The Most Famous

BADMINTON PLAYERS from United Kingdom

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This page contains a list of the greatest British Badminton Players. The pantheon dataset contains 117 Badminton Players, 2 of which were born in United Kingdom. This makes United Kingdom the birth place of the 9th most number of Badminton Players behind Japan, and Russia.

Top 7

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary British Badminton Players of all time. This list of famous British Badminton Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Marcus Ellis (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 19.93, Marcus Ellis is the most famous British Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.

Marcus Ellis (born 14 September 1989) is a British badminton player. He was the men's doubles champion in the English National Championships. Ellis and Chris Langridge won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, also gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. At the 2019 Minsk European Games, Ellis captured two gold medals; in the men's doubles with Langridge and in the mixed doubles event with Lauren Smith.

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2. Gail Emms (b. 1977)

With an HPI of 17.43, Gail Emms is the 2nd most famous British Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Gail Elizabeth Emms MBE (born 23 July 1977) is a retired English badminton player who has achieved international success in doubles tournaments. A badminton player since the age of four, Emms was first chosen to represent England in 1995 and regularly played for her country until her retirement from professional sport in 2008. Her best results were winning gold at the 2006 World Championships in Madrid, 2004 European Championships in Geneva, and a silver medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, partnering Nathan Robertson in the mixed doubles. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester she won a bronze medal with Joanne Goode in the women's doubles and won gold as part of the England team in the mixed team event. In the English National Championships she won the mixed doubles three times and the women's doubles twice.

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3. Sean Vendy (b. 1996)

With an HPI of 0.00, Sean Vendy is the 3rd most famous British Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Sean Vendy (born 18 May 1996) is a badminton player from England. He started playing badminton at aged 5 in Orkney, then moved to England at 7. He became part of the England national badminton team in May 2015. In 2022, he partnered with Ben Lane won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games and a bronze medal in the European Championships.

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4. Chloe Birch (b. 1995)

With an HPI of 0.00, Chloe Birch is the 4th most famous British Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Chloe Francesca Hannah Coney (née Birch; born 16 September 1995) is an English badminton player.

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5. Ben Lane (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 0.00, Ben Lane is the 5th most famous British Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Ben Lane (born 13 July 1997) is an English badminton player. He won the men's doubles silver medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, 2023 European Games, and also a bronze medal in the European Championships.

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6. Toby Penty (b. 1992)

With an HPI of 0.00, Toby Penty is the 6th most famous British Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into different languages.

Toby Penty (born 12 August 1992) is a retired English badminton player. He started playing badminton at aged 9, and won U-19 English National Championships in 2011. In 2010, he won junior titles in the Netherlands and Switzerland. In 2017, he won the Swedish International tournament in the men's singles event. Penty competed at the 2019 European Games, 2020 Olympic Games and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Penty announced his retirement on 6 September 2022. The 2022 BWF World Championships was his last tournament.

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7. Kirsty Gilmour (b. 1993)

With an HPI of 0.00, Kirsty Gilmour is the 7th most famous British Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into different languages.

Kirsty Gilmour (born 21 September 1993) is a Scottish badminton player who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain.

People

Pantheon has 7 people classified as British badminton players born between 1977 and 1997. Of these 7, 7 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living British badminton players include Marcus Ellis, Gail Emms, and Sean Vendy. As of April 2024, 5 new British badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Sean Vendy, Chloe Birch, and Ben Lane.

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