Jack Gantos (Author ) was born in Pennsylvania, United States on a Monday, July 2, 1951 🎈. Jack Gantos is 73 years old. He is a Cancer ♋ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
A popular American children’s author, he won the 2011 Newbery Medal for his work, Dead End in Norvelt. His most famous characters are a cat named Rotten Ralph and a boy with ADHD named Joey Pigza.
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| FULL NAME: | Jack Gantos |
| BIRTH DATE: | July 2, 1951 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Pennsylvania, United States |
| AGE: | 73 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Cancer |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Jack Gantos is a Author. Jack 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 Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania to Elizabeth Weaver (a banker) and John Gantos (a construction worker). Find out who is Jack Gantos dating right now.
He studied at Emerson College in Boston. He published his first children’s book, Rotten Ralph, in 1976.
DID YOU KNOW His 2002 memoir, Hole in My Life, was a finalist for the National Book Award.
FACT He was influenced by fellow children’s author, Roald Dahl.
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Birthday
Currently, Jack Gantos is 73 years old. His next birthday is away. Jack will celebrate his 74th birthday on a Monday, July 2nd. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on July 2, 1951. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Jack Gantos’s zodiac sign is Cancer. People born between the dates of June 21st and July 22nd belong to the fourth sign in the zodiac, Cancer. Cancer are known for being loyal, hyper emotional, caring, and intuitive. On the bad side, Cancers can be overly sensitive, moody, and vindictive. Taurus & Pisces are the most compatible signs for Cancers.
Famous Cancer celebrities are Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lionel Messi, Kevin Hart, Khloe Kardashian, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and King Bach. Cancer ruling planet is Moon. Astrologically, Moon represents your emotional side, your feelings, intuition and memories.
Jack Gantos 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 Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jack Gantos is a 73 years old Author, born in July, in the Year of the Rabbit (1951), and is a Cancer. His life path number is 7. Jack’s birthstone is Ruby, and his birth flower is Larkspur. You may also check out all famous birthdays in July or specifically birthdays on July 2.
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