Person in history
Ashton Sanders
Ashton Sanders, American actor
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1995 · October 24
- Age this year
- 31No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 31st anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Ashton Durrand Sanders is an American actor best known for his acclaimed portrayal of teenage Chiron in the Academy Award-winning film Moonlight (2016). He has since acted in films such as The Equalizer 2 (2018), All Day and a Night (2020), and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021). He portrayed Bigger Thomas in Native Son (2019) and Bobby Brown in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022).
Why this date
Ashton Sanders appears on our October 24 calendar for 1995 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1995.
- September 7Space Shuttle Endeavour
- October 6Michel Mayor
- April 29Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
- July 5Armenia
- March 14Norman Thagard
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1995JisooJanuary 3
- 1995TaeyongJuly 1
- 1995Patrick MahomesSeptember 17
- 1995Simone FontecchioDecember 9
- 1995Mario HezonjaFebruary 25
- 1995Anett KontaveitDecember 24
- 1995Glen KamaraOctober 28
- 1995Shira HaasMay 11
Sources
Cite this page
“Ashton Sanders”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/ashton-sanders, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Ashton Sanders
When was Ashton Sanders born?
October 24 1995.
How old would Ashton Sanders be today?
31 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 October 24?
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jalen Ramsey, Raye and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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