Diyarbakır
Diyarbakır ranks 2,280th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Faenza, Melrose, Massachusetts, and Barnstaple. Memorable people born in Diyarbakır include Uzun Hasan, Ziya Gökalp, and Aëtius of Amida. Memorable people who died in Diyarbakır include Despina Khatun, Ilghazi, and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha. Diyarbakır has been the birth place of many singers, and politicians and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Diyarbakır is located in Türkiye.
Diyarbakır, formerly Diyarbekir, is the largest Kurdish-majority city in Turkey. It is the administrative center of Diyarbakır Province. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 502 and 2000, Diyarbakır was the birth place of 8 globally memorable people, including Uzun Hasan, Ziya Gökalp, and Aëtius of Amida. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Diyarbakır including Despina Khatun, Ilghazi, and Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha. Interestingly, more notably known people have passed away in Diyarbakır than were born there.
People Born in Diyarbakır
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Uzun Hasan
POLITICIAN
1423 - 1478
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 1
Ziya Gökalp
SOCIOLOGIST
1876 - 1924
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 2
Aëtius of Amida
PHYSICIAN
502 - 575
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 3
Mahsun Kırmızıgül
SINGER
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 4
Songül Öden
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 5
Zehra Doğan
WRITER
1989 - Present
HPI: 32.69
Rank: 6
Helin Bölek
SINGER
1991 - 2020
HPI: 27.30
Rank: 7
Meryem Bekmez
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 8
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Despina Khatun
COMPANION
1438 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 1
Ilghazi
POLITICIAN
1066 - 1122
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 2
Cığalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1545 - 1605
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 3
Kuyucu Murad Pasha
POLITICIAN
1530 - 1611
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 4
Sheikh Said
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1925
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 5
Musa Anter
WRITER
1920 - 1992
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 6
İbrahim Kaypakkaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1949 - 1973
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 7
Mehmed Uzun
WRITER
1953 - 2007
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 8
Tahir Elçi
POLITICIAN
1966 - 2015
HPI: 37.31
Rank: 9
Newly Added People Deceased in Diyarbakır
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Most individuals born in present day Diyarbakır were singers (2), politicians (1), sociologists (1), physicians (1), and actors (1), while most who died were politicians (4), writers (2), companions (1), religious figures (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Diyarbakır, including Mahsun Kırmızıgül, and Helin Bölek. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Diyarbakır, including Mahsun Kırmızıgül, and Helin Bölek.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Diyarbakır since 1700.
