Wilt Chamberlain Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at January 22, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Wilt Chamberlain Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Wilt Chamberlain Facts

Full Name	Wilt Chamberlain
Birthdate	August 21, 1936
Birth Place	Philadelphia, PA
Age (in 2025)	88 Years Old
Zodiac	Leo
Occupation	Basketball Player

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Wilt Chamberlain Age & Birthday

Wilt Chamberlain is best known as Basketball Player who has born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA. Currently, Wilt Chamberlain is 88 years, 5 months and 1 days old. Wilt Chamberlain will celebrate 89th birthday on Thursday, 21st of August 2025. Below the countdown to Wilt Chamberlain upcoming birthday.

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Wilt Chamberlain Biography

About

Legendary NBA center who was a 13-time All-Star, 4-time MVP, and 2-time NBA Champion. He scored 100 points in a single game on March 2, 1962 while playing for the Philadelphia Warriors.

Before Fame

He was a rather weak child and had to miss a year of school because of pneumonia.

Trivia

He was a two-time All-American during his college days at Kansas and was named the NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player in 1957.

Family Life

He never married and had no intentions of fathering a child, but became famous for sleeping with thousands of women.

Associated With

He had a legendary rivalry with Boston Celtics star Bill Russell.

Top Asked Questions about Wilt Chamberlain

How old is Wilt Chamberlain in 2025?

Wilt Chamberlain is 88 years old today.

When was Wilt Chamberlain born?

Wilt Chamberlain was born on August 21, 1936 in Philadelphia, PA.

What is Wilt Chamberlain zodiac sign?

Wilt Chamberlain zodiac sign is Leo.

What was Wilt Chamberlain best known for?

Wilt Chamberlain was best known as Basketball Player.

Fun Facts about Wilt Chamberlain's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about Wilt Chamberlain's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

Wilt Chamberlain was born on Friday, 234^th day / 34^th week of 1936
Wilt Chamberlain has Leo zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Wilt Chamberlain birthday is XXI.VIII.MCMXXXVI
Wilt Chamberlain's birthstone is Peridot
Wilt Chamberlain's birth flower is Gladiolus that symbolize moral integrity, remembrance, infatuation & honor
Wilt Chamberlain age in year is 88 years old
Wilt Chamberlain age in month is 1061 months old
Wilt Chamberlain age in day is 32296 days old
Wilt Chamberlain age in hour is 775104 hours old
Wilt Chamberlain age in minute is 46506240 minutes old
Wilt Chamberlain age in second is 2790374400 seconds old
Next Wilt Chamberlain birthday is on Friday, August 21st 2026
Wilt Chamberlain age in next birthday (2026) is 89 years old
Learn more interesting facts about August 21, 1936 birthday

Historical Events on Wilt Chamberlain Birthday (August 21)

Below are historical events that coincided with Wilt Chamberlain's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1968	Cold War: Nicolae Ceaușescu, leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania, publicly condemns the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, encouraging the Romanian population to arm itself against possible Soviet reprisals.
1968	James Anderson Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U.S. Marine.
1971	A bomb exploded in the Liberal Party campaign rally in Plaza Miranda, Manila, Philippines with several anti-Marcos political candidates injured.
1982	Lebanese Civil War: The first troops of a multinational force lands in Beirut to oversee the Palestine Liberation Organization's withdrawal from Lebanon.
1983	Philippine opposition leader Benigno Aquino Jr. is assassinated at Manila International Airport (now renamed Ninoy Aquino International Airport in his honor).
1986	Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometer range.
1988	The 6.9 Mw  Nepal earthquake shakes the Nepal-India border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709-1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
1991	Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
1991	Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
1993	NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
1994	Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
1995	Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
2000	American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
2013	Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
2017	A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
1985	The birth of Aleksandra Kiryashova, Russian pole vaulter
1986	The birth of Usain Bolt, Jamaican sprinter
1986	The birth of Wout Brama, Dutch footballer
1986	The birth of Koki Sakamoto, Japanese gymnast
1988	The birth of Robert Lewandowski, Polish footballer
1988	The birth of Kacey Musgraves, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1989	The birth of Charlison Benschop, Dutch footballer
1989	The birth of James Davey, English rugby league player
1989	The birth of Matteo Gentili, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Hayden Panettiere, American actress
1989	The birth of Aleix Vidal, Spanish footballer
1990	The birth of Bo Burnham, American comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker and poet
1991	The birth of Leandro Bacuna, Dutch footballer
1992	The birth of Felipe Nasr, Brazilian race car driver
1996	The birth of Karolína Muchová, Czech tennis player
2013	The death of Sid Bernstein, American record producer (b. 1918)
2013	The death of C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1936)
2013	The death of Fred Martin, Scottish footballer (b. 1929)
2013	The death of Enos Nkala, Zimbabwean politician, Zimbabwean Minister of Defence (b. 1932)
2014	The death of Gerry Anderson, Irish radio and television host (b. 1944)
2014	The death of Helen Bamber, English psychotherapist and academic (b. 1925)
2014	The death of Steven R. Nagel, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (b. 1946)
2014	The death of Jean Redpath, Scottish singer-songwriter (b. 1937)
2014	The death of Albert Reynolds, Irish businessman and politician, ninth Taoiseach of Ireland (b. 1932)
2015	The death of Colin Beyer, New Zealand lawyer and businessman (b. 1938)
2015	The death of Wang Dongxing, Chinese commander and politician (b. 1916)
2015	The death of Jimmy Evert, American tennis player and coach (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Bajram Rexhepi, First Kosovan Prime Ministers of UN mission administration in Kosovo (b. 1954)
2018	The death of Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (b. 1975)
2019	The death of Celso Piña, Mexican singer, composer, arranger, and accordionist (b. 1953)

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