Donald Knuth Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 11, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Donald Knuth Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Donald Knuth Facts

Full Name	Donald Knuth
Birthdate	January 10, 1938
Birth Place	Wisconsin
Age (in 2024)	86 Years Old
Zodiac	Capricorn
Occupation	Mathematician

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Donald Knuth Age & Birthday

Donald Knuth is best known as Mathematician who has born on January 10, 1938 in Wisconsin. Currently, Donald Knuth is 86 years, 11 months and 1 days old. Donald Knuth will celebrate 87th birthday on Friday, 10th of January 2025. Below the countdown to Donald Knuth upcoming birthday.

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Donald Knuth Biography

About

Mathematician and engineer who was arguably most recognized as the Professor Emeritus at Stanford in Palo Alto, California.

Before Fame

He was a prodigy; In fact, he once won a competition in which he created 4,500 words from the phrase Ziegler's Giant Bar. The judges for the competition had only created half that amount.

Trivia

He became the first person to win the ACM Grace Murray Hopper Award in 1971. He also won the Harvey Prize in 1995.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Associated With

Henry Suzzallo once studied at Stanford University, where he served as the Professor Emeritus.

Top Asked Questions about Donald Knuth

How old is Donald Knuth in 2024?

Donald Knuth is 86 years old today.

When was Donald Knuth born?

Donald Knuth was born on January 10, 1938 in Wisconsin.

What is Donald Knuth zodiac sign?

Donald Knuth zodiac sign is Capricorn.

What was Donald Knuth best known for?

Donald Knuth was best known as Mathematician.

Fun Facts about Donald Knuth's Birthday

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

Donald Knuth was born on Monday, 10^th day / 02^nd week of 1938
Donald Knuth has Capricorn zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Donald Knuth birthday is X.I.MCMXXXVIII
Donald Knuth's birthstone is Garnet
Donald Knuth's birth flower is Carnation that symbolize fascination, distinction & love
Donald Knuth age in year is 86 years old
Donald Knuth age in month is 1043 months old
Donald Knuth age in day is 31747 days old
Donald Knuth age in hour is 761928 hours old
Donald Knuth age in minute is 45715680 minutes old
Donald Knuth age in second is 2742940800 seconds old
Next Donald Knuth birthday is on Friday, January 10th 2025
Donald Knuth age in next birthday (2025) is 87 years old
Learn more interesting facts about January 10, 1938 birthday

Historical Events on Donald Knuth Birthday (January 10)

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

Year	Event
1946	The United States Army Signal Corps successfully conducts Project Diana, bouncing radio waves off the Moon and receiving the reflected signals.
1954	BOAC Flight 781, a de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1, explodes and falls into the Tyrrhenian Sea, killing 35 people.
1966	Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965.
1972	Sheikh Mujibur Rahman returns to the newly independent Bangladesh as president after spending over nine months in prison in Pakistan.
1980	The New England Journal of Medicine publishes the letter Addiction Rare in Patients Treated with Narcotics, which is later misused to downplay the general risk of addiction to opioids.
1981	Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensive, gaining control of most of Morazán and Chalatenango departments
1984	Holy See-United States relations: The United States and Holy See (Vatican City) re-establish full diplomatic relations after almost 117 years, overturning the United States Congress's 1867 ban on public funding for such a diplomatic envoy.
1985	Sandinista Daniel Ortega becomes president of Nicaragua and vows to continue the transformation to socialism and alliance with the Soviet Union and Cuba; American policy continues to support the Contras in their revolt against the Nicaraguan government.
1990	Time Warner is formed by the merger of Time Inc. and Warner Communications.
2000	Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 aircraft, crashes in Niederhasli, Switzerland, after taking off from Zurich Airport, killing 13 people.
2007	A general strike begins in Guinea in an attempt to get President Lansana Conté to resign.
2012	A bombing at Jamrud in Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and injures 78 others.
2013	More than 100 people are killed and 270 injured in several bomb blasts in the Quetta area of Pakistan.
2015	A traffic accident between an oil tanker truck and passenger coach en route to Shikarpur from Karachi on the Pakistan National Highway Link Road near Gulshan-e-Hadeed, Karachi, killing at least 62 people.
2019	A 13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is found alive in Gordon, Wisconsin, having been kidnapped 88 days earlier from her parents' home whilst they were murdered.
1982	The birth of Julien Brellier, French footballer
1982	The birth of Tomasz Brzyski, Polish footballer
1984	The birth of Marouane Chamakh, Moroccan footballer
1984	The birth of Ariane Friedrich, German high jumper
1984	The birth of Kalki Koechlin, Indian actress
1986	The birth of Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player
1987	The birth of César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer
1988	The birth of Leonard Patrick Komon, Kenyan runner
1990	The birth of Ishiura Shikanosuke, Japanese sumo wrestler
1990	The birth of Cody Walker, Australian rugby league player
1991	The birth of Chad Townsend, Australian rugby league player
1996	The birth of Matthew Dufty, Australian rugby league player
1996	The birth of Dylan Edwards, Australian rugby league player
1997	The birth of Patrick Herbert, New Zealand rugby league player
1997	The birth of Blake Lawrie, Australian rugby league player
2014	The death of Larry Speakes, American journalist, 16th White House Press Secretary (b. 1939)
2014	The death of Dajikaka Gadgil, Indian jeweller (b. 1915)
2015	The death of Junior Malanda, Belgian footballer (b. 1994)
2015	The death of Taylor Negron, American actor, playwright, and painter (b. 1957)
2015	The death of Francesco Rosi, Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1922)
2015	The death of Robert Stone, American novelist and short story writer (b. 1937)
2016	The death of David Bowie, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (b. 1947)
2016	The death of George Jonas, Hungarian-Canadian journalist, author, and poet (b. 1935)
2017	The death of Buddy Greco, American jazz and pop singer and pianist (b. 1926)
2017	The death of Clare Hollingworth, English journalist (b. 1911)
2020	The death of Qaboos bin Said, ruler of Oman (b. 1940)
2022	The death of Joyce Eliason, American television personality (b. 1934)
2022	The death of Robert Durst, American real estate heir and convicted murderer (b. 1943)
2023	The death of Jeff Beck, English guitarist and songwriter (b. 1944)
2023	The death of Constantine II of Greece, King of Greece (1964-1973) (b. 1940)

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