March 10: Chuck Norris Day
Chuck Norris was born on March 10, 1940, in Ryan, Oklahoma. Every year on March 10, fans around the world mark the date by doing what they have always done: making up something impossible and attributing it to him.
Birthday facts
- He was born Carlos Ray Norris and named after Carlos Berry, his father's minister.
- Ryan, Oklahoma, is a small town near the Texas border, which makes his later adoption by Texas a homecoming of sorts.
- He shared his birthday with the year the Jeep was born and, for the record, Osama bin Laden and Sharon Stone were born on the same date in later years; fans have made the obvious jokes.
- He turned 86 nine days before his death in 2026, and celebrated privately with his family.
How fans celebrate
Since the facts took off in 2005, March 10 has been an unofficial internet holiday. Typical observances:
- Posting a favorite fact with #ChuckNorrisDay or #HappyBirthdayChuck.
- Watching a Walker, Texas Ranger marathon or the Colosseum fight from The Way of the Dragon.
- Doing a push-up. (One is traditional. Chuck did not push himself up; he pushed the Earth down.)
- Donating to KickStart Kids, the school martial arts foundation he founded in 1990.
Birthday-ready facts
A few crowd favorites that work as a birthday post:
- MacGyver immediately tried to make a bomb out of some Q-Tips and Gatorade, but Chuck Norris roundhouse-kicked him in the solar plexus. MacGyver promptly threw up his own heart.
- Let the Bodies Hit the Floor was originally written as Chuck Norris' theme song.
- Count from one to ten. That's how long it would take Chuck Norris to kill you...Forty seven times.
- Chuck Norris can win a game of Connect Four in only three moves.
- Chuck Norris can dry his hair under water.
Or make one into a card with the meme generator. Square format is best for Instagram; story format for, well, stories.
March 10 is now also the day fans remember him. Our remembrance page and tributes are open all year.
Sources & further reading
This section is written and maintained by the NothingButChuck editorial team. Biographical details are drawn from public reporting and Chuck Norris's own memoirs; we welcome corrections through the contact page. Jokes elsewhere on the site are jokes. This section isn't.