Occupation

BADMINTON PLAYERS

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With 117 biographies, Badminton Players are the 67th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Cricketers, Conductors, and Artists.

People

Pantheon has 240 people classified as badminton players born between 1949 and 2001. Of these 240, 238 (99.17%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living badminton players include Rudy Hartono, Lin Dan, and Lee Chong Wei. The most famous deceased badminton players include Markis Kido, and Jung Jae-sung. As of April 2024, 138 new badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Hwang Hye-young, Chung So-young, and Kim Moon-soo.

Living Badminton Players

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Deceased Badminton Players

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Newly Added Badminton Players (2024)

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Places

Most badminton players were born in China (42), Indonesia (28), and Denmark (18). By city, the most common birth places were Jakarta (6), Surabaya (4), and British Hong Kong (4).The most common death places of badminton players were Indonesia (1), and South Korea (1). By city, these were Tangerang (1), and Hwaseong, Gyeonggi (1).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as badminton players in Pantheon are Kim Moon-soo, Prakash Padukone, and Rudy Hartono.  The concentration of badminton players was largest during the Personal Computer Era, which lasted from 1990 to 2016. Some birth or death locations for earlier badminton players are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.