Person in history
Pete Hegseth
Pete Hegseth, American author, political commentator and 29th United States Secretary of Defense
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1980 · June 6
- Age this year
- 46No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 46th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Peter Brian Hegseth is an American government official, veteran, and former television personality who has been serving as the 29th United States secretary of defense since 2025.
Why this date
Pete Hegseth appears on our June 6 calendar for 1980 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1980.
- March 14LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007
- March 21Dallas (TV series)
- September 17Gdańsk Shipyard
- September 17Solidarity (Polish trade union)
- August 271980 South Korean presidential election
Born the same day
Gavin Hoyte
Gavin Hoyte, English born footballer who represented Trinidad and Tobago
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Kenny Pickett, American football player
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DeAndre Hopkins
DeAndre Hopkins, American football player
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Jack Hetherington
Jack Hetherington, Australian rugby league player
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1980Emma HusarApril 20
- 1980Hamzah bin HusseinMarch 29
- 1980City and ColourSeptember 29
- 1980Quincy TimberlakeApril 22
- 1980Grant HackettMay 9
- 1980Zachary LeviSeptember 29
- 1980Tony RomoApril 21
Sources
Cite this page
“Pete Hegseth”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/pete-hegseth, accessed October 25, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Pete Hegseth
When was Pete Hegseth born?
June 6 1980.
How old would Pete Hegseth be today?
46 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 June 6?
Gavin Hoyte, Kenny Pickett, DeAndre Hopkins and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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