BASKETBALL PLAYER
Mengke Bateer
1975 - Today

Mengke Bateer
Mönkhbaatar, commonly known by his Chinese name Mengke Bateer (simplified Chinese: 孟克巴特尔; traditional Chinese: 孟克巴特爾; pinyin: Mèngkè Bātè'ěr, pronounced [mə̂ŋkʰɤ̂ pátʰɤ̂àɚ]; born November 20, 1975), is a Mongolian-Chinese former professional basketball player. As a center, he played parts of three seasons in the NBA, winning the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs in 2003; Bateer is one of two players born in China to win an NBA championship, the other being shooting guard/small forward Sun Yue, who won the 2009 NBA Finals with the Los Angeles Lakers. Bateer spent the majority of his career competing in the Chinese Basketball Association for the Beijing Ducks and Xinjiang Flying Tigers before ending his career with the Sichuan Blue Whales in the lesser National Basketball League. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mengke Bateer is the 727th most popular basketball player (down from 643rd in 2019), the 1,236th most popular biography from China (down from 1,196th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Chinese Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Mengke Bateer ranks 727 out of 1,757. Before him are Maciej Lampe, Mike Budenholzer, Steve Smith, Yuta Tabuse, Kenneth Faried, and Axel Hervelle. After him are Walter Berry, Marcus Brown, Bryant Dunston, Nemanja Nedović, Lorenzo Brown, and Kyle Hines.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaciej Lampe
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 721
Mike Budenholzer
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.02
Rank: 722
Steve Smith
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 723
Yuta Tabuse
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 724
Kenneth Faried
1989 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 725
Axel Hervelle
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 726
Mengke Bateer
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 727
Walter Berry
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 728
Marcus Brown
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 729
Bryant Dunston
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 730
Nemanja Nedović
1991 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 731
Lorenzo Brown
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 732
Kyle Hines
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 733
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1975, Mengke Bateer ranks 698. Before him are Mia Love, Clarence Acuña, Fábio Luciano, Robert Lopez, Zoltán Sebescen, and Andrés Fleurquin. After him are Spasoje Bulajič, Jordi Cuixart, Sergiy Matveyev, Eka Kurniawan, Pretinha, and Luigi Sartor.
Others Born in 1975
Go to all RankingsMia Love
POLITICIAN
1975 - 2025
HPI: 44.07
Rank: 692
Clarence Acuña
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 693
Fábio Luciano
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 694
Robert Lopez
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 695
Zoltán Sebescen
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 696
Andrés Fleurquin
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 697
Mengke Bateer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 698
Spasoje Bulajič
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 699
Jordi Cuixart
BUSINESSPERSON
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 700
Sergiy Matveyev
CYCLIST
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 701
Eka Kurniawan
WRITER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 702
Pretinha
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 703
Luigi Sartor
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 704
In China
Among people born in China, Mengke Bateer ranks 1,236 out of 1,610. Before him are Li Yanfeng (1979), G.E.M. (1991), Pang Qing (1979), Zheng Haixia (1967), Xuecheng (1966), and Zhang Xin (1965). After him are Liu Dong (1973), Li Xiaopeng (1981), Zhou Mi (1986), Emilia Schüle (1992), Gao Feng (1982), and Qin Kanying (1974).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsLi Yanfeng
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 1,230
G.E.M.
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 1,231
Pang Qing
SKATER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 1,232
Zheng Haixia
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 1,233
Xuecheng
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 1,234
Zhang Xin
BUSINESSPERSON
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 1,235
Mengke Bateer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 1,236
Liu Dong
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 1,237
Li Xiaopeng
GYMNAST
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 1,238
Zhou Mi
SINGER
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 1,239
Emilia Schüle
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 1,240
Gao Feng
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 1,241
Qin Kanying
CHESS PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 1,242
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In China
Among basketball players born in China, Mengke Bateer ranks 5. Before him are Yao Ming (1980), Yi Jianlian (1987), Wang Zhizhi (1977), and Zheng Haixia (1967). After him are Sun Yue (1985), Zhou Qi (1996), Zhang Zhiting (1995), Hu Jinqiu (1997), Sun Mengran (1992), Shao Ting (1989), and Li Yueru (1999).
Yao Ming
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 1
Yi Jianlian
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 2
Wang Zhizhi
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 3
Zheng Haixia
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 4
Mengke Bateer
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.94
Rank: 5
Sun Yue
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 6
Zhou Qi
1996 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 7
Zhang Zhiting
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.96
Rank: 8
Hu Jinqiu
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 9
Sun Mengran
1992 - Present
HPI: 29.70
Rank: 10
Shao Ting
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.93
Rank: 11
Li Yueru
1999 - Present
HPI: 27.25
Rank: 12