List of Famous people born in Ankara Province

Metin Arditi, born 2 February 1945 in Ankara, is a French-speaking Swiss writer of Turkish Sephardi origin.

Aslı Tandoğan is a Turkish actress and professional harpist. Tandoğan graduated from Hacettepe University Music Conservatory. First, she chose violin at conservatory for a year, then she chose harp. She later joined Antalya Symphony Orchestra. She founded "Bana Göz Kulak Ol" with Özge Özder. Her father and aunt are ballet dancers. She can play wing-chun, archery, diving, climbing, tennis, horse riding, ski.

Nurcan Taylan is a Turkish Olympic, world and European champion in weightlifting. She holds six European and one world record. She was banned by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) after she tested positive for the anabolic steroid Methandienone for two years starting on 26 October 2011.

Berkay Şahin is a Turkish singer.

Erkan Oğur is a Turkish musician. A pioneer of fretless guitars, he invented the first fretless classical guitar in 1976. A composer, he has influenced many musicians with his compositions combining the sounds of Turkish folk music and classical music with the ancient traditional music. He has played many concerts all over the world. He is regarded as a master of the kopuz and bağlama lutes.

Ceyda Ateş Toplusoy is a Turkish actress. She is mainly known for her role in Adını Feriha Koydum.

Şeyma Ercan is a Turkish volleyball player. She is 186 cm (6.10 ft) tall at 69 kg (152 lb) and plays in the wing spiker position. Şeyma began playing volleyball in 2005 at Gazi University's Sport Club in her hometown. She was encouraged by coach Elif Öz. She is a member of the Turkey women's youth national volleyball team, and wears number 5. In 2009, at the age of only 15, she became a member of the A-team, which played in the Turkish Women's Volleyball Second League. She transferred to Beşiktaş Women's Volleyball Team in Istanbul in the 2011-2012 season. In September 2012, she signed a three-year contract with Eczacıbaşı VitrA, which then loaned her out for one year to Bursa Büyükşehir Belediyespor. She spent next two years at Eczacıbaşı VitrA. In 2015, she transferred to Fenerbahçe Grundig Women's Volleyball Team. Şeyma Ercan debuted in the girls' youth national team in 2011 playing at the 2011 CEV Girls Youth Volleyball European Championship, where her team won the gold medal and she was honored with the Best Server title. She won the 2012 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship with the national team.

Damla Çakıroğlu is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 179 cm (5.87 ft) and was the captain of the girls' youth national team and the women's junior national team. She played for TVF Fine Arts and Sports High School in Ankara. She wears number 1.

Erdem Başçı is a Turkish economist and the former Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey since April 2011.

Nadir Sarıbacak is a Turkish actor.