Jonathan Franzen (Novelist ) was born in Western Springs, Illinois, USA on a Monday, August 17, 1959 🎈. Jonathan Franzen is 65 years old. He is a Leo ♌ and was born in the Year of the Pig 🐖.
An American novelist, he is best known for works such as The Corrections and Freedom. The latter novel focuses on an elderly Midwestern couple and their three children.
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| FULL NAME: | Jonathan Earl Franzen |
| BIRTH DATE: | August 17, 1959 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Western Springs, Illinois, USA |
| AGE: | 65 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Leo |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Pig |
About
Jonathan Franzen is a Novelist. Jonathan 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 married Valerie Cornell in 1982; they later divorced. Find out who is Jonathan Franzen dating right now.
While attending Wayne State University, he studied abroad in Germany and became fluent in German.
DID YOU KNOW He won a National Book Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
FACT He was close friends with writer David Foster Wallace.
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Birthday
Currently, Jonathan Franzen is 65 years old. His next birthday is away. Jonathan will celebrate his 66th birthday on a Monday, August 17th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on August 17, 1959. Below is the countdown to his next birthday.
Zodiac
Jonathan Franzen’s zodiac sign is Leo. People born between the dates of July 23rd and August 22nd belong to the fifth sign in the zodiac, Leo. Leos are known for being generous, self-confident, and determined. Libra is the most compatible sign for Leos.
Famous Leos celebrities are Madonna, Barack Obama, Kobe Bryant, Kylie Jenner, Coco Chanel, Lil Yachty, Mila Kunis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Hemsworth, and Jennifer Lawrence. Leo ruling planet is Sun. Astrologically, Sun represents hope, life, and the force that drives you to seek the highest expression of yourself.
Jonathan Franzen was born in the Year of the Pig. A pig symbolize wealth, luck and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Pig are intelligent, thoughtful, diligent, genuine, and noble. They can also sometimes be gullible, materialistic, insecure, and hot-tempered.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Jonathan Franzen is a 65 years old Novelist, born in August, in the Year of the Pig (1959), and is a Leo. His life path number is 4. Jonathan’s birthstone is Peridot and Sardonyx, and his birth flower is Gladiolus. You may also check out all famous birthdays in August or specifically birthdays on August 17.
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