Person in history
Grant Hackett
Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1980 · May 9
- Age this year
- 46No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 46th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Grant Hackett, Australian swimmer
Why this date
Grant Hackett appears on our May 9 calendar for 1980 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1980.
- March 14LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
- March 21Dallas (TV series)
- September 17Gdańsk Shipyard
- September 17Solidarity (Polish trade union)
- August 271980 South Korean presidential election
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1980Emma HusarApril 20
- 1980Hamzah bin HusseinMarch 29
- 1980City and ColourSeptember 29
- 1980Quincy TimberlakeApril 22
- 1980Pete HegsethJune 6
- 1980Zachary LeviSeptember 29
- 1980Tony RomoApril 21
Sources
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“Grant Hackett”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/grant-hackett, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Grant Hackett
When was Grant Hackett born?
May 9 1980.
How old would Grant Hackett be today?
46 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 9?
Gilles Müller, Rosario Dawson, Averno (wrestler) and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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