The Most Famous
BASKETBALL PLAYERS from North Macedonia
This page contains a list of the greatest Macedonian Basketball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 1,268 Basketball Players, 5 of which were born in North Macedonia. This makes North Macedonia the birth place of the 26th most number of Basketball Players behind Democratic Republic of the Congo and United Kingdom.
Top 5
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Macedonian Basketball Players of all time. This list of famous Macedonian Basketball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Petar Naumoski (1968 - )
With an HPI of 40.48, Petar Naumoski is the most famous Macedonian Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Petar "Pece" Naumoski (Macedonian: Петар "Пеце" Наумоски; born 27 August 1968) is a former Macedonian professional basketball player. At a height of 1.95 m (6'4 3⁄4") tall, and a weight of 95 kg (210 lbs.). He played mainly at the point guard position during his career, but he could also play as a shooting guard and a small forward. He was a very skillful play maker. In his pro playing career, he had some quite successful years, while playing in Turkey and Italy.
2. Blagoja Georgievski (1950 - 2020)
With an HPI of 39.62, Blagoja Georgievski is the 2nd most famous Macedonian Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Blagoja Georgievski (alternate spelling: Blagoje Georgijevski, Macedonian: Благоја Георгиевски; 15 October 1950 – 29 January 2020) was a Macedonian professional basketball player and coach. He represented the Yugoslavia national basketball team internationally.
3. Cedi Osman (1995 - )
With an HPI of 34.69, Cedi Osman is the 3rd most famous Macedonian Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Cedi Osman (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈdʒedi ˈosman]; born 8 April 1995) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. He was drafted with the 31st pick in the 2015 NBA draft. He also played for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
4. Pero Antić (1982 - )
With an HPI of 32.62, Pero Antić is the 4th most famous Macedonian Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Pero Antić (Macedonian: Перо Антиќ, pronounced [pɛˈrɔ aˈntic]; born July 29, 1982) is a Macedonian basketball executive and former professional player. He currently serves as a president of the Basketball Federation of North Macedonia. Antić was a member and captain of the Macedonian national basketball team. Standing at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he primarily played the power forward position, although he was able to play at the center position.
5. Vlado Ilievski (1980 - )
With an HPI of 28.60, Vlado Ilievski is the 5th most famous Macedonian Basketball Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Vlado Ilievski (Macedonian: Владо Илиевски; born 19 January 1980) is a former Macedonian professional basketball. Standing at 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in), he played at the point guard position.
Pantheon has 5 people classified as basketball players born between 1950 and 1995. Of these 5, 4 (80.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living basketball players include Petar Naumoski, Cedi Osman, and Pero Antić. The most famous deceased basketball players include Blagoja Georgievski. As of April 2022, 2 new basketball players have been added to Pantheon including Petar Naumoski and Blagoja Georgievski.
Living Basketball Players
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Petar Naumoski
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.48
Cedi Osman
1995 - Present
HPI: 34.69
Pero Antić
1982 - Present
HPI: 32.62
Vlado Ilievski
1980 - Present
HPI: 28.60
