birthday.game

A famous birthday. A fresh mystery.

Who’s the
birthday star?

One well-known person was born on this day.
10 guesses to put a name to the cake.

A little birthday detective work.

One birthday. One name to find.

10 guesses remaining.

A wild first guess is a perfectly good start.

Your guesses

Follow the clues

The cake has a name on it.Your first guess uncovers the clues.

✓ Match≈ Near— No matchWhat counts as near?

Follow the crumbs.

10 tries. No ticking clock.

  1. Start with someone

    Any well-known person is a starting point. Their birthday doesn’t have to match.

  2. Keep what matches

    ✓ Match is spot on. ≈ Near means within 10 birth years, a related field, or the same continent. ? Not recorded gives no evidence either way.

  3. Put a name to the cake

    Find the person in 10 guesses. If the candles run out, we’ll introduce you.

Arrow guide: arrows point from your guess toward the answer.

Earlier birth year / more famous Later birth year / less famous

People can have several fields or citizenships. One shared value is a match. Same fame tier means the same band of Wikipedia coverage.

Fame is based on Wikipedia language editions, not a person’s importance.

No recorded death does not mean someone is living. An unknown status gives no clue either way.

Today's answer is one of the 20 best-known people born on this date.