Andrew Ridgeley
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Andrew Ridgeley

English singer, songwriter and record producer

Andrew John Ridgeley is an English musician. He is best known for his work in the 1980s in the musical duo Wham!, which consisted of Ridgeley and George Michael. Wham! were one of the most successful pop acts during the 1980s, selling more than 30 million certified records worldwide from 1982 to 1986. Their singles "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go", "Everything She Wants", and "Careless Whisper" all topped the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2019, Penguin Random House published Ridgeley's memoir Wham! George & Me.

Andrew Ridgeley was born on Saturday, January 26, 1963.
It was the 26. day of the year 1963.

Age:
62 Years 9 Months 27 Days

Next birthday: Monday January 26, 2026

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Andrew Ridgeley has the same birthday as:
Eddie Van Halen, Akio Morita and Brendan Rodgers

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Same Birthday

January 26 is also the birthday of:


Same vintage - 1963


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Generation Baby Boomer

At 62 years, Andrew Ridgeley belongs to the "Generation of Baby Boomer". Well-known figures of this generation include Thomas Reiter, Martin Kemp und Brian Boitano.

The Baby Boomers are a large generation that emerged from the birth boom after World War II.

Astrology

Zodiac

♈ Aquarius

(January 21, 1963 - February 19, 1963)

Life Number

1

(Creative, assertive, dominant)

Zodiac sign

Rabbit

(January 21, 1963 - February 19, 1963)

Birthstone

Garnet

(Protection, vitality, love)

Age in absolute numbers

1.982.591.899 Seconds
33.043.198 Minutes
550.719 Hours
22.946 Days
3.278 Weeks
754 Months
62 Years
6.28 Decades
0.63 Centuries

On January 15, 2026 Andrew Ridgeley will be exactly 23000 days old.
On September 24, 2039 Andrew Ridgeley will be exactly 4000 weeks old.

By the way: Since you are here you are getting seconds older 😉

Milestones

With 62 years alive you reached these milestones:

Sleeping

7.649 days

A human spends about one third of their life sleeping. That’s an average of around 7.649 hours per day. At your age of 63 years, that equals approximately 7.649 days (20,94 years).

Eat & Drink

956 days

The average person spends about 1 hour a day eating and drinking. At 63 years, you have therefore spent approximately 956 days eating. (2,62 years).

Toilet visits

478 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 478 days (1,31 years).

Wait

797 days

The average person spends about 30 minutes on the toilet every day. That's a total of 797 days (2,18 years).

Laugh

96 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 96 days (0,26 years).

Brush teeth

64 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 64 days (0,17 years).

Work

6.215 days

We laugh for about six minutes a day. That's actually far too less. That's a total of 6.215 days (17,01 years).




Name Zahl Beschreibung
Breaths 594.777.570 Approximately 18 Breaths per minute
Heartbeats 2.478.239.874 Approximately 50-100 heartbeats per minute, depending on your lifestyle. We'll take the average at 75.
Blink 495.647.975 A human blinks roughly 15 times per minute.
Cough 344.200 A human has an average of 15 coughs per day.
Colds 126 A person gets about 2 colds per year.
Sweat produced 3.442 A person produces approximately 0.5–1.5 liters of sweat per day, depending on lifestyle. We'll take the average at 1 liter per day.
Fart gases produced (in Liters) 22.947 A person farts approximately 12 times a day, producing almost 0.8 liters of gas.
Flies swatted 440 We swat 7 flies per year.
Mosquitoes killed 1.131 We kill approximately 18 mosquitoes per year.
Red blood cells formed 458.933.309.953.704 A person produces approximately 20 billion red blood cells per day.
Hair grown (in mm) 7.572 Our hair grows approximately 0.33mm per day.
Fingernails grown (in mm) 2.622 Fingernails grow approximately 0.8mm per week.
Cookies eaten 27.307 We eat approximately 35,000 cookies in our lifetime.
Bouts of vomiting 251 A person vomits approximately four times a year, depending on lifestyle.

Information is based on statistical average values of a person.

Travelled distances

According to statistical averages, you have walked 82.608 kilometers in your life...


... that corresponds to 2,06 orbits of the Earth...


... 7,57 moon orbits.


... and 3,87 Mars orbit on foot.



