BASKETBALL PLAYER

Mehmet Okur

1979 - Today

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Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he played as a power forward and center. Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with the Utah Jazz, he emerged as a talented shooter in the NBA. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mehmet Okur has received more than 733,028 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Mehmet Okur is the 353rd most popular basketball player (down from 341st in 2019), the 1,140th most popular biography from Türkiye (up from 1,148th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Turkish Basketball Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 730k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Mehmet Okur ranks 353 out of 1,757. Before him are Chris Webber, Danilo Gallinari, Antoine Rigaudeau, Rik Smits, Goran Dragić, and Frank Brian. After him are Darjuš Lavrinovič, Dimitris Diamantidis, Darrall Imhoff, Blake Griffin, Carlos Delfino, and Bobby Jones.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Mehmet Okur ranks 312. Before him are Martin Jiránek, Francileudo Santos, Elisabeth Harnois, Eric Mun, Chae Rim, and Ransom Riggs. After him are Carlos Ruiz, Darjuš Lavrinovič, Ruth Beitia, Craig Bellamy, Sara Rue, and Wu Chun.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Mehmet Okur ranks 1,140 out of 1,347. Before him are Ersun Yanal (1961), Süleyman Soylu (1969), Zeki Demirkubuz (1964), Taha Akgül (1990), Akın Akınözü (1990), and Gülşen (1976). After him are Demet Akalın (1972), Merve Boluğur (1987), Aslı Tandoğan (1979), Rıza Kayaalp (1989), Berat Albayrak (1978), and Ebru Özkan (1978).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Türkiye

Among basketball players born in Türkiye, Mehmet Okur ranks 2. Before him are Hedo Türkoğlu (1979). After him are İbrahim Kutluay (1974), Ersan İlyasova (1987), Ömer Aşık (1986), Semih Erden (1986), Alperen Şengün (2002), James Gist (1986), Furkan Korkmaz (1997), Ömer Onan (1978), Sinan Güler (1983), and Furkan Aldemir (1991).

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