Jim Root Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 14, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Jim Root Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Jim Root Facts

Full Name	Jim Root
Birthdate	October 02, 1971
Birth Place	Las Vegas, NV
Age (in 2024)	53 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Guitarist

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Jim Root Age & Birthday

Jim Root is best known as Guitarist who has born on October 02, 1971 in Las Vegas, NV. Currently, Jim Root is 53 years, 2 months and 12 days old. Jim Root will celebrate 54th birthday on Thursday, 2nd of October 2025. Below the countdown to Jim Root upcoming birthday.

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Jim Root Biography

About

Guitarist for the heavy metal band Slipknot alongside singer Corey Taylor, drummer Shawn Crahan, fellow guitarist Mick Thomson, bassist Chris Fehn, DJ Sid Wilson, and keyboardist Craig Jones. He also became a guitarist for Stone Sour, an alternative metal group.

Before Fame

He used to be a waiter and busboy. He has played with groups like Atomic Opera.

Trivia

He won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2006 for the song "Before I Forget" with Slipknot.

Family Life

In 2004, he started Cristina Scabbia, who is a member of the band Lacuna Coil.

Associated With

He became bandmates with Corey Taylor in both Slipknot and Stone Sour.

Top Asked Questions about Jim Root

How old is Jim Root in 2024?

Jim Root is 53 years old today.

When was Jim Root born?

Jim Root was born on October 02, 1971 in Las Vegas, NV.

What is Jim Root zodiac sign?

Jim Root zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Jim Root best known for?

Jim Root was best known as Guitarist.

Fun Facts about Jim Root's Birthday

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

Jim Root was born on Saturday, 275^th day / 39^th week of 1971
Jim Root has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Jim Root birthday is II.X.MCMLXXI
Jim Root's birthstone is Opal
Jim Root's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Jim Root age in year is 53 years old
Jim Root age in month is 638 months old
Jim Root age in day is 19432 days old
Jim Root age in hour is 466368 hours old
Jim Root age in minute is 27982080 minutes old
Jim Root age in second is 1678924800 seconds old
Next Jim Root birthday is on Thursday, October 2nd 2025
Jim Root age in next birthday (2025) is 54 years old
Learn more interesting facts about October 02, 1971 birthday

Historical Events on Jim Root Birthday (October 02)

Below are historical events that coincided with Jim Root'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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