BADMINTON PLAYER
Lin Dan
1983 - Today
Lin Dan
Lin Dan (born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won what some consider to be the nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lin Dan has received more than 2,704,241 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Lin Dan is the 2nd most popular badminton player (up from 3rd in 2019), the 913th most popular biography from China (down from 874th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Badminton Player.
Memorability Metrics
2.7M
Page Views (PV)
47.36
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
5.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Lin Dans by language
Over the past year Lin Dan has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 248,132 views, followed by Chinese (123,893), and Vietnamese (48,698). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Uzbek (182.56%), Cantonese (179.42%), and Vietnamese (148.31%)
Among BADMINTON PLAYERS
Among badminton players, Lin Dan ranks 2 out of 117. Before him are Rudy Hartono. After him are Lee Chong Wei, Susi Susanti, Taufik Hidayat, Park Joo-bong, Peter Gade, Alan Budikusuma, Carolina Marín, Viktor Axelsen, Bang Soo-hyun, and Prakash Padukone.
Most Popular Badminton Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRudy Hartono
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 1
Lin Dan
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 2
Lee Chong Wei
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 3
Susi Susanti
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 4
Taufik Hidayat
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 5
Park Joo-bong
1964 - Present
HPI: 41.21
Rank: 6
Peter Gade
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 7
Alan Budikusuma
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 8
Carolina Marín
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 9
Viktor Axelsen
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 10
Bang Soo-hyun
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.59
Rank: 11
Prakash Padukone
1955 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1983, Lin Dan ranks 73. Before him are Anahí, Kate Mara, Sola Aoi, Rebeca Linares, Óscar Cardozo, and Utada Hikaru. After him are Ed Skrein, Park Hae-jin, Emmanuel Eboué, Daniel Jarque, Assimi Goïta, and Iko Uwais.
Others Born in 1983
Go to all RankingsAnahí
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 67
Kate Mara
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 68
Sola Aoi
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 69
Rebeca Linares
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 70
Óscar Cardozo
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 71
Utada Hikaru
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 72
Lin Dan
BADMINTON PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 73
Ed Skrein
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 74
Park Hae-jin
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 75
Emmanuel Eboué
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 76
Daniel Jarque
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2009
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 77
Assimi Goïta
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.74
Rank: 78
Iko Uwais
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 46.70
Rank: 79
In China
Among people born in China, Lin Dan ranks 913 out of 1,610. Before him are Tian Zhuangzhuang (1952), Cai Chusheng (1906), Lisa Lu (1927), He Guoqiang (1943), An Wang (1920), and Karen Lachmann (1916). After him are Qin Jiwei (1914), Chen Quanguo (1955), Qiao Guanhua (1913), Yitang Zhang (1955), Sun Chunlan (1950), and Zhou Xun (1974).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsTian Zhuangzhuang
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 907
Cai Chusheng
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1968
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 908
Lisa Lu
ACTOR
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 909
He Guoqiang
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 910
An Wang
INVENTOR
1920 - 1990
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 911
Karen Lachmann
ATHLETE
1916 - 1962
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 912
Lin Dan
BADMINTON PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 913
Qin Jiwei
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1997
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 914
Chen Quanguo
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 915
Qiao Guanhua
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 916
Yitang Zhang
MATHEMATICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 917
Sun Chunlan
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 918
Zhou Xun
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 919
Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In China
Among badminton players born in China, Lin Dan ranks 1. After him are Zhang Ning (1975), Xie Xingfang (1981), Chen Long (1989), Gao Ling (1979), Cai Yun (1980), Fu Haifeng (1984), Yang Wei (1979), Ji Xinpeng (1977), Zhang Jun (1977), Li Xuerui (1991), and Chen Yufei (1998).
Lin Dan
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 1
Zhang Ning
1975 - Present
HPI: 37.04
Rank: 2
Xie Xingfang
1981 - Present
HPI: 34.94
Rank: 3
Chen Long
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.57
Rank: 4
Gao Ling
1979 - Present
HPI: 33.01
Rank: 5
Cai Yun
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.97
Rank: 6
Fu Haifeng
1984 - Present
HPI: 31.47
Rank: 7
Yang Wei
1979 - Present
HPI: 31.12
Rank: 8
Ji Xinpeng
1977 - Present
HPI: 30.77
Rank: 9
Zhang Jun
1977 - Present
HPI: 30.46
Rank: 10
Li Xuerui
1991 - Present
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 11
Chen Yufei
1998 - Present
HPI: 30.33
Rank: 12