List of people from Kayseri
# List of people from Kayseri

This is a list of notable people from Kayseri.

## Born prior to 1900

* Hyacinth of Caesarea (96–108), Christian saint
* Absalon of Caesarea, Christian saint
* Leontius of Caesarea (died 337), bishop
* Basil of Caesarea (330–379), Greek bishop and Christian saint
* Emmelia of Caesarea (died c. 375), mother of Basil
* Helladius of Caesarea (fl. 381), bishop
* Andreas of Caesarea (563–637), Greek theologian and bishop
* Arethas of Caesarea (born c. 860), Byzantine scholar and archbishop
* Kadi Burhan al-Din (1345–1398), Turkish poet and statesman
* Konstantinos Adosidis (1818-1895), Ottoman-appointed Prince of Samos
* Theodoros Kasapis (1835-1905), Cappadocian Greek who played a key role in the reform movement

## Born after 1900

* Hulusi Akar, Former Chief of General Staff of Turkey and Current Minister of National Defense of Turkey
* Deniz Akkaya, model
* Göksel Arsoy, film actor
* Pelin Gündeş Bakır, politician representing Kayseri
* Sinan Bolat, footballer (goalkeeper)
* Umut Bulut, footballer
* Tuğba Daşdemir, alpine skier
* Orhan Delibaş, boxer
* Ebru Elhan, volleyball player
* Mustafa Elitaş, politician representing Kayeri
* Atilla Engin, jazz musician
* Nazim Erdem, Australian wheelchair rugby player, born in Kayseri
* A. Cemal Eringen, mechanician and engineering scientist
* Derviş Eroğlu, president of the TRNC
* Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey
* Metin Kaçan, novelist
* Elia Kazan (1909-2003), Greek American film director whose family originated from Kayseri in Cappadocia
* İhsan Ketin (1914 –1995) was a Turkish earth scientist
* Zeynep Murat, European champion Taekwondo practitioner
* Nesrin Nas, politician, leader of the Motherland Party (ANAP)
* Celil Oker, writer
* İsmet Özel, poet
* Tuncay Özilhan, businessman
* Ali Öztürk, footballer
* Hüsnü Özyeğin, businessman
* Erol Sabancı, businessman (Sabancı Holding)
* Sakıp Sabancı, businessman (Sabancı Holding)
* Şevket Sabancı, businessman (Sabancı Holding)
* Mimar Sinan, architect
* Fatih Solak, basketball player
* Mehmet Topuz, footballer
* Ali Turan, footballer
* Alparslan Türkeş, politician
* Taner Yıldız, politician representing Kayseri
