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Joel Embiid

1994 - Today

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Joel Hans Embiid ( joh-EL em-BEED; born 16 March 1994) is a Cameroonian and 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) Embiid 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Joel Embiid is the 306th most popular basketball player (up from 408th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Cameroon (up from 50th in 2019) and the most popular Cameroonian Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Joel Embiid ranks 306 out of 1,757. Before him are Jason Williams, Erik Spoelstra, Mitch Kupchak, Buddy Jeannette, Theodoros Papaloukas, and Jorge Garbajosa. After him are Sergio Rodríguez, Connie Hawkins, Harry Gallatin, Ainars Bagatskis, Anthony Davis, and Marco Belinelli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1994, Joel Embiid ranks 99. Before him are Guido Rodríguez, Vedat Muriqi, Denis Suárez, Sepp Kuss, Ivan Provedel, and Marcell Jacobs. After him are Bruma, Era Istrefi, Rani Khedira, Gervonta Davis, Lee Yoo-mi, and Emerson Palmieri.

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In Cameroon

Among people born in Cameroon, Joel Embiid ranks 43 out of 156. Before him are Emmanuel Kundé (1956), Jean-Alain Boumsong (1979), Stephen Tataw (1963), Achille Emaná (1982), Pierre Womé (1979), and Lauren (1977). After him are Werewere Liking (1950), Ephrem M'Bom (1954), Louis-Paul M'Fédé (1961), Eric Djemba-Djemba (1981), André Kana-Biyik (1965), and Breel Embolo (1997).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In Cameroon

Among basketball players born in Cameroon, Joel Embiid ranks 1. After him are Sofoklis Schortsanitis (1985), Pascal Siakam (1994), and Luc Mbah a Moute (1986).

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