How old is Jon Krakauer?

Jon Krakauer is 72 years old. He was born on April 12, 1954.

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Jon Krakauer

American writer and journalist

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How old is Jon Krakauer?
72 years old¹
Jon Krakauer is 72 years old. He was born on April 12, 1954.

Jon Krakauer is an American writer and mountaineer.
He is the author of bestselling nonfiction books—Into the Wild; Into Thin Air; Under the Banner of Heaven; and Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman—as well as numerous magazine articles.
He was a member of an ill-fated expedition to summit Mount Everest in 1996, one of the deadliest disasters in the history of climbing Everest, which would become the subject of Into Thin Air.

Jon Krakauer comes up in these episodes:

MyShowNotes ✓ Radio | Public Figures – A Nateland Podcast | Ep #33: Wrote the book Into the Wild. (1:38:25)