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Constantinople ranks 44th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Oslo, Belgrade, and Tbilisi. Memorable people born in Constantinople include Mihrimah Sultan, Ahmed II, and Mehmed V. Memorable people who died in Constantinople include Justinian I, Murad IV, and Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. Constantinople has been the birth place of many politicians, and religious figures and the death place of many politicians, and religious figures. Constantinople is located in Türkiye.

Constantinople was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin, and Ottoman empires between its consecration in 330 until 1930, when it was renamed to Istanbul. Initially as New Rome, Constantinople was founded in 324 during the reign of Constantine the Great on the site of the existing settlement of Byzantium, and shortly thereafter in 330 became the capital of the Roman Empire. Following the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the late 5th century, Constantinople remained the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, the Latin Empire (1204–1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453–1922). Following the Turkish War of Independence, the Turkish capital then moved to Ankara. Officially renamed Istanbul in 1930, the city is today the largest city in Europe, straddling the Bosporus strait and lying in both Europe and Asia, and the financial center of Turkey. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 1924, Constantinople was the birth place of 195 globally memorable people, including Mihrimah Sultan, Ahmed II, and Mehmed V. Additionaly, 273 globally memorable people have passed away in Constantinople including Justinian I, Murad IV, and Ibrahim of the Ottoman Empire. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Constantinople than were born there.

People Born in Constantinople

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Constantinople were politicians (101), religious figures (29), writers (18), companions (8), and military personnels (7),  while most who died were politicians (158), religious figures (52), companions (17), writers (16), and military personnels (8).

Throughout history politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Constantinople, including Ahmed II, Mehmed V, and Constantine XI Palaiologos.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Constantinople since 1700.