List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Hayko Cepkin is a Turkish musician with Armenian roots from Turkey.

Garo Paylan is a Turkish politician of Armenian descent. He is a Member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey for the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) representing Diyarbakır. He became one of the first Armenian members of Turkey's parliament in decades alongside Markar Esayan (AKP) and Selina Özuzun Doğan (CHP).

Ece Çeşmioğlu is a Turkish actress.

Özge Gürel is a Turkish actress.

Miray Naz Daner is a Turkish actress.

Genco Erkal is a Turkish drama actor. He starred in the 1983 film A Season in Hakkari, which won the Silver Bear - Special Jury Prize at the 33rd Berlin International Film Festival.

Eda Erdem Dündar is a Turkish professional volleyball player. She currently plays for both Fenerbahçe SK and the national team and is the captain of both teams.

Ece Seçkin is a Turkish pop singer. She is well known in Turkey for her songs such as "Aman Aman", "Olsun", "Adeyyo", and "Hoş Geldin Ayrılığa". Several of her songs have over a hundred million views. As of 1 November 2016, "Adeyyo" is the third most popular song in Turkey.

Memet Ali Alabora is a Turkish film and theatre actor. He is the son of actors Mustafa Alabora and Betül Arım.

Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player. A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) forward, Türkoğlu played for six teams in his 15-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 2007–08 NBA season and played in the NBA Finals for the Magic in 2009. He also played for Turkey's national team in international competition. Türkoğlu has served as president of the Turkish Basketball Federation since November 2015.