Cem (given name)

Cem (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈdʒem]) is a Turkish male given name. It derives from Persian, where it is a shortened form of Jamshid. Notable people with the name are as follows:

• Cem Sultan (1459–1495), Ottoman prince
• Cem Adrian (born 1984), Turkish singer and songwriter
• Cem Akdağ (born 1956), Turkish basketball coach
• Cem Anhan (born 1991), German rapper of Kurdish origin
• Cem Atan (born 1985), Austrian footballer
• Cem Avşar (born 1988), Turkish politician and businessman
• Cem Bayoğlu (born 1977), Turkish photographer
• Cem Belevi (born 1973), Turkish actor and pop singer
• Cem Bölükbaşı (born 1998), Turkish racecar driver
• Cem Boyner (born 1955), Turkish businessman and short-time politician
• Cem Cáceres (born 1999), Dutch kickboxer
• Cem Can (born 1981), Turkish actor
• Cem Demir (born 1985), Turkish footballer
• Cem Efe (born 1978), German footballer and manager
• Cem Ersever (1950–1993), Turkish army officer
• Cem Ersoy, Turkish professor
• Cem Felek (born 1996), Azerbaijani footballer
• Cem Gelinoğlu (born 1983), Turkish actor and screenwriter
• Cem Gezinci (born 1985), Turkish Paralympic basketballer
• Cem Hakko (born 1955), Turkish fashion designer and businessman
• Cem İlkel (born 1995), Turkish tennis player
• Cem Ince (born 1993), German politician and parliamentarian
• Cem Islamoglu (born 1980), German footballer
• Cem Kaner, American academic
• Cem Karaca (1945–2004), Turkish rock musician
• Cem Karaca (born 1976), Turkish footballer
• Cem Karakaş, Turkish businessman
• Cem Kargın (born 1978), Turkish footballer
• Cem Kızıltuğ (born 1974), Turkish artist
• Cem Korkmaz (1987–2017), Turkish actor and YouTuber
• Cem Kozlu (born 1946), Turkish politician, businessman and writer
• Cem Öğretir (born 1973), Turkish reporter and TV presenter
• Cem Oral, German musician
• Cem Özdemir (born 1965), German politician of Turkish descent
• Cem Özdemir (born 1992), Turkish footballer
• Cem Özer (born 1959), Turkish actor
• Cem Pamiroğlu (born 1957), Turkish footballer
• Cem Say (born 1966), Turkish computer scientist and professor
• Cem Seymen, Turkish journalist
• Cem Stamati (born 1981), Turkish bass guitarist
• Cem Sultan (born 1991), Turkish footballer
• Cem Toker (born 1957), Turkish politician, businessman and economist
• Cem Tosun (born 1990), Turkish footballer
• Cem Tuncer (born 1978), Turkish jazz musician
• Cem Türkmen (born 2002), German-Turkish footballer
• Cem Uluğnuyan (born 1989), Turkish taekwondo practitioner
• Cem Uzan (born 1960), Turkish politician and businessman
• Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu (born 1994), Turkish actor
• Cem Yıldırım (born 1961), Turkish mathematician
• Cem Yılmaz (born 1973), Turkish stand-up comedian
• Cem Yılmaz (born 1982), Turkish Olympian rower

Anglicized version Jem

• Jem Karacan (born 1989), English footballer

Middle name

• Hilmi Cem İntepe (born 1992), Turkish actor
• İsmail Cem Ulusoy (born 1996), Turkish basketballer
• Murat Cem Akpınar (born 1999), Azerbaijani footballer
• Seyit Cem Ünsal (born 1975), Turkish footballer
• Sinan Cem Tanık (born 1980), Turkish volleyball player and coach