Person in history
Dexter Lawrence
Dexter Lawrence, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · November 12
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Dexter Lawrence II, nicknamed "Sexy Dexy", is an American professional football nose tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the 2019 NFL draft.
Why this date
Dexter Lawrence appears on our November 12 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Dexter Lawrence”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/dexter-lawrence, accessed October 26, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Dexter Lawrence
When was Dexter Lawrence born?
November 12 1997.
How old would Dexter Lawrence be today?
29 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 November 12?
Tino Livramento, Dāvis Bertāns, Leonardo Puglisi and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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