List of Famous people born in Istanbul Province

Gökhan Özoğuz is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the Turkish ska-punk band Athena. He is the twin brother of fellow band member Hakan Özoğuz, and a founder member of the band. He performs a broad field of music from rhythm and blues to punk rock.

Biran Damla Yılmaz is a Turkish actress.

Zehra Güneş is a Turkish female volleyball player. She is 1.97 m tall at 88 kg (194 lb) and plays in the middle blocker position. Currently, she plays for Vakıfbank Istanbul and is a member of the Turkey women's national volleyball team.

Birkan Sokullu is a Turkish actor, model and former basketball player.

Eda Ece is a Turkish actress.

Ebru Şahin is a Turkish actress.

Ferit Orhan Pamuk is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, his work has sold over thirteen million books in sixty-three languages, making him the country's best-selling writer.

Sinem Kobal is a Turkish television and film actress.

Esra Erdoğan Albayrak is a Turkish sociologist. She is the daughter of the 12th President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, and the wife of the 66th Minister of Finance and Treasury, Berat Albayrak.

Esther Benbassa is a French-Turkish-Israeli historian and politician. She is the author of many books of Jewish studies. She serves as a member of the French Senate, where she represents Val-de-Marne.