Full Name: Eminem (Marshall Bruce Mathers III); Profession: American rapper, songwriter, record producer, and record executive, widely recognized as one of the most influential and successful hip hop artists of all time. Nationality: American. Born: October 17, 1972. Birthplace: St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Generation: Generation X (his 1972 birth year falls within the commonly cited 1965–1980 range for Gen X). Chinese Zodiac: Rat (1972 is a Rat year in the Chinese zodiac cycle). (Zodiac Sign: Libra (October 17 falls within the tropical Libra period from late September to October 22). Age in 2026: He will be 54 years old on his October 17, 2026, birthday, based on his 1972 birth year. Marital Status: Twice divorced from his high school sweetheart, Kimberly Anne Scott (married in 1999 and 2006, divorced in 2001 and 2006, respectively), and currently unmarried. Children: Three daughters—Hailie Jade Scott (his only biological child, born December 25, 1995), Alaina Marie Scott (adopted daughter of Kim’s late twin sister Dawn, born February 22, 1993), and Stevie Laine Scott (adopted child born April 16, 2002 to Kim and her then-boyfriend Eric Hartter)—all of whom he has raised and frequently referenced as central emotional anchors in his life and music. Description:Eminem emerged from a difficult, working‑class childhood in Missouri and Detroit to become a defining voice of late‑1990s and early‑2000s hip hop, achieving international fame with groundbreaking, multi‑platinum albums such as “The Slim Shady LP,” “The Marshall Mathers LP,” and “The Eminem Show,” works that combined rapid‑fire technical skill, complex rhymes, dark humor and brutally confessional storytelling about poverty, family conflict, addiction, fame and inner turmoil, while his success as one of the best‑selling hip hop artists in history helped break racial and geographic barriers in rap, expanded the genre’s audience in Middle America, and earned him numerous major awards including many Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for Best Original Song for “Lose Yourself”; he co‑founded the label Shady Records, launched and mentored artists like 50 Cent, maintained a prominent role as both solo performer and member of groups such as D12 and Bad Meets Evil, and remains a central, often controversial figure in global popular culture whose catalog, public persona and long‑running career continue to be widely analyzed in discussions of artistry, censorship, mental health, masculinity and the evolution of hip hop. Cause of Death: Not applicable—alive as of 2026 with no reported death date.