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ANKARA

Most Famous People Born in Ankara, Turkey

Notable people
637
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1972
Most distinctive
Pianist 5.3×
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.

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.

  1. Football134
  2. Actor68
  3. Player52
  4. Politician37
  5. Singer28
  6. Basket22
  7. Author20
  8. Diplomat19
  1. Pianist95.3×
  2. Diplomat195.1×
  3. Player524.2×
  4. Athlete73.8×
  5. Model63.6×
  6. Author203.6×
  7. Basket222.7×
  8. Singer282.1×
  1. Politician370.5×
  2. Painter90.5×
  3. Writer130.6×

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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Başak Eraydın

Born 1994

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0118 PLAYER

Esra Gümüş

Born 1982

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0164 PLAYER

Gizem Güreşen

Born 1987

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Mısırlı Ahmet

Born 1963

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0209 PLAYER

Elif Ağca Yarar

Born 1984

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0224 PLAYER

Hatice Gizem Örge

Born 1993

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0234 PLAYER

Seda Tokatlıoğlu

Born 1986

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Seray Altay

Born 1987

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Duygu Bal

Born 1987

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0245 PLAYER

Ecem Alıcı

Born 1994

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0248 PLAYER

Gözde Yılmaz

Born 1991

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0255 PLAYER

Damla Çakıroğlu

Born 1994

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0258 PLAYER

Ayşe Melis Gürkaynak

Born 1990

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Şeyma Ercan

Born 1994

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0271 PLAYER

Ezgi Dilik

Born 1995

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0277 PLAYER

Dilara Bağcı

Born 1994

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0283 PLAYER

Ceyda Aktaş

Born 1994

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Songül Dikmen

Born 1981

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Ezgi Dağdelenler

Born 1993

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Sinan Cem Tanık

Born 1980

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0314 PLAYER

Cansu Çetin

Born 1993

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0316 PLAYER

Duygu Akşit Oal

Born 1971

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0319 PLAYER

Cemre Erol

Born 1992

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0323 PLAYER

Nilay Konar

Born 1980

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0364 PLAYER

Duygu Sipahioğlu

Born 1979

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0385 PLAYER

Kübra Kegan

Born 1995

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0387 PLAYER

Gizem Giraygil

Born 1986

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0412 PLAYER

Tuğçe Atıcı

Born 1989

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0426 PLAYER

Merve Tanıl

Born 1990

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Ramazan Serkan Kılıç

Born 1984

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0463 PLAYER

Ali Çayır

Born 1981

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0465 PLAYER

İbrahim Emet

Born 1986

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0491 PLAYER

Ezgi Kapdan

Born 1985

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0500 PLAYER

Fulden Ural

Born 1991

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0523 PLAYER

Arelya Karasoy

Born 1996

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0544 PLAYER

Pınar Cankarpusat

Born 1981

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0559 PLAYER

Dilek Kınık

Born 1995

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0563 PLAYER

Zülfiye Gündoğdu

Born 1982

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0574 PLAYER

Selin Toy

Born 1993

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0577 PLAYER

Ceren Çağlar

Born 1992

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0580 PLAYER

Ece Gören

Born 1991

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0583 PLAYER

Özge Tulu

Born 1981

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0586 PLAYER

Merve Çarkçı

Born 1986

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0591 PLAYER

İpek Vural

Born 1991

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0593 PLAYER

Selin Arifoğlu

Born 1992

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0605 PLAYER

Ümran Ertiş

Born 1996

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0617 PLAYER

Ebru Uygurtaş

Born 1987

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0624 PLAYER

Hülya Cömert

Born 1980

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0625 PLAYER

Kübra Tanrıkulu

Born 1992

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0626 PLAYER

Naz Demirkılıç

Born 1991

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0629 PLAYER

Asuman Atik

Born 1989

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Yağmur Erdaç

Born 1994

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