Person in history
Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien Buemi, Swiss race car driver
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1988 · October 31
- Age this year
- 38No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 38th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Sébastien Olivier Humbert Buemi is a Swiss racing driver, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship for Toyota and in Formula E for Envision. In formula racing, Buemi competed in Formula One for Toro Rosso from 2009 to 2011, and won the 2015–16 Formula E Championship with Renault. In endurance racing, Buemi has won a joint-record four FIA World Endurance Championship titles—tied with Brendon Hartley—and is a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, all with Toyota.
Why this date
Sébastien Buemi appears on our October 31 calendar for 1988 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1988.
- June 1Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty
- September 12Hurricane Gilbert
- September 9Vietnam Airlines Flight 831
- September 188888 Uprising
- September 18Henri Namphy
Born the same day
Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1988Sam WhitelockOctober 12
- 1988Tim MoltzenSeptember 15
- 1988Virat KohliNovember 5
- 1988Sergio AgüeroJune 2
- 1988Norris ColeOctober 13
- 1988Jorge Torres NiloJanuary 16
- 1988Kelley O'HaraAugust 4
- 1988Chelsea KaneSeptember 15
Sources
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“Sébastien Buemi”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sebastien-buemi, accessed October 27, 2026.
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Questions about Sébastien Buemi
When was Sébastien Buemi born?
October 31 1988.
How old would Sébastien Buemi be today?
38 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 31?
JID, Leonor, Princess of Asturias, Nadine Lustre and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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