Person in history
Jenna Coleman
Jenna Coleman, English actress
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1986 · April 27
- Age this year
- 40No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 40th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Jenna Coleman, English actress
Early life
Early life and education Jenna-Louise Coleman [ 1 ] was born in Blackpool on 27 April 1986, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the daughter of Karen and Keith Coleman. Her father is a joiner and fitter of bar and restaurant interiors. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] She has an older brother, also a joiner. [ 4 ] [ 6 ] Coleman is of English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish ancestry. [ 7 ] Her grandmother named her after the character of Jenna Wade from the American TV series Dallas . [ 8 ]
Why this date
Jenna Coleman appears on our April 27 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1986.
- April 26Chernobyl disaster
- February 25People Power Revolution
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquake
- February 7Haiti
- December 4Port of Savannah
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1986Emily VanCampMay 12
- 1986LaToya SandersSeptember 11
- 1986Sean DoolittleSeptember 26
- 1986Edewin FaniniMay 25
- 1986Nodiko TatishviliNovember 5
- 1986Hajime IsayamaAugust 29
- 1986Ibor BakarOctober 26
- 1986Alfie AllenSeptember 12
Sources
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“Jenna Coleman”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/jenna-coleman, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Jenna Coleman
When was Jenna Coleman born?
April 27 1986.
How old would Jenna Coleman be today?
40 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 April 27?
William Moseley (actor), Lars Bender, Arch Manning and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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