Ben Okri (Poet ) was born in Nigeria on a Sunday, March 15, 1959 🎈. Ben Okri is 65 years old. He is a Pisces ♓ and was born in the Year of the Pig 🐖.
Booker Prize for Fiction award winning poet and novelist who acted as the poetry editor of West Africa magazine. He was also a regular contributor to BBC World Service from 1983-1985.
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| FULL NAME: | Ben Okri |
| BIRTH DATE: | March 15, 1959 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Nigeria |
| AGE: | 65 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Nigerian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Pisces |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Pig |
About
Ben Okri is a Poet. Ben was born in the 1950s, in the middle of the Baby Boomers Generation generation. Baby Boomers are individuals born between 1946 and 1964, during the post World War II baby boom. This generation is known for Rock and Roll, Woodstock, Elvis, the Beatles, miniskirts, and Barbies. Baby boomers have experienced some of the most important historical events, including the JFK Assassination, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the civil rights movement, and the Vietnam War.
He is the son of Silver Oghekeneshineke Loloje Okri and Grace Okri. Find out who is Ben Okri dating right now.
He studied comparative literature at Essex University.
DID YOU KNOW In 2014, he was made an Honorary Fellow of Mansfield College, Oxford.
FACT His post-modern works have been compared to those of Salman Rushdie.
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Birthday
Currently, Ben Okri is 65 years old. His next birthday is away. Ben will celebrate his 66th birthday on a Sunday, March 15th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on March 15, 1959. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Ben Okri’s zodiac sign is Pisces. People born between the dates of February 19th and March 20th belong to the twelfth sign in the zodiac, Pisces. Pisces are known for being emotionally sensitive, gracious, and emotionally aware. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Pisces.
Famous Pisces celebrities are Albert Einstein, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Olivia Rodrigo, Victor Hugo, Camila Cabello, Stephen Curry, George Washington, Tyler The Creator, and Adam Levine. Pisces ruling planet is Neptune. Astrologically, Neptune is the planet of inspiration.
Ben Okri was born in the Year of the Pig. A pig symbolize wealth, luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, thoughtful, diligent, genuine, and noble. They can also sometimes be gullible, materialistic, insecure, and hot-tempered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Ben Okri is a 65 years old Poet, born in March, in the Year of the Pig (1959), and is a Pisces. His life path number is 6. Ben’s birthstone is Aquamarine, and his birth flower is Daffodil. You may also check out all famous birthdays in March or specifically birthdays on March 15.
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