Person in history
Olly Alexander
Olly Alexander, English singer and actor
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1990 · July 15
- Age this year
- 36No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 36th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Oliver Alexander Thornton is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and LGBTQ activist who rose to prominence as the lead singer of the English pop band Years & Years, achieving two No. 1 albums on the UK Albums Chart, a No. 1 single and five Top 10 entries on the UK Singles Chart. He continued to release music under the band's name between 2021 and 2023 until their dissolution in 2024. During their career Years & Years were nominated for six Brit Awards.
Why this date
Olly Alexander appears on our July 15 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1990.
- September 12Allied Control Council
- September 91990 Batticaloa massacre
- September 11Faucett Perú
- November 17Mount Unzen
- July 22Greg LeMond
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1990Matt ShivelySeptember 15
- 1990Lelisa DesisaJanuary 14
- 1990Robert Griffin IIIFebruary 12
- 1990Petar FilipovićSeptember 14
- 1990Lachlan CooteApril 6
- 1990Shaun JohnsonSeptember 9
- 1990Godfrey OboabonaAugust 16
- 1990Megan StalterSeptember 15
Sources
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“Olly Alexander”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/olly-alexander, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Olly Alexander
When was Olly Alexander born?
July 15 1990.
How old would Olly Alexander be today?
36 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 July 15?
Evgeny Tishchenko, Derrick Favors, Anthony Cirelli and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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