Occupation
BADMINTON PLAYERS
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
Go to all RankingsRudy Hartono
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.59
Lin Dan
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Lee Chong Wei
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Susi Susanti
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Taufik Hidayat
1981 - Present
HPI: 49.69
Park Joo-bong
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.06
Peter Gade
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Alan Budikusuma
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.62
Carolina Marín
1993 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Viktor Axelsen
1994 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Bang Soo-hyun
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Prakash Padukone
1955 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Deceased Badminton Players
Go to all RankingsNewly Added Badminton Players (2024)
Go to all RankingsHwang Hye-young
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Chung So-young
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Kim Moon-soo
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Akane Yamaguchi
1997 - Present
HPI: 42.06
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
2001 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Lee Zii Jia
1998 - Present
HPI: 41.18
Liu Yuchen
1995 - Present
HPI: 41.09
Lianne Tan
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Chou Tien-chen
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.34
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
HPI: 39.74
Shi Yuqi
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.42
He Bingjiao
1997 - Present
HPI: 39.31
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.