82.608 kilometers means:

3.141 years with a snail 🐌 (at 3m/h).
615 days on a donkey 🫏 (at 5,6km/h).
430 days on a Skateboard 🛹 (at 8km/h).
115 days travel with a subway train 🚇 (at 30km/h).
4 days on a plane ✈️ (at 800km/h)
2,95 hours on a Spaceshuttle 🚀 (at 28.000km/h)
81,47 minutes with spaceship Voyager 1 🚀 (at 60840km/h)
7,18 minutes with Parker Space Probe - the fastest object made by humans 🚀 (at 690000km/h)

and

2,79 days sonic speed (at 1234,8 km/h)
0,28 seconds light speed (at 1,08 Mrd km/h)

Astronomy

Since the birth of Andrew Ridgeley ...

... the Moon has orbited Earth 840 times.
... Mercury has orbited Sun 260,84 times.
... Venus has orbited Sun 102,12 times.
... Earth has orbited Sun 62,82 times.
... Mars has orbited Sun 33,40 times.
... Jupiter has orbited Sun 5,30 times.
... Saturn has orbited Sun 2,13 times.
... Uranus has orbited Sun 0,75 times.
... Neptune has orbited Sun 0,38 times.
... Pluto has orbited Sun 0,25 times.

Statistische Lebenserwartung



Die Lebenserwartung von Andrew Ridgeley zum Zeitpunkt der Geburt liegt bei 78.5 Jahren. Sie hat damit statistisch gesehen 80% ihrer Lebenswerwartung erreicht. Rechnerisch betrachtet wird sie am 26. Jul 2041 ihre Lebenserwartung erreicht haben. Das ist heute in 15 Jahren.

80%

Ältester Mensch der Welt

Übrigens: Du bist aktuell 60 Jahre jünger als der offiziell älteste Mensch der Welt, die Französin Jeanne Calment. Sie wurde am 21. Februar 1875 geboren und starb am 4. August 1997 mit 122 Jahren und 164 Tagen.

Mit 62 Jahren hat Andrew Ridgeley die Lebenserwartung von diesem Tier erreicht: Parrot.


Die Lebenserwatung ist lediglich eine statistische Größe. Sie sagt nichts darüber aus wie alt ein einzelner Mensch tatsächlich wird. Die Lebenszeit wird von vielen Faktoren beeinflusst. Datenquelle: Weltbank. Die Lebenserwartung ist von Land zu Land unterschiedlich. In Deutschland erheben sogar einzelne Bundesländer eigenen Statistiken zur Lebenserwartung.

My special birthdays

Der nächste runde Geburtstag von Andrew Ridgeley ist der 70. Geburtstag. Er findet am Wednesday, den 26.01.2033 statt.

Birthday Year Weekday Date Candles blown
10. 1973 Friday January 26, 1973 55
18. 1981 Monday January 26, 1981 171
20. 1983 Wednesday January 26, 1983 210
25. 1988 Tuesday January 26, 1988 325
30. 1993 Tuesday January 26, 1993 465
40. 2003 Sunday January 26, 2003 820
50. 2013 Saturday January 26, 2013 1275
60. 2023 Thursday January 26, 2023 1830
70. 2033 Wednesday January 26, 2033 2485
80. 2043 Monday January 26, 2043 3240
90. 2053 Sunday January 26, 2053 4095
100. 2063 Friday January 26, 2063 5050
110. 2073 Thursday January 26, 2073 6105
120. 2083 Tuesday January 26, 2083 7260
130. 2093 Monday January 26, 2093 8515
140. 2103 Friday January 26, 2103 9870
150. 2113 Thursday January 26, 2113 11325
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Birthday in numbers

Decimal:
26 • 1 • 1963
Binary:
11010 • 1 • 11110101011
Hexadecimal:
1a • 1 • 7ab
Octal:
32 • 1 • 3653
Roman:
XXVI • I • MCMLXIII
Morsecode:
··−−− −···· ·−·−·− −−−−− ·−−−− ·−·−·− ·−−−− −−−−· −···· ···−−
Numbers to letters:
cg • ab • bjgd
Cross sum:
28
Factor product:
51038
Birthday in words:
twenty six • one • one thousand nine hundred sixty three

Historical Events

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Als Baby (0-2 Jahre)

