Cultural Production in
Present Day
Türkiye
Türkiye
Türkiye ranks 18th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind China, Austria, and Ukraine. Memorable people born in present day Türkiye include Suleiman the Magnificent, Paul the Apostle, and Herodotus. Memorable people who died in Türkiye include Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Mehmed the Conqueror, and Thales of Miletus. Türkiye has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. The top cities in Türkiye by number of biographies are Istanbul, Constantinople, Ankara, Antioch, and İzmir.
People
Between 3500 BC and 2005, present day Türkiye was the birth place of 1,693 globally memorable people, including Suleiman the Magnificent, Paul the Apostle, and Herodotus. Additionaly, 1,039 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Türkiye including Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Mehmed the Conqueror, and Thales of Miletus.
People Born in Present Day Türkiye
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Suleiman the Magnificent
POLITICIAN
1494 - 1566
HPI: 91.58
Rank: 1
Paul the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
5 - 66
HPI: 91.31
Rank: 2
Herodotus
HISTORIAN
484 BC - 425 BC
HPI: 90.06
Rank: 3
Mehmed the Conqueror
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1481
HPI: 89.49
Rank: 4
Thales of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 5
Heraclitus
PHILOSOPHER
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 6
Diogenes
PHILOSOPHER
404 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 88.38
Rank: 7
Saint Nicholas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
270 - 342
HPI: 88.17
Rank: 8
Saint George
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
280 - 303
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 9
Osman I
POLITICIAN
1254 - 1327
HPI: 87.41
Rank: 10
Hesiod
WRITER
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 86.72
Rank: 11
Julian
POLITICIAN
331 - 363
HPI: 85.95
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Türkiye
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Nasreddin
COMEDIAN
1208 - 1284
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 47
Zeid bin Hussein
NOBLEMAN
1898 - 1970
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 959
Samet Akaydin
SOCCER PLAYER
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 1,005
Filiz Akın
ACTOR
1943 - 2025
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 1,070
Müslüm Gürses
SINGER
1953 - 2013
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,105
Neşet Ertaş
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 1,108
İsmail Kartal
COACH
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 1,121
Safiye Ali
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1952
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1,135
Iffat bint Mohammad Al Thunayan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,169
Murat Ülker
BUSINESSPERSON
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 1,171
Numan Kurtulmuş
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 1,188
Muazzez Ersoy
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 1,206
People Deceased in Present Day Türkiye
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 91.26
Rank: 1
Mehmed the Conqueror
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1481
HPI: 89.49
Rank: 2
Thales of Miletus
PHILOSOPHER
623 BC - 546 BC
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 3
Heraclitus
PHILOSOPHER
535 BC - 470 BC
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 4
Matthew the Apostle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
10 - 74
HPI: 88.31
Rank: 5
Saint Nicholas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
270 - 342
HPI: 88.17
Rank: 6
Rumi
WRITER
1207 - 1273
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 7
Justinian I
POLITICIAN
482 - 565
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 8
Basil II
POLITICIAN
958 - 1025
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 9
Selim I
POLITICIAN
1470 - 1520
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 10
Strabo
GEOGRAPHER
64 BC - 23
HPI: 84.37
Rank: 11
Saint Barbara
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
300 - 306
HPI: 84.23
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Türkiye
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COMEDIAN
1208 - 1284
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 16
Zübeyde Hanım
CELEBRITY
1857 - 1923
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 280
Abdullah bin Saud Al Saud
POLITICIAN
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 307
Filiz Akın
ACTOR
1943 - 2025
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 362
Müslüm Gürses
SINGER
1953 - 2013
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 368
Neşet Ertaş
SINGER
1938 - 2012
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 370
Semiha Berksoy
SINGER
1911 - 2004
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 386
Cevat Çobanlı
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1870 - 1938
HPI: NaN
Rank: 397
Konca Kuriş
WRITER
1961 - 1998
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 1,032
Ersen Martin
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - 2024
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 1,037
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Türkiye were politicians (521), religious figures (166), writers (157), actors (134), and soccer players (131), while most who died were politicians (541), religious figures (158), writers (89), military personnels (42), and companions (28).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Türkiye, including Nebahat Çehre, Türkan Şoray, and Ferdi Tayfur. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Türkiye, including Suleiman the Magnificent, Mehmed the Conqueror, and Osman I.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Türkiye since 1700.
