This whole site is vibe-coded.
TIMELINER

History's most surprising connections

Serena Williams

How Old Is Serena Williams?

Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981[1][2], and turned 45 in 2026. Age in every year ↓
Scroll through the years and see who came and went.

86 historical figures died during Serena Williams's lifetime
Childhood
age 0–12 · 1981–1993
19 notable deaths
Teenage Years
age 13–19 · 1994–2000
14 notable deaths
Young Adult
age 20–35 · 2001–2016
36 notable deaths
Middle Age
age 36–55 · 2017–2026
17 notable deaths
1981
Bob Marley
Bob Marley
1945–1981
Music
Reggae icon, One Love
Serena Williams was 0 years old
1982
Grace Kelly
Grace Kelly
1929–1982
Film & Entertainment
Hollywood star turned Princess of Monaco
Serena Williams was 1 years old
1982
Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman
1915–1982
Film & Entertainment
Star of Casablanca, three-time Academy Award winner
Serena Williams was 1 years old
1984
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
1917–1984
Politics & Leadership
First female Prime Minister of India
Serena Williams was 3 years old
1985
Orson Welles
Orson Welles
1915–1985
Film & Entertainment
Citizen Kane, War of the Worlds broadcast
Serena Williams was 4 years old
1986
Georgia O'Keeffe
Georgia O'Keeffe
1887–1986
Art
Mother of American modernism
Serena Williams was 5 years old
1986
Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges
1899–1986
Literature
Labyrinths, Ficciones, master of the short story
Serena Williams was 5 years old
1986
Simone de Beauvoir
Simone de Beauvoir
1908–1986
Philosophy & Thought
The Second Sex, feminist existentialist
Serena Williams was 5 years old
1987
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol
1928–1987
Art
Pop art icon, Campbell's Soup Cans
Serena Williams was 6 years old
1987
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
1924–1987
Literature
Go Tell It on the Mountain, civil rights essayist
Serena Williams was 6 years old
1988
Richard Feynman
Richard Feynman
1918–1988
Science & Invention
Quantum electrodynamics, bongo-playing physicist
Serena Williams was 7 years old
1988
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960–1988
Art
Neo-expressionist street art icon
Serena Williams was 7 years old
1989
Hirohito
Hirohito
1901–1989
Politics & Leadership
Emperor of Japan during WWII
Serena Williams was 8 years old
1989
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Dalí
1904–1989
Art
The Persistence of Memory, surrealist
Serena Williams was 8 years old
1990
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl
1916–1990
Literature
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Serena Williams was 9 years old
1990
Keith Haring
Keith Haring
1958–1990
Art
Pop art and graffiti-inspired works
Serena Williams was 9 years old
1991
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
1946–1991
Music
Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody
Serena Williams was 10 years old
1992
Marlene Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich
1901–1992
Film & Entertainment
German-American film star and singer
Serena Williams was 11 years old
1993
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
1929–1993
Film & Entertainment
Breakfast at Tiffany's, humanitarian
Serena Williams was 12 years old
1994
Dorothy Hodgkin
Dorothy Hodgkin
1910–1994
Science & Invention
Nobel Prize for X-ray crystallography of biochemical substances
Serena Williams was 13 years old
1994
Kurt Cobain
Kurt Cobain
1967–1994
Music
Nirvana, Smells Like Teen Spirit
Serena Williams was 13 years old
1994
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
1913–1994
Politics & Leadership
37th US president, resigned after Watergate
Serena Williams was 13 years old
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
1917–1996
Music
First Lady of Song, jazz icon
Serena Williams was 15 years old
1996
Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan
1934–1996
Science & Invention
Cosmos, pale blue dot, science communicator
Serena Williams was 15 years old
1996
Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur
1971–1996
Music
Influential rapper, Changes
Serena Williams was 15 years old
1997
Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa
1910–1997
Activism & Social Change
Missionary of Charity in Calcutta
