Person in history
Ashley Young
Ashley Young, English footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1985 · July 9
- Age this year
- 41No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 41st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Ashley Simon Young is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger and full-back. Young has joined Sky Sports as a guest pundit for the 2025–26 Premier League season.
Why this date
Ashley Young appears on our July 9 calendar for 1985 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1985.
- September 14Penang Bridge
- September 11Moimenta-Alcafache train crash
- September 17HIV/AIDS
- July 13Live Aid
- January 13Awash rail disaster
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1985Kendra WilkinsonJune 12
- 1985Rooney MaraApril 17
- 1985Darrelle RevisJuly 14
- 1985Blake RossJune 12
- 1985Ashley Nicole BlackJune 15
- 1985Julia AlexandratouNovember 24
- 1985Mark MilliganAugust 4
- 1985Mirza TeletovićSeptember 18
Sources
Cite this page
“Ashley Young”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/ashley-young, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Ashley Young
When was Ashley Young born?
July 9 1985.
How old would Ashley Young be today?
41 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on July 9?
Earl Bamber, Fabio (footballer, born 1990), Gert Jõeäär and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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