List of Famous people born in Tekirdağ Province

Namık Kemal was an Ottoman democrat, writer, intellectual, reformer, journalist, playwright, and political activist who was influential in the formation of the Young Ottomans and their struggle for governmental reform in the Ottoman Empire during the late Tanzimat period, which would lead to the First Constitutional Era in the Empire in 1876. Kemal was particularly significant for championing the notions of freedom and fatherland in his numerous plays and poems, and his works would have a powerful impact on the establishment of and future reform movements in Turkey, as well as other former Ottoman lands. He is often regarded as being instrumental in redefining Western concepts like natural rights and constitutional government.

Henri Verneuil was a French-Armenian playwright and filmmaker, who made a successful career in France. He was nominated for Oscar and Palme d'Or awards, and won Locarno International Film Festival, Edgar Allan Poe Awards, French Legion of Honor, Golden Globe Award, French National Academy of Cinema and Honorary Cesar awards.

Murat Çetinkaya is an economist, who was Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey from April 2016 to July 2019. He is the first central-bank governor to be fired in Turkey since the 1981 military coup.

Mustafa Şentop is a Turkish politician from the Justice and Development Party (AKP) who has served as the Member of Parliament for İstanbul in the 24, 25, 26. Legislative Terms; for Tekirdağ in the 27. Legislative Term. 2012-2015 Deputy Chairman of AKP. Chairman of Committee on Constitution in the 26th Legislative Term. 08 July 2018-24 February 2019 Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. On 24 February 2019, he was elected as the 29th Speaker of the Grand National Assembly.

Ece Erken is a Turkish TV-hostess and actress.

Özcan Arkoç was a Turkish footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for German club Hamburger SV.

Fatma Kaplan Hürriyet is a Turkish lawyer and politician from the Republican People's Party (CHP) who served as the Member of Parliament for Kocaeli from June 2015 till her election as Mayor of İzmit in the 2019 local elections.