Serena Williams was 16 years old
1997
Jacques Cousteau
Jacques Cousteau
1910–1997
Exploration
Ocean explorer, pioneered scuba diving
Serena Williams was 16 years old
1997
Princess Diana
Princess Diana
1961–1997
Activism & Social Change
People's Princess, humanitarian
Serena Williams was 16 years old
1997
Toshiro Mifune
Toshiro Mifune
1920–1997
Film & Entertainment
Star of Seven Samurai, Rashomon and Yojimbo
Serena Williams was 16 years old
1998
Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa
1910–1998
Film & Entertainment
Seven Samurai, master filmmaker
Serena Williams was 17 years old
1998
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra
1915–1998
Music
My Way, Ol' Blue Eyes
Serena Williams was 17 years old
1999
Stanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick
1928–1999
Film & Entertainment
2001: A Space Odyssey, perfectionist auteur
Serena Williams was 18 years old
2000
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy Lamarr
1914–2000
Science & Invention
Hollywood star who co-invented frequency hopping
Serena Williams was 19 years old
2001
George Harrison
George Harrison
1943–2001
Music
The Beatles, My Sweet Lord
Serena Williams was 20 years old
2003
Bob Hope
Bob Hope
1903–2003
Film & Entertainment
Comedian and entertainer for nearly 80 years
Serena Williams was 22 years old
2003
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
1932–2003
Music
The Man in Black, country music legend
Serena Williams was 22 years old
2004
Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando
1924–2004
Film & Entertainment
The Godfather, method acting pioneer
Serena Williams was 23 years old
2004
Ray Charles
Ray Charles
1930–2004
Music
The Genius of Soul, Georgia On My Mind
Serena Williams was 23 years old
2004
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
1911–2004
Politics & Leadership
40th US president, former Hollywood actor
Serena Williams was 23 years old
2005
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks
1913–2005
Activism & Social Change
Mother of the civil rights movement
Serena Williams was 24 years old
2005
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
1920–2005
Philosophy & Thought
First Polish pope, led the Catholic Church 1978–2005
Serena Williams was 24 years old
2006
Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz
1911–2006
Literature
Egyptian novelist and Nobel laureate
Serena Williams was 25 years old
2006
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
1937–2006
Politics & Leadership
President of Iraq 1979–2003
Serena Williams was 25 years old
2006
Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
1913–2006
Politics & Leadership
38th President of the United States
Serena Williams was 25 years old
2007
Ingmar Bergman
Ingmar Bergman
1918–2007
Film & Entertainment
The Seventh Seal, master of art cinema
Serena Williams was 26 years old
2008
Edmund Hillary
Edmund Hillary
1919–2008
Exploration
First to summit Mount Everest
Serena Williams was 27 years old
2008
Heath Ledger
Heath Ledger
1979–2008
Film & Entertainment
The Dark Knight's Joker
Serena Williams was 27 years old
2009
Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
1958–2009
Music
King of Pop, Thriller
Serena Williams was 28 years old
2011
Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
1932–2011
Film & Entertainment
Cleopatra, golden age Hollywood star
Serena Williams was 30 years old
2011
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs
1955–2011
Business & Industry
Co-founded Apple, changed technology
Serena Williams was 30 years old
2011
Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse
1983–2011
Music
Back to Black, soulful voice
Serena Williams was 30 years old
2011
Wangari Maathai
Wangari Maathai
1940–2011
Activism & Social Change
Kenyan environmentalist, first African woman Nobel laureate
Serena Williams was 30 years old
2011
Muammar Gaddafi
Muammar Gaddafi
1942–2011
Politics & Leadership
Ruler of Libya 1969–2011
Serena Williams was 30 years old
2011
Osama bin Laden
Osama bin Laden
1957–2011
Politics & Leadership
Founder of al-Qaeda
Serena Williams was 30 years old
2012
Neil Armstrong
Neil Armstrong
1930–2012
Exploration
First human to walk on the Moon
Serena Williams was 31 years old
2012
Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1963–2012
Music
