Henry Louis Gates (TV Show Host ) was born in Keyser, West Virginia USA on a Saturday, September 16, 1950 🎈. Henry Louis Gates is 74 years old. He is a Virgo ♍ and was born in the Year of the Tiger 🐅.
Influential African-American author, scholar, PBS miniseries host, and public intellectual who wrote about race, politics, history, and culture. His scholarly publication, The Signifying Monkey, won the American Book Award in 1989.
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| FULL NAME: | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| BIRTH DATE: | September 16, 1950 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Keyser, West Virginia USA |
| AGE: | 74 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Multiracial |
| ZODIAC: | Virgo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Tiger |
About
Henry Louis Gates is a TV Show Host. Henry 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 described his West Virginia childhood in his popular memoir, Colored People. He had two daughters with his wife, Sharon Lynn Adams. He and Adams later divorced. Find out who is Henry Louis Gates dating right now.
He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, where he also completed a doctoral dissertation on Afro-American Studies. He later taught at Cornell, Duke, and Harvard.
DID YOU KNOW He was erroneously arrested outside his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after someone called in a complaint of an attempted break-in. The 2009 arrest led to a charged debate about the racist attitudes of law enforcement officials.
FACT After being arrested for “breaking into” his own home, he went on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show to discuss race relations.
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Birthday
Currently, Henry Louis Gates is 74 years old. His next birthday is away. Henry will celebrate his 75th birthday on a Saturday, September 16th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on September 16, 1950. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Henry Louis Gates’s zodiac sign is Virgo. People born between the dates of August 23rd and September 22nd belong to the sixth sign of the zodiac, Virgo. Virgos are known for being humble, practical, and systematic in their approach to life. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Virgos.
Famous Virgo celebrities are Beyonce, Prince Harry, Cameron Diaz, Salma Hayek, Chris Pine, Jennifer Judson, Bernie Sanders, and Agatha Christie. Virgo ruling planet is Mercury. Astrologically, Mercury symbolizes communication. It is the closest planet planet to the sun.
Henry Louis Gates was born in the Year of the Tiger. Tiger represents power and is considered the king of all beasts in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Tiger are outspoken, authoritative, have strong leadership qualities, and courageous. They can also sometimes be aggressive, arrogant, short-tempered, and anxious.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Henry Louis Gates is a 74 years old TV Show Host, born in September, in the Year of the Tiger (1950), and is a Virgo. His life path number is 4. Henry’s birthstone is Sapphire, and his birth flower is Aster/Myosotis. You may also check out all famous birthdays in September or specifically birthdays on September 16.
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