William Faulkner Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at December 22, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team

William Faulkner Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

William Faulkner Facts

Full Name	William Faulkner
Birthdate	September 25, 1897
Birth Place	New Albany, MS
Age (in 2024)	127 Years Old
Zodiac	Libra
Occupation	Novelist

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William Faulkner Age & Birthday

William Faulkner is best known as Novelist who has born on September 25, 1897 in New Albany, MS. Currently, William Faulkner is 127 years, 2 months and 27 days old. William Faulkner will celebrate 128th birthday on Thursday, 25th of September 2025. Below the countdown to William Faulkner upcoming birthday.

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William Faulkner Biography

About

Pulitzer Prize-winning, Southern Gothic writer whose best known works include The Sound and the Fury, As I Lay Dying, and A Rose for Emily. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949.

Before Fame

He exclusively wrote poems during his teenage years. He began working on his masterpiece novel, The Sound and the Fury, when he was thirty years old.

Trivia

He became known for his distinct writing style, which is characterized by long, vividly descriptive sentences.

Family Life

He grew up in Mississippi as one of four sons born to Murry Cuthbert Falkner and Maud Butler. He married Estelle Oldham in 1929 and had several extramarital affairs. He had a daughter named Jill.

Associated With

He and his contemporary, Ernest Hemingway, wrote in very different styles (Hemingway filled his work with short, declarative sentences) and intensely disliked each other.

Top Asked Questions about William Faulkner

How old is William Faulkner in 2024?

William Faulkner is 127 years old today.

When was William Faulkner born?

William Faulkner was born on September 25, 1897 in New Albany, MS.

What is William Faulkner zodiac sign?

William Faulkner zodiac sign is Libra.

What was William Faulkner best known for?

William Faulkner was best known as Novelist.

Fun Facts about William Faulkner's Birthday

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

William Faulkner was born on Saturday, 268^th day / 38^th week of 1897
William Faulkner has Libra zodiac sign and Air element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of William Faulkner birthday is XXV.IX.MDCCCXCVII
William Faulkner's birthstone is Sapphire
William Faulkner's birth flower is Morning glory that symbolize daintiness & love
William Faulkner age in year is 127 years old
William Faulkner age in month is 1526 months old
William Faulkner age in day is 46474 days old
William Faulkner age in hour is 1115376 hours old
William Faulkner age in minute is 66922560 minutes old
William Faulkner age in second is 4015353600 seconds old
Next William Faulkner birthday is on Thursday, September 25th 2025
William Faulkner age in next birthday (2025) is 128 years old

Historical Events on William Faulkner Birthday (September 25)

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

Year	Event
1962	The People's Democratic Republic of Algeria is formally proclaimed. Ferhat Abbas is elected President of the provisional government.
1962	The North Yemen Civil War begins when Abdullah al-Sallal dethrones the newly crowned Imam al-Badr and declares Yemen a republic under his presidency.
1963	Lord Denning releases the UK government's official report on the Profumo affair.
1964	The Mozambican War of Independence against Portugal begins.
1969	The charter establishing the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is signed.
1974	Dr. Frank Jobe performs first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (better known as Tommy John surgery) on baseball player Tommy John.
1977	About 4,200 people take part in the first running of the Chicago Marathon.
1978	PSA Flight 182, a Boeing 727, collides in mid-air with a Cessna 172 and crashes in San Diego, killing all 135 aboard Flight 182, both occupants of the Cessna, as well as seven people on the ground.
1981	Belize joins the United Nations.
1983	Thirty-eight IRA prisoners, armed with six handguns, hijack a prison meals lorry and smash their way out of the Maze Prison.
1987	Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka.
1992	NASA launches the Mars Observer. Eleven months later, the probe would fail while preparing for orbital insertion.
1998	PauknAir Flight 4101, a British Aerospace 146, crashes near Melilla Airport in Melilla, Spain, killing 38 people.
2003	The 8.3 Mw  Hokkaidō earthquake strikes just offshore Hokkaidō, Japan.
2018	Bill Cosby is sentenced to three to ten years in prison for aggravated sexual assault.
1989	The birth of Aldon Smith, American football player
1990	The birth of Mao Asada, Japanese figure skater
1990	The birth of Daria Strokous, Russian model, actress, and photographer
1991	The birth of Emmy Clarke, American actress
1991	The birth of Alessandro Crescenzi, Italian footballer
1991	The birth of Calle Järnkrok, Swedish ice hockey player
1992	The birth of Zoël Amberg, Swiss race car driver
1992	The birth of Kerrod Holland, Australian rugby league player
1992	The birth of Massimo Luongo, Australian footballer
1992	The birth of Keauna McLaughlin, American figure skater
1992	The birth of Ruslan Zhiganshin, Russian ice dancer
1993	The birth of Toby Greene, Australian footballer
1995	The birth of Todd Hazelwood, Australian race car driver
1996	The birth of Anett Vilipuu, Estonian footballer
1996	The birth of Yue Yuan, Chinese tennis player
2013	The death of Choi In-ho, South Korean author and screenwriter (b. 1945)
2013	The death of José Montoya, American poet and academic (b. 1932)
2013	The death of Billy Mure, American guitarist and composer (b. 1915)
2013	The death of Pablo Verani, Italian-Argentinian lawyer and politician (b. 1938)
2013	The death of Bennet Wong, Canadian psychiatrist and academic, co-founded Haven Institute (b. 1930)
2014	The death of Ulrick Chérubin, Haitian-Canadian educator and politician (b. 1943)
2014	The death of Sulejman Tihić, Bosnian lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1951)
2014	The death of Dorothy Tyler-Odam, English high jumper (b. 1920)
2015	The death of Claudio Baggini, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1936)
2015	The death of John Galvin, American general (b. 1929)
2015	The death of Tom Kelley, American baseball player and manager (b. 1944)
2015	The death of Moti Kirschenbaum, Israeli journalist (b. 1939)
2016	The death of José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player (b. 1992)
2016	The death of Arnold Palmer, American golfer (b. 1929)
2016	The death of Nahid Hattar, Jordanian writer and political activist (b. 1960)

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