Armenians
Hakop Karnetsi, (1618–1673) Armenian historian, geographer
Ghoukas Karnetsi, (1722–1799) Catholicos of All Armenians (1780–1799)
Hovhannes Karnetsi, (1750–1820) Armenian poet, pedagogue
Armenak Arzrouni, (1901–1963) Armenian photographer
Nikita Balieff, Armenian stage performer
Arshak Gafavian, Armenian military commander
Johannes Avetaranian (a.k.a.
Mehmet Sükrü), Seyyid (self-proclaimed descendant of the prophet Muhammed), Christian missionary
Karekin Pastermadjian, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and an ambassador of Armenia to the US
Vartkes Serengülian, Armenian deputy in the Ottoman parliament killed during the Armenian Genocide
Kourken Yanigian, American-Armenian author, engineer who murdered two Turkish consular officials
Turks
Acun Ilıcalı Television programmer
Adnan Polat, Ahiska-Turk, President of Galatasaray
Arif Sağ, Turkish singer, bağlama virtuoso
Cemal Gürsel, the fourth president of Turkey
Fethullah Gülen, Islamic writer
Huseyin Avni Ulas, Influential Politician during the early period of the Republic of Turkey
İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi, Turkish and Sufi philosopher and encyclopedist
Nene Hatun, female defender of Erzurum during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
Orhun Ene, Turkish Basketball player
Bülent Güven, Political Scientist and Politician
Recep Akdağ, minister of health of Turkey
Sair Nef'i, 17th century Turkish poet
Others
Markos Vafiadis, leading cadre of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
Armenians
Hakop Karnetsi, (1618–1673) Armenian historian, geographer
Ghoukas Karnetsi, (1722–1799) Catholicos of All Armenians (1780–1799)
Hovhannes Karnetsi, (1750–1820) Armenian poet, pedagogue
Armenak Arzrouni, (1901–1963) Armenian photographer
Nikita Balieff, Armenian stage performer
Arshak Gafavian, Armenian military commander
Johannes Avetaranian (a.k.a. Mehmet Sükrü), Seyyid (self-proclaimed descendant of the prophet Muhammed), Christian missionary
Karekin Pastermadjian, a leader of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation and an ambassador of Armenia to the US
Vartkes Serengülian, Armenian deputy in the Ottoman parliament killed during the Armenian Genocide
Kourken Yanigian, American-Armenian author, engineer who murdered two Turkish consular officials
Turks
Acun Ilıcalı Television programmer
Adnan Polat, Ahiska-Turk, President of Galatasaray
Arif Sağ, Turkish singer, bağlama virtuoso
Cemal Gürsel, the fourth president of Turkey
Fethullah Gülen, Islamic writer
Huseyin Avni Ulas, Influential Politician during the early period of the Republic of Turkey
İbrahim Hakkı Erzurumi, Turkish and Sufi philosopher and encyclopedist
Nene Hatun, female defender of Erzurum during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78
Orhun Ene, Turkish Basketball player
Bülent Güven, Political Scientist and Politician
Recep Akdağ, minister of health of Turkey
Sair Nef'i, 17th century Turkish poet
Others
Markos Vafiadis, leading cadre of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE)
Erzurum