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IZMIR

Most Famous People Born in Izmir, Turkey

Notable people
607
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1970
Most distinctive
Rabbi 11.8×
Through the Decades

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.

  1. Football190
  2. Actor52
  3. Singer32
  4. Politician28
  5. Basket23
  6. Player18
  7. Writer12
  8. Film11
  1. Rabbi811.8×
  2. Basket233.0×
  3. Football1902.9×
  4. Singer322.5×
  5. Diplomat82.3×
  6. Actor521.6×
  7. Author81.5×
  8. Player181.5×
  1. Politician280.4×
  2. Writer120.6×

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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0009 FILM

Henri Langlois

1914 - 1977

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0086 ENTREPRENEUR

Nejat Eczacıbaşı

1913 - 1993

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0124 ROMANIST

Charles Dédéyan

1910 - 2003

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0130 LITERARY

Demetrios Capetanakis

1912 - 1944

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0144 ACADEMIC

Konstantinos Despotopoulos

1913 - 2016

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0147 SINGER

Rita Abatzi

1914 - 1969

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0153 ARCHAEOLOGIST

Bahadır Alkım

1915 - 1981

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0175 TRANSLATOR

Vedat Kokona

1913 - 1998

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0179 SINGER

Anestis Delias

1912 - 1944

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0181 CONDUCTOR

Victor Tevah

1912 - 1988

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0269 BASKET

Yakovos Bilek

1917 - 2005

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0296 WRITER

Geoffrey Willans

1911 - 1958

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0349 PAINTER

Giorgos Sikeliotis

1917 - 1984

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0369 OFFICER

James Ferguson (general)

1913 - 2000

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0391 FOOTBALL

Tryfon Tzanetis

1918 - 1998

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0432 POLITICIAN

Moshe Sardines

1917 - 1984

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0467 ACADEMIC

Hicri Fişek

1918 - 2002

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0496 DIPLOMAT

Orhan Eralp

1915 - 1994

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0502 FOOTBALL

Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk

1918 - 1970

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0503 DIPLOMAT

Eitel Friedrich Moellhausen

1913 - 1988

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0516 PAINTER

Yiannis Maltezos

1915 - 1987

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0571 SPORT

Richardos Brousalis

Born 1917

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0595 JOURNALIST

Ahmet Nuri Eren

1918 - 2000

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