Joakim Noah

French-American basketball power forward/center (2007-20) who played in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls (2007–2016), New York Knicks (2016–2018), Memphis Grizzlies (2018–2019) and Los Angeles Clippers (2019–2020). Waived by the Clippers, French Nicolas Batum succeeded him for the 2021 season.

He played college basketball for the Florida Gators, winning back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007. The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2014 when he also was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year. He represented France in international competitions.

He suffered ligament damage to his hand in mid-December 2010 and underwent surgery on his thumb. After recuperating, he returned to the game on 23 February 2011. Often handicapped by a foot aponeurosis (fascia), he was named best defender NBA in 2014.

His mother Cecilia Rodhe is a former model and beauty queen who won the Miss Sweden crown in 1978; she is now a sculptor. His father is noted tennis player Yannick Noah.

Noah became engaged to Victoria's Secret model Lais Ribeiro in September 2019 at Burning Man. The couple began dating in July 2018.