The computer inventor John Atanasoff has family roots in the district – his father was born in a village Boyadjik, which is near Yambol.
Shpikësi i kompjuterit Xhon Atanasoff i ka rrënjët e familjes në këtë provincë, babai i tij ka lindur në fshatin Boyadjik, i cili është pranë Jambolit.