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How Old Is Eminem?

Eminem was born on October 17, 1972[1][2], and turned 54 in 2026. Age in every year ↓
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108 historical figures died during Eminem's lifetime
Childhood
age 0–12 · 1972–1984
26 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1985–1991
13 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 1992–2007
28 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 2008–2026
41 notable deaths
1972
Kwame Nkrumah
Kwame Nkrumah
1909–1972
Politics & Leadership
First President of Ghana
Eminem was 0 years old
1972
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson
1919–1972
Sports
Broke baseball's color barrier
Eminem was 0 years old
1972
Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
1884–1972
Politics & Leadership
33rd US president at the end of World War II
Eminem was 0 years old
1973
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
1881–1973
Art
Cubism, Guernica, most prolific artist
Eminem was 1 years old
1973
J.R.R. Tolkien
J.R.R. Tolkien
1892–1973
Literature
The Lord of the Rings, Middle-earth
Eminem was 1 years old
1973
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
1940–1973
Film & Entertainment
Martial arts legend, Enter the Dragon
Eminem was 1 years old
1973
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson
1908–1973
Politics & Leadership
36th US president, signed the Civil Rights Act
Eminem was 1 years old
1973
Pablo Neruda
Pablo Neruda
1904–1973
Literature
Chilean poet and Nobel laureate
Eminem was 1 years old
1974
Duke Ellington
Duke Ellington
1899–1974
Music
Jazz legend, big band pioneer
Eminem was 2 years old
1975
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie
1892–1975
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Ethiopia, Rastafari symbol
Eminem was 3 years old
1975
Hannah Arendt
Hannah Arendt
1906–1975
Philosophy & Thought
The Banality of Evil, political theorist
Eminem was 3 years old
1975
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Kai-shek
1887–1975
Politics & Leadership
Nationalist leader of the Republic of China
Eminem was 3 years old
1976
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
1890–1976
Literature
Best-selling mystery novelist ever
Eminem was 4 years old
1976
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong
1893–1976
Politics & Leadership
Founder of the People's Republic of China
Eminem was 4 years old
1976
Werner Heisenberg
Werner Heisenberg
1901–1976
Science & Invention
Uncertainty principle, quantum mechanics pioneer
Eminem was 4 years old
1977
Charlie Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
1889–1977
Film & Entertainment
The Tramp, silent film legend
Eminem was 5 years old
1977
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
1935–1977
Music
The King of Rock and Roll
Eminem was 5 years old
1978
Golda Meir
Golda Meir
1898–1978
Politics & Leadership
Fourth Prime Minister of Israel
Eminem was 6 years old
1980
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock
1899–1980
Film & Entertainment
Master of Suspense — Psycho, Vertigo
Eminem was 8 years old
1980
Jean-Paul Sartre
Jean-Paul Sartre
1905–1980
Philosophy & Thought
Existentialism, declined the Nobel Prize
Eminem was 8 years old
1980
Jesse Owens
Jesse Owens
1913–1980
Sports
4 gold medals at 1936 Berlin Olympics
Eminem was 8 years old
1980
John Lennon
John Lennon
1940–1980
Music
The Beatles, Imagine
Eminem was 8 years old
1981
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
1945–1981
Music
Reggae icon, One Love
Eminem was 9 years old
1982
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
1929–1982
Film & Entertainment
Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco
Eminem was 10 years old
1982
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1915–1982
Film & Entertainment
Star of Casablanca, three-time Academy Award winner
Eminem was 10 years old
1984
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
1917–1984
Politics & Leadership
First female Prime Minister of India
Eminem was 12 years old
1985
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
1915–1985
Film & Entertainment
Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast
Eminem was 13 years old
1986
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
1887–1986
Art
Mother of American modernism
Eminem was 14 years old
1986
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
1899–1986
Literature
Labyrinths, Ficciones, master of the short story
Eminem was 14 years old
1986
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
1908–1986
Philosophy & Thought
The Second Sex, feminist existentialist
Eminem was 14 years old
1987
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
1928–1987
Art
Pop art icon, Campbell's Soup Cans
Eminem was 15 years old
1987
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
1924–1987
Literature
Go Tell It on the Mountain, civil rights essayist
