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born in vs born on

Both 'born in' and 'born on' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Born in' is used to indicate the place where someone was born, while 'born on' is used to indicate the specific date when someone was born.

Last updated: March 24, 2024 • 4690 views

born in

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the place where someone was born.

Use 'born in' when you want to specify the location where someone was born. For example, 'She was born in Paris.'

Examples:

He was born in New York.
She was born in London.
They were born in Tokyo.

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Steven Jackson McKenna born in Baltimore, Maryland.
MASSIMO VARI, born in Frosinone on 23 October 1937.
Martin Mann was born in Ingolstadt, Bavaria.
I was born in Uruguay, actually.
You were born in Devonshire in 1829.
He was born in 1952 on a small farm in Maryland.
You know, I was actually born in britain.
I'm born in this country.
And he wasn't born in Russia.
American citizen, born in Syria. Immigrated here when he was 14.
The first McFly born in America.
He was born in Brownsville, but his parents are from Reynosa.
Single, born in Denver, no known relatives.
Supporting the theory that the deceased was born in Provence.
I was born in rock island, Illinois.
Kerry Fagan was born in Germany, Ron Cosenza is from Italy.
You were born in the wrong decade, my friend.
Love was not born in the garden, but rather through the ordeal which followed.
Zalachenko was born in 1940 in the former Soviet Union.
No! Actually I was born in Queens.

Alternatives:

originated in
hails from
comes from
native of
from

born on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate the specific date when someone was born.

Use 'born on' when you want to specify the exact date of someone's birth. For example, 'He was born on May 5th.'

Examples:

She was born on January 1st.
He was born on July 10th.
They were born on December 25th.

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David Andrew Lockwood was born on March 25th, 1974.
born on 21 September 1985, businessman
I was born on this ship.
Bet you were born on a dirt floor.
Rachel Elizabeth Barber, born on 12 September, William Angliss Hospital.
- Perhaps he was born on an unlucky planet.
And he was born on groundhog day, so anything is possible.
I was born on 14 October 1946 in Temnica which is in the Kras region of Slovenia.
Mary had one son born on Christmas day
Partly basing his calculations on the reigns of Roman emperors, the monk devises a calendar in which Jesus is born on December 25th, 1 BC.
Niclas Svedman was born on Rhodes in 1983.
Ma'am, it says here you were born on January 1st 1908.
William's been going after everyone born on that day.
I was born on March... 59th.
My father was born on this land.
We're here because a male Gazorpian was born on our planet.
One of your babies was born on earth.
Technically, I was born on a reservation.
I was born on Pyke to Balon Greyjoy.
So they're not born on another world.

Alternatives:

birthdate is
came into the world on
entered the world on
arrived on
born at

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