Person in history
Lil Nas X
Lil Nas X, American rapper
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1999 · April 9
- Age this year
- 27No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 27th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Montero Lamar Hill, better known by his stage name Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his 2018 country rap single "Old Town Road", which spent a then-record 19 weeks atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart. Simultaneously, he came out as gay, the first artist to do so while having a number-one record.
Why this date
Lil Nas X appears on our April 9 calendar for 1999 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1999.
- September 9Singapore Portrait Series currency notes
- December 3Worcester, Massachusetts
- January 17Little Saigon, Orange County
- October 22Maurice Papon
- July 91999 Iranian student protests
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1999Lloyd PopeDecember 1
- 1999Jaycee HornNovember 26
- 1999Rocky (singer)February 25
- 1999Gabi GonçalvesNovember 17
- 1999YoungBoy Never Broke AgainOctober 20
- 1999ChuuOctober 20
- 1999Tom Hartley (cricketer)May 3
- 1999Jerome FordSeptember 12
Sources
Cite this page
“Lil Nas X”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/lil-nas-x, 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 Lil Nas X
When was Lil Nas X born?
April 9 1999.
How old would Lil Nas X be today?
27 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 9?
Elle Fanning, TommyInnit, Raheem Mostert and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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