Pelé Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 3, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Pelé Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Pelé Facts

Full Name	Pelé
Birthdate	October 23, 1940
Birth Place	Tres Coracoes, Brazil
Age (in 2024)	83 Years Old
Zodiac	Scorpio
Occupation	Soccer Player

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Pelé Age & Birthday

Pelé is best known as Soccer Player who has born on October 23, 1940 in Tres Coracoes, Brazil. Currently, Pelé is 83 years, 6 months and 11 days old. Pelé will celebrate 84th birthday on Wednesday, 23rd of October 2024. Below the countdown to Pelé upcoming birthday.

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Pelé Biography

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 83 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, 297^th day / 43^rd 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 83 years old
Pelé age in month is 1002 months old
Pelé age in day is 30508 days old
Pelé age in hour is 732192 hours old
Pelé age in minute is 43931520 minutes old
Pelé age in second is 2635891200 seconds old
Next Pelé birthday is on Thursday, October 23rd 2025
Pelé age in next birthday (2025) is 84 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)

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