Jewell Loyd

Jewell Loyd, American basketball player

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Born: October 5, 1993
Age in 2026: 33
Zodiac sign: Libra
Birth year: 1993

About Jewell Loyd

Jewell Loyd is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Nicknamed the "Gold Mamba", she played college basketball at Notre Dame and was selected first overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2015 WNBA draft. Loyd won gold medals for the United States national team at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics. Loyd was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm. In her first career playoff game, Loyd scored 24 points in a 94–85 loss to the Atlanta Dream in the first round elimination game.

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Jewell Loyd timeline

2015Loyd was drafted first overall in the 2015 WNBA draft by the Seattle Storm.
2020Loyd won gold medals for the United States national team at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics.

The world when Jewell Loyd was born

Jewell Loyd was born in 1993. 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 1993

#1 song"I Will Always Love You" – Whitney Houston
Top movieSchindler's List
Top TV show60 Minutes
Best-selling bookThe Client – John Grisham

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMichael Jordan retires (first time) to play baseball
Top headlineWorld Trade Center bombing
Technology milestoneMosaic browser makes the web accessible to everyone
Defining fadBeanie Babies (early)
Notable inventionMosaic web browser
World population5.53 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderBill Clinton
Sports championToronto Blue Jays (World Series)
Also wonChicago Bulls (NBA)
U.S. population257.8M

1993 versus 2026

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

Measure	1993	2026
Gas	$1.11	$3.45/gal
Average home	$104,000	$435,000
Average income	$38,651	$67,500
Minimum wage	$4.25	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$4.14	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.29	$0.73
Population	257.8M	341 million

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