When is Alan Turing's birthday?

Alan Turing's birthday is June 23. He was born on June 23, 1912 in Maida Vale, United Kingdom.

Who shares a birthday with Alan Turing?

Famous people who share Alan Turing's June 23 birthday include Zinedine Zidane, Anna Akhmatova, Edward VIII, Martti Ahtisaari and Frances McDormand.

Science · Technology · 1912–1954

Alan Turing — Age & Birthday

Born: 23 June 1912 · Died: 7 June 1954 · Age at death: 41

How old was Alan Turing when he died?

Alan Turing died aged 41. He was born on 23 June 1912 and died on 7 June 1954.

British mathematician who helped break the Enigma code at Bletchley Park and laid the foundations of computer science and AI

Did you know?He was a world-class marathon runner who once finished only a few minutes behind the winners of the British Olympic trials.

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Date of birth23 June 1912
Date of death7 June 1954
Age at death41
Cause of deathCyanide poisoning
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceMaida Vale, United Kingdom
Occupationcomputer scientist, cryptographer, mathematician

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Alan Turing's ideas sit at the heart of every computer and smartphone in use today. In 1936 he described a theoretical 'universal machine' that could carry out any calculation given the right instructions, the basic concept behind modern computing. During the Second World War he worked at Bletchley Park, helping to break the German Enigma codes and saving countless lives. He also asked whether machines could think, proposing the 'Turing test' that is still debated in artificial intelligence. Prosecuted for his homosexuality in 1952, he died two years later, and he received a posthumous royal pardon in 2013.

Key Milestones

1936: Describes the Turing machine
1939: Joins the codebreakers at Bletchley Park
1950: Proposes the Turing test
2013: Receives a posthumous royal pardon

Alan Mathison Turing (23 June 1912 – 7 June 1954) was an English mathematician and logician widely regarded as the father of theoretical computer science.

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“We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done.”

— Alan Turing, Computing Machinery and Intelligence, Mind, 1950

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Alan Turing: Father of Computer Science

English mathematician, born 1912

Alan Turing was born in Maida Vale on 23 June 1912.

He described the Turing machine in 1936.

He helped break Enigma at Bletchley Park.

He was pardoned in 2013.

Career highlights

1936Turing machine: paper
1939Bletchley Park: codebreaking
1950Turing test: proposed
1952Conviction: gross indecency
2013Pardon: royal pardon

Did you know?He appears on the Bank of England £50 note.

Age at death: 41
Would be: 114
Years since death: 72

Family

Father: Julius Mathison Turing
Mother: Ethel Sara Stoney

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When is Alan Turing's birthday?: Alan Turing's birthday is June 23. He was born on June 23, 1912 in Maida Vale, United Kingdom.
How old was Alan Turing when he died?: Alan Turing died on June 7, 1954, aged 41.
Who shares a birthday with Alan Turing?: Famous people who share Alan Turing's June 23 birthday include Zinedine Zidane, Anna Akhmatova, Edward VIII, Martti Ahtisaari and Frances McDormand.

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