Cornel West (Novelist ) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA on a Tuesday, June 2, 1953 🎈. Cornel West is 71 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
Historian and author who, in 1993, published the influential work, Race Matters. His other important works include Democracy Matters: Winning the Fight Against Imperialism (2004) and The Ethical Dimensions of Marxist Thought (1991).
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| FULL NAME: | Cornel West |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 2, 1953 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA |
| AGE: | 71 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Multiracial |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
Cornel West is a Novelist. Cornel 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 was born in Oklahoma and grew up in California. He liked to say he was married to his calling, but not to a particular woman. Find out who is Cornel West dating right now.
He graduated from Harvard in 1973 and went on to receive his Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University. He quickly rose through the ranks of the Democratic Socialists of America.
DID YOU KNOW His work focuses primarily on race, gender, and class in American society.
FACT He made an appearance in The Matrix Reloaded, starring Keanu Reeves.
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Birthday
Currently, Cornel West is 71 years old. His next birthday is away. Cornel will celebrate his 72nd birthday on a Tuesday, June 2nd. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 2, 1953. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Cornel West’s zodiac sign is Gemini. People born between May 21st and June 20th belong to the third sign in the zodiac, Gemini. Geminis are known for being curious, charismatic, extroverted, and clever. Aries & Leo are the most compatible signs for Geminis.
Famous Gemini celebrities are Kanye West, Angelina Jolie, Kendrick Lamar, Azealia Banks, Iggy Azalea, Natalie Portman, and Prince. Gemini ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Cornel West was born in the Year of the Serpent. Serpent symbolizes fertility and rebirth in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Snake are intelligent, enigmatic, intuitive, charming, and beautiful. They can also sometimes be hedonistic, vain, malicious, overly materialistic, and duplicitous.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Cornel West is a 71 years old Novelist, born in June, in the Year of the Serpent (1953), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 8. Cornel’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite, and his birth flower is Rose. You may also check out all famous birthdays in June or specifically birthdays on June 2.
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