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ANKARA

Most Famous People Born in Ankara, Turkey

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Ankara during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 131 notable births.

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

Biggest Most distinctive Under-indexed

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.

Each band shows a profession family's share of Ankara's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

Born 1980

Born 1986

Born 1991

Born 1995

Born 1997

Born 1964

Born 1999