List of Famous people born in Çorum Province

Nihat Nikerel was a Turkish actor, best known for his role in the crime drama series Kurtlar Vadisi.

İhsan Özkes, Turkish politician, and cleric.

Soner Yalçın is a Turkish journalist and writer. The co-founder of the news website odatv, he was arrested in February 2011 along with other odatv journalists and charged with links to the Ergenekon organization. He was released pending trial in December 2012.

Baltacı Mehmet Pasha was an Ottoman statesman who served as grand vizier of the Ottoman Empire, first from 1704 to 1706 and again in 1710 to 1711, and as Kapudan Pasha in 1704.

Zannanza was a Hittite prince, son of Suppiluliuma I, king of the Hittites. He is best known for almost becoming the Pharaoh of Egypt, and because his death caused a diplomatic incident between the Hittite and Egyptian Empires resulting in warfare.

Maathorneferure was an ancient Egyptian queen, the Great Royal Wife of Ramesses II.

Tevfik Kış was a Turkish European, World and Olympic champion sports wrestler in the Light heavyweight class (87 kg) and a trainer. He won the gold medal in men's Greco-Roman wrestling at the 1960 Olympics.

Cebrail Karayel is a Turkish footballer who plays as a right back for Altay.