Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Jeffrey Dahmer
BORN: May 21, 1960
DIED: November 28, 1994
BIRTHPLACE: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Gemini

Childhood and Family

jeffrey dahmer poses for a black and white high school yearbook photo, he is looking off camera with a neutral expression on his face, he is wearing aviator glasses, a dark blazer, and a patterned shirt with a tall collar

On May 21, 1960, Jeffrey Dahmer was born in Milwaukee to parents Lionel and Joyce Dahmer. Up to the age of 4, when a severe and painful recovery from surgery to treat a double hernia seemed to affect a shift in the boy, he was described as an active and happy child. Following the birth of his younger brother and the family’s repeated movements, he grew noticeably more reclusive. The family had relocated to Ohio by the time Dahmer was old enough to attend school.