Eminem was 15 years old
1988
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
1918–1988
Science & Invention
Quantum electrodynamics, bongo-playing physicist
Eminem was 16 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Eminem was 16 years old
1989
Hirohito
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Eminem was 17 years old
1989
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
1904–1989
Art
The Persistence of Memory, surrealist
Eminem was 17 years old
1990
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Eminem was 18 years old
1990
Keith Haring
Keith Haring
1958–1990
Art
Pop art and graffiti-inspired works
Eminem was 18 years old
1991
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
1946–1991
Music
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Eminem was 19 years old
1992
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
1901–1992
Film & Entertainment
German-American film star and singer
Eminem was 20 years old
1993
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
1929–1993
Film & Entertainment
Breakfast at Tiffany's, humanitarian
Eminem was 21 years old
1994
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910–1994
Science & Invention
Nobel Prize for X-ray crystallography of biochemical substances
Eminem was 22 years old
1994
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
1967–1994
Music
Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
Eminem was 22 years old
1994
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
1913–1994
Politics & Leadership
37th US president, resigned after Watergate
Eminem was 22 years old
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1917–1996
Music
First Lady of Song, jazz icon
Eminem was 24 years old
1996
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
1934–1996
Science & Invention
Cosmos, pale blue dot, science communicator
Eminem was 24 years old
1996
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
1971–1996
Music
Influential rapper, Changes
Eminem was 24 years old
1997
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
1910–1997
Activism & Social Change
Missionary of Charity in Calcutta
Eminem was 25 years old
1997
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau
1910–1997
Exploration
Ocean explorer, pioneered scuba diving
Eminem was 25 years old
1997
Princess Diana
Princess Diana
1961–1997
Activism & Social Change
People's Princess, humanitarian
Eminem was 25 years old
1997
Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune
1920–1997
Film & Entertainment
Star of Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Yojimbo
Eminem was 25 years old
1998
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
1910–1998
Film & Entertainment
Seven Samurai, master filmmaker
Eminem was 26 years old
1998
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
1915–1998
Music
My Way, Ol' Blue Eyes
Eminem was 26 years old
1999
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
1928–1999
Film & Entertainment
2001: A Space Odyssey, perfectionist auteur
Eminem was 27 years old
2000
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
1914–2000
Science & Invention
Hollywood star who co-invented frequency hopping
Eminem was 28 years old
2001
George Harrison
George Harrison
1943–2001
Music
The Beatles, My Sweet Lord
Eminem was 29 years old
2003
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
1903–2003
Film & Entertainment
Comedian and entertainer for nearly 80 years
Eminem was 31 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Eminem was 31 years old
2004
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
1924–2004
Film & Entertainment
The Godfather, method acting pioneer
Eminem was 32 years old
2004
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Eminem was 32 years old
2004
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
1911–2004
Politics & Leadership
40th US president, former Hollywood actor
Eminem was 32 years old
2005
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
1913–2005
Activism & Social Change
Mother of the civil rights movement
Eminem was 33 years old
2005
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
1920–2005
Philosophy & Thought
First Polish pope, led the Catholic Church 1978–2005
Eminem was 33 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Eminem was 34 years old
2006
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
1937–2006
Politics & Leadership
President of Iraq 1979–2003
Eminem was 34 years old
2006
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
1913–2006
Politics & Leadership
38th President of the United States
Eminem was 34 years old
2007
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
1918–2007
Film & Entertainment
The Seventh Seal, master of art cinema
Eminem was 35 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Eminem was 36 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Eminem was 36 years old
2009
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
