Famous People Born In Istanbul

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 1 Elia Kazan

144

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Director, Actor, Producer

Birthdate: September 7, 1909

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: September 28, 2003

 2 Arda Turan

97

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Footballer

Birthdate: January 30, 1987

Sun Sign: Aquarius

 3 Abdul Hamid II

95

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: September 21, 1842

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: February 10, 1918

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 4 Can Yaman

1110

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: November 8, 1989

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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 5 Tchéky Karyo

124

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: October 4, 1953

Sun Sign: Libra

 6 Burak Ozcivit

52

Listed In: Fashion

Famous As: Film actor

Birthdate: December 24, 1984

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

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Paris, France

Chicago, Illinois

Berlin, Germany

 7 Murad IV

101

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Ottoman Sultan

Birthdate: July 26, 1612

Sun Sign: Leo

Died: February 8, 1640

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 8 Tuba Büyüküstün

123

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: July 5, 1982

Sun Sign: Cancer

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Brooklyn, New York

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 9 Hazal Kaya

62

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: October 1, 1990

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 10 Neslihan Atagül

21

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 20, 1992

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Vienna, Austria

Dublin, Ireland

Moscow, Russia

 11 Orhan Pamuk

80

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: June 7, 1952

Sun Sign: Gemini

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 12 Osman II

41

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: November 3, 1604

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: May 20, 1622

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Boston, Massachusetts

Sydney, Australia

 13 Hussein bin Ali Sharif of Mecca

42

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: King

Birthdate: 1853 AD

Died: June 4, 1931

 14 Mahmud II

30

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Sultan of Ottoman Empire

Birthdate: July 20, 1785

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: July 1, 1839

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 15 Abdülmecid II

10

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Caliph

Birthdate: May 29, 1868

Sun Sign: Gemini

Died: August 23, 1944

 16 Alexios I Komnenos

10

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: 1048 AD

Died: August 15, 1118

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 17 Suleiman II

10

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: April 15, 1642

Sun Sign: Aries

Died: June 22, 1691

 18 Kerem Bursin

11

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: June 4, 1987

Sun Sign: Gemini

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Munich, Germany

Montreal, Canada

Melbourne, Australia

 19 Cengiz Coskun

11

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor Model

Birthdate: April 29, 1982

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 20 Melisa Döngel

43

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress, Model

Birthdate: September 18, 1999

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Saint Petersburg, Russia

Hamburg, Germany

Singapore, Singapore

 21 Honorius

20

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: September 9, 0384

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: August 15, 0423

 22 Mehmed IV

22

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: January 2, 1642

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: January 6, 1693

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Budapest, Hungary

Mumbai, India

Atlanta, Georgia

 23 Şehzade Mehmed

31

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Famous As: Prince

Birthdate: October 31, 1522

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Died: November 7, 1543

 24 Mike Lazaridis

10

Listed In: Business People

Famous As: Businessperson

Birthdate: March 14, 1961

Sun Sign: Pisces

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Baltimore, Maryland

 25 Hidayet Türkoğlu

11

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: March 19, 1979

Sun Sign: Pisces

 26 Ebru Sahin

11

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: May 18, 1994

Sun Sign: Taurus

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Minsk, Belarus

Dallas, Texas

 27 Farah Zeynep Abdullah

21

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress, Singer

Birthdate: August 17, 1989

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 28 Asteria

00

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Daughter of the Titans Coeus

Birthdate: 0000 AD

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New Orleans, Louisiana

Miami, Florida

Cleveland, Ohio

 29 Dieter Zetsche

00

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Engineer, Businessperson, Merchant, Entrepreneur

Birthdate: May 5, 1953

Sun Sign: Taurus

 30 Justinian II

10

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: 0669 AD

Died: December 11, 0711

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Florence, Italy

Washington D.C.

Auckland, New Zealand

 31 Murad V

00

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: September 21, 1840

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: August 29, 1904

 32 Selim III

00

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: December 24, 1761

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: July 28, 1808

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Buenos Aires, Argentina

Glasgow, Scotland

Vancouver, Canada

 33 Bergüzar Korel

11

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 27, 1982

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 34 Furkan Korkmaz

11

Listed In: Sportspersons

Famous As: Basketball player

Birthdate: July 24, 1997

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 6'7" (201 cm)

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Seoul, South Korea

Mexico City, Mexico

Liverpool, England

 35 Mustafa III

10

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: January 28, 1717

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: January 21, 1774

 36 Ahmed II

11

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: February 25, 1643

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: February 6, 1695

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St. Louis, Missouri

Milan, Italy

Seattle, Washington

 37 Öykü Karayel

21

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: August 20, 1990

Sun Sign: Leo

Height: 5'1" (155 cm)

 38 Seçkin Özdemir

11

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: August 25, 1981

Sun Sign: Virgo

Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

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Jakarta, Indonesia

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Barcelona, Spain

 39 Proclus

00

Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics

Famous As: philosopher

Birthdate: February 8, 0412

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Died: April 17, 0485

 40 Abdul Hamid I

00

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: March 20, 1725

Sun Sign: Pisces

Died: April 7, 1789

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Edinburgh, Scotland

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Cincinnati, Ohio

 41 Mustafa IV

00

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Sultan

Birthdate: September 8, 1779

Sun Sign: Virgo

Died: November 17, 1808

 42 Constantine V

50

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Byzantine emperor

Birthdate: June 30, 0718

Sun Sign: Cancer

Died: September 14, 0775

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Oslo, Norway

Chennai, India

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 43 Burak Deniz

34

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: February 17, 1991

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 44 Birkan Sokullu

00

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actor

Birthdate: October 6, 1985

Sun Sign: Libra

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

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Naples, Italy

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Montevideo, Uruguay

 45 Manuel I Komnenos

00

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: November 28, 1118

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Died: September 24, 1180

 46 Yıldız Çağrı Atiksoy

00

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Actress

Birthdate: April 1, 1989

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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 47 Justin II

00

Listed In: Leaders

Famous As: Emperor

Birthdate: 0520 AD

Died: October 5, 0578

 48 Mehmed VI

67

Listed In: Historical Personalities

Famous As: Last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Birthdate: January 14, 1861

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Died: May 16, 1926

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Hertfordshire, England

 49 Nuri Bilge Ceylan

10

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Famous As: Film director, Photographer, Screenwriter, Cinematographer, Film producer, Film editor

Birthdate: January 26, 1959

Sun Sign: Aquarius

 50 Cenk Uygur

35

Listed In: Activists

Famous As: Political commentator

Birthdate: March 21, 1970

Sun Sign: Aries

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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