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Born on February 18, 1966, Ryan Wesley Routh is from Guilford County, North Carolina, United States. Ryan Wesley Routh is listed as a roofer. The age as of 2026 is 60. Education on record includes Northwest Guilford High School and University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Recorded honors include Eagle Scout (1980).
My Take
What unsettles me about Ryan Routh is how ordinary the starting point was. A roofer from Guilford County, an Eagle Scout as a boy, a man who worked with his hands under open skies. Somewhere that path bent into the 2024 attempt on Donald Trump's life, for which he was convicted and, in 2026, sentenced to life in prison without parole. I don't excuse the act for a second, but I find I can't dismiss the human question underneath it either: how does a person lose their footing so completely? His story reads less like a villain's and more like a warning about isolation, grievance, and the slow drift away from the rest of us. I think about it longer than I'd like.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ryan Wesley Routh
- Name (Japanese)
- ライアン・ウェズリー・ラウス
- Reading
- らいあん・うぇずりー・らうす
- Born
- February 18, 1966 (age 60)
- Origin
- Guilford County, North Carolina, United States
- Height
- 183 cm
- Occupation
- roofer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Horse
2. Background
- High school
- Northwest Guilford High School
- University
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Awards & achievements
- 1980 Eagle Scout
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/daily__chad/
- Xhttps://x.com/RyanRouth
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan%20Routh
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130304876
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ryan Wesley Routh born?
Ryan Wesley Routh was born on February 18, 1966 and is 60 years old.
Where is Ryan Wesley Routh from?
Ryan Wesley Routh is from Guilford County, North Carolina, United States.
What does Ryan Wesley Routh do?
Ryan Wesley Routh works as roofer.
How tall is Ryan Wesley Routh?
Ryan Wesley Routh is 183 cm tall.
Where did Ryan Wesley Routh study?
Ryan Wesley Routh attended University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
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