Person in history
Thon Maker
Thon Maker, South Sudanese-Australian basketball player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · February 25
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Thon Marial Maker is a South Sudanese-Australian professional basketball player for Al-Ula of the Saudi Basketball League. He attended high school at Orangeville District Secondary School and played basketball for Canada's Athlete Institute. He was picked 10th overall in the 2016 NBA draft, and played for three different NBA teams between 2016 and 2021.
Early life
Early life Maker was born in Wau , [ 1 ] a city located in what is now South Sudan . His uncle, a local administrator, arranged for Maker, his younger brother, Matur , and his aunt to escape the civil war to Uganda . From there, they were accepted as refugees by Australia; they then moved to Perth , Western Australia when Maker was five years of age [ 2 ] and the family eventually settled down. [ 3 ] When he was 14, Maker was discovered playing soccer in the Perth suburb of Mirrabooka ,
Why this date
Thon Maker appears on our February 25 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
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 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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“Thon Maker”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/thon-maker, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Thon Maker
When was Thon Maker born?
February 25 1997.
How old would Thon Maker 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 February 25?
Rocky (singer), Félix Peña, Fred VanVleet and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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