Krste Misirkov
A test conducted in the Republic of Macedonia found Misirkov to be "the most important Macedonian of the 20th century". For his efforts to create a standard Macedonian language, he is often considered "the founder of the modern Macedonian literary language". Despite all of this the ethnic identity of Krste Petkov Misirkov has long been disputed by Bulgarian historians, the bulgarian historians think that he called himself a Bulgarian. Some think that he identified as both, such as historian Ivo Banac who said he had a both Bulgarian and Macedonian identity.