Person in history
Kanye West
Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1977 · June 8
- Age this year
- 49No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 49th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Kanye West, American rapper, producer, director, and fashion designer
Why this date
Kanye West appears on our June 8 calendar for 1977 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1977.
- June 27World constitution
- June 15Death and funeral of Francisco Franco
- May 9Amsterdam
- October 71977 Constitution of the Soviet Union
- July 4George Jackson Brigade
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1977Averno (wrestler)May 9
- 1977Svein TuftMay 9
- 1977Marek JankulovskiMay 9
- 1977Victoria, Crown Princess of SwedenJuly 14
Sources
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“Kanye West”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/kanye-west, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Kanye West
When was Kanye West born?
June 8 1977.
How old would Kanye West be today?
49 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 June 8?
Ferland Mendy, Jan Paul van Hecke, Keith Gill and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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