the People's Republic of Macedonia
• Stojan Andov (born 1935)
• Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
• Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)
• 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^[6]
• Gjorge Ivanov (born 1960)
• Gordana Jankuloska (born 1975)
• Zoran Jolevski (born 1959), Macedonian Minister of Defense, Ambassador to the United States
• Srgjan Kerim (born 1948)
• Nikola Kljusev (1927–2008), first Prime Minister of Macedonia
• Lazar Koliševski (1914–2000)
• Hari Kostov (born 1959)
• Dimitar Kovačevski (born 1974), current Prime Minister of North Macedonia
• Trifun Kostovski (born 1946)
• Hristijan Mickoski (born 1977), VMRO-DPMNE leader
• Ilinka Mitreva (1950–2022)
• Lazar Mojsov (1920–2011)
• Stevo Pendarovski (born 1963), current 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

• Mirče Acev (1915–1943)^[7]
• Mihajlo Apostolski (1906–1987)
• Jordan Cekov (1921–2019)
• Emanuel Čučkov (1901–1967)
• Čede Filipovski Dame (1923–1945)
• Dimče Mirčev (1913–1944)
• Blagoj Jankov Mučeto (1911–1944)
• Orce Nikolov (1916–1942)
• Strašo Pindžur (1915–1943)
• Hristijan Todorovski Karpoš (1921–1944)
• Julia Batino (1914–1942)
• Gjorgi Dimitrovski Vikentiev (1920–1944)
• Petar Zdravkovski (1912–1967)
• Kuzman Josifovski - Pitu (1915–1944)
• Vera Jocić (1923–1944)
• Aco Karamanov (1927–1944)^[note 1]
• Elpida Karamandi (1920–1942)
• Fana Kočovska (1927–2004)
• Veselinka Malinska (1917–1987)
• Јordan Nikolov (1916–1942)
• Katerina Nurdzhieva (1922–2018)^[note 1]
• Blagoj Stračkovski (1920–1943)

Television

• Ziya Tong (born 1980), television producer, TV host

Notes

References