The Most Famous
CELEBRITIES from Turkey
This page contains a list of the greatest Turkish Celebrities. The pantheon dataset contains 181 Celebrities, 2 of which were born in Turkey. This makes Turkey the birth place of the 24th most number of Celebrities behind Iran and Egypt.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Turkish Celebrities of all time. This list of famous Turkish Celebrities is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Sultan Kösen (1982 - )
With an HPI of 56.55, Sultan Kösen is the most famous Turkish Celebrity. His biography has been translated into 45 different languages on wikipedia.
Sultan Kösen (born 10 December 1982) is a Turkish farmer who holds the Guinness World Record for tallest living male at 251 cm (8 ft 2.82 in). Kösen's growth resulted from the conditions gigantism and acromegaly, caused by a tumour affecting his pituitary gland. Due to his condition, he uses crutches to walk.
2. Selen Soyder (1986 - )
With an HPI of 35.31, Selen Soyder is the 2nd most famous Turkish Celebrity. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Mükerrem Selen Soyder (born 26 December 1986) is a Turkish actress, activist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Turkey 2007 and represented her country in the Miss World 2007 in Sanya, China.
Pantheon has 2 people classified as celebrities born between 1982 and 1986. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living celebrities include Sultan Kösen and Selen Soyder. As of April 2022, 1 new celebrities have been added to Pantheon including Selen Soyder.
