Person in history
Jaylen Brown
Jaylen Brown, American basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · October 24
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Jaylen Marselles Brown is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played one year of college basketball for the California Golden Bears and was named first-team all-conference and Freshman of the Year in the Pac-12 Conference. Declaring for the 2016 NBA draft after his freshman season, Brown was selected by the Boston Celtics with the third overall pick. As a professional, he has split his time between shooting guard and small forward.
Why this date
Jaylen Brown appears on our October 24 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Jaylen Brown”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jaylen-brown, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Jaylen Brown
When was Jaylen Brown born?
October 24 1996.
How old would Jaylen Brown be today?
30 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 October 24?
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jalen Ramsey, Raye and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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