Jeremy Lin

Publish date: 2024-08-05
2012 ESPY Awards - Press Room

Lin in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Jeremy Shu-How Lin

Place of Birth: Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States

Date of Birth: August 23, 1988

Ethnicity: Chinese, Taiwanese

Jeremy Lin is an American professional basketball player.

He was born in Torrance, California, to Taiwanese parents, Lin Gie-Ming and Shirley (Wu) Lin, and attended Havard University. Jeremy is a devout Evangelical Christian. His brother, Joseph Lin, is also a professional basketball player. His paternal family are Hoklo people from Beidou, Changhua, Taiwan. Jeremy understands Mandarin.

Standing at 6 feet 3 inches tall, Jeremy has adequate size for a point guard and a spring in his step.

Jeremy’s maternal grandmother emigrated to Taiwan in the late 1940s from Pinghu, Zhejiang, China.

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