THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Oscar Wilde
Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
Oscar Wilde was born on October 16, 1854 in Dublin, Ireland and died on November 30, 1900, aged 46.
Born
October 16, 1854
Oscar Wilde died aged 46.
Died: November 30, 1900
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
- Birthplace
- Dublin, Ireland
- Professions
- essayist, fabulist, librettist, writer, playwright, short story writer, author, novelist, prose writer, opinion journalist, screenwriter, poet, children's writer
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, France, Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
More about Oscar Wilde
- Zodiac sign
- Libra
- Birth name
- Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde
- Pseudonyms
- С.3.3., Sebastian Melmoth
Family
- Mother
- Jane Wilde
- Father
- William Wilde
- Sibling
- Willie Wilde
- Partner
- Lord Alfred Douglas
- Spouse
- Constance Lloyd
Official links & social profiles
All birth date sources
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- Internet Broadway Database
- Roglo
- Wilde, Oscar
- GeneaStar
- filmportal.de
- BeWeB
- BnF authorities
- International Music Score Library Project
- Babelio
- Find a Grave
- BD Gest'
- Integrated Authority File
- Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- The Fine Art Archive Db
- RKDartists
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie
- SNAC
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
How old was Oscar Wilde when they died?
Oscar Wilde died aged 46.
When is Oscar Wilde’s birthday?
Oscar Wilde’s recorded birthday is October 16.
Where was Oscar Wilde born?
Oscar Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland.
What was Oscar Wilde’s name at birth?
Oscar Wilde’s recorded birth name is Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde.
When did Oscar Wilde die?
Oscar Wilde died on November 30, 1900.