Kadıköy
Kadıköy ranks 2,457th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Garden Grove, California, Changzhou, and British Ceylon. Memorable people born in Kadıköy include Nihal Atsız, Hande Yener, and Erkin Koray. Memorable people who died in Kadıköy include Naim Frashëri, Barış Manço, and Nureddin Pasha. Kadıköy has been the birth place of many singers, and writers and the death place of many writers, and musicians. Kadıköy is located in Türkiye.
Kadıköy is a municipality and district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian side of Istanbul, on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara. It partially faces the historic city centre of Fatih on the European side of the Bosporus. It is bordered by the districts of Üsküdar, to the northwest, Ataşehir, to the northeast, and Maltepe, to the southeast. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1976, Kadıköy was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Nihal Atsız, Hande Yener, and Erkin Koray. Additionaly, 3 globally memorable people have passed away in Kadıköy including Naim Frashëri, Barış Manço, and Nureddin Pasha.
People Born in Kadıköy
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Nihal Atsız
WRITER
1905 - 1975
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 1
Hande Yener
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 2
Erkin Koray
SINGER
1941 - 2023
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 3
Mihri Müşfik Hanım
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1954
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 4
Gülben Ergen
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 5
Hamza Yerlikaya
WRESTLER
1976 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Born in Kadıköy
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Naim Frashëri
WRITER
1846 - 1900
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 1
Barış Manço
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 2
Nureddin Pasha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1873 - 1932
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 3
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Kadıköy were singers (2), writers (1), politicians (1), actors (1), and wrestlers (1), while most who died were writers (1), musicians (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, singers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Kadıköy, including Hande Yener, and Erkin Koray. Whereas, throughout history, singers have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Kadıköy, including Hande Yener, and Erkin Koray.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 3 globally memorable people born in Kadıköy since 1700.
