Emmanuel Macron

1977 – present · age 49^[1][2]

Politics & Leadership

Fun Facts About Emmanuel Macron

• Emmanuel Macron once worked as an editorial assistant to philosopher Paul Ricoeur, handling the notes and bibliography of Ricoeur's last major book.^[1]
• Elected at 39, Macron became the youngest president in French history and the youngest French head of state since Napoleon.^[1][3][4]
• Raised in a non-religious family, Macron asked to be baptized a Catholic at age 12.^[1]
• Macron studied piano for ten years, earned a diploma from the Amiens Conservatory, and especially enjoys Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt.^{[1][5][6][7][8]}
• Macron twice failed to get into France's elite École normale supérieure and studied philosophy instead, writing a thesis on Machiavelli and Hegel.^{[1][9][10][11][12]}
• As an investment banker at Rothschild, Macron handled Nestlé's 9-billion-euro purchase of Pfizer's infant nutrition division, a deal that made him a millionaire.^[1]
• Emmanuel Macron was alive at the same time as Alfred Hitchcock — their lives overlapped for 3 years (1977–1980).^{[1][2][13][14]}
• Emmanuel Macron and Shakira were both born in 1977.^{[1][2][15][16]}

Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande.^[1]

Contemporaries

Noam Chomsky

49 yr overlap

Wole Soyinka

49 yr overlap

Dalai Lama

49 yr overlap

Woody Allen

49 yr overlap

Francis Ford Coppola

49 yr overlap

Bob Dylan

49 yr overlap

Billie Jean King

49 yr overlap

Aung San Suu Kyi

49 yr overlap

Steven Spielberg

49 yr overlap

Oprah Winfrey

49 yr overlap

Rigoberta Menchú

49 yr overlap

Ai Weiwei

49 yr overlap

Their World

Questions About Emmanuel Macron

When was Emmanuel Macron born?

Emmanuel Macron was born on December 21, 1977, and is alive today.

How old is Emmanuel Macron?

Emmanuel Macron was born on December 21, 1977, and turns 49 on December 21, 2026.

What is Emmanuel Macron known for?

Emmanuel Macron is known for: President of France. Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron is a French politician who has served as President of France since 2017. He has been a member of Renaissance since founding the party in 2016. Macron previously served as Deputy Secretary-General to the President from 2012 to 2014 and Minister of Economics and Finance from 2014 to 2016 under President François Hollande.

Who was alive at the same time as Emmanuel Macron?

Emmanuel Macron's closest contemporary was Noam Chomsky. Their lives overlapped for 49 years.