I. M. Pei Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at July 8, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

I. M. Pei Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

I. M. Pei Facts

Full Name	I. M. Pei
Birthdate	April 26, 1917
Birth Place	Guangzhou, China
Age (in 2025)	108 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Architect

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I. M. Pei Age & Birthday

I. M. Pei is best known as Architect who has born on April 26, 1917 in Guangzhou, China. Currently, I. M. Pei is 108 years, 2 months and 12 days old. I. M. Pei will celebrate 109th birthday on Sunday, 26th of April 2026. Below the countdown to I. M. Pei upcoming birthday.

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I. M. Pei Biography

About

Chinese-American architect of sleek 20th century buildings. He was inspired by the gardens of Suzhou and was considered to be the Master of Modern Architecture. He was also controversial, especially after he designed a glass-and-steel pyramid for Paris' Musée du Louvre in the early 1980s.

Before Fame

He went to a school in Shanghai that allowed students only one-half of a day a month of free time. He studied architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Harvard Graduate School of Design after relocating to the United States in 1935.

Trivia

He founded I.M. Pei & Associates in 1955 after working for seven years under notable New York real estate magnate William Zeckendorf; his organization would become known as I.M. Pei & Partners in 1966, then Pei Cobb Freed & Partners in 1989.

Family Life

He and Eileen Loo were married in 1939; she was his introduction to the GSD community. He fathered four children with her, including future architects Chien Chung Pei and Li Chung Pei.

Associated With

He became friends with Walter Gropius and Marcel Breuer, both famed Bauhaus architects.

Top Asked Questions about I. M. Pei

How old is I. M. Pei in 2025?

I. M. Pei is 108 years old today.

When was I. M. Pei born?

I. M. Pei was born on April 26, 1917 in Guangzhou, China.

What is I. M. Pei zodiac sign?

I. M. Pei zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was I. M. Pei best known for?

I. M. Pei was best known as Architect.

Fun Facts about I. M. Pei's Birthday

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

I. M. Pei was born on Thursday, 116^th day / 17^th week of 1917
I. M. Pei has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of I. M. Pei birthday is XXVI.IV.MCMXVII
I. M. Pei's birthstone is Diamond
I. M. Pei's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
I. M. Pei age in year is 108 years old
I. M. Pei age in month is 1298 months old
I. M. Pei age in day is 39520 days old
I. M. Pei age in hour is 948480 hours old
I. M. Pei age in minute is 56908800 minutes old
I. M. Pei age in second is 3414528000 seconds old
Next I. M. Pei birthday is on Sunday, April 26th 2026
I. M. Pei age in next birthday (2026) is 109 years old

Historical Events on I. M. Pei Birthday (April 26)

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

Year	Event
1970	The Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization enters into force.
1981	Dr. Michael R. Harrison of the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center performs the world's first human open fetal surgery.
1982	Fifty-seven people are killed by former police officer Woo Bum-kon in a shooting spree in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
1986	The Chernobyl disaster occurs in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1989	The deadliest known tornado strikes Central Bangladesh, killing upwards of 1,300, injuring 12,000, and leaving as many as 80,000 homeless.
1989	People's Daily publishes the April 26 Editorial which inflames the nascent Tiananmen Square protests.
1991	Fifty-five tornadoes break out in the central United States. Before the outbreak's end, Andover, Kansas, would record the year's only F5 tornado.
1993	The Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on mission STS-55 to conduct experiments aboard the Spacelab module.
1994	China Airlines Flight 140 crashes at Nagoya Airport in Japan, killing 264 of the 271 people on board.
1994	South Africa begins its first multiracial election, which is won by Nelson Mandela's African National Congress.
2002	Robert Steinhäuser kills 16 at Gutenberg-Gymnasium in Erfurt, Germany before dying of a self-inflicted gunshot.
2005	Cedar Revolution: Under international pressure, Syria withdraws the last of its 14,000 troop military garrison in Lebanon, ending its 29-year military domination of that country (Syrian occupation of Lebanon).
2015	Nursultan Nazarbayev is re-elected President of Kazakhstan with 97.7% of the vote.
2018	American comedian Bill Cosby is convicted of sexual assault.
2019	Marvel Studios' blockbuster film, Avengers: Endgame, is released, becoming the highest-grossing film of all time, surpassing the previous box office record of Avatar.
1989	The birth of Kang Daesung, South Korean singer
1990	The birth of Mitch Rein, Australian rugby league player
1990	The birth of Nevin Spence, Northern Irish rugby player (d. 2012)
1991	The birth of Lazaros Fotias, Greek footballer
1991	The birth of Peter Handscomb, Australian cricketer
1991	The birth of Isaac Liu, New Zealand rugby league player
1991	The birth of Ignacio Lores Varela, Uruguayan footballer
1991	The birth of Srdjan Pejicic, Canadian/Bosnian basketball player
1991	The birth of Wojciech Pszczolarski, Polish bicycle racer
1992	The birth of Aaron Judge, American baseball player
1992	The birth of Delon Wright, American basketball player
1994	The birth of Daniil Kvyat, Russian racing driver
1996	The birth of Jordan Pefok, American footballer
2001	The birth of Thiago Almada, Argentine footballer
2002	The birth of Meagan Best, Barbadian squash player
2009	The death of Hans Holzer, Austrian-American paranormal investigator and author (b. 1920)
2010	The death of Mariam A. Aleem, Egyptian graphic designer and academic (b. 1930)
2010	The death of Urs Felber, Swiss engineer and businessman (b. 1942)
2011	The death of Phoebe Snow, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1950)
2012	The death of Terence Spinks, English boxer and trainer (b. 1938)
2013	The death of Jacqueline Brookes, American actress and educator (b. 1930)
2013	The death of George Jones, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Gerald Guralnik, American physicist and academic (b. 1936)
2014	The death of Paul Robeson, Jr., American historian and author (b. 1927)
2014	The death of DJ Rashad, American electronic musician, producer and DJ (b. 1979)
2015	The death of Jayne Meadows, American actress (b. 1919)
2015	The death of Marcel Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930)
2016	The death of Harry Wu, Chinese human rights activist (b. 1937)
2017	The death of Jonathan Demme, American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter (b. 1944)
2022	The death of Klaus Schulze, German composer and musician (b. 1947)

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