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Ankara (tur)

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Ankara ranks 284th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind England, United States, and Aichi Prefecture. Memorable people born in Ankara include Joe Strummer, Adnan Oktar, and İdil Biret. Memorable people who died in Ankara include İsmet İnönü, Süleyman Demirel, and Turgut Özal. Ankara has been the birth place of many actors, and athletes and the death place of many politicians, and writers. Ankara is located in Türkiye.

Ankara is the capital city of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center and 5,864,049 in Ankara Province. Ankara is Turkey's second-largest city by population after Istanbul, first by urban land area, and third by metro land area after Konya and Sivas. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2005, Ankara was the birth place of 55 globally memorable people, including Joe Strummer, Adnan Oktar, and İdil Biret. Additionaly, 34 globally memorable people have passed away in Ankara including İsmet İnönü, Süleyman Demirel, and Turgut Özal.

People Born in Ankara

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People Deceased in Ankara

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Ankara were actors (16), athletes (10), soccer players (8), politicians (6), and musicians (4),  while most who died were politicians (20), writers (4), wrestlers (4), historians (2), and pilots (1).

Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Ankara, including Beren Saat, Cansu Dere, and Özcan Deniz. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ankara, including Beren Saat, Cansu Dere, and Özcan Deniz.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 7 globally memorable people born in Ankara since 1700.