George Plimpton Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at April 23, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

George Plimpton Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

George Plimpton Facts

Full Name	George Plimpton
Birthdate	March 18, 1927
Birth Place	New York City, NY
Age (in 2024)	97 Years Old
Zodiac	Pisces
Occupation	Journalist

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George Plimpton Age & Birthday

George Plimpton is best known as Journalist who has born on March 18, 1927 in New York City, NY. Currently, George Plimpton is 97 years, 1 months and 5 days old. George Plimpton will celebrate 98th birthday on Tuesday, 18th of March 2025. Below the countdown to George Plimpton upcoming birthday.

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George Plimpton Biography

About

An American journalist and sports writer, he is best known for works such as Paper Lion (1966) and Out of My League (1961). Outside of sports writing, he co-founded the respected literary publication, The Paris Review.

Before Fame

He was an amateur athlete. Also a participatory journalist, he often wrote about his experiences, which included playing quarterback in a pre-season NFL game; pitching to several all-stars prior to a 1959 All-Star baseball game; performing as a trapeze artist for the Clyde Beatty-Cole Brothers Circus, and fighting boxers Archie and Sugar Ray Robinson.

Trivia

He once played with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Family Life

He married his second wife, Sarah Whitehead Dudley, in 1991. Previously, he had been married to Freddy Medora Espy.

Associated With

He played a small role in the Matt Damon movie Good Will Hunting.

Top Asked Questions about George Plimpton

How old is George Plimpton in 2024?

George Plimpton is 97 years old today.

When was George Plimpton born?

George Plimpton was born on March 18, 1927 in New York City, NY.

What is George Plimpton zodiac sign?

George Plimpton zodiac sign is Pisces.

What was George Plimpton best known for?

George Plimpton was best known as Journalist.

Fun Facts about George Plimpton's Birthday

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

George Plimpton was born on Friday, 77^th day / 11^th week of 1927
George Plimpton has Pisces zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of George Plimpton birthday is XVIII.III.MCMXXVII
George Plimpton's birthstone is Aquamarine
George Plimpton's birth flower is Daffodil that symbolize spring, rebirth, domestic happiness & love
George Plimpton age in year is 97 years old
George Plimpton age in month is 1165 months old
George Plimpton age in day is 35466 days old
George Plimpton age in hour is 851184 hours old
George Plimpton age in minute is 51071040 minutes old
George Plimpton age in second is 3064262400 seconds old
Next George Plimpton birthday is on Tuesday, March 18th 2025
George Plimpton age in next birthday (2025) is 98 years old
Learn more interesting facts about March 18, 1927 birthday

Historical Events on George Plimpton Birthday (March 18)

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

Year	Event
1965	Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, leaving his spacecraft Voskhod 2 for 12 minutes, becomes the first person to walk in space.
1966	United Arab Airlines Flight 749 crashes on approach to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt, killing 30 people.
1967	The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
1968	Gold standard: The U.S. Congress repeals the requirement for a gold reserve to back US currency.
1969	The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
1970	Lon Nol ousts Prince Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia.
1971	Peru: A landslide crashes into Yanawayin Lake, killing 200 people at the mining camp of Chungar.
1980	A Vostok-2M rocket at Plesetsk Cosmodrome Site 43 explodes during a fueling operation, killing 48 people.
1990	Germans in the German Democratic Republic vote in the first democratic elections in the former communist dictatorship.
1990	In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.
1994	Bosnia's Bosniaks and Croats sign the Washington Agreement, ending war between the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia and the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and establishing the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1996	A nightclub fire in Quezon City, Philippines kills 162 people.
1997	The tail of a Russian Antonov An-24 charter plane breaks off while en route to Turkey, causing the plane to crash and killing all 50 people on board.
2014	The parliaments of Russia and Crimea sign an accession treaty.
2015	The Bardo National Museum in Tunisia is attacked by gunmen. Twenty-three people, almost all tourists, are killed, and at least 50 other people are wounded.
1986	The birth of Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Algerian footballer
1987	The birth of Rebecca Soni, American swimmer
1989	The birth of Francesco Checcucci, Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Lily Collins, English-American actress
1989	The birth of Shreevats Goswami, Indian cricketer
1989	The birth of Kana Nishino, Japanese singer-songwriter
1989	The birth of Paul Marc Rousseau, Canadian guitarist and producer
1989	The birth of Ming Xi, Chinese model
1991	The birth of Dylan Mattingly, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1991	The birth of Sam Williams, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Ryan Truex, American race car driver
1992	The birth of Takuya Terada, Japanese singer, actor, and model
1995	The birth of Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player
1997	The birth of Ciara Bravo, American actress
1997	The birth of Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player
2013	The death of Muhammad Mahmood Alam, Pakistani general and pilot (b. 1935)
2013	The death of Henry Bromell, American novelist, screenwriter, and director (b. 1947)
2013	The death of Clay Ford, American lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
2014	The death of Catherine Obianuju Acholonu, Nigerian author, playwright, and academic (b. 1951)
2014	The death of Kaiser Kalambo, Zambian footballer, coach, and manager (b. 1953)
2014	The death of Lucius Shepard, American author and critic (b. 1943)
2015	The death of Zhao Dayu, Chinese footballer and manager (b. 1961)
2015	The death of Thomas Hopko, American priest and theologian (b. 1939)
2015	The death of Grace Ogot, Kenyan nurse, journalist, and politician (b. 1930)
2016	The death of Barry Hines, English author and screenwriter (b. 1939)
2016	The death of Jan Němec, Czech director and screenwriter (b. 1936)
2016	The death of Tray Walker, American football player (b. 1992)
2016	The death of Guido Westerwelle, German lawyer and politician, 15th Vice-Chancellor of Germany (b. 1961)
2017	The death of Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer and songwriter (b. 1926)
2020	The death of Alfred Worden, American test pilot, engineer and astronaut (b. 1932)

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