On what date was Michael Kors born?

Michael Kors was born on August 9, 1959.

The designer was born Karl Anderson Jr. on Long Island, New York. He later took the surname Kors after his mother, Joan Hamburger, married Bill Kors when Michael was five. His mother also allowed him to choose a new first name, and he selected Michael David Kors.

The date is sometimes confused with August 8 or August 10 because biographies may display dates in different formats, but the month-day combination is August 9. September 9 is another plausible-looking distractor, yet it is not his birth date.

Kors grew up in Merrick and attended John F. Kennedy High School in Bellmore. He studied briefly at the Fashion Institute of Technology and launched his women’s collection in 1981. He became internationally known for American sportswear, accessories, watches, footwear, and fragrances, and later served as a judge on Project Runway.