1958–2009
Music
King of Pop, Thriller
Eminem was 37 years old
2011
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
1932–2011
Film & Entertainment
Cleopatra, golden age Hollywood star
Eminem was 39 years old
2011
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
1955–2011
Business & Industry
Co-founded Apple, changed technology
Eminem was 39 years old
2011
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
1983–2011
Music
Back to Black, soulful voice
Eminem was 39 years old
2011
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
1940–2011
Activism & Social Change
Kenyan environmentalist, first African woman Nobel laureate
Eminem was 39 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Eminem was 39 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Eminem was 39 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Eminem was 40 years old
2012
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1963–2012
Music
The Voice, I Will Always Love You
Eminem was 40 years old
2013
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
1918–2013
Politics & Leadership
Anti-apartheid hero, South African President
Eminem was 41 years old
2013
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
1925–2013
Politics & Leadership
The Iron Lady, British Prime Minister
Eminem was 41 years old
2013
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
1930–2013
Literature
Things Fall Apart, landmark of modern African literature
Eminem was 41 years old
2013
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
1954–2013
Politics & Leadership
President of Venezuela 1999–2013
Eminem was 41 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Eminem was 42 years old
2014
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Literature
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Eminem was 42 years old
2014
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
1951–2014
Film & Entertainment
Good Will Hunting, comedy genius
Eminem was 42 years old
2015
B.B. King
B.B. King
1925–2015
Music
King of the Blues
Eminem was 43 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Eminem was 44 years old
2016
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin
1928–2016
Science & Invention
Discovered evidence for dark matter
Eminem was 44 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Eminem was 44 years old
2016
David Bowie
David Bowie
1947–2016
Music
Ziggy Stardust, musical chameleon
Eminem was 44 years old
2016
Prince
Prince
1958–2016
Music
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
Eminem was 44 years old
2018
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
1922–2018
Film & Entertainment
Co-created Spider-Man, X-Men, Marvel
Eminem was 46 years old
2018
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
1942–2018
Music
Queen of Soul, Respect
Eminem was 46 years old
2018
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
1942–2018
Science & Invention
Black holes, A Brief History of Time
Eminem was 46 years old
2018
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
1938–2018
Politics & Leadership
UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace laureate
Eminem was 46 years old
2018
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
1924–2018
Politics & Leadership
41st President of the United States
Eminem was 46 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Eminem was 47 years old
2020
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
1978–2020
Sports
NBA legend, Mamba Mentality
Eminem was 48 years old
2020
Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
1960–2020
Sports
Argentine football legend, 1986 World Cup winner
Eminem was 48 years old
2021
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
1931–2021
Activism & Social Change
Anti-apartheid cleric, Nobel Peace Prize
Eminem was 49 years old
2022
Pelé
Pelé
1940–2022
Sports
The King of Football, 3 World Cups
Eminem was 50 years old
2022
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Politics & Leadership
Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years
Eminem was 50 years old
2022
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931–2022
Politics & Leadership
Last leader of the Soviet Union
Eminem was 50 years old
2022
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
1927–2022
Philosophy & Thought
Pope from 2005 until his resignation in 2013
Eminem was 50 years old
2024
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
1924–2024
Politics & Leadership
39th US president and Nobel Peace laureate
Eminem was 52 years old
2025
James Watson
James Watson
1928–2025
Science & Invention
Co-discovered the structure of DNA
Eminem was 53 years old
2025
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
1934–2025
Science & Invention
World's foremost expert on chimpanzees
Eminem was 53 years old
2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Eminem was 53 years old
Today — 2026
Eminem is 54 years old