August 28, 1963
Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Age: 0 years and 7 months) 🔗
November 22, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, Texas. (Age: 0 years and 9 months) 🔗
July 2, 1964
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is signed into law, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. (Age: 1 years and 5 months) 🔗
October 14, 1964
Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. (Age: 1 years and 8 months) 🔗

Als Kind (2-10 Jahre)

March 7, 1965
The "Bloody Sunday" confrontation occurs during the Selma to Montgomery marches, highlighting the need for voting rights legislation. (Age: 2 years and 1 months) 🔗
August 6, 1965
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is signed, overcoming legal barriers that prevented African Americans from exercising their right to vote. (Age: 2 years and 6 months) 🔗
December 13, 1966
The convention for the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights is adopted by the UN, a key international human rights treaty. (Age: 3 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 5, 1967
The Six-Day War begins, a short but decisive conflict between Israel and neighboring Arab states. (Age: 4 years and 4 months) 🔗
December 3, 1967
Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant in Cape Town, South Africa. (Age: 4 years and 10 months) 🔗
April 4, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, leading to riots in many U.S. cities. (Age: 5 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 20, 1968
Warsaw Pact troops invade Czechoslovakia to halt the liberal reforms of the Prague Spring. (Age: 5 years and 6 months) 🔗
July 3, 1969
Brian Jones, founding member of The Rolling Stones, dies just a month after leaving the band. (Age: 6 years and 5 months) 🔗
July 20, 1969
The Apollo 11 mission successfully lands on the Moon; Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on an extraterrestrial body. (Age: 6 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 15, 1969
The Woodstock Festival begins in Bethel, New York, becoming a defining moment for the counterculture generation. (Age: 6 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Jugendlicher 10-20 Jahre

January 27, 1973
The Paris Peace Accords are signed, formally ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. (Age: 10 years and 0 months) 🔗
October 6, 1973
The Yom Kippur War begins as Egypt and Syria launch a surprise attack on Israel. (Age: 10 years and 8 months) 🔗
October 17, 1973
OPEC places an oil embargo on nations supporting Israel, triggering the 1973 oil crisis and major economic disruption. (Age: 10 years and 8 months) 🔗
August 9, 1974
Richard Nixon resigns as U.S. President following the Watergate scandal, the only U.S. President ever to do so. (Age: 11 years and 6 months) 🔗
April 30, 1975
The Fall of Saigon marks the end of the Vietnam War, with North Vietnamese forces capturing the South Vietnamese capital. (Age: 12 years and 3 months) 🔗
June 25, 1975
Mozambique and Angola gain independence from Portugal, following years of armed liberation struggle. (Age: 12 years and 4 months) 🔗
April 1, 1976
Apple Computer is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. (Age: 13 years and 2 months) 🔗
May 25, 1977
The film "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope" is released, launching one of the most successful film franchises of all time. (Age: 14 years and 3 months) 🔗
July 25, 1978
Louise Brown, the first "test-tube baby," is born in England, marking a major breakthrough in in-vitro fertilization (IVF). (Age: 15 years and 5 months) 🔗
September 17, 1978
The Camp David Accords are signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a framework for peace in the Middle East. (Age: 15 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 20-30 Jahre

January 24, 1984
Apple Computer launches the Macintosh, the first commercially successful personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). (Age: 20 years and 11 months) 🔗
December 2, 1984
A gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, kills thousands and is considered the world's worst industrial disaster. (Age: 21 years and 10 months) 🔗
March 11, 1985
Mikhail Gorbachev becomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, initiating policies of Glasnost and Perestroika. (Age: 22 years and 1 months) 🔗
July 13, 1985
The Live Aid dual-venue benefit concert is held to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. (Age: 22 years and 5 months) 🔗
September 1, 1985
The wreck of the RMS Titanic is discovered by a joint US-French expedition led by Robert Ballard. (Age: 22 years and 7 months) 🔗
January 28, 1986
The Space Shuttle Challenger breaks apart 73 seconds into its flight, killing all seven crew members. (Age: 23 years and 0 months) 🔗
April 26, 1986
A catastrophic nuclear accident occurs at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine, the worst nuclear disaster in history. (Age: 23 years and 3 months) 🔗
October 19, 1987
"Black Monday" sees stock markets around the world crash, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping by 22.6% in a single day. (Age: 24 years and 8 months) 🔗
December 8, 1987
The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. (Age: 24 years and 10 months) 🔗
December 21, 1988
Pan Am Flight 103 is destroyed by a terrorist bomb over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing all 259 people on board and 11 on the ground. (Age: 25 years and 10 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 30-40 Jahre

