REFEREE
Ma Ning
1979 - Today
Ma Ning
Ma Ning (born 14 June 1979) is a Chinese football referee. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2011. He also teaches at the Nanjing Sport Institute. On 9 May 2015, Ma drew widespread controversy as he sent off three Shenhua players in a Shanghai derby between Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua in the Chinese Super League; the game finished 5–0 to SIPG. On 23 February 2019, it was announced that Ma Ning had been hired by CFA to become one of the professional referees in China. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ma Ning is the 107th most popular referee (down from 51st in 2019), the 1,186th most popular biography from China (down from 1,016th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Ma Ning ranks 107 out of 147. Before him are Sergei Karasev, Mark Clattenburg, Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Eduardo Iturralde González, Gehad Grisha, and Hugh Dallas. After him are Mohamed Benouza, Wilmar Roldán, Valentin Kovalenko, Kateryna Monzul, Pieter Vink, and Svein Oddvar Moen.
Most Popular Referees in Wikipedia
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Sergei Karasev
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 101
Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 102
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 103
Eduardo Iturralde González
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 104
Gehad Grisha
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 105
Hugh Dallas
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 106
Ma Ning
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 107
Mohamed Benouza
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 108
Wilmar Roldán
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 109
Valentin Kovalenko
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 110
Kateryna Monzul
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 111
Pieter Vink
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 112
Svein Oddvar Moen
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Ma Ning ranks 613. Before him are Naoshi Nakamura, Francisco Fonseca, Marcus Paus, Matjaž Smodiš, Gisela, and Youssef Mokhtari. After him are Ruben Houkes, Abdolmalek Rigi, Ashley Massaro, Walter Herrmann, Aslı Tandoğan, and Tetiana Chornovol.
Others Born in 1979
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Naoshi Nakamura
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 607
Francisco Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 608
Marcus Paus
COMPOSER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 609
Matjaž Smodiš
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 610
Gisela
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 611
Youssef Mokhtari
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 612
Ma Ning
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 613
Ruben Houkes
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 614
Abdolmalek Rigi
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2010
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 615
Ashley Massaro
WRESTLER
1979 - 2019
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 616
Walter Herrmann
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 617
Aslı Tandoğan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 618
Tetiana Chornovol
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 619
In China
Among people born in China, Ma Ning ranks 1,186 out of 1,610. Before him are Yang Chen (1974), Chen Xiao (1987), Yang Wei (1980), Jane Zhang (1984), Domee Shi (1989), and Zhao Xintong (1997). After him are Zhang Enhua (1973), Li Qin (1990), Chen Dong (1978), Zhou Jihong (1965), Danny Lee (null), and Yiyun Li (1972).
Others born in China
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Yang Chen
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.45
Rank: 1,180
Chen Xiao
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 1,181
Yang Wei
GYMNAST
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,182
Jane Zhang
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,183
Domee Shi
FILM DIRECTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,184
Zhao Xintong
SNOOKER
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,185
Ma Ning
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,186
Zhang Enhua
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,187
Li Qin
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,188
Chen Dong
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,189
Zhou Jihong
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,190
Danny Lee
ATHLETE
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,191
Yiyun Li
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,192
Among REFEREES In China
Among referees born in China, Ma Ning ranks 1.
