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Ben Okri — Age & Birthday

Born: 15 March 1959 · Age: 67

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Ben Okri is 67 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 15 March 1959.

Booker Prize-winning novelist and poet from Nigeria

Did you know?He was the youngest ever winner of the Booker Prize at the time he received the award for his novel The Famished Road.

Sir Ben Golden Emuobowho Okri (born 15 March 1959) is a Nigerian-born British poet and novelist. Considered one of the foremost African authors in the postmodern and post-colonial traditions, Okri has been compared to authors such as Salman Rushdie and Gabriel García Márquez.

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Age: 67
Status: Living

Born: March 15, 1959 · Minna, Nigeria
Nationality: Nigerian
Known for: Literature, Media

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