![Elena Delle Donne Elena Delle Donne](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/elena-delle-donne-51128-1.jpg)
![Maya Moore Maya Moore](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maya-moore-1.jpg)
![Lisa Leslie Lisa Leslie](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lisa-leslie-9569-1.jpg)
![Breanna Stewart Breanna Stewart](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/breanna-stewart-1.jpg)
![Paige Bueckers Paige Bueckers](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/paige-bueckers-1.jpg)
![Sheryl Swoopes Sheryl Swoopes](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sheryl-swoopes-30233-1.jpg)
![Brittney Griner Brittney Griner](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/brittney-griner-1.jpg)
![Tamika Catchings Tamika Catchings](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tamika-catchings-84404-1.jpg)
![Dawn Staley Dawn Staley](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/dawn-staley-1.jpg)
![Lauren Jackson Lauren Jackson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lauren-jackson-133606-1.jpg)
![Becky Hammon Becky Hammon](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/becky-hammon-1.jpg)
![Candace Parker Candace Parker](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/candace-parker-1.jpg)
![Nneka Ogwumike Nneka Ogwumike](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nneka-ogwumike-1.jpg)
![Kelsey Plum Kelsey Plum](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kelsey-plum-84406-1.jpg)
![Lindsay Whalen Lindsay Whalen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lindsay-whalen-83817-1.jpg)
![Cheryl Miller Cheryl Miller](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cheryl-miller-61152-1.jpg)
![Sylvia Fowles Sylvia Fowles](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sylvia-fowles-1.jpg)
![Sabrina Ionescu Sabrina Ionescu](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sabrina-ionescu-1.jpg)
![Cynthia Cooper-Dyke Cynthia Cooper-Dyke](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cynthia-cooper-dyke-31069-1.jpg)
![Te'a Cooper Te'a Cooper](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tea-cooper-1.jpg)
![Joanne McCarthy Joanne McCarthy](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/joanne-mccarthy.jpg)
![Kim Mulkey Kim Mulkey](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kim-mulkey-1.jpg)
![Skylar Diggins-Smith Skylar Diggins-Smith](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/skylar-diggins-1.jpg)
![Rebecca Lobo Rebecca Lobo](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/rebecca-lobo-52149-1.jpg)
![Penny Taylor Penny Taylor](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/penny-taylor-76484-1.jpg)
In her 19-year stint as a basketball player, Penny Taylor has mostly represented the WNBA team Phoenix Mercury. She also won gold medals as part of the Australian women’s national team. Though she had a heterosexual marriage earlier, she is now openly lesbian and married to fellow basketball player Diana Taurasi.
![Seimone Augustus Seimone Augustus](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/seimone-augustus-1.jpg)
![A'ja Wilson A'ja Wilson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/aja-wilson-1.jpg)
![Nancy Lieberman Nancy Lieberman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nancy-lieberman-83891-1.jpg)
![Tina Charles Tina Charles](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tina-charles-1.jpg)
![Liz Cambage Liz Cambage](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/liz-cambage-120773-1.jpg)
Margo Dydek was a Polish basketball player best remembered for her towering height of 7 ft 2 in, which made her the world's tallest professional female basketballer. She played for several teams in the WNBA and was honored with the Polish Gold Cross of Merit in 1999. In 2019, Dydek was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame.
![Maura Healey Maura Healey](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/maura-healey-1.jpg)
![Glory Johnson Glory Johnson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/glory-johnson-1.jpg)
![Cheryl Ford Cheryl Ford](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cheryl-ford-1.jpg)
![Cappie Pondexter Cappie Pondexter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/cappie-pondexter-84412-1.jpg)
![Chiney Ogwumike Chiney Ogwumike](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/chiney-ogwumike-84418-1.jpg)
![Angel McCoughtry Angel McCoughtry](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/angel-mccoughtry-84394-1.jpg)
![Tina Thompson Tina Thompson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tina-thompson-1.jpg)
![Tiago Splitter Tiago Splitter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tiago-splitter-13433-1.jpg)
![Katie Lou Samuelson Katie Lou Samuelson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/katie-lou-samuelson-84022-1.jpg)
![Kia Nurse Kia Nurse](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kia-nurse-120631-1.jpg)
![Tara VanDerveer Tara VanDerveer](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tara-vanderveer-1.jpg)
![Lauren Hill Lauren Hill](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/lauren-hill-84016-1.jpg)
![Kara Lawson Kara Lawson](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kara-lawson-84416-1.jpg)
![Katie Smith Katie Smith](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/katie-smith-1.jpg)
![Yolanda Griffith Yolanda Griffith](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/yolanda-griffith-84384-1.jpg)
![Swin Cash Swin Cash](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/swin-cash-1.jpg)
Former basketball player Swin Cash is known for 15-season stint with the Women's National Basketball Association. Now the VP of New Orleans Pelicans, the 3-time WNBA champion is also a self-proclaimed Boy Mom to her two sons. She is the first Black woman to hold a basketball operation executive position.
![Pamela McGee Pamela McGee](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/pamela-mcgee-1.jpg)
![Monica Wright Monica Wright](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/monica-wright-83813-1.jpg)