List of Famous people born in Aydın Province

Adnan Menderes was a Turkish politician. He was the Turkish Prime Minister between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was tried and hanged under the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet members, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan. One of the accusations brought against him was of him ordering the Istanbul Pogrom against citizens of Greek ethnicity. He was the last Turkish political leader to be executed after a military coup and is also one of the four political leaders of the Turkish Republic to have had a mausoleum built in his honor.

Rıdvan Dilmen is a former Turkish footballer who most notably played for Fenerbahçe and the Turkish national football team. During his career Rıdvan established himself as one of the most skilled players of the Turkish Super League. He was either an attacking midfielder or an out and out striker. Although he stated on numerous occasions his dislike for it, he was given the nickname "Şeytan Rıdvan" mostly for his wits, immense speed with the ball and stupendous fakes. Since retiring as a player, Rıdvan coached several teams before becoming a color commentator, analyst and sportswriter.

David Arugete, commonly known under his stage name Darío Moreno, was a Turkish-Jewish polyglot singer, an accomplished composer, lyricist, and guitarist. He attained fame and made a remarkable career centred in France which also included films, during the 1950s and the 1960s. He became famous with his 1961 song Brigitte Bardot.

Aslı Orcan is a Turkish actress and dancer. She graduated from Turkish Folk Dancing at the State Conservatoire of Ege University in İzmir, Turkey. She married Yetkin Dikinciler in 2014.

Fatih Portakal is a Turkish journalist and TV presenter.

Nilay Deniz is a Turkish actress.

Atilla Koç is a Turkish politician of the Justice and Development Party. He was the Minister of Culture and Tourism in the first cabinet of Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Beykan Şimşek is a Turkish footballer who plays for Ankaraspor.

Görkem Yeltan is a Turkish actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films since 1993.

Serkan Balcı is a retired Turkish international footballer.