Don McLean Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 12, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Don McLean Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Don McLean Facts

Full Name	Don McLean
Birthdate	October 02, 1945
Birth Place	New Rochelle, NY
Age (in 2024)	79 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Pop Singer

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Don McLean Age & Birthday

Don McLean is best known as Pop Singer who has born on October 02, 1945 in New Rochelle, NY. Currently, Don McLean is 79 years, 2 months and 10 days old. Don McLean will celebrate 80th birthday on Thursday, 2nd of October 2025. Below the countdown to Don McLean upcoming birthday.

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Don McLean Biography

About

Singer-songwriter best known for his #1 hit single "American Pie" and his smaller hit, "Vincent." He was the recipient of the 2012 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Life Time Achievement Award.

Before Fame

After getting his guitar, he started making contacts all over the music world, recording in his first studio session while still in prep school.

Trivia

In 2001, "American Pie" was voted #5 on a list of the 365 Songs of the Century.

Family Life

He married his first wife, Carol, in 1969 and they divorced in 1972. He has two children, Jackie and Wyatt.

Associated With

He learned the art of performing from his friend and mentor, Pete Seeger.

Top Asked Questions about Don McLean

How old is Don McLean in 2024?

Don McLean is 79 years old today.

When was Don McLean born?

Don McLean was born on October 02, 1945 in New Rochelle, NY.

What is Don McLean zodiac sign?

Don McLean zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Don McLean best known for?

Don McLean was best known as Pop Singer.

Fun Facts about Don McLean's Birthday

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

Don McLean was born on Tuesday, 275^th day / 40^th week of 1945
Don McLean has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Don McLean birthday is II.X.MCMXLV
Don McLean's birthstone is Opal
Don McLean's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Don McLean age in year is 79 years old
Don McLean age in month is 950 months old
Don McLean age in day is 28926 days old
Don McLean age in hour is 694224 hours old
Don McLean age in minute is 41653440 minutes old
Don McLean age in second is 2499206400 seconds old
Next Don McLean birthday is on Thursday, October 2nd 2025
Don McLean age in next birthday (2025) is 80 years old
Learn more interesting facts about October 02, 1945 birthday

Historical Events on Don McLean Birthday (October 02)

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

Year	Event
1970	An aircraft carrying the Wichita State University football team, administrators, and supporters crashes in Colorado, killing 31 people.
1971	South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu is re-elected in a one-man election.
1971	British European Airways Flight 706 crashes near Aarsele, Belgium, killing 63.
1980	Michael Myers becomes the first member of either chamber of Congress to be expelled since the Civil War.
1990	Xiamen Airlines Flight 8301 is hijacked and lands at Guangzhou, where it crashes into two other airliners on the ground, killing 132.
1992	Military police storm the Carandiru Penitentiary in São Paulo, Brazil during a prison riot. The resulting massacre leaves 111 prisoners dead.
1996	Aeroperú Flight 603 crashes into the ocean near Peru, killing all 70 people on board.
1996	The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments are signed by U.S. President Bill Clinton.
2002	The Beltway sniper attacks begin in Washington, D.C., extending over three weeks and killing 10 people.
2004	The first parkrun, then known as the Bushy Park Time Trial, takes place in Bushy Park, London, UK.
2006	Five Amish girls are murdered in a shooting at a school in Pennsylvania, United States.
2007	President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea goes to North Korea for an Inter-Korean summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-il.
2016	Ethiopian protests break out during a festival in the Oromia region, killing dozens of people.
2018	The Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi is assassinated in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.
2019	A privately-owned Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress conducting a living history exhibition flight crashes shortly after takeoff from Windsor Locks, Connecticut, killing seven.
1985	The birth of Çağlar Birinci, Turkish footballer
1985	The birth of Brandon Jackson, American football player
1987	The birth of Bojana Bobusic, Australian tennis player
1987	The birth of Joe Ingles, Australian basketball player
1987	The birth of Phil Kessel, American ice hockey player
1987	The birth of Joel Reinders, American football player
1987	The birth of Ricky Stenhouse Jr., American race car driver
1988	The birth of Brittany Howard, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1988	The birth of Kirara Asuka, Japanese model and adult video actress
1989	The birth of Aaron Hicks, American baseball player
1989	The birth of George Nash, English rower
1991	The birth of Roberto Firmino, Brazilian footballer
1994	The birth of Joana Eidukonytė, Lithuanian tennis player
1995	The birth of Tepai Moeroa, Cook Islands rugby league player
1996	The birth of Tom Trbojevic, Australian rugby league player
2007	The death of Dan Keating, Irish Republican Army volunteer (b. 1902)
2010	The death of Kwa Geok Choo, Singaporean lawyer and scholar (b. 1920)
2012	The death of Nguyễn Chí Thiện, Vietnamese-American poet and activist (b. 1939)
2012	The death of Charles Roach, Trinidadian-Canadian lawyer and activist (b. 1933)
2012	The death of J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist, theorist, academic (b. 1943)
2013	The death of Abraham Nemeth, American mathematician and academic (b. 1918)
2014	The death of Robert Flower, Australian footballer (b. 1955)
2015	The death of Brian Friel, Irish author, playwright, and director (b. 1929)
2015	The death of Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-English bassist and composer (b. 1914)
2015	The death of Johnny Paton, Scottish footballer and coach (b. 1923)
2016	The death of Neville Marriner, British conductor (b. 1924)
2017	The death of Tom Petty, American musician (b. 1950)
2018	The death of Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist (b. 1958)
2020	The death of Anne-Marie Hutchinson, British lawyer (b. 1957)
2022	The death of Sacheen Littlefeather, American actress, model and Native American civil rights activist (b. 1946)

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