Person in history
Lydia Ko
Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · April 24
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- golfer. Citizenship: New Zealand
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Lydia Ko, New Zealand golfer
Early life
Educated at: Pinehurst School.
Path and career
Awards / honours: Mark H. McCormack Medal and Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Why this date
Lydia Ko appears on our April 24 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
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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
“Lydia Ko”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/lydia-ko, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Lydia Ko
When was Lydia Ko born?
April 24 1997.
How old would Lydia Ko 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 April 24?
Kim Tae-ri, Batuhan Karadeniz, Veronika Kudermetova and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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