List of Famous people named Deniz

Deniz Gezmiş was a Turkish Marxist-Leninist revolutionary, student leader, and political activist in Turkey in the late 1960s. He was one of the founding members of the People's Liberation Army of Turkey (THKO).

Deniz Yücel is a German-Turkish journalist and publisher. He has been a contributor to several German publications, most notably Die Tageszeitung and Die Welt.

Deniz Baykal is a Turkish politician at the Republican People's Party who served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1995 to 1996. Having served in numerous government positions, Baykal led the CHP from 1992 to February 1995, from September 1995 to 1999 and again from 2000 to 2010. Between 2002 and 2010, he also served as the Leader of the Opposition by virtue of leading the second largest party in Parliament.

Deniz Aytekin is a German football referee. He referees for TSV Altenberg of the Bavarian Football Association. He is a FIFA referee, and is ranked as a UEFA elite category referee.

Deniz Baysal is a Turkish actress.

Deniz Çakır is a Turkish film and television actress. Çakır is better known for her role in the popular television series, Muhteşem Yüzyıl as Şah Sultan, Kadın İsterse and for her character Ferhunde in Yaprak Dökümü. She is especially known for her recent role in the popular TV series Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz as Meryem Çakırbeyli.

Deniz Naki is a German footballer of Kurdish origin who played for Amed Sportif Faaliyetler Kulübü.

Deniz Yılmaz is an Azerbaijani professional footballer who last played as a striker for Turkish club Gençlerbirliği.

Deniz Seki is a Turkish pop singer, songwriter and composer.

Deniz Gamze Ergüven is a Turkish-French film director best known for her debut feature film Mustang.