Homer Hickam (Memoirist ) was born in West Virginia, United States on a Friday, February 19, 1943 🎈. Homer Hickam is 81 years old. He is a Pisces ♓ and was born in the Year of the Goat 🐐.
American author, military veteran, and one-time NASA engineer. He is best known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Rocket Boys. His other literary works include Torpedo Junction, Back to the Moon, and Sky of Stone.
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| FULL NAME: | Homer Hickam |
| BIRTH DATE: | February 19, 1943 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | West Virginia, United States |
| AGE: | 81 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Pisces |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Goat |
About
Homer Hickam is a Memoirist. Homer was born in the 1940s, 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 Coalwood, West Virginia to Homer and Elsie Hickam. He married Linda Terry Hickam. Find out who is Homer Hickam dating right now.
In 1964, he graduated from Virginia Tech, where he studied Industrial Engineering. In the early 1980s, he began working for NASA.
DID YOU KNOW He earned the Commendation Medal for his time spent serving in the Vietnam War.
FACT October Sky, the screen adaptation of Hickam’s memoir Rocket Boys, stars actor Jake Gyllenhaal as Hickam.
SEE ALSO Homer Hickam’s net worth as of 2024.
Birthday
Currently, Homer Hickam is 81 years old. His next birthday is away. Homer will celebrate his 82nd birthday on a Friday, February 19th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on February 19, 1943. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Homer Hickam’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.
Homer Hickam was born in the Year of the Goat. Goat symbolizes pureness and preciousness in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Goat are intelligent, creative, charming, compassionate, and gentle. They can also sometimes be unorganized, lazy, pessimistic, insecure, indecisive, anxious, and gullible.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Homer Hickam is a 81 years old Memoirist, born in February, in the Year of the Goat (1943), and is a Pisces. His life path number is 11. Homer’s birthstone is Amethyst, and his birth flower is Violet. You may also check out all famous birthdays in February or specifically birthdays on February 19.
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