What is James Cameron's birth date?

James Cameron was born on August 16, 1954.

Cameron was born in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada, to Philip Cameron, an electrical engineer, and Shirley Cameron, an artist and nurse. He was the first of five children and spent part of his youth in Ontario before his family moved to California when he was 17.

His early interests in physics, technology, drawing, and filmmaking later shaped his career. Although he briefly studied physics at Fullerton College, he switched to English and left college in 1974. He eventually became known for technically ambitious films such as The Terminator, Aliens, Titanic, and Avatar.

A common mix-up is confusing Cameron’s birth year with the dates of his major films. The Terminator was released in 1984, Titanic in 1997, and Avatar in 2009. Cameron is also a deep-sea explorer, an interest that influenced films including The Abyss and documentaries about the Titanic wreck.