Pelé Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at December 24, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Pelé Facts
| Full Name | Pelé |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | October 23, 1940 |
| Birth Place | Tres Coracoes, Brazil |
| Age (in 2024) | 84 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Soccer Player |
Pelé Age & Birthday
Pelé is best known as Soccer Player who has born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil. Currently, Pelé is 84 years, 2 months and 1 days old. Pelé will celebrate 85th birthday on Thursday, 23rd of October 2025. Below the countdown to Pelé upcoming birthday.
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About
Born Edson Arantes do Nascimento, he scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches, and was voted Football Player of the Century by the IFFHS in 1999. He is considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all-time.
Before Fame
He was officially named after Thomas Edison, but it's believed he earned the nickname "Pele" during childhood after the way he pronounced the goalkeeper for his hometown Vasco da Gama team, Bilé.
Trivia
In 1962, he led Santos to victory in four out of four competitions, becoming the first team to achieve a quadruple. He dedicated his 1,000th goal to the poor children of Brazil.
Family Life
He was married to Rosemeri dos Reis Cholbi from 1966 to 1982 and Assiria Nascimento from 1994 to 2008. He married his third wife, Marcia Aoki, in 2016. He had two daughters and a son with Rosemeri and a pair of twins with Assiria.
Associated With
He retired from international play in 1971 after scoring 77 goals in 92 appearances for the Brazilian national team and 40 years later, the great Ronaldo retired after scoring 62 goals in 98 appearances with Brazil - second behind only Pele.
Top Asked Questions about Pelé
How old is Pelé in 2024?
Pelé is 84 years old today.
When was Pelé born?
Pelé was born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil.
What is Pelé zodiac sign?
Pelé zodiac sign is Scorpio.
What was Pelé best known for?
Pelé was best known as Soccer Player.
Fun Facts about Pelé's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Pelé's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Pelé was born on Wednesday, 297th day / 43rd week of 1940
- Pelé has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Pelé birthday is XXIII.X.MCMXL
- Pelé's birthstone is Opal
- Pelé's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
- Pelé age in year is 84 years old
- Pelé age in month is 1010 months old
- Pelé age in day is 30743 days old
- Pelé age in hour is 737832 hours old
- Pelé age in minute is 44269920 minutes old
- Pelé age in second is 2656195200 seconds old
- Next Pelé birthday is on Thursday, October 23rd 2025
- Pelé age in next birthday (2025) is 85 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about October 23, 1940 birthday
Historical Events on Pelé Birthday (October 23)
Below are historical events that coincided with Pelé's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Bankruptcy of Wärtsilä Marine; the biggest bankruptcy in the Nordic countries up until then. |
| 1989 | An explosion at the Houston Chemical Complex in Pasadena, Texas, which registered a 3.5 on the Richter magnitude scale, kills 23 and injures 314. |
| 1991 | Signing of the Paris Peace Accords which ends the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. |
| 1993 | The Troubles: A Provisional IRA bomb prematurely detonates in Belfast, killing the bomber and nine civilians. |
| 1995 | Yolanda Saldívar is found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of popular Latin singer Selena. |
| 1998 | Israel and the Palestinian Authority sign the Wye River Memorandum. |
| 2001 | Apple Computer releases the iPod. |
| 2002 | Second Chechen War: Chechen separatist terrorists seize the House of Culture theater in Moscow and take approximately 700 theater-goers hostage. |
| 2004 | A powerful earthquake and its aftershocks hit Niigata Prefecture in northern Japan, killing 35 people, injuring 2,200, and leaving 85,000 homeless or evacuated. |
| 2007 | A storm causes the Mexican Kab 101 oil platform to collide with a wellhead, leading to the death and drowning of 22 people during rescue operations after evacuation of the platform. |
| 2011 | A powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Van Province, Turkey, killing 582 people and injuring thousands. |
| 2011 | The Libyan National Transitional Council deems the Libyan Civil War over. |
| 2015 | The lowest sea-level pressure in the Western Hemisphere, and the highest reliably-measured non-tornadic sustained winds, are recorded in Hurricane Patricia, which strikes Mexico hours later, killing at least 13 and causing over $280 million in damages. |
| 2022 | Xi Jinping is elected as General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party by the Central Committee, beginning a third term of the paramount leader of China. |
| 2022 | Myanmar Air Force airstrikes a concert in Hpakant Township, Kachin state killing at least 80 people, including senior Kachin Independence Organisation officials, in the Hpakant massacre. |
| 1988 | The birth of Carolin Schiewe, German footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Viktor Agardius, Swedish footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Alain Broja, Venezuelan footballer |
| 1989 | The birth of Jonita Gandhi, Indo-Canadian singer |
| 1989 | The birth of Anisya Kirdyapkina, Russian race walker |
| 1989 | The birth of Andriy Yarmolenko, Ukrainian footballer |
| 1990 | The birth of Paradise Oskar, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist |
| 1991 | The birth of Emil Forsberg, Swedish footballer |
| 1991 | The birth of Jorge Taufua, Australian rugby league player |
| 1991 | The birth of Princess Mako of Akishino, member of the Japanese Imperial Family |
| 1993 | The birth of Josh Ruffels, English footballer |
| 1997 | The birth of Jaydn Su'A, New Zealand rugby league player |
| 1998 | The birth of Amandla Stenberg, American actress |
| 1999 | The birth of Yui Kobayashi, Japanese idol |
| 2002 | The birth of Shin Eun-soo, South Korean actress |
| 2014 | The death of John Bramlett, American football player (b. 1941) |
| 2014 | The death of Bernard Mayes, English-American journalist and academic (b. 1929) |
| 2014 | The death of Joan Quigley, American astrologer and author (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Tullio Regge, Italian physicist and academic (b. 1931) |
| 2014 | The death of Alvin Stardust, English singer and actor (b. 1942) |
| 2015 | The death of Leon Bibb, American-Canadian singer (b. 1922) |
| 2015 | The death of Roger De Clerck, Belgian businessman (b. 1924) |
| 2015 | The death of Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (b. 1940) |
| 2015 | The death of Fred Sands, American businessman and philanthropist, co-founded the Museum of Contemporary Art (b. 1938) |
| 2016 | The death of Jack Chick, American cartoonist and publisher (b. 1924) |
| 2016 | The death of Wim van der Voort, Dutch speed skater (b. 1923) |
| 2016 | The death of Pete Burns, English singer-songwriter (b. 1959) |
| 2017 | The death of Walter Lassally, German cinematographer (b. 1926) |
| 2018 | The death of Todd Reid, Australian tennis player (b. 1984) |
| 2022 | The death of Adriano Moreira, Portuguese politician, Minister of the Overseas Provinces, President of the CDS - People's Party (b. 1922) |
Social Media
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| Youtube | Pelé on Youtube |
| Tiktok | Pelé on Tiktok |
| Wikipedia | Pelé on Wikipedia |
| Website | Pelé's Webiste |
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