When is Terry Pratchett's birthday?

Terry Pratchett's birthday is April 28. He was born on April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom.

Who shares a birthday with Terry Pratchett?

Famous people who share Terry Pratchett's April 28 birthday include Saddam Hussein, James Monroe, Penélope Cruz, Jessica Alba and Kurt Gödel.

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Terry Pratchett — Age & Birthday

Born: 28 April 1948 · Died: 12 March 2015 · Age at death: 66

How old was Terry Pratchett when he died?

Terry Pratchett died aged 66. He was born on 28 April 1948 and died on 12 March 2015.

English author famous for the Discworld series of fantasy novels

Did you know?To celebrate his knighthood, he dug up iron ore from a field near his home to forge his own meteoric sword.

Quick facts

Date of birth28 April 1948
Date of death12 March 2015
Age at death66
Cause of deathAlzheimer's disease, posterior cortical atrophy
NationalityBritish
BirthplaceBeaconsfield, United Kingdom
Occupationwriter, novelist, journalist

Editor's Take:

Terry Pratchett used a flat world carried by four elephants on a turtle to satirise everything on ours. His jokes covered police work, newspapers, banking, religion and death. Behind them lay deep anger at injustice and great kindness. After his Alzheimer's diagnosis he campaigned for research funding. He also argued for the right to assisted dying. Fans still keep his name alive online, in a tribute borrowed from his novel Going Postal.

Key Milestones

1983: Publishes The Colour of Magic
1990: Publishes Good Omens with Neil Gaiman
2007: Reveals he has Alzheimer's disease
2009: Knighted

Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic fantasy novels published between 1983 and 2015, and for the apocalyptic comedy novel Good Omens (1990), which he co-wrote with Neil Gaiman.

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Terry Pratchett: Creator of Discworld

English fantasy author, born 1948

Terry Pratchett was born in Beaconsfield on 28 April 1948.

He wrote 41 Discworld novels.

He sold more than 100 million books.

He was knighted in 2009.

Career highlights

1983The Colour of Magic: first Discworld
1990Good Omens: with Gaiman
2001Carnegie Medal: awarded
2007Alzheimer's: announces diagnosis
2009Knighthood: awarded

Did you know?He made his own sword, using iron from a meteorite.

Age at death: 66
Would be: 78
Years since death: 11

Family

Spouse: Lyn Purves
Child: Rhianna Pratchett

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When is Terry Pratchett's birthday?: Terry Pratchett's birthday is April 28. He was born on April 28, 1948 in Beaconsfield, United Kingdom.
How old was Terry Pratchett when he died?: Terry Pratchett died on March 12, 2015, aged 66.
Who shares a birthday with Terry Pratchett?: Famous people who share Terry Pratchett's April 28 birthday include Saddam Hussein, James Monroe, Penélope Cruz, Jessica Alba and Kurt Gödel.

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