List of Bulgarian Americans

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This is a list of notable Bulgarian Americans.

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Asen Yordanov - aviation constructor with a global recognition.^[1]
Anais Alexander - model/porn star, her mother is half-Bulgarian.
Carl Djerassi - famous chemist, developed the first oral contraceptive pill (OCP) that was nominated as one of the greatest medical discoveries in the last 166 years(1)
Christo - world famous artist, known for projects such as The Gates, The Wrapped Reichstag, etc.
Dan Koloff - world famous wrestler from the first part of the 20th century.
John Atanasoff - the inventor of the first computer.
Leah LaBelle - singer, finalist in American Idol.
Peter Petroff - inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer.
Rita Wilson - actress and producer, married to Tom Hanks.
Stephane Groueff - writer, journalist, wrote the "Manhattan Project".
Victor Ninov - famous nuclear physicist, discovered darmstadtium, roentgenium, and ununbium.
Ephram Nestor - deported Communist, party to Supreme Court case Flemming v. Nestor
Ted Kotcheff - Canadian film and television director.
Kyril Vassilev (1908-1987) - a portrait painter of royalty and American society during the mid-20th century.