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 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 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Ma Ning is the 109th most popular referee (down from 51st in 2024), the 1,204th most popular biography from China (down from 1,014th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Referee.
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Among REFEREES
Among referees, Ma Ning ranks 109 out of 147. Before him are Mark Clattenburg, Abdulrahman Al-Jassim, Eduardo Iturralde González, Gehad Grisha, Hugh Dallas, and Facundo Tello. 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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Mark Clattenburg
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 103
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 104
Eduardo Iturralde González
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 105
Gehad Grisha
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 106
Hugh Dallas
1957 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 107
Facundo Tello
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 108
Ma Ning
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 109
Mohamed Benouza
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 110
Wilmar Roldán
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 111
Valentin Kovalenko
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 112
Kateryna Monzul
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 113
Pieter Vink
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 114
Svein Oddvar Moen
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Ma Ning ranks 630. 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: 624
Francisco Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 625
Marcus Paus
COMPOSER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 626
Matjaž Smodiš
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 627
Gisela
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 628
Youssef Mokhtari
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 629
Ma Ning
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 630
Ruben Houkes
WRESTLER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 631
Abdolmalek Rigi
POLITICIAN
1979 - 2010
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 632
Ashley Massaro
WRESTLER
1979 - 2019
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 633
Walter Herrmann
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 634
Aslı Tandoğan
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 635
Tetiana Chornovol
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 636
In China
Among people born in China, Ma Ning ranks 1,202 out of 1,610. Before him are 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), Bi Feiyu (null), Danny Lee (null), Wang Quan'an (1965), and Ningning (2002).
Others born in China
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Yang Wei
GYMNAST
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 1,198
Jane Zhang
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 1,199
Domee Shi
FILM DIRECTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,200
Zhao Xintong
SNOOKER
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 1,201
Ma Ning
REFEREE
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 1,202
Zhang Enhua
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - 2021
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 1,203
Li Qin
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,204
Chen Dong
ASTRONAUT
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 1,205
Zhou Jihong
ATHLETE
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 1,206
Bi Feiyu
WRITER
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 1,207
Danny Lee
ATHLETE
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 1,208
Wang Quan'an
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 1,209
Ningning
SINGER
2002 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 1,210
Among REFEREES In China
Among referees born in China, Ma Ning ranks 1. After him are Fu Ming (1983).
