Person in history
Arike Ogunbowale
Arike Ogunbowale, American basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · March 2
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Arike Faulina “Goomba” Ogunbowale is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for the Mist of Unrivaled. She played college basketball for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, before being drafted by the Wings with the fifth overall pick of the 2019 WNBA draft. She was the Most Outstanding Player of Notre Dame's 2018 national title run, hitting game-winning baskets in both the semi-final and championship game.
Early life
Early life She was born to parents Yolanda Block Ogunbowale [ 1 ] and Nigerian expat Gregory Ogunbowale in Milwaukee . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] She is the youngest of three children. She is of Yoruba descent and her name "Arike" means "a child you treasure, cherish, pamper and love" in the Yoruba language.
Why this date
Arike Ogunbowale appears on our March 2 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
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“Arike Ogunbowale”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/arike-ogunbowale, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Arike Ogunbowale
When was Arike Ogunbowale born?
March 2 1997.
How old would Arike Ogunbowale be today?
29 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on March 2?
Tua Tagovailoa, Prince Oscar, Duke of Skåne, Max Domi and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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