Edirne
Edirne ranks 1,027th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Elizabeth, New Jersey, Kropyvnytskyi, and Royal Oak, Michigan. Memorable people born in Edirne include Mehmed the Conqueror, Bayezid I, and Hatice Sultan. Memorable people who died in Edirne include Roger de Flor, Anthim the Iberian, and Turhan Hatice Sultan. Edirne has been the birth place of many politicians, and writers and the death place of many politicians, and military personnels. Edirne is located in Türkiye.
Edirne, historically known as Adrianople, is a city in Turkey, in the northwestern part of the province of Edirne in Eastern Thrace. Situated 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Greek and 20 km (12 mi) from the Bulgarian borders, Edirne was the second capital city of the Ottoman Empire from the 1360s to 1453, before Constantinople became its capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 400 and 1999, Edirne was the birth place of 15 globally memorable people, including Mehmed the Conqueror, Bayezid I, and Hatice Sultan. Additionaly, 15 globally memorable people have passed away in Edirne including Roger de Flor, Anthim the Iberian, and Turhan Hatice Sultan.
People Born in Edirne
Go to all RankingsMehmed the Conqueror
POLITICIAN
1432 - 1481
HPI: 89.49
Rank: 1
Bayezid I
POLITICIAN
1354 - 1403
HPI: 83.62
Rank: 13
Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1496 - 1538
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 7
Sultan Cem
POLITICIAN
1459 - 1495
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 2
Fritigern
POLITICIAN
400 - 380
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 14
Şahin Giray
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1787
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 15
Ibn Kemal
WRITER
1468 - 1536
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 8
Nikos Zachariadis
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1973
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 4
Mustafa Çelebi
POLITICIAN
1380 - 1422
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3
Athanasius I of Constantinople
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1230 - 1310
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 5
Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1095
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 12
Sabiha Kasimati
BIOLOGIST
1912 - 1951
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 6
People Deceased in Edirne
Go to all RankingsRoger de Flor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1267 - 1305
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Anthim the Iberian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1650 - 1716
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Turhan Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1683
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1661
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Louis I, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1172 - 1205
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Sittişah Hatun
NOBLEMAN
1435 - 1486
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Mehmed IV
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1693
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Devlet Hatun
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1414
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Alexios Branas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1200 - 1187
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Nikephoros Bryennios the Elder
POLITICIAN
1100 - 1095
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 10
Murad II
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1451
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Mehmed I
POLITICIAN
1386 - 1421
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Edirne
Go to all RankingsRoger de Flor
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1267 - 1305
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Anthim the Iberian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1650 - 1716
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Turhan Hatice Sultan
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1683
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1580 - 1661
HPI: NaN
Rank: 4
Louis I, Count of Blois
NOBLEMAN
1172 - 1205
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Sittişah Hatun
NOBLEMAN
1435 - 1486
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Mehmed IV
POLITICIAN
1642 - 1693
HPI: NaN
Rank: 7
Devlet Hatun
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1414
HPI: NaN
Rank: 8
Alexios Branas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1200 - 1187
HPI: NaN
Rank: 9
Murad II
POLITICIAN
1404 - 1451
HPI: NaN
Rank: 11
Mehmed I
POLITICIAN
1386 - 1421
HPI: NaN
Rank: 12
Valens
POLITICIAN
328 - 378
HPI: NaN
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Edirne were politicians (9), writers (1), religious figures (1), biologists (1), and physicians (1), while most who died were politicians (10), military personnels (2), noblemen (2), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, boxers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Edirne, including Necat Ekinci. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Edirne, including Mehmed the Conqueror, Bayezid I, and Hatice Sultan.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 4 globally memorable people born in Edirne since 1700.