Person in history
Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta, American football player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 2001 · January 12
- Age this year
- 25No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 25th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Samuel Joseph LaPorta is an American professional football tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Iowa Hawkeyes with whom he was named the Big Ten Tight End of the Year in 2022.
Why this date
Sam LaPorta appears on our January 12 calendar for 2001 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 2001.
- September 15Championship Auto Racing Teams
- September 17New York Stock Exchange
- September 18Anthrax
- September 17George W. Bush
- November 1Turkey
Born the same day
Xavier Tillman
Xavier Tillman, American basketball player
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Mike McGlinchey, American football player
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 2001Anthony VolpeApril 28
- 2001Chosen JacobsJuly 1
- 2001Hamiso Tabuai-FidowSeptember 5
- 2001Kate DouglassNovember 17
- 2001Kim Sin-jinJuly 13
- 2001Brian BranchOctober 22
- 2001Franz WagnerAugust 27
- 2001Breece HallMay 31
Sources
Cite this page
“Sam LaPorta”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sam-laporta, 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 Sam LaPorta
When was Sam LaPorta born?
January 12 2001.
How old would Sam LaPorta be today?
25 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 January 12?
Xavier Tillman, Pixie Lott, Tyler Roberts and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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