Stephen King is 79 years old as of October 2026. He was born on 21 September 1947.
American author of Carrie, The Shining, It and The Stand, known as the King of Horror, with hundreds of millions of books sold
Did you know?He threw the early pages of his debut novel, Carrie, into the bin, but his wife rescued them and encouraged him to finish.
Quick facts
Date of birth21 September 1947
Age79
NationalityAmerican
BirthplacePortland, United States
Occupationtelevision producer, science fiction writer, actor
Editor's Take:
Stephen King is the master of modern horror. He sold his first novel, Carrie, while working as a teacher. It began a career of more than 60 novels. Books such as The Shining, It and Misery turned ordinary American towns into places of terror. He also writes gentler stories, such as The Body and The Shawshank Redemption. Many of his works became hit films. In 1999 he was hit by a van and badly injured, but kept writing.
Key Milestones
1974: Carrie – debut novel
1977: The Shining – bestseller
1982: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption – novella
1986: It – horror classic
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author. Dubbed the "King of Horror", he is widely known for his horror fiction and has also explored other genres, among them suspense, crime, science-fiction, fantasy, and mystery.
