Person in history
Sabrina Ionescu
Sabrina Ionescu, American basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · December 6
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Sabrina Elaine Ionescu is an American professional basketball player for the New York Liberty of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She is widely considered one of the greatest three-point shooters in WNBA history.
Early life
Early life Ionescu was born in Walnut Creek, California , to Romanian-American parents. Her father, Dan Ionescu, escaped communist Romania around the time of the 1989 revolution , seeking political asylum in the United States. He hoped that his then-wife, Liliana Blaj, and their son Andrei could join them in a few months, but they were unable to move to the US until 1995. [ 1 ] By that time, Dan owned a limousine service in Northern California ,
Why this date
Sabrina Ionescu appears on our December 6 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
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- 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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“Sabrina Ionescu”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sabrina-ionescu, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Sabrina Ionescu
When was Sabrina Ionescu born?
December 6 1997.
How old would Sabrina Ionescu 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 December 6?
Stefanie Scott, Davide Calabria, Tamira Paszek and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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