Person in history
Bear Grylls
Bear Grylls, English adventurer, author, and television host
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1974 · June 7
- Age this year
- 52No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 52nd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Edward Michael "Bear" Grylls is a British adventurer, television presenter and former SAS trooper. He holds several world records in hostile environments, and appeared in numerous wilderness survival television series including Man vs. Wild (2006–2011), Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2014–2023) and The Island with Bear Grylls (2014–2019).
Why this date
Bear Grylls appears on our June 7 calendar for 1974 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1974.
- February 7Grenada
- September 15Air Vietnam Flight 706
- February 21Suez Canal
- May 18Smiling Buddha
- June 29Isabel Perón
Born the same day
Karl Urban
Karl Urban, New Zealand actor
Read their story →Michael Cera
Michael Cera, Canadian actor and musician
Read their story →David Montgomery (American football)
David Montgomery, American football player
Read their story →Fetty Wap
Fetty Wap, American rapper, singer, and songwriter
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1974Lauren BurnsJune 8
- 1974Randy FineApril 20
- 1974Edgar WrightApril 18
Sources
Cite this page
“Bear Grylls”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/bear-grylls, accessed October 28, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Bear Grylls
When was Bear Grylls born?
June 7 1974.
How old would Bear Grylls be today?
52 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 June 7?
Karl Urban, Michael Cera, David Montgomery (American football) and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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