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 1980s Clear ×
Semih Şentürk
Born 1983
Necati Ateş
Born 1980
Cenk Gönen
Born 1988
Şahan Gökbakar
Born 1980
Can Bonomo
Born 1987
Mehmet Batdal
Born 1986
Yekta Kurtuluş
Born 1985
Ezgi Asaroğlu
Born 1987
İbrahim Akın
Born 1984
Ufuk Ceylan
Born 1986
Çağdaş Atan
Born 1980
Petek Dinçöz
Born 1980
Kaan Urgancıoğlu
Born 1980
Yiğit Gökoğlan
Born 1989
Togan Gökbakar
Born 1984
Nehir Erdoğan
Born 1980
Sercan Kaya
Born 1988
Murat Dalkılıç
Born 1983
Şükrü Özyıldız
Born 1988
Mehmet Yağmur
Born 1987
Merter Yüce
Born 1985
Bahar Toksoy
Born 1988
Yiğit İncedemir
Born 1985
Bahar Çağlar
Born 1988
Begüm Kütük
Born 1980
Nihat Şahin
Born 1989
Öner Erkan
Born 1980
Birsel Vardarlı
Born 1984
Cenk Ahmet Alkılıç
Born 1987
Cemal Nalga
Born 1987
Selen Soyder
Born 1986
Recep Biler
Born 1981
Gökhan Değirmenci
Born 1989
Sertan Vardar
Born 1982
Bekir Yılmaz
Born 1988
Ahmet Burak Solakel
Born 1982
Bora Körk
Born 1980
Ushan Çakır
Born 1984
Onur Özsu
Born 1982
Zafer Çevik
Born 1984
Özgür İleri
Born 1989
Koray Çölgeçen
Born 1985
Erkan Taşkıran
Born 1985
Tuna Üzümcü
Born 1982
Dilek Serbest
Born 1981
Gül Gölge
Born 1981
Ramazan Kurşunlu
Born 1981
Ramazan Kahya
Born 1984
Sinem Barut
Born 1986
Ebru Polat
Born 1983
Güldeniz Önal
Born 1986
Mehmet Al
Born 1983
Elçin Sangu
Born 1985
Murat Sözgelmez
Born 1985
Orhan Ovacıklı
Born 1988
Saffet Gurur Yazar
Born 1987
Gülşah Kocatürk
Born 1986
Nilay Özdemir
Born 1985
Bulut Basmaz
Born 1984
Funda Kılıç
Born 1988
Burak Akyıldız
Born 1985
Şahin Irmak
Born 1981
Caner Ağca
Born 1984
Cem Uluğnuyan
Born 1989
Serkan Yalçın
Born 1982
Gupse Özay
Born 1984
Erdi Öner
Born 1986
Koray İçten
Born 1987
Bora Paçun
Born 1987
Tamer Şahin
Born 1981
Kenan Aslanoğlu
Born 1982
Seren Şirince
Born 1988
Caner Erdeniz
Born 1987
Erman Yıldırım
Born 1983
Lena Erdil
Born 1989
Tufan Ersöz
Born 1980
Salih Bademci
Born 1984
Cem Belevi
Born 1987
Onur Okan
Born 1984
Ali Ölmez
Born 1983
Burcu Dolunay
Born 1984
Naşide Gözde Durmuş
Born 1985
Timuçin Aşcıgil
Born 1986
Gözde Dal
Born 1988
Serkan Boydak
Born 1987
Ümit Türkoğlu
Born 1981
Irmak Atuk
Born 1985
Alp Ergin
Born 1987
Türker Demirhan
Born 1983
Derya Uluğ
Born 1986
Can Taylanlar
1981 - 2010
Volkan Özcan (Fußballspieler)
Born 1986
Yasin Avcı (footballer, born 1984)
Born 1984
Gökhan Keser
Born 1987
Deniz Çınar
Born 1984
Cüneyt Dumlupınar
Born 1980
Dilara Büyükbayraktar
Born 1989
Özgür Gürbulak
Born 1981
Ateş Çınar
Born 1986
İbrahim Arat
Born 1988
Onur Nasuhoğulları
Born 1983
Taylan Uzunoğlu
Born 1982
Kadir Atkın
Born 1989
Remzi Başakbuğday
Born 1989
İlkay Dikmen
Born 1981
Tolga Çavdar
Born 1984
Serhat Çağlar
Born 1988
Alper Ulusoy
Born 1981
Murat Cömert
Born 1987
Egemen Gençalp
Born 1987
Kerem Gülbahar
Born 1984
Kutluhan Bilgiç
Born 1981
Gamze İskeçeli
Born 1983
Müslüm Aydoğan
Born 1989
Elif Turan
Born 1984
Efe Cadircioglu
Born 1982
Esin Sağdıç
Born 1988
Emrah Umut
Born 1982
Aytaç Deniz
Born 1989
Aslı Köprülü
Born 1986
Hüseyin Akmaz
Born 1987
Çağrı Coşkun
Born 1984
Melis Özçiğdem
Born 1982
Fatma Özlem Tursun
Born 1988
Burak Çebi
Born 1985
Ceyhun Tendar
Born 1987
Tuğba Toprak
Born 1985
Yağız Kaba
Born 1989