Margaret Atwood (Poet ) was born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on a Saturday, November 18, 1939 🎈. Margaret Atwood is 85 years old. She is a Scorpio ♏ and was born in the Year of the Rabbit 🐇.
A Canadian poet and novelist known for her bleak, dystopian work, The Handmaid’s Tale, she was shortlisted for the Booker Prize five times. Her other well-known works include Cat’s Eye, Oryx and Crake, and Surfacing.
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| FULL NAME: | Margaret Eleanor Atwood |
| BIRTH DATE: | November 18, 1939 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| AGE: | 85 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Canadian |
| ETHNICITY: | White |
| ZODIAC: | Scorpio |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rabbit |
About
Margaret Atwood is a Poet. Margaret was born in the 1930s, 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.
She was married to Jim Polk from 1968-1973. She and her partner, Graeme Gibson, welcomed their daughter, Eleanor, in 1976. Find out who is Margaret Atwood dating right now.
She first published her poetry while studying at the University of Toronto’s Victoria College. She later taught at the University of British Columbia, Sir George Williams University in Montreal, and the University of Alberta.
DID YOU KNOW She was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship.
FACT She won the Arthur C. Clarke award for her novel The Handmaid’s Tale.
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Birthday
Currently, Margaret Atwood is 85 years old. Her next birthday is away. Margaret will celebrate her 86th birthday on a Saturday, November 18th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on November 18, 1939. Below is the countdown to her upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Margaret Atwood’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. People born between the dates of October 23rd and November 21st belong to the eighth sign in the zodiac, Scorpio. Libras are known for being loyal, passionate, and strategic. They're can be either the best of allies or the deadliest of enemies. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Scorpios.
Famous Scorpio celebrities are Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake, Matthew McConaughey, Drake, Ryan Reynolds, Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Gosling, Charles Manson, and Marie Antoinette. Scorpio ruling planet is Pluto. Astrologically, Pluto symbolizes transformation rebirth and regeneration.
Margaret Atwood 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.
Margaret Atwood is a 85 years old Poet, born in November, in the Year of the Rabbit (1939), and is a Scorpio. Her life path number is 6. Margaret’s birthstone is Topaz and Citrine, and her birth flower is Chrysanthemum. You may also check out all famous birthdays in November or specifically birthdays on November 18.
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