Most Famous Chinese Athletes

China has produced 232 notable athletes throughout history, led by Liu Xiang (hurdler). Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Liu Xiang (hurdler) — Chinese Hurdler (Born 1983) , ranked #22686
  2. Lin Dan — Chinese Badminton (Born 1983) , ranked #38144
  3. Li Ning — Chinese Gymnast (Born 1963) , ranked #39887
  4. Yi Jianlian — Chinese Basket (Born 1987) , ranked #50572
  5. Hou Yifan — Chinese Chess (Born 1994) , ranked #51027
  6. Zhang Linpeng — Chinese Football (Born 1989) , ranked #55396
  7. Gao Lin — Chinese Football (Born 1986) , ranked #56946
  8. Zhuang Zedong — Chinese Player (1940–2013) , ranked #64571
  9. Peng Shuai — Chinese Player (Born 1986) , ranked #65484
  10. Wang Junxia — Chinese Runner (Born 1973) , ranked #75153
  11. Zhou Qi — Chinese Basket (Born 1996) , ranked #76668
  12. Mengke Bateer — Chinese Basket (Born 1975) , ranked #80746
  13. Huo Yuanjia — Chinese Sport (1868–1910) , ranked #82326
  14. Sun Mingming — Chinese Basket (Born 1983) , ranked #85766
  15. Gong Lijiao — Chinese Athletic (Born 1989) , ranked #91280
  16. Chen Long — Chinese Badminton (Born 1989) , ranked #96326
  17. Zou Shiming — Chinese Boxer (Born 1981) , ranked #102341
  18. Yani Tseng — Chinese Golf (Born 1989) , ranked #119455
  19. Wang Meng (speed skater) — Chinese Skater (Born 1985) , ranked #122031
  20. Liu Hong (racewalker) — Chinese Athletic (Born 1987) , ranked #127893