Yılmaz

Yılmaz is a Turkish word that translates to "plucky", “unyielding”, "unbeatable", or "brave", and is a very common surname and occasional male given name.

Given name

 * Yekta Yılmaz Gül (born 1978), Turkish Greco-Roman wrestler
 * Yılmaz Arslan (born 1968), Kurdish film director, screenwriter and producer
 * Yılmaz Büyükerşen (born 1936), Turkish politician
 * Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 1967), Turkish film director, scenarist, poet and actor
 * Yılmaz Gruda (1930–2023), Turkish actor
 * Yılmaz Güney (1937–1984), Turkish film director, scenarist, novelist and actor
 * Yilmaz Kerimo (born 1963), Swedish politician
 * Yılmaz Orhan (born 1955), Turkish footballer
 * Yılmaz Özlem (born 1972), Turkish footballer
 * Yılmaz Vural (born 1953), Turkish football coach

Surname

 * Alper Yılmaz (born 1975), Turkish basketball player
 * Atıf Yılmaz (1925–2006), Turkish film director, screenwriter and film producer
 * Aydın Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
 * Ayfer Yılmaz (born 1956), Turkish female civil servant, politician and former government minister
 * Betül Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish female handball player
 * Betül Nur Yılmaz, Turkish football referee
 * Burak Yılmaz (born 1985), Turkish footballer
 * Cem Yılmaz (born 1973), Turkish stand-up comedian, actor, cartoonist and screenwriter
 * Cem Yılmaz (rower) (born 1982), Turkish Olympian rower
 * Cevdet Yılmaz (born 1967), Turkish politician
 * Deniz Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
 * Dilek Akagün Yılmaz (born 1963), Turkish politician
 * Durmuş Yılmaz (born 1947), Turkish economist
 * Duygu Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish women's footballer
 * Fatih Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
 * Gözde Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish female volleyball player
 * Gülümser Yılmaz (born 1956), Turkish female chess player
 * Hakan Yılmaz (born 1982), Turkish weightlifter
 * Huseyin Yilmaz (born 1924), Turkish-American physicist
 * İbrahim Yılmaz (born 1994), Turkish footballer
 * Kübra Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish female handball player
 * Lev Yilmaz (born 1973), Turkish-American independent film maker, artist, and publisher
 * Mahmut Yılmaz (born 1979), German footballer
 * Mehmet Yılmaz (born 1988), Turkish footballer
 * Mehmet Yılmaz (born 1979), Turkish footballer
 * Mesut Yılmaz (1947–2020), Turkish politician
 * Mustafa Yılmaz (chess player) (born 1992), Turkish Grand Master of chess
 * Neşe Zara Yılmaz (born 1976), Turkish female singer
 * Nevriye Yılmaz (born 1980), Turkish female basketball player
 * Oğuz Yılmaz (1968–2021), Turkish musician
 * Okan Yılmaz (born 1978), Turkish footballer
 * Özgür Yılmaz (born 1986), Turkish footballer
 * Özgür Yılmaz (born 1977), Turkish judoka
 * Reyhan Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish goalball player
 * Rıdvan Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish footballer
 * Serra Yılmaz (born 1954), Turkish actress
 * Şimal Yılmaz (born 2003), Turkish female sport shooter
 * Şükriye Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish female armwrestler
 * Tayfur Emre Yılmaz (born 1989), Turkish footballer
 * Tutya Yılmaz (born 1999), Turkish female artistic gymnast
 * Yağız Yılmaz (born 1993), Turkish archer
 * Yasemin Beyza Yılmaz (born 2001), Turkish female sport shooter
 * Yaşar Yılmaz (born 1930), Turkish wrestler
 * Yeliz Yılmaz (born 1980), Turkish female handball player
 * Yusuf Yılmaz (born 1991), Turkish footballer