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

Click any row to filter the list of people below.

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.

16501700175018001850190019502000
  • Sports
  • Film & TV
  • Politics & Law
  • Music
  • Writing
  • Science
  • Other
Search
Actor52
Sort By

Showing 52 of 607 notable people

0017 ACTOR

Haluk Bilginer

Born 1954

Preview
0024 ACTOR

Meltem Cumbul

Born 1969

Preview
0037 ACTOR

Ezgi Asaroğlu

Born 1987

Preview
0041 ACTOR

Vahide Perçin

Born 1965

Preview
0056 ACTOR

Engin Altan Düzyatan

Born 1979

Preview
0057 ACTOR

Ayhan Işık

1929 - 1979

Preview
0059 ACTOR

Petek Dinçöz

Born 1980

Preview
0063 ACTOR

Kaan Urgancıoğlu

Born 1980

Preview
0072 ACTOR

Yiğit Özşener

Born 1972

Preview
0079 ACTOR

Nehir Erdoğan

Born 1980

Preview
0082 ACTOR

Şahika Tekand

Born 1959

Preview
0084 ACTOR

Çolpan İlhan

1936 - 2014

Preview
0085 ACTOR

Şükrü Özyıldız

Born 1988

Preview
0088 ACTOR

Rıza Kocaoğlu

Born 1979

Preview
0094 ACTOR

Turgut Özatay

1927 - 2002

Preview
0100 ACTOR

Tamer Levent

Born 1950

Preview
0111 ACTOR

Begüm Kütük

Born 1980

Preview
0117 ACTOR

Max Maxudian

1881 - 1976

Preview
0122 ACTOR

Şenay Gürler

Born 1966

Preview
0123 ACTOR

Öner Erkan

Born 1980

Preview
0128 ACTOR

Çağla Kubat

Born 1979

Preview
0154 ACTOR

Ushan Çakır

Born 1984

Preview
0167 ACTOR

Levent Üzümcü

Born 1972

Preview
0187 ACTOR

Dilek Serbest

Born 1981

Preview
0189 ACTOR

Gül Gölge

Born 1981

Preview
0206 ACTOR

Elçin Sangu

Born 1985

Preview
0215 ACTOR

Chiaretta Gelli

1925 - 2007

Preview
0222 ACTOR

Ece Uslu

Born 1974

Preview
0224 ACTOR

Engin Benli

Born 1970

Preview
0239 ACTOR

Şahin Irmak

Born 1981

Preview
0249 ACTOR

Kamran Usluer

1937 - 2004

Preview
0259 ACTOR

Gupse Özay

Born 1984

Preview
0276 ACTOR

Cybele Andrianou

1888 - 1978

Preview
0277 ACTOR

Evrim Akyigit

Born 1977

Preview
0281 ACTOR

Damla Colbay

Born 1993

Preview
0301 ACTOR

Şehnaz Dilan

Born 1960

Preview
0310 ACTOR

Deniz Baysal

Born 1991

Preview
0312 ACTOR

Seren Şirince

Born 1988

Preview
0331 ACTOR

Salih Bademci

Born 1984

Preview
0336 ACTOR

Ebru Şallı

Born 1977

Preview
0355 ACTOR

Irmak Atuk

Born 1985

Preview
0365 ACTOR

Can Taylanlar

1981 - 2010

Preview
0368 ACTOR

İnci Türkay

Born 1976

Preview
0375 ACTOR

Gökhan Keser

Born 1987

Preview
0386 ACTOR

Dilara Büyükbayraktar

Born 1989

Preview
0395 ACTOR

İlknur Bahadır

Born 1972

Preview
0418 ACTOR

Hüseyin Zan

1930 - 2011

Preview
0434 ACTOR

Josef Almas

1896 - 1948

Preview
0440 ACTOR

Giulietta De Riso

1898 - 1990

Preview
0474 ACTOR

Cihangir Gümüştürkmen

Born 1964

Preview
0485 ACTOR

Thodoros Kefalopoulos

1894 - 1987

Preview
0497 ACTOR

Efe Cadircioglu

Born 1982

Preview