Elazığ
Elazığ ranks 6,050th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Descartes, Indre-et-Loire, Old Trafford (area), and Balıkesir. Memorable people born in Elazığ include Necati Şaşmaz, Erkan Petekkaya, and Yakup Kılıç. Elazığ has been the birth place of many actors, and politicians. Elazığ is located in Türkiye.
Elazığ is a city in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey, and the administrative centre of Elazığ Province and Elazığ District. Founded in and around the former city of Harput, it is located in the uppermost Euphrates valley. The plain on which the city extends has an altitude of 1,067 metres (3,501 ft). Elazığ resembles an inland peninsula surrounded by the natural Lake Hazar and reservoirs of Keban Dam, Karakaya Dam, Kıralkızı and Özlüce. Its population is 387,072 (2022). Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1970 and 1986, Elazığ was the birth place of 3 globally memorable people, including Necati Şaşmaz, Erkan Petekkaya, and Yakup Kılıç.
People Born in Elazığ
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Necati Şaşmaz
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 1
Erkan Petekkaya
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 2
Yakup Kılıç
POLITICIAN
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.56
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Elazığ were actors (2), and politicians (1), while most who died were .
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Elazığ, including Necati Şaşmaz, and Erkan Petekkaya. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Elazığ, including Necati Şaşmaz, and Erkan Petekkaya.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 0 globally memorable people born in Elazığ since 1700.
