Person in history
Ayobami Adebayo
Ayobami Adebayo, Nigerian author
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · January 29
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Ayobami Adebayo is a Nigerian writer, whose debut novel, Stay With Me, won the 9mobile Prize for Literature in 2017. She was awarded The Future Awards Africa Prize for Arts and Culture in the same year.
Why this date
Ayobami Adebayo appears on our January 29 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Ayobami Adebayo”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/ayobami-adebayo, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Ayobami Adebayo
When was Ayobami Adebayo born?
January 29 1988.
How old would Ayobami Adebayo be today?
38 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 January 29?
Hank Conger, Alex Avila, Jarell Quansah and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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