
Big Sean
Big Sean, American rapper, singer and songwriter
In context
- When
- Friday, March 25 198838 years ago
- Category
- BirthA notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Era
- 20th century · 1980s
- Recorded from
- Wikipedia “On this day” feed
- Person
- Big Sean
At a glance
Born 1988-03-25.
Known as: rapper, songwriter, actor, record producer, and singer. Citizenship: United States.
Listed as: human.
Who they were
Personal life Big Sean dated his high school sweetheart, Ashley Marie, whom he met when he was sixteen and started dating at nineteen until their break-up in early 2013. [ 1 ] He subsequently began dating actress Naya Rivera , whom he first met on Twitter ; their relationship became public in April 2013. [ 2 ] Sean and Rivera were engaged from October 2013 to April 2014. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] He dated singer Ariana Grande from October 2014 to April 2015. [ 5 ] [ 6 ]
Sean Michael Leonard Anderson, known professionally as Big Sean, is an American rapper. He met Kanye West as a teenager, and signed with his record label GOOD Music, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2007. He gained popularity following the release of his third mixtape, Finally Famous Vol. 3: Big (2010). His first two studio albums, Finally Famous (2011) and Hall of Fame (2013), both peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "My Last", "Marvin & Chardonnay",
Early life
Educated at: Cass Technical High School and Detroit Waldorf School.
Early life Sean Michael Leonard Anderson was born on March 25, 1988, in Santa Monica, California , [ 1 ] to Myra and James Anderson. When he was three months old, he moved to Detroit , Michigan, where he was raised by his mother, a school teacher, and his grandmother. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Anderson's said that his grandmother, Mildred Leonard, who served in World War II , was one of the first ever black female captains in the United States Army . [ 4 ] [
Path and career
Awards / honours: BET Award for Best New Artist.
Why this date
Big Sean appears on our March 25 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
March 25 through the years
Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.
- 1988Candle demonstration in Bratislava
- 1988Big Sean
- 1995Ward Cunningham
- 1995WikiWikiWeb
- 1996European Union
- 2006Belarus
- 2006Capitol Hill massacre
- 20062006 Belarusian presidential election
- 2006Seattle
- 20082008 invasion of Anjouan
- 2018Syrian civil war
Also in 1988
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831Vietnam Airlines Flight 831 crashes in Khu Khot, Thailand, while on approach to Don Muang International Airport, killing 76.
- March 14Johnson South Reef skirmishChina defeated Vietnam in a naval altercation while attempting to establish oceanographic observation posts on the Spratly Islands.
- September 12Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert devastates Jamaica; it turns towards Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula two days later, causing an estimated $5 billion in damage.
- September 13Hurricane GilbertHurricane Gilbert reached a minimum pressure of 888 mb (26.22 inHg) with sustained flight-level winds of 185 mph (295 km/h), making it th…
- September 188888 UprisingThe 8888 Uprising in Myanmar comes to an end.
- September 18Henri NamphyGeneral Henri Namphy, president of Haiti, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by General Prosper Avril.
- September 18Magna Charta UniversitatumThe Magna Charta Universitatum, asserting key principles essential to the free operation of universities, is signed in Bologna by the rec…
- August 10Civil Liberties Act of 1988The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 became law, authorizing reparations to surviving Japanese Americans interned during World War II.
Sources
- Wikipedia article (text, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0 for adapted text · how we source this
Cite this page
“Big Sean”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/event/big-sean-1988-march-25, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about this entry
When did Big Sean happen?
March 25 1988 — 38 years ago, on a Friday.
Where does this text come from?
Wikipedia “On this day” feed. Summaries are short adaptations that link back to the source, not reprints.
How do I cite this page?
Use the ready-made citation near the sources at the bottom of the page, and follow the source link to cite the underlying record as well.
One entry a day, by email
The standout entry each morning. Kept for this site only.
Text adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0 and from Wikidata (CC0). Images come from Wikimedia Commons; credit and licence are shown with each image. Editorial entries are © What's On This Date. Sources & licensing · How this site works.