39.9361° N, 32.8393° E
ANKARA
Most Famous People Born in Ankara, Turkey
- Notable people
- 637
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1972
- Most distinctive
- Pianist 5.3×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Ankara during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Ankara Is Known For
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Football is Ankara's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (134).
Ankara over-indexes on pianist — 5.3× the global rate.
Ankara under-produces politician — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Ankara's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Politics & Law
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- Filtered to 1970s Clear ×
Fazıl Say
Born 1970
Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Born 1978
Özcan Deniz
Born 1972
Ümit Özat
Born 1976
Nil Karaibrahimgil
Born 1976
Ennis Esmer
Born 1978
Murat Han
Born 1975
Erdal Beşikçioğlu
Born 1970
Gökhan Özen
Born 1979
Ebru Ceylan
Born 1976
Şafak Pavey
Born 1976
Serkan Aykut
Born 1975
Hilmi Sözer
Born 1970
Zeynep Tokuş
Born 1977
Aslı Tandoğan
Born 1979
Ayça Varlıer
Born 1977
Harun Tekin
Born 1977
Funda Arar
Born 1975
Serhat Kılıç
Born 1975
Tardu Flordun
Born 1972
Cüneyt Özdemir
Born 1970
Hakan Kutlu
Born 1972
Özlem Cekic
Born 1976
Pelin Batu
Born 1978
Başak Köklükaya
Born 1974
Mustafa Akyol
Born 1972
Onur Saylak
Born 1977
Tarık Daşgün
Born 1973
Binnur Kaya
Born 1972
Mehmet Özal
Born 1978
Ali Eren Beşerler
Born 1975
Nadir Sarıbacak
Born 1977
İdil Fırat
Born 1972
Haluk Akakçe
Born 1970
Ferman Akgül
Born 1979
Mustafa Keçeli
Born 1978
Arzum Onan
Born 1973
Mahmud A. Asrar
Born 1976
Ekrem Ekşioğlu
Born 1978
Yıldıray Çınar
Born 1976
Mete Horozoğlu
Born 1975
Ebru Özkan
Born 1978
Oğuzhan Bahadır
Born 1979
Erman Güraçar
Born 1974
Yeşim Ceren Bozoğlu
Born 1974
Erhan Namlı
Born 1974
Ebru Yaşar
Born 1978
Kerem Kabadayı
Born 1977
Hande Fırat
Born 1974
Deniz Ugur
Born 1973
Miraz Bezar
Born 1971
Yasemin Dalkılıç
Born 1979
Uygar Tamer
Born 1971
Duygu Akşit Oal
Born 1971
Nazlı Tolga
Born 1979
Emre Elivar
Born 1976
Şafak Sezer
Born 1970
Tijen Karaş
Born 1975
Murat Konuk
Born 1972
Berksan
Born 1979
Nurkan Erpulat
Born 1974
Ömer Karaevli
Born 1977
Duygu Sipahioğlu
Born 1979
Erdem Gündüz
Born 1979
Özgür Yıldırım (Fußballspieler)
Born 1979
Didem Akın
Born 1971
Burak Aydos
Born 1972
Murat Aras
Born 1973
Kerem Çatay
Born 1979
Kaan İnce
1970 - 1992
Yeliz Ay
Born 1977
Zümrüt Gülbay
Born 1970
Deniz Başkent
Born 1973
Bora Sancar
Born 1976
Ahmet Gülhan
Born 1978
Hande Dalkılıç
Born 1974
Aydın Ünal
Born 1970
Deniz Orhun
Born 1974
Banu Cennetoğlu
Born 1970
Aslıhan Koruyan Sabancı
Born 1970
Mustafa İlker Coşkun
Born 1979
Hasan Doğan (politician)
Born 1977
Yasemin Özata Çetinkaya
Born 1976
Ece Sükan
Born 1977
Haluk Güngör
Born 1970
Birol Aksancak
Born 1979
Alper Yılmaz
Born 1975
Esra Pehlivanli
Born 1977
Özlem Türköne
Born 1976
Hilal Tuba Tosun Ayer
Born 1970
Nihan Anaz
Born 1979
Tunc Ucyildiz
Born 1978
Dursun Sevinç
Born 1972
Emre Sabuncuoğlu
Born 1976
Sarp (musician)
Born 1977
Vural Güler
Born 1971