Benjamin Zephaniah (Poet ) was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England on a Tuesday, April 15, 1958 🎈. Benjamin Zephaniah is 66 years old. He is a Aries ♈ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
Rastafarian spoken-word poet who is best known for works such as Pen Rhythm, The Dread Affair: Collected Poems, and Funky Chickens. He released his internationally-acclaimed spoken-word album, Rasta, in 1982.
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| FULL NAME: | Benjamin Zephaniah |
| BIRTH DATE: | April 15, 1958 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Handsworth, Birmingham, England |
| AGE: | 66 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Jamaican |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Aries |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
Benjamin Zephaniah is a Poet. Benjamin 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.
His parents were a Jamaican-born nurse and a Barbados-native postal worker. He married Amina Zephaniah in 1990; the couple divorced eleven years later. Find out who is Benjamin Zephaniah dating right now.
His poetry was influenced by his surroundings; he grew up in an Afro-Caribbean community in Birmingham, England. He began performing his rhythmical, spoken-word poetry at the young age of eleven.
DID YOU KNOW He appeared on The Times’ 2008 list of the 50 greatest English writers of the postwar era.
FACT He was influenced by singer Bob Marley.
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Birthday
Currently, Benjamin Zephaniah is 66 years old. His next birthday is away. Benjamin will celebrate his 67th birthday on a Tuesday, April 15th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on April 15, 1958. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Benjamin Zephaniah’s zodiac sign is Aries. People born between the dates of March 21st and April 19th belong to the first sign in the zodiac, Aries. Aries are known for being ambitious, honest, self-assertive, and brave. Sagittarius is the most compatible sign for Aries.
Famous Aries celebrities are Lady Gaga, Mariah Carey, Jackie Chan, Leonardo DaVinci, Robert Downey Jr., James Franco, Harry Houdini, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent van Gogh, Emma Watson, Marlon Brando, and Charlie Chaplin. Aries ruling planet is Mars. Astrologically, Mars represents ambition, passion, and energy.
Benjamin Zephaniah was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Benjamin Zephaniah is a 66 years old Poet, born in April, in the Year of the Dog (1958), and is a Aries. His life path number is 6. Benjamin’s birthstone is Diamond, and his birth flower is Sweet Pea/Daisy. You may also check out all famous birthdays in April or specifically birthdays on April 15.
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