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Istanbul has produced a number of well-known directors, actors, spiritual & religious leaders, novelists, tv anchors and several other personalities from other spheres. Our list of famous people from Istanbul includes Elia Kazan, Tchéky Karyo, Murad IV, Orhan Pamuk, Cenk Urguy, and many others.

Famous People Born In Istanbul

Tchéky Karyo
(Actor)

04 October 1953

French

Elia Kazan
(Director, Actor, Producer)

07 September 1909

Greek,Turkish,American

Murad IV
(Ottoman Sultan)

26 July 1612

Turkish

07 June 1952

Turkish

Meshulam Riklis

Meshulam Riklis
(Businessman)

02 December 1923

Israeli

Cenk Urguy
(Political Activist, Show Host)

21 March 1970

Turkish,American

Metin Hara
(Author, Spiritual Healer, Adriana Lima’s Boyfriend)

14 June 1982

Turkish

Arda Turan
(Footballer)

30 January 1987

Turkish

Mehmed VI
(Sultan)

14 January 1861

Turkish

Selim II
(Sultan of the Ottoman Empire)

28 May 1524

Turkish

Mehmed V
(Sultan)

02 November 1844

Turkish

Basil II
(Emperor)

0958 AD

Turkish

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Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
(King)

1854 AD

Jordanian,Turkish

Henri Fayol
(Economist, Entrepreneur)

29 July 1841

French,Turkish

Mahmud II
(Sultan)

20 July 1785

Turkish

Mehmed IV
(Sultan)

02 January 1642

Turkish

Enver Pasha
(Politician)

22 November 1881

Turkish

Tuba Büyüküstün

Tuba Büyüküstün
(Actor)

05 July 1982

Turkish

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Alexios I Komnenos

Alexios I Komnenos
(Emperor)

1048 AD

Turkish

Dieter Zetsche
(Engineer, Businessperson, Merchant, Entrepreneur)

05 May 1953

German

Theodosius II
(Emperor)

10 April 0401

Turkish

Murad V
(Sultan)

21 September 1840

Turkish

Stilicho
(King)

0359 AD

Ancient Roman

Selim III
(Sultan)

24 December 1761

Turkish

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Justinian II
(Emperor)

0669 AD

Turkish

Osman II
(Sultan)

03 November 1604

Turkish

Abdülmecid II
(Caliph)

29 May 1868

French

Manuel I Komnenos

Manuel I Komnenos
(Emperor)

28 November 1118

Turkish

Sinem Kobal
(Actor, Model)

14 August 1987

Turkish

Bergüzar Korel
(Actress)

27 August 1982

Turkish

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Suleiman II
(Sultan)

15 April 1642

Turkish

Julian the Apostate

Julian the Apostate

0330 AD

Turkish

Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Nuri Bilge Ceylan
(Film director, Photographer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer, Film editor)

26 January 1959

Turkish

Ahmed II
(Sultan)

25 February 1643

Turkish

Andronikos I Komnenos

Andronikos I Komnenos
(Emperor)

1118 AD

Turkish

Justin II
(Emperor)

0520 AD

Turkish

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John II Komnenos

John II Komnenos
(Emperor)

13 September 1087

Cambodian

Constantine V
(Emperor)

0718 AD

Bulgarian

Mustafa IV
(Sultan)

08 September 1779

Turkish

Leo VI the Wise

Leo VI the Wise
(Byzantine ruler)

19 September 0866

Turkish

Bülent Ecevit
(Politician, Writer, Poet, Translator, Journalist, Diplomat)

28 May 1925

Turkish

Julius Martov
(politician)

12 November 1873

Russian

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Anna Komnene
(Byzantine physician)

01 December 1083

Turkish

Constantine VI
(Ruler)

14 January 0771

Turkish

Mike Lazaridis
(Businessperson)

14 March 1961

Canadian

Isaac II Angelos

Isaac II Angelos
(Emperor)

31 August 1156

Turkish

Proclus
(philosopher)

08 February 0412

Turkish

Mustafa III
(Sultan)

28 January 1717

Turkish

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Manuel II Palaiologos

Manuel II Palaiologos

27 June 1350

Turkish

Constans
(Emperor)

0323 AD

French

Michael III
(Emperor)

19 January 0840

Turkish

Nouriel Roubini

Nouriel Roubini
(Economist, Art collector, University teacher)

29 March 1958

American

Cornelius Castoriadis

Cornelius Castoriadis
(Philosopher, Economist, Writer, University teacher, Psychologist)

11 March 1922

French,Greek

Constans II
(Emperor)

07 November 0630

Italian

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John I Tzimiskes

John I Tzimiskes
(Emperor)

0925 AD

Turkish

Mehmet Akif Alakurt

Mehmet Akif Alakurt
(Model, Actor)

23 July 1979

Turkish

John VIII Palaiologos

John VIII Palaiologos
(Emperor)

18 December 1392

Turkish

Constantine IV
(Emperor)

0652 AD

Turkish

Gregory Palamas

Gregory Palamas
(Theologian)

1296 AD

Greek

Constantine VIII

Constantine VIII
(Emperor)

0960 AD

Turkish

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Leo IV the Khazar

Leo IV the Khazar

25 January 0750

Turkish

Sertab Erener
(Singer)

04 December 1964

Turkish

Gizem Karaca
(actor, model, beauty pageant contestant)

09 July 1992

Turkish

Alexios III Angelos

Alexios III Angelos
(Emperor)

1153 AD

Turkish

Volkan Demirel
(Footballer)

27 October 1981

Turkish

Romanos II
(Emperor)

0938 AD

Turkish

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Kemal Sunal
(Actor, Screenwriter)

11 November 1944

Turkish

Andronikos III Palaiologos

Andronikos III Palaiologos
(Emperor)

25 March 1297

Turkish

Isaac I Komnenos

Isaac I Komnenos
(Emperor)

1005 AD

Turkish

Ahmet Ertegün

31 July 1923

American

Nihat Kahveci
(Turkish footballer)

23 November 1979

Turkish

Constantine IX Monomachos

Constantine IX Monomachos
(Emperor)

1000 AD

Turkish

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Alexios II Komnenos

Alexios II Komnenos
(Emperor)

10 September 1169

Turkish

Gemistus Pletho

Gemistus Pletho
(Philosopher)

1355 AD

Turkish

Alexios IV Angelos

Alexios IV Angelos
(Byzantine emperor)

1182 AD

Turkish

Pulcheria
(Theodosius II's sister)

19 January 0399

Turkish

Theodore I Laskaris

Theodore I Laskaris
(Emperor)

1174 AD

Turkish

John VI Kantakouzenos

John VI Kantakouzenos
(General)

1292 AD

Greek

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Theophanes the Confessor

Theophanes the Confessor
(Byzantine chronicler)

0758 AD

Turkish

Michael Psellos

Michael Psellos
(Monk)

1018 AD

Turkish

Nikephoros III Botaneiates

Nikephoros III Botaneiates
(Byzantine prince)

1002 AD

Turkish

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