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Hamdi Ulukaya

1972 - Today

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Hamdi Ulukaya (born 26 October 1972) is a Turkish billionaire businessman, activist and philanthropist of Kurdish ethnicity based in the United States. He is the founder, owner, chair, and CEO of the strained yogurt brand Chobani. He is among the 200 richest people in the world, with a fortune of $14.2 billion, as of December 2025. Ulukaya, a Kurd, has stated his strong commitment to Kurdish rights, citing this as a reason for leaving Turkey due to the Turkish state's oppression of its Kurdish minority. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Hamdi Ulukaya is the 693rd most popular businessperson, the 1,261st most popular biography from Türkiye and the 10th most popular Turkish Businessperson.

Hamdi Ulukaya is most famous for founding Chobani, a leading yogurt brand in the United States, which popularized Greek yogurt in the American market. He is also known for his commitment to social entrepreneurship and support for refugee initiatives.

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Hamdi Ulukaya ranks 693 out of 847. Before him are Michael Burry, Micky Arison, Shuhei Yoshida, Amy Pascal, Gina Rinehart, and Michael O'Leary. After him are Duan Yongping, Barry Diller, Maurice Podoloff, Andrey Melnichenko, Alan Eustace, and Meng Wanzhou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Hamdi Ulukaya ranks 381. Before him are Michał Żebrowski, Claudia Black, Stephen Glass, Mark Hoppus, Jeff Kaplan, and Masahiro Ando. After him are Nikolaj Arcel, Colin Ferguson, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Andrew Holness, Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni, and Nicolas Bro.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Hamdi Ulukaya ranks 1,261 out of 1,347. Before him are Gülsün Sağlamer (1945), Ali Babacan (1967), Selçuk Bayraktar (1979), Şevval Sam (1972), Yılmaz Erdoğan (1967), and Ebru Gündeş (1974). After him are Yıldız Tilbe (1966), Hedo Türkoğlu (1979), Kadir Doğulu (1982), Aytaç Yalman (1940), Akın Akınözü (1990), and Engin Altan Düzyatan (1979).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Türkiye

Among businesspeople born in Türkiye, Hamdi Ulukaya ranks 10. Before him are Dieter Zetsche (1953), Uğur Şahin (1965), Salt Bae (1983), Güler Sabancı (1955), Acun Ilıcalı (1969), and Selçuk Bayraktar (1979). After him are Mike Lazaridis (1961), Bilal Erdoğan (1981), and Fikret Orman (1967).

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