Mersin
Mersin ranks 4,128th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Orange, Texas, Esplugues de Llobregat, and Treinta y Tres. Memorable people born in Mersin include Bülent Eken, Ömer Onan, and Nevin Yanıt. Mersin has been the birth place of many soccer players and basketball players. Mersin is located in Turkey.
Mersin is a large city and port on the Mediterranean coast of southern Turkey. It is the provincial capital of the Mersin Province. It is made up of four district governorates, each having its own municipality: Akdeniz, Mezitli, Toroslar and Yenişehir. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1923 and 1995, Mersin was the birth place of 4 globally memorable people, including Bülent Eken, Ömer Onan, and Nevin Yanıt.
People Born in Mersin
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Bülent Eken
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 1
Ömer Onan
1978 - Present
HPI: 27.73
Rank: 2
Nevin Yanıt
1986 - Present
HPI: 25.84
Rank: 3
Murder of Özgecan Aslan
1995 - 2015
HPI: 25.81
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Mersin
Go to all RankingsMost individuals born in present day Mersin were soccer players (1), basketball players (1), athletes (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Mersin since 1700.
