Person in history
Ross Colton
Ross Colton, American professional ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · September 11
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Ross Colton is an American professional ice hockey player who is a center for the Nashville Predators of the National Hockey League (NHL).
Early life
Colton was born in Robbinsville, New Jersey. He grew up playing youth ice hockey in the northeastern United States.
Path and career
Colton played college hockey at the University of New Hampshire from 2015 to 2018. He signed with the Nashville Predators as an undrafted free agent in 2018.
He made his NHL debut with Nashville in 2019 and has been a regular on their roster. Colton won the Stanley Cup with the Predators in 2024.
Why this date
Ross Colton appears on our September 11 calendar for 1996 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1996.
- July 18Saguenay flood
- May 11ValuJet Flight 592
- June 15The Troubles
- December 29Guatemala
- November 7NASA
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
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- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Alexandra AndresenJuly 23
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Ross Colton”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/ross-colton, 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 Ross Colton
When was Ross Colton born?
September 11 1996.
How old would Ross Colton be today?
30 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 September 11?
Farrah Moan, Nicky Case, Zay Flowers and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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