Bill Bryson (Novelist ) was born in Des Moines on a Saturday, December 8, 1951 🎈. Bill Bryson is 73 years old. He is a Sagittarius ♐ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
American author who published many books including a successful book in the UK called Notes from a Small Island in 1995 and a best selling book called A Short History of Nearly Everything in 2003.
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| FULL NAME: | William McGuire “Bill” Bryson |
| BIRTH DATE: | December 8, 1951 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Des Moines |
| AGE: | 73 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Sagittarius |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Bill Bryson is a Novelist. Bill 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 married Cynthia Billen whom he met while in Europe and they had four children. Find out who is Bill Bryson dating right now.
He worked in a psychiatric hospital in Europe in the 1970s.
DID YOU KNOW He won the Aventis Prize in 2004 for best general science book with A Short History of Nearly Everything.
FACT He interviewed former British Prime Minister Tony Blair in 2006.
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Birthday
Currently, Bill Bryson is 73 years old. His next birthday is away. Bill will celebrate his 74th birthday on a Saturday, December 8th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on December 8, 1951. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Bill Bryson’s zodiac sign is Sagittarius. People born between the dates of November 22nd to December 21st belong to the ninth sign in the zodiac, Sagittarius. Libras are known for being loyal, optimistic, and intellectual. Aries is the most compatible sign for Sagittarius.
Famous Sagittarius celebrities are Chadwick Boseman, Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Brad Pitt, Rita Ora, Chrissy Teigen, Jay-Z, Jean Michel Basquiat, and Nostradamus. Sagittarius ruling planet is Jupiter. Astrologically, Jupiter represents luck, fortune, and success.
Bill Bryson was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Rabbit symbolizes elegance and beauty in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rabbit are intuitive, even-tempered, gentle, faithful, compassionate, and clever. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, insecure, vain, overly cautious, and finicky.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Bill Bryson is a 73 years old Novelist, born in December, in the Year of the Rabbit (1951), and is a Sagittarius. His life path number is 9. Bill’s birthstone is Tanzanite, Turquoise, Zircon and Topaz, and his birth flower is Narcissus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in December or specifically birthdays on December 8.
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