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 1950s Clear ×
Haluk Bilginer
Born 1954
Robert Pogue Harrison
Born 1954
Berry Sakharof
Born 1957
Nazan Öncel
Born 1956
Şahika Tekand
Born 1959
Tamer Levent
Born 1950
Fehmi Koru
Born 1950
Onur Güntürkün
Born 1958
Erhan Önal
Born 1957
Şükrü Sina Gürel
Born 1950
Ümit Kayıhan
1954 - 2018
Ismail Tipi
Born 1959
Akif Başaran
Born 1956
Maria Rita Epik
Born 1958
Muharrem Gürbüz
Born 1957
Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin
1957 - 2007
Coşkun Büktel
1950 - 2018
Ayşe Kilimci
Born 1954
Arif Kocabıyık
Born 1958
Alev Tekinay
Born 1951
Hüseyin Çapkın
Born 1951
Turgut Berkes
1953 - 2018
Mustafa Ergücü
Born 1955
Oğuz Sarvan
Born 1955
Kayhan Erciyeş
Born 1956
Soli Pardo
1955 - 2012
Ahmet Melih Ulueren
Born 1955
Serdar Gümüş
Born 1957
Ali Alanç
Born 1959
Hippi Perihan
1952 - 1970
Coşkun Yanlı
Born 1955