List of Famous people born in Çankırı Province

Süreyya Ayhan Kop is a Turkish former female middle distance track runner who specialised in the 1500 metres. In November 2009, she was banned for life by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) due to her second anti-doping rule violation.

Çağatay Akman is a Turkish singer and songwriter. Akman became famous with the release of his song "Gece Gölgenin Rahatına Bak" on 12 June 2016. On 8 June 2017, another single, "Sensin Benim En Derin Kuyum", was released. It was followed by "Bizim Hikâye" on 14 September. The latter was used on the soundtrack of the TV series Bizim Hikaye. On 15 February 2018, another song, titled "Yüreğim Davacı", was released. Akman, who also plays guitar, has tried acting by appearing on the 12th episode of Bizim Hikaye in a supporting role. He was nominated for the "Best Newcomer" award at the 44th Golden Butterfly Awards.