Sam Shepard Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at February 11, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team
Sam Shepard Facts
| Full Name | Sam Shepard |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | November 05, 1943 |
| Birth Place | Illinois |
| Age (in 2025) | 81 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Scorpio |
| Occupation | Playwright |
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Sam Shepard Age & Birthday
Sam Shepard is best known as Playwright who has born on November 05, 1943 in Illinois. Currently, Sam Shepard is 81 years, 3 months and 6 days old. Sam Shepard will celebrate 82nd birthday on Wednesday, 5th of November 2025. Below the countdown to Sam Shepard upcoming birthday.
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About
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and actor who portrayed pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.Â
Before Fame
Also a musician, he was the drummer for the rock band The Holy Modal Rounders in the late 1960s and their music was featured in the road movie Easy Rider.
Trivia
He received a Pulitzer Price in Drama for his play Buried Child in 1979.
Family Life
He had one son during his fifteen year marriage to O-Lan Jones. He later had two kids with actress Jessica Lange.
Associated With
He starred in The Right Stuff alongside Dennis Quaid.
Top Asked Questions about Sam Shepard
How old is Sam Shepard in 2025?
Sam Shepard is 81 years old today.
When was Sam Shepard born?
Sam Shepard was born on November 05, 1943 in Illinois.
What is Sam Shepard zodiac sign?
Sam Shepard zodiac sign is Scorpio.
What was Sam Shepard best known for?
Sam Shepard was best known as Playwright.
Fun Facts about Sam Shepard's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Sam Shepard's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Sam Shepard was born on Friday, 309th day / 44th week of 1943
- Sam Shepard has Scorpio zodiac sign and Water element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Sam Shepard birthday is V.XI.MCMXLIII
- Sam Shepard's birthstone is Topaz
- Sam Shepard's birth flower is Chrysanthemum that symbolize cheerfulness, friendship & abundance
- Sam Shepard age in year is 81 years old
- Sam Shepard age in month is 975 months old
- Sam Shepard age in day is 29684 days old
- Sam Shepard age in hour is 712416 hours old
- Sam Shepard age in minute is 42744960 minutes old
- Sam Shepard age in second is 2564697600 seconds old
- Next Sam Shepard birthday is on Thursday, November 5th 2026
- Sam Shepard age in next birthday (2026) is 82 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about November 05, 1943 birthday
Historical Events on Sam Shepard Birthday (November 05)
Below are historical events that coincided with Sam Shepard's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1986 | USSÂ Rentz, USSÂ Reeves and USSÂ Oldendorf visit Qingdao, China; the first US naval visit to China since 1949. |
| 1990 | Rabbi Meir Kahane, founder of the far-right Kach movement, is shot dead after a speech at a New York City hotel. |
| 1991 | Tropical Storm Thelma causes flash floods in the Philippine city of Ormoc, killing more than 4,900 people. |
| 1995 | André Dallaire attempts to assassinate Prime Minister Jean Chrétien of Canada. He is thwarted when the Prime Minister's wife locks the door. |
| 1996 | Pakistani President Farooq Leghari dismisses the government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and dissolves the National Assembly. |
| 1996 | Bill Clinton is reelected President of the United States. |
| 2006 | Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, and his co-defendants Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, are sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for their roles in the 1982 massacre of 148 Shia Muslims. |
| 2007 | China's first lunar satellite, Chang'e 1, goes into orbit around the Moon. |
| 2007 | The Android mobile operating system is unveiled by Google. |
| 2009 | U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan murders 13 and wounds 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the deadliest mass shooting at a U.S. military installation. |
| 2013 | India launches the Mars Orbiter Mission, its first interplanetary probe. |
| 2015 | An iron ore tailings dam bursts in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, flooding a valley, causing mudslides in the nearby village of Bento Rodrigues and causing at least 17 deaths and two missing. |
| 2015 | Rona Ambrose takes over after Stephen Harper as the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. |
| 2017 | Devin Patrick Kelley kills 26 and injures 22 in a church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. |
| 2021 | The Astroworld Festival crowd crush results in 10 deaths and 25 people being hospitalized |
| 1984 | The birth of Nick Tandy, English racing driver |
| 1984 | The birth of Nikolay Zherdev, Ukrainian-Russian ice hockey player |
| 1985 | The birth of Michel Butter, Dutch runner |
| 1985 | The birth of Kate DeAraugo, Australian singer-songwriter |
| 1986 | The birth of BoA, South Korean singer-songwriter, producer and actress |
| 1986 | The birth of Ian Mahinmi, American basketball player |
| 1986 | The birth of Kasper Schmeichel, Danish footballer |
| 1986 | The birth of Nodiko Tatishvili, Georgian singer |
| 1987 | The birth of Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist and actor |
| 1988 | The birth of Virat Kohli, Indian cricketer |
| 1991 | The birth of Flume, Australian DJ and producer |
| 1991 | The birth of ShĆdai Naoya, Japanese sumo wrestler |
| 1992 | The birth of Odell Beckham Jr., American football player |
| 1992 | The birth of Marco Verratti, Italian footballer |
| 1993 | The birth of Hideya Tawada, Japanese actor and model |
| 2013 | The death of Charles Mosley, English genealogist and author (b. 1948) |
| 2013 | The death of Charlie Trotter, American chef and author (b. 1959) |
| 2013 | The death of Stuart Williams, Welsh footballer and manager (b. 1930) |
| 2014 | The death of Manitas de Plata, French guitarist (b. 1921) |
| 2014 | The death of Lane Evans, American lawyer and politician (b. 1951) |
| 2014 | The death of Wally Grant, American ice hockey player (b. 1927) |
| 2014 | The death of Abdelwahab Meddeb, Tunisian-French author, poet, and scholar (b. 1946) |
| 2015 | The death of George Barris, American engineer and car designer (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer (b. 1923) |
| 2015 | The death of Soma Edirisinghe, Sri Lankan businesswoman and philanthropist (b. 1939) |
| 2015 | The death of CzesĆaw Kiszczak, Polish general and politician, 11th Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Poland (b. 1925) |
| 2015 | The death of Hans Mommsen, German historian and academic (b. 1930) |
| 2020 | The death of Geoffrey Palmer, English actor (b. 1927) |
| 2021 | The death of MarĂlia Mendonça, Brazilian singer (b. 1995) |
| 2022 | The death of Aaron Carter, American singer-songwriter, rapper, dancer and actor (b. 1987) |
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