From antiquity to the Republic, Amasya has been the birthplace or the meeting point of notable figures in every period. The kings of Pontus built their palace here and the geographer Strabo was born here; Danishmendid and Seljuk emirs, the tutors of Ottoman princes, madrasa teachers and Sufi sheikhs shaped the life of the city over the centuries. This section brings together the biographies of people who were born in Amasya, held office there or left their mark on it; the princes are treated under a heading of their own.
Among the articles on antiquity and the Byzantine period are Strabo: The Geographer Who Wrote the World from Amaseia, a series on the Pontic kings from Mithridates I Ktistes to Mithridates VI Eupator, and early Christian figures such as Asterius of Amaseia, Saint Theodore and Bishop Basil. The transition to the Turkish period is told through the lives of Danishmend Gazi, Emir Gazi and Nizameddin Yağıbasan, while Kadı Burhaneddin and Hacı Şadgeldi Paşa recount the political struggles of Amasya after the Eretnids. In the Ottoman era Yörgüç Paşa, Bayezid Paşa, Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa, Amcazade Köprülü Hüseyin Paşa and the Şeyhülislam Zenbilli Ali Efendi stand out among statesmen and scholars.
In learning, the arts and Sufism the section includes Şeyh Hamdullah: Patron Saint of Calligraphers, Pir İlyas, who pioneered the Halveti path in Amasya, Amirdovlat Amasyatsi, chief physician to Mehmed II, the physician Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin and the historian Şükrullah. Among the poets are Mihrî Hatun, Zeyneb Hatun, Tâcîzâde Câfer Çelebi and Münîrî. The modern period is represented by Ziya Paşa, governor and poet, Hüseyin Hüsameddin Yasar, author of the History of Amasya, Abdurrahman Kâmil Efendi, mufti during the National Struggle, the sculptor Nijat Sirel and the historian Mustafa Cezar.