Balıkesir
Balıkesir ranks 6,049th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nantwich, Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, and Old Trafford (area). Memorable people born in Balıkesir include Caner Erkin, Ebrar Karakurt, and Yasemin Adar. Memorable people who died in Balıkesir include Zagan Pasha. Balıkesir has been the birth place of many soccer players, and volleyball players and the death place of many politicians. Balıkesir is located in Türkiye.
Balıkesir is a city in the Marmara region of Turkey. It is the seat of Balıkesir Province, which is also a metropolitan municipality. As of 2022, the population of Balıkesir Province is 1,257,590, of which 314,958 in the city proper. Between 1341 and 1922, it was the capital of Karasi. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1988 and 2000, Balıkesir was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Caner Erkin, Ebrar Karakurt, and Yasemin Adar. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Balıkesir including Zagan Pasha.
People Born in Balıkesir
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Caner Erkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 37.33
Rank: 1
Ebrar Karakurt
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 34.91
Rank: 2
Yasemin Adar
WRESTLER
1991 - Present
HPI: 33.37
Rank: 3
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Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Balıkesir were soccer players (1), volleyball players (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were politicians (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Balıkesir, including Caner Erkin. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Balıkesir, including Caner Erkin.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Balıkesir since 1700.
