Person in history
Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner, English actress
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1996 · February 21
- Age this year
- 30No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 30th anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Sophie Belinda Turner is an English actress. She made her acting debut as Sansa Stark in the television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in 2019.
Why this date
Sophie Turner appears on our February 21 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
Devon Travis
Devon Travis, American baseball player
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Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1996Ross ColtonSeptember 11
- 1996Colin FordSeptember 12
- 1996Batuhan Altıntaş (footballer)March 14
- 1996Adin HillMay 11
- 1996Faker (gamer)May 7
- 1996MyKayla SkinnerDecember 9
- 1996Esteban OconSeptember 17
- 1996Sigrid (singer)September 5
Sources
Cite this page
“Sophie Turner”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/sophie-turner, accessed October 25, 2026.
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Questions about Sophie Turner
When was Sophie Turner born?
February 21 1996.
How old would Sophie Turner 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 February 21?
Devon Travis, Solar (singer), Steve Leo Beleck and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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