BASKETBALL PLAYER
Hedo Türkoğlu
1979 - Today

Hedo Türkoğlu
Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [hidaːˈjet ˈtyɾkoːɫu]; born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player. A 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) forward, Türkoğlu played for six teams in his 15-season career in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 2007–08 NBA season and played in the NBA Finals for the Magic in 2009. He also played for Turkey's national team in international competition. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hedo Türkoğlu is the 286th most popular basketball player (down from 270th in 2019), the 1,260th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,278th in 2019) and the most popular Turkish Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 286 out of 1,757. Before him are Derrick White, Artis Gilmore, Victor Wembanyama, Luis Scola, Don Meineke, and Kyrie Irving. After him are Fernando Martín Espina, Maurice Stokes, Jack Ragland, Željko Rebrača, Gus Williams, and Ralph Bishop.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDerrick White
1994 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 280
Artis Gilmore
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 281
Victor Wembanyama
2004 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 282
Luis Scola
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 283
Don Meineke
1930 - 2013
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 284
Kyrie Irving
1992 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 285
Hedo Türkoğlu
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 286
Fernando Martín Espina
1962 - 1989
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 287
Maurice Stokes
1933 - 1970
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 288
Jack Ragland
1913 - 1996
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 289
Željko Rebrača
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 290
Gus Williams
1953 - 2025
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 291
Ralph Bishop
1915 - 1974
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 292
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 246. Before him are Soo Ae, Hilary Hahn, Reiji Nakajima, Ludovic Magnin, Rustam Kasimdzhanov, and François Sagat. After him are Dani Aranzubia, Engin Altan Düzyatan, B. J. Novak, Freema Agyeman, Muntadhar al-Zaidi, and Hiromi Uehara.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsSoo Ae
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 240
Hilary Hahn
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 241
Reiji Nakajima
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 242
Ludovic Magnin
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 243
Rustam Kasimdzhanov
CHESS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 244
François Sagat
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 245
Hedo Türkoğlu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 246
Dani Aranzubia
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 247
Engin Altan Düzyatan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 248
B. J. Novak
COMEDIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 249
Freema Agyeman
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 250
Muntadhar al-Zaidi
JOURNALIST
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 251
Hiromi Uehara
MUSICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 252
In Türkiye
Among people born in Türkiye, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 1,260 out of 1,347. Before him are Gülsün Sağlamer (1945), Ali Babacan (1967), Selçuk Bayraktar (1979), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), Ebru Gündeş (1974), and Yıldız Tilbe (1966). After him are Aytaç Yalman (1940), Akın Akınözü (1990), Engin Altan Düzyatan (1979), Meltem Cumbul (1969), Arthur Edmund Carewe (1884), and Asuman Baytop (1920).
Others born in Türkiye
Go to all RankingsGülsün Sağlamer
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 1,254
Ali Babacan
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 1,255
Selçuk Bayraktar
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 1,256
Yılmaz Erdoğan
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 1,257
Ebru Gündeş
SINGER
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 1,258
Yıldız Tilbe
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 1,259
Hedo Türkoğlu
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1,260
Aytaç Yalman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2020
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 1,261
Akın Akınözü
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 1,262
Engin Altan Düzyatan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 1,263
Meltem Cumbul
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 1,264
Arthur Edmund Carewe
ACTOR
1884 - 1937
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 1,265
Asuman Baytop
BIOLOGIST
1920 - 2015
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 1,266
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Türkiye
Among basketball players born in Türkiye, Hedo Türkoğlu ranks 1. After him are Mehmet Okur (1979), İbrahim Kutluay (1974), Ersan İlyasova (1987), Ömer Aşık (1986), Semih Erden (1986), Alperen Şengün (2002), Furkan Korkmaz (1997), Sinan Güler (1983), Ömer Onan (1978), James Gist (1986), and Furkan Aldemir (1991).
Hedo Türkoğlu
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 1
Mehmet Okur
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 2
İbrahim Kutluay
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 3
Ersan İlyasova
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 4
Ömer Aşık
1986 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 5
Semih Erden
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 6
Alperen Şengün
2002 - Present
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 7
Furkan Korkmaz
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 8
Sinan Güler
1983 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 9
Ömer Onan
1978 - Present
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 10
James Gist
1986 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 11
Furkan Aldemir
1991 - Present
HPI: 37.17
Rank: 12