Notable Natives
- The legendary bandits Hekimoğlu, murdered in 1910, and Soytaroğlu. Gang leaders during clashes between Turks and Georgians in the 19th century.
- Fikri Sönmez ("Fikri the tailor") - revolutionary left-wing mayor of Fatsa in the 1970s. (b. Fatsa 1938 - d. Amasya 1985)
- Film actor and symbol of machismo Kadir İnanır (b Fatsa 1949 - )
- Singer Mehmet Gümüş -
- Singer Soner Arıca (b Fatsa 1966 - )
- Footballer and coach Erdoğan Arıca (b Fatsa 1954 - )
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