The Voice, I Will Always Love You
Serena Williams was 31 years old
2013
Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela
1918–2013
Politics & Leadership
Anti-apartheid hero, South African President
Serena Williams was 32 years old
2013
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher
1925–2013
Politics & Leadership
The Iron Lady, British Prime Minister
Serena Williams was 32 years old
2013
Chinua Achebe
Chinua Achebe
1930–2013
Literature
Things Fall Apart, landmark of modern African literature
Serena Williams was 32 years old
2013
Hugo Chávez
Hugo Chávez
1954–2013
Politics & Leadership
President of Venezuela 1999–2013
Serena Williams was 32 years old
2014
Gabriel García Márquez
Gabriel García Márquez
1927–2014
Literature
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Serena Williams was 33 years old
2014
Maya Angelou
Maya Angelou
1928–2014
Literature
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Serena Williams was 33 years old
2014
Robin Williams
Robin Williams
1951–2014
Film & Entertainment
Good Will Hunting, comedy genius
Serena Williams was 33 years old
2015
B.B. King
B.B. King
1925–2015
Music
King of the Blues
Serena Williams was 34 years old
2016
Fidel Castro
Fidel Castro
1926–2016
Politics & Leadership
Cuban revolutionary leader
Serena Williams was 35 years old
2016
Vera Rubin
Vera Rubin
1928–2016
Science & Invention
Discovered evidence for dark matter
Serena Williams was 35 years old
2016
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
1942–2016
Sports
The Greatest, heavyweight boxing champion
Serena Williams was 35 years old
2016
David Bowie
David Bowie
1947–2016
Music
Ziggy Stardust, musical chameleon
Serena Williams was 35 years old
2016
Prince
Prince
1958–2016
Music
Purple Rain, multi-instrumentalist genius
Serena Williams was 35 years old
2018
Stan Lee
Stan Lee
1922–2018
Film & Entertainment
Co-created Spider-Man, X-Men, Marvel
Serena Williams was 37 years old
2018
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin
1942–2018
Music
Queen of Soul, Respect
Serena Williams was 37 years old
2018
Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking
1942–2018
Science & Invention
Black holes, A Brief History of Time
Serena Williams was 37 years old
2018
Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan
1938–2018
Politics & Leadership
UN Secretary-General and Nobel Peace laureate
Serena Williams was 37 years old
2018
George H. W. Bush
George H. W. Bush
1924–2018
Politics & Leadership
41st President of the United States
Serena Williams was 37 years old
2019
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
1931–2019
Literature
Beloved, Nobel Prize in Literature
Serena Williams was 38 years old
2020
Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant
1978–2020
Sports
NBA legend, Mamba Mentality
Serena Williams was 39 years old
2020
Diego Maradona
Diego Maradona
1960–2020
Sports
Argentine football legend, 1986 World Cup winner
Serena Williams was 39 years old
2021
Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu
1931–2021
Activism & Social Change
Anti-apartheid cleric, Nobel Peace Prize
Serena Williams was 40 years old
2022
Pelé
Pelé
1940–2022
Sports
The King of Football, 3 World Cups
Serena Williams was 41 years old
2022
Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II
1926–2022
Politics & Leadership
Queen of the United Kingdom for 70 years
Serena Williams was 41 years old
2022
Mikhail Gorbachev
Mikhail Gorbachev
1931–2022
Politics & Leadership
Last leader of the Soviet Union
Serena Williams was 41 years old
2022
Pope Benedict XVI
Pope Benedict XVI
1927–2022
Philosophy & Thought
Pope from 2005 until his resignation in 2013
Serena Williams was 41 years old
2024
Jimmy Carter
Jimmy Carter
1924–2024
Politics & Leadership
39th US president and Nobel Peace laureate
Serena Williams was 43 years old
2025
James Watson
James Watson
1928–2025
Science & Invention
Co-discovered the structure of DNA
Serena Williams was 44 years old
2025
Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall
1934–2025
Science & Invention
World's foremost expert on chimpanzees
Serena Williams was 44 years old
2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
1936–2025
Philosophy & Thought
First pope from the Americas
Serena Williams was 44 years old
Today — 2026
Serena Williams is 45 years old

