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Currently, Richard Ford is 80 years, 9 months and 5 days old. Richard Ford will celebrate 81rd birthday on a Sunday 16th of February 2025. Below we countdown to Richard Ford upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Richard Ford |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 80 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | February 16, 1944 (Jackson, MS) |
| Birthday | February 16 |
| Town/City | Jackson, MS |
| Nationality | MS |
Richard Ford’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.
Richard Ford was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Award-winning Novelist and short story Writer who is best known for the novels The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land. His acclaimed short story collections include Rock Springs, Women with Men, and A Multitude of Sins.
He received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University. Later, he attended the creative writing program at the University of California, Irvine.
He won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for his novel, Independence Day.
He was born in Jackson, Mississippi and, following the early death of his father, was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas by his grandfather. He married Kristina Hensley in 1968.
He and Raymond Carver are both considered to be part of the literary movement known as dirty realism.
