Mersin
Mersin ranks 1,982nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Marmorpalais, Poland, and Čapljina. Memorable people born in Mersin include Bülent Eken, Birol Ünel, and Ahmet Kireççi. Memorable people who died in Mersin include Ahmet Kireççi. Mersin has been the birth place of many soccer players, and athletes and the death place of many wrestlers. Mersin is located in Türkiye.
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
People
Between 1914 and 2004, Mersin was the birth place of 10 globally memorable people, including Bülent Eken, Birol Ünel, and Ahmet Kireççi. Additionaly, 1 globally memorable people have passed away in Mersin including Ahmet Kireççi.
People Born in Mersin
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Bülent Eken
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 2016
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1
Birol Ünel
ACTOR
1961 - 2020
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 2
Ahmet Kireççi
WRESTLER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 3
Rober Eryol
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 4
Ömer Onan
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 29.35
Rank: 5
Murder of Özgecan Aslan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1995 - 2015
HPI: 27.59
Rank: 6
Nevin Yanıt
ATHLETE
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.56
Rank: 7
Emre Demir
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 26.34
Rank: 8
Osman Göçen
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Tuğçe Şahutoğlu
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Newly Added People Born in Mersin
Go to all RankingsAhmet Kireççi
WRESTLER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 3
Rober Eryol
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 44.44
Rank: 4
Emre Demir
SOCCER PLAYER
2004 - Present
HPI: 26.34
Rank: 8
Osman Göçen
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9
Tuğçe Şahutoğlu
ATHLETE
1988 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Mersin
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Most individuals born in present day Mersin were soccer players (3), athletes (3), actors (1), wrestlers (1), and basketball players (1), while most who died were wrestlers (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, athletes have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Mersin, including Nevin Yanıt, Osman Göçen, and Tuğçe Şahutoğlu. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Mersin, including Bülent Eken, Rober Eryol, and Emre Demir.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 5 globally memorable people born in Mersin since 1700.