How Old Was Serena Williams in Each Year?

Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981. The table shows the age Serena Williams turned on the birthday in each year.

YearAge
19810
19821
19832
19843
19854
19865
19876
19887
19898
19909
199110
199211
199312
199413
199514
199615
199716
199817
199918
200019
200120
YearAge
200221
200322
200423
200524
200625
200726
200827
200928
201029
201130
201231
201332
201433
201534
201635
201736
201837
201938
202039
202140
202241
YearAge
202342
202443
202544
202645

Serena Williams: Age and Birthday

How old is Serena Williams?

Serena Williams was born on September 26, 1981, and turned 45 on September 26, 2026.

When is Serena Williams's birthday?

Serena Williams's birthday is September 26. Serena Williams was born in 1981.

Sources

  1. Serena Williams — Wikipedia
  2. Serena Williams (Q11459) — Wikidata
  3. Portrait: Serena Williams at 2013 US Open.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Edwin Martinez, CC BY 2.0
  4. Bob Marley — Wikipedia
  5. Grace Kelly — Wikipedia
  6. Ingrid Bergman — Wikipedia
  7. Indira Gandhi — Wikipedia
  8. Orson Welles — Wikipedia
  9. Georgia O'Keeffe — Wikipedia
  10. Jorge Luis Borges — Wikipedia
  11. Simone de Beauvoir — Wikipedia
  12. Andy Warhol — Wikipedia
  13. James Baldwin — Wikipedia
  14. Richard Feynman — Wikipedia
  15. Jean-Michel Basquiat — Wikipedia
  16. Hirohito — Wikipedia
  17. Salvador Dalí — Wikipedia
  18. Roald Dahl — Wikipedia
  19. Keith Haring — Wikipedia
  20. Freddie Mercury — Wikipedia
  21. Marlene Dietrich — Wikipedia
  22. Audrey Hepburn — Wikipedia
  23. Dorothy Hodgkin — Wikipedia
  24. Kurt Cobain — Wikipedia
  25. Richard Nixon — Wikipedia
  26. Ella Fitzgerald — Wikipedia
  27. Carl Sagan — Wikipedia
  28. Tupac Shakur — Wikipedia
  29. Mother Teresa — Wikipedia
  30. Jacques Cousteau — Wikipedia
  31. Diana, Princess of Wales — Wikipedia
  32. Toshiro Mifune — Wikipedia
  33. Akira Kurosawa — Wikipedia
  34. Frank Sinatra — Wikipedia
  35. Stanley Kubrick — Wikipedia
  36. Hedy Lamarr — Wikipedia
  37. George Harrison — Wikipedia
  38. Bob Hope — Wikipedia
  39. Johnny Cash — Wikipedia
  40. Marlon Brando — Wikipedia
  41. Ray Charles — Wikipedia
  42. Ronald Reagan — Wikipedia
  43. Rosa Parks — Wikipedia
  44. Pope John Paul II — Wikipedia
  45. Naguib Mahfouz — Wikipedia
  46. Saddam Hussein — Wikipedia
  47. Gerald Ford — Wikipedia
  48. Ingmar Bergman — Wikipedia
  49. Edmund Hillary — Wikipedia
  50. Heath Ledger — Wikipedia
  51. Michael Jackson — Wikipedia
  52. Elizabeth Taylor — Wikipedia
  53. Steve Jobs — Wikipedia
  54. Amy Winehouse — Wikipedia
  55. Wangarĩ Maathai — Wikipedia
  56. Muammar Gaddafi — Wikipedia
  57. Osama bin Laden — Wikipedia
  58. Neil Armstrong — Wikipedia
  59. Whitney Houston — Wikipedia
  60. Nelson Mandela — Wikipedia
  61. Margaret Thatcher — Wikipedia
  62. Chinua Achebe — Wikipedia
  63. Hugo Chávez — Wikipedia
  64. Gabriel García Márquez — Wikipedia
  65. Maya Angelou — Wikipedia
  66. Robin Williams — Wikipedia
  67. B. B. King — Wikipedia
  68. Fidel Castro — Wikipedia
  69. Vera Rubin — Wikipedia
  70. Muhammad Ali — Wikipedia
  71. David Bowie — Wikipedia
  72. Prince (musician) — Wikipedia
  73. Stan Lee — Wikipedia
  74. Aretha Franklin — Wikipedia
  75. Stephen Hawking — Wikipedia
  76. Kofi Annan — Wikipedia
  77. George H. W. Bush — Wikipedia
  78. Toni Morrison — Wikipedia
  79. Kobe Bryant — Wikipedia
  80. Diego Maradona — Wikipedia
  81. Desmond Tutu — Wikipedia
  82. Pelé — Wikipedia
  83. Elizabeth II — Wikipedia
  84. Mikhail Gorbachev — Wikipedia
  85. Pope Benedict XVI — Wikipedia
  86. Jimmy Carter — Wikipedia
  87. James Watson — Wikipedia
  88. Jane Goodall — Wikipedia
  89. Pope Francis — Wikipedia