# Dimitar

Dimitar (Bulgarian: Димитър, Macedonian: Димитар, Russian: Димитыр) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
It's derived from one or more of the following:
* Saint Demetrius (280–306)
* Dimetor Διμήτωρ ("twice-born"), epithet of Dionysus referring to his reincarnation after dying as Zagreus
* Mitra, the Indo-Iranian solar god of friendship and promise
* Demeter, Greek mother goddess the name of which contains the Proto Indo-European root mater ("mother")
The most common short for Dimitar is Mitko, while people with the name Dimitar are informally called also Mite, Mito, Dimo, Dimi, Dimcho, Dimko, Dimka, Dime.
* Dimitar Agura (1849–1911), Bulgarian historian, professor of history at Sofia University and rector of the university
* Dimitar Andonovski (born 1985), Macedonian singer
* Dimitar Nikolov Asenov (1840–1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar, Bulgarian voivode and revolutionary
* Dimitar Avramovski–Pandilov (1899–1963), Macedonian painter
* Dimitar Berbatov (born 1981), Bulgarian footballer
* Dimitar Blagoev (1856–1924), Bulgarian political leader, the founder of Bulgarian socialism
* Dimitar Bosnov (1933–2012), Bulgarian football defender
* Dimitar Buynozov (1935–1995), Bulgarian actor
* Dimitar Dimitrov (football manager) (born 1959), Bulgarian football coach and manager of FC Amkar Perm
* Dimitar Dimitrov (Republic of Macedonia) (born 1937), philosopher, writer, journalist, and diplomat from the Republic of North Macedonia
* Dimitar Dimitrov (volleyball player) (born 1952), Bulgarian former volleyball player
* Dimitar Dimov (1909–1966), Bulgarian dramatist, novelist, and veterinary surgeon
* Dimitar Dobrev (wrestler) (1931–2019), former Greco-Roman wrestler from Bulgaria
* Dimitar Furnadjiev, Bulgarian cellist
* Dimitar Ganev (1898–1964), Bulgarian communist politician
* Dimitar Grekov (1847–1901), Bulgarian politician and Prime Minister
* Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1988), Bulgarian football forward
* Dimitar Iliev (footballer born 1986), Bulgarian football defender
* Dimitar Iliev Popov (1927–2015), leading Bulgarian judge and Prime Minister
* Dimitar Ilievski-Murato (1953–1989), alpinist from the Republic of North Macedonia
* Dimitar Inkiow (1932–2006), Bulgarian writer
* Dimitar Isakov (born 1924), Bulgarian retired footballer
* Dimitar Ivankov (born 1975), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
* Dimitar Ivanov Makriev (born 1984), Bulgarian footballer
* Dimitar Ivanov Popov (1894–1975), Bulgarian organic chemist and an academician of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
* Dimitar Khlebarov (1934–2009), retired pole vaulter from Bulgaria
* Dimitar Koemdzhiev (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer
* Dimitar Kondovski (1927–1993), Macedonian painter
* Dimitar Nakov (born 1980), Bulgarian footballer
* Dimitar Nenov (1901–1953), Bulgarian classical pianist, composer, music pedagogue and architect
* Dimitar Obshti, 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary
* Dimitar Penev (born 1945), Bulgarian football coach and former player
* Dimitar Peshev (1894–1973), Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria and Minister of Justice during World War II
* Dimitar Petkov (1856–1907), leading member of the Bulgarian People's Liberal Party; Prime Minister (assassinated)
* Dimitar Petkov (footballer) (born 1987), Bulgarian footballer
* Dimitar Popgeorgiev (1840–1907), Bulgarian revolutionary from Macedonia
* Dimitar Popov (born 1970), Bulgarian football goalkeeper
* Dimitar Rangelov (born 1983), Bulgarian football striker
* Dimitar Rizov, Bulgarian revolutionary, publicist, politician, journalist and diplomat
* Dimitar Shtilianov (born 1976), boxer from Bulgaria
* Dimitar Spisarevski (1916–1943), Bulgarian fighter pilot in World War II
* Dimitar Stanchov (1863–1940), Bulgarian politician, acting Prime Minister in 1907
* Dimitar Stoyanov (politician) (born 1983), Bulgarian and EU politician
* Dimitar Talev (1898–1966), Bulgarian writer and journalist
* Dimitar Telkiyski (born 1977), Bulgarian football player
* Dimitar Vlahov (1878–1953), revolutionary from the region of Macedonia
* Dimitar Vodenicharov (born 1987), Bulgarian football striker
* Dimitar Yakimov (born 1941), Bulgarian former footballer
* Dimitar Zlatanov (born 1948), former Bulgarian volleyball player
* Dimitar Zlatarev, Bulgarian terrorist
* Dimitar Zograf (1796–1860), 19th-century Bulgarian painter known for his icons