Famous Persons from Çayeli, Rize, Turkey
- Gökhan Payal - Born on March 2, 1992 - Association football player
- Hasan Kalender - Born on July 9, 1984 - Film editor
- Rızvan Şahin - Born on October 30, 1981 - Association football player
- Ayşenur Kolivar - Born on April 7, 1976 - Singer
- Mehmedali Barış Beşli - Born on October 12, 1970 - Singer, and Lawyer
- Hikmet Ayar - Born on January 8, 1957 - Singer, and Lawyer
- Sabriye Kara - Born on September 18, 1954 - Actor
- Fahri Kasırga - Born on March 1, 1953 - Politician
- Hayati Yazıcı - Born on May 23, 1952 - Politician, Lawyer, and Judge
- Yusuf Namoğlu - Born on February 8, 1947 - Association football referee, and Politician
- Yusuf Kurçenli - Born on January 20, 1947 - Film director, and Screenwriter (died: February 21, 2012)
- Nuri Ergün - Born on March 20, 1928 - Film actor, and Film director (died: August 24, 2010)
- Ahmet Hamdi İshakoğlu - Born on June 4, 1924 - Philanthropist (died: January 3, 2006)