Person in history

Chance the Rapper

Chance the Rapper, American rapper

Life at a glance

Born
1993 · April 16
Age this year
33No death recorded in our data
Known as
rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and activist. Citizenship: United States
Born
33rd anniversary of their birth this year

Their story

Who they were

Chance the Rapper, American rapper

Early life

Educated at: Jones College Prep High School.

Path and career

Awards / honours: BET Award for Best New Artist, BET Award for Best Collaboration, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and Grammy Award for Best Rap Album.

Why this date

Chance the Rapper appears on our April 16 calendar for 1993 as a birth entry.

The world when they were born

Other entries we record for 1993.

Everything from 1993 →

Born the same day

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Brendon Leonard

Born 1985 · April 16

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Nate Diaz

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Contemporaries — born the same year

Sources

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“Chance the Rapper”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/chance-the-rapper, accessed October 25, 2026.

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Questions about Chance the Rapper

When was Chance the Rapper born?

April 16 1993.

How old would Chance the Rapper be today?

33 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 April 16?

Anya Taylor-Joy, Tony McQuay, Brendon Leonard and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.

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