BASKETBALL PLAYER
Sun Yue
1985 - Today

Sun Yue
Sun Yue (simplified Chinese: 孙悦; traditional Chinese: 孫悅; pinyin: Sūn Yuè [swə́n yɤ̂]; born November 6, 1985) is a Chinese former professional basketball player. He won an NBA championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2009, making him one of two players born in China to win an NBA championship, the other being Mongolian-Chinese center Mengke Bateer, who won the 2003 NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Sun Yue is the 1,149th most popular basketball player (down from 989th in 2024), the 1,478th most popular biography from China (down from 1,317th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Chinese Basketball Player.
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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS
Among basketball players, Sun Yue ranks 1,149 out of 1,757. Before him are Gerald Henderson, Taj Gibson, Andrey Vorontsevich, Marcelinho Machado, Jeff Turner, and Khem Birch. After him are Austin Daye, Isaïa Cordinier, Rod Strickland, Natalia Vieru, Andre Miller, and Andre Drummond.
Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGerald Henderson
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 1,143
Taj Gibson
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 1,144
Andrey Vorontsevich
1987 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,145
Marcelinho Machado
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.80
Rank: 1,146
Jeff Turner
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,147
Khem Birch
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,148
Sun Yue
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,149
Austin Daye
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,150
Isaïa Cordinier
1996 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,151
Rod Strickland
1966 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 1,152
Natalia Vieru
1989 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 1,153
Andre Miller
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 1,154
Andre Drummond
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.68
Rank: 1,155
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1985, Sun Yue ranks 1,068. Before him are Lindsey Jacobellis, Guo Dan, Baye Djiby Fall, Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche, Todd Lasance, and Hrvoje Čale. After him are Tomasz Jodłowiec, Oleksiy Kasyanov, Zhou Haibin, Marcus Böhme, Sergey Grankin, and Jordi Gómez.
Others Born in 1985
Go to all RankingsLindsey Jacobellis
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.78
Rank: 1,062
Guo Dan
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,063
Baye Djiby Fall
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,064
Mohamed Lamine Zemmamouche
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,065
Todd Lasance
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 1,066
Hrvoje Čale
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,067
Sun Yue
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,068
Tomasz Jodłowiec
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,069
Oleksiy Kasyanov
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,070
Zhou Haibin
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,071
Marcus Böhme
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,072
Sergey Grankin
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,073
Jordi Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 1,074
In China
Among people born in China, Sun Yue ranks 1,478 out of 1,610. Before him are Gong Jinjie (1986), Luo Xiaojuan (1984), Sun Shuwei (1976), Guo Dan (1985), Yuan Yue (1998), and Junjun (1988). After him are Zhou Haibin (1985), Zhang Mengxue (1991), Li Shufang (1979), Deng Linlin (1992), Sun Yiwen (1992), and Zhao Ruirui (1981).
Others born in China
Go to all RankingsGong Jinjie
CYCLIST
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.82
Rank: 1,472
Luo Xiaojuan
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 1,473
Sun Shuwei
ATHLETE
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.79
Rank: 1,474
Guo Dan
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.77
Rank: 1,475
Yuan Yue
TENNIS PLAYER
1998 - Present
HPI: 39.76
Rank: 1,476
Junjun
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,477
Sun Yue
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 1,478
Zhou Haibin
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 1,479
Zhang Mengxue
ATHLETE
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 1,480
Li Shufang
ATHLETE
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,481
Deng Linlin
GYMNAST
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,482
Sun Yiwen
FENCER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 1,483
Zhao Ruirui
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.65
Rank: 1,484
Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In China
Among basketball players born in China, Sun Yue ranks 6. Before him are Yao Ming (1980), Yi Jianlian (1987), Wang Zhizhi (1977), Zheng Haixia (1967), and Mengke Bateer (1975). After him are Zhou Qi (1996), Wang Zhelin (1994), Zhang Zhiting (1995), Wang Lili (1992), Hu Jinqiu (1997), and Yang Shuyu (2002).
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
Wang Zhelin
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.63
Rank: 8
Zhang Zhiting
1995 - Present
HPI: 32.96
Rank: 9
Wang Lili
1992 - Present
HPI: 31.45
Rank: 10
Hu Jinqiu
1997 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 11
Yang Shuyu
2002 - Present
HPI: 30.01
Rank: 12













































