38.4135° N, 27.1376° E
IZMIR
Most Famous People Born in Izmir, Turkey
- Notable people
- 607
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1970
- Most distinctive
- Rabbi 11.8×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Izmir during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Izmir Is Known For
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Football is Izmir's biggest profession — 31% of all notables (190).
Izmir over-indexes on rabbi — 11.8× the global rate.
Izmir under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Izmir's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1880s Clear ×
İsmet İnönü
1884 - 1973
Şükrü Saracoğlu
1887 - 1953
Manolis Kalomiris
1883 - 1962
Dimitris Glinos
1882 - 1943
Max Maxudian
1881 - 1976
Panagiotis Toundas
1886 - 1942
Ahmet Ali Çelikten
1883 - 1969
Kâzım Orbay
1887 - 1964
Hüseyin Hilmi
1885 - 1922
Ektor Doukas
1885 - 1969
Cybele Andrianou
1888 - 1978
Louis Nalpas
1884 - 1948
Platon Rodocanakis
1883 - 1919
Georg Joachimoglu
1887 - 1979
Léon Castro
1884 - 1954
Cecil John Cadoux
1883 - 1947
Rudolf Brinckmann
1889 - 1974
Iraklis Sakellaropoulos
Born 1888
Gökçen Efe
1881 - 1919
Philipp Meyer (Theologe, 1883)
1883 - 1963
Mehmet Hulusi Conk
1881 - 1950
Osman Zati Korol
1880 - 1946
Alex Nalpas
1887 - 1944
Willy Sperco
1887 - 1978
Policarpo Scagliarini
1884 - 1946
Giannis Dragatsis
1886 - 1958