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Gabby Williams

Gabby Williams, American-French basketball player

Born
September 9, 1996
Age in 2026
30
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1996

About Gabby Williams

Gabrielle Lisa Williams is an American-French professional basketball player for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Fenerbahçe of the Turkish Super League and EuroLeague Women. She was drafted 4th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2018 WNBA draft. In 2022 she was a EuroLeague champion with Sopron and was named the Final Four MVP. Williams played forward in college for the UConn Huskies, and won back to back national championships in 2015 and 2016. She has played for the French national team in the Tokyo 2020 and the Paris 2024 Olympic games. Williams helped UConn reach a 148–3 record over her four-year career, which included four Final Four appearances and back to back National Championships. In 2018, Williams signed with Dike Basket Napoli of the Italian First Division. At the state championships, she won the 100 meter hurdles as well as the 300 meter hurdles and cleared 5'11" to win the high jump.

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Gabby Williams timeline

  1. Williams played forward in college for the UConn Huskies, and won back to back national championships in 2015 and 2016.
  2. In 2018, Williams signed with Dike Basket Napoli of the Italian First Division.
  3. In 2022 she was a EuroLeague champion with Sopron and was named the Final Four MVP.

The world when Gabby Williams was born

Gabby Williams was born in 1996. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1996

  • #1 song"Macarena" – Los Del Rio
  • Top movieThe English Patient
  • Top TV showER
  • Best-selling bookThe Runaway Jury – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentMichael Jordan leads Bulls to 72-10 record and 4th NBA title
  • Top headlineCentennial Olympic Park bombing in Atlanta
  • Technology milestoneDolly the sheep — first mammal cloned from an adult cell
  • Defining fadMacarena dance craze
  • Notable inventionPalm Pilot
  • World population5.77 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBill Clinton
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
  • U.S. population265.2M

1996 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Gabby Williams's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19962026
Gas$1.23$3.45/gal
Average home$115,800$435,000
Average income$44,006$67,500
Minimum wage$4.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$4.42$11.95
Postage stamp$0.32$0.73
Population265.2M341 million

Sources and editorial standards

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