Roxane Gay Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at May 2, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

Roxane Gay Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

Roxane Gay Facts

Full Name	Roxane Gay
Birthdate	October 15, 1974
Birth Place	Omaha, NE
Age (in 2024)	49 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Non-Fiction Author

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Roxane Gay Age & Birthday

Roxane Gay is best known as Non-Fiction Author who has born on October 15, 1974 in Omaha, NE. Currently, Roxane Gay is 49 years, 6 months and 18 days old. Roxane Gay will celebrate 50th birthday on Tuesday, 15th of October 2024. Below the countdown to Roxane Gay upcoming birthday.

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Roxane Gay Biography

About

Author and activist who broke through with her 2014 essay collection Bad Feminist, for which she received wide acclaim. She later won the 2018 Eisner Award for best limited series for her work on Marvel's World of Wakanda as the comic giant's first black woman author.

Before Fame

She began her collegiate studies at Yale University before dropping out during her junior career to pursue a relationship. She later earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and was hired at Eastern Illinois University as an associate English professor in 2010.

Trivia

She was profiled in the 2016 book n the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs. She was later honored with the 2018 Lambda Literary Awards trustee award and bisexual nonfiction for her 2018 work Hunger.

Family Life

She has identified as openly bisexual. Her family is of Haitian descent.

Associated With

She collaborated with Ta-Nehisi Coates on the Marvel comics series World of Wakanda in 2016.

Top Asked Questions about Roxane Gay

How old is Roxane Gay in 2024?

Roxane Gay is 49 years old today.

When was Roxane Gay born?

Roxane Gay was born on October 15, 1974 in Omaha, NE.

What is Roxane Gay zodiac sign?

Roxane Gay zodiac sign is Libra.

What was Roxane Gay best known for?

Roxane Gay was best known as Non-Fiction Author.

Fun Facts about Roxane Gay's Birthday

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

Roxane Gay was born on Tuesday, 288^th day / 42^nd week of 1974
Roxane Gay has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of Roxane Gay birthday is XV.X.MCMLXXIV
Roxane Gay's birthstone is Opal
Roxane Gay's birth flower is Calendula that symbolize winning grace, protection, comfort, healing & lovable
Roxane Gay age in year is 49 years old
Roxane Gay age in month is 594 months old
Roxane Gay age in day is 18097 days old
Roxane Gay age in hour is 434328 hours old
Roxane Gay age in minute is 26059680 minutes old
Roxane Gay age in second is 1563580800 seconds old
Next Roxane Gay birthday is on Wednesday, October 15th 2025
Roxane Gay age in next birthday (2025) is 50 years old
Learn more interesting facts about October 15, 1974 birthday

Historical Events on Roxane Gay Birthday (October 15)

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

Year	Event
1987	A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara.
1989	Wayne Gretzky becomes the all-time leading points scorer in the NHL.
1990	Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to lessen Cold War tensions and open up his nation.
1991	The "Oh-My-God particle", an ultra-high-energy cosmic ray measured at 40,000,000 times that of the highest energy protons produced in a particle accelerator, is observed at the University of Utah HiRes observatory in Dugway Proving Ground, Utah.
1991	The leaders of the Baltic States, Arnold Rüütel of Estonia, Anatolijs Gorbunovs of Latvia and Vytautas Landsbergis of Lithuania, signed the OSCE Final Act in Helsinki, Finland.
1994	The United States, under the Clinton administration, returns Haiti's first democratically elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, to the island.
1997	The Cassini probe launches from Cape Canaveral on its way to Saturn.
2001	NASA's Galileo spacecraft passes within 180 km of Jupiter's moon Io.
2003	China launches Shenzhou 5, its first manned space mission.
2006	The 6.7 .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Mw Kiholo Bay earthquake rocks Hawaii, causing property damage, injuries, landslides, power outages, and the closure of Honolulu International Airport.
2007	Seventeen activists in New Zealand are arrested in the country's first post-9/11 anti-terrorism raids.
2008	The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes down 733.08 points, or 7.87%, the second worst percentage drop in the Dow's history.
2013	The 7.2 Mw Bohol earthquake strikes the Philippines. At least 215 were killed.
2016	One hundred and ninety-seven nations amend the Montreal Protocol to include a phase-out of hydrofluorocarbons.
2018	13-year-old American girl, Jayme Closs, is kidnapped from her Barron, Wisconsin home after her parents were both murdered.
1985	The birth of Marcos Martínez, Spanish racing driver
1986	The birth of Lee Donghae, South Korean singer-songwriter
1986	The birth of Carlo Janka, Swiss skier
1986	The birth of Nolito, Spanish footballer
1987	The birth of Ott Tänak, Estonian racing driver
1988	The birth of Lassy Mbouity, Congolese writer and politician
1988	The birth of Mesut Özil, German footballer
1989	The birth of Leandro Antonio Martínez, Argentinian-Italian footballer
1989	The birth of Anthony Joshua, British professional boxer
1990	The birth of Jeon Ji-yoon, South Korean singer-songwriter and dancer
1995	The birth of Jakob Pöltl, Austrian basketball player
1995	The birth of Jack Flaherty, American baseball player
1996	The birth of Zelo, South Korean rapper and dancer
1996	The birth of Charly Musonda, Belgian footballer
1999	The birth of Bailee Madison, American actress
2013	The death of Gloria Lynne, American singer (b. 1931)
2013	The death of Rudy Minarcin, American baseball player and coach (b. 1930)
2013	The death of Hans Riegel, German businessman (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Giovanni Reale, Italian philosopher and historian (b. 1931)
2014	The death of Jiří Reynek, Czech poet and graphic designer (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Robert Tiernan, American lawyer and politician (b. 1929)
2014	The death of Nobby Wirkowski, American-Canadian football player and coach (b. 1926)
2015	The death of Sergei Filippenkov, Russian footballer and manager (b. 1971)
2015	The death of Nate Huffman, American basketball player (b. 1975)
2015	The death of Neill Sheridan, American baseball player (b. 1921)
2015	The death of Kenneth D. Taylor, Canadian businessman and diplomat (b. 1934)
2015	The death of Tyrone Young, American football player (b. 1960)
2017	The death of Chinggoy Alonzo, Filipino theater, movie & television actor (b. 1950)
2018	The death of Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft, philanthropist, owner of the Seattle Seahawks (b. 1953)
2021	The death of David Amess, British politician, member of Parliament for Southend West (b. 1952)

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