Alan Kay is 86 years old as of today, born on May 17, 1940 in Springfield. That is approximately 31,514 days of life.

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Alan Kay was born on May 17, 1940 in Springfield.

How many days has Alan Kay lived?

Alan Kay has lived approximately 31,514 days as of today. Dayze indexes this as day_number for timeline milestones and agent knowledge packs.

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Alan Kay is known as a American computer scientist (born 1940).

Alan Kay

American computer scientist (born 1940)

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Occupation

American computer scientist (born 1940)

Born in

Springfield

Born

May 17, 1940

Zodiac

Taurus

31,514

days alive

years old

Born

May 17, 1940 in 🇺🇸Springfield

Zodiac

♉︎Taurus·dragon 🐉

Updated Jul 2026

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Astrology

Fire

Earth

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Sun Sign

Taurus♉︎

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Moon Sign

Libra♎︎

Dominant Element

Earth

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2024

Day 30,544

Age 83

Ongoing Research

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 2024

Continues research in computer science and education.

2005

Day 23,605

Age 64

Visiting Fellow at Viewpoints Research Institute

Confidence

92%

Jan 1, 2005

2002

Day 22,509

Age 61

Senior Fellow at HP

Confidence

92%

Jan 1, 2002

2001

Day 22,144

Age 60

Draper Prize

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 2001

Received the Charles Stark Draper Prize.

1996

Day 20,317

Age 55

Fellow at Walt Disney Imagineering

Confidence

92%

Jan 1, 1996

1995

Day 19,952

Age 54

National Academy of Engineering

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1995

Elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

1984

Day 15,934

Age 43

Apple Fellow

Confidence

92%

Jan 1, 1984

Day 15,934

Age 43

ACM Turing Award

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1984

Awarded the ACM Turing Award.

1972

Day 11,551

Age 31

Developed Smalltalk at Xerox PARC

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1972

Key developer of Smalltalk at Xerox PARC.

1971

Day 11,186

Age 30

Xerox PARC

Confidence

92%

Jan 1, 1971

1969

Day 10,456

Age 28

PhD, University of Utah

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1969

Received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Utah.

1968

Day 10,090

Age 27

MS, University of Utah

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1968

Received a Master of Science from the University of Utah.

1966

Day 9,360

Age 25

ARPA Graduate Student

Confidence

92%

Jan 1, 1966

Day 9,360

Age 25

BA, Mathematics and Biology

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1966

Received a BA in Mathematics and Biology from University of Colorado.

1960

Day 7,168

Age 19

Enlisted in the US Air Force

Confidence

96%

Jan 1, 1960

Enlisted in the United States Air Force.

1940

Day 0

Age 0

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts

Confidence

96%

May 17, 1940

Born in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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