Person in history
Reality Winner
Reality Winner, American intelligence specialist convicted of espionage
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1991 · December 4
- Age this year
- 35No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 35th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Reality Leigh Winner is a United States Air Force veteran, and a former National Security Agency (NSA) translator. In 2018, she was given the longest prison sentence ever imposed for an unauthorized release of government classified information to the media, after she leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections. She was sentenced to five years and three months in federal prison.
Why this date
Reality Winner appears on our December 4 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1991.
- September 17Linux
- August 11Nickelodeon
- August 17Strathfield massacre
- September 9Tajikistan
- September 17Estonia
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1991Phil Ofosu-AyehSeptember 15
- 1991Ksenia AfanasyevaSeptember 13
- 1991Toby RegboOctober 18
- 1991Shayne ToppSeptember 14
- 1991Nana (entertainer)September 14
- 1991Scott WoottonSeptember 12
- 1991Mike TowellSeptember 12
- 1991Lee Jung-shinSeptember 15
Sources
Cite this page
“Reality Winner”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/reality-winner, accessed October 28, 2026.
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Questions about Reality Winner
When was Reality Winner born?
December 4 1991.
How old would Reality Winner be today?
35 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 December 4?
Sebastián Vegas, Kim Do-ah, Kim Do-yeon (singer) and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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