İzmir ranks 399th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Stavanger, Podgorica, and Cork (city). Memorable people born in İzmir include Polycarp, Sabbatai Zevi, and Édouard Balladur. Memorable people who died in İzmir include Zeki Müren, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and Diphilus. İzmir has been the birth place of many actors and soccer players and the death place of many writers and politicians. İzmir is located in Turkey.
İzmir, historically known as Smyrna, is a metropolitan city on the west coast of Anatolia, and capital of İzmir Province. It is the third most populous city in Turkey, after Istanbul and Ankara, and the largest urban agglomeration on the Aegean Sea. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 300 BC and 1996, İzmir was the birth place of 29 globally memorable people, including Polycarp, Sabbatai Zevi, and Édouard Balladur. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in İzmir including Zeki Müren, Quintus Servilius Caepio, and Diphilus.
69 - 155
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 1
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 2
1929 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 3
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4
70 - 135
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 5
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 6
300 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 7
100 - 200
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 8
1936 - 1991
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 9
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 10
1914 - 1977
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 11
1872 - 1940
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 12
1936 - 2014
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 16
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.72
Rank: 26
1993 - Present
HPI: 15.95
Rank: 29
1931 - 1996
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 1
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2
350 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 3
1837 - 1898
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 4
90 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 5
1839 - 1896
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 6
1911 - 2002
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 7
1911 - 1986
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 8
1924 - 2001
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9
Most individuals born in present day İzmir were actors (7), soccer players (5), religious figures (2), politicians (2), and composers (2), while most who died were writers (2), politicians (2), composers (1), architects (1), and archaeologists (1).
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in İzmir, including Magali Noël, Vahide Perçin, and Haluk Bilginer. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day İzmir, including Magali Noël, Vahide Perçin, and Haluk Bilginer.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in İzmir since 1700.