Person in history
Hannah Mills
Hannah Mills, Welsh sports sailor
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · February 29
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Hannah Louise Mills is a British competitive sailor and two-time world champion in the 470 class, having won in 2012 and 2019. Mills won a silver medal for Team GB with her crew Saskia Clark in the 2012 Olympics, she followed this up with a gold in the same event at both the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and, partnered by Eilidh McIntyre, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
Why this date
Hannah Mills appears on our February 29 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Hannah Mills”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/hannah-mills, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Hannah Mills
When was Hannah Mills born?
February 29 1988.
How old would Hannah Mills be today?
38 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 February 29?
Claudia Williams (tennis), Coco Khan, Abdukodir Khusanov and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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