September 13, 1993
The Oslo I Accord, the first direct agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), is signed. (Age: 30 years and 7 months) 🔗
April 7, 1994
The Rwandan genocide, a mass slaughter of Tutsi people by Hutu majority members, begins. (Age: 31 years and 2 months) 🔗
April 27, 1994
South Africa holds its first multiracial general election, marking the end of Apartheid. Nelson Mandela is elected President. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
May 6, 1994
The Channel Tunnel, linking the United Kingdom and France, is officially opened. (Age: 31 years and 3 months) 🔗
April 19, 1995
A domestic terrorist truck bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. (Age: 32 years and 2 months) 🔗
August 9, 1995
Netscape Communications holds its initial public offering (IPO), marking the start of the dot-com boom. (Age: 32 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 24, 1995
Microsoft releases Windows 95, a major step in personal computing with its new graphical user interface. (Age: 32 years and 6 months) 🔗
July 5, 1996
Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, is born. (Age: 33 years and 5 months) 🔗
June 26, 1997
The first book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone," is published, launching a global phenomenon. (Age: 34 years and 5 months) 🔗
August 31, 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris, leading to a global outpouring of grief. (Age: 34 years and 7 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 40-50 Jahre

February 1, 2003
The Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates upon re-entry, killing all seven crew members and halting the shuttle program for over two years. (Age: 40 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 20, 2003
The U.S. and a coalition of allies invade Iraq, marking the beginning of the Iraq War. (Age: 40 years and 1 months) 🔗
February 4, 2004
Mark Zuckerberg launches "The Facebook," initially limited to Harvard students, which later becomes the global social media giant. (Age: 41 years and 0 months) 🔗
December 26, 2004
The Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami devastates coastal regions across 14 countries, killing over 230,000 people. (Age: 41 years and 11 months) 🔗
August 29, 2005
Hurricane Katrina strikes the U.S. Gulf Coast, causing massive damage and flooding in New Orleans, leading to major government criticism. (Age: 42 years and 7 months) 🔗
March 21, 2006
Twitter is founded, allowing users to share short messages, quickly becoming a major platform for real-time communication. (Age: 43 years and 1 months) 🔗
November 4, 2006
Saddam Hussein, the former dictator of Iraq, is executed after being convicted of crimes against humanity. (Age: 43 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 9, 2007
Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone, fundamentally changing the mobile phone and personal computing industries. (Age: 43 years and 11 months) 🔗
December 19, 2007
The U.S. Federal Reserve begins cutting interest rates in response to the looming subprime mortgage crisis. (Age: 44 years and 10 months) 🔗
August 8, 2008
The Summer Olympics open in Beijing, China, showcasing the country's economic rise on the global stage. (Age: 45 years and 6 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 50-60 Jahre

February 15, 2013
A large meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere over Chelyabinsk, Russia, injuring over 1,000 people and raising awareness of asteroid defense. (Age: 50 years and 0 months) 🔗
March 13, 2013
Jorge Mario Bergoglio is elected as Pope Francis, becoming the first pope from the Americas, the Southern Hemisphere, and outside Europe since the 8th century. (Age: 50 years and 1 months) 🔗
March 16, 2014
Russia annexes Crimea following a controversial referendum, leading to international sanctions and escalating geopolitical tensions. (Age: 51 years and 1 months) 🔗
July 14, 2015
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft performs a flyby of Pluto, providing the first detailed images and data of the dwarf planet. (Age: 52 years and 5 months) 🔗
December 12, 2015
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty on climate change mitigation, is adopted by consensus by 196 parties. (Age: 52 years and 10 months) 🔗
June 23, 2016
The UK votes in a referendum to leave the European Union, an event widely known as Brexit. (Age: 53 years and 4 months) 🔗
November 8, 2016
Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the United States, defeating Hillary Clinton in a major political upset. (Age: 53 years and 9 months) 🔗
June 3, 2017
Qatar is boycotted by several Arab states, including Saudi Arabia and the UAE, escalating a major diplomatic crisis in the Middle East. (Age: 54 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 5, 2017
The first known use of the hashtag #MeToo occurs in a widespread social media campaign against sexual harassment and assault. (Age: 54 years and 8 months) 🔗
April 14, 2018
The U.S., UK, and France launch missile strikes in Syria in response to an alleged chemical weapons attack. (Age: 55 years and 2 months) 🔗

