Person in history
Schoolboy Q
Schoolboy Q, German-American rapper
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1986 · October 26
- Age this year
- 40No death recorded in our data
- Known as
- rapper, songwriter, musician, and singer. Citizenship: United States
- Born
- 40th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Quincy Matthew Hanley, better known by his stage name Schoolboy Q, is an American rapper. He began recording in 2007, and released his first two mixtapes, ScHoolboy Turned Hustla (2008) and Gangsta & Soul (2009) to local success. After signing with the Carson-based indie label Top Dawg Entertainment, Hanley's debut studio album, Setbacks (2011) and its follow-up, Habits & Contradictions (2012), were both released to positive critical response;
Early life
Educated at: Los Angeles Southwest College, Glendale Community College, and Los Angeles City College.
Why this date
Schoolboy Q appears on our October 26 calendar for 1986 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1986.
- April 26Chernobyl disaster
- February 25People Power Revolution
- September 131986 Kalamata earthquake
- February 7Haiti
- December 4Port of Savannah
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1986Emily VanCampMay 12
- 1986LaToya SandersSeptember 11
- 1986Sean DoolittleSeptember 26
- 1986Edewin FaniniMay 25
- 1986Nodiko TatishviliNovember 5
- 1986Hajime IsayamaAugust 29
- 1986Ibor BakarOctober 26
- 1986Alfie AllenSeptember 12
Sources
Cite this page
“Schoolboy Q”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/schoolboy-q, accessed October 27, 2026.
Cite the underlying source as well — the source links above go to the record this entry is adapted from.
Questions about Schoolboy Q
When was Schoolboy Q born?
October 26 1986.
How old would Schoolboy Q be today?
40 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 October 26?
Rhenzy Feliz, Riho Iida, Sergey Karasev and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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