BASKETBALL PLAYER
Vinko Jelovac
1948 - Today
Vinko Jelovac
Vinko Jelovac (alternate spelling: Vinto Jelovac) (born 18 November 1948 in Pazin, SR Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a former Slovenian-Croatian professional basketball player and coach. At a height of 2.08 m (6'10") tall, and a weight of 120 kg (265 lbs.), he played at the center position. Jelovac was named Slovenian Sportsman of the Year, in 1973 and 1974. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Vinko Jelovac has received more than 45,196 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Vinko Jelovac is the 107th most popular basketball player (down from 75th in 2019), the 268th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 184th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Croatian Basketball Player.
Memorability Metrics
45k
Page Views (PV)
55.56
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.76
Effective Languages (L*)
1.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Vinko Jelovac ranks 107 out of 1,757. Before him are Heino Kruus, Joe Bryant, Jonas Kazlauskas, Dragan Šakota, Šarūnas Marčiulionis, and Spencer Haywood. After him are Alzhan Zharmukhamedov, Mike Krzyzewski, Alexander Belov, Isaiah Thomas, Bill Sharman, and Walt Frazier.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeino Kruus
1926 - 2012
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 101
Joe Bryant
1954 - 2024
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 102
Jonas Kazlauskas
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 103
Dragan Šakota
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 104
Šarūnas Marčiulionis
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 105
Spencer Haywood
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 106
Vinko Jelovac
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 107
Alzhan Zharmukhamedov
1944 - 2022
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 108
Mike Krzyzewski
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 109
Alexander Belov
1951 - 1978
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 110
Isaiah Thomas
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 111
Bill Sharman
1926 - 2013
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 112
Walt Frazier
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1948, Vinko Jelovac ranks 407. Before him are Chris Mulkey, Lyudmila Karachkina, Eleonora Brown, Angela Sommer-Bodenburg, Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, and Alexander McCall Smith. After him are Oliver Shanti, Ivan Yarygin, Elias Khoury, Giuseppe Impastato, Atilio Ancheta, and Eliyahu Rips.
Others Born in 1948
Go to all RankingsChris Mulkey
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 401
Lyudmila Karachkina
ASTRONOMER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 402
Eleonora Brown
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 403
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 404
Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2018
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 405
Alexander McCall Smith
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 406
Vinko Jelovac
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 407
Oliver Shanti
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2016
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 408
Ivan Yarygin
WRESTLER
1948 - 1997
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 409
Elias Khoury
WRITER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 410
Giuseppe Impastato
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 1978
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 411
Atilio Ancheta
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 412
Eliyahu Rips
MATHEMATICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 413
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Vinko Jelovac ranks 268 out of 700. Before him are Goran Vlaović (1972), Ranko Marinković (1913), Igor Cvitanović (1970), Velimir Zajec (1956), Vatroslav Mimica (1923), and Zvonimir Soldo (1967). After him are Ivan Gubijan (1923), Dubravka Šuica (1957), Mirko Marjanović (1937), Mirko Cro Cop (1974), Domagoj Vida (1989), and Danijel Subašić (1984).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsGoran Vlaović
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 262
Ranko Marinković
WRITER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 263
Igor Cvitanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 264
Velimir Zajec
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 265
Vatroslav Mimica
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2020
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 266
Zvonimir Soldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 267
Vinko Jelovac
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 268
Ivan Gubijan
ATHLETE
1923 - 2009
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 269
Dubravka Šuica
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 270
Mirko Marjanović
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 271
Mirko Cro Cop
MARTIAL ARTS
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 272
Domagoj Vida
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 273
Danijel Subašić
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 274
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Croatia
Among basketball players born in Croatia, Vinko Jelovac ranks 8. Before him are Krešimir Ćosić (1948), Toni Kukoč (1968), Petar Skansi (1943), Velimir Perasović (1965), Dino Rađa (1967), and Aleksandar Petrović (1959). After him are Andro Knego (1956), Damir Šolman (1948), Stojko Vranković (1964), Željko Jerkov (1953), Mihovil Nakić (1955), and Arijan Komazec (1970).
Krešimir Ćosić
1948 - 1995
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 2
Toni Kukoč
1968 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 3
Petar Skansi
1943 - 2022
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4
Velimir Perasović
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 5
Dino Rađa
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 6
Aleksandar Petrović
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 7
Vinko Jelovac
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 8
Andro Knego
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 9
Damir Šolman
1948 - 2023
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 10
Stojko Vranković
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 11
Željko Jerkov
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 12
Mihovil Nakić
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 13
Arijan Komazec
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 14