Person in history
Katie Ledecky
Katie Ledecky, American swimmer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · March 17
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Katie Ledecky, American swimmer
Why this date
Katie Ledecky appears on our March 17 calendar for 1997 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1997.
- May 11Deep Blue (chess computer)
- May 101997 Qayen earthquake
- September 11Kurkse tragedy
- July 22Eiichiro Oda
- September 14Howrah–Ahmedabad Superfast Express
Born the same day
Patrick Cantlay
Patrick Cantlay, American golfer
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Pietro Pellegri, Italian footballer
Read their story →Terry Rozier
Terry Rozier, American basketball player
Read their story →Thomas Robinson (basketball)
Thomas Robinson, American-Lebanese basketball player
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1997Nico HoernerMay 13
- 1997Dennis Smith Jr.November 25
- 1997Luis Díaz (footballer, born 1997)January 13
- 1997Francesco BagnaiaJanuary 14
- 1997Lauri MarkkanenMay 22
- 1997Kodak BlackJune 11
- 1997Steven KwanSeptember 5
- 1997Jackie YoungSeptember 16
Sources
Cite this page
“Katie Ledecky”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/katie-ledecky, accessed October 28, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Katie Ledecky
When was Katie Ledecky born?
March 17 1997.
How old would Katie Ledecky be today?
29 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 March 17?
Patrick Cantlay, Pietro Pellegri, Terry Rozier and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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