BADMINTON PLAYER
Saina Nehwal
1990 - Today

Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2024). Saina Nehwal is the 44th most popular badminton player (down from 28th in 2024), the 1,383rd most popular biography from India (down from 1,240th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Badminton Player.
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Among BADMINTON PLAYERS
Among badminton players, Saina Nehwal ranks 44 out of 117. Before her are Yang Wei, Fu Haifeng, Xie Xingfang, Jens Eriksen, Ricky Subagja, and Candra Wijaya. After her are Chou Tien-chen, Ye Zhaoying, Tai Tzu-ying, Huang Hua, Chiharu Shida, and Chung So-young.
Most Popular Badminton Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYang Wei
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 38
Fu Haifeng
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 39
Xie Xingfang
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 40
Jens Eriksen
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 41
Ricky Subagja
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 42
Candra Wijaya
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 43
Saina Nehwal
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 44
Chou Tien-chen
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 45
Ye Zhaoying
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 46
Tai Tzu-ying
1994 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 47
Huang Hua
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 48
Chiharu Shida
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 49
Chung So-young
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.85
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, Saina Nehwal ranks 594. Before her are Sammy Ndjock, Jacob Anderson, Sofiane Hanni, Harmeet Singh, Yuki Yamada, and Ha Yeon-soo. After her are Himesh Patel, Veronica Kristiansen, Sotiris Ninis, Iyo Sky, Naz Aydemir, and Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsSammy Ndjock
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 588
Jacob Anderson
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 589
Sofiane Hanni
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 590
Harmeet Singh
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 591
Yuki Yamada
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 592
Ha Yeon-soo
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 593
Saina Nehwal
BADMINTON PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 594
Himesh Patel
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 595
Veronica Kristiansen
HANDBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 596
Sotiris Ninis
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 597
Iyo Sky
WRESTLER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 598
Naz Aydemir
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 599
Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 600
In India
Among people born in India, Saina Nehwal ranks 1,383 out of 1,861. Before her are Rita Bhaduri (1955), Mani Kaul (1944), Mohammad Azharuddin (1963), Indu Jain (1936), Rahul Bose (1967), and Soha Ali Khan (1978). After her are Dinesh D'Souza (1961), Seema Biswas (1965), Prabhu Deva (1973), Anupama Parameswaran (1996), Shobana (1970), and Kaushiki Chakraborty (1980).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsRita Bhaduri
ACTOR
1955 - 2018
HPI: 42.60
Rank: 1,377
Mani Kaul
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2011
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 1,378
Mohammad Azharuddin
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 1,379
Indu Jain
BUSINESSPERSON
1936 - 2021
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 1,380
Rahul Bose
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 1,381
Soha Ali Khan
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 1,382
Saina Nehwal
BADMINTON PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 1,383
Dinesh D'Souza
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 1,384
Seema Biswas
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 1,385
Prabhu Deva
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 1,386
Anupama Parameswaran
ACTOR
1996 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 1,387
Shobana
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 1,388
Kaushiki Chakraborty
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 1,389
Among BADMINTON PLAYERS In India
Among badminton players born in India, Saina Nehwal ranks 3. Before her are P. V. Sindhu (1995), and Prakash Padukone (1955). After her are Aparna Popat (1978), Pullela Gopichand (1973), 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















































