List of Famous people born in Istanbul, Istanbul Province

Cihat Arman, was a Turkish football goalkeeper and manager.

Şükrü Gülesin was a Turkish football player and sports journalist. Almost two meters tall, he was a strong and quick striker, as well as a free kick and penalty specialist, and played for Beşiktaş, Palermo, and Lazio throughout his career. He scored a total of 226 goals in his entire career, of which 32 came directly by corner kicks, more than any other footballer before or since.

Theophano Martinakia was a Byzantine Empress by marriage to Leo VI the Wise. She is venerated as a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church.

Tuğba Taşçı is a Turkish professional female basketball player, formally of Kayseri Kaski.

Théodore Jacques Ralli or Theodorus Rallis was a Greek painter, watercolourist and draughtsman, who spent most of his working life in France and Egypt.

Rudolph Schildkraut (27 April 1862 – 15 July 1930) was an Austrian film and theatre actor.