Rize
Rize ranks 5,540th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Bhagalpur, Mažeikiai, and Lampsacus. The most famous people from Rize are Kazım Ayvaz, Mehmet Akif Pirim, and Barış Alper Yılmaz. Rize has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players. Rize is located in Türkiye.
People
Between 1938 and 2000, Rize was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Kazım Ayvaz, Mehmet Akif Pirim, and Barış Alper Yılmaz.
People Born in Rize
Go to all RankingsKazım Ayvaz
ATHLETE
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 1
Mehmet Akif Pirim
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 2
Barış Alper Yılmaz
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Rize were athletes (2), and soccer players (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Rize, including Kazım Ayvaz, and Mehmet Akif Pirim. Whereas, throughout history, athletes have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Rize, including Kazım Ayvaz, and Mehmet Akif Pirim.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Rize since 1700.



