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Yao Ming Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at November 21, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Yao Ming Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac &  Family

Yao Ming Facts

Full NameYao Ming
BirthdateSeptember 12, 1980
Birth PlaceShanghai, China
Age (in 2024)44 Years Old
ZodiacVirgo
OccupationBasketball Player

Yao Ming Age & Birthday

Yao Ming is best known as Basketball Player who has born on September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China. Currently, Yao Ming is 44 years, 2 months and 9 days old. Yao Ming will celebrate 45th birthday on Friday, 12th of September 2025. Below the countdown to Yao Ming upcoming birthday.

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Yao Ming Biography

About

7'6" center who was the first overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft. He was named an NBA All-Star during all eight of his seasons in the NBA with the Houston Rockets, then was forced to retire in 2011 after numerous foot and ankle injuries. 

Before Fame

He practiced 10 hours a day in order to make the Shanghai Sharks junior team at the age of 13. 

Trivia

He was an All-NBA Second Team selection twice and an All-NBA Third Team selection three times in his career.

Family Life

He married Ye Li in 2007 and he has a child named Yao Qinlei. His parents Yao Zhiyuan and Fengdi Fang were both Chinese national basketball players.

Associated With

In the 2005 All-Star Game fan voting, he broke Michael Jordan's record for most votes.

Top Asked Questions about Yao Ming

How old is Yao Ming in 2024?

Yao Ming is 44 years old today.

When was Yao Ming born?

Yao Ming was born on September 12, 1980 in Shanghai, China.

What is Yao Ming zodiac sign?

Yao Ming zodiac sign is Virgo.

What was Yao Ming best known for?

Yao Ming was best known as Basketball Player.

Fun Facts about Yao Ming's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Yao Ming's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

  • Yao Ming was born on Friday, 256th day / 37th week of 1980
  • Yao Ming has Virgo zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
  • Roman numeral of Yao Ming birthday is XII.IX.MCMLXXX
  • Yao Ming's birthstone is Sapphire
  • Yao Ming's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
  • Yao Ming age in year is 44 years old
  • Yao Ming age in month is 530 months old
  • Yao Ming age in day is 16141 days old
  • Yao Ming age in hour is 387384 hours old
  • Yao Ming age in minute is 23243040 minutes old
  • Yao Ming age in second is 1394582400 seconds old
  • Next Yao Ming birthday is on Friday, September 12th 2025
  • Yao Ming age in next birthday (2025) is 45 years old
  • Learn more interesting facts about September 12, 1980 birthday

Historical Events on Yao Ming Birthday (September 12)

Below are historical events that coincided with Yao Ming's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

YearEvent
1990The Red Cross organizations of mainland China and Taiwan sign Kinmen Agreement on repatriation of illegal immigrants and criminal suspects after two days of talks in Kinmen, Fujian Province in response to the two tragedies in repatriation in the previous two months. It is the first agreement reached by private organizations across the Taiwan Strait.
1992NASA launches Space Shuttle Endeavour on STS-47 which marked the 50th shuttle mission. On board are Mae Carol Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, Mamoru Mohri, the first Japanese citizen to fly in a US spaceship, and Mark Lee and Jan Davis, the first married couple in space.
1992Abimael Guzmán, leader of the Shining Path, is captured by Peruvian special forces; shortly thereafter the rest of Shining Path's leadership fell as well.
1994Frank Eugene Corder fatally crashes a single-engine Cessna 150 into the White House's south lawn, striking the West wing. There were no other casualties.
2001Ansett Australia, Australia's first commercial interstate airline, collapses due to increased strain on the international airline industry, leaving 10,000 people unemployed.
2003The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
2003Iraq War: In Fallujah, U.S. forces mistakenly shoot and kill eight Iraqi police officers.
2003Typhoon Maemi, the strongest recorded typhoon to strike South Korea, made landfall near Busan.
2005Israeli-Palestinian conflict: the Israeli disengagement from Gaza is completed, leaving some 2,530 homes demolished.
2007Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada is convicted of plunder.
2007Two earthquakes measuring 8.4 and 7.9 on the Richter Scale hits the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing 25 people and injuring 161.
2008The 2008 Chatsworth train collision in Los Angeles between a Metrolink commuter train and a Union Pacific freight train kills 25 people.
2011The National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City opens to the public.
2013NASA confirms that its Voyager 1 probe has become the first manmade object to enter interstellar space.
2015A series of explosions involving propane triggering nearby illegally stored mining detonators in the Indian town of Petlawad in the state of Madhya Pradesh kills at least 105 people with over 150 injured.
1986The birth of Alfie Allen, English actor
1986The birth of Emmy Rossum, American singer and actress
1988The birth of Amanda Jenssen, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989The birth of Freddie Freeman, American-Canadian baseball player
1989The birth of Andrew Luck, American football player
1991The birth of Thomas Meunier, Belgian footballer
1991The birth of Mike Towell, Scottish professional boxer (d. 2016)
1991The birth of Scott Wootton, English footballer
1992The birth of Sviatlana Pirazhenka, Belarusian tennis player
1994The birth of Gideon Jung, German footballer
1994The birth of RM, South Korean rapper, songwriter and record producer
1994The birth of Elina Svitolina, Ukrainian tennis player
1995The birth of Steven Gardiner, Bahamian sprinter
1997The birth of Sydney Sweeney, American actress
1997The birth of Almida de Val, Swedish curler
2013The death of Erich Loest, German author and screenwriter (b. 1926)
2013The death of Candace Pert, American neuroscientist and pharmacologist (b. 1946)
2014The death of Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (b. 1932)
2014The death of John Gustafson, English singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1942)
2014The death of Ian Paisley, Northern Irish evangelical pastor (Free Presbyterian Church) and politician, 2nd First Minister of Northern Ireland (b. 1926)
2014The death of Joe Sample, American pianist and composer (b. 1939)
2014The death of Hugh Royer, Jr., American golfer (b. 1936)
2015The death of Claudia Card, American philosopher and academic (b. 1940)
2015The death of Frank D. Gilroy, American playwright and screenwriter (b. 1925)
2015The death of Al Monchak, American baseball player and coach (b. 1917)
2015The death of Aronda Nyakairima, Ugandan general and politician (b. 1959)
2017The death of Allan MacEachen, Canadian economist and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (b. 1921)
2017The death of Edith Windsor, American LGBT rights activist and technology manager at IBM (b. 1929)
2018The death of Shen Chun-shan, Taiwanese academic (b. 1932)
2019The death of ʻAkilisi Pōhiva, Tongan politician and activist, Prime Minister of Tonga (b. 1941)

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