List of Famous people born in İzmir Province

Ertuğrul Özkök is a Turkish journalist and a daily columnist. Between 1990 and 2010, he was the editor-in-chief for Hürriyet, a daily newspaper published in Turkish in Turkey and some European countries. Özkök is known for advocating modernization of Turkey, globalization, women's rights and Turkey's European Union accession. He is also known for his strong relationships with Turkey's and Europe's top politicians, journalists and business people.

Sırrı Murat Dalkılıç is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and actor.

Selen Öztürk is a Turkish actress.

Hakan Boyav is a Turkish actor

Bekir Pakdemirli is a Turkish businessman and current Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

Aytun Çıray is a Turkish politician who currently serves as the general secretary of the İYİ Party since 25 October 2017. He is currently a Member of Parliament for İzmir's second electoral district, having first been elected in the 2011 general election. He is a former member of the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the Democrat Party (DP).

Yiğit Özşener is a Turkish actor.

Necati Ateş is a retired Turkish professional footballer who played as a forward.

Alev Alatlı is a Turkish economist, columnist and bestselling novelist.

Saadet Özkan is a Turkish activist against child abuse. She is a primary school teacher who found out that her pupils had been sexually abused by her principal. Despite pressure she succeeded in getting the crime investigated. She is an International Women of Courage Award recipient.