Ankara
Ankara ranks 284th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind England, United States, and Aichi Prefecture. Memorable people born in Ankara include Joe Strummer, Adnan Oktar, and Burhan Sargun. Memorable people who died in Ankara include İsmet İnönü, Süleyman Demirel, and Turgut Özal. Ankara has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Ankara is located in Türkiye.
Ankara, historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and 5.8 million in Ankara Province, making it Turkey's second-largest city after Istanbul, but first by the urban area (4,130 km2). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2005, Ankara was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Joe Strummer, Adnan Oktar, and Burhan Sargun. Additionaly, 34 globally memorable people have passed away in Ankara including İsmet İnönü, Süleyman Demirel, and Turgut Özal.
People Born in Ankara
Go to all RankingsJoe Strummer
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2002
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 1
Adnan Oktar
WRITER
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 2
Burhan Sargun
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 3
Beren Saat
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4
Akgün Kaçmaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5
İdil Biret
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 6
Cansu Dere
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 7
Engin Akyürek
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 8
Turgay Şeren
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 9
Özcan Deniz
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 10
Hakan Fidan
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 11
Dilan Yeşilgöz
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Ankara
Go to all RankingsAkgün Kaçmaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 5
Hakan Fidan
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 11
Dilan Yeşilgöz
POLITICIAN
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 12
Ahmet Altan
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 13
Mustafa Ertan
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 46.51
Rank: 16
Rıdvan Bolatlı
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 46.23
Rank: 17
Fatih Birol
ECONOMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 20
Akın Akınözü
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 28
Sera Kutlubey
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.25
Rank: 32
Esra Bilgiç
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 33
Nazlı Tolga
JOURNALIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.84
Rank: 39
Bahri Tanrıkulu
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 30.78
Rank: 43
People Deceased in Ankara
Go to all Rankingsİsmet İnönü
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1973
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 1
Süleyman Demirel
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 2
Turgut Özal
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1993
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 3
Sabiha Gökçen
PILOT
1913 - 2001
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 4
Cemal Gürsel
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 5
Abulfaz Elchibey
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2000
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 6
Kenan Evren
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2015
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 7
Bülent Ecevit
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 8
Imru' al-Qais
WRITER
501 - 544
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 9
Mammad Amin Rasulzadeh
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1955
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 10
Andrei Karlov
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2016
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 11
Alparslan Türkeş
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1997
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Ankara
Go to all RankingsUğur Mumcu
WRITER
1942 - 1993
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 22
Mahmut Atalay
WRESTLER
1934 - 2004
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 24
Ferit Melen
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1988
HPI: 47.21
Rank: 27
Hassan Abshir Farah
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2020
HPI: 38.82
Rank: 34
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Ankara were actors (16), athletes (10), soccer players (8), politicians (6), and musicians (4), while most who died were politicians (20), writers (4), wrestlers (4), historians (2), and pilots (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ankara, including Beren Saat, Cansu Dere, and Engin Akyürek. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ankara, including Beren Saat, Cansu Dere, and Engin Akyürek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Ankara since 1700.