Person in history
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford, Australian actress
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · April 29
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Katherine Langford is an Australian actress. After appearing in several independent films, she had her breakthrough starring as Hannah Baker in the Netflix television series 13 Reasons Why (2017–2018), which earned her a Golden Globe Award nomination. She then appeared in the films Love, Simon (2018) and Knives Out (2019), and headlined the dark comedy Spontaneous (2020) and the Netflix series Cursed (2020).
Early life
Early life Langford was born in Perth , Western Australia, [ 1 ] and raised in Applecross , a riverside suburb of Perth. [ 2 ] She is the eldest daughter of Elizabeth Langford (née Green), a paediatrician, and Stephen Langford, a flying doctor and director of medical services at the Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Her younger sister, Josephine Langford , is also an actress. [ 6 ]
Why this date
Katherine Langford appears on our April 29 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
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Chris Johnson, American basketball player
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
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“Katherine Langford”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/katherine-langford, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Katherine Langford
When was Katherine Langford born?
April 29 1996.
How old would Katherine Langford be today?
30 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 29?
Danilo (footballer, born 2001), Adam Smith (footballer, born 1991), Jung Hye-sung and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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