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Yi Jianlian

1987 - Today

Yi Jianlian

Yi Jianlian (Chinese: 易建联; pinyin: Yì Jiànlián [î tɕjɛ̂nljɛ̌n]; born October 27, 1987), nicknamed The Chairman is a Chinese former professional basketball player who last played for the Guangdong Southern Tigers of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He also played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks, the New Jersey Nets, the Washington Wizards, and the Dallas Mavericks. Yi joined the Guangdong Southern Tigers for the 2002–03 CBA season, and subsequently won the CBA Rookie of the Year award. In his first five years with Guangdong, the team won three CBA titles. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Yi Jianlian is the 599th most popular basketball player (down from 558th in 2024), the 1,190th most popular biography from China (down from 1,163rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Yi Jianlian ranks 599 out of 1,757. Before him are Bobby Portis, Milenko Topić, Nate Robinson, Ersan İlyasova, Damir Mulaomerović, and Bill Bridges. After him are Elfrid Payton, Pablo Prigioni, Larry Nance Jr., Darko Miličić, Kevin Willis, and Aleksandar Pavlović.

Most Popular Basketball Players in Wikipedia

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Bobby Portis
1995 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 593
Milenko Topić
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 594
Nate Robinson
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.73
Rank: 595
Ersan İlyasova
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 596
Damir Mulaomerović
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 597
Bill Bridges
1939 - 2015
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 598
Yi Jianlian
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 599
Elfrid Payton
1994 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 600
Pablo Prigioni
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 601
Larry Nance Jr.
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 602
Darko Miličić
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 603
Kevin Willis
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 604
Aleksandar Pavlović
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 605

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1987, Yi Jianlian ranks 435. Before him are Marija Šestić, Ivan Franjic, Damiano Caruso, Rigoberto Urán, Taťána Kuchařová, and Colin Kaepernick. After him are Kerli, Luísa Sobral, Sam Groth, Daniella Pineda, Naoyoshi Fukumoto, and Atsumi Tanezaki.

Others Born in 1987

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Marija Šestić
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 429
Ivan Franjic
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 430
Damiano Caruso
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 431
Rigoberto Urán
CYCLIST
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 432
Taťána Kuchařová
CELEBRITY
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 433
Colin Kaepernick
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 434
Yi Jianlian
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 435
Kerli
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.59
Rank: 436
Luísa Sobral
SINGER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.57
Rank: 437
Sam Groth
TENNIS PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 438
Daniella Pineda
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 439
Naoyoshi Fukumoto
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.53
Rank: 440
Atsumi Tanezaki
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 441