Fun Facts About Kamala Harris
- Kamala Harris went to high school in Canada: her mother took a research job at McGill University, and Harris graduated from Westmount High School in Montreal in 1981.[1]
- Presiding over an evenly split Senate, Harris cast 33 tie-breaking votes as vice president, more than any other vice president.[1]
- Harris's father, the economist Donald J. Harris, was the first Black scholar granted tenure in Stanford University's economics department.[1]
- As a child, Harris often traveled with her mother to Chennai, India, where she learned to wear traditional Indian dress and speak a few phrases of Tamil.[1]
- Harris's 2023 line "You think you just fell out of a coconut tree?" went viral in 2024, and her remarks became widely shared memes during her campaign.[1]
- Harris met her husband, entertainment lawyer Doug Emhoff, on a blind date set up by a mutual friend in 2013. They married the next year.[1]
- Kamala Harris was alive at the same time as Helen Keller — their lives overlapped for 4 years (1964–1968).[1][2][3][4]
- Kamala Harris shares a birthday with Christopher Wren: both were born on October 20.[1][2][5][6]
Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Of Indian and Jamaican parentage, she is the first female, first African American, and first Asian American vice president, and the highest-ranking female and Asian public official in U.S. history. Harris represented California in the United States Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017.[1]
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Questions About Kamala Harris
When was Kamala Harris born?
Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, and is alive today.
How old is Kamala Harris?
Kamala Harris was born on October 20, 1964, and turned 62 on October 20, 2026.
What is Kamala Harris known for?
Kamala Harris is known for: 49th Vice President of the United States. Kamala Devi Harris is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the party's nominee in the 2024 presidential election. Of Indian and Jamaican parentage, she is the first female, first African American, and first Asian American vice president, and the highest-ranking female and Asian public official in U.S. history. Harris represented California in the United States Senate from 2017 to 2021 and was the attorney general of California from 2011 to 2017.
Who was alive at the same time as Kamala Harris?
Kamala Harris's closest contemporary was Noam Chomsky. Their lives overlapped for 62 years.
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- Kamala Harris — Wikipedia. Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kamala Harris (Q10853588) — Wikidata
- Helen Keller — Wikipedia
- Helen Keller (Q38203) — Wikidata
- Christopher Wren — Wikipedia
- Christopher Wren (Q170373) — Wikidata
- Portrait: Kamala Harris Vice Presidential Portrait.jpg — Wikimedia Commons. Lawrence Jackson, Public domain