Ivailo Petrov (Bulgarian: ?????? ??????) (19 January 1923, Bdintsi – 16 April 2005, Sofia) was a Bulgarian writer, who authored a number of short stories.
He is one of the greatest writers in Bulgarian literature.
His most famous work Before I was born and other stories describes the way of life and traditions of the Bulgarian people and his family in particular, living in a small village far away from the rest of the world.