As per our current Database, Jane Yolen is still alive (as per Wikipedia, Last update: May 10, 2020).
Currently, Jane Yolen is 85 years, 10 months and 15 days old. Jane Yolen will celebrate 86rd birthday on a Tuesday 11th of February 2025. Below we countdown to Jane Yolen upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Jane Yolen |
| Occupation | Young Adult Author |
| Age | 85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 11, 1939 (New York City, NY) |
| Birthday | February 11 |
| Town/City | New York City, NY |
| Nationality | NY |
Jane Yolen’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Jane Yolen was born in the Year of the Rabbit. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Rabbit enjoy being surrounded by family and friends. They’re popular, compassionate, sincere, and they like to avoid conflict and are sometimes seen as pushovers. Rabbits enjoy home and entertaining at home. Compatible with Goat or Pig.
An author of young adult fantasy books, she is known for Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight, and the Nebula Award-winning story, Sister Emily's Lightship. Perhaps her best-known work, The Devil's Arithmetic, deals with the theme of the Holocaust.
She was raised in New York, California, and Virginia. She attended Smith College and published her first young adult book, The Bird of Time, in 1971.
She was the first woman to give the Andrew Lang lecture.
She had three children with her husband, David W. Stemple, whom she married in 1962. She and Stemple settled in Massachusetts and also owned a home in Scotland.
She and J.K. Rowling are both authors of children's and young adult fiction.
