Wilbur Smith (Author ) was born in Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia on a Monday, January 9, 1933 🎈. Wilbur Smith is 91 years old. He is a Capricorn ♑ and was born in the Year of the Rooster 🐓.
African-born author whose work pertains to the discovery and colonization of African territories. His works include the Ballantyne, Courtney, and Egyptian series.
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| FULL NAME: | Wilbur Smith |
| BIRTH DATE: | January 9, 1933 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Broken Hill, Northern Rhodesia |
| AGE: | 91 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | British |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Capricorn |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Rooster |
About
Wilbur Smith is a Author. Wilbur 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.
He was married and divorced twice and had three children before he wed his third wife, Danielle Thomas, in 1971. He dedicated all of his books to her until her death in 1999. Find out who is Wilbur Smith dating right now.
He graduated from Rhodes University in South Africa in 1954. He worked as an accountant before publishing his first novel, When the Lion Feeds, in 1964.
DID YOU KNOW He spent a portion of his childhood working on a cattle ranch in his native Northern Rhodesia (modern-day Zambia).
FACT His novel, The Diamond Hunters, was adapted into a film starring Alyssa Milano.
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Birthday
Currently, Wilbur Smith is 91 years old. His next birthday is away. Wilbur will celebrate his 92nd birthday on a Monday, January 9th. He shares a birthday with everyone who was born on January 9, 1933. Below is the countdown to his upcoming birthday.
Zodiac
Wilbur Smith’s zodiac sign is Capricorn. People born between December 22nd and January 19th belong to the tenth sign in the zodiac, Capricorn. Capricorns are known for being one of the hardest workers of the zodiac. They are ambitious, determined, and strong. Virgo is the most compatible sign for Capricorns.
Famous Capricorn celebrities are Jeff Bezos, Jared Leto, Bradley Cooper, Kate Middleton, Liam Hemsworth, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Seacrest, John Legend, Zayn Malik, Nina Dobrev, Ross Lynch, Elvis Presley, Stan Lee, and Martin Luther King Jr. Capricorn ruling planet is Saturn. Astrologically, Saturn represents responsibility, discipline, and determination.
Wilbur Smith was born in the Year of the Rooster. Rooster represents punctuality in Chinese culture. People born in the Year of the Rooster are charming, witty, honest, blunt, brave, and self-reliant. They can also sometimes be controlling, insensitive, narrow-minded, selfish, and reckless.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Wilbur Smith is a 91 years old Author, born in January, in the Year of the Rooster (1933), and is a Capricorn. His life path number is 8. Wilbur’s birthstone is Garnet, and his birth flower is Carnation.
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