Birth Name: Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Occupation: TV Show Host
Born In: Keyser, West Virginia USA
Birthdate: September 16, 1950
Age: 73 years old (as of 2024)
Ethnicity: Multiracial
Nationality: American
Sexuality: Straight
Henry Louis Gates was born on the 16th of September, 1950. He is best known for being a TV Show Host. After being arrested for “breaking into” his own home, he went on Oprah Winfrey’s talk show to discuss race relations. Henry Louis Gates’s age is 73. Influential African-American author, scholar, PBS miniseries host, and public intellectual who wrote about race, politics, history, and culture. His scholarly publication, The Signifying Monkey, won the American Book Award in 1989.
The 73-year-old tv show host was born in Keyser, West Virginia USA. He received his undergraduate degree from Yale University, where he also completed a doctoral dissertation on Afro-American Studies. He later taught at Cornell, Duke, and Harvard. He was erroneously arrested outside his own home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, after someone called in a complaint of an attempted break-in. The 2009 arrest led to a charged debate about the racist attitudes of law enforcement officials.
Henry Louis Gates is a Virgo and his 74th birthday is in .
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Childhood
Henry Louis Gates was born in 1950s. The 1950s is often viewed as "baby boom" and a period of conformity, when young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. The 50s were also the beginning of the Space Race, Cold War and the Civil Rights Movement. Discover what happened on this day.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. is part of the Baby boomers generation. Also known as "boomers", are the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. They are associated with a rejection of traditional values. These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement.
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It's hard to know Henry Louis Gates birth time, but we do know his mother gave birth to his on a Saturday. People born on a Saturday enjoy an optimistic and positive disposition. Sometimes it takes them a while to get going, but once they're off, nothing can hold them back.
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The 73-year-old American was born in the Baby Boomers Generation and the Year of the Tiger
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Henry Louis Gates Jr. |
| NICKNAME: | Henry Louis Gates Jr., Skip, Henry Louis Gates |
| MARTIAL STATUS: | Pending |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| TATTOOS: | N/A |
| AGE GENERATION: | Baby Boomers Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Virgo |
| BIRTH DAY: | Saturday |
| DAYS SINCE BIRTH: |
Net Worth
The 73-year-old American tv show host has done well thus far. Majority of Henry’s money comes from being a tv show host. CelebsMoney has recently updated Henry Louis Gates’s net worth.
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Henry Louis Gates is a Virgo. People of this zodiac sign like animals, healthy food, nature, cleanliness, and dislike rudeness and asking for help. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, analytical, kind, hardworking, practical, while weaknesses can be shyness, overly critical of self and others, all work and no play. The greatest overall compatibility with Virgo is Pisces and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Henry Louis Gates was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: Henry Louis Gates has a ruling planet of Mercury and has a ruling planet of Mercury and by astrological associations Wednesday is ruled by Mercury. In Astrology, Mercury is the planet that rules our mindset. People who are born with Mercury as the ruling planet have communication skills, intellect and cleverness.
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Henry Louis Gates’s birth sign is Virgo and he has a ruling planet of Mercury.
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