Afyonkarahisar
Afyonkarahisar ranks 5,149th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Toda, Saitama, Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Fougères. Memorable people born in Afyonkarahisar include Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Nurgül Yeşilçay, and Sibel Özkan. Afyonkarahisar has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors. Afyonkarahisar is located in Türkiye.
Afyonkarahisar is a major city in western Turkey. It is the administrative centre of Afyonkarahisar Province and Afyonkarahisar District. Its population is 251,799 (2021). Afyon is in the mountainous countryside inland from the Aegean coast, 250 km (155 mi) south-west of Ankara along the Akarçay River. In Turkey, Afyonkarahisar stands out as a capital city of hot springs and spas, an important junction of railway, highway and air traffic in West-Turkey, and the place where independence was won. In addition, Afyonkarahisar is one of Turkey's leading provinces in agriculture, globally renowned for its marble and is the world's largest producer of pharmaceutical opium. In antiquity, the city was called Akroinon and it is the site of Afyonkarahisar Castle, built around 1350 BC. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1941 and 1988, Afyonkarahisar was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Ahmet Necdet Sezer, Nurgül Yeşilçay, and Sibel Özkan.
People Born in Afyonkarahisar
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Ahmet Necdet Sezer
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 1
Nurgül Yeşilçay
ACTOR
1976 - Present
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 2
Sibel Özkan
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Afyonkarahisar were politicians (1), actors (1), and athletes (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Afyonkarahisar, including Ahmet Necdet Sezer. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Afyonkarahisar, including Ahmet Necdet Sezer.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Afyonkarahisar since 1700.
