Jeremy Lin's Real Name: Jeremy Lin

Quick answer: The guard is known professionally as Jeremy Lin. ESPN and Biography.com independently date his birth to August 23, 1988, and list Palo Alto, California, as his birthplace. This page titles him under the public name.

Real name and early life

Independent publishers identify him under the professional name Jeremy Lin. ESPN lists the birth date as August 23, 1988, the birthplace as Palo Alto, California, and Harvard as his college, and identifies him as a guard. Biography.com independently lists the birth date as August 23, 1988, in Palo Alto, California, and says he is the middle child of Taiwanese immigrants, became a top player and senior captain at Palo Alto High School, including a state title that year, and later played at Harvard University, where he played 115 games, averaged 12.9 points, and was named to the All-Ivy League First Team in his final two years.

Career highlights

ESPN lists a career history that includes the Golden State Warriors in 2010-11, the New York Knicks in 2011-12, the Houston Rockets in 2012-14, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2014-15, the Charlotte Hornets in 2015-16, the Brooklyn Nets in 2016-18, and later the Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors in 2018-19. Biography.com independently says he signed with the Warriors for the 2010-11 season, later joined the Knicks, and in February 2012 became a widely covered phenomenon after scoring 25 points against the New Jersey Nets and helping a seven-game winning streak, a media and fan frenzy the same account calls "Linsanity." The same account says that in the course of roughly two weeks he went from little-known reserve to an international star, that replicas of his No. 17 jersey became a top seller, and that a knee injury later ended his 2012 regular season, after a final Knicks game on March 24, 2012, against the Detroit Pistons. It also records a subsequent offer from the Houston Rockets in July 2012 and later stints including the Lakers, Hornets, Nets, Hawks, Raptors, and the Beijing Ducks. Biography.com independently notes earlier work as editor of his high school newspaper.

Name notes for searchers

People looking up Jeremy Lin or Linsanity are looking for the same guard, including the 2012 New York Knicks run most often associated with his name. This page uses the public professional name. Search traffic often uses the professional name Jeremy Lin alone in many lookups. ESPN independently lists him as a guard and records later career stops after the Knicks, including Houston and Los Angeles.