# Who am I, when was I born? Apple ID amnesia **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402 "2025-08-22T18:59:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/1 "2025-08-22T18:59:50Z")
I have a _work_ iphone that they manage; install all software & push updates, etc. I now need _two_ (free) apps for work that they don’t handle, this means I need to create an apple ID to have access to the play store to download them. To set that up I need to give them name & birthdate. Ya, eff that! I’ve found one of the best ways to prevent identity theft is to not sprinkle your PII willy-nilly all over the place. They need _a_ name & _a_ date, not necessarily _my_ name or birthdate. So, my fellow dopers, please help me out with my amnesia; who am I & when was I born\*? \* I figure I need to be between 21 & 100(?) ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/2 "2025-08-22T19:05:08Z")
Well, in a somewhat obvious response Spider-man first appeared in the anthology comic book _Amazing Fantasy_ #15 in August 1962. So…Peter Parker, 08/15/62? 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/3 "2025-08-22T19:13:50Z")
> [@Misnomer](#): > > So…Peter Parker, 08/15/62 That’s my real fake info; can’t comingle that with my fake fake info. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/4 "2025-08-22T19:15:53Z")
Many comic book names have initials AA, BB, CC, etc. In a slight alteration of that pattern I propose your name should have initials AB. And you should be born on 3/4/56. That way the whole thing is 1(=A) 2(=B) 3/4/56, so easy to remember when you have to supply it again some time later. And there’s only one way to split 3456 into a valid date in US format. So who are famous comic book characters or celebrities with AA or BB initials that you can combine? Adam Ant and Bob Barker gives Adam Barker. etc. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/5 "2025-08-22T19:17:04Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > That’s my real fake info; can’t comingle that with my fake fake info. 😉 Of course! My bad. 😂 ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/6 "2025-08-22T19:30:49Z")
You are (Admiral) James Stockdale and your date of birth is 12/23/1923. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2025, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/7 "2025-08-22T20:37:25Z")
I vote for Hal Ninethousand, born on January 12, 1992, in Urbana, Illinois. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/8 "2025-08-24T12:28:43Z")
You are Aubrey Desmond Wellington, and you were born February 7th, 1971. And if anyone asks, you attended Marshall College in Maryland. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2025, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/9 "2025-08-24T13:26:14Z")
Benjamin Dover. Born June 9, 1969. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2025, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-am-i-when-was-i-born-apple-id-amnesia/1022402/10 "2025-08-25T00:01:46Z")
Biggus Dickus, born 12/25/753 AUC.