BADMINTON PLAYER
Pullela Gopichand
1973 - Today

Pullela Gopichand
Pullela Gopichand (born 16 November 1973) is an Indian former badminton player. Currently, he is the Chief National Coach for the India national badminton team. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to achieve this feat after Prakash Padukone. He runs the Gopichand Badminton Academy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Pullela Gopichand is the 127th most popular badminton player (down from 84th in 2024), the 1,665th most popular biography from India (down from 1,462nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indian Badminton Player.
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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS
Among badminton players, Pullela Gopichand ranks 127 out of 117. Before him are Mizuki Fujii, Jonatan Christie, Zheng Siwei, Goh Liu Ying, Lianne Tan, and Wei Yili. After him are Kevin Cordón, Hiroyuki Endo, Kim Astrup, Marc Zwiebler, Jung Kyung-eun, and Huang Sui.
Most Popular Badminton Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMizuki Fujii
1988 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 121
Jonatan Christie
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 122
Zheng Siwei
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 123
Goh Liu Ying
1989 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 124
Lianne Tan
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.61
Rank: 125
Wei Yili
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.46
Rank: 126
Pullela Gopichand
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 127
Kevin Cordón
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.32
Rank: 128
Hiroyuki Endo
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 129
Kim Astrup
1992 - Present
HPI: 36.15
Rank: 130
Marc Zwiebler
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 131
Jung Kyung-eun
1990 - Present
HPI: 36.12
Rank: 132
Huang Sui
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 133
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1973, Pullela Gopichand ranks 1,354. Before him are Lida Abdul, Rob Hayles, Christian Borle, Kevin Kwan, Jade Puget, and Tim Harford. After him are George Gregan, Kareem Streete-Thompson, David Reid, Simo Valakari, Alfie Boe, and Tina Holmes.
Others Born in 1973
Go to all RankingsLida Abdul
ARTIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 1,348
Rob Hayles
CYCLIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.69
Rank: 1,349
Christian Borle
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 1,350
Kevin Kwan
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.64
Rank: 1,351
Jade Puget
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.55
Rank: 1,352
Tim Harford
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.49
Rank: 1,353
Pullela Gopichand
BADMINTON PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 1,354
George Gregan
RUGBY PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 1,355
Kareem Streete-Thompson
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.33
Rank: 1,356
David Reid
BOXER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.31
Rank: 1,357
Simo Valakari
COACH
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.25
Rank: 1,358
Alfie Boe
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 1,359
Tina Holmes
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 35.96
Rank: 1,360
In India
Among people born in India, Pullela Gopichand ranks 1,665 out of 1,861. Before him are Ankita Lokhande (1984), Belli Lalitha (1974), Dola Banerjee (1980), Janhvi Kapoor (1997), Rekha Harris (1971), and Kitu Gidwani (1957). After him are Mandira Bedi (1972), Rimi Sen (1981), Sameera Reddy (1983), Riya Sen (1981), Ravi Kumar Dahiya (1997), and Neha Sharma (1987).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsAnkita Lokhande
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 36.50
Rank: 1,659
Belli Lalitha
SINGER
1974 - 1999
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 1,660
Dola Banerjee
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 1,661
Janhvi Kapoor
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 1,662
Rekha Harris
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 36.43
Rank: 1,663
Kitu Gidwani
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 1,664
Pullela Gopichand
BADMINTON PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 1,665
Mandira Bedi
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.39
Rank: 1,666
Rimi Sen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 1,667
Sameera Reddy
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 1,668
Riya Sen
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 1,669
Ravi Kumar Dahiya
ATHLETE
1997 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 1,670
Neha Sharma
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.34
Rank: 1,671
Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In India
Among badminton players born in India, Pullela Gopichand ranks 5. Before him are P. V. Sindhu (1995), Prakash Padukone (1955), Saina Nehwal (1990), and Aparna Popat (1978). After him are Srikanth Kidambi (1993), Jwala Gutta (1983), Ashwini Ponnappa (1989), Aparna Balan (1986), Lakshya Sen (2001), Parupalli Kashyap (1986), and Chirag Shetty (1997).
P. V. Sindhu
1995 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1
Prakash Padukone
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 2
Saina Nehwal
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 3
Aparna Popat
1978 - Present
HPI: 37.61
Rank: 4
Pullela Gopichand
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 5
Srikanth Kidambi
1993 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 6
Jwala Gutta
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.57
Rank: 7
Ashwini Ponnappa
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.15
Rank: 8
Aparna Balan
1986 - Present
HPI: 30.52
Rank: 9
Lakshya Sen
2001 - Present
HPI: 29.86
Rank: 10
Parupalli Kashyap
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.16
Rank: 11
Chirag Shetty
1997 - Present
HPI: 26.36
Rank: 12















































