TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

Wang Nan

1978 - Today

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Wang Nan (Chinese: 王楠; pinyin: Wáng Nán; born October 23, 1978, in Fushun, Liaoning) is a female Chinese table tennis player from Liaoning. Wang was ranked world #1 on the ITTF ranking system from January 1999 to November 2002. She is left-handed, and began playing table tennis when she was seven years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wang Nan has received more than 7,869 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Wang Nan is the 48th most popular table tennis player (down from 36th in 2019), the 1,117th most popular biography from China (down from 983rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Chinese Table Tennis Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.9k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.08

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS

Among table tennis players, Wang Nan ranks 48 out of 107. Before her are Michael Maze, Fan Zhendong, Ulf Bengtsson, Li Bun-hui, Wei Qingguang, and Peter Karlsson. After her are Wang Tao, Han Ying, Hyun Jung-hwa, Ma Wenge, Chen Longcan, and Ding Ning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1978, Wang Nan ranks 435. Before her are Ian Anthony Dale, Pilar López de Ayala, Erik Edman, Noah Ngeny, Javier Calleja, and Anna Sharyhina. After her are Tyler Labine, Ludmilla Radchenko, Anamaria Marinca, Nikola Vujčić, László Toroczkai, and Franck Montagny.

Others Born in 1978

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In China

Among people born in China, Wang Nan ranks 1,117 out of 1,610. Before her are Liao Fan (1974), Huang Zhihong (1965), G.E.M. (1991), Ni Ni (1988), Zhu Zhu (1984), and Fala Chen (1982). After her are Yang Yang (1976), Wang Tao (1967), Jiang Jin (1968), Jane Zhang (1984), Han Ying (1983), and Xu Xing (1969).

Others born in China

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  • Photo of Liao Fan

    Liao Fan

    ACTOR

    1974 - Present

    HPI: 38.17

    Rank: 1,111

  • Photo of Huang Zhihong

    Huang Zhihong

    ATHLETE

    1965 - Present

    HPI: 38.17

    Rank: 1,112

  • Photo of G.E.M.

    G.E.M.

    ACTOR

    1991 - Present

    HPI: 38.15

    Rank: 1,113

  • Photo of Ni Ni

    Ni Ni

    ACTOR

    1988 - Present

    HPI: 38.13

    Rank: 1,114

  • Photo of Zhu Zhu

    Zhu Zhu

    ACTOR

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 38.09

    Rank: 1,115

  • Photo of Fala Chen

    Fala Chen

    ACTOR

    1982 - Present

    HPI: 38.09

    Rank: 1,116

  • Photo of Wang Nan

    Wang Nan

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1978 - Present

    HPI: 38.08

    Rank: 1,117

  • Photo of Yang Yang

    Yang Yang

    SKATER

    1976 - Present

    HPI: 38.00

    Rank: 1,118

  • Photo of Wang Tao

    Wang Tao

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1967 - Present

    HPI: 37.91

    Rank: 1,119

  • Photo of Jiang Jin

    Jiang Jin

    SOCCER PLAYER

    1968 - Present

    HPI: 37.87

    Rank: 1,120

  • Photo of Jane Zhang

    Jane Zhang

    SINGER

    1984 - Present

    HPI: 37.80

    Rank: 1,121

  • Photo of Han Ying

    Han Ying

    TABLE TENNIS PLAYER

    1983 - Present

    HPI: 37.75

    Rank: 1,122

  • Photo of Xu Xing

    Xu Xing

    BIOLOGIST

    1969 - Present

    HPI: 37.74

    Rank: 1,123

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Among TABLE TENNIS PLAYERS In China

Among table tennis players born in China, Wang Nan ranks 14. Before her are Zhang Jike (1988), Jiang Jialiang (1964), Xu Xin (1990), Zhang Yining (1981), Fan Zhendong (1997), and Wei Qingguang (1962). After her are Wang Tao (1967), Han Ying (1983), Ma Wenge (1968), Chen Longcan (1965), Ding Ning (1990), and Li Xiaoxia (1988).

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