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