Peter Carey Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at July 23, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Peter Carey Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Peter Carey Facts

Full Name	Peter Carey
Birthdate	May 07, 1943
Birth Place	Australia
Age (in 2025)	82 Years Old
Zodiac	Taurus
Occupation	Novelist

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Peter Carey Age & Birthday

Peter Carey is best known as Novelist who has born on May 07, 1943 in Australia. Currently, Peter Carey is 82 years, 2 months and 16 days old. Peter Carey will celebrate 83rd birthday on Thursday, 7th of May 2026. Below the countdown to Peter Carey upcoming birthday.

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Peter Carey Biography

About

Australian author who was one of only three writers to win the Booker Prize in 1988 and 2001 for his books Oscar and Lucinda and True History of the Kelly Gang, respectively.

Before Fame

He started working in advertising in 1962 and worked on campaigns for Volkswagen and Lindeman's Wine.

Trivia

He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1989.

Family Life

He married theatre director Alison Summers in 1985 and they had a son.

Associated With

Like him, author Hilary Mantel won the Booker Prize twice.

Top Asked Questions about Peter Carey

How old is Peter Carey in 2025?

Peter Carey is 82 years old today.

When was Peter Carey born?

Peter Carey was born on May 07, 1943 in Australia.

What is Peter Carey zodiac sign?

Peter Carey zodiac sign is Taurus.

What was Peter Carey best known for?

Peter Carey was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about Peter Carey's Birthday

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

Peter Carey was born on Friday, 127^th day / 18^th week of 1943
Peter Carey has Taurus zodiac sign and Earth element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Peter Carey birthday is VII.V.MCMXLIII
Peter Carey's birthstone is Emerald
Peter Carey's birth flower is Hawthorn that symbolize happiness, humility & sweetness
Peter Carey age in year is 82 years old
Peter Carey age in month is 986 months old
Peter Carey age in day is 30028 days old
Peter Carey age in hour is 720672 hours old
Peter Carey age in minute is 43240320 minutes old
Peter Carey age in second is 2594419200 seconds old
Next Peter Carey birthday is on Thursday, May 7th 2026
Peter Carey age in next birthday (2026) is 83 years old
Learn more interesting facts about May 07, 1943 birthday

Historical Events on Peter Carey Birthday (May 07)

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

Year	Event
1960	Cold War: U-2 Crisis of 1960: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev announces that his nation is holding American U-2 pilot Gary Powers.
1986	Canadian Patrick Morrow becomes the first person to climb each of the Seven Summits.
1991	A fire and explosion occurs at a fireworks factory at Sungai Buloh, Malaysia, killing 26.
1992	Michigan ratifies a 203-year-old proposed amendment to the United States Constitution making the 27th Amendment law. This amendment bars the U.S. Congress from giving itself a mid-term pay raise.
1992	Space Shuttle program: The Space Shuttle Endeavour is launched on its first mission, STS-49.
1992	Three employees at a McDonald's Restaurant in Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada, are brutally murdered and a fourth permanently disabled after a botched robbery. It is the first "fast-food murder" in Canada.
1994	Edvard Munch's painting The Scream is recovered undamaged after being stolen from the National Gallery of Norway in February.
1998	Mercedes-Benz buys Chrysler for US$40 billion and forms DaimlerChrysler in the largest industrial merger in history.
1999	Pope John Paul II travels to Romania, becoming the first pope to visit a predominantly Eastern Orthodox country since the Great Schism in 1054.
1999	Kosovo War: Three Chinese citizens are killed and 20 wounded when a NATO aircraft inadvertently bombs the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
1999	In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup.
2000	Vladimir Putin is inaugurated as president of Russia.
2002	An EgyptAir Boeing 737-500 crashes on approach to Tunis-Carthage International Airport, killing 14 people.
2002	A China Northern Airlines MD-82 plunges into the Yellow Sea, killing 112 people.
2004	American businessman Nick Berg is beheaded by Islamic militants. The act is recorded on videotape and released on the Internet.
1986	The birth of Matt Helders, English drummer
1987	The birth of Asami Konno, Japanese singer
1987	The birth of Michael Maidens, English footballer (d. 2007)
1987	The birth of Mark Reynolds, Scottish footballer
1987	The birth of David Schlemko, Canadian ice hockey player
1988	The birth of Eino Puri, Estonian footballer
1988	The birth of Sander Puri, Estonian footballer
1989	The birth of Earl Thomas, American football player
1993	The birth of Ajla Tomljanovic, Australian tennis player
1995	The birth of Seko Fofana, French born Ivorian international footballer
1997	The birth of Daria Kasatkina, Russian tennis player
1998	The birth of Maryna Piddubna, Ukrainian Paralympic swimmer
1998	The birth of Jesse Puljujärvi, Finnish ice hockey player
1998	The birth of MrBeast, American YouTuber
2004	The birth of Ashlyn Krueger, American tennis player
2009	The death of David Mellor, English designer (b. 1930)
2009	The death of Danny Ozark, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1923)
2011	The death of Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer (b. 1957)
2011	The death of Willard Boyle, Canadian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1924)
2011	The death of Big George, English songwriter, producer, and radio host (b. 1957)
2012	The death of Sammy Barr, Scottish trade union leader (b. 1931)
2012	The death of Ferenc Bartha, Hungarian economist and politician (b. 1943)
2012	The death of Dennis E. Fitch, American captain and pilot (b. 1942)
2013	The death of Ferruccio Mazzola, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1948)
2013	The death of George Sauer, Jr., American football player (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Neville McNamara, Australian air marshal (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Colin Pillinger, English astronomer, chemist, and academic (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Dick Welteroth, American baseball player (b. 1927)
2015	The death of Frank DiPascali, American businessman (b. 1956)
2015	The death of John Dixon, Australian-American author and illustrator (b. 1929)

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