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
Svetlana Antonovska (born 1952–2016), statistician
Zoran T. Popovski (born 1962), biologist
Paskal Sotirovski (1927–2003), astrophysicist
Aneta Stefanovska , biophysicist
Boris P. Stoicheff (1924–2010), physicist
Sofija Trenchovska (born 1975), philologist
Dragica Vasileska (born ???), Electrical Engineer
Nikola Nezlobinski (1885–1942), life scientist
Elizabeta Gjorgievska (born 1972), physician
Saško Kedev (born 1962), physician specialist cardiologist
Beti Rabadzievska-Naumovska (born 1973), physician
Slavko Milosavlevski (1928–2012), sociologist
Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher
Social academics
Georgi Pulevski , first known author to publicly express in 1875 the idea of a separate Macedonian nation and language.
Arts
Music
Classical music
Composers
Todor Skalovski , composer of the Macedonian national anthem "Today over Macedonia "
Conductors
Instrumentalists
Pianists
Opera singers
Popular and folk music
Composers
Musicians
Singers
Actors
Dancers
Filmmakers
Theatre production
Visual arts
Architecture
Fashion design
Graphic design
Models
Painting
Keraca Visulčeva macedonian painter who donated 400 drawings, oil and sculptures to the newly created Republic of Macedonia
Isaija Mažovski a Mijak painter and activist Mažovski sought political solutions in the liberation of Ottoman Macedonia
Product design
Sculpting
Business
John Bitove , founder of the Toronto Raptors
Mike Ilitch , founder of Little Caesars and owner of Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Tigers
Steve Stavro , Macedonian buisness man awarded the Order of Canada
George Atanasoski (born 1952), founder of Microflex Inc. and MAK AM International Corporation
Katrina Markoff , chocolatier
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
Ivo Jankoski (born 1955)
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 , a journalist, writer and early proponent of the Macedonian Slavs'
Literature
Stoyan Christowe , author, journalist and noted political figure in the state of Vermont
Vlado Maleski , was the author of the Macedonian national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija"
Krste Misirkov , a philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer from the region of Macedonia.
Gjorgji Abadžiev (1910–1963)
Petre M. Andreevski (1934–2006)
Stojan Hristov (1898–1995)[ note 1]
Živko Čingo (1935–1987)
Nikola Berovski (1923–1993)
Venko Markovski (1915–1988), writer and poet
Ljubomir Cuculovski (born 1948), philosopher and professor
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)
Sterjo Spasse (1914–1989), writer
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 (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[ 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
Military
Revolutionaries
Partisans
Mirče Acev , a Macedonian organizer of the Yugoslav communist resistance in Vardar Macedonia during World War II
Mihailo Apostolski , a macedonian commander of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Macedonia
Sport
Athletics
Kristijan Efremov (born 1990), sprinter
Chris Mitrevski (born 1996), long jumper and 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
Baseball
Basketball
Canoeing
Chess
Cricket
Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer
Cycling
Handball
Ice hockey
Steven Stamkos , two-time Stanley Cup winning, seven-time all-star center
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
Alexander Volkanovski , UFC Featherweight champion, reached #1 in pound-for-pound rankings
Dejan Georgievski , taekwando olympic silver medalist
Vladimir Egorov (wrestler) (born 1995), wrestler
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
Sihamir Osmanov (born 1975), wrestlerH
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
Racing
Rugby league
Shooting
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
Tennis
Volleyball
State
Politicians
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
Vasile Andonovski (born 1961), a Macedonian diplomat who was a Permanent Representative of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations
Strašo Angelovski (born 1959)
Nina Angelovska (born 1988)
Ljupčo Arsov (1910–1986)
Ljube Boškoski (born 1960)
Liliane Tanguy (born 1967), member of the French National Assembly
Tim Goeglein (born 1964), Deputy Director of Public Liaison, Office of Public Liaison, Executive Office of the President under George W. Bush
Vasil Glavinov (1868–1929)[ note 1]
Vlado Bučkovski (born 1962)
Radmila Šekerinska (born 1972), deputy secretary general of NATO
Oliver Spasovski (born 1976)
Boris Čuškarov (1916–1982), founder of Department of National Security (OZNA)
Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962)
Ksente Bogoev (1919–2008)
Jezdimir Bogdanski (1930–2007)
Edmond Temelko (born 1972), former mayor of the Pustec Municipality, and ethnic Macedonian rights activist
Krste Crvenkovski (1921–2001)
Emil Dimitriev (born 1979)
Jimmy Dimos (born 1938), politician, former Speaker of the Louisiana House
Ljubčo Georgievski (born 1966), founder of the political party VMRO-DPMNE
Milan Pančevski (1920–2011), former diplomat from SFR Yugoslavia .
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 [ 7]
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)
Branko Crvenkovski (born 1962), former President of Macedonia
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)
Timčo Mucunski (born 1989)
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
Others
Ziya Tong , formerly the co-host of Discovery Channel's long-running primetime science magazine, Daily Planet
Notes
References