How Old Was Eminem in Each Year?

Eminem was born on October 17, 1972. The table shows the age Eminem turned on the birthday in each year.

YearAge
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19731
19742
19753
19764
19775
19786
19797
19808
19819
198210
198311
198412
198513
198614
198715
198816
198917
199018
199119
199220
YearAge
199321
199422
199523
199624
199725
199826
199927
200028
200129
200230
200331
200432
200533
200634
200735
200836
200937
201038
201139
201240
201341
YearAge
201442
201543
201644
201745
201846
201947
202048
202149
202250
202351
202452
202553
202654

Eminem: Age and Birthday

How old is Eminem?

Eminem was born on October 17, 1972, and turned 54 on October 17, 2026.

When is Eminem's birthday?

Eminem's birthday is October 17. Eminem was born in 1972.

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  5. Jackie Robinson — Wikipedia
  6. Harry S. Truman — Wikipedia
  7. Pablo Picasso — Wikipedia
  8. J. R. R. Tolkien — Wikipedia
  9. Bruce Lee — Wikipedia
  10. Lyndon B. Johnson — Wikipedia
  11. Pablo Neruda — Wikipedia
  12. Duke Ellington — Wikipedia
  13. Haile Selassie — Wikipedia
  14. Hannah Arendt — Wikipedia
  15. Chiang Kai-shek — Wikipedia
  16. Agatha Christie — Wikipedia
  17. Mao Zedong — Wikipedia
  18. Werner Heisenberg — Wikipedia
  19. Charlie Chaplin — Wikipedia
  20. Elvis Presley — Wikipedia
  21. Golda Meir — Wikipedia
  22. Alfred Hitchcock — Wikipedia
  23. Jean-Paul Sartre — Wikipedia
  24. Jesse Owens — Wikipedia
  25. John Lennon — Wikipedia
  26. Bob Marley — Wikipedia
  27. Grace Kelly — Wikipedia
  28. Ingrid Bergman — Wikipedia
  29. Indira Gandhi — Wikipedia
  30. Orson Welles — Wikipedia
  31. Georgia O'Keeffe — Wikipedia
  32. Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
  33. Simone de Beauvoir — Wikipedia
  34. Andy Warhol — Wikipedia
  35. James Baldwin — Wikipedia
  36. Richard Feynman — Wikipedia
  37. Jean-Michel Basquiat — Wikipedia
  38. Hirohito — Wikipedia
  39. Salvador Dalí — Wikipedia
  40. Roald Dahl — Wikipedia
  41. Keith Haring — Wikipedia
  42. Freddie Mercury — Wikipedia
  43. Marlene Dietrich — Wikipedia
  44. Audrey Hepburn — Wikipedia
  45. Dorothy Hodgkin — Wikipedia
  46. Kurt Cobain — Wikipedia
  47. Richard Nixon — Wikipedia
  48. Ella Fitzgerald — Wikipedia
  49. Carl Sagan — Wikipedia
  50. Tupac Shakur — Wikipedia
  51. Mother Teresa — Wikipedia
  52. Jacques Cousteau — Wikipedia
  53. Diana, Princess of Wales — Wikipedia
  54. Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
  55. Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
  56. Frank Sinatra — Wikipedia
  57. Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
  58. Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
  59. George Harrison — Wikipedia
  60. Bob Hope — Wikipedia
  61. Johnny Cash — Wikipedia
  62. Marlon Brando — Wikipedia
  63. Ray Charles — Wikipedia
  64. Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
  65. Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
  66. Pope John Paul II — Wikipedia
  67. Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
  68. Saddam Hussein — Wikipedia
  69. Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
  70. Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
  71. Edmund Hillary — Wikipedia
  72. Heath Ledger — Wikipedia
  73. Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
  74. Elizabeth Taylor — Wikipedia
  75. Steve Jobs — Wikipedia
  76. Amy Winehouse — Wikipedia
  77. Wangarĩ Maathai — Wikipedia
  78. Muammar Gaddafi — Wikipedia
  79. Osama bin Laden — Wikipedia
  80. Neil Armstrong — Wikipedia
  81. Whitney Houston — Wikipedia
  82. Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
  83. Margaret Thatcher — Wikipedia
  84. Chinua Achebe — Wikipedia
  85. Hugo Chávez — Wikipedia
  86. Gabriel García Márquez — Wikipedia
  87. Maya Angelou — Wikipedia
  88. Robin Williams — Wikipedia
  89. B. B. King — Wikipedia
  90. Fidel Castro — Wikipedia
  91. Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
  92. Muhammad Ali — Wikipedia
  93. David Bowie — Wikipedia
  94. Prince (musician) — Wikipedia
  95. Stan Lee — Wikipedia
  96. Aretha Franklin — Wikipedia
  97. Stephen Hawking — Wikipedia
  98. Kofi Annan — Wikipedia
  99. George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
  100. Toni Morrison — Wikipedia
  101. Kobe Bryant — Wikipedia
  102. Diego Maradona — Wikipedia
  103. Desmond Tutu — Wikipedia
  104. Pelé — Wikipedia
  105. Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
  106. Mikhail Gorbachev — Wikipedia
  107. Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
  108. Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
  109. James Watson — Wikipedia
  110. Jane Goodall — Wikipedia
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