Taufik Hidayat

Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is a former World, Olympic, two time Asian Games, and three time Asian champion, and the youngest world number one in the men's singles. Hidayat has won the Indonesia Open six times. He is considered one of the great men's single players in badminton history and has earned the nickname "Mr. Backhand".

10 August 1981

Born on the same birth day (10 August): Alfred Döblin • Bret Hedican • Emily Symons • Florent Vollant • JoAnna Garcia Swisher • Lawrence Dallaglio • Marcus Fizer • Martha Hyer • Stephan Groth • Tom Laughlin

Born in the same month (August 1981): Alessandro Gamberini • Alexander Emelianenko • Camille Pin • Christofer Heimeroth • Dean Cox • Dwayne Peel • Erik Guay • Kezia Dugdale • Marques Houston • Raphael Matos • Sebastian Bönig