Als Erwachsener 60-70 Jahre

March 10, 2023
The largest U.S. bank failure since 2008 occurs when Silicon Valley Bank collapses, followed by Signature Bank, leading to fears of a new financial crisis. (Age: 60 years and 1 months) 🔗
June 18, 2023
The Titan submersible implosion occurs during a dive to the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people aboard and sparking international media attention. (Age: 60 years and 4 months) 🔗
October 7, 2023
Hamas launches a surprise attack on Israel, killing hundreds of civilians and taking hostages, triggering the Israel–Hamas war. (Age: 60 years and 8 months) 🔗
January 1, 2024
The BRICS group of nations officially welcomes five new member states: Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, signaling a shift in global political alignment. (Age: 60 years and 11 months) 🔗
July 26, 2024
The Summer Olympics open in Paris, France, marking the third time the city has hosted the modern games. (Age: 61 years and 6 months) 🔗
August 1, 2024
A significant heatwave impacts Europe, leading to record temperatures, health warnings, and increased public awareness of climate change severity. (Age: 61 years and 6 months) 🔗
September 7, 2024
NASA's Artemis 2 crew capsule is rolled out for final launch preparations, aiming for a crewed flyby of the Moon. (Age: 61 years and 7 months) 🔗
November 5, 2024
The U.S. holds its presidential election, resulting in the election of a new president or the re-election of the incumbent, shaping global politics for the next four years. (Age: 61 years and 9 months) 🔗
January 1, 2025
A global focus on Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) intensifies as capabilities continue to advance, raising major ethical and economic policy debates worldwide. (Age: 61 years and 11 months) 🔗

Geburtstags-FAQ von Andrew Ridgeley

How many birthday candles did Andrew Ridgeley blow out so far?

» At 62 years, Andrew Ridgeley has already blown out 1953 birthday candles, if you add up all the birthdays.

When will Andrew Ridgeley be twice as old as today?

» Andrew Ridgeley ist 22.946 days old today. On 18.09.2088 Andrew Ridgeley will be twice as old as today. Andrew Ridgeley will then be 125 Jahre und 7 Monate years old.

When will Andrew Ridgeley be half as old as today?

» On 25.06.1994 Andrew Ridgeley was half of age today. Back then Andrew Ridgeley were 31 Jahre und 4 Monate years old.

When was Andrew Ridgeley conceived? - Time of your conception

» That's an interesting question. Let's try it this way: A pregnancy lasts an average of 268 days. If we subtract 268 days from the day of your birth (03.05.1962), we get the 03.05.1962. However, this statement is not very meaningful, since only 3% of pregnant women actually give birth after 268 days. Most pregnant women give birth within a time window of 10 days from the actual due date. Therefore, Andrew Ridgeley were conceived between 23.04.1962 and 13.05.1962.

How many prime number birthdays has Andrew Ridgeley had so far?

» At 62 years old, Andrew Ridgeley has already celebrated 18 prime number birthdays (2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29, 31, 37, 41, 43, 47, 53, 59, 61).

How many special birthdays have I had so far?

» At 62 years, you've already celebrated 5 special number birthdays (11, 22, 33, 44, 55). To be able to celebrate 10 special number birthdays, you have to live to be 111. But you still have some time until then. You'll celebrate your 111th birthday on 26.01.2074. You can find out more on the page with all birthdays.

How old was Andrew Ridgeley at the turn of the millennium in 2000?

» Andrew Ridgeley was born exactly 13489 days before the turn of the millennium in January 1, 2000. At that time, Andrew Ridgeley was 36 years and 11 months old.

Oldest person in the world

Andrew Ridgeley is currently 60 years younger (44696 days) than the officially oldest person in the world, the Frenchwoman Jeanne Calment. She was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997 at the age of 122 years and 164 days.

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