Person in history
Dan Smith (singer)
Dan Smith, British singer, songwriter and record producer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1986 · July 14
- Age this year
- 40No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 40th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Daniel Campbell Smith is an English singer, songwriter and record producer, best known as the founder, lead singer and primary songwriter of the English pop rock band Bastille. The band formed in 2010 and gained mass popularity in 2013 when the song "Pompeii" was released with their album Bad Blood. The band then released their second album, Wild World in September 2016. In June 2019, the band released their third album Doom Days. In February 2022, they released their fourth album Give Me the Future.
Why this date
Dan Smith (singer) appears on our July 14 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1986.
- April 26Chernobyl disaster
- February 25People Power Revolution
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquake
- February 7Haiti
- December 4Port of Savannah
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1986Emily VanCampMay 12
- 1986LaToya SandersSeptember 11
- 1986Sean DoolittleSeptember 26
- 1986Edewin FaniniMay 25
- 1986Nodiko TatishviliNovember 5
- 1986Hajime IsayamaAugust 29
- 1986Ibor BakarOctober 26
- 1986Alfie AllenSeptember 12
Sources
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“Dan Smith (singer)”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/dan-smith-singer, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Dan Smith (singer)
When was Dan Smith (singer) born?
July 14 1986.
How old would Dan Smith (singer) be today?
40 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 14?
Haley Winn, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Jérémy Stravius and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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