Person in history
Doug the Pug
Doug the Pug, American celebrity dog
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2012 · May 20
- Age this year
- 14No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 14th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Doug the Pug, American celebrity dog
Path and career
Career Doug became famous on social media in 2014, when his owner Leslie Mosier created the Instagram account Doug the Pug. Mosier is the author of the New York Times best-seller Doug the Pug: The King of Pop Culture , released in November 2016. Following the release of his book, Mosier took Doug on an international book tour with stops in England , Paris, and the United States . [ 1 ] To accompany her book, Mosier has released a line of calendars and a line of Doug the Pug apparel.
Why this date
Doug the Pug appears on our May 20 calendar for 2012 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2012.
- September 112012 Pakistan factory fires
- January 13Cruise ship
- May 10Suicide attack
- November 1List of tank truck fires and explosions
- February 262012 Burlington Via derailment
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2012Blue Ivy CarterJanuary 7
- 2012Countess Athena of MonpezatJanuary 24
- 2012Artem KotenkoJanuary 12
Sources
Cite this page
“Doug the Pug”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/doug-the-pug, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Doug the Pug
When was Doug the Pug born?
May 20 2012.
How old would Doug the Pug be today?
14 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 May 20?
Josh O'Connor, Jamie Chadwick, Stéphane Mbia and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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