The Most Famous

BADMINTON PLAYERS from Indonesia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Indonesian Badminton Players. The pantheon dataset contains 117 Badminton Players, 28 of which were born in Indonesia. This makes Indonesia the birth place of the 2nd most number of Badminton Players.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Indonesian Badminton Players of all time. This list of famous Indonesian Badminton Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Indonesian Badminton Players.

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1. Rudy Hartono (b. 1949)

With an HPI of 55.74, Rudy Hartono is the most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Rudy Hartono Kurniawan (born Nio Hap Liang (Chinese: 梁海量; pinyin: Liáng Hǎiliàng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Niô͘ Hái-liâng); 18 August 1949) is an Indonesian former badminton player holding the record of winning the men's singles title at the All-England Championship eight times, including seven times consecutively from 1968 to 1974. He won the World Championship in 1980 on his only attempt at this title. Widely regarded as a badminton icon, he is considered to be one of the greatest badminton players of all time.

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2. Alan Budikusuma (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 49.35, Alan Budikusuma is the 2nd most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 25 different languages.

Alexander Alan Budikusuma Wiratama, born Goei Djien Phang (Chinese: 魏仁芳; born 29 March 1968) is an Indonesian former badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.

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3. Taufik Hidayat (b. 1981)

With an HPI of 49.06, Taufik Hidayat is the 3rd most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player who is the current Deputy Minister for Youth and Sport of Indonesia. He is a former World champion, Olympic gold medalist, two time Asian Games gold medalist, and three time Asian champion. He is a 6 time Indonesia Open winner. He is the youngest player that achieved the world number ranking in the men's single table. Known as 'Mr Backhand', he is considered one of the greats in men's singles badminton.

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4. Susi Susanti (b. 1971)

With an HPI of 47.80, Susi Susanti is the 4th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Lucia Francisca "Susi" Susanti Haditono (Chinese: 王蓮香; pinyin: Wáng Liánxiāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Liân-hiang; born 11 February 1971) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. Relatively small of stature, she combined quick and graceful movement with elegant shotmaking technique, and is regarded by many as one of the greatest women's singles players of all time. She was the inaugural Olympic women's badminton champion and the first Indonesian Olympic gold medalist.

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5. Rexy Mainaky (b. 1968)

With an HPI of 46.51, Rexy Mainaky is the 5th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Rexy Ronald Mainaky (born 9 March 1968) is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja. As of October 2021, he was appointed as the new deputy coaching director of the Badminton Association of Malaysia.

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6. Hendra Setiawan (b. 1984)

With an HPI of 44.66, Hendra Setiawan is the 6th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Hendra Setiawan (born 25 August 1984) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is an Olympic Games gold medalist, four-time World Champion, two-time Asian Games gold medalist, and two-time All England champion. With these achievements, Setiawan has collected all major individual titles in badminton. He is considered to be one of the greatest Indonesian badminton players of all time. Setiawan was ranked first in the men's doubles with two different partners. Together with Markis Kido, he achieved the world no. 1 in September 2007, and with Mohammad Ahsan in November 2013. He has won six gold medals at the SEA Games, 3 in the men's doubles, and 3 in the team event. Teamed-up with Kido, he won the men's doubles titles at the 2005 and 2009 Asian Championships; the 2006 World Cup; the 2007 World Championships; the 2008 Olympic Games; and the 2010 Asian Games. Setiawan had also played in the mixed doubles discipline, and his best result was in 2010 Indonesia Open, finishing as runner-ups with his partner Anastasia Russkikh from Russia. He made a new strong partnership with Mohammad Ahsan at the end of 2012. They won numerous prestigious titles including the 2013, 2015 and 2019 World Championships; the gold medal in 2014 Asian Games, winning the All England twice, and winning three times at the BWF Superseries Finals. Setiawan holds the record as the oldest player ever to win the World Championships title, at the age of 35.

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7. Mia Audina (b. 1979)

With an HPI of 44.03, Mia Audina is the 7th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Mia Audina Tjiptawan (born 22 August 1979) is a former Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup (the women's world team championship) for Indonesia at age fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the championship round against China in 1994. She was briefly ranked as the World No.1 women's singles player in October 1996. Audina helped Indonesia to retain the Uber Cup title in 1996, and was a member of the 1998 Indonesian team which relinquished the Cup to China, before moving to the Netherlands with her Dutch-national husband in 2000.

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8. Hendrawan (b. 1972)

With an HPI of 43.92, Hendrawan is the 8th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Hendrawan (Chinese: 葉誠萬; pinyin: Ye Chengwan; born 27 June 1972) is an Indonesian badminton coach and former player.

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9. Markis Kido (1984 - 2021)

With an HPI of 43.84, Markis Kido is the 9th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 28 different languages.

Markis Kido (11 August 1984 – 14 June 2021) was an Indonesian badminton player specializing in men's doubles. As a former world number 1, he won the discipline's gold medal at the 2006 World Cup, 2007 World Championships, 2008 Olympic Games, 2009 Asia Championships, and 2010 Asian Games with Hendra Setiawan.

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10. Ardy Wiranata (b. 1970)

With an HPI of 43.39, Ardy Wiranata is the 10th most famous Indonesian Badminton Player.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Ardy Bernardus Wiranata (born 10 February 1970) is an Indonesian-born Canadian former badminton player who rated among the top singles players in the world (several of whom were fellow Indonesians) during most of the 1990s.

People

Pantheon has 28 people classified as Indonesian badminton players born between 1949 and 1999. Of these 28, 27 (96.43%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Indonesian badminton players include Rudy Hartono, Alan Budikusuma, and Taufik Hidayat. The most famous deceased Indonesian badminton players include Markis Kido. As of April 2024, 28 new Indonesian badminton players have been added to Pantheon including Rudy Hartono, Alan Budikusuma, and Taufik Hidayat.

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