Kazuo Ishiguro is 71 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 8 November 1954.
Japanese-born British novelist of The Remains of the Day and Never Let Me Go who won the Nobel Prize in Literature
Did you know?He originally moved from Japan to Surrey as a child and once worked as a grouse beater for the Queen Mother.
Quick facts
Date of birth8 November 1954
Age71
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceNagasaki, Japan
Occupationnovelist, writer, screenwriter
Editor's Take:
Kazuo Ishiguro writes quiet novels that break your heart. He was born in Nagasaki and moved to England at five. He wanted to be a songwriter before turning to fiction. The Remains of the Day, about a loyal butler, won the Booker Prize. Never Let Me Go is a haunting story of cloned young people. His narrators often hide painful truths from themselves. He won the Nobel Prize in 2017.
Key Milestones
1982: A Pale View of Hills – debut
1989: Remains of the Day – Booker
2005: Never Let Me Go – novel
2017: Nobel Prize in Literature
Sir Kazuo Ishiguro (Japanese: 石黒 一雄, Hepburn: Ishiguro Kazuo;; born 8 November 1954) is a Japanese-British novelist, screenwriter, musician, and short-story writer.
Kazuo Ishiguro's birthday is November 8. He was born on November 8, 1954 in Nagasaki, Japan.
How old is Kazuo Ishiguro?
Kazuo Ishiguro is 71 years old, and turns 72 on his next birthday, November 8.
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