Person in history
Emily Hagins
Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1992 · October 27
- Age this year
- 34No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 34th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Emily Hagins, American director, producer, and screenwriter
Early life
Hagins was born on October 27, 1992, in Austin, Texas. She began making films as a child and completed her first feature-length film at age 12.
Path and career
Hagins directed the zombie film *Pathogen* (2006) when she was 13 years old, which screened at film festivals and established her as a young filmmaker. She went on to direct *My Sucky Teen Romance* (2011) and *Zombie Girl: The Making of a Monster* (2006), a documentary about her own filmmaking process.
Her work has been featured in horror and independent film circuits, and she has continued directing and producing films into adulthood. Hagins represents a notable example of child filmmakers who achieved recognition in the horror genre.
Why this date
Emily Hagins appears on our October 27 calendar for 1992 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1992.
- September 14Bosnia and Herzegovina
- September 12Abimael Guzmán
- September 16Manuel Noriega
- September 16Pound sterling
- September 16Black Wednesday
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1992Zico (rapper)September 14
- 1992Jacob ArtistOctober 17
- 1992Chase StokesSeptember 16
- 1992Sviatlana PirazhenkaSeptember 12
- 1992Shannon BoydSeptember 9
- 1992Damian McGintySeptember 9
- 1992Darren WallerSeptember 13
- 1992Zach HymanJune 9
Sources
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“Emily Hagins”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/emily-hagins, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Emily Hagins
When was Emily Hagins born?
October 27 1992.
How old would Emily Hagins be today?
34 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 October 27?
Troy Gentile, Daniel Sams, Kiefer Ravena and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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