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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

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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Showing 11 of 607 notable people

0009 FILM

Henri Langlois

1914 - 1977

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0016 FILM

Semih Kaplanoğlu

Born 1963

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0040 FILM

Cansel Elçin

Born 1973

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0047 FILM

Halit Refiğ

1934 - 2009

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0076 FILM

Togan Gökbakar

Born 1984

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0288 FILM

Louis Nalpas

1884 - 1948

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0401 FILM

Tunçay Kulaoğlu

Born 1966

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0412 FILM

Tayfun Belet

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0468 FILM

Ayhan Salar

Born 1967

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0508 FILM

Gülten Taranç

Born 1990

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0556 FILM

Alex Nalpas

1887 - 1944

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