Born in 1982
People born in 1982 turn 44 in 2026. A dollar in 1982 buys what $3.49 buys in September 2026, and about 4.61 billion people were alive. Every figure below links to the source it came from.
Your birthday in 1982
1982
What things cost in 1982
| U.S. average | 1982 | in today’s dollars | latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| One dollar | $1.00 | $3.49 | CPI-U |
| Gallon of regular gasoline APU000074714 | $1.30 | $4.52 | $4.48 |
| Dozen large eggs APU0000708111 | $0.87 | $3.03 | $2.27 |
| Pound of white bread APU0000702111 | $0.53 | $1.86 | $1.83 |
| Pound of ground coffee APU0000717311 | $2.52 | $8.81 | $9.33 |
| Pound of bananas APU0000711211 | $0.35 | $1.24 | $0.66 |
| Kilowatt-hour of electricity APU000072610 | $0.08 | $0.27 | $0.20 |
| Median price of a new house sold MSPUS | $69,225 | $241,706 | $410,700 |
| Federal minimum wage STTMINWGFG | $3.35 | $11.70 | $7.25 |
1982 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 1982
- United States
- Ronald Reagan (President)
- United Kingdom
- Elizabeth II (Queen); Margaret Thatcher (Prime minister)
- Soviet Union
- Leonid Brezhnev, then Yuri Andropov (General Secretary); Leonid Brezhnev (Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet); Nikolai Tikhonov (Chairman of the Council of Ministers)
- People's Republic of China
- Deng Xiaoping (Paramount Leader); Hu Yaobang (Chairman; General Secretary); Ye Jianying (NPC Standing Committee Chairman)
- France
- François Mitterrand (President); Pierre Mauroy (Prime minister)
- East Germany
- Erich Honecker (Chairmen of the State Council); Willi Stoph (Chairman)
- West Germany
- Karl Carstens (President); Helmut Schmidt (Chancellor); Helmut Kohl (Chancellor of West Germany)
- Japan
- Hirohito (Emperor); Zenko Suzuki, then Yasuhiro Nakasone (Prime minister)
- Republic of India
- Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, then Zail Singh (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 1982 →
No. 1 songs of 1982
- “Physical” — Olivia Newton-John (4 weeks)
- “I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)” — Daryl Hall & John Oates (1 week)
- “Centerfold” — The J. Geils Band (6 weeks)
- “I Love Rock 'n' Roll” — Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (7 weeks)
- “Chariots of Fire” — Vangelis (1 week)
- “Ebony and Ivory” — Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder (7 weeks)
- “Don't You Want Me” — The Human League (3 weeks)
- “Eye of the Tiger” — Survivor (6 weeks)
- “Abracadabra” — Steve Miller Band (2 weeks)
- “Hard to Say I'm Sorry” — Chicago (2 weeks)
- “Jack & Diane” — John Cougar (4 weeks)
- “Who Can It Be Now?” — Men at Work (1 week)
- “Up Where We Belong” — Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes (3 weeks)
- “Truly” — Lionel Richie (2 weeks)
- “Mickey” — Toni Basil (1 week)
- “Maneater” — Daryl Hall & John Oates (2 weeks)
Weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with issue dates in 1982, from List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1982 (Wikipedia revision 1381421432).
Famous people born in 1982
- May 7 – Matt Gaetz, politician source
- 27 November – Tommy Robinson, political activist source
- 18 July – Priyanka Chopra, actress, Miss World 2000. source
- 9 January – Catherine, Princess of Wales source
- January 29 – Adam Lambert, singer/songwriter and actor source
- 21 June – William, Prince of Wales source
- April 24 – Kelly Clarkson, singer and American Idol winner source
- 10 August – Shaun Murphy, snooker player source
- February 8 – Champ Lui Pio, Musician, Vocalist source
- 27 September – Markus Rosenberg, footballer source
- November 12 – Anne Hathaway, actress source
- January 3 – Gabby Espinas, basketball player source
- 21 October – Lee Chong Wei – Badminton player source
- November 24 – Ryan Fitzpatrick, football player source
- 8 August – Fahadh Faasil, actor. source
What happened in 1982
- January 26 – Mauno Koivisto is elected President of Finland. source
- February 2 – The Hama massacre begins in Syria. source
- 1 January – The metric system of weights and measurements was introduced to replace the British imperial systems. source
- January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). source
- February 11-19: the 1982 Amílcar Cabral Cup took place in Praia source
- January 6 - According to Japan Coast Guard official confirmed report, a fishing boat, Akebono Maru No.28 sank with high waves caused by stormy weather in Bering Sea, 32 crew were perished. source
- January 24 – The San Francisco 49ers defeat the Cincinnati Bengals to win Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan. source
- 1 January – The time zone in Singapore has changed to UTC+08:00 and it has not changed since. source