Person in history
Joel Embiid
Joel Embiid, Cameroonian basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1994 · March 16
- Age this year
- 32No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 32nd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Joel Hans Embiid is a Cameroonian American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After one year of college basketball with the Kansas Jayhawks, he was drafted third overall by the 76ers in the 2014 NBA draft. The 7-foot (2.13 m) center is a seven-time NBA All-Star, a five-time member of the All-NBA Team, a three-time member of the All-Defensive Team, and a two-time NBA scoring champion. He was named the NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP) in 2023.
Why this date
Joel Embiid appears on our March 16 calendar for 1994 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1994.
- May 17Malawi
- January 1Far-left politics
- November 21994 Durunka floods and lightning strike
- May 241993 World Trade Center bombing
- February 5Markale massacres
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1994Nene MacdonaldMay 11
- 1994Isaah YeoNovember 6
- 1994Denyse TontzSeptember 17
- 1994Brahim DarriSeptember 14
- 1994Krasimir StanoevSeptember 14
- 1994Nicky CaseSeptember 11
- 1994RM (musician)September 12
- 1994Hagos GebrhiwetMay 11
Sources
Cite this page
“Joel Embiid”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/joel-embiid, accessed October 24, 2026.
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Questions about Joel Embiid
When was Joel Embiid born?
March 16 1994.
How old would Joel Embiid be today?
32 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 16?
Ivan Toney, Camilo (singer), Florian Neuhaus and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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