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Margo Dydek

1974 - 2011

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Małgorzata Teresa Dydek-Twigg, also known as Margo Dydek (28 April 1974 – 27 May 2011), was a Polish professional basketball player. Standing 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) tall, she was famous for being the tallest professional female basketball player in the world. She played center position for multiple teams in the WNBA and was a coach for the Northside Wizards in the Queensland Basketball League. She was awarded the Polish Gold Cross of Merit (1999). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Margo Dydek is the 426th most popular basketball player (down from 328th in 2024), the 1,347th most popular biography from Poland (down from 1,302nd in 2019) and the most popular Polish Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Margo Dydek ranks 426 out of 1,757. Before her are Thomas Heurtel, Serge Ibaka, Fernando Romay, Kenny Atkinson, Ryan Anderson, and Andy Phillip. After her are Cedi Osman, Chris Bosh, Igors Miglinieks, Damian Lillard, Fabricio Oberto, and Marcin Gortat.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Margo Dydek ranks 444. Before her are Eva Melander, Stanislav Markelov, Dado Coletti, Julia Butterfly Hill, Gürkan Uygun, and Brent Hinds. After her are Sébastien Foucan, Shaun Tan, Tor Arne Hetland, Craig Harrison, Pietro Piller Cottrer, and Dash Mihok. Among people deceased in 2011, Margo Dydek ranks 486. Before her are Charlie Callas, Stefan Liv, Sada Thompson, Kārlis Skrastiņš, Laurie Hughes, and Tomoko Kawakami. After her are Pete Lovely, Laura Ziskin, Ronald Searle, Roberta Cowell, Mike Doyle, and Troy Davis.

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In Poland

Among people born in Poland, Margo Dydek ranks 1,347 out of 1,694. Before her are Stefan Liv (1980), Janusz Wójcik (1953), Przemysław Tytoń (1987), Izabella Miko (1981), Małgosia Bela (1977), and Janusz Palikot (1964). After her are Krzysztof Krauze (1953), Marcin Gortat (1984), Lucjan Lis (1950), Waldemar Matysik (1961), Łukasz Skorupski (1991), and Olaf Lubaszenko (1968).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Poland

Among basketball players born in Poland, Margo Dydek ranks 1. After her are Marcin Gortat (1984), Maciej Lampe (1985), Mateusz Ponitka (1993), Adam Waczyński (1989), and Szymon Rduch (1989).

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