Atanasov

Atanasov (Cyrillic: Атанасов), feminine Atanasova (Cyrillic:Атанасова), also transliterated as Atanassov/Atanassova, is a Bulgarian-language surname, derived from the name Atanas. Notable people with this surname include:


 * Alfredo Atanasof, Argentine politician, born 1949
 * Andrey Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, 1987
 * Atanas Atanasov, runner, born 1945
 * Atanas Atanasov, Bulgarian long jumper, born 1956
 * Atanas Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1985
 * Chavdar Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1973
 * Dimo Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1985
 * Dimitar Atanasov (canoeist), Bulgarian sprint canoer
 * Doncho Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1983
 * Gavril Atanasov, 19th century Yugoslavian icon painter
 * Georgi Atanasov (composer), Bulgarian composer, 1882 – 1931
 * Georgi Atanasov (politician), Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister from 1986 - 1990
 * Hristo Atanassov (born 1965), Bulgarian politician
 * Hristo Atanasov (Dikanya), Bulgarian revolutionary, 1877 - 1908
 * Jani Atanasov, Macedonian footballer, born 1999
 * John Vincent Atanasoff, American physicist and one of the inventors of the computer, 1903 - 1995.
 * Kosta Atanasov, a Bulgarian teacher and revolutionary, 1870 - 1912
 * Krassimir Atanassov (born 1954), Bulgarian mathematician
 * Manol Atanassov (born 1991), Bulgarian figure skater
 * Myléna Atanassova (born 1963), Bulgarian fashion designer and painter
 * Nikola Atanasov, Bulgarian revolutionary and politician, 1886 - 1945
 * Nikolay Atanasov, long jumper, born 1974
 * Petar Atanasov (footballer), Bulgarian footballer, born 1990
 * Petar Atanasov (linguist), Macedonian linguist, born 1939
 * Slavcho Atanasov, Bulgarian politician and mayor of Plovdiv, 2007 - 2011
 * Stanimir Atanasov, Bulgarian sprint canoer, born 1976
 * Tsvetan Atanasov, Bulgarian football player, born 1948
 * Valentin Atanasov, Bulgarian sprinter, born 1961
 * Zhivko Atanasov, Bulgarian footballer, born 1991