List of Famous people born in Diyarbakır Province

Hikmet Çetin is a Turkish politician former minister of foreign affairs and was leader of the Republican People's Party (CHP) for a short time. He served also as the Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.

Mehmet Mehdi Eker is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock of Turkey from 2005 until 2015. He was elected a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır for Democratic People's Party in 2002. He was re-elected in 2007 and 2011 for the Justice and Development Party (AKP). He was again elected as an MP in 2018.

Zülküf Özer is a Turkish footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bandırmaspor.

Kutbettin Arzu is a Turkish politician who served as the Minister of Food, Agriculture and Livestock in the interim election government formed by Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu between 28 August and 17 November 2015. He is a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) politician, having served as a Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Diyarbakır between 2007 and 2011. He was the AKP's mayoral candidate for Diyarbakır in the 2009 local elections, but lost to the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP).

Halis Bayancuk, known as Abu Hanzala, is a Kurdish Salafi

Abdülkadir Aksu is a Turkish politician from Diyarbakır. According to some sources, he is Kurdish; according to Üzeyir Tekin, he is of partial Albanian and Kurdish origin; and according to Hasan Celal Güzel, a friend of Aksu family, he is of Turkish (Turkmen) origin.

Mehdi Zana is a former Kurdish politician from Turkey.

Ayla Akat Ata is a Kurdish politician of the Peace and Democracy Party (BDP). She was also a defense lawyer for Abdullah Öcalan, leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

Hakki Akdeniz, is a Kurdish, professionally known as Hakki, is a philanthropist and restaurateur from New York City. He is best known for being the owner and founder of the pizzeria chain Champion Pizza and Hakki's in New York City.

Burhan Eşer is a Turkish footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Hekimoğlu Trabzon.