Born in 1971
People born in 1971 turn 55 in 2026. A dollar in 1971 buys what $8.32 buys in September 2026, and about 3.77 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1971
1971
What things cost in 1971
| U.S. average | 1971 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $8.32 | CPI-U |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $25,225 | $209,903 | $410,700 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $1.60 | $13.31 | $7.25 |
1971 figures are annual averages of the published monthly (or quarterly) values. “Today’s dollars” uses the Consumer Price Index for September 2026; “latest” is the most recent published price. Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Labor, via FRED.
Who was in charge in 1971
- United States
- Richard Nixon (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Edward Heath (Prime minister)
- Soviet Union
- Leonid Brezhnev (General Secretary); Nikolai Podgorny (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet); Alexei Kosygin (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
- People's Republic of China
- Mao Zedong (Chairman; Paramount Leader); Zhou Enlai (Premier)
- France
- Georges Pompidou (President); Jacques Chaban-Delmas (Prime minister)
- East Germany
- Walter Ulbricht (Chairmen of the State Council); Willi Stoph (Chairman)
- West Germany
- Gustav Heinemann (President); Willy Brandt (Chancellor)
- Japan
- Hirohito (Emperor)
- Republic of India
- V. V. Giri (President); Indira Gandhi (Prime minister)
From Wikipedia’s List of state leaders in the 20th century (1951–2000) (revision 1371751893), each name checked against Wikidata. Every country in 1971 →
No. 1 songs of 1971
- “My Sweet Lord / Isn't It a Pity” — George Harrison (3 weeks)
- “Knock Three Times” — Dawn (3 weeks)
- “One Bad Apple” — The Osmonds (5 weeks)
- “Me and Bobby McGee” — Janis Joplin (2 weeks)
- “Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)” — The Temptations (2 weeks)
- “Joy to the World” — Three Dog Night (6 weeks)
- “Brown Sugar” — The Rolling Stones (2 weeks)
- “Want Ads” — Honey Cone (1 week)
- “It's Too Late / I Feel the Earth Move” — Carole King (5 weeks)
- “Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)” — The Raiders (1 week)
- “You've Got a Friend” — James Taylor (1 week)
- “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” — Bee Gees (4 weeks)
- “Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey” — Paul & Linda McCartney (1 week)
- “Go Away Little Girl” — Donny Osmond (3 weeks)
- “Maggie May / Reason to Believe” — Rod Stewart (5 weeks)
- “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” — Cher (2 weeks)
- “Theme from Shaft” — Isaac Hayes (2 weeks)
- “Family Affair” — Sly and the Family Stone (3 weeks)
- “Brand New Key” — Melanie (1 week)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1971, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1971 (Wikipedia revision 1374470668).
Famous people born in 1971
- July 3 – Julian Assange, Australian activist source
- June 28 – Elon Musk, South African-born, American entrepreneur and investor source
- May 28 – Marco Rubio, American politician source
- August 4 – Jeff Gordon, American race car driver source
- 6 September – Dolores O'Riordan, rock singer-songwriter with The Cranberries (died 2018). source
- May 20 – Tony Stewart, race car driver source
- December 25 – Justin Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada source
- November 30 – Kristi Noem, American politician, 8th Secretary of Homeland Security source
- April 9 - Jacques Villeneuve, motor racing driver source
- June 16 – Tupac Shakur, rapper, poet, actor, and murder victim (died 1996) source
- October 20 – Snoop Dogg, African-American rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, media personality, entrepreneur, and actor source
- May 30 – Idina Menzel, American singer, songwriter and actress source
- January 18 – Pep Guardiola, Spanish football player and manager of Manchester City F.C. source
- June 11 - Kenjiro Tsuda, voice actor source
- January 1 – Sammie Henson, American wrestler, Olympic silver medalist source
What happened in 1971
- January 5 – The first ever One Day International cricket match is played between Australia and England at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. source
- January 18 – A South Korean marine kills 6 people in a mass shooting in Kimpo. source
- January 29 – The last of its many UFO sightings is made at Pudasjärvi, Finland. source
- January 1 — Veronika Mavrikievna and Avdotya Nikitichna, a comic variety duet of actors, appear in the telecast 'Terem-Teremok'. source
- March 2 – All-Pakistan Awami League leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman launched the non-cooperation movement in East Pakistan. source
- March 8 – The Citizens' Commission to Investigate the FBI breaks into the Media, Pennsylvania offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and removes all of its files. source
- January 12 – The landmark United States television sitcom All in the Family, starring Carroll O'Connor as Archie Bunker, debuts on CBS. source
- 1 January – The Monetary Authority of Singapore was established to regulate the financial sector and as Singapore's central bank. source