Person in history
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford, English footballer
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1997 · October 31
- Age this year
- 29No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- association football player, philanthropist. Citizenship: United Kingdom
- Born
- 29th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Marcus Rashford is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Manchester United and the England national team.
Early life
Educated at: Ashton-on-Mersey School.
Early life Marcus Rashford [ 1 ] was born on 31 October 1997 [ 2 ] in Manchester , [ 3 ] and raised in the Fallowfield , Withington , and Wythenshawe areas of the city. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] His father is from Jamaica , [ 6 ] and his mother of Kittitian descent, with his grandmother born on the West Indies island of Saint Kitts . [ 7 ] Rashford comes from a working class family; his mother is Melanie Maynard, a single parent who worked multiple jobs,
Path and career
Awards / honours: Member of the Order of the British Empire, Fred and Anne Jarvis Award, The Guardian Footballer of the Year, and honorary doctorate.
Why this date
Marcus Rashford appears on our October 31 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
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
“Marcus Rashford”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/marcus-rashford, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Marcus Rashford
When was Marcus Rashford born?
October 31 1997.
How old would Marcus Rashford 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 October 31?
JID, Leonor, Princess of Asturias, Nadine Lustre and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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