Istanbul
Istanbul ranks 35th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Florence, Mexico City, and San Francisco. Memorable people born in Istanbul include Selim II, Şehzade Mehmed, and Orhan Pamuk. Memorable people who died in Istanbul include Mustafa I, Safiye Sultan, and Adam Mickiewicz. Istanbul has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Istanbul is located in Türkiye.
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, straddling the Bosporus Strait, the boundary between Europe and Asia. It is considered the country's economic, cultural and historic capital. The city has a population of over 15 million residents, comprising 19% of the population of Turkey, and is the most populous city in Europe and the world's sixteenth-largest city. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2003, Istanbul was the birth place of 242 globally memorable people, including Selim II, Şehzade Mehmed, and Orhan Pamuk. Additionaly, 185 globally memorable people have passed away in Istanbul including Mustafa I, Safiye Sultan, and Adam Mickiewicz.
People Born in Istanbul
Go to all RankingsSelim II
POLITICIAN
1524 - 1574
HPI: 82.82
Rank: 1
Şehzade Mehmed
NOBLEMAN
1522 - 1543
HPI: 73.94
Rank: 2
Orhan Pamuk
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 3
Stefan Dušan
POLITICIAN
1308 - 1355
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 4
Enver Pasha
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1922
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 5
Julius Nepos
POLITICIAN
430 - 480
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 6
Clement of Ohrid
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
840 - 916
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 7
Dionysius Exiguus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
475 - 544
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 8
Pope Vitalian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 672
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 9
Pope Sabinian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
530 - 606
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 10
Henri Fayol
ECONOMIST
1841 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 11
Alexios III Angelos
POLITICIAN
1153 - 1211
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Istanbul
Go to all RankingsŞehzade Bayezid
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1635
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 28
Ali Kemal
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 70
Öküz Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1619
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 95
Hâfiz Osman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1642 - 1698
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 96
Nazım Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1913
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 97
Köprülüzade Numan Pasha
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1719
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 109
Adile Sultan
WRITER
1826 - 1899
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 111
Krikor Zohrab
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1915
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 123
Zeki Rıza Sporel
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 130
Andon Bedros IX Hassoun
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1809 - 1884
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 131
Ergin Ataman
COACH
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 137
Halil Pasha
PAINTER
1857 - 1939
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 142
People Deceased in Istanbul
Go to all RankingsMustafa I
POLITICIAN
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 1
Safiye Sultan
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 2
Adam Mickiewicz
WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 3
Abdulmejid I
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1861
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 4
Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 5
Hafsa Sultan
POLITICIAN
1479 - 1534
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 6
Mahfiruz Hatun
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1620
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 7
Talal of Jordan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.32
Rank: 8
Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1837 - 1897
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 9
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 10
Lala Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1580
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 11
Celâl Bayar
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1986
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Istanbul
Go to all RankingsŞehzade Bayezid
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1635
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 29
Ayşe Hatun
COMPANION
1476 - 1539
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 47
Koca Hüsrev Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1769 - 1855
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 70
Idris Bitlisi
WRITER
1452 - 1520
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 75
Saadet I Giray
POLITICIAN
1492 - 1538
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 85
Öküz Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1557 - 1619
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 90
Hâfiz Osman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1642 - 1698
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 92
Nazım Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1848 - 1913
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 93
Cem Karaca
SINGER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 96
Stefan Bogoridi
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1859
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 97
Ibrahim Edhem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1893
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 112
Surat Huseynov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2023
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 113
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Istanbul were politicians (64), actors (36), writers (30), soccer players (19), and singers (13), while most who died were politicians (86), writers (36), soccer players (9), actors (8), and religious figures (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Istanbul, including Halit Ergenç, Tchéky Karyo, and Kemal Sunal. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Istanbul, including Selim II, Stefan Dušan, and Enver Pasha.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Istanbul since 1700.