John Edgar Wideman (Teacher ) was born in Washington D.C, United States on a Saturday, June 14, 1941 🎈. John Edgar Wideman is 83 years old. He is a Gemini ♊ and was born in the Year of the Serpent 🐍.
An American writer and professor, he is best known for his PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novel, Philadelphia Fire. His other novels include Hurry Home, The Lynchers, and Two Cities.
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| FULL NAME: | John Edgar Wideman |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 14, 1941 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Washington D.C, United States |
| AGE: | 83 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Gemini |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Serpent |
About
John Edgar Wideman is a Teacher. John was born in the 1940s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
He was married to Judith Ann Goldman from 1965-2000. The couple raised three children. Find out who is John Edgar Wideman dating right now.
He was an All-Ivy League forward on the basketball team at the University of Pennsylvania. He later attended the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
DID YOU KNOW He won the O. Henry Award for his short story, “Weight.”
FACT He and Suzan-Lori Parks both received MacArthur grants.
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Birthday
Currently, John Edgar Wideman is 83 years old. His next birthday is away. John will celebrate his 84th birthday on a Saturday, June 14th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 14, 1941. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
John Edgar Wideman’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.
John Edgar Wideman 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.
John Edgar Wideman is a 83 years old Teacher, born in June, in the Year of the Serpent (1941), and is a Gemini. His life path number is 8. John’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 14.
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