Üsküdar
Üsküdar ranks 1,229th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Santa Clara, California, Monaco, and Oryol. Memorable people born in Üsküdar include Barış Manço, Emine Erdoğan, and Dürrüşehvar Sultan. Memorable people who died in Üsküdar include Symeon the New Theologian, and Aytaç Yalman. Üsküdar has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many writers, and military personnels. Üsküdar is located in Türkiye.
Üsküdar is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered to the north by Beykoz, to the east by Ümraniye, to the southeast by Ataşehir and to the south by Kadıköy; with Karaköy, Kabataş, Beşiktaş, and the historic city center of Fatih facing it on the opposite shore to the west. Üsküdar has been a conservative cultural center of the Anatolian side of Istanbul since Ottoman times with its numerous historic landmark and little mosques and dergahs. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1846 and 1976, Üsküdar was the birth place of 12 globally memorable people, including Barış Manço, Emine Erdoğan, and Dürrüşehvar Sultan. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Üsküdar including Symeon the New Theologian, and Aytaç Yalman.
People Born in Üsküdar
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Barış Manço
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1999
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 1
Emine Erdoğan
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 2
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2006
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 3
Ali Sami Yen
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 4
Zabel Yesayan
WRITER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 5
Basil III of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1846 - 1929
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 6
Bülent Ulusu
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 7
Zabel Sibil Asadour
WRITER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 8
Bedros Tourian
WRITER
1851 - 1872
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 9
Halit Akçatepe
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 10
Cemil Turan
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 11
Ceza
SINGER
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Üsküdar
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Symeon the New Theologian
WRITER
949 - 1022
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1
Aytaç Yalman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2020
HPI: 41.83
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Üsküdar were politicians (3), writers (3), soccer players (2), musicians (1), and religious figures (1), while most who died were writers (1), and military personnels (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Üsküdar, including Barış Manço. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Üsküdar, including Emine Erdoğan, Dürrüşehvar Sultan, and Bülent Ulusu.
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Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 9 globally memorable people born in Üsküdar since 1700.
