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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
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
Ninoslav Marina (born 1974), electrical engineer
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
Arts
Music
Classical music
Composers
Conductors
Instrumentalists
Pianists
Opera singers
Popular and folk music
Composers
Musicians
Singers and Bands
Performing arts
Actors
Dancers
Filmmakers
Theatre production
Visual arts
Architecture
Fashion design
Graphic design
Models
Multimedia
Painting
Product design
Sculpting
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
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
Revolutionaries
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
Baseball
Basketball
Canoeing
Chess
Cricket
Len Pascoe (born 1950), Test and One Day International cricketer
Cycling
Golf
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
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 (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
Television
Ziya Tong (born 1980), television producer, TV host
Notes
References