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×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 128 notable births.

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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0018 FOOTBALL

Alpay Özalan

Born 1973

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0039 SINGER

Bengü

Born 1979

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0040 FILM

Cansel Elçin

Born 1973

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0048 JOURNALIST

Ece Temelkuran

Born 1973

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0056 ACTOR

Engin Altan Düzyatan

Born 1979

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0071 BASKET

Hüseyin Beşok

Born 1975

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0072 ACTOR

Yiğit Özşener

Born 1972

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0088 ACTOR

Rıza Kocaoğlu

Born 1979

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0120 ATHLETIC

Ercüment Olgundeniz

Born 1976

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0128 ACTOR

Çağla Kubat

Born 1979

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0157 FOOTBALL

Tolga Doğantez

Born 1975

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0167 ACTOR

Levent Üzümcü

Born 1972

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0171 SINGER

Burcu Güneş

Born 1975

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0190 COMPOSER

Zeynep Gedizlioğlu

Born 1977

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0220 SINGER

Aslı Güngör

Born 1979

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0222 ACTOR

Ece Uslu

Born 1974

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0223 FOOTBALL

Feti Okuroğlu

Born 1971

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0224 ACTOR

Engin Benli

Born 1970

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0227 DEMOGRAPHER

Ibrahim Sirkeci

Born 1972

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0251 FOOTBALL

Taner Taşkın

Born 1972

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0257 PRODUCER

Sedat Yüce

Born 1976

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0270 SINGER

Ebru Destan

Born 1977

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0277 ACTOR

Evrim Akyigit

Born 1977

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0278 ACTRESS

Elvan Akyıldız

Born 1977

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0282 FOOTBALL

Abdi Aktaş

Born 1975

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0292 JOURNALIST

Aslı Perker

Born 1975

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0298 SINGER

Aylin Vatankoş

Born 1970

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0302 SINGER

Nez (singer)

Born 1979

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0318 BASKET

Didem Sarıca

Born 1977

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0328 COMIC

Özge Samanci

Born 1975

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0336 ACTOR

Ebru Şallı

Born 1977

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0359 SINGER

Şehrîbana Kurdî

Born 1973

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0368 ACTOR

İnci Türkay

Born 1976

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0370 FOOTBALL

Murat Karakoç

Born 1979

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0378 ACTIVIST

Saadet Özkan

Born 1978

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0395 ACTOR

İlknur Bahadır

Born 1972

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0411 FOOTBALL

Ahmet Yakak

Born 1979

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0429 COMPOSER

Evrim Demirel

Born 1977

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0431 BASKET

Aylin Yıldızoğlu

Born 1975

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0449 FOOTBALL

Ufuk Ateş

Born 1978

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0464 HANDBALL

Gonca Nahcıvanlı

Born 1979

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0486 FOOTBALL

Ufuk Süer

Born 1972

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0506 HISTORIAN

Neslihan Şenocak

Born 1976

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0565 SPORT

Hasan Kaan Özgönenç

Born 1976

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0569 FOOTBALL

Hakan Ceylan

Born 1979

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0577 FOOTBALL

Cem Kargın

Born 1978

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0579 BASKET

Yağızer Uluğ

Born 1972

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0589 FOOTBALL

Serdar Sabuncu

Born 1977

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0593 BASS

Onur Şengül

Born 1979

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0607 FOOTBALL

Serkan Küçükoğullarından

Born 1971

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