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2027 Milestone Birthdays: Celebrity, History & Birthday Newspapers

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A round-number birthday is the one people plan for. In 2027 the children of the Star Wars summer turn 50, the generation born the year Harry Potter first appeared turns 30, and the stars of the 1920s reach their centenaries in memory.

This page lists the best-known people reaching each milestone, using the same checked dates of birth as our person pages, with ages that update by themselves as the year goes on. Below them are the events, inventions and broadcasts marking their 50th, 75th and 100th anniversaries in 2027.

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Famous people reaching milestone ages in 2027

The best-known living people in our database who reach a round-number birthday in 2027, ordered by how widely they are known. Turning 100 has its own section further down.

Turning 30 in 2027

Born in 1997: the year the first Harry Potter book was published

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Turning 40 in 2027

Born in 1987: athletes and entertainers at the height of their careers

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Turning 50 in 2027

Born in 1977, the year of Star Wars and the Queen's Silver Jubilee, this group spans film, music, sport and politics.

Turning 60 in 2027

Born in 1967: the Summer of Love generation

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Turning 70 in 2027

Born in 1957: the year Sputnik opened the space age

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Turning 80 in 2027

Born in 1947: the year of Indian independence

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Turning 90 in 2027

Born in 1937: still active, still remembered

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Famous people turning 100 in 2027

Born in 1927. Each card shows whether the person is living; for those who have died we show the year of death and the birthday they would have reached.

0 living · 12 remembered

Historic anniversaries in 2027

Events, inventions and cultural moments reaching a round-number anniversary in 2027, with a short note on why each one still matters.

100 years ago: 1927

  1. The BBC becomes a public corporation

    The British Broadcasting Company was replaced by a corporation created under Royal Charter, with John Reith as its first Director-General. Its mission to inform, educate and entertain still shapes public broadcasting around the world.

    On this day: 1 January

  2. Metropolis premieres in Berlin

    Fritz Lang's science-fiction epic, with its towering city and robot double, was one of the most expensive silent films ever made. Its imagery still echoes through films, music videos and architecture.

    On this day: 10 January

  3. Lindbergh flies the Atlantic alone

    Charles Lindbergh took off from New York in the Spirit of St. Louis and landed in Paris about 33 and a half hours later. The first solo non-stop transatlantic flight made him world-famous and boosted public faith in air travel.

    On this day: 20 May

  4. Philo Farnsworth transmits an electronic television image

    In a San Francisco laboratory the young inventor sent a simple line across a room using an all-electronic system. Unlike earlier mechanical designs, his approach became the basis of television as it developed.

    On this day: 7 September

  5. Carving begins on Mount Rushmore

    Sculptor Gutzon Borglum began work on the faces of four US presidents in South Dakota's Black Hills. The project took 14 years and remains one of America's best-known landmarks.

    On this day: 4 October

  6. The Jazz Singer opens

    Starring Al Jolson, it was the first feature-length film with synchronised spoken dialogue. Within a few years silent films had all but disappeared from cinemas.

    On this day: 6 October

75 years ago: 1952

  1. Elizabeth II becomes Queen

    Princess Elizabeth was in Kenya when her father, George VI, died at Sandringham. Her reign of more than 70 years became the longest in British history.

    On this day: 6 February

  2. The first jet airliner passenger service

    A BOAC de Havilland Comet flew paying passengers from London to Johannesburg, halving journey times. The Comet's later accidents taught engineers lessons about metal fatigue that made jet travel safer.

    On this day: 2 May

  3. The first hydrogen bomb is tested

    The United States detonated Ivy Mike on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific, with a force hundreds of times greater than the Hiroshima bomb. It marked a dangerous new stage in the nuclear arms race.

    Read about the Ivy MikeOn this day: 1 November

  4. Britain's first singles chart

    The New Musical Express published a top 12 based on record sales, with Al Martino's Here in My Heart at number one. The weekly chart has been a national ritual ever since.

    On this day: 14 November

  5. The Mousetrap opens in London

    Agatha Christie's murder mystery opened at the Ambassadors Theatre and has run in the West End ever since, apart from the pandemic closure, making it the world's longest-running play.

    On this day: 25 November

  6. The Great Smog of London

    A thick, toxic fog settled over the city for five days and caused thousands of deaths. It led directly to the Clean Air Act of 1956.

    Read about the Great Smog of LondonOn this day: 5 December

50 years ago: 1977

  1. Star Wars is released

    George Lucas's space adventure opened in American cinemas and became a worldwide phenomenon. It changed how films were marketed and launched one of the biggest entertainment franchises ever.

    On this day: 25 May

  2. The Apple II goes on sale

    One of the first mass-produced personal computers, it came with colour graphics and a keyboard built in. Its success helped turn the computer into a household product.

  3. The Silver Jubilee celebrations

    Street parties across Britain marked 25 years of Elizabeth II's reign. Bunting, trestle tables and commemorative mugs became some of the defining images of 1970s Britain.

    On this day: 7 June

  4. Virginia Wade wins Wimbledon

    With the Queen watching in her Silver Jubilee year, the British player won the women's singles title on the tournament's centenary.

    On this day: 1 July

  5. Elvis Presley dies at Graceland

    The death of the King of Rock and Roll at his Memphis home caused worldwide mourning. Graceland is now one of the most visited homes in the United States.

    On this day: 16 August

  6. Voyager 1 is launched

    Sent two weeks after its twin Voyager 2, the probe flew past Jupiter and Saturn and in 2012 became the first spacecraft to reach interstellar space. It is the most distant human-made object.

    On this day: 5 September

Fun facts about 2027

  1. 2027 is a common year of 365 days. It begins on a Friday and ends on a Friday.

  2. It uses exactly the same calendar as 2021, so a 2021 wall calendar works again. The next year to share it is 2038.

  3. There is only one Friday the 13th in 2027, in August. No year can have fewer.

  4. Easter Sunday falls on 28 March, and Christmas Day is a Saturday.

  5. Chinese New Year on 6 February begins the Year of the Goat.

  6. On 2 August a total solar eclipse crosses southern Spain, North Africa and the Middle East. Near Luxor in Egypt totality lasts more than six minutes, the longest seen from land between 1991 and 2114.

  7. Sporting highlights include the FIFA Women's World Cup in Brazil, the first held in South America, the Rugby World Cup in Australia and the men's Cricket World Cup in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia.

  8. Our database lists 50 famous people born in 1927; none of them is still living, so every centenary in this group is marked in memory.

  9. 26 famous people in our database were born on 29 February, so 2027 has no birthday date for them on the calendar. Most celebrate on 28 February or 1 March.

Further reading

Reviewed by the Who Shares My Birthday editorial team.

Last reviewed: October 2026