Kirtanananda Swami Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Spiritual Leader, Author
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	06/09/1937
Age	87 years
Birthplace	Peekskill, New York, USA

Bio/Wiki

Other name	Swami Bhaktipada (Bhaktipāda)
Real name	Keith Gordon Ham

Physical Stats & More

Height	168 cm
Eye Color	Hazel Brown
Hair Color	Grey (half bald)

Educational Qualification(s)

School(s)	Drum Hill Junior High School, US (1952) Bob Jones Academy in Greenville, South Carolina Keith attends Stony Brook School in Long Island, New York (1953) Peekskill High School, New York (1955)
College/University	Maryville College, Maryville, United States University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, United States Columbia University in New York
Qualification(s)	Bachelor of Arts in History at Maryville College, Maryville, United States PhD at Columbia University in New York (dropped)

Personal Life

Date of Death	24/10/2011
Place of Death	A hospital in Thane, Maharashtra
Death Cause	Collapsed Lungs and Kidney Failure
Zodiac sign	Virgo
Religion	Hinduism
Sexual Orientation	Homosexual

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Howard Morton Wheeler (spiritual leader)

Family

Parents

Father	Francis Gordon Ham (conservative Baptist minister)
Mother	Marjorie

Siblings

Brother	Gerald (archivist)
Sister	Shirley, Joan, and Roberta

Spouse

N/A

Career

Known For	Being the co-founder of the New Vrindaban, a Hare Krishna community in Marshall County, West Virginia

Some Lesser Known Facts

He was diagnosed with hepatitis and polio while in school.
During his teenage years, he had a habit of regularly drinking alcohol.
In 1959, he achieved the first position in his class at Maryville College.