Ray Kurzweil Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at March 14, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

Ray Kurzweil Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Ray Kurzweil Facts

Full Name	Ray Kurzweil
Birthdate	February 12, 1948
Birth Place	New York
Age (in 2025)	77 Years Old
Zodiac	Aquarius
Occupation	Philosopher

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Ray Kurzweil Age & Birthday

Ray Kurzweil is best known as Philosopher who has born on February 12, 1948 in New York. Currently, Ray Kurzweil is 77 years, 1 months and 2 days old. Ray Kurzweil will celebrate 78th birthday on Thursday, 12th of February 2026. Below the countdown to Ray Kurzweil upcoming birthday.

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Ray Kurzweil Biography

About

Futurist and philosopher who pioneered voice and speech recognition. He was the director of engineering at Google.

Before Fame

His childhood obsession with science fiction laid the foundation for the rest of his career.

Trivia

He created the first commercially available speech-recognition instruments.

Family Life

His Jewish parents escaped Nazi Austria just before the start of World War II.

Associated With

He and Stevie Wonder became good friends after Wonder purchased one of his reading machines.

Top Asked Questions about Ray Kurzweil

How old is Ray Kurzweil in 2025?

Ray Kurzweil is 77 years old today.

When was Ray Kurzweil born?

Ray Kurzweil was born on February 12, 1948 in New York.

What is Ray Kurzweil zodiac sign?

Ray Kurzweil zodiac sign is Aquarius.

What was Ray Kurzweil best known for?

Ray Kurzweil was best known as Philosopher.

Fun Facts about Ray Kurzweil's Birthday

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

Ray Kurzweil was born on Thursday, 43^rd day / 07^th week of 1948
Ray Kurzweil has Aquarius zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Ray Kurzweil birthday is XII.II.MCMXLVIII
Ray Kurzweil's birthstone is Amethyst
Ray Kurzweil's birth flower is Primrose that symbolize modesty, distinction & virtue
Ray Kurzweil age in year is 77 years old
Ray Kurzweil age in month is 925 months old
Ray Kurzweil age in day is 28155 days old
Ray Kurzweil age in hour is 675720 hours old
Ray Kurzweil age in minute is 40543200 minutes old
Ray Kurzweil age in second is 2432592000 seconds old
Next Ray Kurzweil birthday is on Thursday, February 12th 2026
Ray Kurzweil age in next birthday (2026) is 78 years old
Learn more interesting facts about February 12, 1948 birthday

Historical Events on Ray Kurzweil Birthday (February 12)

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

Year	Event
1974	Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970, is exiled from the Soviet Union.
1983	One hundred women protest in Lahore, Pakistan against military dictator Zia-ul-Haq's proposed Law of Evidence. The women were tear-gassed, baton-charged and thrown into lock-up. The women were successful in repealing the law.
1988	Cold War: The 1988 Black Sea bumping incident: The U.S. missile cruiser USS Yorktown (CG-48) is intentionally rammed by the Soviet frigate Bezzavetnyy in the Soviet territorial waters, while Yorktown claims innocent passage.
1990	Carmen Lawrence becomes the first female Premier in Australian history when she becomes Premier of Western Australia.
1992	The current Constitution of Mongolia comes into effect.
1993	Two-year-old James Bulger is abducted from New Strand Shopping Centre by two ten-year-old boys, who later torture and murder him.
1994	Four thieves break into the National Gallery of Norway and steal Edvard Munch's iconic painting The Scream.
1999	United States President Bill Clinton is acquitted by the United States Senate in his impeachment trial.
2001	NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touches down in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros, becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
2002	The trial of Slobodan Milošević, the former President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, begins at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands. He dies four years later before its conclusion.
2002	An Iran Airtour Tupolev Tu-154 crashes in the mountains outside Khorramabad, Iran while descending for a landing at Khorramabad Airport, killing 119.
2004	The city of San Francisco begins issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in response to a directive from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
2009	Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashes into a house in Clarence Center, New York while on approach to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing all on board and one on the ground.
2016	Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill sign an Ecumenical Declaration in the first such meeting between leaders of the Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches since their split in 1054.
2019	The country known as the Republic of Macedonia renames itself the Republic of North Macedonia in accordance with the Prespa agreement, settling a long-standing naming dispute with Greece.
1982	The birth of Anthony Tuitavake, New Zealand rugby player
1983	The birth of Carlton Brewster, American football player and coach
1984	The birth of Brad Keselowski, American race car driver
1984	The birth of Andrei Sidorenkov, Estonian footballer
1984	The birth of Peter Vanderkaay, American swimmer
1987	The birth of Jérémy Chardy, French tennis player
1988	The birth of DeMarco Murray, American football player
1988	The birth of Nicolás Otamendi, Argentine footballer
1988	The birth of Mike Posner, American singer-songwriter and producer
1990	The birth of Robert Griffin III, American football player
1991	The birth of Patrick Herrmann, German footballer
1992	The birth of Magda Linette, Polish tennis player
1994	The birth of Arman Hall, American sprinter
1999	The birth of Maggie Coles-Lyster, Canadian cyclist
2000	The birth of Kim Ji-min, South Korean actress
2015	The death of Gary Owens, American radio host and voice actor (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Steve Strange, Welsh singer (b. 1959)
2016	The death of Dominique D'Onofrio, Italian-Belgian footballer and coach (b. 1953)
2016	The death of Yannis Kalaitzis, Greek cartoonist (b. 1945)
2016	The death of Yan Su, Chinese general and composer (b. 1930)
2017	The death of Al Jarreau, American singer (b. 1940)
2017	The death of Anna Marguerite McCann, first female American underwater archaeologist (b. 1933)
2017	The death of Ren Xinmin, Chinese rocket scientist (b. 1915)
2018	The death of Bill Crider, American author (b. 1941)
2019	The death of Gordon Banks, English footballer (b. 1937)
2019	The death of Lyndon LaRouche, American political activist (b. 1922)
2019	The death of Pedro Morales, Puerto Rican professional wrestler and commentator (b. 1942)
2020	The death of Christie Blatchford, Canadian newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (b. 1951)
2020	The death of Geert Hofstede, Dutch social psychologist (b. 1928)
2022	The death of Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian actor, director, and producer (b. 1946)

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