Namesakes
Bulgarian Presidents and Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
(prime minister) Dimitar Iliev Popov 1990-1991 
Notable Athletes:
1 swimming
(swimming) Aleksandr Popov 1971-
Olympic Medalists:
1 bronze, 1 gold/silver
(bronze) Boris Popov 1964 water polo
(gold/silver) Aleksandr Popov 1992; 1996; 2000 swimming - 50 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 100 m freestyle