Baba Vanga

Bulgarian psychic (1911–1996)
Person human Q229625
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Summary

Baba Vanga was born on October 3, 1911[1], in Strumica[2]. She died on August 11, 1996[3], in Sofia[4]. She worked as a psychic[5] and healer[6]. She ranks in the top 0.63% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,937 views/month, #6,272 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 31, 1911[8]
  • Date of death: November 11, 1996[9]
  • Place of burial: Bulgaria[10]
  • Father: Pando Surchev[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Bulgaria[12], Ottoman Empire[13], Kingdom of Serbia[14], Kingdom of Yugoslavia[15]
  • Ethnic group: Bulgarians[16]
  • Religion or worldview: Eastern Orthodoxy[17]
  • Sex or gender: female[18]
  • Commons category: Baba Vanga[19]
  • Cause of death: breast cancer[20]
  • Residence: Petrich[21], Rupite[22]
  • Given name: Vangeliya[23]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Baba Vanga[24]
  • Medical condition: blindness[25]
  • Manner of death: natural causes[26]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Bulgarian[27]
  • Birth name: Вангелия Пандева Сурчева[28]
  • Name in native language: Вангелия Пандева Димитрова[29]
  • Different from: Wanga[30]
  • Married name: Вангелия Пандева Гуштерова[31]
  • P14536: 428542[32]

Why It Matters

Baba Vanga has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] She is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Baba Vanga born?

Baba Vanga was born in Strumica[2].

Where did Baba Vanga die?

Baba Vanga passed away in Sofia[4].

Who were Baba Vanga's parents?

Baba Vanga's father was Pando Surchev[11].

What did Baba Vanga do for work?

Baba Vanga worked as a psychic[5] and healer[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . documentingreality.com. documentingreality.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . clarin.com. Retrieved . clarin.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [9] ↑ . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → Bulgarian psychic (1911–1996)
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||de */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/57984|batch #57984]]: Import missing aliases from dewiki 1/3"
  2. 13d ago · Fenikals · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 70
    Religion or worldview → Eastern Orthodoxy
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'az', 'bcl', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'de',
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Religion or worldview: Christianity"
  3. 16w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14536 → 428542
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0246033-Vanga-19111996
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  5. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged at → —
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    Image unavailable reason → —
    Place of birth → Strumica
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
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